Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

In the North Ethel Plain, Saint Theo City is the second largest city in the divided duchy, named after Saint Theo of the former Amaunator Church.

At this time, the sky was exceptionally clear and cloudless, but people's hearts seemed to be shrouded in a thick haze.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, in just a few days, the Burning Empire broke through their defenses with overwhelming force.

Those daunting steel beasts roared on the ground, flying dragons roared in the sky, and the frenzy of artillery fire made the earth riddled with holes. In such a situation, the remaining soldiers fled to the city to seek shelter.

On the towering walls of Sansio, a man wearing bright silver armor and white wings on his back said angrily: "An army of tens of thousands of people was wiped out in three days!

Amaunator in the sky, we are the brave and warlike Fadlans! Even if we release 50,000 lambs, we can't catch them all in three days!"

He is Karen Ferguson, a confidant who followed Duke Walter in the uprising, and also the Marquis of the Gods stationed in Sansio.

These Gods nobles were sent by Duke Walter to garrison in various cities, while he himself was stationed in Collins City, facing the most violent attack of the Burning Empire.

But no one expected that before they set up a complete defense line, the Burning Empire had already launched a surprise attack, and the speed of advancement was incredibly fast.

"Lord Karen, you don't have to be so pessimistic. We haven't lost yet.

The key to victory is not those insignificant ordinary soldiers, but the descendants of gods like you, and the powerful beings at the top of the material world invited by Lord Walter."

A man in a white robe and holding a scepter appeared beside Karen. His name was Zalan Alvis, and he was a reinforcement sent by the City of All Laws.

He raised the silver scepter, and the scene of the Burning Embers crushing the soldiers of Esser appeared in front of him.

"The army of the Burning Embers Empire is more brutal than I thought. I didn't expect that such a force would appear in just a dozen years."

Karen looked into the distance, worried: "More than a hundred years ago, the Fadlan Empire also rose suddenly with the support of His Majesty Amaunata. I'm worried..."

"Buzz--"

A sharp whistle suddenly came from above his head. The sound came from far away and interrupted his words rudely.

Karen and Zalan couldn't help but look up at the sky, and the people in the city also raised their heads, looking puzzled.

"Did you hear it? What's that sound?"

"Amaunator bless you."

"Could it be the army of the Burning Empire? But how come this sound comes from the sky?"

A row of black dots suddenly appeared in the distant sky. They cut through the sky with a low roar and got closer and closer to the city of Sansio.

And Karen saw the uninvited guests in the sky with his golden pupils filled with divine power - they were a group of two-legged flying dragons!

This group of strange flying dragons had broad wings made of steel, with black metal ellipses tied under their claws, and half-dragon knights on their backs.

They quickly flew across the sky, tearing the air with their steel wings, leaving white marks on the blue sky, and the target of this group of flying dragons was the city of Sansio.

"Enemy attack!"

Karen waved his wings, flew into the air, pulled out the golden sword at his waist, and raised it high.

"Crossbowmen, take your positions, shoot down these flying dragons!"

The soldiers hurriedly operated the crossbows on the city wall and pulled the bows and arrows, but it was too late.

With the special rigid wings, the gliding speed of this group of two-legged flying dragons was extremely terrifying, and they could be called dragon-shaped "bombers". In a flash, they arrived above the city of Sansio.

Their shadows stretched long on the ground, like a sign of death, which made people feel cold.

In the city of Sansio, whether men, women or children, they all raised their heads with difficulty, focused their eyes on those ghostly figures, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"What on earth is this?"

"What do they want to do?"

These people who have never experienced the war in the new era could not predict what was about to happen-they just looked up at the sky in fear and surprise.

The players on the dragon's back laughed wildly and cheered excitedly.

"I'll treat you to barbecue!"

"Eat my bombs!"

The flying dragon knights pressed the bomb button without hesitation, and bombs fell from the claws of the flying dragons.

"Swoosh--"

The piercing whistle echoed over the city of Theo, like the howl of the god of death, making people feel terrified.

