I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 337 You think you can kill me?

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The Great Stone City.

"Boom boom boom!"

The soldiers of the Dragon's Breath Legion flew swiftly through the gates of the Stone City like silver dragons.

The heavy, rhythmic footsteps struck the hearts of the defending soldiers like a hammer blow.

The soldiers were all shocked, staring blankly at the advancing army.

"Fortunately, the Earl has surrendered."

In a corner of the city wall, an old soldier with mostly white hair leaned on a spear, his hands trembling slightly.

"Otherwise, I might never see my grandson again," the veteran said with lingering fear.

The soldiers beside him nodded vigorously in strong agreement.

The Duke of Flowers took away most of the elite forces of Stone City.

The remaining soldiers defending the city were all eliminated; most of them were middle-aged or older veterans, while the younger ones were thin and short new recruits.

"You said..."

A pale-faced young soldier asked in a low voice, "How long can we hold out if we resist?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers all turned to look at him.

The veteran glared at him fiercely, "Do you want to die?!"

The young soldier shrank back, startled by the glare, and dared not utter another word.

The veteran sighed, his tone softening, "Son, war isn't what you imagine."

"On the real battlefield, the ones who die the fastest are recruits like you."

He pointed to the silver-armored legions pouring into the city gates below, "Do you see their armor?"

“That’s real armor made of fine steel, not the rags we’re wearing.”

The veteran shook his head, his voice full of helplessness, "What do we have to fight them with?"

"Are you willing to risk your life to pay for it?"

Just as the soldiers were discussing quietly, a series of hurried footsteps came from the stairwell.

"Dong dong dong."

Squads of silver-armored soldiers strode up the city wall, and the soldiers guarding the city instinctively took a few steps back.

The silver-armored soldiers ignored the city guards and quickly took their positions.

The entire process was orderly and without any chaos.

This alone is enough to show that this is an elite army.

"The Seventh Legion of the Dragon's Breath has been ordered to take over the defense of the city walls!"

A burly soldier, clad entirely in silver armor, shouted sternly, "All of you, take your weapons and assemble in the open area outside the city!"

The soldiers guarding the city were intimidated by the imposing presence of the silver-armored soldiers. They stood there dumbfounded, nodding blankly, not daring to move an inch.

The silver-armored soldiers, seeing that they were still in the same spot, shouted sternly.
"Move quickly!"

"Good good!"

"Let's leave now!"

"Right away! Right now!"

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The soldiers guarding the city responded hastily and rushed down the city wall.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

A huge shadow fell over the open space in front of the city gate of the Great Stone City.

"call--"

A strong wind swept by, stirring up clouds of dust.

A giant black dragon descended from the sky and landed on the city wall above the city gate, its vertical pupils scrutinizing everyone warily.

The soldiers who had just run out of the city couldn't help but look up, their mouths agape, their faces filled with shock.

"There really is a dragon..."

A soldier muttered to himself, his legs already weak and his body swaying slightly.

If his companion hadn't been there to support him, he might have already collapsed to his knees.

The soldiers felt increasingly fortunate.

I'm glad I didn't become the dragon's enemy.

The streets inside the city were crowded with people, who looked at the black dragon on the city wall with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

Amidst the crowded scene, Falfolk, dressed in an ordinary linen robe, frowned as he stared at the figure on the dragon's back.

"Damn it! How did he get into the city!"

Faffok grabbed his attendant and said, "Am I not going to tell you to send a message to Luther and not let Rhodes into the city?!"

"Did you deliver the letter or not?!" Fawke demanded sharply.

"I've delivered it!"

The attendant looked bewildered. "Lusen received it personally!"

"Damn it!"

Falfolk stared intently at the dragon flying towards the hillside manor. "No matter what, we can't let him die here!"

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The black flames did not stop despite people's shock.

It flapped its wings and left the city wall, flying directly over the crowd and landing on an open space not far in front of the lord's manor.

As the wings flapped, gusts of wind arose, causing the onlookers in the distance to instinctively retreat.

Of course, even without strong winds, ordinary people wouldn't dare to approach.

Because some people were spreading rumors that Duke Rhodes was a young boy who was not yet married, the people of the city were very curious and wanted to see this duke.

Let's also see what the legendary dragon is like.

Black Flame folded its wings and lowered its head.

