Under the Red Dragon.

"Great Iomede, I beseech you, grant your mercy, heal our army's commander, and strengthen our armor,"

"I beseech your power, your mercy to heal the wounds and ease the pain..."

The High Priest of the Church of God, wielding his scepter, strode through the crowd, showering the warriors corrupted by demonic power with the light of a restorative spell, striving to dispel the harm from the abyss's aura to these valiant Crusaders.

The defenses of the Royal City of Tuoan are so strong that its magical defense system is an impregnable fortress that is difficult to breach in the world. The main fighting legion of the Holy Crusade alone numbers as many as 300,000.

There are tens of thousands of mages with powerful magical abilities and devout believers from various religious sects who can wield divine power.

Even the Grim Reaper, who is always neutral and never interferes with the world's mainstream order, resides in this city, guiding the dead souls to their destined lands and soothing the spirits of the dead in this royal city.

Even with the formidable defenses of the royal city of Tuoan, protected by hundreds of legendary warriors, they still believed that they could not simply maintain a defensive posture in the face of the demon army.

If the legions of these demons cannot be repelled, the capital city of Tuoan will be unable to contact other civilizations in this world, nor will it be able to unite the other surviving heroes.

Because Tuoan Royal City is the main bridgehead of the opposing demon army.

Once this main stronghold is breached, the demon army's offensive will be unstoppable, pouring into the world in an unstoppable stream.

Therefore, each time the royal city temporarily repelled the endless offensive of the demon army with the help of the guardian stone, it would use multiple powerful legendary beings to cover the Holy Knights to launch a proactive attack, attempting to temporarily thwart the demons' offensive.

"Your Excellency Barbaya, with the sheer force of the Holy Legion and the assistance of your esteemed warriors alone, it will likely be difficult to break through the encirclement of these demon legions,"

Chief Instructor Juan walked through the crowd and arrived at the highest point of the long embankment.

This is the decision-making center of Wangcheng Changwan, the place where the most powerful warriors are stationed.

Here you can clearly see every detail of the war between the demon legion and the city, with waves of demons surging in and being repelled time and time again.

However, Archbishop Juan merely glanced at the demons outside the city before turning his gaze to the powerful witch gathered in the crowd. His expression grave, he said, "The Crusaders are fearless in the face of sacrifice, but compared to the demon legion, they are far too few."

"Moreover, the stronger ones hidden among those demons haven't appeared yet, and the high-ranking commanders of the demon legion and those terrifying war machines haven't been deployed either. It's probably just to wear down our manpower,"

"If this continues, we fear that even the forces protecting this city will gradually weaken!"

The dozens of legendary powerhouses present all turned their gazes toward the mysterious witch standing quietly in the center of the crowd. She was an existence of unimaginable power, a mortal who had stepped onto the path of mythology.

She is hailed as the Queen of Witches, the immortal ultimate sorceress.

Whether it's the witch's long-brimmed disguise hat she wears, or the broom that floats quietly behind her;

Or perhaps it's the scarf around her neck or the True Sight gemstone she wears at her waist;
Whether it's the Destruction Wasteland Pearl embedded in her chest or the Rebirth Bracelet adorning her wrist, they are all powerful magical treasures radiating legendary-level energy fluctuations.

Even the shoes, corset, and earrings of this mysterious witch exuded an unusually strong and intense energy.

No one would doubt that the clothes and decorations on this witch queen's body were merely for clothing, because she was a mortal who refused to become a god, simply because she found the prospect of becoming a deity too troublesome and disruptive to her peaceful life.

No one would doubt this choice; perhaps for most living beings, giving up the opportunity to become a god would be extremely foolish.

But this mysterious witch, along with her two ancient witch companions, once used powerful ritual magic to banish nine chief gods from a pantheon, achieving ultimate victory.

Faced with such a great being, every choice she made had its own unique logic.

Even Hobby, the commander who possessed the power to slay demon lords and led the entire Holy Legion of the royal city and all the defenses of the royal city, looked at the quiet witch with exceptional reverence.

He holds supreme military command simply because of his military talent and command ability, but a figure like Barbaya is powerful enough to change the course of an entire large-scale war.

"It is precisely because those powerful commanders of the demon legions and demigod lords have not made a move that I cannot easily take action,"

With a flick of her finger, the Witch Queen's magical power seemed to instantly encompass the entire world within her mind, transforming it into an arc-shaped light screen that projected the world before everyone.

The entire land was filled with blood and corpses, trampled by an endless army of demons. Even these powerful beings, who possessed astonishing willpower, gasped in shock.

Those were plumes of black smoke spreading across the land, rising into the sky from the boundless demon army.

Each black smoke column was over ten meters in diameter, shooting straight up to a height of at least a thousand meters into the sky. The number of black smoke columns scattered across the ground increased from hundreds to thousands in the blink of an eye.

