The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 121 The Green Dragon Legion's Northern Expedition Against Humanity!
A gentle evening breeze swept by. Dark clouds obscured the silvery moon and erased the starlight.

The northernmost part of the Emerald Mountains, controlled by the Green Dragon Lord.

A large number of troops have already been stationed here.

Thousands of goblins and kobolds with green dragon blood were waiting in the night.

Most of them have heads that resemble green dragons, with poisonous gas emanating from between their teeth, and their bodies are covered in dark green scales.

—Dragonblood Creatures!

—A half-dragon!

These goblins and kobolds, after a long period of magical transformation by the Green Dragon Lord Emerald, have become imbued with the blood of the Green Dragon and can even exhale the Green Dragon's "chlorine dragon breath." Every half-dragon soldier possesses at least the combat strength of a low-level professional, with many also possessing mid-level or even high-level combat power, making them a truly formidable army.

Besides these dragonblood goblins and dragonblood kobolds, what is even more striking is the enormous number of wyverns.

These sub-dragons, with wings on their backs and the appearance of dragons but not true dragons, are flapping their wings and waving their tails with deadly venomous spikes, awaiting their master's command.

1000 wyverns!
There were as many as a thousand of these terrifying monsters with mid-level combat power.

This is the essence of Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord.

"Start the attack."

"I will launch a northern expedition against the human kingdom of Eldoron and reclaim the land that rightfully belongs to me!"

The Green Dragon Lord's voice, through the bond of blood, resounded in the minds of the half-dragon goblins and kobolds.

"Start the war!"

"Conquer human villages and towns, and reclaim the land for the Dragon King of the forests and mountains!"

The half-dragon soldiers raised their weapons and roared.

Then, 1000 bipedal dragons bent down and allowed the half-dragon soldiers to ride on their backs.

Each wyvern has 4 to 5 half-dragon soldiers on its back.

Immediately afterwards, the bipedal dragons flapped their wings, took off, and carried their soldiers into the pitch-black night sky devoid of starlight and moonlight.

Our target is Eldoron, the human kingdom in the north!
This is Emerald the Green Dragon Lord's "blitzkrieg"—

Normally, compared to a small number of high-level combat forces, large-scale legions are very cumbersome and move very slowly.

However, with these 1000 wyverns as troop transport vehicles, each carrying 4 to 5 half-dragon goblins or half-dragon kobolds, it is enough to rapidly transport an army and quickly deploy most of the Emerald Mountains' combat power to the battlefield.

At full speed, this Dragonblood Legion could reach the southern border of the human kingdom of Eldoron—the Jade Washing River—within ten minutes at the fastest!

……

The main peak of the Emerald Mountain Range.

Chieftain Bloodwolf led a large band of orc warriors, standing atop a high mountain, gazing northwards.

At that moment, they saw thousands of bipedal dragons carrying half-dragon soldiers rushing into the sky, soaring through the night and flying towards the northern night.

The war is about to begin.

"The ancient dragon lord Emerald has finally declared war on the humans of the north."

"Humanity……"

The high priest of the Blood Wolf clan paused abruptly when he mentioned the word "human":
"Back then, humans defeated us, using trickery and fire to leave tens of thousands of corpses in Bloodstain Canyon."

"Now, are the people of the north also facing extinction?"

The high priest murmured.

Standing to the side, the Blood Wolf Chieftain also gazed at the northern night sky, watching the thousands of two-legged dragons gradually disappear into the distance, and said:
"Who knows?"

For some reason, the Blood Wolf Chieftain, now much older and with the passion and courage of his youth long gone, felt a strange sense of anticipation.

He hoped that the proud green dragon lord Emerald and his invincible half-dragon army would be defeated when facing the human kingdom of Eldoron…

Broken halberds and sunken sand.

Just like back then, the orc army screamed in agony amidst the flames of Bloodstained Canyon.

……

The southernmost part of Eldorlon.

The beautiful river called "Xiyu River" flows gently by, making a clear, melodious sound.

A huge stone monument stands before the river.

The stone tablet is inscribed with dense text, recording the history of the orcs' slaughter of human settlements over the centuries, as well as the events of the first year of the Empire when His Majesty Elion and General Thor led the battle mages to expel the orc clans.

The area around Xiyu River at this moment is very different from that in the first year of the empire.

