Chapter 94 Air-to-Ground: The Importance of Air Superiority
The night sky was dyed red by the blazing flames.
High-temperature flames surged behind Garus's wings, drawing crimson, ominous trails across the sky. Sparks from the friction of the fine scales on his wings against the air swirled around him like a shower of stars.
He hovered slightly.
The flames at the ends of his wing bones slowly dissipated, and his body hovered high in the air, looking down over the ogre territory.
As the flames and shockwave gradually dissipated.
The ground was revealed to be ravaged, charred, and broken.
The ogre territory looked as if it had been ravaged by artillery fire. The ground was covered with countless, shocking deep craters, and branching fissures radiated outwards, making the entire surface seem on the verge of collapse.
One by one, the ghoul warriors, covered in soot and looking as if they were scorched by smoke, got up.
Their injuries were not serious, because the explosions rarely hit them directly; most of them landed on the ground beside them. Although the resulting flames and shockwaves were powerful, they were not enough to seriously injure the elite ogre warriors.
The Gluttonous Demon Karu, whose life force was as vigorous as a furnace, also stood up.
It emerged from the ruins of the collapsed throne.
Its muscular body, as solid as cast iron, had only a few minor wounds; the scales that didn't directly hit it didn't cause much damage.
“Ogres, you have invaded my territory and challenged my authority.”
Galos's dragon eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous glint in them.
"The attack just now was merely a warning."
"Humble yourselves before me, submit to me, and I will forgive your offenses and grant you the opportunity to become my kin; or you will wail in the flames and turn to ashes."
The dragons' voices, like muffled thunder, rose from the sky and reached the ogre's ears.
The ordinary ogres looked at each other, their eyes filled with fear. They were still shaken by the bombing and felt that the dragons in front of them were somewhat terrifying.
The elite warriors and sorcerers who surrounded the Gluttonous Demon Karu.
Their faces showed no fear, but they looked at the strong and tall Gluttonous Demon leader.
Karu dusted himself off and said gruffly, "Your attacks don't even hurt me. The Bone Chewers Clan will not submit to weak dragons."
Galos narrowed his eyes and raised his dragon wings once more.
"You don't seem to understand the meaning of the warning."
As he spoke, the dragon's wings suddenly trembled, and dark red flames shot out from the ends of the crystal bones like a volcanic eruption.
The red iron dragon's body drew a crimson arc in the night sky as it swooped down towards the Bone Chewing Clan.
This time, the cannibals were prepared.
The elite warriors picked up nearby boulders or gripped spears and drew their bows to launch a ground-to-air counterattack.
Huge rocks, spears, and crossbows soared into the air and were hurled and shot at Garus.
The two-headed cannibalistic magician possesses the talent of dual spellcasting; its two heads chant different incantations, simultaneously constructing two different spells.
A cloud of grayish-black mist emerged from its left mouth, condensing into an ominous mark before vanishing into the air. Its right arm rose, crackling with electric arcs that converged at its fingertips before being launched outwards.
Curse of Weakness!
Chain Lightning!
The curse locked onto Garos through his gaze, forming a layer of hazy gray light on his scales, but this light was fleeting and vanished in an instant.
Dragons naturally possess excellent resistance to curses.
After adapting to the Curse of the Cliff Serpent Dragon Fire, Garos's curse resistance was greatly enhanced, and he became completely immune to ordinary curses.
Looking at those stones, spears, and crossbows.
With a casual flap of his dragon wings, Garos instantly turned in mid-air amidst the roaring explosion of flames, pulling his body at an almost ninety-degree angle to dodge everything. Even the fastest lightning chains could only chase after him, unable to touch him at all.
"Get down here!"
With a low growl, the Gluttonous Demon Karu bulged the muscles in his arms and hurled a massive metal warhammer, which hurtled towards Garos like a cannonball.
Galusian spread its wings and easily dodged to the side.
He has a strong physique and at first glance should not be good at speed, but due to the evolution of the Wings of the Comet, his mobility now surpasses his strength.
Air-to-ground.
Moreover, it possesses terrifying speed and explosive power.
Galos held an absolute advantage.
In the blink of an eye.
He swept across the sky, then swooped down again over the Bone-Chewing Clan.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The second round of bursting scales is even denser.
The dragon scales, branding them with their intense heat, tore through the air with a piercing shriek as they fell upon the ogres once more.
This time, the ogres displayed astonishing tactical skill.
There are gluttonous demons in the ogre clans. Although those warriors are still dull-witted, they are influenced by the aura of the gluttonous demon leader and become enlightened in war. Their tactical skills are learned without being taught and increase dramatically.
The elite soldiers quickly formed a circular defensive formation.
They interlocked their heavy steel shields to form a metal dome overhead.
The blasting scales slammed into the shield with a deafening roar, flames rolled, and the shockwaves caused the outermost warriors to bleed from their mouths and noses, but the formation remained intact.
At the center of the formation is the cannibalistic magician.
They cast buff spells to further amplify the ogre warriors' strength and defense.
"The first time they were caught off guard, but the second time they were able to respond quickly. This clan of ogres is completely different from ordinary ogres. Judging from their equipment that matches their size, there must be alchemists in the clan. Otherwise, even though there are many metal ores in the wilderness, it would be difficult to make weapons and equipment without alchemists."
Galus was more interested in the Bonechewer clan.
Of course, the most important one is the glutton.
All the changes in this clan stemmed from the birth of the Glutton.
Karu deals with Bazelgeuse much more easily, even to the point of being somewhat abnormal.
It opened its blood-red maw and inhaled sharply.
The air currents surged like a storm, sucking in and swallowing all the flying dragon scales!
Boom boom boom!
A muffled, thunderous explosion came from its stomach, its belly swelling and contracting repeatedly. Finally, Karu let out some sulfurous burps, swallowing all the flames and shockwaves.
"It's not enough to eat, Little Dragon!"
Karu patted his swollen belly, making a loud thumping sound.
After successfully dealing with Garus's second wave of attacks, it was overjoyed and felt that Garus was nothing special.
Galus remained calm, only circling and turning before diving down once more.
Boom boom boom!
The third wave of the Exploding Scales struck, causing the defensive battle formation to shake violently. The ogre warriors' arms trembled violently, their skin cracked, and blood seeped out continuously. They were also bleeding from their mouths and noses due to the shockwave. The ogre mages' healing and amplification abilities were completely unable to keep up with the dense frequency of attacks.
Before they could catch their breath.
The fourth and fifth waves of bombardment arrived one after another as Galos soared and flew by.
The booming sounds of explosions rose and fell, and bursts of flame shot into the air like thunderclaps on flat ground, or like tiny suns rising slowly on the earth's surface.
The Bonechewer clan lacks effective ground-to-air countermeasures and can only passively take hits.
Since the goal was to subjugate them and not to kill the warriors outright, Garus controlled the number of Bakurin scales, and the bombing was not too intense.
Even so.
By the seventh wave...
Many ogre warriors bled from their seven orifices, their arm bones snapped, and they could no longer hold on. They were blasted away, and the defensive formation shattered. The ogre magician in the center didn't even need to attack again; he had already exhausted his spirit and magic power and collapsed to the ground like a rag doll.
The gluttonous demon Karu's belly was round and swollen.
Having absorbed too many explosions, it reached its limit in a short time.
When faced with the seventh wave of bombardment, it stopped consuming the exploding scales, and its slow speed was not enough to dodge. It could only withstand the attack with its body. Its tower-like body was covered with sharp, broken scales, its skin was torn and its flesh was covered with charred marks.
(End of this chapter)
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