Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 584 - 582: Battle of the Apocalypse (Additional Release, Seeking Monthly Pass)
Afternoon.
Clouds deployed across the sky in formation, and even as the Warm Season had yet to conclude, Red Castle had also started to feel cool. Russell, accompanied by his parents, was boating on Mirror Lake.
Roland and his wife, along with their son older than one year, Luo Jie, were fishing from another boat.
"Lola’s marriage must be arranged, Russell, as her brother and the Grand Duke of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy, what are your thoughts?" Mr. Luo Man casually inquired while holding his fishing rod, for noble families didn’t emphasize freedom of love in marriages.
Moreover, the Fluorescent Fungus Family could now be said to be the true Flamecrest Dragonblood Family.
"Does Mother have any suitable candidates?" Russell turned to ask Lady Meryl, who was fanning herself, "After I moved into Red Castle, the castle doesn’t need to rely on marriage alliances to solidify its standing, so I respect Lola’s opinion."
"There really aren’t many nobles to choose from now," sighed Lady Meryl. "The only suitable one for Lola is Baron Dyson."
"The nobles from the Scorching Torrent Kingdom can also be considered," Russell smiled.
"That won’t do, traveling between the two countries at least takes over a month. If Lola were to marry over there, it won’t be easy even to meet once," Lady Meryl directly vetoed the idea. "Let’s choose from within our country, Roman, what do you think?"
"Dyson," Baron Roman said.
"I’m just afraid of being talked about behind our backs; after all, Roby was the former lady of Golden Top Castle," Lady Meryl sighed. "And his sister’s reputation is not so good nowadays; Dyson might also..."
Baron Gold Dyson was the nephew of the former Baron Gold Davis.
Russell’s aunt, Roby, was Davis’s wife, which made for a somewhat messy relationship that could lead to gossip.
Dyson’s sister Davin was married into the Count Broken Stone’s family, but now the Count Broken Stone had become Baron Broken Stone, and although Davin was in control of the new Willow Clan, her reputation among the nobility was sullied.
The nobles, who grieved when others grieved, dare not slander Russell, but they didn’t spare Davin in the least.
"Dyson is a good young man, and Davin’s reputation suffered because of the Osclo father and son, so there’s no need to worry too much," said Russell. "Mother, why not ask Lola’s opinion? If Lola agrees too, then let’s settle on this."
"Fine, if you father and son both think so, what else can I say?" Lady Meryl said with some irritation. "You and your father always make such correct decisions."
The boat reached the shore, and Lady Meryl went ashore with the help of her maid.
Russell and Mr. Luo Man continued to fish in Mirror Lake. Russell asked, "Father, is Mother still resentful that I drove Grandfather away?"
"A little," said Mr. Luo Man. "In your mother’s eyes, your grandfather has always been wise and heroic, but she doesn’t begrudge you; you are her pride and joy. She is only upset that you and your grandfather cannot live in harmony."
"The Snow Giants have already appeared, the situation has changed, Shadowflame Grand Duchy needs a strong authority more than ever," said Russell.
"Is there really going to be a big move on the Snowfields?" Baron Roman was still not quite convinced; having lived through two Falls, he thought, could the situation get any worse than those Falls? Just a Snow Giant, what were they to fear.
"Absolutely," Russell nodded.
Just as he was about to analyze the situation in detail for Baron Roman, a Phantom Beast Knight squire appeared, riding a large bird overhead: "Your Highness, the Demon Tower reports, a large number of light spots have been detected in the northwest, suspected to be an invasion of Frost Giants, and in addition, the magic power of Fiery Dragons has been detected, seems there’s been a great battle."
"What!"
Russell immediately flew up from the boat, "Father, you continue fishing, I’ll go check on the situation."
"Be careful!" shouted Mr. Luo Man.
Russell had swiftly flown to the Demon Tower, and Great Scholar Placido immediately came forward, "Your Highness, please see the magic power map, these light spots have been flashing for a few minutes, and when we switched to another type of magic resonance, we detected the trail of Fiery Dragons."
The Demon Tower used magic resonance to search for Frost Giants and Snow Giants.
In fact, it was effective in searching for any magic power, especially the surging magic power of dragons. Theoretically, it could not only search for Frost Giants but also for dragons, Bipedal Flying Dragons, and Phantom Beasts within a close distance.
The magic power map switched.
