Under the Red Dragon

#262 - The Emperor of Magic

Although there are many demons in the sky, they are far fewer in number compared to demons without wings. Those land-based demons are the mainstream of the demon army, outnumbering the aerial demons by tenfold, even a hundredfold.

Various demons roared and clamored on the earth, their cruel and violent pupils glaring at the floating islands in the sky. Even when aerial demons fell into the rain, it did not deter these demons influenced by the chaotic will of Chaos.

These demons occupied all the land and mountains, surrounding the plane passages where they came and went, hidden deep within the cliffs and caves, making them impenetrable.

Demons like these pose no threat individually to well-trained armed legions and knights.

However, when they possess an absolute numerical advantage, gathering like a tidal wave, the destructive power they can unleash is far greater than that of a well-trained legion, because their minds are filled only with chaotic destruction and no fear of death.

Even the dragons soaring in the sky are spreading destruction, the golden lion legion of the giants are carrying out slaughter, and the mage legions are implementing cleansing, which will only make these demons even more angry.

One powerful demon after another, relying on their bloodline and spell-like abilities, leaped into the air, trying to bring down the dragons and spaceships in the sky.

The Archmage Lapers and the ancient red dragon stood at the front of the floating island, and saw that the boundless tide of demons suddenly separated, and a behemoth with a terrifying shadow suddenly crashed into his vision.

A roaring demon stepped over the heads and shoulders of other demons, directly trampling the weaker demons to death, and leaping towards the top of the mountain.

This demon was ten meters tall, covered in natural heavy metal armor, and its pair of recurved hooves stepped like a giant.

The goat-like face grew small, whisker-like thorny horns, and the two thick, sharp horns on the top of the head were black and shiny. Those were iron horns forged from dead iron in the abyss, inlaid on the demon's original horns.

Each leap was a distance of hundreds of meters, the bulging muscles on the thick thighs swelled exaggeratedly, and a huge amount of white mist and gas mixed with the abyss aura, spurted out of the demon's mouth.

The long-handled heavy hammer held in its equally sharp claws was also forged from dead iron that had been permeated with death energy from the abyss plane. Each time it knocked against the mountain's cliff face, it would smash a pit in the cliff face that had been made extremely strong by thousands of years of wind and rain.

Finally, this goat demon leaped to the top of the mountain, its huge recurved hooves digging into the ground with force, its thick muscles bulging in strips, and it leaped up.

It was as if the top of the mountain shook in an instant, all the dust and gravel shook into the sky, and the turbulent air waves swept outwards like shock waves, hitting the interstellar spaceship that was wantonly firing in the sky with unparalleled power.

Boom.

A brilliant fire burst out in the sky, and the small spaceship built of alloy was directly punched a hole in the middle by the sharp horns of the goat demon, and then smashed into pieces by the heavy hammer of the goat demon.

Thousands of pieces of alloy spaceship fragments shot in all directions, like a metal storm, and shot into the dense demon group.

But the goat demon had already stepped on the ruined spaceship to leap into the air again, and the heavy hammer slashed down towards the dense beams of energy cannons, jumping towards another interstellar spaceship.

"Roar!"

The roaring sound was extremely loud even in the noisy battlefield of demons, it was the roar from the dragon, with anger and mania.

Red Dragon Kleinaya expanded her fangs, and extremely turbulent dragon fire spewed out from the dragon's mouth. The blazing red fire instantly ignited countless ugly and strange owl demons and bat demons, turning them into charred powder and ashes in the process of falling, and being blown away by the strong wind.

And the red dragon Kleinaya roared, flapping her wings, and rushed out of the cloud-covered siege. The huge steel dragon claws slapped at the goat demon who was stepping on the spaceship and leaping into the air again.

Clang.

The giant dragon's claws and the goat demon's heavy hammer collided in the air, and the sound of steel and iron colliding resounded. The giant dragon is the king of the sky, and it can exert all its power in the sky.

And this goat demon did not have this ability. Although the goat demon's power was also strong, it was still slapped off the heavy hammer by the furious red female dragon and knocked down into the dust from the air.

