Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 153 The Fall of the Ancient Dragon

Before Agreed could finish speaking, the super-level magic 'Divine Restriction' that he had prepared beforehand was activated. In an instant, Bahamut's projection vanished into nothingness. 'Divine Restriction' is a type of interference magic specifically designed to interfere with gods projecting onto planets. It prevents gods from outputting divine power to the target world, causing the projection to disappear. It is specifically designed to counter the rule of gods over their subordinate planets.

What's most disgusting is that this super-level magic has a very short incantation time. You could even say that even if your divine phantom is fully formed, I can still send you back to your hometown in an instant. As long as Bahamut isn't stupid, he probably won't try this meaningless descent again.

After finishing all this, Agreed turned to the envoys and continued, "Alright, our founding ceremony is drawing to a close, so it's time to present our closing ceremony and let you all go home to congratulate your masters. Please enjoy the upcoming military training ceremony to annihilate the Copper Dragon Clan. I will personally don armor and lead the army to slaughter the last metal dragons, allowing you to experience firsthand the power of my self-created 'Ghost Dragons'."

As Agreed drew his Supreme Sword, a massive spatial portal appeared, and the image transmitted by the spirit particles shifted again, focusing on the active volcanic island where the Copper Dragon Clan resided.

Argreed pointed his sword at the portal and shouted, "Marching forth! My armies! From this moment on, plunge this world into despair!"

The newly born ghost dragons obediently soared into the sky and entered the portal. Immediately afterward, a force of less than a thousand elite soldiers, consisting of necromancers, liches, sorcerers, and liches, led their countless undead army into the portal. Then, Agreed also floated above and strolled leisurely into the portal.

When Argreid arrived at Copper Dragon Island, the ghost dragons and the undead army were already fighting like mad. The poor copper dragons were unable to break through the ghost dragons' defenses with their fire dragon breath or dragon language magic, while the high-ranking undead continued to inflict heavy damage on the copper dragons with their strange abilities under the cover of the ghost dragons.

Just as the copper dragons were about to be slaughtered, the active volcano suddenly began to spew lava. The terrifying heat directly burned countless low-level undead. A huge ancient dragon flew out of the volcano. The ancient dragon of the copper dragon clan finally made its move. The huge ancient dragon with a wingspan of more than 200 meters used its terrifying dragon breath to instantly kill two ghost dragons and dozens of high-level undead.

To prevent massive losses, Agreed acted ruthlessly. Wielding the Supreme Sword, he unleashed the super-level magic 'Ultimate Weakening', instantly stripping the ancient dragon of all its protective magic and power. The ancient dragon was immediately overcome by an inexplicable dizziness. Then, Agreed manipulated the Supreme Sword to pierce through the ancient dragon's heart at supersonic speed.

The ancient dragon's body was as fragile as paper, and in the blink of an eye, it was riddled with holes by Agred. The ancient dragon had no chance to fight back against Agred, and in the end, this ancient dragon was killed by Agred in a spectacular way that was almost like a performance.

Thousands of years ago, a major upheaval occurred among the dragon races. A massive war broke out between the Copper Dragons and the Red Dragons. The Copper Dragons, unable to withstand the Red Dragons, had to seek help from the Gold Dragons. However, the Gold Dragons remained indifferent, ultimately leading to a crushing defeat for the Copper Dragons. Although the ironclad rule established by the two dragon gods, Bahamut and Tiamat, forbade dragons from killing each other, preventing the Copper Dragons from suffering any casualties, almost all the older generation who participated in that battle were left with hidden injuries, unable to break through to the Ancient Dragon realm, and died of depression. This resulted in the current generation of the Copper Dragons having only one Ancient Dragon powerhouse, preventing the grand spectacle of Ancient Dragon migration seen in other dragon races. This is also why the Copper Dragons do not participate in the campaign against the Red Dragons.

With the death of the last ancient dragon of the Copper Dragon Clan, the fate of the Copper Dragon Clan was sealed.

The dead ancient dragon transformed into a god-level ghost dragon, while the other bronze dragons became part of the ghost dragon army. Now, the metal dragon race only had a pile of unhatched dragon eggs left to survive the undead army. As ordered by Agred, those dragon eggs were collected and taken to Agred's castle to be used as experimental materials. Thus, the metal dragon race on this planet was practically extinct.

After doing all this, Agreed led his army back to the square where the founding ceremony was held. Agreed released the envoys from their restraints and then happily announced loudly, "Welcome everyone. I hereby declare the founding ceremony of the Shadow Duchy officially over. Please leave. We will send special personnel to escort you safely out of our country's borders."

The envoys trembled as they stood up, and were then escorted back to their resting place by undead soldiers, before finally being sent out of the Shadow Duchy.

Lester looked at the cowards with disgust and said, "My lord, why spare the lowly lives of these ants? Their arrogance just now should be repaid with blood."

Agreed laughed indifferently, "There's no need. You yourself said they are a bunch of ants, so whether they live or die has no impact at all. Moreover, after they bring the message back, we will have a very long period of peaceful development. After they return, we will have an absolute dominant position in the international arena and unquestionable trade privileges. In short, it's more useful for them to be alive than dead."

"Your Excellency is wise; I had not considered things thoroughly."

Meanwhile, Grigari, the only one who wasn't scared out of his wits, led his companions and left the Shadow Duchy as quickly as possible.

His companion asked Grigory, "How are we going to explain all this to the King?"

Grigri sighed and said helplessly, "Of course, I will report the truth, and I need to advise our king to make a difficult decision."

"What decision?"

"Let us voluntarily surrender to the Shadow Duchy, instead of waiting for them to attack before we pledge our loyalty. At least that way our country won't be destroyed in the flames of war."

……

That night, on the Orcish Plains in the western part of the Shadow Duchy.

Argreed was celebrating the victory of the founding ceremony with his men. Orcs and humans sat together singing and dancing, and the undead also showed a rare joy in the lively atmosphere. Vampires joined the celebration, holding goblets filled with blood.

Looking at the magnificent scene before him, Agreed felt a strange sense of peace and joy. At this moment, Heya walked over and took his hand, saying...

"Don't just stand by and watch, celebrate with me! How can a king not share the joy with his people?"

Agreed thought about it for a moment and felt that what he said made sense, so he stood up and said, "Okay, but I'm not very good at it, so you'll have to teach me."

So Agrede joined the celebration; at that moment, there were no nations, no social classes, only the purest joy and art.