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

Chapter 338 If I kill you, all those things will be mine too.
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The sturdy houses were as fragile as paper under the dragon's claws, instantly turning into ruins.

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, mingling with the flames and obscuring the view.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, a massive body, resembling a mountain ridge, slowly emerged from behind the enormous dragon head.

This is an enormous red dragon, with a body length exceeding twenty meters.

Its entire body was covered in deep red scales, which shimmered with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

The dragon's back was covered with sharp, horny spikes that stretched from its head to its tail, making it look ferocious and terrifying.

From beginning to end, every inch exudes a terrifying sense of oppression.

Just standing there, this giant dragon inspired fear, as if witnessing some unstoppable natural disaster.

The soldiers, who had already knelt on the ground, unconsciously lowered their heads, unable to look directly at each other.

"I knew it! I knew it!"

Far from being afraid, Luxen stared intently at the red dragon, his voice filled with delight.
"How could an ordinary person possibly control a four-headed dragon?!"

Now everything is clear!
Because Rhodes himself is a fully grown red dragon!
Falfolk stared at Rhodes in equally shock, almost forgetting to breathe.

Falfolk was incredibly relieved; this time, he had finally made the right choice.

At the entrance to the manor, Salido's sinister smile had vanished.

He swallowed hard, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He guessed that Rhodes had a trump card to save his life, a magical trinket or a spell scroll.

He even speculated that Rhodes might have a legendary knight or a powerful spellcaster by his side.

He set up a sacrificial array, drawing upon a vast amount of blood power. Anticipating Falfolk's betrayal, he devised an alternative plan to control the four dragons.

Salido considered all the possibilities!
But who could have imagined that Rhodes could transform into a fully grown red dragon!
"impossible!"

Salido suddenly roared, his eyes filled with a frenzied determination.

"It must be an illusion!"

"These are all fake!"

Salido raised his hand again, and magic surged forth wildly!

Several orange-red fireballs condensed in the air and crashed down on Rhodes one after another!

Rhodes stared expressionlessly at the incoming fireball, his blood-gold vertical pupils remaining completely still.

As the orange-red fireball flew towards him, the dragon claw casually swept through the air, easily stopping the fireball!

boom! boom! boom!
A series of explosions rang out as fireballs struck the dragon's claws, unleashing a burst of intense flames!
But when the flames died down, the dragon claws were completely unharmed!
There wasn't even a trace of charring!

Adult dragons have incredibly high magic resistance, making them impervious to ordinary spells.

More importantly, the red dragon itself possesses extremely high fire resistance.

They can build nests in volcanoes and sleep freely in lava, essentially making them immune to fire.

Ordinary flames are nourishment for the red dragon, not harm.

Salido's orange fireball was like a human sunbathing to Rhodes.

Not only was there no pain, but it was even somewhat comfortable.

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Rhodes walked step by step toward Salido, facing the barrage of fireballs, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

As the shadow gradually loomed over him, Salido's movements became faster and faster, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead!
As darkness fell completely, Salido, having exhausted all his magic, collapsed onto the ground.

“Our Lord’s oracle is correct.”

Salido slowly raised his head, gazing up at the enormous dragon head.
"You really will affect the coming of our Lord..."

"No, I will not affect your Lord."

Rhodes' voice was deep, yet unusually cold, "I will destroy your master."

Salido's eyes widened. "You!"

Before he could finish speaking, a giant dragon claw descended from the sky and slammed down on Salido!
"Pfft!"

The sound of flesh being squeezed rang out, and Salido under the dragon's claws exploded like a tomato, spurting blood everywhere!

Rhodes raised his dragon claw, looking at the blurry ground, a hint of disgust flashing in his blood-gold vertical pupils.

The first time I transformed into a dragon, I didn't control my strength well.

It's been pressed a little flat.

But anyway, he's dead.

Rhodes raised his dragon claw and rubbed the bloodstains on the high wall of the manor, and half of the wall collapsed with a crash.

Ignoring the collapsing wall behind him, Rhodes slowly turned his head, his blood-gold vertical pupils fixed on Lucian.
“Lusen, clean up the battlefield, and when I get back, I want to know what happened.”

"Yes, Your Excellency Rhodes."

Luxen bowed deeply, kneeling as if kowtowing.

He struggled to his feet, intending to search for Salido's body.

But Rod stood still, his legs somewhat out of control.

Seeing Lusen's predicament, Rhodes turned to the Frost and Thunder dragons and gave the order.

"The four of you follow me."

At this moment, due to Salido's death, all the blood lines on the four dragons have disappeared, and they have regained their freedom.

Rod flapped his wings and soared into the sky, heading straight for the southwest.

