Ashen Dragon Chapter 761

Chapter 761: Chapter 123 The Besieged Saint Theo Chapter 761: Chapter 123 The Besieged Saint Theo North Aisier Plain, Saint Theo City, this is the second largest city within the Duke's Domain, named after the saint Theo from the erstwhile Amanata Church.

At this moment, the sky was exceptionally clear, cloudless for thousands of miles, yet the hearts of the people seemed shrouded in a heavy layer of gloom.

Against all expectations, in just a matter of days, the Ashen Empire broke through their defenses like rotting wood crumbling away.

Those fearsome steel beasts roared on the land, wyverns shrieked in the sky, and the tidal wave of artillery fire riddled the earth with holes… In such a situation, the remaining soldiers fled into the city, seeking refuge.

Atop the towering city walls of Saint Theo, a man in gleaming silver armor, with white wings on his back, spoke furiously: “An army of tens of thousands, wiped out in just three days!

O Amanata above the heavens, are we not the brave and valiant Fadlan People! Even if there were fifty thousand lambs, they could not be herded away in three days!”

He is Karen Ferguson, a trusted follower of the insurrection led by Duke Walter, and also the Divine Marquis stationed in Saint Theo City.

These Divine Descendant Nobles were dispatched by Duke Walter to various cities, while he himself presided in Collins City, facing the most ferocious onslaught of the Ashen Empire.

But no one had anticipated that before their well-prepared defenses were in place, the Ashen Empire had already launched a surprise attack, and their advance was unbelievably fast.

“Lord Karen, there's no need for such pessimism, we have not lost yet.

The key to victory is not those unimportant ordinary soldiers, but divine descendants like you, and… those powerful beings at the pinnacle of the Material Plane, summoned by Lord Walter.”

Dressed in a white robe and holding a scepter, the man appeared beside Karen, he was Zalan Yarvis, reinforcement sent by the City of Thousand Laws.

He raised his silver scepter, and the scene of the Ashen Legion crushing the Aisier soldiers appeared before them.

“The troops of the Ashen Empire are more ferocious than I had imagined, I never thought such a force could arise in just over a decade.”

Karen looked into the distance, deeply worried: “Over a hundred years ago, the Empire of Fadlan also rose abruptly with the support of Your Highness Amanata, I'm concerned…”

“Buzz–”
Suddenly, a piercing screech came from above, the sound drawing closer and rudely interrupting his speech.

Karen and Zalan couldn't help but look up at the sky, and the city's populace also began to raise their heads, puzzled.

“Did you hear that? What's that sound?”

“May Amanata protect us…”

“Could it be that… the army of the Ashen Empire? But how come the sound is coming from the sky?”

In the distant sky suddenly appeared a line of black dots, they tore through the heavens with a low rumble, coming ever closer to Saint Theo City.

And through those gold eyes brimming with divine energy, Karen saw the uninvited guests in the sky clearly– a flock of bipedal wyverns!

This group of peculiar wyverns had broad steel wings forged from iron, under their claws were strapped pitch-black metal ellipsoids, and half-dragon knights rode on their backs.

They swept rapidly across the sky, tearing through the air with their steel wings, leaving behind white streaks in the azure canvas, and their target– was none other than Saint Theo City.

“Enemy attack!”

Karen flapped his wings, soared into the midair, and drew the golden longsword from his waist, lifting it high.

“Crossbowmen to your posts, shoot down these wyverns!”

The soldiers hurriedly operated the bed crossbows on the city walls, drawing the arrows back, but it was already too late.

With their special steel wings, the gliding speed of these bipedal wyverns was exceptionally terrifying, making them comparable to draconic “bombers,” and in the blink of an eye, they were above Saint Theo City.

Their shadows stretched long on the ground, like omens of the Grim Reaper, making one shiver unconsciously.

In Saint Theo City, whether it was men, women, or children, all strained to lift their heads, their eyes focused on those ghostly figures, unable to help but cry out in alarm.

“What, what in the world are these things?”

“What do they want to do?”

The people, who had never experienced the warfare of the New Era, couldn't predict what was about to happen– they were just panicked, looking up at the sky in astonishment.

The players on the dragons' backs laughed wildly, shouting out in excitement.

“I invite you to enjoy barbecue!”

“Feast on my bombs!”

The wyvern knights hesitated not at all, pressing the bomb-release button, one after another bomb dropped from the dragon's claws.

“Swoosh–”
The piercing screech echoed over Theo City, like the howl of the Grim Reaper, chilling people to the bone.

A series of bombs traced deathly arcs, carrying the power of Destruction, like black raindrops, falling toward Saint Theo City.

“Boom!”

In that instant, the sound of the explosion was deafening, intense flames shot to the sky.

Saint Theo City was enveloped in gunpowder smoke and dust, and under the glare of the flames, everything around seemed to blur.

Building after building wobbled precariously in the explosion, eventually collapsing with a crash, raising a cloud of debris, also burying many civilians in the rubble.

In the plaza, the statue of the holy Theo was blasted into pieces, flames spread across the ground, and thick smoke shrouded the city.

“O Gods…”

“Save me! I'm trapped under stone slabs!”

“Ah! My arm!”

“O Amanata above, I beg of you, bring down a Miracle, save my child–”
People in the streets were thrown into chaos, running everywhere, trying desperately to survive.

Those caught in the blasts were charred black, the slightly more fortunate ones lost their arms and legs, crying out in agony, while the unlucky had been reduced beyond recognition.

Chapter end

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