"The war has never stopped, Your Majesty."
Hogg said. It could be seen that he was very happy. After the Black Emperor woke up, he felt a sense of relief. "Every year, the Unfalling Empire will attack our fleet in the Sea of Rivers. They have fiercer attacks, stronger spellcasters, and bigger magic ships."
"But our technology is also improving. The fleet stationed in the Sea of Rivers rotates every three months. The northern fleet relies on the information and data collected in the battle to upgrade. Now, the armored warships have been updated to the fourth generation."
At this point, a rare proud expression appeared on the Gnoll's fierce face. "So, they have never been able to break through our defense line."
"That's how it should be."
Caesar said. The Blackwing Empire had risen by relying on great navigation and the development of new continents. With rich experience and a huge industrial system, it should be able to create an overlord-level sea power. "Since the south has no intention of expanding the war, then let's maintain the status quo for the time being.
Hmm, have you found anything in Galanoud? "
"Not yet."
Hogg said, "Governor Magosos said that after your opponent left, the underground space quickly began to collapse and turn into ruins. Those strange metal objects and structures also turned into liquid substances. He sent them back to the palace, but the material research lab said that it was just an ordinary solid-liquid mixture."
"Let them continue to invest in the research. Galanoud still needs to be collected."
Caesar's attitude was firm. That was the treasure left behind by the mutated dragon Mad Clamour. It was a product that surpassed the current era. Any new discovery could allow the empire to make a leap in development. "Oh, right. I suddenly remembered that Magosos did a good job this time. Send him to Vilost to supervise the mining industry. There will be more room for him to display his abilities."
"Understood."
"Is there anything else?" Caesar glanced at Hogg. He wanted to go and play with Luna.
"There's more!"
Odín, who was listening at the side, could not wait to jump out and said excitedly, "There's another big thing, Dad. The demons of the Blackrock Mountains have become more and more rampant recently. You don't even know how many times they'll be active in a year. Once, Azliers actually ran into the city of the orcs, Victorre. It's a disaster!
We must teach them a lesson. "
"Is that so?" Caesar looked at Hogg. He felt that his daughter's words were exaggerated and might not be reliable.
"It's true."
The Gnoll bowed and nodded. He described in detail, "Your Majesty, ten years after your slumber, the Balor Demons continued to ascend to the surface of the Black Rock Mountain. In 1713, the Demons launched their first attack on the Radiation Dragon of Blackstone Town. In 1716, the Demons launched their second attack. Both times, they were repelled by the Radiation Dragon leader, Tia.
Until 1724, when the Flame Devil King appeared … "
"You didn't stop it?" Caesar asked Odín.
"I …" Little Xiao-Long was a little embarrassed. It lowered its head and said, "I can't beat it, and I can't even bring Nero with me."
"Oh."
The Black Dragon rubbed its chin with its claws. Odín was a demigod, and Nero was a supernatural creature that had evolved through hunting. Even if they worked together, they were not a match for the Flame Devil King. This guy had casually landed in the Surface World and even entered Victoria to cause panic.
It seemed that Azliers had become a lot stronger in the past few years.
"Okay," he said, "I'll go take a look and ask about the progress of the Abyss Invasion."
"Dad, you have to be careful."
Odín said. She thought that her strength was not bad. After mastering the Divine Emblem, she was not much weaker than Caesar before his slumber. Even so, she was still beaten up by Azliers and bullied like a child. One could imagine how terrifying the Flame Devil King was now.
However, other than reminding Caesar, Odín's main point was the last sentence, "Why don't you take me with you?
When the two of you are busy fighting, I'll jump out and give it a fatal blow. "As she said that, she waved her little fist.
"You did well while I was asleep. I'm very happy, my daughter."
Caesar patted Odín's head, turned around, and flapped his wings, causing a gust of wind, "As a reward, you will be responsible for the daily affairs of the Empire from now on. Anyway, this country will be yours sooner or later. Don't let me down."
"Okay, okay."
After hearing the word reward, Odín immediately began to nod. Then, she reacted and looked at the back of the Black Dragon as he left. She asked Hogg in astonishment, "Huh??
What reward did dad just say? "
The Gnoll's face was full of pity.
…
"You, you, you … and you."
Azriers sat on the Blazing Flame Monarch, his skeletal hand pointing at the Flame Balors, "Come over here and stand obediently!"
The Balors that were pointed at walked out of the formation dejectedly and came to the front of the Flame Devil King.
"What are you waiting for?" Azliers stared at them, "Hand it over!"
The Balors reluctantly took out the Molten Core, their hearts aching as if they had lost half their lives. In fact, this was indeed the case. Ordinary Flame Devils would die if their Molten Core was taken away. Even if they were extremely powerful Balors, it would take a long time for them to recover after the Molten Core was forcefully squeezed out of their hearts.
Using the Godhood and Godfire that he had seized with the Black Dragon, Azliers made some modifications and disguises to his own source chain. Finally, it matched Airadia's material law and was no longer suppressed. He released his ultimate form as the Abyss Monarch, his strength reaching the level of a god. However, maintaining the ultimate form required several times more energy than before, and the Flame Devil King could not make ends meet.
Azliers held these lovely energy bodies in his hand and took a deep breath. The elemental energy in the Molten Core was immediately absorbed into his body.
"This feeling of being nourished is really wonderful."
It thought contentedly, but then a burst of anger rose in its heart. If it hadn't been for that annoying black dragon emptying its inventory, it wouldn't have had to forcibly take the Molten Core out of its kin's body. Damn it.
At the same time, Caesar had just stepped onto the Black Rock Mountain.
"Crash."
The Black Dragon casually swung his tail and flipped over the tower built by the demons. He stared at the Flame Devils and Abyss Fiends that were fleeing in all directions and let out a low growl, "Azliers, prepare for the reckoning."
"Wahahahaha, I'm very happy."
The Flame Devil King's tall figure appeared at the top of the Black Rock Mountain, looking down at the dragon below, "Caesar, you cowardly fool. Only today do you finally have the courage to face me?
Too late, it's too late!
I am no longer the same as before. "
"Look directly at me, mortal!
This is the true power of the Abyss Monarch. "
Pillars of fire rose into the sky from all directions, but they did not attack Caesar. Azliers was truly displaying his power, a pure display.
"Why aren't you speaking? Are you choked by fear?"
He moved horizontally in front of Caesar and stared at the Black Dragon, sizing him up, "You didn't attack me. That's good. It means that you know your own limits. You know that your laughable claws are as weak as feathers to me."
"Since you're willing to admit defeat, I can reluctantly let you live.
Become a sword and become part of my collection. I've even thought of a name for you. Let's call it 'Evil Dragon's Fang'. How about it?
It sounds like something powerful at the Epic tier. "
Azliers snorted, "This way, I can occasionally reward a useless fool like you when I'm happy and let you have the chance to play a few rounds of cards with the great Lord Of The Infernal Prison."