Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 290 Emperor's Resurrection Gift
"No, how can I, Raoul, die in the hands of a bunch of insects like you!"

The bat wings on its back had been cut off by the imperial guards, and the balor, whose body and limbs were entangled in chains, had been dragged to the ground and was no longer able to fly.

It's not that it can't fly after losing its wings. High-level demons are not so useless as to be like this. For truly powerful creatures, wings are just decorations.

What really prevented him from flying were the golden chains wrapped around his body. These hybrid dragonborns, claiming to be the Imperial Guards, compressed and confined all his space for movement, suppressing his every resistance and struggle.

"It is the honor of your life to fall in our hands!"

The guards, whose golden light had completely dimmed, trampled on the body of the great demon. One of the guards, who was stepping on the head of the balor demon, put the tip of his sword against its neck.

"You are the first great demon to die at the hands of our Custodians, and you will definitely not be the last!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword of the Imperial Guard cut off the head of the Balor, and the black and red demon blood with a strong smell of sulfur immediately gushed out from the severed neck.

For a moment, filth filled the air, and angry roars and obscene insults were heard everywhere, because even though its head was cut off, the balor was still not dead, and its head still retained a high level of activity.

However, it was not a legendary demon after all. Therefore, amid the abuse, a guard inserted the light spear in his hand into its forehead and pierced its brain, gradually ending the life of this high-level demon.

"we won!"

The imperial guard pierced the demon's forehead with the spear of light in his hand, and raised the demon's head, which was half the size of his body, high above his head. The filthy blood poured on the heavy armor. Although the armor was stained with blood, it added a bit of murderous aura and infinite power.

"Unbelievable! Where did this warrior come from? He is too strong!"

"They didn't even have an Ultimate, yet they killed a great demon!"

“I think we should have witnessed history.”

"I just want to know where they came from. Does anyone know their origins?"

"They should be from Zealandia, the followers of the Holy Dragon!"

Paladin Rand, who also watched the battle with his students, responded.

He saw with his own eyes this group of golden giant warriors walking out of the space channel opened by the scroll he activated.

Although he knew the origins of this group of warriors, Rand was still puzzled. He clearly remembered that when his friend handed the scroll to him, he had explained to him that this was just a life-saving teleportation scroll, not a special summoning scroll.

Moreover, even if it was a summoning scroll, the reinforcements summoned by this scroll were a little too powerful. Even in his long life of nearly a hundred years, he had never seen such an army.

He was able to surround and kill the ultimate demon with the power of just the average shining gold realm, creating a precedent in history and an incredible miracle.

Perhaps there have been similar cases in past history, but the only one that has been documented and that he has witnessed with his own eyes is this one.

Although this group of warriors, both in weapons and armor, are equipped with super-standard magical equipment, their fearlessness and strong physique, as well as the ability to stand up and fight back despite repeated targeted attacks from demons, are important reasons why they were able to accomplish this miraculous feat.

The most shocking thing is that this army of only fifty-one members successfully cleared the monsters from the entire town and killed a great demon that descended on it. No more than one-third of them were injured, and no one died.

Even the warrior who had initially endured the big demon's three consecutive heavy attacks alone is still alive, but his armor is severely broken, but his internal condition is still relatively good.

"So you are the followers of the Holy Dragon?"

"That's no wonder."

"No wonder? Can you please not speak in such a matter-of-fact tone? Who is Sheng Long? How come I have never heard of him?"

Thousands of miles of sea separate the two continents. Even though the two continents have opened up maritime trade routes, not everyone knows about the existence of the Holy Dragon. This is the general situation.

"The Holy Dragon is a golden dragon lord in the Zealandia continent who advocates fairness and justice and has established a place of good order!"

A paladin introduced it in this way to the extraordinary people who did not understand.

"Since he is the Dragon Lord of Zealandia, why are his followers here?"

"I summoned them. A friend of mine served as an inquisitor under the Holy Dragon. He gave me a scroll that can be used to save my life in dangerous moments. Before using it, I didn't expect it to have such an effect."

The Holy Knight Rand also had to stand up at this moment and explain that this group of golden giant warriors appeared here because of his request for help.

While explaining, the middle-aged paladin felt a burning sensation on his back, because he knew that this was not the real reason.

However, after fighting so many times in a row, he was already exhausted, his face was pale and bloodless, so his abnormality was not noticed by others.

"Rand, you actually have such a friend, that's amazing. Do you have any more scrolls like this?"

"No more. How could I have any extra scrolls?"

Rand gave a forced smile, because he didn't know how to continue explaining.

Fortunately, the extraordinary professionals who survived in this town did not get too entangled. After knowing how this group of golden warriors came, their attention was focused on the imperial guards who had not left yet.

With the death of the great demon, the power of the abyss that shrouded this place began to gradually dissipate, the sky that was dyed red by blood began to gradually regain clarity, and the field separating the inside and the outside began to collapse.

"Why haven't they left yet?"

"Why are you leaving?"

"Isn't this a summons? Is there no time limit?"

"It doesn't look like it."

"What are they going to do?"

Even though they knew that the group of golden giant warriors in front of them were their own people, when they saw this group of fierce men who had fought side by side and successfully killed a big demon walking towards them, most of them couldn't help but feel frightened and couldn't help but retreat and keep their distance, which once again made the unremarkable paladin Rand stand out.

"We were ordered to eliminate all threats, so we want to know, who initiated this sacrifice?"

The generally intact warrior Xiu Carlton, whose armor had only a few scratches, looked down at the holy warrior in front of him, trying to restrain himself from looking at the boy next to him whose presence was almost non-existent.

