Chapter 1014: Summoning the Burning Legion

The declaration of slaughter spread throughout Albert Bay.

Every sound the blood‑soaked Valkyrie emitted was laced with overwhelming killing intent, making the souls of Albert Bay's inhabitants shiver; whether common folk or the extraordinary, fear showed on their faces, and morale plummeted to rock bottom.

The Infernal Flame Legion advanced swiftly, like a burning black cloud, pressing down from all sides.

They intend to burn the entire city!

Infernal Flame Dragons resemble Fire Dragons; they can spew high‑temperature flames laced with deadly poison, and the Demonkin on their backs are equipped with sulfur bombs for bombing ground targets.

Over three thousand Infernal Flame Dragons plus an ancient Red Dragon could turn Albert Bay into a sea of fire in just fifteen minutes, and Saint Fangjige and Jose could not escape. Albert Bay has few aerial forces, and the Sea Peoples are poor at flight, unable to effectively eliminate the airborne attackers; moreover, the Sea Peoples must also fend off the Demon Legion, leaving no troops to deal with the sky‑borne dragons.

The battle situation turned sharply downhill.

Many people in the city turned to run, only to find no escape route.

Albert Bay was surrounded by a massive wall, the very wall that once protected it now became an obstacle to escape. Some leapt straight into the inner bay, intending to swim from the water to the sea; some hid in their homes' basements; others, who were spellcasters, simply teleported away…

But many could only watch in despair as the Infernal Flame Legion flew toward the city, feeling the temperature soar.

In an instant, Albert Bay descended into chaos like a pot of porridge.

"What do we do?"

Belak murmured softly, "With so many Infernal Flame Dragons, even a wide‑area Nine-ring Technique couldn't eliminate them quickly."

"Lord Akeman might have a solution," a mercenary said, eyeing the figure hovering above Ge Dun Bridge.

However, the Sea King stared at the Infernal Flame Legion, remaining motionless.

Everyone was as frantic as ants on a hot pan, while Lei En remained calm and relaxed, as if none of it concerned him.

"Lei En…"

Axi Na began to speak, about to ask Lei En to act, when a familiar voice rang in everyone's ears: "Consul, please help Albert Bay and save our people."

It was Akeman's voice.

The mercenary group quickly looked over and saw Lord Akeman looking toward them; though the distance prevented them from seeing his expression clearly, they could sense him nodding, his interlocutor obviously Lei En.

The people of Albert Bay also heard Akeman's words, and many were puzzled.

"Consul…"

"What Consul?"

Soon someone realized that in this world, only one person could be called Consul and be treated with such solemnity by Lord Akeman!

Oriense Empire Consul, Holy Soul Wizard, Ryan Augustus!

What had appeared briefly and then vanished was the Extreme Warrior Corps!

Lei En's face broke into a smile.

He was not surprised by Akeman's plea; he had been waiting for this moment, his cause justified, and he would later intervene in Albert Bay's affairs with rightful authority.

The Storm Priest excels in water and lightning spells, and Akeman's bloodline is unique; as a Thirty-level Sea King, he would never be helpless against the Infernal Flame Legion, yet he still asked for help, indicating he had sensed the seriousness of the situation.

Akeman intends to conserve strength to deal with the possibly forthcoming Eternal Chosen.

"Both shores of the New Continent are Empire territories, and Albert Bay's citizens are Empire citizens; as Consul, I would never stand by while they die."

Lei En's voice rang out.

He declared with great righteousness: "Lord Akeman, rest assured; the citizens of Albert Bay need not panic, everything is under my control."

"Extreme Warrior Corps!"

Lei En shouted, "Attack, eliminate the Demons!"

"For Augustus, advance!" The roars of three hundred Extreme Warriors echoed through the heavens, uniform and resonant; anyone who heard the battle cries felt reassured, the reputation of the world's strongest legion already known to all.

The Extreme Warriors' engine power surged, and they each lifted off the ground.

Thundercast Celestial Soldiers cast a mass teleportation, sending the Extreme Warriors straight to the battlefield in Oak Blue City; the forces split into two, each side with one hundred fifty Extreme Warriors forming a line, hovering mid‑air, creating two dense three‑dimensional fire‑crossing nets, while Thunder Roar Bolt Gun fired at the Demons below.

Boom—boom—boom…

Amid the deafening gunfire, the torrent of Demons bursting from the flame tunnel was instantly cut off.

It was as if an invisible massive meat grinder appeared; the Demon Legion was instantly pulverized, then pushed upward along the mountain, every Demon shattering on contact, exploding with a single shot, the front rushing back toward the flame tunnel atop the mountain, leaving a field of demon fragments and even stripping a layer off the ground.

The scene left all Sea Peoples stunned.

One second they were locked in bloody combat with the Demons, suffering heavy casualties; the next second the enemies turned into fragments, slaughtered like weak chickens.

Such a huge contrast made the Sea Peoples' army almost unable to believe their eyes, as if it were a ridiculous dream.

However, an even greater shock lay ahead.

