Dragon Maken War - Chapter 252

Chapter 252: 252

Chapter 252 - Outbreak of War (1)

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After the Dragon Demon war, the Plain of Darkness didn’t allow any outsiders to enter their domain for a very long time .  

The Dragon Demon King worshippers were hiding in the Plain of Darkness, and they were waging a one-sided war against the rest of the world .  However, they never experienced a foreign force stepping onto their soil .  It was as Kieren had predicted .  They had no experience in defensive warfare .

Moreover, they had been focused in playing an offensive and defensive battle in order to protect the waypoints of the Road of Emptiness .  They never expected to be invaded .  They especially didn’t think the Dragon Demon castle, which was at the heart of the Plain of Darkness, would be attacked .

When enemies suddenly appeared, it threw the Dragon Demon king worshippers into confusion .

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“Unbelievable . ”

He was a Dragon Demon with metallic blue hair color .  Reshoo mumbled to himself as he watched what was going on outside of the Dragon Demon castle .  He was at the heart of the Dragon Demon castle with Atein .  Currently, Atein was projecting images through magic .

The suicide squad led by Azell’s party and the several thousand Guardian Shadows were attacking the Dragon Demon castle .

The Guardian Shadows moved across the snowy field, and they ambushed the residents of the Plain of Darkness .  The defensive magic of the city was activated, and everyone tried to react to the attack in great haste .  However, the confusion didn’t die down .  The confusion became worse as time passed .

“Did you know this would happen?  Is that why you called me back here?”

Reshoo asked the question .  Azell’s party had been aiming for the pillars of Darkness, yet Atein had called Reshoo back to the Dragon Demon castle .  He could now understand why Atein chose to do so .  It seemed Atein had predicted this scenario .

Atein answered him .

“I just made preparations, just in case .  I didn’t know for sure . ”

“You didn’t know, but it looks as if you’ve been dutiful in making your preparations . . . ”

It was almost unimaginable that someone would invade the Plain of Darkness, but it wasn’t as if there weren’t any contingencies in place .  However, their enemies were coming in from extreme elevation using the White Flame Phoenix and the Crying Phoenix .  They couldn’t react to such an attack .

Despite the ambush, the Dragon Demon castle didn’t suffer any critical damage .  It was all thanks to the defensive system placed over the Dragon Demon castle .  

The enemy force was able to enter into the Plain of Darkness without much problem, but they were detected when they were five kilometers away from the Dragon Demon castle .  When the enemies started to descend from the sky, anti-aerial spells started to fire into the air .

The current state of chaos was the result of such events .

“This situation transcended my expectation .  I expected them to try to assassinate me with a small group of elite troops .  I never expected them to haul in a large force through such a method . . . ”

Atein let out a bitter laughter .

When Yuren stole and gave the White Flame Phoenix to Azell, Atein had to prepare for the future .  However, he had expected a small number of elite troops to come .  He never expected a group of 100 troops to ambush the Plain of Darkness .  Moreover, he never expected several thousand phantoms of the Guardian Shadows to hit them at the same time .

Reshoo spoke .

“Anyways, you made the right choice in calling me back .  I’ll try to stop as many of them as possible . ”

“Wait a moment . ”

“You have more to say?”

When Atein held him back, Reshoo tilted his head in confusion .  Atein spoke .

“Reshoo, I have a request for you .  It might not be necessary for me to do this .  I hope this to be true…… . ”

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“I imagined the worst case scenarios that could happen when coming here… . ”

Kairen mumbled to himself .  He was rushing through the frozen city, and a Dragon Majin magician shot a beam of light towards him .  

Puh-puh-puh-puhng!

Kairen unleashed his Dragon Soul, and he charged through the beam of light .  He used Instantaneous Movement, and the distance of 50 meters between the two combatants disappeared in an instant .  

However, the magician didn’t panic .  It was as if the Dragon Majin warrior had waited for that exact moment .  The warrior got in Kairen’s way .

