Chapter 156 Fire and Shield

The broad dragon wings spread out and waved slowly, blocking the sunlight above the knights. The edge of the huge dragon body hovering in the air seemed to be inlaid with a gold edge.

It has golden vertical pupils, a strong body, ferocious horns, and thick scales.
Under the extremely oppressive dragon power, everyone in the Lionheart Knights held their breath. This was the "Purgatory Scourge" Cassius, the embodiment of arrogance and tyranny. He was the red dragon that destroyed the 30,000-strong coalition army alone, and was also the goal of their mission.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but feel shaken.

This thing is simply invincible. How could they imagine that they could kill such a horrible monster?

The monster in the sky opened his mouth, revealing his fangs, and hot white smoke that was enough to distort the air swirled at the corners of his mouth.

"I heard that you want to slay the dragon?"

Sparks danced in those golden vertical pupils.

Fried looked up at the sky, his expression frozen.

"Tariq, is this the monster that killed you?"

"Even a knight as good as you died in the sea of ​​fire. How can I possibly defeat him?"

He subconsciously stroked the pocket watch in his hand, shaking his head and muttering to himself.

"Captain! What should we do?"

But soon, the reminder from his subordinates brought him back to his senses from his confusion, and he realized that they were on the battlefield and they were at a critical moment of life and death!

Years of training have made it an instinct for him. The Black Lion Knight raised the Sword of Oath in his hand and shouted, "Everyone, listen up. Protect the connection!"

The Lionheart Knights raised the silver swords in their hands at the same time, which emitted a dazzling light. As the Holy Oath spell took effect, chains of light connected to them, and eventually more than twenty people were connected together. They all raised the heavy shields in their hands, like an indestructible shining fortress.

They attack and defend at the same time, taking care of each other.

If the damage hits any one of the members, it will be split into more than twenty parts.

This also makes the Lionheart Knights a mobile fortress on the battlefield, which can be used for both defensive and devastating attacks. Any general is afraid to see dozens of Lionheart Knights rushing towards their positions. They are known as the "Lion Barrier".

Cassius was still hovering in the sky, flapping his wings slowly, and he was observing the knights from above.

"Is this the tortoise shell Doro mentioned?"

"interesting."

The troops of the Burning Cinders Kingdom have completely surrounded this place. Cassius is not worried about these knights escaping. Instead, he is curious and wants to study the special sub-position of the Bosk family - [Lionheart Knight]

Thinking of this, Cassius swung his claws towards the ground.

【Scratching Technique】

A flickering magic force field that was vaguely in the shape of a claw materialized in front of the red dragon. As he casually waved his claws, the magical power was directed toward the Lionheart Knights on the ground.

Fred looked at the huge scratch coming from the sky, his face suddenly tensed, and he shouted loudly:
"Everyone, attention! Defensive stance!"

With a slight "whoosh" sound, the Lionheart Knights uniformly raised the silver shields engraved with the lion emblem in their hands, and gathered the silver shields together to form an airtight defensive shield above their heads.

"Hiss-"

With the harsh sound of metal friction, three long and narrow scratches appeared on the giant shield, penetrating the shield.

The powerful force was transmitted to everyone through the shields, almost breaking up their formation with one claw.

"withstand!"

Fred hissed.

As those glorious chains flashed alternately, the tremendous power was distributed to each Lionheart Knight, making their faces become ferocious and sweat break out on their heads.

In order to withstand the force of Cassius' attack, even shallow pits were trampled out on the ground.

Cassius looked at the still compact shield formation and said in surprise:
"Tsk tsk, it's a really solid turtle shell. No wonder it can cause so much trouble to Doro." Although it was just a dragon trick, with Cassius' current spell strength and his own powerful strength, even a casual attack was enough to easily deal with ordinary high-level warriors.

"So, can you withstand the flames?"

Cassius narrowed his eyes and gently opened his jaw.

A fiery light welled up from deep in his throat.

"boom!"

Suddenly, blazing flames poured out from the red dragon's mouth and rushed towards the Lionheart Knights on the ground.

"It's dragon breath!"

The adjutant reminded loudly.

"It's so hot. So hot."

This is the feeling in everyone's heart.

Feeling the scorching air blowing towards them, the Lionheart Knights immediately thought of the rumor that the "Purgatory Scourge" burned the coalition forces with flames.

But they didn't know that this was just a spit of power that Cassius deliberately controlled.

Faced with the terrible flames, the Lionheart Knights subconsciously wanted to flee in all directions. Not only did they sweat, but even their sword-holding hands were trembling slightly. However, years of training had forced them to stay where they were without orders.

"You can't run away. If you scatter, you will only die faster!"

"If you want to live, hold on to the pressure!"

Freed ordered sharply.

The Lionheart Knights continued to maintain the giant shield against the sky. A thin layer of light film appeared outside the shield, blocking the continued invasion of flames.

"Grey Lion Guard!"

"Black Lion Knight" Fried finally roared
——This is the trump card of the Lionheart Knights. They can summon a shining spirit and gather the strong will of all the knights to attack the enemy.

A huge lion phantom emerged from the tight formation of the Lionheart Knights, roaring and screaming like a real lion. It was able to temporarily hold back the flames and even showed a tendency to launch a counterattack.

"That's it!"

"We are the invincible Lionheart Knights!"

Fried shouted, inspiring his comrades just like Tariq in his memory, and hoping that he could be as invincible and brilliant as the White Lion Knight.

"Oh?"

"Interesting spell, but it's still a turtle that only bites people."

Cassius in the sky looked at the lion spirit and immediately became interested.

In his opinion, the overall strength of Bosk's Lionheart Knights is far stronger than that of Rackman's Eagle Guards of the North Wind. Their systematic holy oath spell abilities alone are not comparable to those Eagle Guards who can only fly.

"With such thick defenses, it would be a shame not to test their limits."

"Then let me play with you."

A ferocious smile appeared on Cassius's face.

The violent fire element energy flowed into the lungs along the basal blood vessels and finally burst out.

The fire suddenly became stronger and the temperature rose sharply. The lion spirit, which had barely been able to fight back just now, let out wailing sounds and gradually disappeared in the flames.

(End of this chapter)