Acacia Unextinguished Heights.

The plateau was covered with flames growing like wild grass, magma was surging in the cracks on the surface, and high-temperature steam clouds were billowing on the ground.

This is a death zone for creatures in the material world, but it is a paradise for the natives of the fire element.

However, in a certain area of ​​Akasia's Eternal Highlands, there is a fairly large city, the Black Iron City.

The Temple of the Scorching Heat in the city, where the evil fire prince Imix is ​​worshipped as a god, and the Temple of the Fire Lord Kashus, all show who owns this city - the fire giant.

"Flame God above."

"Imix"

"How could there be such a huge dragon? When did we provoke such a monster?"

At this time, the fire giant officers and soldiers standing on the black iron city wall looked into the distance. Their expressions were extremely solemn, and even revealed a hint of fear.

On the distant horizon, a vague black shadow flapped its wings in the hot air, raising clouds of ash.

"Soul Devouring Dragon."

A heavy voice was heard, followed by steady and powerful steps.

The soldiers on the city wall made way, and a tall and strong fire giant walked out surrounded by the crowd.

He is the Emir of this Iron City - Maciej Galan.

The Emir here is not a dandy boy with noble blood like Hamid, but a battle-hardened soldier who has just been transferred back from the front line.

He was once a glorious "Kapukuru", the so-called Sultan's personal guard.

He wore a turban helmet with a gold-plated surface, embroidered with patterns, and a leather neck guard at the back. A huge feather was inserted on the badge on the front of the helmet - it was a phoenix feather.

In his hand he held a crescent-shaped Sheshri scimitar. Not only was the blade extremely sharp, but its blade also constantly flashed with magical light.

Hearing Maciej's words, the fire giants on the city wall were suddenly terrified, and noisy and panicked voices were heard.

"Yes, that's it!"

"That's the Soul Devouring Dragon! It's real!"

"It is said that the terrible dragon ate thirteen emirs and thousands of fire giants! He was sent by the Prince of Holy Flame to punish us!"

"quiet--"

Maciej looked annoyed and struck the bronze shield with his scimitar, making a crisp sound.

The fire giant soldiers suddenly quieted down and listened quietly to the emir's lecture.

"Oh, God of Fire, you are a bunch of cowardly lambs! You are frightened by a dragon!"

"From what I know, the dragon simply formed an alliance with the Fire Dwarfs, sneaked into the city using despicable means, destroyed half of the Iron City, and killed that jerk Hamid."

"The so-called Soul Devouring Dragon is nothing but a rumor! It is not an invincible enemy."

Maciej held his scimitar high, its bright silver blade gleaming in the firelight.

"Shh-"

He swung the scimitar violently, and the crescent-shaped scimitar cut through the air, leaving a brilliant flame.

"We are the noble fire giants! The natural masters of the fire elemental plane! We have always been the ones who plundered and destroyed others, and made other creatures fearful!"

"There is no reason for us to be afraid of other living beings!"

Maciej's knife pointed at the blurry black shadow in the distance.

"Everyone - for the great Sultan, defend the Iron City and kill the reptile in the sky!"

The fire giants themselves are a fanatical, warlike and extremely arrogant race. Under Maciej's encouragement, they soon became full of warlike spirit.

"For the Sultan!"

"Defend the Black Iron City!"

"No one can defeat us fire giants in the elemental plane of fire!"

The fire giants on the city wall struggled to turn the capstan, loaded long arrows made of black metal into the crossbow, aimed high into the sky and waited for battle.

The fire giants under the city walls released the giant beasts trapped in cages. They spewed out clouds of boiling steam and let out low roars.

Maciej simply waved his hand, and a terrifyingly huge fire dragon covered in brass armor flew over.

"Fight for the Great Sultan!" The fire giant noble roared and leaped forward. Behind him were hundreds of similar fire giant cavalrymen.

However, unlike Maciej, most of these soldiers only wore wool or silk uniforms, held copper spears nearly ten meters long, and held shields covered with leather and fixed with rivets.

To the vast kingdom of the fire giants, the City of Cast Iron is just a small border town - and this City of Black Iron is already a very important military fortress.

Thousands of meters away, the red dragon flapped its wings again, stirring up gusts of hot wind containing ashes and sparks.

Cassius narrowed his eyes slightly, and his light golden vertical pupils revealed an interested look.

“It’s interesting”

"Magic ballistae, elemental beasts, fire giant cavalry, even the elite troops of the empire at this stage will probably find it difficult to defeat these fire giant troops."

"And these are not their elite troops, but only the garrison stationed in the city. Their strength is truly terrifying."

"It's a pity that they met me."

Cassius flapped his wings vigorously again, causing the huge dragon body to soar into the air. He then raised his head high and let out a roar.

"Roar--"

"Boom!"

Thunder roared.

The steam clouds in the sky suddenly gathered, and lightning that was incompatible with the plane of fire element also appeared in the rolling dark clouds.

Driven by a powerful force, the thick dark clouds spread rapidly and soon came over the city of pig iron.

And a huge figure was shuttling and circling in the clouds.

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Bolts of lightning descended, directly killing several fire giants on the top of the city, leaving only a wisp of original flame.

"It's Thunder!"

"Quick! Get out of the way!"

"For the Lord of Fire, what on earth is that?"

"Damn it, shoot that dragon down!"

The fire giant soldiers were a little panicked. Under the threat of death, they frantically pointed their crossbows at the sky.

Giant arrows with terrifying power, dragging tails of flames, shot straight into the clouds but failed to hit the target at all.

"boom!"

Thunder roared, and a terrifying aura spread out. The suffocating pressure was like an invisible boulder, pressing on the hearts of the fire giants.

On the ground, the giant beasts that had just been released were trembling violently, and the iron chains on their bodies made rattling sounds.

These monsters, which were usually extremely violent, now screamed in fear like newborn cubs, and some even shrank back into cages inside the city.

"Boom! Boom!"

A few more thunders struck.

The huge black shadow loomed in the clouds, causing all creatures present to feel fear from the bottom of their hearts - even the fire giant Emir was no exception.

"Ouch~~"

The fire dragon under the fire giant noble was trembling all over, and most of its companions had fainted and fell to the ground.

"Hold on, my old friend."

"It's just a red dragon, Akelia. We once faced an ancient golden dragon together. This is nothing."

Maciej stroked the back of the fire dragon's neck and whispered.

But he raised his head, looked at the huge figure looming in the clouds, and also stared at the dark clouds with lightning, his expression became gloomy and solemn.

"how so."

"O Lord of Fire, it is clearly a red dragon."

This battle-hardened fire giant noble tightly grasped the Sheshir scimitar given by the Sultan, and his whole body tensed up. (End of this chapter)