"This, His Majesty killed the Fire Giant!"

"God..."

"This is actually true. The fire giants were all killed! Not only were they killed, but they were also eaten by His Majesty!"

"He is much more powerful than those fire giants! He is the master worthy of our true loyalty!"

A fire lizard elder with a huge body and a thick snake tail in the lower body exclaimed in surprise.

These slaves have been enslaved by the fire giants in the Dark Iron City for an unknown period of time. Even the fire lizards were raised as a slave race and have been enslaved from generation to generation until now. If they can trace their origins back more than a dozen generations, they have all been slaves of the fire giants.

Even if they are released, most of them still have the image of an omnipotent "master" in their hearts.

Those are deep-rooted chains that the fire giants have set up for them over the past thousand years to prevent rebellion, which are ingrained into their flesh and blood. They are by no means so easy to break.

It is easier to erect a new statue than to destroy it.

Similarly, it is much easier to transfer beliefs than to completely destroy them.

And when the fire giant, whom they regarded as an omnipotent god, was easily crushed and even swallowed by a stronger and more massive individual, the emotions of obedience and worship naturally shifted to Cassius.

The slaves' mixed and frightened discussions arose.

"He also gave us the status of freemen!"

"What a merciful Majesty!"

"Yes!"

They sighed in their own language.

Those different pairs of eyes were filled with flattery for the superiors and admiration for the strong.

Although Cassius declared them free men, most of them still followed the old customs, replacing the djinn and treating the dragon as their master.

"Long live His Majesty Cassius!"

"Ran, long live the Burning Empire!"

The salamander elder raised his arms and shouted.

He was not very fluent in the Common Language, and spoke it haltingly, with some undertones of the Fire Tribe language mixed in, but he sounded particularly pious.

"Snapped!"

The salamander knelt down, its lizard-like head touching the hot ground, its thick snake body twisting excitedly.

As if some kind of physical instinct had been triggered, slaves from other races all knelt on the ground, their foreheads touching the hot ground, and called out to their masters in low voices.

The heavy chains wrapped around their necks and the metal shackles on their feet collided with each other, making a rattling sound.

"Tsk tsk..."

"These fire giants are really good at raising slaves."

Cassius flapped his wings high in the sky, looking down at the slaves on the ground with his pale golden pupils, with little expression on his face.

"Shh-"

He slowly descended from the sky to the ground, raising clouds of ash and dust.

Cassius ignored the slaves kneeling on the ground, but waved his claws, using flames to cut the space not far away, creating a huge space crack.

Thousands of officers and soldiers from the Imperial Fire Elemental Plane Vanguard marched out of the portal in neat steps, holding rifles, and lined up in front of Cassius at the command of the commander.

Everyone was extremely excited. This was His Majesty's personal inspection! What an honor!

How many imperial soldiers don't get such a precious opportunity! And yet they can line up in front of His Majesty!

"boom!"

At the officer's command, the soldiers raised their guns and fired signal shots.

The salamanders and fire dwarves kneeling on the ground were shaking with fear, thinking they were going to be hurt.

Serkan half-knelt in front of the red dragon, placed his right hand on his left chest, and performed a standard "loyalty" salute.

"His Majesty!"

"The Fourth Imperial Advance Group is here to obey your orders."

"Serkan, I need you to completely control this city, including these..."

Cassius glanced at the slaves kneeling on the ground with extremely nervous expressions, and then continued: "Free people."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"First Battalion! Responsible for taking over the southeast city!" "Second Battalion! Responsible for...

Officers began to issue orders in accordance with military regulations.

Serkan, on the other hand, stared at the nervous slaves and grinned ferociously with his dragon-like mouth.

"Everyone, please lead the way."

Led by the slaves, the imperial soldiers quickly took over the entire city, and encountered hidden fire giants in the process.

In the process, they also encountered the remnants of the fire giants hiding in the city. However, in the long battles, the soldiers of the Empire had already understood the weaknesses of these elemental creatures and easily put down the sporadic resistance.

However, they still found some special habits of the Fire Elemental Plane difficult to adapt to - for example, the flame fountain on Emile's mansion, and the "gadgets" collected by the fire giants that were enough to turn mortals into ashes.

Cassius came to the city wall again, watching the waves of steam clouds in the orange-red sky and the rain of ash falling. There was a faint light flickering in the pale golden pupils and sulfur-smelling smoke spewing from his nostrils.

He seemed a little excited.

"Strange celestial phenomena..."

"Is he finally here... the true emissary of the Great Sultan of the Fire Giants? Even if the Great Sultan cannot come in person, he should at least send a Pasha."

"Boom!"

First there was a heavy muffled sound, followed by a sharp sound of air bursting.

Then, the lava rivers on the ground began to surge, and the wildfires in the wilderness became more vigorous and violent. The boiling white steam filled the surface, and there were wisps of flames in the air.

Rivers of magma rush down cliffs in massive, spectacular firefalls. This liquid fire breaks through an area, creating natural whirlpools that drive surrounding elements wild.

And in the sky, an even more spectacular vortex of fire with a diameter of hundreds of meters appeared. It was like a lion's head with its mouth open, causing the surrounding debris to fly and ashes to swirl, almost sweeping up everything around it.

"That is……"

"Flame Lion!"

The older salamander elder looked at the strange sight in the sky, his body shaking violently. The fear that was deeply engraved in his blood kept surfacing in his heart.

"O Lord of Fire..."

"It's the Pasha! A distinguished Pasha has arrived!"

The Salamander Elder couldn't help but exclaimed.

It was only when he was a child that he had the good fortune to witness the majestic figure of a Pasha, and although that event had happened nearly a hundred years ago, it was still fresh in his mind.

"Noble?"

"No one can be called noble in front of His Majesty. Watch your words."

Serkan crossed his arms and warned in a gloomy tone.

"Yes, yes...sir."

The Salamander Elder quickly apologized.

And high in the sky, the strange vision continued. First, an arm stretched out from the center of the vortex of fire, and finally a strong body appeared - it was a fire giant!

This strange fire giant was much taller than the ordinary fire giants, and they didn't even look like the same species. This ten-meter-tall giant was extremely sturdy, with purple-red skin and complex flame patterns all over his body.

Fierce flames radiated from his angry round eyes, like two dazzling stars. There was a pair of dark, curved horns on his head, and thick smoke was rising from his body.

The fire giant's rough skin is covered with robes made of fine silk and satin. He also wears bracelets and rings made of gold, and the most eye-catching is the glittering adamantine ring around his neck.

It was a rare treasure bestowed personally by the Great Sultan of Fire Giants, and also a symbol of identity - it represented that he was an extremely noble Pasha, one of the six direct servants of the Great Sultan of Fire Giants.

Only the most powerful of the fire giants are worthy of such an honor and become the right-hand man of the Great Sultan.

"Red Dragon!"

"You've crossed the line!"

"The Elemental Plane of Fire is the realm ruled by the Great Sultan! It is the glorious land of the Fire Giants! You will not be allowed to act recklessly here!"

The roar echoed across the scorched wasteland.

Cassius looked at the angry fire giant in the distance, his pupils shrank slightly, and an expression of interest appeared on the dragon's face.

"Just one of the Pashas has such strength..."

Ismail Enver Pasha

Challenge Level: 24 (65000 XP) (End of this chapter)