Final Act

"Red Dragon! How dare you! Are you threatening us? Threatening the three true gods?"

A thunderclap rang out, and a terrifying pressure surged around Tyr's avatar, with veins bulging on his single arm that gripped the steel-gray warhammer.

Facing this seemingly wrathful God Avatar, Keosius fearlessly strode forward with his massive dragon claw, using the power of the Empire Domain to resist the oppressive force.

The Red Dragon raised its head, raised a brow, and whispered to Tyr's avatar in the sky, "Your Majesty Tyr, this is not a threat."

This is merely a well-intentioned reminder.

"Boom!"

The wind howled, the clouds surged, and the two forces collided, creating powerful Shockwave in the air.

Ilmater narrowed his eyes, lowered his head, and still looked compassionate, his thoughts unreadable.

Bahamut, meanwhile, slowly flapped its wings in the clouds, looking down at the Red Dragon coiled atop the mountain. The weathered Dragon Face was expressionless, as if it were deep in thought.

After a long silence, the Platinum Dragon God finally spoke slowly, "Keosius, you'd better watch yourself."

"Aww—"

Bahamut raised his head and let out a long, distant howl that echoed through the sky.

The Platinum Dragon's scales shimmered with a faint blue light, and its long, winding body gradually blurred, eventually Become One with the sky.

"Respectfully seeing off His Bahamut Your Majesty!"

"Praise be to the Platinum Dragon God."

"Praise be to the Lord of the North Wind."

The Golden Dragon, Silver Dragon, and Brass Dragon in the distance all bowed their heads respectfully in the direction Bahamut had left.

"Jierlazarax is dead. The mortal realm needs rest. It's time for this war to end."

Ilmater slowly straightened up, and with her worn-out throat, she let out a hoarse, tearful voice.

"The sky collapses, the earth crumbles, mortals weep, endless suffering descends upon the world; transfer all the wounds and pain to me."

He hummed mournful songs as he limped across the scarred earth. Finally, accompanied by a gentle, warm breeze, his wounded figure vanished.

"Praise be to the Crying God."

"The Lord on the Rack"

The deep, resounding praises of the Metallic Dragon and Celestial Being echoed through the ruins of the mountains.

Even the most loyal Empire Retinue could not bring themselves to speak ill of this Crying God who bore the suffering of mortals; they simply watched him depart in silence.

Above, amidst the churning clouds, Tyr's Tyr, wielding a steel-gray warhammer and clad in light armor, shimmered and gradually blurred.

Tyr's avatar gazed in the direction of Keosius, white light surging from its empty eye sockets, and it let out a cold snort.

"I hope you are truly as powerful as you claim, and not become a slave to power."

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the brilliance of stars filled the sky. Countless bolts of lightning descended simultaneously, and a blinding white light enveloped all living beings.

Tyr's avatar gradually dissipated, leaving only a lingering, powerful aura.

"Your Majesties, please take care and don't see us off."

Keosius gazed silently up at the still churning clouds, finally revealing a relieved smile.

It was a success.

Everything proceeded according to his plan from several years ago.

The invasion from the Abyss was stopped by the Empire, and he personally killed Jierlazarax, while the complete Kareks' Body also fell into his control.

"Roar--"

Keosius stood atop Dragon Blood Mountain, head held high, neck outstretched, and let out a long roar, proclaiming to the world the Red Dragon's supreme rule over the Anzeta Great Wasteland.

"O gods!"

"Keosius above"

"Long Live the Empire! Long live His Your Majesty Keosius!"

The hundreds of thousands of people present all raised their heads, whether they were angels, Metallic Dragon or Red Dragon Bloodline, they all looked up into the distance, and countless gazes converged on the mountaintop.

The Red Dragon was seen hovering high in the sky, its pale golden eyes bright and piercing, exuding majesty and power.

Sunlight shone on the massive, forty-meter-long, mountain-like dragon's body, casting a faint halo around it, making its crimson scales gleam.

The wind howled, the clouds surged, and the Dragon Blood Mountain beneath the Red Dragon, which resembled a ferocious giant dragon, seemed to be worshipping it.

For some reason, people seemed to sense a special power from it—divinity.

