Translator: AnubisTL
The Sierre Wilderness was already a chaotic war zone, engulfed in flames and disorder.
The federal garrison was already stretched thin and overwhelmed.
If orders came from the royal court's higher echelons to selectively ignore certain regions, they would only feel relieved, gladly shedding one less life-threatening problem to deal with.
Solgorn asked, "When do we light the fireworks?"
"Now!" the red-iron dragon declared with absolute certainty.
"Summon Samantha. She's been anticipating this moment for a long time."
Not all tasks are suitable for a proud dragon to delegate to its familiars. Moreover, an assault on a Federal Duchy's outpost is not the kind of operation that warrants bringing too many familiars along.
With its superior speed and flight, the dragon, master of the skies, prepared to strike personally.
Whoosh!
Lead-gray, heavy clouds pressed down on the horizon, and torrential rain poured down, relentlessly drenching the saltpeter mine outpost. The fortress, surrounded by fortifications, stood at the heart of the Sierre Wilderness.
Raindrops hammered the muddy ground, the roofs of the sheds, and the cold alchemy equipment, creating a continuous roar that seemed to drown out all other sounds, leaving only the clamor of water between heaven and earth.
This territory belonged to the Duchy of Abel.
Its unwavering alliance with the Kingdom of Ribos had secured it disproportionate resources and powerful support, making its military might rival that of a regional hegemon. The Duchy of Haltai, similarly backed by the Kingdom of Lothurn, enjoyed comparable advantages.
As the shadows of war grew darker, some of the Duchy of Abel's elite forces stationed in the wilderness had been redeployed to the war-torn front lines. Nonetheless, the deep reserves of the duchy meant that the garrison remaining in the wilderness was still a formidable force.
Within the saltpeter mine outpost, elite alchemy golems stood alongside fully armed human guards, forming a formidable defense.
The most striking among them was the Wrath of Heaven, a war behemoth with autonomous intelligence, manufactured in the Kingdom of Ribos. This colossal machine possessed both overwhelming ground suppression capabilities and aerial combat prowess, capable of effortlessly tearing apart any ferocious beasts or demonic creatures that dared to attack.
Clatter! Clatter!
Clatter! Clatter!
Rain hammered relentlessly against the Wrath of Heaven's cold, massive steel body, shattering into countless tiny droplets.
Several alchemists, braving the downpour, carefully performed routine maintenance on the behemoth.
Their focus was absolute as they meticulously repaired the fine scratches on the golem's armor left by previous battles. Using the unique techniques of their craft, they restored aging transmission joints and energy nodes to a state near factory-perfect.
Suddenly!
Two blinding lights flared on the Wrath of Heaven's metal faceplate without warning.
Its eyes opened.
The massive metal head snapped upward, its icy gaze piercing the driving rain to fix on the depths of the sky, hidden behind thick, dark clouds.
Its internal detection systems emitted a cold, mechanical voice:
"High-energy life form detected!"
"Warning! Warning! High-threat lifeform approaching at high speed! Location: directly above!"
Under the astonished gazes of countless guards, the war behemoth unleashed a deafening roar from its engines.
Blinding energy flames erupted from its rear, its massive metal wings, over forty meters wide, tore through the wind and rain as its colossal steel body shot skyward like an arrow loosed from a bow.
In the same instant,
An "asteroid" wreathed in crimson flames and golden lightning, carrying the force to annihilate all, pierced through the thick rain clouds and plummeted from the heavens.
The surrounding rain evaporated instantly upon contact with its terrifying heat, leaving behind a dense, tangible trail of white steam—a harbinger of doom descending upon the earth, its presence suffocating as it hurtled toward the ground.
This was none other than—Sky-Rending Wing, Ominous Star of Death—Garos.
His gaze, sharp as a blade, clearly reflected the approaching steel giant, nearly twenty meters tall.
This was not Garos's first encounter with the wrath of heaven.
He remembered it vividly—when he had decided to flee the Sierre Wilderness, he had stopped to plunder the gem mines of the Duchy of Raymond along the way. During his escape, he had been pursued by such a formidable construct.
Back then, as a juvenile dragon, he hadn't dared to confront it head-on, forced to retreat in disarray, strategically withdrawing to avoid the brunt of its assault.
