Chapter 4: The Human Struggle
For a time, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and no one made a rash move. The air www.biquge.info pen ~ fun ~ pavilion seems to be frozen, and the atmosphere is extremely depressing and suffocating. Even the birds in the sky chose to stay away when they flew nearby, as if they were foreseeing the impending war. The reason why the knights didn't do it right away was because they weren't completely sure. And the reason why Albert didn't do it was because he didn't want to hurt anyone, and he didn't want to be corrupted by the killing intent to become a walking dead who only knew how to kill. He just wants to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible while his humanity is still in the water.
People hid in distant high-rise buildings, watching the confrontation through their windows, and there was a lot of discussion. Most of the rhetoric is against the Royal Order, and people are questioning their abilities and courage.
Dominic, the sharp-eyed Knight Commander, heard the discussion and his face became more and more gloomy.
After a long silence, Dominic coughed lightly, raised his golden sword, and said loudly: "We are royal knights, the embodiment of justice, and the guardians of the royal family. We are fearless, we are invincible! Let us raise our weapons and slay the heinous devil! Become a hero of Buffia and even the whole continent, admired by hundreds of millions of people!"
As the words fell, Dominic took the lead, driving the golden-headed griffin under him to charge Albert.
"For justice!"
The royal knights roared and rushed towards Albert.
Their blood was ignited by impassioned words, and greed took over in this moment, making the knights forget about life and death.
Albert didn't fight back, avoiding Dominic's charge and breaking out, struggling to hold on in the shadow of his sword.
Not only that, but Albert is also suffering from the erosion of killing intent.
This caused his consciousness to fall into confusion, and his movements became more and more clumsy.
The bell sounded, and Albert, who couldn't dodge, was shot in the back by a cavalry rifle wrapped in silver vitality.
With the dragon scale protector, although this shot did not cause substantial damage to Albert, the killing intent in his heart prevailed.
Albert looked back and glared at the sneak attacker. The scarlet eyes seemed to contain some kind of power, making the other party tremble, and the griffin beneath him screamed and almost fell.
After a moment of confrontation, Albert withdrew his gaze and failed to kill the killer, and reason and humanity suppressed the killing intent again. However, Albert's actions did not make the sneak attackers grateful, but became more and more unscrupulous, frequently charging Albert. In the eyes of the sneak attackers, Albert did not dare to make a move.
Seeing that the sneak attackers were frequently successful, the other knights were not to be outdone, let go of their last fears, and began to charge Albert with all their might.
Although the repeated attacks did little physical damage to Albert, his sanity and humanity were gradually wearing off. And the killing intent rose rapidly, constantly impacting his last spiritual defense.
"Roar!"
The dragon's roar resounded through the sky, and a violent aura filled the air.
Albert's eyes were even redder, as if covered with a layer of blood. The scorching dragon flame was surrounded by the surrounding temperature, and the temperature around him suddenly rose.
The knights were stunned and stopped. They felt Albert's change of mindset and couldn't help but feel dreadful. No one is not afraid of death, and the Royal Knight is no exception.
At this moment, Albert threw a punch, and Long Yan broke out of his hand and turned into a ten-meter-long fire dragon with teeth and claws, and instantly devoured the three royal knights.
The three knights, who had no time to dodge, struggled violently in the flames, wielding their silver vitality to resist the erosion of the dragon flames.
However, everything was in vain, and the dragon flame that was not burning could even incinerate the vitality.
The figures of the three royal knights vanished and were incinerated into nothingness.
Not even a drop of blood, not a handful of ashes remained.
Seeing that Albert's strength was so terrifying, the royal knight fell into the ice cave, and the blood that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished, and fear took over his heart.
They were frightened and retreated.
To be exact, the mounts under them were retreating.
The senses of the monster far surpassed that of intelligent life, and the white-headed griffin could clearly feel the majesty that Albert exuded.
"Kill those who are afraid of the enemy, and kill those who retreat!"
A shout of rage rang out, and Dominic swung his sword and slashed a retreating knight and the griffon beneath him. Dominic knew very well that the demon in front of him was very powerful, but he still didn't want to give up. As long as he kills the demons, he will become the emperor's most trusted person, so he must succeed, even if his men die.
Looking at the corpses of their companions who fell to the ground, the royal knights looked at each other, and they all saw fear in each other's eyes, and no one wanted to be the next example.
Seeing the expressions of his subordinates, Dominic sneered, and after calming the restless golden-headed griffin under him, he rushed towards Albert in the lead.
"Avenge your dead brother!"
The knights shouted, overcoming their fears, and charged Albert with their rifles alof. Despite their reluctance, they had no choice. The Royal Knight is the emperor's sword and symbolizes valor and fearlessness. If the fear of the enemy is tantamount to tarnishing the dignity of the royal family, the consequences will be very serious, and not only they but also their families will suffer together. Moreover, there is only one enemy, and although it is strong, it is not impossible to win.
