Chapter1123:GiantAttack
TheUndergroundCemetery,alandfromthedivineera,ontheseconddayoftheAncientWeapons’invasionofthecontinentinthewar.
TheEmeraldSeaDragonBeasthasoccupiedover30%ofthemainroadsinLeviathanterritory,releasingaroundahundredsmallweaponsmadefromitsownarmorplates.
Thesesmallseadragons,whichmeasureoverameterlong,successfullyrepelledmostoftheknightordersthatcametofacethem.Apartfromafewkeyrouteswheretheimperialarmyisstationed,therestoftherivershavebeencaptured.
SomeoftheroadsfordeliveringfoodintheLeviathanEmpirewerecutoff,causingthepriceoffoodintheentireempiretorisedramatically.
Theresidentsoftheempirestartedpanicbuyingfoodanddailynecessities,andthewholeempirefellintoastateofchaos.
LudwigXII,furiousaboutthis,sworetodestroytheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastthatthreatenedtheempire’sfoodsecurity,evenifitmeantusingaforbiddenweaponthatwasstillunderdevelopment.
Thebattlewasabouttobegin.
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IntheSiaKingdom,theblackirongiantfinallyemergedfromthemountainsandstartedmovingtowardsthekingdom’scapital.
Theblackirongiant,asifshowcasingitsownpower,didn’twalkveryquicklyandwouldsometimesstopinstrangeareas.
ThoseareaswereremnantsofthedivineerakingdomandwerealsoplacesthatthePassedPrincessrememberedfromherpast.
Unfortunately,aftermillionsofyearsofseparation,theseremnantsbecameruinswithoutanymagicalprotectionliketheUndergroundCemetery,completelylosingtheappearancethePassedPrincessremembered.
Themountainsandrivershadfamiliarshapes,whichwaswhyshekeptstoppingandlookingaround.
ConqueringtheSiaKingdomwasassimpleastakingastrollinthegarden,itwasn’tlikebeingadancerwhohadtofightagainstthestrongestempireinthewholecontinent.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袧)
Wemusttrynottodamagethecountry’sintegrity,asorderedbythesupremeKingofUndeadfromtheUndergroundCemetery,wejustneedtodemonstratetheabsolutepoweroftheUndergroundCemetery.
FortheWarDancer,whowasskilledincuttingofftheenemy’ssuppliesandforcingsurrender,herapproachwastodeclarewarbyoccupyingtheLeviathanEmpire’swaterveins.
And"takingastroll"wasthewaythePassedPrincessannouncedherownpower.
Standingataheightoffiftymeters,theblackirongiantcouldcrossanyterrain,evenswampsandriverscouldn’tstopit.Themereactofmovingitselfwasthebestdeterrent.
Thatcolossalsteelbody,weighingovertenthousandtons,wasevenmoreterrifyingthantheLeviathanEmpire’smagicarmor.IfnotforthepresenceoftheNuclearExplosionQueenintheSiaKingdom,thearmywouldhavesurrenderedlongagowhenfacedwithsuchamobiledisaster-likecreature.
Thisgiant,whocameoutofthemythologicalera,couldteardragonsapartwithitsfifty-meterheight!
Howcanhumansfightagainstsuchmonsters?
Perhaps,thegoldenancientpeoplewhohadtheTwelveConstellationGods’Weaponscould.
TheMageCouncilintheredrobes,representingthemostgloriouspeakofthedivineera,couldalso.
Butwhateraisthis?Thisisaperiodofmagictidedeclinethroughouttheentirecontinent,wherethereareonlyafewcatswiththewarlockbloodline,ah!
Nowadays,evenamediocrewarlockwhocanbarelymasterathird-ratebewitchmentcanbeseenasaburdentothenoblelords,masqueradingasatruemageapprentice.
EvenbeingsliketheprincessoftheMermaidclanorthepriestessoftheLamiaclan,whocanstillperformcompletebloodlinespells,areconsideredlegendarycreaturesinthisera.
