The misty rain curtain is like a huge gray gauze curtain, covering the Conifer Valley below.
In the valley, coniferous pines swayed gently in the wind and rain. Fine raindrops continued to gather and slide along the dark green needles, creating crystal clear tracks in the humid air.
Phew--!
A sudden gust of wind roared past with icy cold rain, tearing open a short, almost vacuum channel in the valley, and roughly pushed the fine rain curtain to both sides.
Red Iron Dragon's majestic and muscular body, covered with thick scales, is hovering above the valley shrouded in rain and fog.
His head tilted slightly and his eyes lowered, as if he was remembering something.
After a brief thought, Garos retracted his wings and landed steadily on the steep mountaintop on the side of the valley. His sharp eyes penetrated the rain curtain and slowly scanned every inch of the rain-soaked land below.
Time is the most ruthless sword in the world. It is enough to turn countless heroes who once dominated the world into dust and erode the glorious past into vague legends.
However, time is also a life-saving medicine that heals wounds.
In order to completely erase the traces as a precaution, the valley that was mercilessly destroyed by the blazing Dragon Breath and turned into scorched earth has now returned to its lush and vibrant appearance under the nourishment of more than twenty springs and autumns.
The place has been re-covered with lush vegetation, revealing a vitality in the continuous drizzle.
Garos's huge head turned slightly, carefully looking around at the familiar yet unfamiliar sights.
Although the time engraver has left traces that cannot be ignored on the details of the valley - the trees are taller or have changed their positions, and the direction of the stream may have changed slightly - he can still identify the cave where the Dire Bear group originally lived; he can also vaguely see the forest clearing that was once specially cleared for his secret training of "little dragons".
"More than twenty years ago."
"Finally I set foot on this land again."
Garos's eyes swept across the valley and unexpectedly captured a familiar huge rock slab - it had been his favorite place to curl up on when he was a child and teenager, bathing in the sun or starlight and sleeping peacefully.
Never thought about it.
After more than 20 years of wind, frost, rain and snow, it has not collapsed, but the surface is covered with slippery moss and has a few deep cracks.
Garos's heart moved slightly.
He blinked cautiously to make sure there were no other creatures peeping around, and then slowly descended.
He tried to twist his strong body, carefully retracting his limbs inward, curling up his huge body little by little, completely fitting himself to the rock slab that carried the memories of the past, covering it so that no gaps were exposed.
However, to be honest, this is hard, cold and wet to the touch.
Compared with his comfortable Burning Steel Fortress dragon bed covered with dazzling treasures, it is a world of difference.
The fit and comfort in his memory could never be regained no matter how he adjusted his posture.
Click--Crack!
A slight but clear crisp sound interrupted his thoughts.
When he came back to his senses and subconsciously raised his body, the rock slab under him that carried years and memories couldn't bear his terrifying weight, which was far greater than before. It instantly fell into pieces and turned into a pile of moss-covered rubble.
It's different after all.
The rock slab that once brought him stability when he was young is now unable to bear even the weight of his body.
Garos shook his huge head slightly, and there was a trace of emotion in his eyes, but there was not too much nostalgia.
Nowadays, he is the lord who rules Borderlands and commands submission from all directions. He has a forest of powerful family members under his command, and there are many Dragonkin following his wingspan. He is no longer the weak and pitiful little dragon that struggled to survive in the cracks of the wilderness.
He straightened his strong body.
Countless raindrops fell and hit his broad and thick dragon body, which seemed to be made of steel. It instantly shattered his bones and turned into fine mist.
At this moment, the whisper of Iron Dragon Sorog came from deep in my heart.
Red Iron Dragon sometimes nodded slightly, sometimes falling into brief contemplation.
A moment later, through Sorog's spiritual voice transmission, he had clearly grasped the changes in Scale-Earth Rift Road's past twenty years.
"Creekwood Town...Albert Family..."
Garos's gaze suddenly became as sharp as a blade, as if it could pierce the rain curtain in front of him, but just for a moment, the sharpness was lost in the deep calm.
Ironthorn Viscount, and the deadly Dragon-Hunting Order. They once cornered Garos and almost buried him completely.
It was in that baptism of blood and fire that he awakened his own Dragon Qi.
He remembered all of this clearly, and every detail had never faded.