Albert stared at the Royal Knights with scarlet eyes and an emotionless smile.
"Roar!"
When the distance between the two sides was less than thirty meters, Albert roared and unleashed a scorching dragon flame, turning into a long red dragon with teeth and claws. The air along the way was extremely distorted, as if the sky was about to collapse.
"Combo!"
The Knight Commander let out a shout, shaking his hand and waving a silver-white wave of vitality. The royal knights also struck one after another, waving a wave of silver vitality.
Nearly a hundred Yuan Qi training gathered in one place, turning into a giant sword that was like substance, like a bright silver cast, carrying a whistling sound of breaking wind, and shot towards the long dragon.
"Boom!"
The roar exploded like thunder over the imperial capital.
The collision between the fire dragon and the giant sword produced a violent explosion, and the violent shock wave swept in all directions, and the sky rippled like a lake. The Royal Knights tried their best to defend themselves, but several of the weaker Royal Knights were still swept away.
Not only the sky, but also the ground. Wherever the shock wave went, dozens of high-rise buildings collapsed, destroying many homes. Several nearby neighborhoods were instantly reduced to rubble, with broken bricks and tiles scattered everywhere and dust filling the air. The dragon flame fell from the sky, turning the ruins into a sea of fire, and the billowing smoke swept like black waves, obscuring the sky and the sun, and the flowery civilian area became a purgatory on earth. Fortunately, the surrounding residents were evacuated by the city defense forces after the big battle.
The smoke obscured the knights' vision, but it couldn't stop the bloodthirsty red light.
Albert growled, flapping his wings and charging at a knight.
"Defense!"
Dominic yelled, and although the smoke had taken a toll on his eyesight, he spotted his blood-scarlet eyes.
However, it was too late, and the sharp dragon claws easily pierced the knight's chest. Albert grinned and dug out the knight's heart, crumpling it into pieces.
In the darkness, Albert is like a silent ghost, reaping the lives of the royal knights. Hearing the screams and wails around them, people were vigilant, desperate and helpless.
Everyone regretted it, including Dominic, he didn't care much about the death of his subordinates, but he was afraid that the next target would be him.
In an instant, the Royal Order had plummeted to sixty men, but there was not a single corpse on the ground, not even a trace of blood. Most of them were burned into nothingness by the scorching dragon flames, and only a few lucky ones were torn to shreds, proving that they had come to this world with their broken corpses, only to be swallowed up by the sea of fire on the ground in the next second.
At that moment, the wind blew and the smoke cleared, allowing the knights to regain their sight.
"God bless Buffia!"
Dominic was ecstatic, raised his sword, and shouted.
"Kill!"
After seeing the light again, the fear in the heart of the royal knight subsided for the most part, and he lined up on Dominic's side and rushed towards Albert like an arrow.
"Roar!"
Albert roared, his chest flushed, and his lungs and throat were almost transparent. Immediately afterward, a liquid high-concentration dragon flame erupted from its mouth, like a volcanic eruption.
"Breaking the ground!"
"Mystery Splitting the Wind and Breaking the Water!"
Dominic and his sixty royal knights also displayed their strongest martial arts, and their fierce vitality surged, carrying the roaring sound of breaking wind to meet the dragon flame.
"Boom!"
The dragon flame collided and entangled, producing an even more violent explosion.
The shockwave swept through the heavens and the earth, more violently than the magic cast by the Wind Magister, and everyone including Albert and Dominic was swept away. Below the center of the explosion, the earthquake collapsed, eventually forming a circular crater with a diameter of more than 300 meters, surrounded by bottomless cracks. The flames of the ground poured in, like passages through the underworld. At the same time, the wave spread further, toppling dozens of high-rise buildings and destroying more homes. The liquid dragon flame turned into a rain of fire and raged across the land, like a scene of the end of the world.
"Help!"
Just as Albert was about to start killing, a faint cry for help came into his ears, causing him to freeze.
The faint and immature voice seemed to have magical power, penetrating the heart that was blocked by the killing intent, awakening the human nature that was almost annihilated.
Albert hugged his head and screamed in pain. Human nature began to fight back, expelling the killing intent, and at the same time, it was also repairing the heart that was corrupted by evil thoughts.
"Roar!"
It seemed like a century, but only a moment had passed, and Albert's bloodshot eyes had faded and their clarity had returned. He raised his head to the sky and let out a heaven-shattering dragon groan, and the raging flames, guided by the Dominator, obediently turned into threads or pillars of fire, and poured into Albert's mouth.
In an instant, the flames in the civilian area were gone, leaving only the ground devastated in its wake.
In the next second, Albert retracted his wings and dived with all his might. His speed was so fast that the knights could not catch him, only a faint red light could be seen.