Vanguard

In the vast palace, aside from the gnoll guards standing like statues, everyone else had already left.

Iwa stood at the entrance of the palace, looking down upon the enormous underground city below.

He murmured softly, "Darkskins, just what have you hidden within this city?"

To Iwa, wealth was important, but ordinary resources such as magic stones could no longer stir much desire in him.

Iwa's strength had reached the seventh stage of Legend. Even if Lolth's servant god descended, he had no need to worry.

If it were merely for taxes, Iwa had no need to attack and destroy this dark elf city.

With a single order, these dark elves would have to hand over the profits from their trade with the surface.

But Iwa wanted more. He wanted what the dark elves had hidden behind their backs.

Very soon, the legions under Iwa's command rapidly assembled.

Iwa's most powerful force was the True Dragon Legion under his command. This True Dragon Legion numbered nearly three hundred dragons, of which at least seventy were adult true dragons.

After receiving the order to attack, many of these true dragons excitedly circled above Iwa City, flying and roaring.

For these true dragons enslaved by Iwa, only war allowed them to fight without restraint and win spoils and rewards.

Besides the true dragons, there were also vast numbers of draconic creatures. These evil dragons possessed desires far too strong, preying upon many creatures below them and breeding countless draconic offspring.

These draconic creatures generally ranged from Black Iron to Gold rank. Some of the strongest had even reached the Sanctuary realm. Those powerful ones were subspecies Iwa had bred in his early years.

These dragonkin had originally lived around Iwa City, leading savage lives. Some even preyed upon one another, and the