As for now?
Ironthorn Viscount I have long since turned into dust in the wilderness.
However, Albert Family, who has the same surname, took over Scale-Earth Rift Road.
Now, this land has been regained control by the Molten Iron Tribe with the force of thunder. Those noble gentlemen entrenched in the prosperous castle will surely receive the news soon.
But Garos has no fear in his heart.
The current comprehensive strength of the Molten Iron Tribe may still be slightly inferior to that of Raymond Duchy as a whole.
But.
The wilderness, a vast, dangerous land with many resources, has never been Raymond Duchy's home ground.
This place is far away from the core hinterland of the principality, and supplies are difficult. The number of troops stationed by the principality in the wilderness is already stretched thin, not to mention that in order to cope with the increasingly severe secession crisis in the south, some of the truly strong and elite troops have already been eagerly transferred back to the hinterland of the south.
The primary task of the remaining garrison forces is to guard those vital resource points.
Unless there is a clear order from the highest level of the principality, they will never rashly deploy troops for the sake of a noble's private territorial dispute.
Under this situation.
If you want to organize a force to attack Molten Iron Tribe - even if it is just against its advance troops - the strength of a mere earl family is not enough!
However, with Garos's deep understanding of the greedy nature of those nobles.
Once their core interests are touched upon.
They will never give up easily until they have really suffered a bloody blow and paid a heavy price.
Sorog's voice sounded in the bottom of my heart again, "Creekwood Town, who are mainly businessmen and adventurers, with some ordinary humans mixed in, should we keep or destroy them?"
Garos's thoughts are running.
After a few seconds, he made his decision.
"Keep it for now."
Iron Dragon responded happily, "Okay, I will immediately declare Creekwood Town to enter a state of comprehensive martial law. During this period, only personnel are allowed to enter and no one is allowed to leave. Ludwig will be fully responsible for the specific management and security matters."
In the grand blueprint concept of Iron Dragon Sorog.
As Molten Iron Tribe's territory of power continues to expand, its subordinates must not be limited to those monsters who are naturally bloodthirsty and aggressive.
Humans, as well as intelligent races such as Dwarf and Elf, will be an indispensable part of their ruling territory in the future.
Creatures like humans with relatively high intelligence, complex social structures, stronger output capabilities, and easier systematic management will sooner or later become important producers and builders in the Molten Iron Tribe territory.
Creekwood Town is the first small-scale human settlement taken over by the Molten Iron Tribe.
Rather than completely razing it to the ground and turning it into scorched ruins, Sorog prefers to retain this existing settlement, carefully manage and transform it, and develop it into an important human stronghold and logistics base around the radiation.
"Albert Family's counterattack will come soon."
"However, human beings are also unavoidable from the common problems of arrogance and arrogance. They know nothing about our true power today and cannot make too big a storm."
"Secret sentries and elite scouts have been posted at all strategic locations around and around Scale-Earth Rift Road. Their every move cannot escape our eyes."
Speaking of this, Iron Dragon Sorog's voice paused slightly.
"Garos, my dear brother, such a grand return... Shouldn't we do something to announce our strong return - Ignas Dragonflight and Molten Iron Tribe - to this land and to those who forget or despise our existence?"
There was a little excitement in his voice.
Hearing this, Red Iron Dragon nodded slightly. "Federation's control over the wilderness is indeed waning, but being too public and high-profile is not a good thing after all." He suddenly changed the subject and continued, "However, we do still owe the generous Crystal Princess a "fireworks", and it is time to give her a precious gift of thanks."
Crystal Princess Elina's support goes far beyond those shining treasures and various resources.
No matter what the real situation inside Federation is, Lothern Kingdom is still the nominal leader of Federation.
Although Princess Elina is on the edge of Royal Court's power, she is after all an extremely wealthy and respected princess, and the network of connections behind her is intricate.
In the previous conversation, she solemnly promised to Garos that she would pay close attention to the situation of Ser Wilderness.
As long as Ignas Dragonflight does not make crazy moves that are too shocking and challenge Federation's bottom line, she will try her best to mediate in matters at the Federation level, prompting the Federation garrison to ignore the existence of Ignas Dragonflight.
And this is the most critical benefit gained from forming an alliance with Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Today's Ser Wilderness has long been surrounded by war and chaos.