But there are many powerful demons like the goat demon, at least in Lapers' eyes, he has already discovered more than a dozen equally powerful demons, who are starting to take the initiative to attack the dragons and legion warriors in the sky like the goat demon.

Although the dragon lords can quickly shoot down these powerful demons one by one, the countless eager powerful demons still interfered with the battle of the aerial legion.

Because there are too many demons, they are endless. Under the suppression of the legion mages, a batch is reduced, and they will be replenished from the surroundings again. As far as the eye can see, they are all demons.

The white-haired mage Lapers felt that perhaps the number of demons here had exceeded the number of life in the native world.

This interfered with the original plan of the Imperial Legion to clean up the demons in the sky, and then rely on the suppression of the aerial floating island and the mage group to suppress and clean up the ground demon army.

Dragons have a suppressing advantage when facing other species, that is, the dragon's majesty inherent in the dragon's bloodline, and every drop of blood flows with the fierce aura of the dragon.

However, some powerful creatures can gradually adapt to this mental pressure of the dragon's majesty. Even if it is a ferocious species, if the will is strong enough, it can break free from the fear and deterrence of the dragon.

And these demons, with their chaotic minds influenced by the chaotic will, are not afraid of the dragon's innate majesty at all, and impact the dragon lords wave after wave.

Two blue-scaled dragons, like the color of the sky above the sky, exuded the dragon's might in the sky, but aroused a more fierce counterattack from the demons.

"You dregs, dare to compete with the dragons for the dominance of the world, you should all die!"

"Despicable freaks, dying under my thunder is the glory I bestow upon you!"

The two powerful blue-scaled dragons, Blue Dragon Akxz and Blue Dragon Dos, roared in the sky. The demons' counterattack made the two blue dragons furious.

They began to induce the immortal thunder to bombard the demon group, and layers of dark clouds began to cover the sky, from which the majesty of thunder descended. They spewed out lightning that pierced the sky and struck down the black tide, turning the demons into coke with lightning.

In the wind they controlled, their claws slapped and their giant wings swept across, the battle factors in the blue dragon's bloodline swelled and spewed out wildly, and they became more and more courageous as they fought.

No demon could resist the blue dragon's attack. Even intermediate demons would be directly slapped to death by the furious blue dragon.

"Demons take the world as prey, but dragons are the top hunters, and you are all my nourishment!"

Green Dragon Antajena shrieked, spreading the green dragon's majesty.

Where this green dragon spread its wings, hundreds of ancient vines instantly stretched out like the ancient red dragon's dragon fire chains, piercing through the surrounding demons with the green dragon's body as the center point.

The tips of hundreds of ancient vines pierced into the hearts and eye sockets of the demons, making a gurgling and terrifying sound, as if sucking marrow and blood, eating flesh and swallowing tendons.

The evil fire burning on many demons could not ignite these ancient vines covered with shimmering green light, and they were pierced on the increasingly thick ancient vines, wailing and biting weakly.

Countless demons shot out dark energy beams like the sea towards the dragons and the Golden Lion Legion in the sky. It was energy from the abyss plane where demons were bred, with the power of corruption and destruction, soaring into the sky.

"Roar,"

White Dragon Camid roared with two heads, and a huge amount of ice breath and cold breath impacted the ground in a fan shape as his head turned. Under the freezing of the cold ice particles, even the abyss energy beams were frozen by this cold breath.

They froze in the air and turned into purple-black ice prisms and pillars that fell to the ground with a crash. The surrounding demons were also extinguished by the cold breath, freezing the abyss energy in their bodies, and then smashed by the roaring two-headed white dragon's tail and cut by its wings. The sky was like falling ice rain.

"Ha, this is the destined territory of Gogmorah, how dare you offend the domain of the dragon group?" White Dragon Gomot roared across the sky, knocking down hundreds of demons, and slapped down a leaping abyss demon.

The vast magic power was induced by White Dragon Gomot. Layers of cold aura like substance emerged from the scale armor gaps of this bloodline-rising white dragon, and the wind in the sky also gathered and howled between the ice claws of this white dragon.