This speed is still increasing, and at a frequency that is difficult to detect with the naked eye.

These black smoke columns are not physical matter, but countless souls howling and wailing, including the souls of demons and the souls of beings killed by the demon legion in this world.

As the projection angle of this light screen gradually rises, everyone present can see that it is a huge magic circle that encompasses the entire world before them.

The nodes of this magic circle are connected by towering black smoke columns, radiating boundless and powerful energy. The source of this immense magical energy has now become the demons outside the royal city, whom they loathe utterly.

"What exactly do these disgusting things want to do?"

The legendary dwarf warrior wielding a giant axe couldn't help but bristle, shouting, "The power of this magic circle is terrifying even to me! Are they trying to summon those demon kings from the abyss directly into the mortal world?"

No one would laugh at the dwarf warrior's words; everyone knew the nature of dwarves.

These short but strong warriors were terrifyingly stubborn, rarely bowing their heads even in the face of death.

But the fact that he now openly expresses fear of the magic circle before him only proves that this astonishing sight is truly terrifying.

Even though this place is home to hundreds of legendary powerhouses, as well as the mysterious witch Barbaya whose power is comparable to that of several demigods combined, none of them can feel any sense of security in front of this massive magic circle.

"A colossal beast that can destroy the heavens,"

Barbaya's soft voice rang out, gently swirling around the ears of these legendary powerhouses, as if whispering in each of their ear.

However, Baba's gaze fell upon the legendary warriors still fighting tirelessly outside the city, and the giant dragons soaring in the sky, spewing out their indestructible dragon breath. A hint of worry was also in her eyes.

"The goal of these demons is to release the colossal beast Lovaku, which was once imprisoned by the gods in a prison deep within this world."

"If I were to act now, and those hidden demigod lords were to find an opportunity to break through my defenses and exploit our weaknesses, then we would be powerless to stop their true objective,"

"Even if I unleash my full power, I still cannot truly face the might of the colossal beast Lovaku!"

Not only did the powerful witch show a hint of bitterness on her face, but many legendary strongmen who had lived for a long time around her also couldn't help but shiver, feeling a cold current rush from their tailbone to their entire body.

The colossal beast Lovaku, a powerful creature that was not a god but surpassed even the gods, once nearly destroyed all the gods in this world with its own strength.

If the gods of this world had not sensed the terrifying power of the colossal beast and united to devise a plan to lure it into a temporary underground prison, many more gods would likely have perished in its jaws.

Those legendary figures who possessed ancient secrets knew that the reason this world had garnered so much attention from the gods in the past was not only because of their struggle for faith, but also because this world was the prison of the monstrous beast Lovaku. However, the silence of these powerful figures was suddenly broken by a dragon's roar from afar. Even the mysterious Witch King was startled and looked up into the distance.

"Roar!"

The roar was clearly audible even amidst the millions upon millions of demon vanguard legions. It was the roar of a dragon, filled with obvious anger and pain, as well as the fear and wailing of impending death.

It turned out that the metal dragon and several legendary powerhouses in the distant sky were fighting desperately to cover the retreat of the Holy Legion, but they were entangled and drawn into battle by high-level demons that began to emerge from behind the demon legion, and gradually broke away from the magical defense circle of Tuoan Royal City.

These relentlessly fighting powerful warriors and dragons failed to notice that the massive magic circle beneath their feet was gradually isolating them from their sense of space and teleporting them to the rear of the demon army.

They also failed to notice that from behind the demon legion, through that incredibly long and narrow abyss rift, powerful war machines were beginning to enter the battlefield.

Those were siege chariots and magic cannons entirely forged from abyssal iron and bones. These weapons of war were permeated with the abyssal aura and burned with the death fire of the dead.

Not only on the ground, but also in the sky, ancient and huge warships sailed out one after another, including dozens or even hundreds of ghost ships.

The giant cannons on these warships were covered with clusters of dark or pale fireballs, which splashed onto physical objects without causing any damage.

On these enormous warships, countless powerful and dense abyssal auras surged forth, like black flames with buds or ash erupting from a deep-sea volcano, shooting straight up dozens of miles into the sky.

An extremely oppressive atmosphere filled the air, and the entire earth suddenly trembled. Amidst a series of booming cannon fire, several legendary powerhouses fell from the sky.

The cannon fire from these demonic warships struck the magical barriers and energy shields of these legendary warriors, causing extremely violent reactions. The explosive force generated in an instant was enough to shatter even the legendary mages' shields.

Even though the dragon's scales and body were not harmed by these cannon fire, it seemed to have lost its connection to controlling elemental magic and could only fly with its wings.

But suddenly, several ferocious demons rushed out from the warships, moving as fast as shooting stars. Even the mental lock of a legendary mage could not completely detect the traces of these demons moving around.

