Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 981 - 538: Noah, Stop Now!
"Immediately lock down this world! No living thing is allowed to leave!"
"Lock down the world? Are you kidding me!"
"The Heavenly Demons have already descended. Do you really want them to spread and erode more worlds? How many compatriots do you want to see die because of them?"
"I don't know how many compatriots will die because of the Heavenly Demons, but I know that if I don't leave, I will definitely die here."
The conflict between public duty and private desire naturally ends as expected. An impartial Snake-man can temporarily suppress one area by relying on authority and accumulated prestige.
But when the whole world rebels against him, no matter how powerful the Snake-man is, they cannot escape a tragic death under total betrayal.
Of course, this is also because this Snake-man was not powerful enough. Just a mere Legend trying to suppress the survival instincts of all the Snake-men in the world, making them defy their nature and sacrifice themselves for the Empire—how could that be possible?
If the Snake-men in any border world had such awareness, how could the Sitra Empire have fallen into decline? In great troubles, self-preservation is the nature of all living things.
Even the Snake-man Nobles of the Empire are no different. Even though a few are willing to sacrifice their lives for the Empire, it still cannot change the greater trend.
"How could this happen? The Sun Saint Master has already descended, so how could such a thing still happen?"
"Great Sun Saint Master, please guide us!"
Realizing that it was impossible to execute the Imperial command to lock down the world, the desperate Snake-man Nobles gathered together, praying to the newly revived Great Snake, seeking the protection of this Immortal being and asking it to bestow its great power to save the world.
Because this disaster should not have happened. It was due to the revival of this Great Snake that the Empire, which was caught in internal conflict and constant strife, briefly united.
Before another Great Snake stood up, no force within the Empire could oppose the will of a Great Snake, even if they had differing opinions, they had to keep silent.
Under the guidance of this Great Snake, many Snake-men entered unfamiliar worlds and lost their lives for nothing. The Snake-men who saw things going wrong and fled back realized they had provoked an incredibly terrifying force; but by then, it was too late to realize.
It's worth mentioning that although the Sitra Snake-man Empire's power has had numerous clashes with the Gold Order led by Noah, within the Snake-man Empire, only a few factions were aware of this Dragon Clan power expanding in the Void.
The vast majority of Snake-men were unaware of this, including the majority who responded to the Great Snake's arrival and launched an expedition. They didn't know what they were attacking, merely following the will of the Great Snake.
Reality taught them that they had attracted a force more terrifying than the Abyss to the Empire. The invisible, formless Heavenly Demons rampaged through the Snake-men society, unexpectedly causing bloody massacres.
Holy Dragon King Noah and millions of Dragon-man Favored Battle Groups have become the hottest and most attention-grabbing topics within the Sitra Snake-man Empire. The name of the Holy Dragon is known by everyone, from the Snake-man Emperor down to newborn Snake-man infants.
This is mainly due to the Heavenly Demon Dragons wreaking havoc within the empire's territory, massacring and tormenting the populace. These invisible, intangible, terrifying monsters were the most feared by all Snake-men before they manifested a form. Even Legends found it hard to defend against them; once targeted by the Heavenly Demon Dragons, they were doomed to fall.
Thus, according to the highest precept issued by the Empire's Emperor, any world found to have the presence of Heavenly Demon Dragons must be immediately sealed off from internal and external access, blocking spatial transmission channels. Even if only suspected, the world must be sealed and inspected.
However, this seemingly reasonable command becomes somewhat laughable in the face of the Empire's current overly relaxed power structure.
The Emperor, who nominally holds the highest authority in the Empire, cannot have his orders executed. The Nobles in power would not obey such commands. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Once Heavenly Demon Dragons are found in their domain, the Nobles flee faster than anyone else. After escaping, the armed guards they leave behind naturally fend for themselves; who would think to execute the Emperor's orders?
Of course, there are still those selfless "fools," like at this moment, Snake-man Nobles lamenting the Empire's decadence, excited about signs of unity in the Empire's power, gathered together. After understanding that sealing the world was merely wishful thinking, they attempted to solve more practical issues this time.
What exactly are the Heavenly Demon Dragons? What is their mode of existence, their weaknesses? Is there anything they fear, any presence that can restrain the Heavenly Demon Dragons? How to find them before they manifest bodies and transform into King Demon Dragons?
These are the problems the Empire needs to solve, but each solution requires many Snake-men to sacrifice their lives, for in order to target the Heavenly Demon Dragons, one must naturally interact and understand them.
"The Holy Master does not respond to us."
"It's natural for the Holy Master not to respond to us; we are not the bloodline of this Majesty."