Ancient and pure dragon language roared from the throat of White Dragon Gomot, and the frosty aura in the wind gradually turned into blades of wind and snow.

Particles of condensed frost and snow froze the tiny water molecules in the air, and then turned into rhythmic ice blades surrounding this white dragon.

Every time White Dragon Gomot waved his claws and slapped, countless ice-condensed blade storms would splash under his claws, piercing, freezing, and crushing the demons one by one.

Accompanied by the gradual surge of White Dragon Gomot's cold dragon blood, layers of ice and snow blades began to rotate around White Dragon Gomot as the center point to form a storm tide of frost blades.

The rotation speed of the frost blade storm became faster and faster, like a turbine after starting, and began to accelerate.

The unparalleled sharpness cut all the demons who dared to approach into pieces, just like a shredder shreds wood. These demons were stirred into small pieces of corpses by the storm of snow blades, and then quickly frozen.

Even the spell-like powers and abyss energy beams that the demons impacted were all isolated by White Dragon Gomot's frost blade storm, and nowhere to strike this white dragon's body.

The warriors of the Golden Lion Legion in the sky drove the warships, rose into the air, raised the altitude of flight, avoided the rain-like spell attacks, and then sprayed lasers and energy light cannons from the gun barrels to fight back.

The war spread, only the ancient red dragon and the sanctuary archmage Lapers stood safely, overlooking the war that was happening.

Countless lines of information and energy flow converged in Caron's two brains, and some signs and traces represented by the underlying laws of this world began to open the mysterious veil to him.

Dragons, as creatures that can quickly adapt to any main material plane and advanced plane, do not have severe suppression in this world.

On the contrary, Caron felt that the laws that laid the foundation of this world were far less precise and rigorous than those of large main material planes like the Aika Nia world. Although the Aika Nia world was more bizarre, the laws intertwined on the world were indeed much tighter.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the demon dragons created and born in this world are so huge. Under relatively loose laws, these demon dragons have obtained certain characteristics of the rules, allowing their size to grow indefinitely until the moment before their death.

The superficial phenomenon of the magic energy operation rules of the ice and fire world was peeled off layer by layer in the eyes of the ancient red dragon. The evil dragon blood that erupted from each dragon lord in the sky was seen by the ancient red dragon to see the trajectory of the evil dragon blood's operation and flow.

Every bloom of magic, and the subtle changes caused by the influence of the world, were also collected by Caron. The core of a magic power, the furnace of elements and magic power, began to be born from the ancient red dragon's body in layers of intertwined magic runes.

These casters need to hone their spirits through meditation, shape their own magic power source in their bodies, accumulate magic power, and then advance, or use the magic power output by the magic power source to fight.

Ordinary mages can mobilize three times the external elements and magic power with their own power, making the effect of magic more powerful and doubling its power.

Among them, outstanding mages can use the power of the magic power source in their bodies to induce more than five times the external power to achieve a stronger magic effect.

If there is an increase in magic treasures and casting materials, the power that can be mobilized will be even stronger.

Through the battle of the dragon lords and the spells released by the mage legion, Caron is collecting the rules of magic operation in this world based on the effect of magic power expansion and the results of spells, so as to adjust his own power output model and method.

Let the ancient red dragon be more in line with the underlying rules of this world, just like the dragons originally born in this world. And the original bloodline of the ancient red dragon is the most powerful magic power core. In areas with abundant magic power, Caron never worries about his own magic power shortage.

But he is about to step into the magic power desert, and the temporary magic power source and element furnace are also prepared for this.

Although the ancient red dragon is a giant dragon, he has already embarked on the path of those legendary mages on another path of mages.

However, unlike the legendary mages who analyze the laws of the plane and the rules of the world every time they descend on a material plane, they cover the analyzed rules on the power they have comprehended to reduce the interference and rejection of other planes to their own power.

Caron is using absolutely powerful computing power to re-edit from the basics and create a power output model that adapts to the local world, so that the power that the ancient red dragon can exert is unblocked, just like in the Aika Nia world.

This is also the reason why Caron did not use the plane teleportation magic he had mastered to directly descend on the Valyria Peninsula at the beginning of his descent.

With the plane teleportation magic mastered by the ancient red dragon now, he can instantly teleport to any place in this world plane as long as he outlines and describes it in his mind.

But facing that powerful legendary demon lord, preparations must be made in order to give the ancient red dragon more chances of winning.

The white-haired mage Lapers did not know the plan of the ancient red dragon, but the demons above the sky had already swept out a vacant area under the repeated attacks of the dragon lords and the Golden Lion Legion cooperating with the spellcaster legion.

Those low-level demons that could still fly were not as ferocious as before. Under the slaughter of the dragons and the legions, the number of winged demons capable of flight was also drastically decreasing, and they could no longer affect the plane passage阵阵below the floating islands.

Then, on the ring-laden fingers of the white-haired mage, appeared an old divination card. The image on it was of a golden-scaled dragon in flight. If other dragon lords were to see it, they would surely exclaim the name of the ancient gold dragon, Obirash.

The old mage, Lappers, infused the divination card with magic, and an ancient gold dragon, eighteen meters in length, suddenly appeared above the floating island.

With scales gilded in gold dust, bones structured from refined steel, and claws forged from alloy, the model of this ancient gold dragon was incredibly lifelike. Two exquisitely colored gemstones, like the eyes of a real dragon, shone brilliantly.

"Awaken, Image of Obirash," the white-haired old mage pointed his ancient staff at the head of the massive model, using the highest magic of the mages—the Wish spell—to simulate another high-level, powerful magic, the Simulacrum spell.

Under the power of the Wish spell, this Grandmaster of the Holy Domain did not need to chant incantations or redraw the model of the Simulacrum spell. He only needed to output his own magic power to instantly activate the true phantom avatar of this ancient gold dragon.

"Roar!"

The ancient gold dragon instantly came to life, transforming from a model into a real and tangible ancient dragon, roaring proudly, eager to try its power.

The white-haired old mage, Lappers, had studied magic for hundreds of years, but throughout his life, he had only focused on mastering this strongest high-level spell among mages—the Wish spell.

Under the tutelage of the old mage Lappers, the ancient red dragon learned the true orthodox usage of this supreme spell.

That was, without any cost, to simulate and control any spells of the eighth circle or below from the ancient spell tables inherited by the magical empire, requiring only sufficient output of magic power and mental strength.

But learning spells is either knowing or not knowing; even the current ancient red dragon had not learned this Wish spell. It was as if the door to this spell had refused the ancient red dragon's entry.

Just like the Simulacrum spell, it required knowledge of more monster compendiums. The more monsters one knew, the stronger the Simulacrum spell could become.

As long as you understood the physical structure and ability characteristics of the monsters in the world, you could create simulacrum avatars of any race of monster.

And the avatars that the Simulacrum spell could create, in theory, the magical effects were permanently present, unless you created a new simulacrum avatar or actively dispelled the spell.

The Wish spell was equally powerful. The more magical knowledge one mastered, the more spell effects one could simulate, truly a 'Little Formless Divine Art' of the magical world.

The more one knew, the more knowledge one mastered, the more powerful the mage would become, as was already evident in the white-haired mage, Lappers.

"Your warriors have long been unable to restrain themselves. It seems I need to take action to clear a patch of the descending battlefield," Lappers said with a smile,眯着眼睛.

The ancient gold dragon guarded the side of the white-haired mage, like a loyal hunting dog. With the protection of the ancient gold dragon's avatar, the Grandmaster of the Holy Domain could fully display the formidable power of a magical artillery platform.

As the last magical rune intertwined, the magic power furnace within the ancient red dragon's body had taken shape, spontaneously absorbing the gurgling elements and magic power from this world to replenish the newly born furnace.

Winds of magic began to surround the ancient red dragon, gradually becoming so dense that the traces of the swirling magic winds could be seen with the naked eye.

Then, Caron shook his head, revealing his fangs, and said with a faint smile, "Don't rush. Afterward, you will need to preside over the temporary sealing of those demon plane passages."