At that moment, Kairen let out a cold smile .

Kwahhhhng!

As the sound of an explosion rang out, Kairen crushed the Dragon Majin warrior .

The other side had made the magician into bait .  They wanted to lure Kairen into their trap before ambushing him .  Kairen saw through their plan from the beginning .

This was why he chose to end the Instantaneous Movement 10 meters before he reached the magician .  He let out a powerful blade of energy with his sword .  The Dragon Majin warrior was taken by surprise, so he died before he could put up any defense .  The eyes of the Dragon Majin magician widened from shock .

Pah-hahk!

Before the confusion could dissipate, Kairen cut off the head of the magician .  

Someone contacted Kairen through magic .

-Five enemies broke through the Guardian Shadows towards the northwest .  Be careful .  They are coming in fast .

It was Kayalia .

She was flying in the air, and she was monitoring the battle .  She gave up to date information to her allies, and she used her magic at crucial moments in battle .  

“Understood . ”

Kairen didn’t plan on going up against five enemies by himself .  If he was alone, he would have done it .  However, there was a clear objective to this battle .  They had to minimize damage taken, and at the same time, they had to do as much damage as possible to their enemies .

He immediately returned towards Azell’s location .  He spoke .

“Thing are going too well .  I almost feel numb inside . ”

“It has been going well up until now .  However, it will all be for naught if we don’t eventually kill Atein . ”

Azell was cold in making his assessment .  

It was almost unbelievable as to how well things were going .

While they were crossing the vast Plain of Darkness, they could have been found at any moment .  They would have been slowed down by fights .  However, they weren’t found before they reached the Dragon Demon castle .  They were able to ambush their enemies before they were ready for combat .  

The only reason why their cover was blown was the Dragon Demon castle’s defensive system .  However, they were only five kilometers away before they were detected, so it didn’t matter .  Their enemies hadn’t been prepared for this scenario .  The Dragon Demon King worshippers ran around in confusion, and it gave time for Azell’s party to descend towards the city .

At the same time, over eight thousand Guardian Shadows entered into the city from the ground .  The large walls surrounding the city weren’t a deterrent at all .  Soon, confusion descended upon the city .

Kairen spoke .

“However, there really are a lot of them .  After our ambush, Dragon Arts practitioners and magicians poured out of the houses to fight in the streets . . . ”

The regular troops, who were supposed to protect the Dragon Demon castle, weren't able to do much .  The guards that were placed on the castle walls were the only ones fighting right now .  

Although, there were fights erupting all over the city, but these fights were being conducted by the many residents of the city, who possessed overwhelming combat powers .

Azell’s party was running through the streets when an explosion rang out it front of them .

“They are starting to clump in numbers . ”

Kairen mumbled to himself .

The Dragon Demons and Dragon Majins were fighting against the Guardian Shadows .  

When one saw their equipment, it was obvious that they weren’t part of the regular army .  They wore old armors .  Some didn’t even wear any gear .  They were old Dragon Majins and Dragon Demons, who had taken up their swords once again .

They were old, but their battle capability was well above a normal human .  They used their massive power to sweep the streets as they fought the Guardian Shadows .

“Hmmm . ”

Leticia stepped forward when she was this .  At the same time, the Guardian Shadows changed their movement pattern .

“What’s going on?”

The Dragon Demons and Dragon Majins were taken aback .  The Guardian Shadows had been attacking in a free for all manner up until that moment .  They suddenly moved in sync .  They organized to fight in short, medium and long distance .  They moved in a precise manner .

The Dragon Demon kin worshippers were taken aback .

A single streak of lightning fell from the sky .

Kwah-gwahng!

Kayalia, who had been flying in the sky, had attacked with her magic .

“Koo-ahhhhhk!”

The Dragon Demon king worshippers had been clumped together as they fought .  They screamed .  Afterwards, Leticia charged into them as she stabbed with her spear .