Meanwhile, Keosius calmly looked down at the creatures below, slowly flapping his wings.

He felt the gazes, some fanatical, some devout, some fearful, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The long-unseen panel appeared before him, displaying information he had previously neglected to check.

[You have killed an Abyss Lord and earned the legendary achievement [Demon Slayer]] After the battle between Keosius and Jierlazarax, Anstika, once covered in snow-capped mountains, has become a desolate ruin.

Everywhere there were collapsed mountain peaks, flowing snowmelt, and scalding lava gushing from the cracks in the ground.

Only the newly formed Dragon Blood Mountain stands majestically between heaven and earth, as if it had existed there for tens of thousands of years, displaying Keosius's achievements and power.

After the departure of the "Righteous Three Saints," despite some conflicts and frictions, the Empire still paid a certain amount of Gold Coin as a reward to the reinforcements who had come from afar.

As the Celestial Being watched their god depart and sensed the less-than-friendly gazes of the Empire Retinue, they began a mass Plane Shift, leaving the Prime Material Plane.

The Metallic Dragon also created portals, carrying Ginar, who bore the image of Keosius, away from Anzeta and back to their respective habitats.

These beings from all corners of the multiverse witnessed the duel between Keosius and Jierlazarax and will surely spread this Earth-Shattering battle that will go down in history.

A Abyss Lord has been killed—this is news that is sure to shock the multiverse.

And it is foreseeable that the name of Keosius will become increasingly prominent throughout the multiverse.

Countless gazes from Mount Paradise, the Ysgard, Hell, the Abyss, and even the depths of the Astral Plane will converge on this desolate land of Anzeta.

Dragon Blood Mountain.

"Master, the Ancient Silver Dragon of the Melvord Clan wishes to pay homage, along with the Blue Dragon of Faria and an envoy from the Thrace Kingdom."

"Have them all wait here, and they are not allowed to disturb me for the next ten days."

Keosius lay coiled on the mountain formed from the head of Kareks, spewing out Sulfur Scent white smoke, and let out an impatient growl.

"Yes, Master."

The Ogre Mage nodded repeatedly, then waved his staff and hurriedly disappeared from the spot.

Keosius sighed, "Tsk tsk, what a hassle. After this battle, all the factions are eager to come and fight."

After saying that, he lowered his head and carefully looked through the documents that Lang Pu had presented to him.

"In this war, the Empire, under the leadership of His Your Majesty Keosius..."

In this war against the invasion of the Abyss, the Embers of the Burned Empire achieved a devastating yet glorious victory.

Despite the Empire's well-prepared defenses and intense bombardment of the demons, these powerful demons still posed a significant challenge to the Empire's lines in subsequent positional battles.

Twenty-one southern cities were destroyed by the demons' attack, tens of thousands of civilians were afflicted by the demons' calamity and lost their lives, and a total of 140,000 imperial soldiers and their families died on the southern battlefield.

Countless players died in the war, and it can be said that the invasion of the Abyss caused the Empire to lose tens of millions of Ginar.

In fact, Keosius could have flown directly to Anstika, the first place to be invaded, and used his overwhelming strength to kill all the demons on his own before dealing with Jierlazarax, thus avoiding all losses.

But he did not do that.

On the one hand, the protracted war against the demons can hone the empire's army, practice and improve its various tactics, and bring a baptism of blood and fire to the Embers of the Burned Empire.

On the other hand, in Keosius's eyes, demons were not just monsters that brought chaos and death, but also valuable experience! In this war that lasted for months, according to Lang Pu's statistics, the Empire killed a total of more than 30 million demons, a large part of which was thanks to the Starfallers.

In Keosius's faction panel, after this Abyss Invasion War, the average level of the three million players belonging to the Embers of the Burned Empire faction has increased by a full five levels!

It's important to know that most of these three million players are newcomers who joined the game during the "Clash of Kings and were mostly at level one or two before the war.

This war brought them a wealth of experience, and some newcomers have even reached level seven by slaughtering demons.

Veteran players who have followed the Ember Nest since the Internal Beta have even broken through the level 10 barrier and become true superhumans.