"That legendary demon, we can sense his existence, and he can also sense ours. He is now racing against us to see if he can first destroy the city of Valeria and then gather all the demons to bury the empire,"

"Or if the empire's legions can first seal the plane passages and then gather their strength to contend with him,"

"But I will not follow his plan. You are responsible for sealing the plane passages, blocking all demon reinforcements, and I will go and challenge him. Those demons besieging Valeria will not survive my battlefield with the legendary demon."

The ancient red dragon's massive wings suddenly stretched out, and boundless magic power began to converge towards him, like surging tidal waves, causing the magic barriers of the entire floating island to ripple continuously.

That was the absorption of a massive amount of elemental magic power, and a vortex of elemental storms formed with the ancient red dragon's body as the origin, gradually giving rise to a sharp whistling sound like the wind of nature.

Not only did the white-haired old mage's face turn solemn, but this terrifying power caused the demons on the entire battlefield to stop their attacks and look up at the ancient red dragon stepping into the sky.

A deep and sonorous draconic voice rolled from the ancient red dragon's throat, resounding through the clouds.

"Whether it is beasts or civilizations of any race, they will use the hunting of powerful opponents as an anchor to establish their position on the food chain. That demon is my prey!"

"Before that, you shall become my experimental subjects, Meteor Stream Descent!"

The ancient red dragon's majesty suddenly bloomed, and his surging, violent power was like overflowing in everyone's hearts, pervading the entire world.

All the demons and dragons had a hallucination, feeling that their eyes had darkened, as if the world was covered by a layer of dark clouds.

No, that was not a hallucination, because the firmament of this plane world was shaking. Those were enormous meteorites, like shooting stars streaking across the sky, falling from beneath the sun into this world, briefly obscuring the sun's light.

The power of the ninth-circle high-level spell learned by the ancient red dragon, Meteor Stream Descent, shook space, causing all the demons to look up at the sky involuntarily.

The scales on the backs of the dragons in the sky stood on end, and they howled as they rushed back to the floating islands. The warriors of the Golden Lion Legion also trembled as they piloted their airships to avoid the power of this calamity.

On the silent battlefield, the awakened demons did not have time to squeeze out of the mountains and plains of the legions before the burning meteorites descended from the sky with unparalleled oppressive force and explosive air shockwaves.

Rumble!

The entire earth was shaking. The first meteorite smashed into the summit of a high mountain, instantly collapsing the sturdy mountain peak. Hundreds of densely packed demons were directly smashed into dust by the meteorite, and the violent shockwave swept away thousands of demons.

The surviving demons had not yet awakened from the shock when the second meteorite, the third meteorite, continued to fall. The earth shook, space seethed, and eight consecutive meteorites fell from the sky, smashing into four different locations, surrounding all the demons in front of them.

The undulation of the air and the boiling of dust occupied all vision. In this raging wave, even high-level demons had no chance to resist, and were easily crushed into ashes like ants.

The battlefield was silent. Everyone and the dragons looked at the ancient red dragon in the sky, speechless.

The white-haired mage, Lappers, with a livid face, said tremblingly, "You, you, you're using a ninth-circle spell for experiments?"

Caron stepped into the air, feeling the consumption and recovery speed of the magic power in his body, and revealed a smile.

"Go, kill these demons, leave not a single one alive. I am also going to find my prey."

Bang!

The two hearts within the ancient red dragon's body beat simultaneously, the rhythm of the beating like resounding heavy drums. Then, the ancient red dragon turned around.

Countless magical runes, like flowing ribbons of light, surrounded his wings, allowing the speed of this red dragon to instantly accelerate to an incredibly terrifying level.

Snap!

A violent sonic boom sounded, and the howling gale had long been left far behind by the ancient red dragon. A streak of deep red flame plowed through the air beneath the firmament, shooting towards the far distance.

Above the firmament, it was as if even the dark sky was about to burn. The terrifying undulations coming from the air rolled like a tide, and that scorching deep red flame had become the only thing beneath the dome.

Countless demons were swept away by the air waves vibrated by this deep red flame, falling like rain.

In front of the ancient red dragon, these demons could not even maintain their flight posture.

Watching the ancient red dragon disappear into the distance, countless legion warriors began to descend. The empire's legions had truly arrived.

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