The Winter Guards were already waiting nearby, lined up neatly in two rows, their eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Rhodes jumped off the dragon's back expressionlessly.

Black Flame didn't linger; it flapped its wings and took off, disappearing into the air before the onlookers.

Under the protection of the Winter Guard, Rhodes walked slowly toward the lord's manor.

The gates of the lord's manor were already wide open, and the middle-aged butler was waiting under the porch, followed by dozens of servants.

Upon seeing Rhodes approach, the butler immediately placed his right hand on his chest and bowed.
"Welcome, esteemed dragon rider and Duke Rhodes, ruler of the North."

The butler looked up, a smile on his face, and said respectfully:

"We have specially hired a new batch of servants to welcome you."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied, we can change it." The butler's tone was humble.

Rhodes's gaze slowly swept over the servant.

The servants all lowered their heads, their bodies trembling slightly, and dared not meet Rhodes's gaze.

Rhodes didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

His expression remained indifferent, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Seeing Rod's expression, the butler quickly spoke again.
"You must be tired from your long march. A feast has been prepared for you inside."

The butler turned to the side, raised his hand, and bowed slightly, making a gesture of invitation.

Please come inside for your meal.

Rhodes glanced at the butler, then got up and walked toward the manor gate, with the Winter Guards following closely behind.

"You can't go in!"

A roar suddenly erupted, and Falfolk's figure rushed out from the street corner!
"Rhodes! This is a trap!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a sudden change occurred!
The butler's smile instantly twisted, and he lunged at Rhodes!

"For the Lord of Dawn!"

The butler reached for Rhodes' neck with both hands, his eyes flashing with madness!

"Pfft!"

A harsh sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and before he could even reach Rhodes, the butler was stabbed through the skin by the Winter Iron Guard!
The silver blade pierced through his chest, and blood dripped down the blade!

However, the butler showed no sign of pain, slowly closed his eyes, and instead had a strange look of relief on his face!

At that moment, six more figures rushed out from the servants behind them!

"For the Lord of Dawn!"

The six men shouted and rushed towards Rhodes, but they could not escape the same fate as the butler and were all killed by the Winter Iron Guards!

Their bodies fell to the ground, blood gushing from their wounds, instantly staining the ground dark red!

But the dark red blood quickly disappeared, as if it had been absorbed by the earth!
Then, a bizarre scene unfolded!
Countless fine blood vessels emerged from the ground, wriggling like living creatures! The Winter Guards immediately became alert, tensely protecting Rhodes in the center!
Rhodes, however, lowered his head and watched all of this with a blank expression.

The blood streaks spread rapidly in the next instant, radiating outwards from the seven corpses in all directions!

The surrounding walls and streets were instantly covered in blood!
"Something's wrong!"

Falfolk hurriedly raised his hand, and a gust of wind flashed by, forming a semi-circular light shield that protected Rhodes in the middle!

"what!"

Suddenly, the crowd watching from a distance let out painful screams and collapsed to the ground one after another as if their bodies were out of control!
Blood streaks suddenly flew out from the ground, quickly crawling onto their bodies and burrowing into them like maggots!
The screams stopped abruptly!

The person who fell to the ground seemed to have all the energy drained from their body, quickly becoming shriveled up!
The soldiers maintaining order retreated in horror, but Bloodline completely ignored them, only looking for the onlookers!

Falfolk and his entourage were also in perfect health!

"call!"

Beams of crimson light shot into the sky from the withered corpses, blotting out the sky above the lord's manor!
The whole process happened in an instant, before anyone could react. The lord's manor and the surrounding open space were completely enveloped by a blood-red transparent light shield!

The blood streaks continued to spread outwards, turning blood-red and gathering on the light shield!

The edge of the light shield kept flashing an eerie red light!
With each flash, the light shield becomes one step thicker!
Each time the light flashed, several screams of agony could be heard from the surrounding civilians!
Falfolk stared in disbelief at what he was seeing, his eyes blazing with fury!

In an attempt to forge a barrier, the church is sacrificing the lives of the common people of the Great Stone City!
While Falfolk was still in shock, a servant at the manor gate suddenly raised his hand.
"Rhodes, you will die here today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden fireball larger than a pumpkin appeared above Rhode's head!

"Holy Light Punishment!"

Before anyone could react, the golden fireball slammed straight down on Rhodes' head!