But times had changed!
In the blink of an eye, the Wrath of Heaven had closed in.
The steel behemoth's energy-glowing fist collided with the red-iron dragon's thick, scale-armored claw high in the sky.
Boom—!!!
A deafening explosion sent visible shockwaves rippling through the water, radiating outward from the impact point like a tidal wave.
The Wrath of Heaven's massive steel body took a direct hit, its chest caving in with a sickening crunch as it plummeted uncontrollably toward the earth.
Before it could even initiate a counterattack, the red-iron dragon's wings flashed like giant blades. A storm of claws and tail strikes swept over the Wrath of Heaven, leaving countless deep gouges across its metallic frame.
Screech! Crack! Boom!
The heart-stopping sound of tearing steel, the explosive shattering of components, and the humming roar of energy overload merged into a deathly symphony.
Twisted metal fragments rained down like a metallic downpour.
Red-hot sparks erupted in the icy mist, flaring wildly before vanishing instantly.
The wrath of heaven's formidable steel body was effortlessly torn apart like a paper toy under Garos's savage assault.
At the moment of its destruction, it erupted in a sudden, violent explosion without warning, transforming into a towering inferno in mid-air. The blast created a vacuum within the rain-soaked sky, as if a second sun were rising.
The guards on the ground nearly cheered, believing that this cataclysmic explosion had finally ended the fearsome evil dragon.
However.
Crackle! Blinding golden lightning tore through the expanding inferno!
A dragon shadow, crackling with lightning, burst forth from the "sun." Its scales bore numerous cracks and scorch marks, but it appeared unharmed.
Garos's fire resistance had reduced the inferno's damage to a negligible level.
The shockwave proved equally ineffective against his Cold Exploding Scale. The intense heat and force of the explosion instead fueled his internal energy, making his body feel like a burning furnace.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two more massive dragon shadows tore through the rain from different directions, diving toward the chaotic saltpeter mine outpost and throwing the guards into disarray.
Meanwhile.
The red-iron dragon, enduring the futile energy beams and alchemical cannon fire from the ground defenses—which felt like mere tickles—landed with a thunderous impact!
Boom!
The earth trembled beneath its feet!
Wrapped in golden lightning and crimson-black dragon qi, his colossal, formidable form twisted and maneuvered with impossible speed.
Wherever he passed,
Whether it was sturdy fortifications, towering watchtowers, or stubbornly resisting alchemy golems, all crumbled into dust like sandcastles. Even the battle-hardened human guard bosses, with their considerable strength, were crushed to death like ants before his overwhelming power.
The iron dragon and red dragon, though slightly weaker, displayed strength far beyond that of normal juvenile dragons, blocking retreat routes and slaughtering the guards who dared to flee.
Boom!
Amidst the chaos, a heavy magical energy cannon, having stored energy for a long time, miraculously struck the red-iron dragon.
The massive dragon shuddered, scales flying, and let out a deep roar.
With a powerful flap of his enormous dragon wings, his colossal body shot skyward, soaring straight into the clouds! The iron dragon and red dragon followed closely, swiftly escaping the chaotic battlefield.
The surviving guards on the ground watched this scene, nearly weeping with joy, believing they had finally repelled the terrifying evil dragon.
In the very next moment, the red-iron dragon spread its wings, its body radiating waves of heat as the rain sizzled and evaporated from its scales, each one glowing like a red-hot iron brand.
It took a deep breath, then unleashed a devastating blast of destruction dragon breath onto the earth—a torrent of fire far more terrifying than any previous attack, like a celestial river of lava pouring down, a judgment spear cast by a god of flame.
Where the dragon breath struck, solid rock melted and vaporized instantly, like butter.
The mine was pierced and torn asunder!
The saltpeter ore ignited, detonating in a chain reaction that shook the earth with thunderous explosions.
The ground cracked and collapsed like a fragile eggshell.
The raging flames, mixed with the shockwaves of the explosions, formed a colossal pillar of fire that soared from the earth to the heavens.
It brutally evaporated the rain-soaked sky, blooming in the gloom of the night—the grandest, most dazzling fireworks display woven from flame, blood, and death!
(End of the Chapter)
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