A series of bombs drew arcs of death, carrying the power of destruction, like black raindrops, falling towards the city of Saint Theo.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the explosion was deafening, and fierce flames shot up into the sky.

The city of Theo was filled with smoke and dust, and everything around seemed to become blurred under the light of the fire.

One house after another was shaky in the explosion, and finally collapsed, raising countless rubble and debris, and burying many citizens in the ruins.

The statue of Saint Theo in the square was blown into pieces, flames spread on the ground, and thick smoke enveloped the city.

"Gods!"

"Save me! I'm trapped under the stone slab!"

"Ah! My arm!"

"Amaunator, please, please work a miracle and save my child--"

The people on the street were panicking, running around, exhausted.

The people who were involved in the explosion were scorched black all over. The luckier ones lost their arms and legs and howled in pain, while the unlucky ones could no longer see their human form.

There was also a mother holding the charred remains of her child, kneeling on the ground in despair, sobbing loudly.

At this moment, under this ruthless bombing, life seems so fragile, and the pungent smoke and the smell of death permeate every corner.

People cried, roared, and wailed, praying to the gods they believed in, hoping for a miracle to happen, but all to no avail.

The dragon group—more accurately, the Air Force of the Burning Ember Empire—quickly raised its altitude and disappeared into the distant sky after completing the bombing mission.

All that is left is a burning ruin, and endless death and sorrow.

Karen hovered in mid-air, flapping his wings, overlooking the citizens of San Theo who were struggling and crying in the ruins, his golden pupils showing grief and indignation.

"Damn the Ember Empire and I will make you pay."

Immediately, he ordered his soldiers to go to various parts of the city to rescue the affected people and calm their emotions.

With the city residents unprepared and inexperienced, the bombing directly caused the death of thousands of people and the collapse of countless buildings.

More importantly, it caused a psychological shadow in the hearts of the city residents that far exceeded the death toll, causing them to lose their sense of security in the city and their confidence collapsed - just like the collapsed statue of San Theo.

"O Gods"

"It, they'll come back."

Such pessimistic sounds filled the city, and there were even illusory buzzing sounds in people's ears, which made them flee subconsciously, and the order in the city was in chaos.

Karen returned to the tower and asked with a serious expression: "Zalan, do you have any way to deal with this kind of attack?"

Zalan smiled bitterly, but did not respond directly. He just said: "A scholar once said this - the Ember Empire will take the shape of war, and it will make war more efficient and bloody.

We thought this was alarmist talk, but we didn't expect that the reality was almost the same as what he said. "

Karen sighed, looked at the ruins all over the city, and said, "If this continues, Sansio City will not be able to survive."

Zalan thought for a moment and said: "Sir, you should send people to move the people to a stronger fortress, or let them stay in their basements to prevent explosions.

In addition, my colleagues in the City of Ten Thousand Laws and I can weave a temporary magic net to stop those bombs in mid-air. "

Karen picked up the long sword, waved the wings on his back, jumped into the air, and said in a fierce tone: "If those dirty monsters appear again, I will kill them all."

Zalan and several mages in white robes raised their scepters and recited incantations. Flashing light appeared above the city of San Theo. The luminous threads intertwined and gradually weaved a big flashing screen. The net shrouded the entire city of San Sio.

People were hiding in basements or in the fortified Amauna Tower church, praying constantly for God's protection.

At this moment, the ground began to tremble slightly, a dull sound came from the distance, and dust, broken tiles, and stones fell from the ceiling, causing people to crowd together in panic again, shivering, and feeling terrified.

"boom--"

Karen flapped her wings and flew to the towering city wall again. Looking outside the city, a look of solemnity appeared on her fair face, and she murmured to herself:

"Damn Ember Empire..."

On the horizon in the distance, thick gray smoke swept in, almost blocking the sun in the sky. Mountain-like steel behemoths roared and roared, moving rapidly towards the direction of Sansio City.

Immediately afterwards, tanks loaded with giant artillery, firearms and imperial soldiers appeared behind the steam tanks. Their speed was also extremely fast, and the rotating tires kicked up bursts of dust and left messy ruts.

