Chapter 462: Dawn!

Chapter 462: Dawn!

As Menya was about to awaken, Dalien suddenly frowned and said, "Please wait a moment, Lady Menya."

As soon as Dalien finished speaking, he lightly touched the mark on his wizard robe's chest with his finger, and a starlight pattern immediately spread out, forming a circular starry sky pattern in front of him.

A middle-aged astronomer with an anxious expression quickly appeared in the starry sky pattern, and he said hurriedly, "Your Majesty Dalien, there are abnormal energy fluctuations in several provinces, including Marne, Moselle, and Sava."

"Preliminary investigations suggest that it's likely a cult conducting prayer rituals, which may lead to the revival of a demon, the projection or incarnation of a dark god. It's recommended that the Guardians immediately deal with this situation."

"Hmm? The cults have united?" Menya, dressed in a red wizard robe, also heard this.

"No, their goal is to preach freely within the Empire's territories, and most cults are bitter enemies of each other."

"It's probably just a temporary cooperation to some extent, as the Empire is their common enemy," Dalien shook his head.

Based on the recent intelligence, the various cults are only more active within their own spheres of influence, not truly uniting.

"In that case, Your Majesty Dalien, I'll just wake up Lord Straz. There's no need to involve the others," Menya said after a moment's thought.

Originally, the plan was to summon five other Guardians alongside the Red Dragon King Straz, whose power was comparable to a demigod, to deal with the Mother Tree Cult's main force and severely damage the Void Mother Tree Ganihil.

However, given the current situation, it was not advisable to mobilize the other Imperial Guardians to maintain stability within the Empire's territories.

"Is this too risky?"

"Rest assured, with Lord Straz present, there's no need to worry. Don't forget, Lord Loza and Lord Reginald are also there, and with the Epic Powerhouse of the Elven Race, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Alright, Lady Menya, please wake up Lord Straz," Dalien thought for a moment, unable to come up with a more appropriate solution.

"Hmm," Menya nodded.

"Great Imperial Guardian Dragon, Straz, offspring of Dragon, I call upon you to awaken from your slumber. In the face of the dark god's threat, we need your might to deter evil."

As Menya recited the oath, Dalien could clearly feel the ground trembling, and a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble rose within the massive lair.

As a Grand Astronomer, Dalien was well aware of many secrets within the Dragon Empire.

For instance, only the direct descendants of the Dragon Empire's royal family could rely on the covenant oath to awaken the Red Dragon King Straz before them.

If someone else were to awaken him, the consequences would be dire.

It was common knowledge that dragons, especially red dragons, had terrible tempers when disturbed from their slumber, and they would likely kill the awakener on the spot.

Additionally, Dalien knew that Straz, the Red Dragon King, also known as the 'Flame Throne,' possessed formidable power.

In his prime, he was a true demigod, and even now, after numerous battles and some hidden injuries, he was undoubtedly the pinnacle of the Dragon Empire's might.

Of course, for such a powerful Red Dragon King to willingly become the Dragon Empire's Guardian Dragon, there must be a special reason or connection.

If one were to trace back, it would lead to the founding of the Dragon Empire.

Just as Dalien was about to release his hair, a pair of enormous vertical pupils, as large as windows, suddenly opened, and a deep voice boomed:

"Menya, what's the matter that has awakened me?"

"Your Majesty, the Red Dragon King, Flame Throne, the Empire's Guardian Dragon. In Ferdinand City, the Void Mother Tree Ganihil's avatar is descending. We need your help against this demigod-level dark god."

Menya quickly explained the situation to Straz, who had once been her brother's dragon partner. She was well aware of his volatile temperament, so she kept her words brief.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing Menya's report, Straz's dragon eyes narrowed in concentration. His colossal body rose slowly, and with a casual movement, the ground groaned and trembled.

The surrounding dragon guards all showed expressions of fear, a natural reaction to the oppressive aura in their bloodline.

"The Void Mother Tree Ganihil? It's been a long time since I've heard that name. Hmm."

"In that case, let's go, Menya."

Ferdinand City, Outer Core.

The sudden shattering of the crystal barrier and the subsequent appearance of a green light pillar, which quickly restored the barrier, caused Perseus and Paxson's faces to change colors rapidly, like chameleons.

Their initial joy turned into gloom, as they had thought the situation was under control, and all that was left was to welcome the great Void Mother Tree's arrival. They never expected that the Elven Race, already at their last breath, still had a hidden trump card to withstand the attack.

