Ashen Dragon-Chapter 621 - 59 Endgame_2

Metal Dragons too created portals, with coins bearing the likeness of Cassius departing Anzeta for their respective lairs.

These beings from all over the Multiverse witnessed the contest between Cassius and Gelrazak firsthand and were sure to spread this historic, earth-shattering battle far and wide. freeweɓnovel.cøm

An Abyssal Lord had been slain—an event explosive enough to shake the entire Multiverse to its core.

And it was foreseeable that Cassius’s name would resound even louder across the whole of the Multiverse.

Meanwhile, countless gazes from Heavenly Mountain, Jose Garden, Hell, the Abyss, and even the depths of the star realm would converge upon the desolate lands of Anzeta.

...

Dragon Blood Mountain.

"Master, the Ancient Silver Dragon of the Melwood Clan wishes to request an audience, as do the Blue Dragons from Farria and the envoys from the Thrace Kingdom..."

"Let them all wait on the side. For the next ten days, no one is to disturb me."

Coiled atop the peak formed by Karex’s skull, Cassius exhaled sulfurous white smoke and let out a low, impatient growl.

"Yes, Master."

The Ogre Mage nodded repeatedly and then, waving his Magic Wand, disappeared in haste.

Cassius muttered, "Tch, what a nuisance. The battle’s barely over, and all these factions are already lining up at my doorstep."

Having said that, he lowered his head and carefully reviewed the documents Ramp had presented to him.

"Under Cassius’s leadership, the Empire in this war..."

The Ashen Empire achieved a brutal yet glorious victory in the war against the Abyssal invasion.

Despite the Empire having already established defenses and bombarding the demons with intense firepower, the strong, ensuing trench warfare had nonetheless dealt a significant blow to the imperial lines.

Twenty-one southern cities had been destroyed by the demonic onslaught, tens of thousands of commoners had lost their lives to the calamity, and a total of one hundred and forty thousand Imperial Soldiers and Retainers had died on the southern battlefront.

The number of players who had perished in the war was incalculable, and it could be said that the Abyssal invasion had caused the Empire losses amounting to tens of millions of Ginnars.

In actuality, Cassius could have flown directly to Ancytica, which was first to encounter the invasion, and suppressed the demons with his absolute strength, killing all the demons single-handedly before dealing with Gelrazak to avoid all losses.

But he did not do so.

On one hand, the protracted war with the demons tempered the imperial army, practice honed their tactics, and brought a baptism of blood and fire to the Ashen Empire.

On the other hand, to Cassius’s eyes, demons were not just monsters that brought chaos and death, but also a source of plentiful Experience!

During this war, which lasted several months, the Empire killed a total of over thirty million demons according to Ramp’s statistics, a significant portion of which was thanks to the Starfallen.

In Cassius’s camp panel, after experiencing the war of Abyssal invasion, the average Levels of the three million players belonging to the Ashen Empire had increased by a full five levels!

It should be noted that among these three million players, most were newcomers who had joined following the [Kings’ Strife] expansion and lingered around Levels One and Two before the battle.

The war had brought them a wealth of experience, with some newcomers even achieving Level Seven by slaughtering demons.

The elder-level players who had followed the Ashen Nest since the beta broke the Tenth Level threshold, ascending to become true Transcendents.

After this battle, the Empire’s middle strength saw significant replenishment, with five-figure numbers of intermediate to advanced professionals emerging within the Ashen Legion.

Compared to these tangible advancements, the losses in the southern part of the Empire seemed insignificant.

Moreover, the large-scale use of war machinery during the conflict also led to a more prosperous and powerful military industry within the Empire, injecting robust vitality into an economy that had previously stagnated.

For the colossal War Machine of the Ashen Empire, "the more battles fought, the stronger it becomes" was not an empty phrase, but a reality.

Of course, for Cassius, the greatest gains were the improvement of personal strength and the precious Ancestor Dragon Corpse beneath him.

"Years of planning for such a moment..."

The Red Dragon’s eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up in an expression of satisfaction. His fearsome draconic face radiated with the joy of a bountiful harvest, as achievements flashed before his eyes.

Achievement [Demon Slayer]

"It is said that only a demon can kill a demon; even the Gods can only seal these frenzied beings."

"To completely kill a Demon Lord, you must be even more brutal and vicious than they are, which is nearly impossible to achieve," stated the Volume of Dark Am, in The Battle of Blackthorn.

Passive Trait Acquired:

[Demon Slayer]

Constitution +1, Charisma +1

With an unwavering desire for order, you personally killed a Demon Lord and received a response from the world.

You gained additional traits [Resist Chaos Body] [Order Restoration Breath]

[Resist Chaos Body]: From now on, you will have resistance to all powers from the Abyss and will be difficult to be tempted by the Will of the Abyss.

[Order Restoration Breath]: After consuming a massive amount of energy, your breath will possess a miraculous power to restore order amidst chaos.

On the panel, the black-gold trophy emitted a faint light, slowly merging into the vast body of the Red Dragon.

Cassius closed his eyes, allowing that invisible power to transform his body.

As he breathed, his muscles became tighter, and the hot heart in his chest beat even more vigorously, enhancing the Red Dragon’s constitution greatly.

Then, a roaring wind whipped around him, and countless elemental particles danced, lifting Cassius’s charisma to a new level.

"Crash..."

Clouds of steam sprayed from the gaps in the scales, the nostrils, and between the teeth.

"Ao—"

Unable to help himself, the Red Dragon let out a soft moan, spread its wings, stretched its limbs, and felt exceptionally refreshed.

Cassius was already familiar with the feeling of base attribute enhancement and even enjoyed the process.

However, what he was more concerned about were the additional traits of [Demon Slayer], namely those two abilities targeting chaos.

Suddenly, Cassius stared intently at the information displayed on the panel and muttered to himself,

"This is... entropy reduction."

He uttered a word that had become somewhat unfamiliar.

Gelrazax wasn’t wrong in what he had told Cassius.

Even in the world of Erezer, the trend of things moving towards chaos and disorder is a universal rule, which people from his previous life commonly referred to as "entropy increase."

In the strange world with the Abyss and demons, this trend manifested as invasions and destructions by abyssal demons.

Yet the power granted to Cassius could reduce the system’s level of chaos, eradicating the demons that extend the Will of the Abyss.

"Buzz—"

In an instant, Cassius felt the world go silent; it seemed to be softly calling out, and everything before his eyes became clear and transparent.

He could see magma flowing beneath the earth, spaces connecting to the Outer Planes, and the Elemental Plane parallel to the Material Plane…

Seven Layers of Heaven, Jose Garden, Mechanical Realm, Sea of Chaos, The Outlands… These planes appeared before Cassius like branches of a tree.

Eventually, in the Mechanical Realm shaped like a droplet-shaped clock, countless vast gears meshing into an endless void turned slowly, emitting a crisp sound, casting a faint light.

"Click."

Cassius suddenly felt a wonderful sensation as distinct silver light points appeared within him, bringing a resurgence of power.

Eager to test his newfound strength, he stirred the power within him, sending silver flashes through his pale golden pupils before opening his mouth and breathing out scorching dragonflame toward the ground.

"Boom—"

[Order Restoration Breath]

A pillar of silver flame erupted, and immediately, the Magic Web began to function in an extremely orderly, meticulous manner, bringing absolute order to everything around.

This is the power that can annihilate chaos, the blade of a Demon Slayer!