"Crack!"

The cyan color shattered instantly, turning into specks of light that disappeared into the air!

The golden fireball was only half its original size, but its falling speed remained undiminished, heading straight for Rhodes' head!

"No!"

Falfolk roared, and a surge of cyan energy erupted from his hand, striking the golden flames directly!
"Woo!"

Under the intense energy impact, the golden fireball exploded instantly above Rhode's head!

The immense impact instantly sent the Winter Guard flying, and Rhodes' body also flew backward!

"Farfolk, you traitor!"

The servant who cast the spell roared loudly, and ripples appeared on his face like water!
The servant's true face was revealed in the next instant!

It was Bishop Salido!
"You were never my ally, so how can you call it betrayal!"

Falfolk's hands gleamed. "The wise man was right. We must always understand who the true enemy of the Dawn Society is!"

After receiving the letter from the wise man, Falfolk completely changed his mind.

In the letter, the wise man spoke of Rhodes' new discovery about Morian.

The wise man shared Rhodes's view that the church would always be the enemy of the Dawn Church.

As a spellcaster, Rhodes will always stand on the side of the Dawn Order.

Falfolk also figured it out: even if the church didn't interfere in the affairs of the Shattered Rock Empire, could the Dawn Society just stay in the Shattered Rock Empire and not develop?
Once the Church takes control of the Western Alliance, will it turn around and make the Shattered Rock Empire disappear?
Falfolk also understood that only with the development of dawn, the continuous expansion of knowledge, and the abundance of extraordinary materials could he go further on the path of the extraordinary.

Only Rhodes, a fellow spellcaster, could truly understand all of this.

The support that the Duke of Flowers can provide, Rhodes can provide as well.

The status that the Duke of Flowers can offer, Rhodes can also offer.

The future of the spellcaster cannot be given by the Duke of Flowers, only by Rhodes!
“Salido, I know that you sacrificed so many lives to isolate Rhodes’ dragons!”

But I'm here today!

Falfolk's eyes were fixed on Salido and the others. "I will absolutely not let you hurt him!"

"Rod!"

Falfolk glanced at Rod lying on the ground out of the corner of his eye.
"The wise man said you have the power of a legendary knight, let's fight our way out together... Hmm?"

Falfolk was clearly taken aback when he saw "Rhodes" on the ground!
Salido also realized something was wrong, frowned, and quickly took two steps forward!
The handsome face of the figure lying on the ground had turned into a pale, middle-aged face, with empty eye sockets that flickered with the fire of the dead!

That's an undead puppet, not Rhodes at all!

"How can it be!"

Salido stared incredulously at the figure on the ground, almost blurting out, "Why is there no sign of the undead!"

"Hahaha! You idiot!"

Falfolk suddenly burst into laughter, pointing to the badge on the undead's waist, "The Badge of Concealment! It can hide magic and aura!"

"This is the masterpiece of our Dawn Society! How could you charlatans possibly understand it!"

"Shut up!"

Salido roared in rage, "Don't forget you're trapped!"

"If I can't kill Rhodes, I can certainly kill you!"

The golden flames flickered once more!

Just then, Black Flame flapped its wings and swooped down, landing on the houses outside the light barrier!

"I never imagined your church could be so depraved."

A clear, loud male voice suddenly rang out, and Bishop Salido and the others looked up sharply as the handsome young man jumped down from the dragon's back.

—It was none other than Rhodes Tulip, the newly appointed Grand Duke of the North!
Rod frowned as he looked at the countless corpses on the ground.
"Is this the mercy and greatness of your Lord of Dawn?"

Rhodes considered himself no benevolent man; he never hesitated to execute enemy soldiers and would turn those who disobeyed him into slaves.

Upon seeing the desiccated corpses of civilians scattered everywhere, Rhodes only wanted to kill the group of charlatans in front of him.

"It's you! It's all because of you, Rhodes!"

Salido looked directly at Rhodes through the light barrier: "If you just obediently die, we won't need to waste so much time!"

"As long as you die, their deaths will not be a pity!"

Salido grinned maliciously, "The glory of our Lord will cleanse their souls, allowing them to enjoy a better life in God's Kingdom!"

“You’re wrong, Salido. If you, the instigator, don’t die, the souls of these civilians will never rest in peace.”