Kwah-hahk!

Her spear, which was coated in cold energy, pierced through an old warrior’s heart .  Before her enemies could come to their senses, cold energy exploded outwards from the body of the dead warrior .

Kwah-hahhhhhhk!

The white wave of energy left behind only pillars of ice .  There was only one half frozen old Dragon Majin warrior that remained standing .  He charged towards her .

“You bitch!”

Kayalia’s magic had done minimal damage to him .  His defensive ability was outstanding .  He was able to avoid critical wounds from Leticia’s ambush attack too .  He attacked her with his life on the line .

Pahk!

However, Leticia didn’t even blink as she stabbed her spear into his neck .  Her party members arrived right afterwards, and they muttered amongst them .

“They’ve retired, yet they still possess great amount of skill and power .  If we attacked a human city like this, we would have instantly taken over the city… . . ”

According to the information they had acquired, the Plain of Darkness possessed 5 small cities and the Dragon Demon castle .  These were the residential areas .  

The Plain of Darkness had a higher number of Dragon Demons and Dragon Majins within their population .  This was why their residents were capable of fighting .  However, it wasn’t as if their entire population were active fighters .  There were many that had retired due to injuries or old age .  Then there were the lowest class within the Plain of Darkness .  These were humans that provided basic labor, and there weren’t a lot of combatants within this group .  

If they weren’t fully geared, one could assume them to be civilians .

Kairen spoke .

“Still, our plan worked .  There would be much more resistance here if our plan hadn’t worked . ”

After Atein was revived, the Plain of Darkness gave up on defending the waypoints .  However, this didn’t mean they had completely pulled back .  They chose not to sacrifice the elite troops, but the regular troops already dispatched outside were used to defend the waypoints .  They were sacrificed .

When the pillars of Darkness were attack, they couldn’t use same battle plan . It was known as to which pillar would be attacked, so numerous elites troops had to be deployed to protect the pillars .

As a result, there were a lot of vacancies in the number of troops within the Dragon Demon castle .

“What about the castle gate?”

Arrieta queried him .

The eight thousand Guardian Shadows were fighting within the city to act as a distraction .

The attack force was made out of 87 members, and they were split into two groups .  They advanced towards the Dragon Demon castle .  Azell’s party arrived at the gate of the castle a bit faster than the other team .

The imposing steel gate was 10 meters high, and it was firmly shut .  If it was a simple steel gate, it wouldn’t cause much trouble to Azell’s party .  However, there was a powerful protection magic placed over it, and it was causing them trouble .

Kairen spoke .

“Let’s occupy this location, and we’ll be on standby .  We’ll solve this in no time . ”

However, Kairen had to adjust his plan when something unexpected occurred .  A window high up in the Dragon Demon castle opened, and enemies started to pour out .

“Their regular armed forces are finally making their move?”

It seemed the force within Dragon Demon castle was gathered in one place .  They ran down the castle wall as if they were running across the ground .  They started letting out their long range attacks .

Kwa-kwa-kwahng!  Kwah-ahng!

Azell’s party had to retreat as they blocked the attack .  As if the other side had been waiting for this moment, the castle gate opened .

Gee-gee-gee-geeek……!

The gate was massive, but it was being raised at high speeds .  Kairen was puzzled when he saw this .

‘What the hell?  No one is there?’

The castle gate had opened, yet no one was there .  If one considered that the castle door was opened at that exact moment, one would expect soldiers to be on the other side .

However, Kairen was fooled .

“I’ve been had!”

When the castle gate opened to a certain degree, several hundred enemies suddenly appeared .  An illusion had been placed over the troops to fool Azell’s party .

As they stood on standby beyond the castle gate, the soldiers had used the extra time bought by the illusion to prepare their spells and Dragon Arts techniques .  They were ready to concentrate all their might towards Azell’s party .

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa!