The demon attack in Isdalia caused quite a stir, but fortunately the demon was eliminated in a very short time and did not cause much damage to the square.
The Coronation Day celebrations are still going on, with people celebrating in the streets and enjoying this rare carnival day.
"Long live His Majesty Cassius!"
"Long live the great red dragon!"
"Go south to Thrace and capture Fadland!"
"Southerners are all sons of bitches and cowards! They don't deserve such good land!"
Drunks waved imperial flags in the streets, swaying with arms around each other and cheering enthusiastically.
They even made the slogan "Conquer the South" into a catchy ditty that was sung in uneven layers.
These people are called "conquest party members" by domestic scholars. They are vested interests in the expansion of the empire. Most of them have high status in the country, and many of them are from the military.
The conquest party's idea is to conquer the south, plunder resources, dump goods, and complete the Red Dragon Emperor's great blueprint to rule the world, and this is also the mainstream trend of thought in the empire.
Confident, martial, and arrogant are their styles.
However, compared to ordinary people, these guys are more extreme. Some people propose to turn all southerners into slaves of the empire and let them serve the noble citizens of the empire.
Some people even proposed to slaughter all those southerners, and only citizens of the empire were eligible to enjoy this sacred and fertile land.
However, because of this, they have been criticized verbally and writtenly by domestic scholars, and were also publicly criticized by Ms. Olivia of the House of Commons at the Imperial Congress with quite fierce words.
Ms. Olivia publicly pointed out that these conquest party members were "the legacy of the Northland aristocracy" and "the cancer of the empire."
There were even organized attacks by extremists on the Olivia congressman.
But for some reason, even though the other party looked like a weak woman, every attack they made ended in failure.
In the streets, the conquistadors were still singing loudly, and even the roar of steam locomotives could not cover up their high-pitched singing.
"We must slap that dirty Southerner hard."
"We peel off the dirty skin from that cunning little guy and present it to His Majesty."
"We will burn their houses, occupy their lands, and let the imperial flag fly above the ruins."
In the frantic team, a hobgoblin baron seemed to have remembered something. Suddenly his eyes turned red and he cursed loudly. His saliva mixed with wine was sprayed into the air.
"And those bug-like demons dare to attack the imperial capital! Who gave them the courage!"
"That's right, that tavern was destroyed by demons! I often stay there."
"How dare they provoke the people of the great red dragon!"
The people around him echoed, telling the story of the devil's deeds and angrily scolding the imperial officials for their "weakness."
Suddenly, a bugbear yelled: "Prime Minister Trump has been infected with human weakness. He not only ignores the south, but also tolerates this kind of thing. This is an insult to His Majesty Cassius!
Master Doluo is the leader that everyone expects. He is particularly strong externally. He has repeatedly proposed to tear up the treaty and send troops south. This is the real follower of the great blueprint!
If you ask me, the empire should lead its army into the abyss and completely eliminate the demons! ”
He climbed up to the high platform next to the square, raised his arms and shouted, and the surrounding conquistadors echoed one after another, setting off waves of fanaticism.
"Capture the Abyss!"
"Take those damn demons and skin them!"
"Destroy the devil, destroy the abyss! Blood sacrifice to Your Majesty!"
Thousands of citizens of the empire raised their arms and roared, venting their hatred against the devil wantonly.
This scene seemed quite lively, making the onlookers feel excited, but for the city of Isdalia, which has a population of half a million and covers an area of hundreds of square kilometers, this is just an insignificant part.
"When——"
The clock struck noon, and the impassioned melody of "Caesius' Hymn" echoed.
Everyone in the city, whether they were humans, hobgoblins, tieflings, lizardmen or ogres, seemed to have made an appointment. They all looked up at the high altar of Istalia held high in the air.
Some of these diverse imperial citizens had their hands clasped together, some were kneeling on the ground, and some were holding gold coins, but they were all praying.
They may be praying for the safe return of their husbands who were sent to the plane of fire, or they may be praying for their factories to get more orders, or they may be praying for the smooth arrival of the caravan
Maybe some people are not that religious, but under the imperceptible propaganda from all aspects of the empire, this has become a habit.
"When——"
"When——"
The third bell rang, and the entire city and even the entire empire fell into jubilation.
Just a few years ago, at the same moment, His Majesty Cassius personally put on the crown for himself and established this huge and diverse empire.
On the outskirts of Beifeng Castle, in the Iron Dragon Wing Palace.
