CCTnovel Chapter 817 - 372: Celestial Fire Legion (Part 2)
Chapter 817 - 372: Celestial Fire Legion (Part 2)
A giant ghoul stepped on the corpses, approaching step by step.
It was as huge as a hill, leaving a mush of flesh on the ground with each step.
And those who ran too slowly would be snatched up, have their heads bitten off, and be tossed aside casually.
Soon, its gaze landed on the little girl.
"Mom!"
The little girl was terrified by the enormous silhouette, screaming desperately.
She turned to run but her legs went weak, stumbling to the ground in panic!
"Don’t come any closer, don’t come any closer!"
The little girl cried loudly, but her cries couldn’t stop the footsteps of the giant ghoul.
The woman saw the giant ghoul and her face turned pale.
But she didn’t stop, rushing frantically towards her daughter.
"Aisha!"
"Run! Run quickly!"
The calls couldn’t grant the little girl courage, her legs remained weak and she couldn’t stand up.
The woman desperately squeezed through the crowd, finally reaching the little girl.
But at this moment, the giant ghoul had already charged forward, looming over them like a black cloud.
Both sides of the street were crawling with ghouls, diving towards the crowd!
"Don’t be afraid, Aisha, mommy is here!"
The woman, realizing escape was impossible, shielded the little girl, picked up a nearby stick, and swung it at the giant ghoul!
"Get away, you monster!"
"Bang."
The stick hit the ghoul’s head, making a hollow thud, then bouncing away powerlessly.
It inflicted no damage, but it was enough to infuriate the beast.
"Roar!"
The giant ghoul roared in anger, raising a decayed paw to strike at the woman!
The woman reached out in despair, her vision blurred by tears.
"Ah!"
The woman screamed, closing her eyes!
At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened as another enormous figure descended from above, crashing straight into the giant ghoul!
"Boom!"
The sound of an earth-shattering impact exploded, sending the giant ghoul smashing into the ground!
Smoke and dust rose instantly, spreading across the entire street!
"Roar!"
A dragon’s roar followed, as an even larger black dragon stomped on the giant ghoul’s head!
Black scales glimmered with a metallic sheen under the setting sun, colored like burning black flames!
The giant ghoul’s head had already been crushed into fragments by the dragon’s claws, leaving black slime and rotten flesh everywhere!
In the next moment, the black dragon opened its gaping maw at the surrounding ghouls, spewing flames from within!
"Boom!"
The entire street of ghouls was completely engulfed by flames!
They didn’t even have time to scream before being reduced to ashes!
At the same time, dragon roars echoed from the sky.
Seven or eight giant dragons dove down from the clouds, opening their massive jaws at the ghoul horde.
Dragon breaths continuously spewed forth!
Lights flickered in the sky as flames, frost, and lightning swallowed all the ghouls!
The woman and the little girl stood frozen in place, hardly able to believe what they were witnessing.
"You’re safe now."
A crisp and clear voice rang out at this moment.
The woman then realized that a young, handsome man was seated on the black dragon’s back.
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
"You saved my child!"
The woman’s voice was full of gratitude, she immediately knelt on the ground, bowing continuously.
"I am the Emperor of the Flame Dragon Empire, dragon rider, Luo De Tulip Flame Dragon."
Luo De looked at her, calmly saying, "Hurry, this place is no longer suitable for you to live."
"Keep going east,"
Luo De calmly said, "The Flame Dragon Empire has set up a reception camp there, providing basic food and water."
"You, you’re the Emperor!"
The woman quickly knelt to thank him again in fear, the little girl followed suit, bowing and kneeling.
"Thank you, thank you, great Emperor!"
"Hurry along, while the ghouls haven’t arrived yet," Luo De urged.
"Yes, Emperor!"
The woman quickly got up, pulling her daughter to her feet as well.
After getting up, the little girl did not leave, she picked up a puppet and handed it from a distance to Luo De,
"This is for you, Emperor big brother."
"Thank you, little sister, but you should keep it."
Luo De looked at the puppet, smiled, and said, "It can bring you good luck."
After speaking, Luo De did not linger, the black dragon suddenly flapped its wings and soared into the air, heading towards the ghoul horde.
"Let’s go, Aisha, we’re going to the Flame Dragon Empire’s camp!"
Aisha nodded, her gaze still following the giant silhouette in the sky.
