Siege

At that moment, Grimargos's eyes were crimson, his entire body shrouded in hazy red light and venting scorching steam. Like a fiend from Hell, every movement he made unleashed devastating shockwaves.

The fire clouds in the sky churned and flowed with his movements. Pillars of fire descended from the heavens, crashing into the cavern like divine punishment and burning holes throughout the rock layers.

Wherever his gaze passed, stone melted and the ground became scorched earth. The Dragon Scale Monks scattered and rolled for cover, but three still failed to dodge in time. The rays struck them, instantly burning through their heavy scale armor.

As the Empire's most elite individual soldiers, the Vitagis Dragon Scale Monks possessed extraordinarily tenacious life force. Even having their hearts destroyed would not kill them. Yet under Grimargos's attack, both of their beating hearts—including their spare hearts—were burned to ashes, leaving nothing but enormous holes in their chests.

The Dragon Scale Monk legion had finally suffered casualties! Yet Grimargos showed no mercy, scarlet lethal rays shooting from his eyes.

That was the origin of the "Crimson Eye." Blessed by Kazur, Grimargos had gained a gaze capable of burning everything to ash!

"Stop him!"

The heavily armored Dragon Scale Monks led by Emon surged forward, blocking Grimargos's path. He spread his powerful dragon wings and suddenly brought them down in a crushing strike.

"Raise shields!"

"Boom—"

Accompanied by a heavy impact that seemed to stop their hearts, the two Dragon Scale Monks at the front were sent flying along with their shields. Their heavy armor twisted and deformed in midair before they slammed into the searing rock wall in the distance. A dull crunch of shattering bones echoed out, and it was impossible to tell whether they were alive or dead.

Emon barely managed to brace