Chapter 803: Chapter 27: The Fall of Royal Authority

"What does it mean to have triple bonuses in Magic Resistance and Physical Resistance in the ’King of Marble’ state?"

Originally, Losa’s defense was already exceptionally impressive, comparable to a Heavy Armor Warrior among Giant Dragons like a Copper-Horned Red Dragon. In the ’King of Marble’ state, his dual resistances could directly surge to an almost invincible level.

Plus, with Dragon Qi’s countering effect against spells, the ’Demon Warrior’ talent invests all Spiritual Power into physical endurance. This tremendously powerful Forbidden Spell, capable of destroying half a city, was actually withstood by him.

Moreover, he was virtually unscathed.

With stone chips flying everywhere, the Demon Dragon recovered from ’Petrification’ and opened its giant mouth filled with sharp fangs, spewing intense Dragon Flame sweeping toward the casters in the sky who had expended most of their Spiritual Power.

"Quick, dodge!"

"Raise your Shields!"

The casters orderly unfolded their defenses.

The Iron Duke, steaming and hissing, however, advanced toward the Dragon Flame instead of retreating. Cannons on his shoulders fired continuously, and the roaring Chainsaw Sword slashed fiercely at the Demon Dragon.

But the cunning Demon Dragon evidently had no intention of entangling with them, it swiftly hid on the side of a Steam Airship, its spiked tail scraped a trail of sparks on the airship’s armor plate.

The Iron Duke followed closely, the Chainsaw Sword left a bloody wound on the Demon Dragon, but then he saw a slowly burning flame attached to the airship’s armor plate.

The Demon Dragon’s flying speed was extremely fast, almost simultaneously, that slowly burning flame rapidly spread like wildfire.

Boom!

The Steam Airship exploded in a massive blast, enveloping the Iron Duke completely.

Mr. General, watching the battlefield, couldn’t believe his eyes: "This beast actually knows where the airship’s ammunition depot is? And ambushed the Iron Duke."

Giant Dragons, such ancient and arrogant species, naturally have intelligence no less than humans, sometimes even more cunning.

But human civilization does not rely on individual wisdom.

He couldn’t comprehend how there could be a Giant Dragon so familiar with weapons of the human world; previously he thought it was just coincidence, but now he’s almost convinced: that Demon Dragon knows full well the weaknesses of Steam Airships.

Iron Duke rushed out from the smoke, his body covered with marks of burning flames, that invincible shell showed deep fissures everywhere.

But his ’mecha’ seemed to have a life of its own, with every wound rapidly healing.

This guy is really tough!

Losa thought to himself, if he wasn’t in the ’King of Marble’ state, taking the ammunition depot’s blast head-on would have inflicted him significant injuries.

The Demon Dragon reflected on this, realizing the impact still caused considerable damage to the Iron Duke, his speed was no longer as before, and his agility in flight was greatly impaired.

Perceiving this, Losa became even more reckless, directly investing all Spiritual Power into Agility, his speed increased another notch, with blade-like wings and scythe-like tail, fueled by the strong boost from high-speed flight, he hit the fleeing Steam Airships in the sky again and again, cutting off pieces of sturdy armor plates, and precisely placing Dragon Flame into their ammunition depots.

The scene was like an Evil Wolf herding cattle on the prairie, clearly, the wolf was so small in comparison to the herd.

This scene, in the eyes of the British officers and soldiers, felt like their faith was collapsing.

That was nearly one-third of the world’s land, possessing the broadest territory and unshakable sea dominance in human history, the British Empire, investing heavily in crafting war machines!

But in front of this Demon Dragon, it seemed to be toyed with like playthings.

The furious Iron Duke accelerated again, with frenzied steam ejecting from the seams of his armor, even the Chainsaw Sword extended several dozen meters, repeatedly slashing out sword aura, trying to hit the Demon Dragon.

The Royal Mages began casting spells as well, colorful spells covering the entire sky.

The ’London’ and other Steam Airships went all-out, attempting to carpet bomb to seal off every escape route for the Demon Dragon.

But when the brilliance of spells faded.

The arrogant Demon Dragon had already disappeared.

"Did that beast run away?"

Some gritted their teeth, while others breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the exchange was rather brief, this cunning Demon Dragon still exerted enormous pressure on them, not lying in its brute strength, but its cunningness, every move striking at their soft spots.

The leading Royal Mage, angered, said, "Damn it, that beast is so cunning it doesn’t seem like a dragon at all, it doesn’t even have a shred of dragon dignity!"

The Royal Mage Academy’s textbooks detailed the characteristics of the Dragon Race, these ancient ruling creatures often valued their dignity more than life, which is why Dragon Knights have historically been rare.

But there’s always a few exceptions.

"This time our losses are vast, once we return, the headmaster will surely demote us."

"No, look quickly!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly, his voice distorted by fear: "It didn’t run away!"

Just below the clouds, a black silhouette rapidly descended, aiming straight at the British Empire’s expedition fleet’s sea flagship—the Sea Monarchy!

"It’s seeking its own death!"

The casters were outraged, flying down furiously.

The captain of the Sea Monarchy immediately responded, shouting orders: "Charge the main cannon, everyone take their positions, let this beast be buried at sea!"

The Sea Monarchy is equipped with multiple Defense Arrays and its armor plates have a special anti-magic coating, the heavy cannon’s power enough to level a human town, if using special armor-piercing shells, even an Ironclad Ship of similar level would be sent to the ocean with one shot.

He didn’t believe this Demon Dragon could harm his ship, for a moment, a sense of excitement surged within, if he could kill the Demon Dragon that disgraced the Empire’s airship squadron, he would not only avoid reproach but also achieve great merit!

However, as the Sea Monarchy’s main cannon charged and the officers and soldiers on board picked up their weapons, ready for battle.

The Demon Dragon seemed to make a joke, suddenly raising its flight height, cutting across the Sea Monarchy’s mast as it flew over the Ironclad Ship’s head.

Amidst gasps, that wind-blown ’Union Jack’, along with the mast, fell into the ocean.

It was like a slap, harshly landing on the captain’s face, his face flush red with fury: "Fire, fire at will!"

Deafening roars erupted behind the Demon Dragon.

Clusters of powerful cannon blasts exploded like farewell fireworks behind the Demon Dragon.

Until the Demon Dragon’s figure grew smaller and smaller, eventually vanishing from human sight.

...

After the battle, a navy soldier recorded the scene:

I saw the sky painted red, fierce winds raised waves and tides.

One after another, giant armored airships fled like tamed sheep, some exploded into fireworks in mid-air, others descended into the sea with black smoke, Great Britain’s pride overlooking all directions, an invincible aerial fleet, losing more than half in just one battle.

Although in the end, fleet officials indeed drove away the Evil Dragon, claiming it had suffered heavy damage and wouldn’t survive much longer.

But most colleagues, including myself, don’t believe that nightmare-like figure will simply die away.