This battle greatly replenished the Empire's middle forces, and the Embers of the Burned Legion now boasts a five-figure number of mid-to-high-level professionals.

Compared to these tangible improvements, the losses in the south of the empire seem insignificant.

Moreover, the large-scale use of weaponry during the war also made the empire's military industry more prosperous and powerful, and the previously stagnant economy was also injected with strong vitality.

The idea that "the more you fight, the stronger you become" is not just empty talk for the massive War Machine of the Embers of the Burned Empire, but a real phenomenon.

Of course, for Keosius, the biggest gain was the improvement in his individual strength and the precious Progenitor Dragon corpse beneath him.

"We've been planning this for years, all for this moment!"

The Red Dragon narrowed its eyes slightly, and the corners of its mouth curled up. Its ferocious Dragon Face was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest, and the panel appeared before its eyes.

Achievement: Demon Slayer

"It is said that only demons can kill demons, and even the gods can only seal these mad beings."

To truly slay a Devil Lord, you must be more ruthless and brutal than He, which is virtually impossible—as described in the Blackthorn War, the Am's Dark Scroll.

Gain the passive trait: [Demon-Slaying]

Constitution +1, Charisma +1. With an unwavering desire for order, you personally slay a Devil Lord and receive some kind of response from the world.

You gain the additional traits: [Chaos Resistance Body] and [Orderly Breath].

[Chaos Resistance Body]: From now on, you will be resistant to all forces from the Abyss and will be difficult to be seduced by the Abyss Will.

[Orderly Breath]: After consuming a massive amount of energy, your breath will gain miraculous, restorative power.

On the panel, the black and gold trophy emitted a faint light, gradually merging into the massive body of the Red Dragon.

Keosius closed his eyes tightly, letting the invisible force reshape his body.

With each rise and fall of his breath, the muscles in his body became tighter, and the burning heart in his chest beat more actively, greatly enhancing the Red Dragon's physique.

Immediately afterwards, howling winds surged around him, countless elemental particles danced, and Keosius's charm reached a new level.

"Splash."

Puffs of steam billowed out from the gaps in the scales, from the nostrils, and from between the teeth.

"Aww—"

The Red Dragon couldn't help but let out a low groan. He spread his wings and stretched his Limbs, feeling exceptionally exhilarated.

Keosius was already very familiar with this feeling of improving his basic attributes, and even enjoyed the process.

However, what he was more concerned about was the additional characteristics of [Demon-Slaying], namely the two abilities that target chaos.

Suddenly, Keosius stared intently at the information displayed on the panel, muttering to himself, "This is... entropy reduction."

He uttered a word that had become somewhat unfamiliar.

What Jierlazarax said to Keosius was actually true.

Even in the world of Erezege, the tendency of things to move toward chaos and disorder is the rule of all things, which people in the previous life usually called "entropy increase".

In a strange world with Abyss and demons, this trend manifests as the invasion and destruction of the world by Abyssal Devil.

However, the power that Keosius obtained can reduce the chaos of the system and completely annihilate the demons that are extensions of the Abyss Will.

"Buzz—"

In an instant, Keosius felt the world fall silent, as if the world was calling to him softly, and everything before his eyes became completely transparent.

He could see the surging magma underground, the passages connecting the Outer Plane in space, and the Elemental Plane parallel to the Material Plane. The Seven Heavens, the Ysgard, the Mechanus, the Sea of Chaos, the Outlands —these planes appeared before Keosius like branches of a tree.

Finally, within the Mechanus shaped like a teardrop clock, tens of thousands of endless voids filled with interlocking giant gears that slowly turned, emitting a crisp sound and projecting a faint light.

"Click".

Keosius immediately felt a strange sensation; unusual silver light spots appeared within his body, bringing him new life.

He was eager to try, activating the new power within his body, causing streaks of silver light to flash in his pale golden pupils, before opening his mouth and spewing out scorching dragon flames towards the ground.

"Boom--"

[Orderly Breath]

A silver pillar of fire shot out, and immediately, the Weave surrounding the pillar began to operate in a highly regular and meticulous manner, bringing everything back to absolute order.

This is the power that can annihilate chaos, and it is also the sharp blade of the Demon Slayer!