127: Dragon Eagle and Firewing

Going back several hours, Roderick led the Dragon Worship Cult's massive army south.

This time, he brought all the tribes and magical beasts controlled by the Dragon Worship Cult, and even subdued many scattered magical beasts and tribes along the way.

Any who refused to submit were slaughtered and turned into rations for the army.

Absorbing and expanding his forces was Roderick's specialty.

The Dragon Worship Cult had reached its current massive scale, with an army dozens of times larger than the combined dragonkin forces of all other dragons on Dragon Peak, thanks to Roderick's methods.

However, he also had many low-level troops, whose average strength was far below that of the dragonkin army.

"His Great Majesty wants to kill three birds with one stone this time. As expected of His Majesty!"

"Attacking those humans will yield plenty of resources and allow us to seize some people for slavery; they're much more useful than these Goblins and Kobolds."

"This is also a good chance to clear out some trash and make room to nurture new tribes."

"After this battle, we'll probably have a few more Gold Rank Archpriests."

Roderick was already calculating which hunting grounds to assign to the new Archpriests.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a Glow Bird spying from the sky.

With a casual wave of his hand, the Glow Bird in mid-air was seized and restrained in Roderick's palm.

"The aura of nature... which fairies are these?"

"I didn't expect to find fairies wandering outside the Fairy Forest. How interesting!"

"Her Majesty the Queen might like this gift!"

Reinvigorated, Roderick summoned his capable subordinates.

"Dragon Hawk, Fire Wing."

A monster with a human head, a hawk's body, and scales all over, and another with a dragon's head, a human body, and a pair of fiery red fleshy wings on its back, came at Roderick's call.

They were originally Dragon-blooded Warriors who had mutated into their current forms after being soaked in dragon blood for a long time.

Although they had lost their normal bodies, they had gained immense power; both were at the Gold Peak level.

"Cult Leader!"

"A fairy is spying on us from ahead. You two lead a squad of Wyvern Knights to capture that fairy and present her to His Majesty."

"Yes, Lord Cult Leader!"

Dragon Hawk and Fire Wing immediately led a squad of Wyvern Knights in the direction Roderick indicated.

Finally, they found the Bright Moon Territory.

"That human brat over there looks like the lord of this territory. If we capture him, we might find out where the fairy is."

Dragon Hawk looked at Alistair in the distance, his mouth curling into a terrifying grin.

"You're right. Let's go and catch that kid!"

"He looks quite handsome. I want to taste what his tender flesh is like."

"Fire Wing, you're acting up again. Lord Cult Leader said not to eat humans this time; we need to take them back as Slaves."

Fire Wing then spat out a small flame.

"With so many people here, what does it matter if I eat one or two? Lord Cult Leader won't care about that. Let's go, catch the kid first!"

Flames began to erupt from the fiery red fleshy wings on Fire Wing's back, and the surrounding temperature rose steadily.

In an instant, the two monsters arrived near Alistair.

Alistair, who was still observing his territory, heard Melissa, who was hidden on him, suddenly say 'Watch out.'

Then his body was sent flying, and the spot where he had been standing turned into a large fiery pit.

Melissa stood in front of Alistair, her gaze solemn as she looked at the two monsters opposite her.

"Take Ariya and leave this place quickly. These two Dragon-blooded Monsters are very strong; I can't hold them off for long."

Alistair was stunned by this sudden turn of events. He had estimated that the dragonkin army wouldn't arrive for another day, yet they were already here.

And they had found him with such precision.

"Hahahaha!"

"Looks like we're in luck, brother. I didn't expect the fairy to come out on her own."

Fire Wing looked at Melissa, who stood in his way, excitedly flapping his burning wings while continuously spitting fire.

"Be careful, this fairy is quite strong."

Dragon Hawk sensed Melissa's formidable strength and spoke up to warn him.

"As long as she hasn't broken through to Legendary, her fate is sealed now that she's met us brothers."

"I'm going in first."

Fire Wing brandished a long flaming blade and charged at Melissa.

The petite Melissa facing the four-to-five-meter-tall Fire Wing was like a giant fighting a dwarf.

Melissa waved her staff, and several nearby trees grew wildly, their branches coming to life and lashing out at Fire Wing.

Her staff touched the ground, and the earth rumbled as a tens-of-meters-tall Earth Giant rose from the ground to attack Fire Wing.

At the same time, Melissa layered multiple magic shields around herself, then used her agility to keep her distance while continuously casting spells to attack Fire Wing.

If it were just Fire Wing, Melissa wouldn't be afraid at all, but besides him, there was also Dragon Hawk, who hadn't made a move yet.

After observing for a moment, Dragon Hawk launched a swift attack during a gap in Melissa's offensive, attempting to ambush her.

Dragon Hawk's attack shattered two of Melissa's magic barriers and sent her flying.

At that moment, several magic scrolls flew out, with some landing on Dragon Hawk and Fire Wing.

Powerful offensive spells were unleashed instantly, throwing the two monsters into a frenzy.

On the other side, several magic scrolls landed on Melissa, granting her the power of magical enhancements.

Melissa glanced back in the direction the scrolls came from, just in time to see Alistair's back as he finished using the scrolls and left with Ariya.

Riding his Magic Wolf, Alistair continuously applied magic effects to himself and the wolf. Dorok, the Magic Wolf who had been nurtured and promoted to Silver Rank, had exceeded his speed limits; the lethal sense of danger behind him made Dorok run with all his might.

Melissa turned her head with a gratified expression and looked at her opponents.

"He really is just like his mother!"

With a smile, Melissa waved her staff, and a Stone Giant appeared from the earth once more. This time, she flew toward the Stone Giant and merged into its body.

With Melissa's personal empowerment, the Stone Giant's strength increased greatly. The two giants and a bunch of animated giant trees fought against Fire Wing and Dragon Hawk.

In the sky, the Wyvern Knights brought by Dragon Hawk and Fire Wing were not idling; they began attacking the warriors of the Bright Moon Territory.

Nearly twenty Wyvern Knights were all Silver Rank Dragon-blooded Warriors, and the wyverns they rode were also Silver Rank dragon-blooded magical beasts; their strength was extraordinary.

The warriors of the Bright Moon Territory suffered heavy losses in an instant.

After Wilson killed a Wyvern Knight, he immediately attracted more of them.

He glanced at the Wyvern Knights flying in the sky and the battle between the giants and monsters.

Wilson found a squad of Black Blade Knights and led them in pursuit of Alistair.

Fire Wing set all the animated giant trees on fire, burning them to ashes, and then shattered the hundred-meter-tall Earth Giant.

Looking at the last remaining Stone Giant, Fire Wing let out a long roar toward the sky, then opened his dragon-headed mouth and spat out a massive fireball.

Hearing the dragon's roar, the prepared Dragon Hawk flashed away to keep his distance, and then Melissa's Stone Giant was hit by the fireball.

The Stone Giant's upper body was shattered, and it lost its balance, finally falling over.

A green light flew out from inside the Stone Giant and headed into the distance.

After all that effort, how could Dragon Hawk and Fire Wing allow their prey to escape?

"She's injured, after her!"

"A Gold-rank Peak fairy—the Cult Leader will be very happy when he finds out."

"Capture her and present her to His Majesty; perhaps His Majesty will reward us with a couple of Dragon Blood Grass."

"Hahahaha!"