To the north of the river were numerous defensive fortifications—

Towers for observation and firing, trenches dug in advance to avoid explosive magic, and numerous sturdy bunkers. Because Elion had long known that the Green Dragon Lord Emerald would lead the Dragonblood Legion to attack from the south, he had organized engineering production mage teams over the years to build a large number of defensive fortifications on the southern frontier.

Last year, after the Sun Elf Legion withdrew from the west, the undead legions, combat professionals, and battle mages of Eldoron concentrated their main defensive forces in the south.

Today, countless zombies and skeletons patrol the banks of the Xiyu River tirelessly, guarding the southern border of the empire.

Inside one of the sturdy bunkers.

A woman with disheveled hair, glasses, and a slightly gloomy demeanor was flipping through documents in her hands, exchanging information with her team of divination mages.

—Kassandra, one of the six ninth-ring spellcasters of Eldoron, the Archmage of Prophecy!

—The one who, among the four chief rebels, timidly hid behind the scenes and never appeared on stage.

Currently, Cassandra leads a team of prophetic mages composed of a new generation of surface mages, responsible for constantly monitoring the green dragon lords of the southern Emerald Mountains.

“It is indeed strange. His Majesty Elion mentioned before that the Green Dragon Lord Emerald will most likely awaken in the 10th year of the Empire and launch a northern expedition against our Eldoron.”

Cassandra shrugged, looking quite puzzled:
"It's already May of the 11th year of the Empire, and the Green Dragon Lord Emerald still hasn't made any move. There's not even a hint of him waking up."

"But that's fine too. If that ancient dragon never wakes up and dies in its dream, that would be the best outcome."

Just then, a prophet observing the crystal ball nearby suddenly widened his eyes:
"Something terrible has happened, Lady Cassandra!"

"According to the reports from the [Spying Eye] and the magical pets, there's unusual activity in the Emerald Mountains!"

On the crystal ball, a scene appeared of 1000 two-legged dragons tearing through the night sky and rushing towards the south of Eldoron.

"Each of these bipedal dragons carries several half-dragon soldiers on its back, flying at high speeds as if their lives depend on it."

"Based on the speed estimate, we should arrive at Xiyu River in as little as ten minutes!"

what?
Cassandra was horrified:

"The Emerald Dragon Lord's half-dragon legion has begun its attack at this time?"

"This is not what we expected!"

Logically, it should be Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, who awakens from the dream first, creating a tremendous phenomenon.

After that, he personally led a massive army of half-dragons to attack humanity.

What? The green dragon itself hasn't shown any signs of awakening yet? And the half-dragon army has already attacked?

"Quickly, let's see if the ancient dragon Emerald has awakened!" Cassandra asked anxiously.

The prophetic mage in charge of monitoring shook her head:

"No. Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, himself has not joined this legion."

"Based on the information observed from the high-altitude Arcane Eye, Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, should still be asleep in his lair."

If the ancient dragon Emerald itself hadn't come, that would have been fine... Cassandra breathed a sigh of relief:
"His Majesty Elion has just led two ninth-ring spellcasters and 20 seventh- or eighth-ring high-ranking mages deep into the underground world."

"Now is precisely the time when Eldoron lacks high-end combat power!"

Fortunately, Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, did not come either.

"Quickly spread the word that the Half-Dragon Legion is approaching, alert the entire army, and send the Floating City over!"

South of Eldoron, on the banks of the Jade River.

A solemn voice echoed above countless towers, tents, and bunkers:

"Anomalies detected in the Emerald Mountains. Approximately 1000 wyverns and 4000 half-dragon soldiers will arrive at the border in about ten minutes!"

"All troops, be on high alert and prepare for battle!"

"The floating city of Eldoron is also moving at full speed and will soon arrive at our position."

……

Beneath the Emerald Mountains.

Within the Hive of Mindslayer's mastermind network, a vast amount of information converges, transmitting data gathered through various channels:

"On the southern border of Eldoron, the human positions are fully alert and ready for battle."

"The floating city that was originally suspended above Peace Town in southern Eldoron is now rushing to the southern frontier at top speed."

"The human positions seem confident that, without the Green Dragon Lord Emerald himself participating in the battle, they can withstand the attack of the half-dragon legion with their heavily fortified positions alone. Therefore, there is no need for King Elion of Man and other high-ranking human forces to come to their aid."

"In that case..."

"Send out the underground slave army according to plan!"

"Let the lower creatures of this world see how we rule this world..."

(End of this chapter)