Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

However, tragedies like these continue to occur in the port of Iban.

Those who died from the dragon's breath rose again and killed others, and these killed people rose again after a while and killed even more people.

In an instant, the once most prosperous port city of the Ibans was transformed into a living hell. Large numbers of Ibans turned into ghouls and became members of the legion of the dead, while a small number of Iban warriors fought back fiercely.

"kill!"

"withstand!"

Meanwhile, in the sky above Iban Harbor, the enormous ice dragon, hidden in the wind and snow, had stopped spewing dragonfire at some point.

There is no other reason.

Because now there's no need for the ice dragon to continue its attack; the sheer surging army of the dead is enough to bring this human city to its knees.

Any resistance at this point would be futile.

"Where did all these monsters come from?!"

The Iban warriors' fierce counterattacks, their bloodshed, and their desperate roars, all appeared to a certain pale ghost as a performance meant to please him.

An ice dragon hovered over Iban Harbor, and a human figure sat on its back.

He wore ancient armor made of ice, with a stone sword on his back, and silently looked down at the human city that was gradually falling. His eyes, burning with icy blue flames, were calm and still.

The power of death combined with the magic of the ice dragon produced a subtle effect. The ice dragon's breath was invisible, taking away all life wherever it passed and bringing them back to life.

As the long night descends, the lights in Iban Harbor are gradually dwindling. The lights on the island are all fueled by whale oil, which is said to burn for a very long time.

However, in the end, the last glimmer of light disappeared on the hill that served as the headquarters of the Iban shadow council, plunging the entire Iban capital, a bustling port city, into complete darkness.

Even the last vestiges of resistance on the ground vanished, and the entire city fell into a deathly silence. Only then did the figure riding the ice dragon, flying in mid-air, turn his head to look south.

That is Whale Bay, which separates Iban Island from the continent of Essos.

South of Whale Bay lies New Is, the new city of the Ibans, and the kingdom of Ifveron, the "Forest Walker".

Chapter 778 The Golden Dynasty

Under the cover of eternal darkness, a grey heron soars over the eastern wilderness, its sharp eyes constantly scanning the land, seemingly searching for its prey in the night.

tata tao...

On the ground, the clatter of horses' hooves filled the air.

A troop of cavalrymen dressed entirely in oriental attire was moving slowly forward. They wore red battle robes underneath, chainmail, bows and swords on their backs, red cherry-blossom helmets on their heads, and carried azure blue battle flags embroidered with gold edges and torches in their hands. They seemed to be patrolling this land.

However, at this moment...

bang——

Suddenly, the bowstrings of the patrol team snapped open.

whoosh-

A sharp, flaming arrow pierced the night, piercing the head of a half-human, half-beast creature covered in green scales, and illuminating the darkness beyond the distant torchlight.

There were also several similar-looking, half-human, half-beast monsters covered in green scales. They were staring at the patrolling cavalry with greedy and ferocious eyes, then let out strange howls and pounced on them.

"General."

In the patrol, a cavalryman sitting upright on horseback, holding a longbow, frowned slightly, then turned to look at their general.

It was clearly this cavalryman who fired that arrow.

His eyes were sharp enough to see the enemy's movements even in the darkest night. So when he spotted the monster approaching silently, he drew his bow and shot it dead.

But unexpectedly, this monster was not acting alone. Not far from him were several other monsters with green scales all over their bodies, on all fours, with a pair of short wings on their backs that allowed them to glide briefly through the air.

"Ah."

"It's a shrike-man."

The man clearly in charge of the patrol, and addressed as 'General,' was a middle-aged man with black hair, a black beard, and dark eyes.

He also saw the group of green-scaled, half-human, half-beast monsters, and his eyes revealed a look of disgust and hatred.

"Those damned monsters!"

They were the garrison troops of the Golden Heaven Dynasty stationed at Wulei, which was located on the northeastern border of the Golden Heaven Dynasty. Wulei consisted of five giant military fortresses that stretched from the southern end of Blood Sea to the northern foot of Dawn Mountain Range.

They form a curve, guarding the borders of the Golden Dynasty and defending against monster attacks from the land of the shrike and even the gray wasteland.

The five-tiered city wall was built of molten black stone bricks, reaching a height of several hundred feet, even comparable to the Great Wall of Jueju, making it an impregnable natural barrier standing outside the Central Plains civilization.

Legend has it that the Five Bases, a marvel of human civilization, were not originally built to defend against these shrikemen and monsters from the gray wasteland.

Although the Shrike-man has a pair of short wings on its back, it can only glide briefly at most and has no chance of flying to the magnificent city wall hundreds of meters high. Even the terrifying monsters of the gray wasteland would have to suffer a bloody defeat in front of the fifth base.

Therefore, the ancestors of the Yi people did not need to go to great lengths to build five huge fortresses to guard the borders of the empire in order to fight against these inferior races that raided the borders.

Therefore, according to the ancient legends of the Yi people, the origin of the Five Fortresses predates the Golden Heavenly Dynasty, and was ordered to be built by the second emperor, Pearl Emperor, during the Dawn Kingdom period.

He is the descendant of the Daughter of Light and the Night Lion, the eldest son and heir of the Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Emperor reigned for ten thousand years until he ascended to the stars. After the Pearl Emperor ruled for more than a thousand years, he passed the throne to the Emerald Emperor. The Pearl Emperor believed that with these five protective fortresses, he could keep the Night Lion and his demons away from the human world.