Rhodes looked at Salido and said, word by word, "So, I will send you bunch of charlatans to meet them."

As soon as the words were spoken, a whistle blew, and two small dragons and one giant dragon appeared in the sky!
The three-headed dragon swooped down and quickly joined forces with Black Flame!

Four dragons flew together, staring intently at Salido and his companions through the light barrier, effectively trapping them!

Lucian and Linda appeared together outside the light barrier, with the white wolf by their side!

The cage originally intended to imprison Rhodes became the final protective shield for Salido and the others.

However, this protective shield formed by sacrificing lives cannot last long. After it disappears, Salido and his companions will be greeted by endless dragon breath.

However, Bishop Salido was naturally aware of all this, yet he showed no sign of nervousness.

"I knew the Dawn Society members couldn't be trusted."

Salido's smile remained unchanged as he quietly watched Rhodes, and slowly raised his hand.
"The time has come for my Lord to appear."

"For the Lord of Dawn!"

Salido's servant shouted, pulled a knife from his sleeve, and slit his own throat!
"Pfft" "Pfft"

The sounds of flesh being torn apart rang out, and more than a dozen people fell one after another!

The gushing blood transformed into streaks of crimson silk, rapidly merging into Salido's body!
More and more blood vessels appeared, and in the blink of an eye, they enveloped Salido's body!
Falfolk sensed something was wrong and raised his hand to unleash three half-meter-long wind blades that shot towards Salido!
"Ding Ding Ding!"

A crisp sound rang out, and all the wind blades were blocked by the tangled fine blood threads!
Countless blood threads swirled and coiled, causing Salido's aura to surge!
Golden light emanated from Salido's body, intertwining with the blood vessels and turning orange-red, creating an eerie sight!
Once the bloodshot eyes disappeared, even Salido's eyes lost their original color and turned orange-red!
"Hahaha--"

Salido let out a maniacal laugh and raised his hands toward the blood-red light barrier in the sky!
The crimson light shield quickly collapsed, turning back into countless blood threads that shot out in all directions like wild snakes dancing wildly!

The blood threads moved incredibly fast, flying to the four giant dragons in the blink of an eye and wrapping themselves around them!

The four dragons began to struggle frantically, but the blood threads were exceptionally tough, and even the black flames could not break free!
The dragon's limbs and body, even its mouth, were tightly bound, leaving only its wings flapping weakly in the sky!

"Rhodes, now that your dragon is completely under control, what do you have left?"

Salido wore a smug smile, tinged with madness.

Die, Rhodes!

Salido's voice boomed like thunder, and he slammed his hand down.
"Judgment at Dawn!"

Suddenly, a blindingly large ball of light appeared in the sky, then transformed into a pillar of light and crashed straight down on Rhodes!

"Lord Rhodes!"

"Rod!"

"Lord Lord!"

Exclamations rang out as Vivian lunged at Rhodes, trying to shield him from the beam of light with her body!
However, before she could even reach Rhodes, a scorching aura suddenly erupted from him, sending her flying!
The raging flames completely engulfed Rhodes' body, and the flames grew stronger and stronger, the blinding light making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes for a moment!

The next instant, an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from the flames!

Everyone felt an unprecedented and terrifying pressure, their legs went weak, and they knelt down on the ground!
Even Falfolk is no exception!
The four-headed dragon, entangled in blood-red threads, suddenly stopped struggling, folded its wings, and descended, lowering its proud head and prostrating itself on the ground!
Suddenly, a giant, wheel-like claw covered in dragon scales emerged from the flames, directly meeting the beam of light descending from the sky!
"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the orange beam of light vanished completely!

The giant dragon claw was completely intact and unharmed!

As the blinding flames gradually faded, a giant dragon head, the size of a carriage, suddenly appeared in mid-air!
On the huge and ferocious dragon head, the scales overlapped like steel, gleaming with a dark red luster!
Between the dragon scales, flames flickered with each breath, and a pair of dragon horns snaked out from the top of its head, twisted and ferocious!
The scorching sulfurous odor burst forth with each breath, as if it would unleash destructive flames at any moment!

A pair of blood-gold vertical pupils on the dragon's head stared indifferently at Salido.

Then the dragon's mouth slowly opened, revealing sharp fangs, and a deep voice followed.

"You think you can kill me?"

(End of this chapter)