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The townspeople of Sunrise Town were still fleeing in a panic.
From the other side came the sound of orderly footsteps.
Soon, a squad of soldiers clad in silver armor came marching upstream along the main road outside the small town.
The last rays of the setting sun bathed them, turning their silver armor into gold, making them appear like flames.
Their pace was not fast, but every step was heavy and powerful, causing the ground to tremble as they gathered.
A black flag fluttered among the ranks, adorned with a dragon head intertwined with gold and red.
"It’s the army of the Flame Dragon Empire!"
An experienced merchant shouted excitedly, "We are saved!"
"Make way! Make way quickly!"
"Move aside for the army, you fools!"
Crying out, the townspeople hurriedly hid in the nearby woods.
The army advanced steadily, soon facing off against the pursuing ghouls!
"Halt!"
The commander’s voice rang across the battlefield, "Shield wall!"
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The shield infantry quickly moved forward, aligning their shields at the forefront, stacking them to form a wall higher than a person.
At the same time, numerous spears poked out from behind the shields, their sharp tips gleaming coldly under the sunset, ready to meet the onslaught of ghouls.
"Archers ready!"
The commander’s voice resounded, and the archers drew their bowstrings.
"High arc shot!"
"Loose!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Arrows rained down like a torrential downpour, piercing into the ghoul horde!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Numerous ghouls were shot through and fell to the ground, the land quickly tainted by their black ichor!
A clearing appeared briefly in the ghoul horde, but it did not halt their advance!
But this did not stop the ghouls.
They trampled over their fallen comrades, crashing into the shield wall one after another!
The soldiers held no fear, gripping their spears tightly!
"Squish! Squish!"
The sound of flesh being pierced rang out constantly, as the spears ever relentlessly harvested ghoul lives through the gaps in the shield wall!
No soldier in the army spoke a word.
Only the heavy sounds of impact and the piercing of flesh, along with the labored breaths, were audible.
Strike out, pull back, and thrust again.
Mechanical, ruthless, lethal.
Soon, corpses piled into mountains in front of the shield wall.
The black blood pooled into rivers, flowing across the ground.
"Everyone ready!"
The commander shouted hoarsely, "Fall back five steps!"
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The shield wall slowly retreated.
The piled corpses fell, revealing an open ground once more before the shield infantry.
And the slaughter began anew.
At that moment, the sound of wings flapping came from the sky.
A dozen massive eagles flew in from behind, with slender soldiers riding on their backs.
Strapped beside the eagles were baskets filled with large clay pots, as big as grapefruits.
The giant eagles swooped into the midst of the ghouls, the soldiers on their backs lighting the cloth wicks of the pots.
After a pause, they hurled the pots into the throng of ghouls.
Trailing flames like comets, the pots arced through the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The pots crashed into the ghoul cluster, exploding instantly!
The flames spread like a living being, fueled by the splattered oil among the ghouls!
"Aah!"
Horrific screams erupted, as the ghouls thrashed wildly.
The more they struggled, the brighter the flames burned.
As they collided with each other, the fire spread further.
In an instant, the entire area was ablaze.
The flames soared skyward, black smoke billowing, obscuring the sky.
The cries rose and fell, the stench of charred, decaying flesh filling the air.
The giant eagles circled overhead.
The soldiers quickly dropped a second wave of incendiary bombs, igniting another sea of flame on the ground.
The ghoul numbers dwindled rapidly, the ground becoming a hellish inferno.
"The Emperor’s Celestial Fire Legion is indeed awe-inspiring."
On the hillside at the rear, Gang Le grinned as he watched the fiery sea ahead.
Fifteen of them are exhilarating, imagine if there were a hundred, who could stand in their way?
"Get everyone ready, once it burns enough it’s time for our Vanguard Corps to charge!"
"Yes, Lord Gang Le!"
The second-in-command respectfully replied, then blew the horn.
Behind Gang Le, thousands of soldiers rose, pulling small wooden vials from their pockets.
Removing the corks, they poured the light green potion into their mouths.
The wooden vials contained the Undead Dispersal Potion, ensuring they wouldn’t be infected by the ghoul plague for the next half day.
Gang Le downed a potion too, grimacing in pain,
"This stuff is fit for the dead, not the living!"
Gang Le complained, clamping on his helmet, and raising his bloody war axe,
"Vanguard Corps, charge!"