Beneath the towering walls of Titaneia, the two sides fought fiercely. Jaelan, holding the family heirloom griffin sword, went straight for Sharanlot. However, this young red dragon girl was not as weak as she used to be.
She raised her left hand and grabbed the holy white sword that was slashing down. Violent friction and tearing sounds were heard on the armor on her palm. Then the sword blade pierced through Xia Lanluo's palm and arm like a branding iron, tearing her arm apart.
Although her left hand was temporarily disabled, this also bought Xia Lanluote a precious opportunity. The dragon spear in her hand also stabbed towards Jie Lan'en's chest, and the tip of the spear sank into it.
But no blood flowed out. Xia Lanlot felt as if she had stabbed into a stone and the blade of her spear was stuck. Then Jelann swung his sword again, and she had to give up the spear in her hand and retreat under the protection of the Red Dragon Knight beside her.
After moving to the rear of the front line, the priests and healing transcendents on the battlefield hurried to treat Xia Lanluo, while the latter covered her shoulder and continued to stare at the front line where Jelann was constantly breaking through.
"No more hesitation, use that weapon." She seemed to have made up her mind.
"However, Miss, based on previous tests, the Erlong still has many shortcomings and will cause significant side effects to the user."
"It's nothing. I won't die so easily. I'll leave this to you, Phoenix."
"Yes, Your Highness." Phoenix, who was guarding nearby, nodded in response, and then rushed down from the tower with several Phoenix riders to stop the White Lion Knights who kept breaking out.
The flaming phoenix swept through the streets and alleys, bringing with it a suffocating heat wave that engulfed the incoming enemy troops. Although they were not afraid of swords, they still could not withstand the high temperature and they also needed to breathe.
After stabilizing the front for the time being, Xia Lanluote rushed all the way. At her notice, several mages from the "Fairy Tree" also quickly rushed over.
"I just received a signal. My Lord, have you made up your mind to use that weapon?"
"Yes."
"...Okay, we will do our best to assist you." After a brief mental struggle, the mage with technical expertise nodded with difficulty.
Soon, they arrived at a large courtyard in the city. This was originally the central cathedral of the imperial capital. The hall was extremely spacious and large, about more than ten stories high in the previous life.
Now there are no priests or believers in the empty church, only a cold war machine standing quietly. Its shape resembles a dragon, but it is not a real dragon. Instead, it is made of high-level enchanted gold and its appearance is an amazing golden red.
Its wings are made of crimson-gradient metal, sharp and light, with a certain degree of flexibility. Its body is heavy and solid dark gold metal, with shield-like carved armor on key parts. Its hind limbs are thick and powerful, and the claws on its forelimbs are tougher and sharper than those of ordinary dragons.
The power of this giant dragon is provided by the dragon heart magic furnace in the center. There are multiple anti-gravity devices installed in its body, which can allow it to break free from the constraints of the earth, and then use the enchantment on its wings to move the airflow to gain the ability to fly at high speed.
If it is piloted by the right person, it can gain the powerful combat power of a Dragon Sequence 8. Its defense and attack power are both excellent. The only drawback is that it consumes too much energy, and no suitable method has been found to solve this problem.
Even if a Dragon Sequence 7 Transcendent entered and piloted it, they would likely exhaust their magic power and become severely weakened within eight minutes. Meanwhile, a Dragon Sequence 8 Transcendent would only be able to pilot it for 30-50 minutes, depending on the individual and the situation.
"Such a dragon-shaped golem, while ensuring attack and defense, must consume several times more magic power than other types of golems in order to obtain high maneuverability in flight. Even if it uses magic crystals to replenish the consumption, 80% of the consumption still needs to be paid by the driver." This is how the alchemist who designed and improved this war machine described it.
Replenishing magic crystals isn't a panacea; there's a limit to how much they can be used. Converting the magic energy within a magic crystal into usable power requires equipment and processes, and it can't be accomplished instantly. This is why powerful magical creations are often large and bulky, as they can't do without the energy conversion equipment.
After entering the empty church, Xia Lanluo looked up at the powerful war creature standing there. Many thoughts flashed through her mind. Finally, she shook her head, did not speak, jumped up directly, and then got into the cockpit in the dragon's heart.
The heavy protective armor slid up and closed, then fastened tightly. Light began to bloom in the dark cockpit, and then three circular lenses appeared in front of Xia Lanluo, showing the perspectives of the front and sides of the dragon, respectively. They were provided by the photographic gems embedded in the dragon's body. Then dark red magic power poured from Xia Lanluo into the magic furnace in the dragon's heart, and the dragon began to wake up.
The mechanical dragon screamed silently, and then its sharp wings began to move, and its body gradually floated up and off the ground.
Soon the giant dragon rushed out of the church and soared into the air as if swimming in the atmosphere.
Before the people inside and outside the city wall could figure out what kind of behemoth it was, the four crimson metal wings on the dragon's body began to flap, and it swooped down, carrying a high and cold airflow.
Its solid and powerful body was like a heavy chariot, directly blowing away the marble-like Western Alliance troops on the battlefield. Then it opened its mouth and exhaled, and red high-temperature flames swept across the battlefield like a beam of light, vaporizing the enemies and instantly melting their metal armor.
A choking and suffocating heat wave spread from around the breath, and the extremely dazzling light forced countless soldiers to close their eyes to avoid being blinded.
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