"Perseus, it's time to fight with all your might! Prince Sedrin is about to arrive, and we just need to hold on a little longer!" Paxson's voice was grave.

The two of them, along with the two War Trees on the verge of collapse, were naturally no match for the Imperial forces before them. But with Prince Sedrin's arrival, the situation would be different.

Prince Sedrin of the Elven race was among the top Epic Powerhouses among the Elven race, and he was considered one of the best.

This was why, during their internal discussions, they had decided to lure the Fallen with Prince Sedrin.

Lord Loza, Reginald, and Ren, along with the rest of the Imperial forces, had also experienced a rollercoaster of emotions.

"We need to speed up!"

"This green light pillar won't last much longer!"

As a Dawn Wizard, Reginald had keen senses. He could feel that while the power of the green light pillar was grand and surging, it seemed to fall short compared to the Golden Great Tree above.

At the same time, he vaguely sensed that the Golden Great Tree above was still slowly descending.

In other words, the green light pillar hadn't completely turned the tide; it had only delayed the arrival of the Void Mother Tree Ganihil.

Ren's eyes narrowed within the Destroyer, and he heard Reginald's words. Without hesitation, he launched another attack.

"Boom! Boom!"

The Colossal Golem, with its turbine roaring, charged towards Perseus and Paxson. Each step caused the ground to sink, tremble, and groan.

Lord Loza and Reginald, on the other hand, attacked the Fallen War Trees on either side.

Facing the formidable Destroyer, Perseus and Paxson's faces paled, and they immediately cast their spells.

Perseus pulled out a pale golden stem half the length of his arm from his pocket, wincing as he chanted a spell, and then quickly threw it into the air.

The pale golden stem seemed to grow rapidly as if it were alive, expanding at an incredible speed.

From the initial thumb-sized thickness, it instantly thickened to the width of a wrist, and then further expanded to the thickness of an adult's thigh.

The number of stems also increased from one to dozens, and then to hundreds.

In an instant, hundreds of pale golden stems with cracked bark, revealing the red flesh underneath, shot towards the Destroyer, aiming for its legs.

Paxson also gritted his teeth and tore a circular pendant from his chest. At the bottom of the pendant, a pale golden branch was encased within a spherical crystal.

This was Paxson's greatest gain from the prayer ritual, his ultimate life-saving measure, and a gift from the Mother Tree Ganihil.

Paxson quickly chanted a spell and pointed at the Destroyer.

The pale golden branch instantly expanded to over ten meters, like a golden spear, and shot towards the Destroyer with lightning speed, like a golden lightning bolt.

But what surprised them even more was that a green floodlight suddenly appeared behind the two, emitting a 'whoosh' sound as it flew towards the Destroyer.

Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a floodlight at all, but countless green energy arrows flying at an incredible speed, creating an optical illusion on the retina.

At the source of the green floodlight, a tall, slender male elf was in the stance of drawing and releasing an arrow.

Perseus and Paxson turned around and exclaimed with joy, "Haha, Prince Sedrin has finally arrived!"

"Now, the advantage is on our side again!"

Facing the siege of three Epic Powerhouses, Ren naturally couldn't choose to resist. He controlled the Destroyer to leap high into the air.

But in an instant, the pale golden root system, which had been the first to attack, rapidly grew upwards like a cruise missile with a tracking device, following closely behind and instantly entangling the Destroyer's legs before pulling it back down.

"Boom!"

The Destroyer was pulled back to the ground, and the golden branch and green arrow floodlight were now within striking distance.

Ren's heart sounded an alarm.

Lord Loza and Reginald, who were about to provide support, were suddenly entangled by the Fallen War Trees, which were willing to suffer fatal attacks to buy time for Perseus and Paxson's attack.

Please...collect...6...9...books...!

On the Long-range Airship in the rear.

"This is bad!"

Moriah, who was preparing to join the fight, paled at the sight.

"The Destroyer requires a Dawn Wizard to fully utilize its power. A Crystallization Peak Wizard can control it, but the flexibility and power will be inferior!"

In fact, there was another sentence that Moriah didn't say.

The current situation was actually worse than he had just described, as Ren had just used the 'Electric Ball Strike' spell.

It was common knowledge that controlling the Destroyer to launch special attacks would result in a significant increase in spirit energy consumption for a Crystallization Peak Wizard.

Previously, he had mentioned ten minutes, but that was without controlling the Destroyer and launching special attacks.

So, in the current situation, even if Ren could somehow withstand the enemy's attacks, his psychic energy would likely be exhausted!

"What should we do, Lady Moriah?" Bianca asked, her face paling at the thought.