Outside the majestic palace, the majestic mountains have become strange, with large black rocks exposed and lava slowly flowing in the valley.
Now it is more like a volcano.
The air on the mountain became extremely hot, with ashes and sparks appearing in the air, and gusts of north wind blowing, forming blazing fire storms from time to time.
Only a thick layer of ash and carbon residue remained in the once dense forest. The blackened tree stumps protruded, and forest creatures such as deer, birds, and wild boars had long since fled.
Instead, steam magic bats, fire birds, fire boys, and lava monsters from the fire elemental plane occasionally appear here.
A year ago, His Majesty Cassius fell into a deep sleep. This time there was no natural disaster, but the environment on a larger scale was gradually changed.
At first, the guards guarding the door didn't notice anything unusual, but soon they discovered that the environment was gradually changing!
Three months later, the temperature near the palace reached a level that was unacceptable to ordinary people, and the tiefling guards stationed at the entrance of the palace were replaced by half-red dragons.
Until now, even those dependents with high concentration of dragon blood feel a little hot and unbearable.
But for the sake of their beliefs, they still performed their duties and stood in their respective positions - such as Udo Deco.
He was once a slave in the Principality of Swino and a gladiator used by the nobles for fun.
After the Ember Kingdom liberated him, Udo Deco resolutely joined the army and swore lifelong loyalty to His Majesty Cassius.
In that northern war, he was like a violent beast, tearing a noble knight in half alone, and was awarded Doro for this.
He exchanged his military exploits for the dragon blood potion, drank it without hesitation, endured the excruciating pain, and became a half-red dragon.
Until now, he was finally able to come to the Iron Dragon Wing Palace and guard around the red dragon. For him, this was really a great honor.
"Have you heard? This time a demon actually attacked the imperial capital! And it's also on the coronation day!"
"Too outrageous!"
"Didn't the cabinet make any statement?"
At the entrance of the Iron Dragon Wing Palace, many half-red dragon guards were filled with indignation.
But Udo still stood there with his gun on his shoulder, his expression cold and serious, guarding the door like a statue.
He said calmly: "Those demons are just flies from the abyss. When Your Majesty wakes up, they will be completely dead.
Those ridiculous behaviors are like moths flying to a flame, not worth mentioning. ”
Another half-red dragon guard sighed and said: "But His Majesty has been sleeping for a year.
You also know that dragons have a long lifespan, not to mention that for a being like His Majesty, it is possible for him to sleep for hundreds of years. I am afraid."
Udo snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "So what? As long as His Majesty doesn't wake up, I will always stand here. Sark, you are not enough." "Boom!"
The earth trembled and the mountains shook.
Ashes and sparks danced wildly in the air, forming thick billowing smoke. The ground suddenly cracked, and several huge, ferocious cracks appeared, revealing the light of fire.
The half-red dragon guards stood unsteadily and became a little panicked.
"What happened?"
"Let's go!"
"A natural disaster! A natural disaster is about to happen! I heard the former tiefling guard captain say that it is the aftermath of the great red dragon's power.
But for us mortals, it is a devastating disaster! ”
The half-red dragon captain shouted in horror.
"It's Your Majesty, Your Majesty is waking up!"
Only Udo Deco looked at the resting place of the red dragon, his dragon-shaped face filled with surprise and enthusiasm.
In the blink of an eye, the thick smoke has swept across the earth, covering the sky, making the surrounding area filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and sulfur.
Even Beifeng Castle, dozens of miles away, was affected, and the residents in the city looked south in panic.
"Whoosh——"
Fireballs dragged their splendid flame tails across the sky, seeming to tear open cracks in the gray-black sky.
The thick smoke on the mountain was billowing, sparks and flames were dancing in it, and blazing hurricanes were surging, eventually forming a tornado of fire and smoke that connected the sky and the earth.
Everything around him, whether it was gravel, ashes or charred trees, was swept in and turned into fuel for the tornado.
"The Ember Dragon."
Udo raised his head and stared blankly at the grand scene sweeping the world. His throat trembled as he uttered the famous nickname.
This nickname given by the northern nobles out of fear-mongering was indeed an image - a giant dragon that could burn ashes.
"Udo, let's go!"
"Stop standing there, you will die!"
Another guard urged anxiously, but Udo seemed not to hear, still looking up to the sky excitedly.
How majestic.
