The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Chapter 327 Evil Dragon

When Erex arrived at the new demon territory, Antipas had already come to greet him with a group of demons and human nobles.

This was the first time many people had witnessed the dragon's arrival. Its dark form hovered in the air, its enormous body like a huge dark cloud that blotted out the sun. Even Erex's gentle descent stirred up a massive vortex of magical energy.

The exaggerated dragon wings folded, creating a violent airflow and a heavy rumble in the air. The red carpet prepared by the demons was blown away, and the floor was crushed by Erex's heavy claws. With just one step, Antipa could clearly see the surrounding scenery shaking.

The black dragon had many scars on its body, and some of its scales had fallen off, but these details did not make the black dragon appear old and weak. Instead, they added a touch of ferocity to it.

The black dragon raised its head slightly, its metallic black scales reflecting a cold light in the dim light, and its sharp eyes, like scarlet flames, slowly scanned its surroundings.

Antipa admitted that this was the first time in his demonic life that he had felt fear. Even when he was being chased by human steel monsters, Antipa had never felt threatened so directly.

When Antipas learned that a giant dragon would descend, he had already prepared himself mentally, but when the black dragon actually appeared before him, he realized just how terrifying it was.

According to Altaïr, these dragons were dissatisfied with the rules drafted by the Tower and the Dragon Clan, and intervened in the war between the Avars and the predecessor of the old empire in the most brutal way, and started a civil war with their own races that supported the rules of the Tower.

Unfortunately, they were eventually suppressed by their own kind and the tower, and in the end, they followed the predecessor of the Kingdom of Avar across the ocean to the continent of Soron to recuperate.

On the continent of Soron, these dragons faithfully played the role of evil dragons, either sleeping or plundering the surrounding wealth. Although nominally allies of the Kingdom of Avar, these dragons never directly helped the Kingdom of Avar, and even intentionally or unintentionally stirred up wars on the continent of Soron.

The return of the Kingdom of Avar to this continent was also aided by the dragons, or rather, Erex was one of the patrons of the Kingdom of Avar—one of the patron dragons.

Compared to the dragons who honestly and dutifully conduct business on this continent, occasionally taking a small cut of money, these expelled dragons are far more tyrannical and power-worshipping. Their only commonality is probably their shared love for shiny things.

The dragon's breath made Antipa feel the surrounding temperature rise suddenly, causing him to involuntarily take a slight step back. The demons behind Antipa were even more terrified.

The black dragon quickly transformed into human form amidst the seemingly all-consuming flames, becoming an old man in a black trench coat. However, the oppressive feeling that the old man exerted on Antipa did not lessen much.

"So it was you who activated the super-tier magic first?"

Erex's gaze pierced through all the demons present like a sharp blade.

"Exactly...that's right."

In the end, Antipas stepped forward and answered Erex's question.

"Haha! Good, good! Use even more! I've brought some super-tier magic casters with me. Use super-tier magic like crazy and turn this continent upside down!"

Erex's gruff laughter echoed throughout the entire new demon settlement.

But Antipas hesitated and asked, "But Lord Dragon, we have received a warning from the Tower that we can no longer use super-level magic, otherwise the Tower will attack us."

"Heh, you're really cowardly. Your demon ancestors were much bolder than you."

Erex glanced around at the demons around him. Having just been driven back into the black mist by the steel monsters of the North, the demon soldiers all looked like wilted eggplants.

"Back then, my kin betrayed me and signed those pacts with the Tower without my permission. They were all bewitched by the Tower, betraying their own fangs and claws, attempting to imprison their kin in cold shackles. But my anger has never been extinguished, and I will lead my kin back to this sky!"

Erex shouted, somewhat losing control of his emotions. After venting his anger, he addressed the demons, "As for you, do you intend to be destroyed before I place you under the tower's protection, or do you intend to join me in tearing this sheepfold built by the tower to shreds?"

Upon hearing this, Antipas immediately stood up and said:

"The tower has been holding us back for a long time, and we've disliked it for a long time!"

From birth until now, Antipa has always been the one whose words are guessed by others. This is the first time Antipa has had to guess other people's thoughts in his replies. Fortunately, Antipa seems to have a great talent for this.

"good very good."

Erex nodded in satisfaction and said, "The Tower treats all the creatures on this continent like sheep, but the continent should be left with torn flesh and blood."

“I have already made contact with those high-level professionals. The Tower cannot completely control them. As long as we can destroy the order established by the Tower, as long as the rules of the Tower collapse, then those professionals suppressed by the Tower will become the seeds of war and ignite this continent!”

"At that time, even if the Kingdom of Avar no longer intervenes, those small countries that have mastered super-tier magic, along with these released high-level professionals, will become a furnace of blood and fire, reforging this world!"

Hearing Erex's words, Monroe, who was following Antipas, broke out in a cold sweat. Overturning the tower was something he never even dared to imagine.

Antipas also raised a question, asking, "But the tower itself has many high-level professionals helping it, and even many top-tier ninth-tier professionals. And without these professionals' constraints, won't it really make humanity stronger?"

This is also Antipa's biggest concern. The power of the demons is partly based on the rules of the tower. Once those ninth-tier monsters are released, the advantage of the demon bloodline magic will be wiped out by the human monsters.

Even a ninth-tier professional couldn't defeat the dragon before them, so there was no need to worry about the dragon. But Antipa was different. What benefit would this do to the demon race?

"Ah."

Erex scoffed and said, “You don’t need to worry about that. Once those tamed sheep are thrown into the wilderness, they will all turn into hungry wolves. You demons won’t even need to lift a finger; those humans will fight each other.”

After saying that, Erex glanced at the human nobles behind Antipas: "Isn't there a perfect example right next to you?"

Indeed, humanity is either fighting amongst itself or on its way to fighting amongst itself. However, Antipas was still very worried and asked, "But sir, how exactly should we deal with the tower?"