Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 339: Frost Realm
Lacard suddenly stood up and said, "We must stop them. Lord Moret, how many pyroxene dragons are there in the reserve?"

"three hundred."

"Where are the flying dragon warriors of the Ancient Dragon Dynasty?"

"Including those who are currently undergoing repairs, there are still at most 800 people who can fight."

Lakkad immediately drew his sword and ordered, "Leave the 100 most seriously injured dragon warriors to rest here in case of an emergency. I will lead the remaining 1,000 to destroy those beasts."

"I'll go too," Lani said without question, "With Adura's protection, I can also fight in the sky."

"Then I will too..." Marenia said as she stood up, but before she could stand straight, Lani stopped her, "No. You have just recovered and your divine power is still weak. You absolutely cannot participate in such a long and intense battle."

Seeing the little girl lowering her head and curling her lips, Lani sighed softly, walked up to her and touched her hair, and added: "What's more, your current combat power is mostly in swordsmanship. You can't even pray a few complete prayers, so it's hard to perform in air combat. Stay here and protect your brother. This is equally important to this war."

Marenia hummed in a muffled voice, lowered her eyes and said, "Marenia knows that my sister must be careful, and so must Brother Lakkad."

Lacard smiled and waved his hand with a relaxed look, then walked to Michaela, put a hand on his shoulder and said, "The command is now left to you. With Finlay in charge, Lady Orlanvinia and Blaze will also fully assist you, and nothing will go wrong on the front battlefield. But no matter what, you must create some trouble for Esti."

He turned his back to the crowd, lowered his voice, and said solemnly, "We know better than anyone that other battlefields are secondary. Once Lucia and Latan can't hold on, the situation will get out of control. If we really wait until that person gets permission to take action, it will be too late."

"I understand." Michaela clasped the armrest with her petite hands. Her straight body did not show any weakness at all. Instead, she exuded a stern aura. "We must seize air superiority and buy me half a day."

Hearing the time limit given by Michaela, Lacard suddenly opened his eyes wide, was stunned for a moment, nodded decisively, and said, "Don't worry."

Amid the shocking dragon roars, Lakkad and Lani rode on the backs of Moret and Adura respectively and rushed towards the eastern battlefield.

Behind them were a thousand middle-level and lower-level flying dragons that had just finished fighting and had hurriedly returned to the battlefield without having time to rest. They were also the last batch of air combat forces that the three dynasties could mobilize in this battle.

Under the power system of the borderland, no matter whether one is cultivating divine power, magic power or blood power, as long as the strength is strong enough, one can achieve short-distance flying and floating. And when the power is further strengthened and reaches the peak level among heroes, combined with magic, prayer and some flying skills in combat skills, even without the unique advantages of the dragon race, one can still fly freely in the sky.

However, among the younger generation of demigods, only Lucia and Latan have reached this level. Riding a dragon into battle is the only choice for Lakkad and Lani.

As for the other Kalia magicians and Night Mages in the army, if they have already fully gained air superiority, their long-range strike capability can certainly effectively suppress the enemy forces on the ground. However, with a large number of flying star beasts joining the battle and air superiority being at stake, their fragile physical fitness has become a barrier that limits their participation in the battle, and hand-to-hand combat in high altitudes can only be left to the flying dragon troops.

The speed of Moret and Adura after they transformed into dragons was much faster than other flying dragons. When Lakkad and Lani arrived at the eastern front first, the scene they saw immediately made the two demigods feel a chill in their hearts.

"Damn it, what a 'big bunch' of beasts."

Lakkad looked into the distance and saw layers of black clouds dyeing the entire sky in the distance ink-black. The morning sunlight was completely suppressed by the thick darkness. His ears were filled with the roar of meteors streaking through the air and the roars of tens of thousands of star beasts, as if the gates of hell had opened before his eyes.

That was not a cloud, but an extremely dense tide of flying beasts.

"Sister." "Hmm?"

"I remember it was recorded in the Annals of the Rodel Unification War - in the winter of the 34th year of the Golden Calendar, Gulan Sanx personally led more than a hundred ancient dragons and tens of thousands of flying dragons to the west to attack the Golden Capital. The wings of the dragons covered the sky and the sun. Facing these enemies flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters, the heavy armored troops that the Golden Dynasty relied on and the Dekes Defense Line that was known to be indestructible became completely useless. This allowed the troops of the Ancient Dragon Dynasty to reach Rodel City in a few days."

"Are you still going to show off how many useless books you've read at a time like this?"

"No, I mean if we can't hold on to this wave, the frontal battlefield will be doomed."

On the ground, the reserve forces of the Scorching Sun Legion had already begun setting up anti-aircraft crossbows and spell positions. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two demigods looked at each other speechlessly, then each chose a side and swept into the battlefield like streams of light.

In the densely packed craters, star beasts with membrane wings struggled to drill out from the crystallized star remains. They stretched their muscles and bones, first tentatively flapped their wings, and then quickly flew into the air, condensing into a member of the "black cloud", responding to the call of the gods deep in their souls and flying to the front line.

Suddenly, a series of crisp clicking sounds came from far away. The star beasts opened their scarlet eyes blankly, and the scales and fur all over their bodies trembled subconsciously.

Then they saw a thin white line spreading across the sky.

The star beast in the front row was dyed white all over the moment it touched the white line. It still maintained the posture of flapping its wings and flying at the last moment. Crystal clear frost wrapped every inch of its body, and it fell straight down without even making a cry.

Ten seconds later, there was a crisp sound of ice breaking on the ground.

The same scene was repeated countless times in an instant. The "white line" extended to a width of more than a thousand meters, like an extremely effective eraser, wiping out a corner of the thick black cloud in front with just one touch.

Lani was wearing a frosty white witch hat with a wide brim. She gently pressed down the brim with her left hand, as if she was afraid that snowflakes would float in and wet her hair. In her right hand, she held a crystal clear staff and drew circles elegantly.

Following the trajectory of the staff, an extremely cold and gloomy frost area opened up around her.

The edge of the domain was the line of death that silently took away the lives of countless star beasts. All the star beasts encompassed by the domain fell down like frozen dumplings in a pot!
"Your Highness." Adula raised his head slightly and complained reluctantly, "Why do you need me if you keep killing like this? Your Highness Lucia asked me to protect you. I didn't plan to protect you in the midst of thousands of troops. If I keep fighting like this, won't I be completely reduced to a flying mount?"

"Stop talking nonsense. The real big guy hasn't appeared yet. Now it's your turn to show off your power in front of others."

Lani tapped the back of Adura's head and said, "Besides, why are you dissatisfied? If your Highness comes in person someday, he will fight the same way."

Adula followed the topic and envisioned the scene, his wise and mighty prince reduced to a mount - ugh, it would make Longyan blind, he dared not even think about it.

"Focus, they're coming—"

After the star beast group on Lani's side suffered heavy casualties, its followers finally responded. The high-level star beasts that had been rushing towards the battlefield from other directions quickly surrounded them, and the three leading ones displayed power fluctuations at the level of Fallen Angels!

(End of this chapter)