Frost and Thunder Dragons immediately flapped their wings and followed Rhode's figure.

After Rhodes left, everyone's legs regained their strength.

Before Lusen could even brush the dust off his legs, he hurried over to Salido's body and began searching.

"Eh?"

Lu Sen ripped open the mangled corpse, revealing a blood-red bead bound by iron chains.

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Giant Stone City, a village eighty miles away.

The military camp had now transformed into a field of silver thorns.

"Your Highness, Rhodes' army is still twenty miles away from us."

Inside the tent, Kyle, the commander-in-chief of the Silver Thorn Legion, looked somewhat worried as he reported to Duke of Flowers, "They've been following us."

"Don't worry about it, Kyle."

Duke of Flowers said with a smile, "As long as they are ten miles away from us, we don't need to pay them any attention."

Kyle frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, I am your most loyal subordinate."

"If you have any plans, please let me know in advance."

Kyle's expression was serious, and his tone was solemn and sincere, "This way I can arrange everything in advance."

Kyle wasn't stupid; the army advanced slowly, taking three days to cover only thirty miles.

At this moment, Rhodes' army was following behind the main force, but the Duke of Flowers didn't care about anything.

There must be some special plan.

"Hahaha!"

The Duke of Flowers was in a good mood and did not blame Kyle for his straightforwardness at all.

He patted Kyle on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I trust you completely; I'm not trying to hide it from you."

"But even if you know about that, there's nothing you can do about it."

Duke of Flowers hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "But it should be over by now, so it doesn't matter if I tell you."

"Rhodes is about to die."

"how is this possible?"

Kyle was utterly shocked, almost blurting out, "He has four dragons, who could possibly be his match?!"

Two dragons might be able to cope with the giant crossbows, but with four dragons attacking simultaneously and covering each other, the chances of winning are extremely slim.

“Dragons are extraordinary creatures, so they naturally have extraordinary means to deal with them. You don’t need to worry.” Duke Flower said with his hands behind his back, his words carrying a hint of mystery: “You just need to know that once Rhodes is dead, we will launch an attack on his army.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Kyle nodded vigorously.

If Rhodes can be killed and the dragons eliminated, then Rhodes' army will be no match for him.

In Kyle's view, those troops were a temporary gathering, and were mostly soldiers who had surrendered.

They submitted to Rhodes more out of fear of dragons than out of genuine loyalty.

Once Rhodes and the dragon both fall, the army will quickly fall apart, and may even directly defect to the Duke of Flowers.

"I will give the order now to let the soldiers get some rest."

Kyle said, "As soon as your message arrives, we will immediately turn around and attack the troops in the rear."

The Duke of Flowers nodded slightly in agreement, saying, "Yes, let's arrange it that way."

"Woo!"

Just then, a sharp bugle call suddenly rang out!

The sharp, piercing sound echoed through the camp, sending a chill down everyone's spine!
"I'll go out and take a look!"

Kyle frowned and ran quickly out of the tent!
"what happened?"

Kyle turned to the messenger beside him and questioned him in a deep voice.

The horn is an alarm signal, and it is only sounded when there is an attack.

But right now, everything around me is perfectly calm.

Where do the enemies come from?

The messenger was also bewildered, not knowing why the sentry had blown the horn.

"I'll ask now!"

The messenger turned and ran forward.

He had only taken two steps when he heard shouts from the other soldiers around him.

"Look at the sky!"

There's something in the sky!

Kyle heard the soldiers' voices and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

In the sky, five dark figures were growing larger and larger, rapidly approaching the camp.

"My God, that looks like... a dragon?!"

The messenger pointed to the sky and shouted, "It really looks like a five-headed dragon!"

"dragon?"

Upon hearing the sound, the Duke of Flowers slowly walked out of his tent.

He frowned and asked, "How did a dragon end up here?"

The Duke of Flowers also looked up at the sky, his pupils suddenly contracting.
—It really is a dragon!
It's still a five-headed dragon!
It's swooping down towards the camp!

Leading the way was an enormous red dragon, its body already exceeding twenty meters long, casting a large shadow that enveloped the camp!
"Your Highness, leave quickly!"

Kyle realized what was happening and immediately stood in front of the Duke of Flowers, shouting, "Quick, find a place to hide!"

No one can stop a dragon's breath; the only option is to dodge!
"Run!"

"The dragon is coming!"

The soldiers had long heard the legends of the dragons under Rhodes' command, and they scattered in panic!
The camp instantly descended into chaos!
But it was all too late.

The enormous red dragon had reached above the camp, opened its massive jaws, and a fiery red light emanated from the depths of its throat!

