Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 400: I don't understand
"How could this be?"

As one of the four great knights of the Apocalypse, Edward, who had just been promoted to Knight Commander, looked at the bloody and cruel scene in front of him in disbelief. It was a scene that made him despair. Even though he was wrapped in armor blessed by the gods and had a sword infused with the power of oracle in his hand, his body still couldn't help shaking, both because of anger and fear.

As a Knight of the Apocalypse blessed by the Lord of Ashes, Edward had no idea how many heretics he had killed for this great being, as well as countless evils who attempted to desecrate his glory and majesty.

Not long ago, when he received the summons from the Vatican and learned that there was a dragon heretic who despised the glory of the Burning Lord in a nearby plane, he summoned all his followers and servants without hesitation to respond to the call of the Vatican.

However, when Edward led all his forces to the holy mountain where the Holy See was located, he realized something was wrong because the armed forces mobilized by the Holy See were too many.

The Holy See not only summoned the active Knights of Apocalypse around the world, but also freed many elderly knights from their crystal coffins who had used forbidden techniques to seal their vitality and delay aging.

Such a scene made Edward excited but also a little uneasy. The Church had used up the resources accumulated over countless years. Once these old knights were awakened, there would be almost no chance of them being re-enable. The only outcome was death on the battlefield.

Of course, for these old knights, this is also a kind of relief and supreme honor. At the moment of death, they are blessed and their souls will inevitably ascend to the kingdom of God to enjoy eternity and immortality with the great Lord of Ashes.

It is precisely because of this that we can see the horror of this. The Holy See knows the thoughts in the minds of these knights who are approaching their twilight years, so it is impossible to wake them up unless it is absolutely necessary.

Although their souls will gain eternal glory, this is a real weakening of the power of the Holy See in the material world.

However, even though Edward had a bad premonition, when he saw that the Holy See had awakened 1,200 Divine Forbidden Knights and summoned 50,000 Apocalypse Knights, all his uneasiness and fear disappeared instantly.

What a powerful force this is! In the current world, no country or force can resist such a military force. The only way for them to survive and continue is to crawl under the glory of the Burning Lord.

However, all the self-confidence and pride disappeared instantly and were shattered by reality when they crossed the space gate opened by the Holy See and arrived at the land ruled by the evil heretic dragon.

Edward saw very clearly that the space gate opened by the Holy See was extremely tricky in both location and timing. The moment the space gate opened, those heretics who clearly had dragon characteristics showed complete astonishment and surprise on their faces. It was obvious that they did not react and did not expect their appearance.

However, a scene that made Edward angry and even terrified appeared. Facing an invading army that suddenly appeared in front of him, the heretics who had a leisurely and peaceful smile on their faces the moment before and whose lives were obviously extremely comfortable, took out their weapons and put on their armor the next moment, and pounced on the elite vanguard group composed of young knights like a group of vicious wolves.

The vanguard group, which had clearly come prepared and was armed to the teeth, faced a group of disorganized heretic refugees who were resisting spontaneously. They were like a piece of juicy steak and were eaten up in just a few moments.

Edward could not believe what he saw, because he was sure that these heretics who were rebelling were definitely not soldiers who had received orthodox military education.

It can be seen from the words, deeds and actions of these heretics that they seldom cooperate with each other and hunt completely based on some kind of instinct, with no military quality at all.

Judging from the city and its surroundings, their residential areas are not in the core area, and their status is not high. It is this group of dissenting refugees living on the edge of the city who are spontaneously organizing resistance and counterattacks, and are about to wipe out the Vanguard Group.

The Vanguard Corps was not a cannon fodder group, it was composed of elite knights drawn from all over the country and knights with outstanding talents. Its purpose was to quickly eliminate the threatening forces on the land of heretics, stabilize the situation, and build a large enough camp for the arrival of the subsequent crusade legion.

They were obviously elite troops, but when they faced heretical citizens, or even ordinary poor people, they were beaten like this. It was simply shameful to watch.

"Master, it will be our turn soon!"

The trembling voice of the attendant sounded at one side, making Edward, who was already in a very heavy mood, even more irritated. Even though the troops summoned by the Holy See continued to pour in, the resistance of the heretics was getting stronger and stronger.

Especially when Edward saw the heretics wearing uniform armor, which was obviously the intervention of military forces, he trembled in his heart.

The Griffin Knights, who were carefully cultivated by the Holy See and regarded as the grace and pride of the gods, performed even worse on the battlefield in the sky than on the ground. They were prone to collapse at the first touch. In a one-on-one fight, they could not even hold out for one round and their necks would be torn apart.

Only three to one, or even five to one, could maintain a balance, but even so, compared to the larger and more brutal flying dragons on the opposite side, these special griffins that had been bathed in divine grace for generations, constantly strengthened, and selected were no match, and were almost treated as food by the flying dragon monsters on the opposite side.

woo-

A dull and heavy horn sounded, and short-distance portals opened at the edge of Elisim. Tall and burly dragon-like giants, whose average height was basically over 20 meters, walked out of these portals with heavy steps.

The shock brought by the sharp-armored giants is greater than that of any well-equipped human knights, and the advantage of size is undoubtedly demonstrated on such a large battlefield.

Especially when the giants charged in formation, it was like an insurmountable metal wall. No matter how powerful and famous the knight was, he would be crushed into meat paste if he crashed into this wall.

"damn it!"

Edward cursed as he charged onto the battlefield with his knight entourage. His target was naturally not those extremely terrifying and difficult dragon-like giants, but the local resistance forces who he identified as civilians.

Although he had embarked on the battlefield to fight against heretics and even fought for the glory of the gods, even if he died in battle, he would be able to be promoted to the kingdom of God on the spot, but it would be good to be able to live longer in the secular world. What's more, he did not leave the battlefield and continued to charge at the enemy.

