Ashen Dragon

"Ha ha, I am the beacon for that great entity on the Prime Material Plane, I could be immortal for eternity if He wishes! No one can destroy me!"

The Barlow Flame Demon spread his arms, darkness of the Chaos Fog surged around him, and a colossal demonic phantom, hundreds of meters tall, emerged behind him.

That phantom looked particularly gaunt, yet its turbid, glowing eyes caused a shudder in everyone's soul, even hinting at a terrifying smile on its lips.

— That was the Abyssal Lord, the instigator behind this invasion, the Vengeful Demon, Gelrazax!

Accompanied by the howling winds, all the energy in the vicinity converged towards the Barlow Flame Demon, more precisely towards the phantom, subsequently transformed into the extreme chaos of the Abyssal Energy.

The space was gradually torn apart, revealing hideous cracks, and dark smoke billowed from them, ravaging the connection between space and the Material Plane.

This demon actually intended to pull this land into The Abyss!

"Destruction, tremble!"

"Fall into The Abyss!"

Witnessing this scene, the millions of demons on the wilderness cried out fanatically, roaring noisily in celebration of this spectacular moment.

Ramp shouted anxiously, "Quick, stop him! This demon is trying to bring the Vengeful Demon into this world! To sever Anzeta from the Prime Material Plane!"

"Yes!"

Misha clenched her teeth, closed her eyes tight, and whispered the ancient and prolonged Draconic, seeking the deep bond with the Emperor of the Crimson Dragon.

Instantly, a massive dragon shadow materialized behind her, the surrounding space slashed by frenzied tongues of fire, forming a huge rift of flame.

That was Cross-border Spew!

"Roar—"

A long Dragon's Roar echoed, scorching heat waves rapidly expanded, and the mighty Dragon's Might spread across hundreds of kilometers of the wilderness in an instant.

Whether humans, Tieflings, Great Goblins, or those frenzied demons, all felt a soul-deep tremor for the presence of a High Rank being.

Even the recently arrogant Barlow Flame Demon was now visibly panicked and trembling all over.

"He... He's coming."

"Yes, that presence... It's Cassius!"

Leo Boske looked up at the ever-growing flame rift in the sky, his heart a tangled web of fear, tension, excitement, and hatred, his facial expression exceptionally varied.

Although he professed a desire for revenge, this demon, turned from a mortal, was still overtaken by panic when his nightmare truly descended.

The rift of flame in the sky grew larger.

First, a massive and majestic dragon head slowly emerged, followed by a strong, elongated neck, and then vast wings as broad as the land itself...

The shadow cast on the ground enveloped a large portion of the wilderness, and all the creatures present gazed up at the giant Red Dragon, over forty meters long, with feelings of reverence spontaneously arising.

At this moment, millions of eyes focused on him, he was the lord of this land, the sole Emperor of the Anzeta Great Wilderness—the legendary Burning Dragon, Cassius!

"Cassius above..."

"It's His Majesty!"

"This, this really is His Majesty Cassius!"

"The Dragon Lord's Descent, He shall destroy all enemies that stand before the Empire!"

The Emperor's Retainers were fervent and devout in their gaze, as if they had seen a deity in the sky.

Decades of mindset ingrained in them—that whenever this immense dragon appeared over the battlefield, the gruesome war would soon end, and the Empire would welcome a glorious dawn.

And this time, it should be no different.

The players were also extremely excited, shouting their blasphemously casual remarks, cheering like a tidal wave.

"Long live Emperor Kai!"

"The giant dragon descends, let the fire rise!"

"We're set, once Brother Kai arrives, we're in for another cutscene, this BBQ is going to be epic!"

"I want to touch His Majesty Cassius' tail!"

And the abyssal demons showed envious looks, faces filled with fear.

Apart from those utterly mad demons, even the most foolish Coward Demons, the most reckless Bull Demon, could feel the power and terror of this giant dragon.

"Oh, The Abyss..."

"Could it be, could it be that this is our enemy..."

In the Abyss, strength is everything, with nothing beyond that.

And upon this terrifying Red Dragon, they even felt a pressure more intense than that of an Abyssal Lord, a higher status.

"Is it the Barlow Flame Demon again...

This is already the second one I've slaughtered."

Cassius remarked casually, as if stating the killing of livestock, not a powerful demon.

Though the Barlow Flame Demon felt fear, it still forcibly maintained its composure, shouting at the Red Dragon:

"Cassius, don't be too pleased with yourself! My revenge isn't over yet!

Gelrazax, Lord Gelrazax is right behind me, He will protect me! I will repay all that you've done to me!

I will destroy your Empire, kill your..."

Before it could finish speaking, it was interrupted by the Red Dragon.

Indeed, it's you, Duke Leo Boske, once ruler of the North, my old friend, it's really—

long time no see."

Cassius smiled contemptuously, looking at the Flame Demon and its shadow behind, a mocking smile on his face.

The Red Dragon in the sky flapped its wings, stirring up searing gales, then slowly opened its gaping maw, the light in its throat even more dazzling than the sun, tinting the sky red.

This was the "meeting gift" Cassius had prepared for this old friend.

Immediately after, a white-hot blaze burst forth, assaulting the Barlow Demon, and engulfing it instantly—that was an extremely potent Flame Breath!

"Come, witness the profound power, witness the fire of my revenge!"

The Barlow Flame Demon roared with all its might, its heart's force of revenge pouring out, forming a pitch-black Abyssal smokescreen.

"Boom!"

The energy of the Abyss collided with the Dragonflame once again, entwined together, causing a violent magical reaction, an explosive blast.

But this time it was the Breath personally unleashed by the Red Dragon!

Its power was far more terrifying than the Barlow Flame Demon had imagined, the Dragonflame imbued with the energy of the laws of the fire element, even mixed with the essence of destruction.

The Pillar of Fire directly pierced through the Abyssal smokescreen, the extreme heat distorting the space, scattering all the smoke, shooting straight toward the Barlow Flame Demon.

"Boom—"

The Barlow Flame Demon was once again overwhelmed by the endless firelight, but this time, its fiery body couldn't stop the power of the Breath.

"No—"

Leo let out a piercing wail.

His horned head, solid chest, thick arms—half of his upper body was turned to ashes.

The Barlow Flame Demon possessed immunity to flames, but Cassius's Breath was undoubtedly a higher-ranked attack—even the Fire Giants, known as the rulers of the Fire Elemental Plane, could not resist it.

Could this be the end of it?

Such a question arose in everyone's heart.

Indeed, before this all-consuming, unstoppable Breath, even the Barlow Flame Demon faced only destruction, could there be any other outcome?

But the shadow of the Vengeful Demon in the sky had not vanished, those profound, glowing eyes even peering intently at Cassius, emitting a sinister smile.

Cassius did not hesitate to meet that gaze, a hint of scornful laughter in his pale golden vertical pupils: "Gelrazax, as an Abyssal Lord is this all the courage you have?

Turning a ridiculous human noble into a demon, using him as your commander of invasion, how dull.

However... I'm sure you have more up your sleeve."

Indeed, the Chaos Fog of the Abyss was churning, flowing toward the Barlow Flame Demon's remaining half body, filling in the gaps in its form.

The Barlow Flame Demon resurrected unscathed!

Everyone was shocked, even Cassius narrowed his eyes.

"Is that so... I'll see what other tricks you have."