The next instant, a fireball larger than a millstone condensed in the red dragon's mouth!

"boom--!"

Crimson dragon breath descended from the sky, pouring down like a torrent of lava into the Silver Thorn Legion's camp!
The incredibly hot dragon breath swept across, turning everything in its path to ashes!

Fences, tents, iron pots, stone walls—nothing could stop them!

The sounds of burning, explosions, and terrified screams filled the camp, but there were no screams of pain!

The soldiers didn't even have time to scream before they were burned to ashes by the flames, and even their armor was completely melted!

The adult dragon's strength already surpasses that of a first-tier wizard; its scorching dragon breath is a complete dimensional reduction attack!
Only after the breaths of the other four dragons fell did the pitiful cries echo over the camp!

Frost, lightning, and corrosive acid mixed with flames sprayed wildly across the camp!

In an instant, the entire camp was transformed into a living hell!
The soldiers had no will to resist and could only flee in all directions for their lives!
Only the high-ranking knights hid in the corners, raised their longbows, and kept shooting at the dragon in the sky!
However, ordinary arrows cannot penetrate the dragon's scales at all; they don't even have the slightest tickling effect!
However, Rhodes, being a red dragon, quickly noticed the knights who were secretly shooting arrows, and swooped down to crush them to death with a single claw!

"How can it be!"

The Duke of Flowers, hiding behind the rock, stared in disbelief at everything before him.
"Bishop Salido said he would definitely kill Rhodes and those four dragons!"

"Why, why are they not only still alive, but now there's an extra dragon!"

The Duke of Flowers had completely lost the composure of a high-ranking nobleman; his voice trembled with fear.

"The people in the church are all liars, Your Highness!"

Kyle pulled the Duke of Flowers to his feet and urged, "You must leave quickly, we are no match for the dragons here!"

"Once we get back to Thorn City, we can use the giant crossbows to deal with these dragons!"

Kyle tried to persuade him anxiously, though he felt a little guilty.

Kyle knew that even with a giant crossbow, these five dragons would be difficult to deal with.

Moreover, Rhodes has so many legions under his command.

But what can Kyle do?
As the commander-in-chief of the legion, he could not bring himself to surrender to Rhodes.

"well!"

The Duke of Flowers nodded hastily, turned around, and ran quickly towards the woods.

Just then, a huge shadow swept over his head!

A gust of wind swept in, and the terrifying figure of the red dragon slowly descended, accompanied by mournful howls from the surrounding trees.

The immense pressure caused the Duke of Flowers' knees to buckle, and he knelt on the ground with a thud!
Of course, Kyle and the guards around him were all forced to kneel on the ground, just like the Duke of Flowers.

"Duke of Flowers, just stay here quietly."

The crimson dragon stared at the Flower Duke with its blood-gold vertical pupils and said in a deep voice, "Tell your legion to stop resisting and kneel down to surrender."

Revolt?

The Duke of Flowers' smile was tragic; wasn't he running away?
Who is resisting?
But the Duke of Flowers knew he couldn't say that, and instead nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, we will never resist!"

The Duke of Flowers turned with difficulty to Kyle and ordered, "Quickly, have the sentries give the order: kneel down and surrender!"

Kyle looked troubled, because in the current chaotic camp, where could one find sentries?
But in order to survive, Kyle had no choice but to carry out the orders despite his reluctance.

The messenger knelt on the ground and could not stand up. Upon hearing the order, he could only crawl on the ground. He would only stand up after he had gone a long way and run to find the sentry.

Fortunately, the sentry was found, and the long horn sound soon echoed throughout the camp.

"We have surrendered, Your Majesty the Great Dragon."

The Duke of Flowers spoke with a fawning tone, "We meant no offense to you, please be kind and do not harm us."

"Wait here, Durant will come to pick you up."

The red dragon stared at the Duke of Flowers. "From this moment on, you are my prisoner."

"Yes, yes, rest assured, Your Majesty the Great Dragon, I will certainly give you a sufficient ransom!"

The Duke of Flowers, a smile plastered on his face, knelt forward a few steps, lowered his voice, and asked...

"Your Excellency Dragon, I have heard that your dragon race loves shiny things, such as gold coins and jewelry."

"What do you want to say?" the red dragon asked leisurely.

"If it's true, my territory has a great deal of gold and jewels."

The Duke of Flowers said cautiously, "I can give you all of that, as long as you don't help that Rod Tulip, it's all yours!"

"What a joke, if I kill you, all those things will be mine."

The red dragon extended its claws, grasped the Flower Duke's body, and lifted him up little by little.

"And I am Rod Tulip."

(End of this chapter)