In an instant, the corpses of several adult dragons were torn to shreds in mid-air, turning into a rain of blood.

Before Azato, the powerful and ancient silver dragon leading the metal dragons in battle, could react, he saw several headless demons with six arms and four ferocious wings slaughter more than half of their companions and then surround the other dragons again.

"Great Dragon God Apus, our duel is imminent, the time is almost here,"

The ancient silver dragon Azato let out a sorrowful roar, but it was unable to save more of its companions, as an even greater danger was already looming over it.

"Run, Uliss! Run back to the capital! Lady Barbaya and the others are there. Once you reach the outskirts of the capital, you'll be safe!"

The ancient silver dragon Azato smashed into one of the headless demons, and an ancient dragon rune flashed on its huge claws, sending its offspring, the adult silver dragon Uris, away in a short distance.

But in the next instant, an overwhelming ferocity descended from the sky, and a demon with fleshy wings on its back and two pairs of huge, curved bull horns burning with black flames on its forehead vanished from the bone throne of the ghost warship.

The massive demonic decapitation blade, carrying a violent and cruel killing intent, slashed down, splitting the ancient silver dragon Azato's breath and skull in two.

Before the roar of the ancient silver dragon Azato had even faded, its entire body was cleaved open from head to tail by this powerful and ancient demon.

"Roar!"

The adult silver dragon Uris's eyes were wide with rage, but she could only watch helplessly as her father was killed by the demon in a single blow. The demon stood with its sharp claws raised, and its tail, covered in bone spikes, slammed down, cracking the ground where the ancient silver dragon Azato's corpse lay scattered.

"Before this mighty tide of war, I am the Lord of the Storms, the Commander of all Balor Demons,"

The powerful demon, its four pairs of eyes burning with black flames, coldly stared at the adult silver dragon, its mouth full of sharp teeth bared, and said menacingly, "Insignificant dragon, pray to your dragon god, pray that your soul may be blessed by him!"

"Perhaps, you can earn your chance to survive by your attitude, as long as you kneel down and lick my boots..."

When this terrifying demon fixed its gaze on her, the adult silver dragon Uris almost completely lost her courage to fight, leaving only endless despair.

All around them was an endless army of demons, and before them stood a demon vanguard commander so powerful that even the ancient silver dragon could not put up any resistance.

The distance between Tuoan Royal City and here is only a few thousand miles. Even without using teleportation magic, the dragon only needs to flap its wings to arrive quickly.

But now that distance is as vast as an insurmountable chasm.

"Dragon God Apus, can His gaze still see me?"

Will the Dragon God bestow a glorious miracle because of me?

Ulis looked at her companions falling one by one with despair, and let out a final roar. The chanting of dragon magic desperately tried to burst out of her throat, even though Ulis didn't think she would have the chance to cast it.

"Roar!"

The indomitable will of the adult silver dragon seemed to have alarmed some powerful being, and an incomparably strong spiritual force crossed space and directly entered the mind of this silver dragon.

The adult silver dragon Uris saw the spirit master in the distance, a great being that seemed to be composed of the concept of dragons.

From this spirit, the adult silver dragon sensed the will and ideals of that majestic being: "Ask me for help, ask me for help! You are a dragon, and I will help you!"

That wasn't the thought or words of that powerful being, but rather the intuition felt by the adult silver dragon.

The adult silver dragon then interrupted its dragon language magic and bowed deeply towards the being atop the distant, solitary peak.

The entire world was suddenly enveloped by an overwhelming and ferocious aura, causing almost all the creatures on this battlefield to tremble in fear.

Even the powerful figures in Tuo'an Royal City felt a powerful fluctuation rising from afar, alarming the rules of this world.

The terrifying Lord of Storms, the ancient Balor Flame Demon Commander, also turned around in horror, only to see an eternally burning wing suddenly unfold in the far distance.

Its ferocity was overwhelming, and its killing intent was like a tidal wave!
This powerful being possessed an astonishing aura, even surpassing the demigod lords that Commander Balor had ever encountered by countless times.

He was like a king traveling alone, and when the ignorant who offended his will discovered his true identity, they all prostrated themselves on the ground, ready to be slaughtered.

Even if the boundless demon army was like a tidal wave, with demons in the sky blocking the attack and demons on the ground roaring and leaping to attack, this powerful being treated it as nothing.

Wherever those wings passed, boundless rain of blood burst forth.

However, this being showed no signs of attacking at all. It simply killed these demons, who were born extraordinary, by virtue of its overwhelming ferocity and terrifying world-destroying intent!
"what is that?"

Countless people in the royal city looked up and gazed into the distance.

"That's a dragon!"

The ancient demon grinned and said menacingly! (End of Chapter)