"For His Majesty the Holy Dragon!"

An Apocalypse Knight who rides on a warhorse, holds a lance, and charges is an extremely terrifying and awe-inspiring existence in his world.

Because any Apocalypse Knight, when charging at full force, cannot stop even a thick city gate; even a section of the city wall will be destroyed and collapsed. He is a terrifying being who can destroy a city by himself.

However, in the marginal corner of the city, on this street, the Apocalypse Knight, who had already launched a charge and increased his speed to the extreme, had a lance in his hand that could have blasted open the city gate, but it was blocked and cut off by a young man who looked young and had a childish look on his face.

"This is impossible!"

Edward, who fell off his horse, looked in disbelief at the young heretic who was slowly approaching with a long blade in his hand and no armor on his body, and roared wildly in his heart.

Because according to his judgment, the lance in his hand should have pierced the young man through the tip of the lance, but the result was that his weapon was cut off, and he fell off his horse, suffering a great impact. "My first military achievement!"

The light in the boy's eyes was as blazing as fire, and the desire contained in it made Edward shudder. This made this battle-hardened knight draw the sword from his waist. He would never accept this and end his life like this, dying at the hands of a heretic who looked like he was not even an adult.

However, when the two metal weapons collided and burst into brilliant sparks, great astonishment and confusion rose up again.

"How could this happen? This shouldn't happen. It's obviously impossible!"

Past experience and daily accumulation seemed to be useless at this moment. Edward couldn't help but doubt his own judgment ability at the moment.

Because the young man in front of him should not have been able to block him. Both of them were not in the same realm. It was obviously just a heretic who could be killed by him with a single blow, but he was able to compete with him and pose a fatal threat to him.

"No, that's not right. There's something wrong with this land. This is a land of heretics!"

Edward suddenly looked up at the sky, and just in time saw a griffin with a broken chest falling from the sky while wailing helplessly.

Word Spirit·Dragon Realm

Word Spirit: The Loyal Servant

On top of the tower, Noah looked indifferently at the sudden invasion and conflict that broke out at the end of the distant city, overlooking the battlefield. However, he had no intention of taking action, but simply opened two spiritual domains.

With the superposition of the two major fields, with Noah's current status, even if he is just a babbling dragon child, as long as he can lift a knife, it will be no problem for him to stab a non-dragon heavy armored knight to death.

This is the support Noah gives to his people. As long as they dare to charge forward, they will surely gain something on the battlefield. Even if they unfortunately die in battle, Valhalla will be open to them.

"Have you found out? Which god's cult is this?"

Noah didn't care about the conflict whose outcome was already determined. Instead, he looked to the side and saw the commander of the Wanfa Dragon Guard who was already kneeling on one knee on the ground.

"Lord of the Burning Embers, this is the power of his cult. According to our investigation and soul searching, this cult has already taken an absolute dominant position in the plane they are currently in. It is the core place of faith for this god."

"Ah."

Noah did not show any surprise or uneasiness about the fate of a god. This was something he had expected.
"Gugefer, have their plane coordinates been anchored?"

Noah lowered his head, and the next moment, a cheerful voice responded.

“It’s locked!”

"Yeah! Since they're already locked in, there's no need to play with them anymore."

Although Noah couldn't understand why the army of believers under the command of this god opened the invading space gate at the edge of Elishim, they had already placed their heads on the execution rack. If he didn't put the knife down, it would be too inconsiderate to them.

hum!hum!hum!
Round mirrors with a golden color rose above the Mage City. Under Noah's control, all the mirrors slowly pointed in the direction of the invasion of the cultists.

Flaming sun mirror!
It partially overlaps with the name of a certain god that has become history, but this was prepared by the adoptive mother of that year for the golden dragon that had not yet been promoted to a legendary status. It is a strategic magic device with the ability to amplify attacks.

After Noah was promoted to Legend, he basically forgot about these mirrors because they were of no use to him. He did not need the help of these mirrors for long-range attacks.

However, this scene really made Noah itchy, and on a whim, he activated these magic devices that were originally only used as commemorations.

Word Spirit Candle Sun

It was also the Word Spirit that had not moved for a long time. It seemed as if a third eye opened on Noah's forehead. It was a divine pattern hidden under the skull between the eyebrows, which shone at this moment. The power bred in it flowed out and was evenly injected into the Flame Sun Mirror.

In the past, Noah needed the help of the Flame Sun Mirror to amplify the power of the Word Spirit, but now as an adult Ancestral Dragon, he has to divide the power of the Word Spirit to prevent it from being too strong and melting these extremely commemorative mirrors.

boom! boom! boom!
Long streaks of red-gold rainbows streaked across the sky. The power that once could severely damage legendary monsters and intimidate the legions of hell reappeared at this moment, but it was much stronger than before.

Any material or living thing that came into contact with it had almost no resistance and was instantly evaporated and reduced to ashes.

The battlefield, which was originally filled with shouts and cries of killing, quieted down at a speed visible to the naked eye, because one of the armies was being gradually wiped out from the battlefield, as if a supreme god had turned the power of the scorching sun into an eraser, erasing everything on the map that was an obstacle to the view.

"Trap! This is a trap!"

"There's an ambush! This is simply a conspiracy!"

From the opening of the portal to the entry, the cultist army, which had not achieved any strategic victory from beginning to end, was defeated. Although the remaining forces were still resisting stubbornly, all the legions were retreating and began to question this expedition.

Judging from the results, the Holy See suffered heavy losses, and it was an attack that could not be more stupid. They were like cannon fodder, who were pushed into the heretic territory without any knowledge and used to test the heretics.

(End of this chapter)