The patrolling cavalry is from the Golden Dynasty's garrison stationed in the Five Fortresses. They are not only stationed in the fortresses, but also occasionally send out elite scout teams to patrol and hunt down the shrikemen and monsters of the Grey Waste who try to sneak around the Five Fortresses into Middle-earth.

Therefore, when this group of Golden Dynasty cavalry encountered the legendary shrike-men, who were only known to outsiders, they showed no fear. Instead, they drew their bows and arrows, and some even drew their swords, charging towards the monsters that were rushing towards them.

"Kill them!"

At the command of the black-bearded general, the remaining Golden Heavenly Dynasty cavalry did not hesitate. As if they had rehearsed countless times, they all pulled on their reins, and the patrol cavalry instantly scattered in all directions like birds and beasts.

tata tao...

The sound of horses' hooves was chaotic and noisy, and the shrike-like creature with scarlet eyes and green scales swooped down with a strange roar.

The mounts of this group of Golden Heavenly Dynasty cavalry were also experienced in many things, often accompanying their masters to hunt these terrifying monsters.

Where have ordinary warhorses ever seen such a monster?

Perhaps they had already been frightened and scattered with their owners.

However, these warhorses were all robust, with long bones and glossy coats in the torchlight, clearly fine horses. These horses were larger, faster, and had greater impact power, but of course, there was a trade-off: their stamina was generally not very good.

They dispersed with their masters, while the cavalrymen on horseback drew their bows and nocked arrows. Some cavalrymen held torches high to light their way, and then the archers narrowed their eyes.

bang——

The bowstring snapped once more, and a lightning-fast arrow shot out from his hand.

Then, with a soft "poof," the arrow shot out and swiftly pierced the eye socket of a shrike-man that was howling. Blood spurted out instantly, and the corpse collapsed to the ground.

The Golden Dynasty's patrolling cavalry used their skillful horsemanship and scattered formation to confuse the bird-men monsters, causing them to be distracted and unable to concentrate on one target, thus allowing them to be defeated one by one.

bang bang bang-

In the eternal darkness, arrows shot forth, their cold light reflecting off the torchlight, mercilessly reaping the lives of the shrike-men.

Soon only a few shrike-men remained, trying to escape, but then they realized that they had been surrounded by the Golden Dynasty's cavalry in a 'scattered' formation.

They let out terrified and threatening screams, bluffing as if trying to scare away the humans, but the knights on horseback remained unmoved, their faces cold, and they all drew their swords from their waists.

"rush--"

"kill!"

Puff puff--

Then, amidst the chaotic clatter of hooves trampling the blood-stained earth, the corpses of shrike-men lay strewn across the ground.

Chapter 779 Fifth Base

The last shrike-man let out a desperate roar, its eyes seemingly possessing human-like emotions.

It watched helplessly as its people were slaughtered, its eyes clearly conveying its anger.

It spread its wings and let out a sharp roar, then pounced on the general among the human cavalry.

But before he could pounce, a sharp spear pierced his chest.

puff--

Then the general of the Golden Dynasty drew his spear, the shrike-man's corpse fell to the ground, he wiped the blood off the spear blade with the sole of his boot, and then raised his head and spoke.

"Cut off their heads and claim the reward!"

"Let's go! Back to the city!"

...

"Open the gates!"

"Open the gates!"

The cavalrymen who had gone out on patrol returned to camp, and horns sounded from the towering city walls. Then the gates of Jincheng opened wide to welcome the cavalrymen who had won the honor of beheading.

The Five Fortresses stand in the northeast of the Golden Heavenly Dynasty. The five military fortresses are respectively called the Five Cities of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. From north to southeast, the five cities are Fire City, Earth City, Metal City, Water City, and Wood City.

This patrol team of soldiers came from Jincheng, which is the most forward fortress on the frontier of the Celestial Empire. It is located in the center of the five fortresses and is in a strategic position. The other four cities must cooperate with Jincheng to defend against monster attacks and protect the Central Plains from monster invasion.

"Captain".

"Captain Xu."

"Thanks for your hard work."

The middle-aged 'general' with a short black beard, who had just led a patrol of a hundred riders to kill eighteen shrike-men and made a great contribution, was dismounting and walking quickly toward the general's mansion in Jincheng.

"Ah."

The "general" surnamed Xu merely nodded in response to the greetings from those around him, but his pace did not slow down in the slightest.

His surname was Xu and his given name was Yingzi Ning. In fact, Xu Zi Ning was not the 'general' his subordinates referred to him as.

In the Golden Dynasty, "General" is a very high military rank, often referring to high-ranking officers who are in charge of a region or have the authority to lead troops independently. The term "General" used by subordinates is simply a lower-ranking officer addressing a higher-ranking officer, either as a compliment or a conventional term.

There are no particularly strict laws in the Chinese army to prohibit the arbitrary use of the title 'General,' so everyone just calls him that.

Xu Ying was actually a captain in Jincheng. The rank of captain was neither high nor low, second only to a general. He could lead a certain type of army under the general's command, such as infantry or cavalry. He was the scout captain of Jincheng.

Because of his exceptional martial arts skills, his superb horsemanship, and his amazing spear skills, he could venture deep into the land of the Shrike or even the Gray Wasteland alone to hunt down monsters and escape unscathed.

Therefore, this Captain Xu was highly respected among the soldiers of Jincheng and was admired and loved by them.