After Lei En gave the order, he nodded at Reslin beside him and said, "Reslin, go eliminate the Infernal Flame Legion."

"Alright."

Reslin replied with a single word and vanished.

The mercenaries exchanged puzzled looks; even the three Axi Na knew Reslin was Lei En's avatar, yet remained skeptical.

The others found it unbelievable—how could Reslin alone eliminate the Infernal Flame Legion?

With over three thousand Infernal Flame Dragons, even if Reslin were a Holy Soul Wizard he couldn't hold them; the Nine-ring Technique would be useless, otherwise Lord Akeman would have acted himself already.

It would be proper to let the Extreme Warrior Corps stand against them.

Lei En gave little explanation, adding, "Axi Na, later you go deal with Waerjiya; she'll be handed over to you."

"Understood," Axi Na nodded.

She wore a solemn expression, holding the Egis Divine Shield in her left hand, while in her right hand she drew the decapitation sword she had obtained when hunting the Baro Flame Demon.

Since she was promoted to Titan Elder, her original weapon, the epic single‑handed sword 'Blue Dragon's Fang', became insufficient; against strong foes she now switches to a Legend Grade decapitation sword. Though its attributes don't match, the decapitation sword is large and heavy enough to unleash greater power.

"Axi Na, we'll go with you," Belak said, eager.

Dao En Suosi also gripped his hammer.

The three had fought side by side for years, familiar and highly coordinated; although none had ascended to Saint Rank, each had reached the nineteenth‑level pinnacle, confident they could aid Axi Na and at least not hold her back.

"You need not go," Lei En stopped them, "The blood‑soaked Valkyrie is over Thirty-level; the battle is extremely dangerous."

"Thirty-level!" Bela Ke's face turned horrified.

Dao En Suosi's eyelid twitched; they had all heard of the Bloody Valkyrie's fame, knew she was immensely powerful, but didn't realize she exceeded Thirty-level, a gap of three ranks, a chasm of strength—if they met head‑on, they would have only death ahead.

The two immediately began worrying about A Xina again.

Dao En Suosi asked concernedly, "A Xina, are you all right?"

"I'm fine, I can handle it," A Xina inhaled deeply, "At least I won't die."

She had shared five legendary Elements from Lei En, making her strength far beyond her rank, confident she could fight Wa Er Ji Ya without falling behind.

Bela Ke couldn't help asking, "Lei En, what about you?"

"I have a stronger opponent."

Lei En's gaze drifted toward A Ke Man hovering in the distant sky; a tacit understanding passed between the two, both waiting for the Eternal Chosen to appear.

A opponent stronger than the Bloody Valkyrie could only be the Eternal Chosen!

The mercenaries dared not speak.

"Look!"

A mercenary suddenly pointed upward; Reslin's figure appeared in the high skies over Albert Bay, a striking black robe making him easy to spot.

"He's casting!"

"Is that a Nine-ring Technique?"

Many in Albert Bay also saw the Wizard in the sky; Sea King A Ke Man cast a glance his way. He had never seen Reslin before, recognized him as a Wizard accompanying Lei En, likely sent by Lei En, yet doubt crept onto his face.

On the distant horizon, the Bloody Valkyrie Wa Er Ji Ya also took notice of the human Wizard, a cruel glint flashing in her eyes.

Under countless gazes, Reslin flipped his palm and produced something.

His palm held a handful of stone shards.

Each pebble was no larger than a sesame seed, dark red, identical in shape, its rough surface etched with dense, hair‑fine tiny runes. These were Hellfire Cores, numbering nearly two thousand, each of Demon-level.

Reslin's mana roiled violently, pouring madly into the Hellfire Cores in his hand.

Each core ignited with a flame‑red glow.

The massive magical surge spread outward; even at a distance, people could feel the ocean‑like mana, drawing fire elements within ten thousand meters, forming a hundred‑meter‑diameter flame torrent around Reslin, as if a red sun rose in the sky.

Albert Bay's early‑autumn climate instantly reverted to scorching summer.

Reslin's view opened to a phone interface; in an instant his battery drained. He was already a Level 29 mage, yet his mana was insufficient to sustain the spell.

The soul‑power pool's charge instantly replenished his mana.

Half a breath.

Five hundred units of charge vanished, and together with all his mana, he completed the casting at near‑instant speed.

Ten-ring Spell — Summon Burning Legion!

Reslin raised his hand, flinging the Hellfire Cores upward; they turned into red streaks shooting into the sky, vanishing in an instant.

The next instant—

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted in the high sky, like a grand firework blooming, a blinding flash forcing everyone within dozens of miles who were watching the heavens to close their eyes or turn away; humans, Demons, seafolk and Demonkin were all drawn to the aerial phenomenon.

When they opened their eyes again, they saw a meteor shower of unimaginable scale filling the high sky!

Thousands of meteors rained toward the ground.

Each meteor was over three meters in diameter, its surface fiercely ablaze, trailing fiery red tails hundreds of meters long, accelerating as it fell.

The meteors continued expanding rapidly, sprouting stout limbs and heads, revealing humanoid silhouettes.