Suddenly, many light spots lit up, most of them concentrated around the Demon Tower, obviously the magic power excited by the Shadowflame Dragons, Russell, and the many Bipedal Flying Dragons of Red Castle.
On the top-left corner of the map, only one light spot was flashing: the magic power light spot of a Fiery Dragon.
"Contact via thunder, I’ll go to Fire Ant Swamp first!" Russell leaped and flew out of the Demon Tower.
Thunder flashed, and the silhouette of Unicorn Polly appeared, carrying Russell at three times the speed of sound towards the northwest.
Half an hour later, he arrived at another Demon Tower.
Glancing at the magic map, he noticed the light was still there, signifying that King Ares was indeed battling with the Frost Giants.
"Polly, let’s pick up the pace!" Russell rode without stopping toward the site of the incident, "We can’t let King Ares fall again—Ice Cream hasn’t been born yet, we still need this tall fellow to stand tall!"
"Don’t worry, Russell, King Ares is very strong, nothing will happen to him."
"One can never be too careful."
In just a few minutes, Russell flew hundreds of kilometers and saw the apocalyptic scene ahead, where dark clouds loomed, and rolling smoke mingled with the blizzard, turning this stretch of snowfield into what seemed like the end of days.
Roaring sounds were everywhere.
And the giant silhouettes of Dragon Knights appeared and disappeared in the shadows, with occasional bursts of flames shooting up into the sky, especially conspicuous on the snowfield.
"Good, they’re still fighting!" Russell thought in a flash.
The next moment, he and Polly used elemental embodiment and transformed into the colossal Golden Thunder Knight, dozens of meters tall, charging into the battlefield of this apocalyptic scene.
"Your Majesty, the King!"
"Russell, your timing is perfect, let’s fight side by side!" King Ares roared like thunder, now in the form of a smoky dragon.
Gurgle-gurgle!
The Shadowflame Dragon’s magic dragon language also sounded. A shattered shadow of the Shadowflame Dragon emerged from the blizzard, looking at Russell: "You’re here—I leave the battlefield to you, my physical form is on its way!"
"Okay!" Russell nodded.
Nearby was the Shadowflame Spire, so the Shadowflame Dragon knew immediately about King Ares’s ambush and gathered a phantom to help.
Crack.
The shadow of the Shadowflame Dragon shattered, and Russell had just stepped onto the battlefield.
"Russell Fluorescent Fungus!" Shuang Da roared from the ground.
Its Snow Giants acted as meat shields, blocking most of King Ares’s attacks, while around them, in the blizzard, more than a dozen Snow Trolls threw spears and javelins—all Ice Crystal Weapons of formidable strength.
Even for Dragon Knights, being stabbed too often by these Ice Crystal Weapons would cause their smoke to dim and their strength to wane.
The thirty-plus-meter-long Meteor Butterfly Sword materialized. Without a word, Russell rushed towards Shuang Da, hiding behind the Snow Giants.
The Snow Giants were tied up by King Ares and thus could not intercept Russell.
At this moment,
Russell and Shuang Da clashed head-on.
Boom!
Thunder scattered, a strike of equal measure.
Polly keenly said, "Russell, the battlefield is too chaotic with Thunder Elements, our strength will soon be suppressed!"
"If we can’t leverage the surrounding Thunder Elements, then let’s make it quick, relying on our own refined Thunder Elemental Power, let’s take down Shuang Da and then talk!" Russell kept moving, "Moreover, my swordsmanship can still draw upon a sliver of the Thunder Elements!"
Secret Technique: Sword of Thunder shone, its brilliance piercing through the murky smoke.
Boom-boom-boom!
The fight escalated instantly to intense heat!
There were no fancy spells. Whether it was Russell or King Ares, after performing elemental embodiments, they became incarnations of elements, the essence of all power.
Thus, on this apocalyptic battlefield, the two knights employed the most primitive form of combat, constantly charging, swinging swords, thrusting spears... while Shuang Da’s side did not show any weakness. The Snow Giants passively took hits, while Snow Trolls threw spears from the periphery.
Shuang Da himself, wielding a wooden club and turning into a berserk ape, frantically smashed everything in sight, blocking all of Russell’s attack routes.
Thunderous rumbles, whooshing smoke.
Clouds descending, a blizzard spreading, the end-times battle beneath an apocalyptic sky, was earth-shattering!