AndtheblackirongiantthatemergedfromtheUndergroundCemeteryofthemythicalera,that’sabonafidesuperweaponthatroamedthebattlefieldsofthedivineera,capableofbattlingdragonshead-on.
Howcansomethinglikethatmoveinthepresentperiodofmagictidedecline?Themagicintheairprobablydoesn’tsupportsuchalevelofmonstercombat.
Ifhumansstillpossessedthisbloodlinepower,thedesperatelastMageCorpsofthedivineerawouldn’thavetakenrefugeintheUndergroundCemetery.
Duetoextremefear,whentheblackirongiantpassedbyhumanvillages,somefoolishandignorantpeoplevoluntarilyplacedvarioussacrificesatthevillageentrance.
Accordingtothecustomsofdifferentregions,thetypesofofferingsarealsodifferent.
Someareraredelicacies,somearefreshfromtheriver,andsomeareevenmentionedinancientreligiousrecords,evenofferingupyoungboysandgirls.
Fortheseclosed-offvillages,theNuclearExplosionQueenintheroyalcapitalwon’tbeofanyhelpintimesofcrisis.Whenfacedwiththeseunconventionalgiantmonsters,it’sbesttospendsomemoneyandgetridofthem.
Ofcourse,thePassedPrincessdidn’tevenbothertoglanceattheseofferings,andsimplywalkedpastthem.
Hmph,dotheseidiotsthinkshe’ssomekindofman-eatingmonster!
Sheistheeternaltwelve-year-oldprincess,thestrongesthumanhero!
Eventhoughshehasnowbecomeafifty-meter-tallblackirongiant,theprincesswillalwaysbeaprincess,thefavoritechildofherfather,andasuperweaponentrustedwithagreatresponsibility.
Thevillagesthatoffereduptheseofferingsmistakenlythoughtthatthegiantswereapprovingoftheirvillage.Theywereoverjoyed,butitwasonlythebrotherandsisterwhoweretreatedasofferings,onthevergeoftears.
ComparedtothestormyweatherontheLeviathanEmpireside,thefrontlinesofSiaKingdomcanbeconsideredpeaceful.
It’snotthatQueenAindoesn’twanttoorganizeresistance,it’sjustthatafterthebattlewiththeEmpire,SiaKingdom’smilitarypowerhasgreatlydeclined.
ThestrongestforceinthekingdomnowisnotthelocalforcesthatsurvivedthewarwithLeviathanEmpire,buttherecentlyestablishedHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
Let’snoteventalkaboutotherthings,justbypullingoutthetrollsquad,Lamiasquad,andmermaidsquadofdifferentraces,theyareenoughtomatchtheupper-levelforcesoftheentirekingdom’sknights.
Withthealmostcompletedisappearanceofthehumandivineerabloodline,thepowerthatthesemonstersfromdifferentracescanunleashisenoughtoshakethefoundationofacountry.
Evenifwedon’tcountthesquadsofdifferentraces,theprincessknightsquadofLeviathanEmpireandthewildernessbridegroupofNorthernAlliancearetop-notchteams.
Afterreceivingtheblessingofthedivineartifact,thestrengthoftheentireHolySilverDragonKnightOrderisincreasingeveryday.Iftheyaregivenenoughtime,theymighttrulybeabletorevivethelegendaryknightsofthedivineera.
Ofcourse,thebiggesttrumpcardoftheentireSiaKingdomisnoneotherthanQueenAinherself,whorevealedhertruepowernotlongago.
Thepoweroftheultimateforbiddenspell,nuclearexplosion,isenoughtodetertheentirecontinent.Thisisalsowhy,evenaftertheinvasionoffifty-metergiants,thekingdomcanstillcontinuetofunction.
Everyoneiswaitingforthekingdomtorevealitstrumpcard,whichisthemomenttheyonceagainusethenuclearexplosionforbiddenspell.
It’snotjustthepowerofthekingdomitself,butalsotheattentionofLeviathanEmpire,tribalalliance,andothercontinents,thatarefocusedonHerMajestytheQueenofnuclearexplosions.