Some cars are also equipped with speakers, from which majestic and majestic music is heard, and a sonorous and powerful voice is also emitted: "We are the army of the Burning Ember Empire, the supreme and victorious Burning Ember Emperor - Kaixiu As His Majesty's family, we are here to save the people of North IJssel and create a more fair and reasonable world.

People of Aethiel, those god-born nobles fight endlessly for their own selfish desires and treat you as nothing, but you should not suffer the disaster for this. I urge you to see the situation clearly and surrender as soon as possible, otherwise you will face greater disaster.

The empire does not promise to provide you with immediate safety, but it can guarantee that your lives will no longer be threatened, provided that you choose to surrender and submit to His Majesty Cassius! "

This sound spread throughout the city of San Theo. The people hiding in the basement and crowded in the church had different expressions. Some were trembling, some were yelling, and some had subtle expressions...

"here we go again……"

"The army of the Ember Empire is coming again. I don't want to experience that kind of terrifying experience again in my life."

"Surrender, if you surrender..."

On the towering city wall of San Theo, Karen's hand holding the sword trembled violently, and his rather perfect face became a little ferocious. He swung his sword in the air angrily and let out a low roar.

"Shameless! Extremely shameless!"

"These barbarians from the north are clearly confusing right and wrong! We are the protectors of North Ethel and the true successors of Fadlan, and they are just lowly dragon followers, tyrannical and shameless invaders!"

The shrill screams and roars were heard again in the distant sky, and the dragons that brought disaster were seen hovering over the Imperial Army, waiting for the next attack.

"Those things again!"

"Amaunator of Eternity... Please save us!"

When the people of Sansio heard the wailing voice of the god of death, they instantly recalled the nightmare not long ago, and felt their hair stand on end and fear for it. Some people even collapsed and knelt on the ground and fainted on the spot.

Karen raised his sword high, hovering in the air, and said to the city of Sansio: "Everyone, don't panic, don't be afraid, and don't listen to their instigation. We are the Fadlans! The darlings of the sun!

As a descendant of God, Duke Walter will protect you, and I will protect you too. Victory is in the near future, and we will drive these brutal dragon followers out of North Ethel——"

"Boom!"

The explosion was deafening and resounded through the sky.

I saw the tanks thousands of meters away suddenly opened fire, and the shells drew a graceful arc in the air, bombarding the tall and heavy walls of Sansio City, causing the entire wall to vibrate and countless rubble to fall.

The magic circle carved in the wall suddenly lit up, creating a layer of flickering barrier on the surface of the wall, accompanied by slight ripples and flickering light. The barrier actually withstood the explosion and left the wall intact.

Karen was furious and pointed his sword at the distance: "Damn it, shoot through those iron lumps!"

The extraordinary soldiers on the city wall used all their strength to turn the wheel quickly, pulling the Sun God crossbow to its full extent. The giant arrows as thick as arms lay on the crossbow rack, and the three pairs of nearly six-meter-long bow arms bent backwards, accumulating terrible kinetic energy.

"Release the arrows!"

"Swoosh--"

In an instant, several giant arrows dragging the sun's glory pierced the air, piercing the sky like a white rainbow, forming arcs of light in the sky, and flew towards the steam tanks a thousand meters away.

These Sun God crossbows were once the weapons of the Fadlan Empire to hunt dragons and giants. They have terrible power and a range of up to two thousand meters, enough to make an adult red dragon fall from the sky.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the whistling sound of the wind, a giant arrow dragging light, like a divine punishment falling from the sky, instantly penetrated a steam tank, creating a violent explosion, turning the steel giant into burning debris.

But this weapon is powerful, but also extremely precious, requiring the high priest of the Church of Amaunator to personally draw the magic circle.

Looking at the entire city of Sansio, there are only 25 Apollo Crossbows, and what they are about to face is a firepower frenzy composed of more than 100 steam tanks, 200 heavy artillery and 300 bombing dragons. (End of this chapter)