"You command the gunboats from here, I'll go and help!"

Moriah instructed Bianca, then prepared to cast a levitation spell to leap off the airship. At this moment, his only thought was to swiftly take over control of the Destroyer Golem if Ren's psychic energy were to deplete.

However, at that moment, a peculiar psychic energy fluctuation emanated from the Destroyer Golem on the battlefield, followed by a blue orb of light enveloping the Destroyer!

Moriah, who was about to leap off, froze, his body stiffening. He raised his head, his eyes fixed on the distant figure, filled with disbelief, surprise, and joy.

"Thomas Shield!"

"But how is this possible?"

A blue energy shield appeared on the Destroyer's surface, deflecting the dense attacks of the golden branches and green energy arrows.

Bianca, on the other hand, was perplexed. She didn't understand why it was strange for a golem to cast an energy shield for protection.

"Thomas Shield is one of the Destroyer's special abilities, but to activate it, the controller must be a Dawn Wizard!" Moriah muttered.

Upon hearing Moriah's words, Bianca finally understood. Her beautiful eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape, and she stared at the distant massive figure in shock.

"Oh my God! Lady Moriah, does that mean..."

"I'm not sure how Ren did it, but I can only think of one explanation: he must have just advanced to the level of a Dawn Wizard."

However, despite saying this, Moriah himself couldn't quite comprehend how Ren had accomplished this feat!

Seconds ago...

Facing a deadly siege, Ren knew that the best way to prevent the Destroyer and himself from being heavily injured was to cast the 'Thomas Shield,' a defensive spell recorded in the control manual.

A shield said to be capable of withstanding all epic-tier attacks.

But there was a requirement: the controller must be a Tier 4 Dawn Wizard, as only a Dawn Wizard's refined psychic energy could activate the Destroyer Golem and cast this ultimate defensive measure.

"Since that's the case, then I'll break through!"

Ren narrowed his eyes, making a swift decision.

He needed to quickly eliminate the few enemies before him and rescue Anna!

As for whether the Tier 4 innate spell 'Steel Thorn Grove' was the best choice, it no longer mattered at this point.

At that moment, the system prompt sounded:

【Ascension begins. Ongoing Metamorphosis.】

Instantly, Ren felt a profound change occurring within his mental sea, where the three-layered spirit crystal was undergoing intense transformations.

On top of the original three-layered crystal structure, a smaller but more intricate three-dimensional formation appeared, representing the Tier 4 metal-type innate spell 'Steel Thorn Grove.'

The silver spirit crystals surrounding the crystal, resembling diamond sand, abruptly transformed into a sphere and rapidly collapsed inward, compressing!

"This should be the so-called spirit particleization, right?" Ren thought to himself.

The system prompt sounded again:

【Host detected breaking through Tier 3 Wizard. Unlocking the improvement restriction of the Tier 3 innate spell 'Steel Armor.' Improve the spell? Improving this spell will consume 37 Gold Skill Points.】

(Note: Improved innate spells will be better suited to the host's casting, increasing their power, range, or other aspects.)



Without hesitation, Ren immediately selected 'Yes!'

Instantly, a vast amount of knowledge regarding the improvement of the Tier 3 innate spell 'Steel Armor' flooded into Ren's mind. Simultaneously, the three-layered spirit crystal in his mental sea underwent synchronized fine-tuning.

Soon, the system prompt sounded again:

【Ding! Host's Tier 3 innate spell 'Steel Armor' improvement complete. New spell model adjusted successfully. Spell power increased by 14%, spirit energy consumption reduced by 17%.】

The improvement of the Tier 3 innate spell was just a small part of this ascension. The system prompt appeared in rapid succession:

【Host's spirit energy significantly enhanced. Initiate particleization.】

【Ding! Ascension to Tier 4 Wizard successful! Spirit +50!】

【Obtained Tier 4 innate spell: Steel Thorn Grove】

In an instant, Ren's perception of his surroundings became clearer, more distinct, and profound.

At this very moment, he could clearly sense the hundreds and thousands of emerald green energy arrows, the trajectory of each arrow, and the archer drawing and firing the arrows in the distance.

He could also perceive that even with the Thomas Shield activated, the golden branches were still slowly piercing through the Destroyer!

He could even sense the massive green light pillar in the sky above, gradually weakening in its confrontation with the golden great tree.

Although the green light pillar remained vigorous, vast, and unceasing, it seemed to be slowly waning, as if it were gradually exhausting itself.

But Ren understood that none of this mattered!

Because it was his time now.

(End of Chapter)

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