As the Xiao Family moved in unison, the entirety of Raya Lucaria Academy was instantly filled with the roars of dragons and the thunderous beating of wings.
The deafening dragon roars naturally reached Radahn's allied forces, and they soon saw an army composed of thousands of dragons appearing on the horizon.
"Dragons!"
Someone shouted, and the entire allied army immediately erupted into chaos, everyone staring at the dragon army in disbelief.
As natives of the Lands Between, these infamous Flying Dragons were hated by nearly everyone. They were notorious for plundering caravans, destroying farmlands, and indiscriminately spewing dragonfire to massacre people.
Coupled with the Dragon Communion rituals taught to humans by the Ancient Dragon Cult, where one only needed to devour a Dragon Heart within a Dragon Communion Church to gain draconic power,
whether for revenge or for power, nearly every warrior present had fought Flying Dragons at least once before.
Most of the time, humanity was utterly annihilated by the Dragon Clan and forced to return to the Blessing to resurrect.
It could be said that dozens, or even hundreds, of warriors were required to completely kill a single dragon.
And that was merely against one dragon. Now, they were facing an army of thousands of dragons. Aside from the demigods and heroes present, there was not a single soldier who did not feel fear.
Originally, Radahn's war cry had pushed morale to its absolute peak, but now that morale instantly plummeted, and their once-firm footsteps involuntarily began retreating.
This was the deterrent power of the Dragon Clan. Merely this army of thousands of golden dragons was enough to make an allied army of tens of thousands of elite warriors lose their fighting spirit.
"(ROAR!)"
A deafening roar exploded from the sky as thousands of golden Gravity Beams descended from above, sweeping across the allied army's formation like plows. Each beam could easily tear through the earth itself, and anyone struck or even grazed by them had absolutely no chance of survival.
"AHHHH!"
The agony of atomic disintegration caused even these warriors, who had experienced death countless times, to release miserable screams one after another.
What the allied forces did not expect was that the appearance of the golden dragons seemed to serve as a signal, prompting the Serpent Men hidden within the army to suddenly turn on the soldiers around them, sending them back to the Blessing.
"Damn it, those cursed Serpent Men! Those unreliable bastards!"
Rykard immediately cut down the Serpent Man who ambushed him, but their allied forces were still rapidly collapsing under the Serpent Men's suicidal sneak attacks and the Xiao Family's pincer assault.
Rykard attempted to rally the soldiers, but on Volcano Manor's side, nearly everyone except the humans had already rebelled.
Externally, thousands of golden dragons were raining dragon breath down from the sky, while internally, nearly a quarter of the army was causing chaos.
Radahn and Malenia exchanged calm glances, immediately understanding each other's intentions. They had to deal with these golden dragons first. Otherwise, if things continued like this, the allied army would truly collapse.
The Valkyrie directly raised her golden prosthetic blade and charged toward the dragon army in the sky. Her speed resembled lightning itself as she instantly arrived before the dragons.
The golden dragons sensed danger and spread their wings, preparing to meet the Valkyrie's attack head-on.
However, Malenia's strength far exceeded their expectations. Wielding her golden prosthetic blade, she effortlessly sliced through the dragons' scales, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
The golden dragons roared in pain and attempted to counterattack, but the Valkyrie's movements were simply too fast. They could not resist her at all.
Malenia moved freely through the air, every slash of her blade inflicting devastating damage.
"Waterfowl Dance!"
Malenia raised her golden prosthetic blade above her head, then soared into the sky like a graceful bird. After a brief pause midair, she suddenly descended at terrifying speed, unleashing more than forty sword strikes in an instant.
These sword strikes were as beautiful as a dance, yet every movement carried deadly lethality. Like the fluttering wings of a waterfowl, the blades slashed toward several golden dragons with astonishing precision.
"Ahhhh..."
The golden dragons struck by Malenia cried out in agony.
Although the physical damage caused by the prosthetic blade was not especially severe, what they found unbearable was the erosion of the Scarlet Rot's law.
This erosion not only inflicted excruciating pain, but also caused full-body weakness and difficulty breathing, similar to a severe illness caused by viral infection, making them feel as though they were dying from sheer discomfort.
"What the hell is this thing that got into my body?! Damn it, this ugly woman poisoned her blade!!!"
The golden dragons struck by Malenia all screamed miserably. The wounds from the prosthetic blade themselves did not hurt much, but the erosion from Scarlet Rot was unbearable.
The Scarlet Rot, which caused all things to decay and wither, entered the golden dragons' bodies through the Valkyrie's attacks, rotting both flesh and spirit while rapidly reducing their combat strength.
At the same time, Radahn also drew the Starscourge Greatswords from his waist.
These twin blades were colossal weapons forged entirely from meteoric ore and gold. The swords were engraved with golden gravity sigils, their intricate patterns extremely elaborate.
These weapons had accompanied Radahn since his youth and had witnessed his battles against the stars themselves, earning him the title of Starscourge.
"ROAR~~~"
Radahn crossed the twin greatswords before his chest, then pointed them toward the heavens and let out a thunderous roar.
In an instant, a massive gravitational wave spread outward from his body.
This terrifying force directly dragged dozens of golden dragons down from the sky, causing them to crash violently into the earth.
Immediately afterward, Radahn raised the Starscourge Greatswords while his scrawny horse Leonard leaped high into the air.
Gravity sorcery completely negated the weight of Radahn's enormous body, making him as light as a feather.
Radahn spun through the air, swinging the gravity-infused greatswords with all his might toward the golden dragons.
"BOOM—"
Accompanied by a violent explosion, the golden dragons struck head-on immediately erupted with dazzling golden light.
"ROAR!"
Thicker and even longer Gravity Beams burst from the dragons' mouths as they desperately unleashed their internal power, continuously firing Gravity Beams without restraint and forcibly repelling Radahn.
In the next second, several golden dragons directly vanished, retreating back into their dimensional spaces with lingering fear on their faces.
The intervention of the two demigods instantly reversed the tide of battle, placing the golden dragons, who had originally held the advantage, into a disadvantageous position.
Close behind the demigods came the Troll Giants accompanying the army.
Wielding Dragon-Hunting Greatbows, they continuously fired giant arrows weighing several tons at the golden dragons in the sky.
The golden dragons began falling from the heavens like dumplings, and as their massive bodies crashed onto the battlefield, countless allied soldiers immediately rushed forward to finish them off.
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