Hellfire!

Moreover, all were Demon-level Hellfire, equivalent to human legends; their bodies swelled beyond five meters, like molten lava giants, countless and impossible to count, raining down in overwhelming numbers.

The entire sky was filled with meteors.

The scene was spectacularly shocking, as if the end of the world had arrived!

Everyone was left dumbfounded; anyone with even a hint of spell knowledge wore a vacant, numb expression, trembling all over, unable to utter a word.

"Ten-ring Spell!"

Sea King A Ke Man muttered softly, his eyes full of bewilderment and awe.

The unassuming Wizard beside Lei En was actually above Thirty-level, not only mastering the Ten-ring Spell but also casting it instantly; his power was unfathomable, and Lei En had misjudged him.

The meteor shower fell slantwise outside Albert Bay, landing just beyond the collapsed giant wall, its bombardment covering the Evil Flame Legion.

The Bloody Valkyrie's face changed.

The Demonkin perched on the wyvern were also terrified; among them many Purgatory Mages shouted in despair, "This can't be!"

"How can Summon Hellfire be a Ten-ring Spell?"

"We're done!"

Most Purgatory Mages had mastered "Summon Hellfire," but that spell topped out at Nine-ring, capable of summoning a Hellfire Lord or hundreds of high‑rank Hellfire; the Hellfire before them outnumbered Nine-ring's output by more than twentyfold, and all were legendary Hellfire…

Even the mightiest Purgatory Grand Mage could not achieve it!

"Accelerate!"

Wa Er Ji Ya acted decisively, shouting, "Accelerate forward! Rush into Albert Bay to evade the spell's area!"

Earlier, to seize the initiative, the Evil Flame Legion had already increased its speed; at this critical moment, turning or retreating was already too late.

The only way to survive was to accelerate forward, charging into Albert Bay.

She frantically urged her red dragon mount; the ancient red dragon beat its massive wings, its huge body engulfed in flames, speed surging dramatically. Yet the high‑rank Evil Flame Wyverns could not keep up; already near their flight ceiling, they could only inch faster.

After a dozen seconds.

The massive meteor shower fell, scorching air with high‑temperature flames; the airflow from the rapid descent pressed the wyverns and Demonkin unable to breathe.

The Evil Flame Wyverns accelerated wildly, yet they were still too late.

Boom!

Boom!

Rumble…

The Demonkin knight strained to steer the flying dragon to dodge hellfire, but the meteors were too numerous and dense; they had almost no room to evade, managing to dodge only one or two before being struck, instantly shattered to pieces.

The moment hellfire hit the flying dragon, it exploded, the high‑temperature flames and shockwave sweeping hundreds of meters, its power equivalent to a Seven‑ring Flame Explosion Spell, and it also hurled stone shrapnel. Moreover, many hellfires exploded automatically even without hitting a target.

A single hellfire meteorite explosion could engulf five or six nearby evil flame flying dragons.

Flames blazed across the sky, blood staining the heavens!

One by one, the evil flame flying dragons screamed as they fell; their flame resistance was decent, but before the might of the Ten-ring Spell, that resistance was useless.

The Demonkin knight on the dragon's back was blown up even earlier, his corpse reduced to ash.

A few powerful Demonkin who landed on the ground survived by luck, but only for a short time; more hellfires followed, bombarding the ground, first blasting a large pit, then towering hellfires crawled out of the pit, tearing the surrounding enemies apart.

The earth trembled and mountains shook!

This massive meteor shower lasted for over ten seconds.

When the Bloodstained Valkyrie rode the ancient red dragon out of the spell's range, she looked back and saw only a few dozen evil flame flying dragons escaping with her.

The sky cleared, and the evil flame legion vanished.

She gazed outward; beyond the massive wall, the mountains and ground were riddled with pits, grassless, bodies strewn everywhere—her own evil flame legion and dragon riders, the surviving dozens of subordinates, were under hellfire siege, and in an instant they too fell behind.

After the enemies were slain, those hellfires suddenly disintegrated, shrinking into sesame‑sized cores, then vanished as if they had never existed.

"Ah…"

Wuerjia's eyes reddened, and she shouted angrily.

She instantly turned back, staring intently at Reslin high in the sky; the human Wizard's palm glimmered, and the hellfire cores had all returned.

Reslin retrieved the cores and teleported away.

"Don't go!"

Wuerjia let out a hoarse roar; she intended to kill the human Wizard herself, skin him, and sacrifice his blood to the Lord of Darkness to ease the hatred in her heart.

"Bloodstained Valkyrie, your opponent is me!"

A bolt of thunder streaked across the sky, flashing before Wuerjia, revealing a female Titan Giant dozens of meters tall. She wore heavy armor, wielded a Baro Flame Demon Decapitation Sword and a dark‑golden round shield, her body crackling with massive arcs of electricity, and she swung down with a cleaving strike.

"Titan Giant!"

Wuerjia's expression changed.

She felt a great threat, could only set the human Wizard aside, and hurriedly raised a sharp long spear and a twisted great shield to confront it.

(End of Chapter)