This is the power of His Majesty, enough to destroy all mortal things and burn all enemies in front of him.
A few years ago, he witnessed with his own eyes the red dragon destroying the seemingly invincible Northland coalition, and his previous nightmare, Count Angus, who treated him like a beast and tied him with an iron chain, was also reduced to ashes. .
From that moment on, the red dragon became his only belief.
"Roar——"
At this moment, a distant roar came from the mountain and resounded throughout the world.
Immediately afterwards, an invisible force spread rapidly with the mountain as the center, filling a radius of hundreds of miles and raising a ring of dust and smoke.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Suddenly, all the half-red dragons stopped, feeling the pressure from the depths of their blood, and knelt down in that direction.
"Boom!"
A huge black shadow roughly smashed into the rock formations, flew out from the top of the mountain, and rushed into the tornado composed of fire and smoke.
At this moment, he seemed to be the center of the world.
Suddenly, thick smoke in the sky swept towards him, and the meteors that were about to fall to the ground turned into flowing flames, rushing towards the figure.
All the ashes, sparks, flames, and smoke are gathering towards him, forming a complex whirlpool.
Eventually, the smoke dissipated and the sky became as clear as ever.
The earth is exposed and riddled with holes.
But soon, the ground rumbled and moved, the cracks flowing with magma closed again, and the holes created by the meteorites were filled up.
Under that power that controls everything, the surrounding landscape gradually becomes intact, as if the disaster just now had never happened.
The huge red dragon flapped its wings high in the sky, looking down at all living beings below with its golden vertical pupils, its scales shining brightly in the sunlight.
Udo ignored the dust and put his forehead on the ground, then raised his head and looked up at the majestic figure of the red dragon with great piety.
"Your Majesty."
Udo couldn't help but call softly, his body trembling, and uncontrollable ecstasy welling up in his heart.
He knew what this meant. It meant that the invincible His Majesty Cassius would lead them to victory again and burn all the enemies that stood in the way of the empire.
Finally
His Majesty Cassius woke up.
The sole ruler of the great wasteland of Anzeta, the one who broke the wings of silver, the destroyer of frost giants.
The enemy of the abyss demon, the soul-devouring dragon, the master of guns and cannons, and the supreme Ember Emperor—His Majesty Cassius, wake up!
The top of Longshan Mountain.
"Hoo——"
Cassius flapped his wings slowly and landed suddenly on the top of the mountain. He exhaled a breath of sulfur-smelling smoke and observed his current image.
"Finally woke up, a familiar feeling, the dragon is such a wonderful creature, I feel full of power every time I wake up."
"However, I seem to feel a repulsive force."
Cassius tilted his head with a weird expression, snorted, and blew out hot white steam.
——That is the repulsive force of the material plane.
For the world, this kind of monster that is too terrifying should appear outside the material plane: the astral realm, the etheric realm, the outer plane, the inner plane...
After a year of slumber, Cassius's body has grown several times, and his muscles have become tighter, exuding an unparalleled sense of strength. The current red dragon is about forty-five meters long from beginning to end - this It has completely transcended the racial boundaries of ordinary red dragons.
Due to the gradual dilution of dragon blood and the restrictions of the rules of the main material world, even those ancient red dragons that have gone through countless years and lived for more than 1,200 years can hardly have a body length of more than 40 meters, and Cassius But it has gone a long way.
Among the four spiral horns of the red dragon, two have become extremely thick and huge, more like a majestic crown.
Cassius's chin also became thicker and more protruding. Although it was not as strong as the iron chin of "Deathwing" in his previous life, it still made that face extremely ferocious.
On the hill-like dragon body, there are not only the spikes of the ordinary red dragon on the back of the spine, but also flickering fire crystals.
"This energy..."
While sleeping, Cassius was like a dragon-shaped black hole, sucking in the surrounding energy greedily, even crazily, and then exhaling it - which can be seen from the changes in the surrounding environment.
In this exchange and transformation of energy, more and more pure fire elements are stored in Cassius' body.
And not only the natural energy in the environment, but also the elemental ores that Cassius obtained from the negotiation table of the Efreet Empire - enough energy to supply a kingdom, were all digested by himself.
The dragon crystal on the chest is still dancing with fire, and the gaps in the surrounding scales also spurt out flames from time to time.
At this moment, Cassius's body contained terrifying energy, which was almost equivalent to a moving active volcano, and even more terrifying than this. (End of chapter)