Federation The garrison is already exhausted and exhausted.
If an order from the top of Royal Court comes down at this time, suggesting that they selectively ignore certain areas, they will only be relieved and happy that there is one less thorny problem that they have to risk their lives to deal with.
Sorog asked, "When will the fireworks be lit?"
"Now!"
Red Iron Dragon said firmly.
"Call Samantha, she has been looking forward to this moment for a long time."
Not everything, the proud dragon is willing to leave to his dependents.
Moreover, it is not suitable to bring too many family members with you for things like raiding Federation Principality's residence.
With the advantages of speed and flight, the dragon that rules the sky is ready to attack personally.
Wow!
Thick lead-gray clouds were heavy in the sky, and heavy rain poured down, mercilessly covering the Saltpeter Mine Outpost located in the middle of Ser Wilderness, which was surrounded by fortifications.
The raindrops hit the muddy ground, the roof of the shed, and the cold alchemy equipment, making a continuous roar, as if the only sound left in the world was the noisy sound of water.
This place belongs to Aber Duchy.
Because of its unswerving support of the Rybos Kingdom, Aber Duchy has obtained resources and strong support that far exceed those of ordinary principalities. Its military strength is so strong that it can be called the overlord of one party.
The same goes for Haltai Duchy, which is backed by the Lothern Kingdom.
As the clouds of war grow stronger, Aber Duchy Some of the elite forces deployed in the wilderness have been transferred to the war-torn border front lines.
However, its foundation is so profound that the garrison remaining in the wilderness cannot be underestimated.
Inside Saltpeter Mine Outpost, sophisticated Alchemy Golem and heavily armed human guards are heavily guarded.
Among them, the most conspicuous one is a war beast produced by the Rybos Kingdom with independent intelligence - [Heaven's Wrath]! It has powerful ground suppression and aerial combat capabilities, which is enough to easily tear apart any ferocious beasts and monsters that dare to attack.
Crackling!
Crackling!
The dense raindrops beat wildly at Heaven's Wrath's cold and huge steel body, breaking into countless tiny water splashes.
Several Alchemists are carefully performing routine maintenance on it in the heavy rain.
They concentrated on repairing the tiny scratches left by the battle on the armor of Golem, and used the unique skills of Alchemist to restore some transmission joints and energy nodes that had been slightly aged due to long-term operation to a perfect state close to factory standards.
Suddenly!
Heaven's Wrath's metal visor lit up two dazzling lights without warning.
It "opened" its eyes.
The huge metal head suddenly lifted up, and its cold "sight" penetrated the heavy rain curtain and looked into the depths of the sky covered by thick dark clouds.
The built-in detection device made an emotionless mechanical sound.
"High energy level life reaction detected!"
"Warning! Warning! A highly threatening life form is approaching at high speed! Direction: directly above!"
Under the astonished gazes of countless guards, this war beast erupted into a deafening engine roar.
Dazzling energy flames shot out from behind it, the huge metal wingspan of more than 40 meters violently tore through the wind and rain, and the huge steel body soared into the sky like an arrow from a string.
Almost at the same moment.
A "meteorite" wrapped with red flames and Golden Lightning, carrying the power of destroying everything, broke through the thick rain clouds and swooped down from the top of the sky.
The rainwater around it evaporated the moment it touched the terrifying high temperature, dragging a thick and substantial trail of white vapor behind it, like an evil star coming to the world, approaching the earth at an extremely fast speed with a suffocating sense of oppression.
Exactly--Sky-Rending Wing, Death Omen--Garos.
His gaze was as sharp as a blade, clearly reflecting the giant steel shadow that was approaching and nearly twenty meters tall.
This is not the first time Garos has encountered Heaven's Wrath.
He remembered it very clearly - when he decided to escape from Ser Wilderness, he looted the gem mine of Raymond Duchy along the way, and was pursued by this powerful creature during his escape.
At that time, he was still Adolescent Dragon, and he did not dare to confront him head-on, so he could only temporarily avoid the edge in embarrassment and make a strategic retreat.
But today is different from the past!
In the blink of an eye, Heaven's Wrath was approaching.
The giant steel fist shining with energy collided with Red Iron Dragon's dragon claws covered with thick scales in the sky.
