Chapter 61: Awakening (Part Two)

  Several dragon spells appeared in Cassius' mind, and he could now wield these intricate spells like an artist; this was the ialent of a true dragon sorcerer.

  The magical essence ons made each of their movements resemble spellcasting, from which dragon sorcerers derived various spells like scratg, flying, hatg, and breathing.

  "As expected on spells."

  "They really suit dragons perfectly."

  Cassius sighed.

  For example, the Raking Cws would be entirely useless if wielded by any mortal. However, bined with the naturally powerful cws of a dragon, it became a highly effective ratack with zero cost.

  "Raking Cws!"

  Flickering magical energy resembling ces materialized in front of the red dragon. As he forcefully swiped his cws, these magical forces directed themselves toward a distant stone pilr.

  Instantly, stone chips flew everywhere, leaving three deep grooves several feet into the stone pilr. The weak midpoint of the pilr could no longer bear the upper weight and colpsed with a crash, shattering into pieces.

  "Not bad power."

  Cassius nodded with great satisfa, exhaling a breath of sulfuric fumes.

  "And this fourth-circle spell…"

  He had never accessed the fourth yer of the magic weave before.

  Moreover, "Into the Fmes" was even more plex than typical fourth-circle spells, as it was a blend of juration and evocation.

  Transf the body into fmes and restrug oneself as fire was aremely sophisticated form of evocation, while transp oo any area covered by their breath on was a form of juration simir to "Misty Step."

  "Into the Fmes!"

  ting in Draic, Cassius took a deep breath, exhaling a torrent of fmes.

  Just as the st bit of energy left his mouth, his massive body merged directly into the bzing fire, being a plete embodiment of fmes.

  "Boom!"

  A mass of fire in the shape of a giant dragon crashed into the stone wall, causing a booming echhout the cave and dislodging several stones.

  "Such a plex spell, requiring simultaneous trol over fire and teleportation."

  "I still ’t fully trol the teleportation location."

  "Ugh… that hurt a bit."

  Cassius shook his slightly sore head, muttering to himself. Fortunately, the thick skin of a red dragon made him indifferent to such a minor collision.

  While sorcerer casting was less precise than that of wizards, it still required a clear uanding of its operational principles and coordinated trol.

  After testing a series of newly acquired abilities, Cassius fully recovered from the drowsiness of his slumber, feeling strangely exhirated.

  With so much pained, how could he resist testing it out?

  "After sleeping so long—"

  "It’s time to go out and have a look."

  The red dragon stepped out of the cave, passing over the guard inscriptions that Langpu had previously set.

  These inscriptions would trigger an explosion, but Langpu had excluded the red dragon from their triggering ditions.

  Passing through the dark underground passage, what had once seemed spacious was now a bit narrow for him.

  Finally, the red dragon saw the sunlight he hadn’t seen in ages.

  "Roar—"

  Cassius let out a cheerful dragon roar.

  The sight before him was a nearly unreizable transformation of Embers pared to before his slumber.

  At the entrance of the valley, the Rock Fortress had undergone multiple reinforts, making it as unyielding as its he walls were over teers high and more than three meters thick, equipped with catapults, giant crossbows, and other armaments. Hobgoblin guards stood ready atop the walls.

  Several tall watchtowers stood oher side, manned by sharp-eyed lizardfolk archers, on guard against any intruders. There were also broad wooden ptforms on the hillside for the nding and takeoff ons.

  Inside Embers , several wooden military camps had sprung up, built in a standard goblin style to house the most elite hobgoblin forces.

  At the valley's depth, a t stoower stood proudly, its magical glow shimmering. The designer had clearly attempted to make it elegant and majestic, yet it gave an impression of "a tiger painting turned into a dog."

  "A Mage Tower?"

  "That Langpu guy… really needs ahetic upgrade."

  Cassius looked at the hideous "Mage Tower"—especially that gaping maw of arah a slight twitch at the er of his mouth.

  Within Embers , the hobgoblins and lizardfolk guards, along with the ogres moving goods, all raised their heads to the sound.

  This was quickly followed by an uproar.

  "What was that sound?"

  "Could it be…?"

  Having slept for five years, some of the more ret members had never seen Cassius’ true form, only recalling the massive disturbance his slumber caused.

  "It’s the master!"

  "The master has awakened!"

  "So big, so powerful."

  "In the name of Maglubiyet, I’ve never seen such a massive dragon."

  "I knew I made the right choiing here."

  Cassius looked down upon his followers.

  Their numbers had greatly increased since before his slumber, and most had pleted the transformation, being dragon-infused creatures with scales, cws, and other dragon-like traits.

  From the stoower, a massive figure clumsily flew over—Langpu.

  "Flight spell?"

  Cassius observed the ogre mage clumsily flying, a bit surprised.

  "Huff, huff, huff… Master, you… you’re finally awake."

  Langpu nded heavily, panting.

  Cassius looked him over; pared to before, the ogre in front of him was even fatter and sturdier.

  Langpu no longer wh animal hides; he was dressed in a rge robe sewn from several magical cloaks, with several rings on his fingers—clearly human magical accessories.

  Cassius chuckled:

  "Langpu, long time no see. You’ve bee quite prosperous—already able to erect a Mage Tower."

  Langpu quickly bowed his head and replied, "Master, these are all your riches, gathered from the reckless adventurers who came here uninvited."

  "Give me a summary of Embers ’s current status."

  "Yes, Master."

  Langpu cast a series of projes on the wall using spells he had prepared in advance.

  Like a corporate manager from Cassius’ past life, Langpu presented Embers ’s situation in various aspects—something Cassius had previously taught him, calling it "a PowerPoint." Langpu greatly ehis refined approach.

  In this report, Langpu covered territory and follower statistics, mining aal-smelting progress, the scale of beast taming, and eveiohe ongoing stru of Baator City.

  "I must say, good job."

  Cassius sincerely praised him, finding this ogre remarkably talehough rough in many respects, this report was already impressive for an ogre.

  Hearing the red dragon’s praise, the dragon-blooded ogre became ecstatic:

  "It’s all thanks to you, Master. Under your prote, we could achieve these minor aplishments."

  "Beep…"

  The ogre’s "ried a sound, and his expression immediately tured.

  Cassius looked at his wildly delighted, ugly fad asked in slight fusion:

  "Langpu, what’s going on?"

  "Master, my alert spell has triggered! More adventurers have e!"

  Langpu’s face lit up with the joy of a bountiful harvest; it seemed he had profited quite well from those adventurers.

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