"It's the local nobles!"

Even someone as open-minded as Rand would not be in a good mood after he almost became a sacrifice in the sacrificial ceremony. "Can you lead the way for us?"

Hugh Carlton made the request directly.

"Those nobles are deeply rooted and have a rather troublesome network of relationships in the local area."

Another holy warrior reminded that he had also traveled to the city of Elishim on the continent of Zealandia, and he had a very favorable impression of that land.

Even though he had never seen these warriors in that sacred place, he could not be mistaken about their aura; it was indeed a dragon might similar to that of a golden dragon.

It is precisely because of this favorable impression that he would remind of the potential risks at this moment.

"Then they are also threats that need to be eliminated."

Xiu Carlton asked simply and bluntly.

"That's right, they are all threats that need to be eliminated. I can lead the way for you!"

Elijah stood up. He had long been dissatisfied with the order of this land, but before this, he could only endure it.

After all, as an apprentice paladin who had just come into contact with the way of Holy Light, he could not do anything. Even if he became a real paladin, he could not overthrow a country or even the order of a region by himself.

"Then come with us!"

Xiu Carlton just glanced and turned away.

The purpose of their imperial guards coming here to eliminate threats was for the young man in front of them. As for what would happen if they encountered a target they couldn't defeat, they hadn't thought about it, because His Majesty the Holy Dragon was always watching them, and they couldn't fail.

"Ely!"

Seeing the young man stepping forward, Rand couldn't help but look worried, because once the complicated aristocracy of a country is traced to the end, it will definitely involve a legend, that's for sure.

If an extremely abnormal situation or widespread corruption occurs in a country or a region, how could the ruler of that region not be aware of it?
"They are the followers of the Holy Dragon. Since they appear here, it means that the sun's rays from the other side of the continent will also fall here. It's time to clear everything, teacher."

Elijah stopped, looked at the teacher who called him, and said seriously.

What his teacher taught him the most was actually to be patient, and to remain restrained and silent when he saw injustice, because even if he exploded and showed momentary bravery, it would only make things worse, not better.

"I will go with you!"

Rand looked at the golden warriors who were ready to go not far away. This group of giants, their performance just now could give people a great sense of security.

Although Rand had great doubts about whether they could fight against the legend, there was no doubt that as long as they wielded the butcher knife against the local nobles when no one expected it, many situations here would change because it couldn't be any worse.

The nobles here are so corrupt that they dare to sacrifice the holy knight along with hundreds of thousands of people in an entire town. At this point, there is no need to show mercy.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The Imperial Guards don't have mounts, not because they don't need them, but they haven't yet screened and bred the right breeds, although their own running speed has already exceeded that of most species in the material world that are suitable as mounts.

"That is Count Vero's castle. He is definitely one of the main participants in this sacrificial ceremony!"

Rand, who was held by a guard by the waist and bounced up and down until he was dizzy and had to adjust his breathing with difficulty, looked up at a castle built on the edge of the town in the distance.
"But I haven't collected enough evidence."

"Evidence? Evidence is needed to investigate a case!"

After determining the target, the leading imperial guard rushed straight towards the castle gate that could withstand siege vehicles like a furious beast. The castle gate, which was almost as thick as a person's width, could not withstand the impact of the imperial guards. Amidst roars and vibrations, the castle fell in the blink of an eye, so fast that the nobles and his private army inside did not have time to react.

A moment later, the imperial guards, with bloodstains on their armor, withdrew from the silent castle and continued to move towards their next target.

"Can you change my position for me?"

Rand couldn't bear the ups and downs anymore. He couldn't help but glance at his student. He was placed on the thick shoulder armor by a guard. It could be said that he was riding on the guard's neck. He was much more comfortable than him.

"it is good."

The guard carrying Rand made a dull sound, then lifted the poor paladin up, switched to the other side, and tucked him under his armpit.

"..."

This was a horrific attack. The imperial guards who were ordered to come followed the instructions of the holy knight and executed 86 nobles of all ranks within just one day and one night, killing all of them and their private armies.

It was not until the next day that the local ruler, the legendary figure who founded the country, finally realized that something was wrong and began to track down the culprit who massacred his nobles.

Just like the Imperial Guards found the culprit who sacrificed the town and caused the devil to descend, they did not need any evidence or ask for the reason, and simply swung their swords to kill him. The legend who found the culprit who slaughtered the nobles under his command also made the same move.

hum!
Before the imperial guards could even see the shadow of the legend, a soldier of the imperial guards was split in half by a rainbow light that fell from the sky.

After splitting the body of the imperial guard, the sharp edge left a scar on the ground that stretched for nearly a thousand meters.

"I am the first imperial guard to die in battle? What bad luck!"

With his body torn apart by the legendary power, Xu Carlton lay on the ground with his mind scattered. In these last moments of his life, such a thought emerged in his mind. A strong feeling of unwillingness echoed in his chest.

"Ugh!"

Just as the darkness was about to devour General Carlton's consciousness, this loyal royal guard soldier heard a sigh, and then infinite light descended and dispelled the cold darkness.

He saw a dazzling golden sun!

"Your Majesty the Holy Dragon!"

The dazzling sun was reflected in his eyes, but Xiu Carlton did not find it dazzling. He only felt warmth and gentleness, and an indescribable feeling of being moved. He could not help but stretch out his hand.

"Are you willing to take up arms again and fight for me?"

Noah, who descended as the Word Spirit Emperor, stared into the soul of the Adeptus Custodes soldier and asked.

(End of this chapter)