Boom--!!!
With the deafening loud noise, the shock wave visible to the naked eye rolled up water waves, centered on the collision point, and spread crazily in all directions.
Heaven's Wrath's huge steel body was hit from the front, its chest was deeply twisted and collapsed, and it fell uncontrollably towards the ground below.
It hasn't started any counterattack process yet.
Red Iron Dragon's wings flashed like giant blades, mixed with dragon claws, and the mixed attack from its tail was like a storm, sweeping across Heaven's Wrath in an instant, leaving countless deep marks on its steel body.
Tsk! Click! Boom!
The heart-stopping sound of tearing steel, the crackle of shattered parts, and the hum of overloaded energy mixed into a sonata of death.
Countless twisted parts fell from the sky like a heavy rain.
The red-hot sparks splashed wildly in the cold water vapor and were instantly annihilated!
Heaven's Wrath's powerful steel body was easily dismembered like a paper toy under Garos's ferocious attack.
And at the moment it was destroyed, it violently exploded without any warning, turning into a ball of raging flames in mid-air, forming a vacuum in the rain curtain, as if a second sun was rising.
The guards on the ground almost cheered, thinking that this terrifying explosion had finally put an end to the terrifying Evil Dragon.
However.
Zila! The dazzling golden lightning tore through the expanding flames!
The dragon shadow, shining with flying lightning all over its body, rushed out of the "sun". There were many cracks and black marks on the scales on its body, but it looked harmless.
Garos's fire resistance weakens the flame damage to the extreme.
As for the shock wave of the explosion, it couldn't do anything to his Cold Explosive Scale. The high-temperature flames and impact force caused him to accumulate a lot of heat energy, and his body seemed to be burning with a ball of fire.
Phew! Phew!
Two more strong dragon shadows tore through the rain curtain from different directions and swooped down towards the chaotic stronghold, causing chaos among the guards.
At the same time.
Red Iron Dragon tried to hold up the ground anti-aircraft weapons in vain, but was bombarded by energy beams and alchemy shells like tickling, and landed brazenly!
Boom!
The earth trembles under his feet!
Wrapped in Golden Lightning and black and red Dragon Qi, his huge and majestic body moved around at an incredible speed.
Places passed.
Whether it was solid fortifications, tall sentry towers, or the stubborn Alchemy Golem, they all collapsed and shattered like sand castles. Even the human guard leaders who had experienced hundreds of battles and had considerable strength were crushed to death like ants in the face of that unrivaled power.
Iron Dragon is slightly weaker than the red dragon, but it also shows strength beyond the normal Young Adult Dragon, blocking escape routes and killing guards who try to escape.
Boom--!
Finally, a heavy Magic Energy cannon that had accumulated energy for a long time luckily hit the Red Iron Dragon in the chaos.
The giant dragon's body trembled, its scales flew away, and it let out a deep roar.
His huge dragon wings suddenly fluttered, and his huge body instantly rose from the ground and soared into the sky! Iron Dragon and the red dragon followed closely behind, quickly escaping from the chaotic battlefield.
When the remaining guards on the ground witnessed this scene, they almost cried with joy, thinking that they had finally repelled this terrifying Evil Dragon.
However, just the next second.
Red Iron Dragon stretched his wings, heat waves rolled all over his body, and the evaporating rainwater hissed. The dragon scales on his body were like red-hot irons.
He took a deep breath and then exhaled violently towards the earth.
A Destruction Dragon Breath that was far more terrifying than any previous attack, like a river of lava pouring down, was like a spear of judgment dropped by the God of Fire, bombarding the earth brazenly.
Wherever Dragon Breath passes, the hard rocks melt and vaporize instantly like butter.
The mine was directly penetrated and torn apart!
The saltpeter mine was ignited and detonated, causing a chain reaction. The continuous rumbling explosions sounded like thunder across the earth.
The surface of the earth cracked and collapsed like a fragile eggshell.
The raging flames mixed with the shock wave of the explosion, forming a huge pillar of fire that connected to the sky and the ground, soaring straight into the sky.
It evaporated arrogantly with the rain all over the sky, and in the gloomy night sky, it bloomed into a flower intertwined with flames, blood and death - the grandest and most gorgeous fireworks!