Chapter 504: 492 Breaking Promises_1
Western Empire Imperial Capital.

In order to respond to the threat of the Dragon Soaring Empire, the entire Western Empire was operating at high load like a war machine constantly.

Most able-bodied men have been conscripted, leaving only the old and weak to take care of daily production.

The Crimson Empress was gambling with the fate of her nation, and no matter what the outcome, the empire would face many challenging years.

One of the main reasons was that most of the conscripted young men would find it difficult to reintegrate into normal life, whether or not they could survive the brutal wars.

As Gaz and his party speculated, the technology of the Dragon Slumber Army had been upgraded, and the limited production of Dragon Crystals was no longer the source of power for their special soldiers.

After accidentally entering a special space and coming out, the Crimson Empress had acquired more powerful and stable resources.

She was supposed to be thrilled to have such technology, as it could help her conquer the continent, defeat the Dragon Soaring Empire, and revitalize her empire after the war.

But the problem was that the Crimson Empress worried if she could even survive till then.

There were gains and losses; in addition to the upgraded technology, the Crimson Empress gained powerful new allies, some of whom also posed a threat to her life.

Vanas had already been offered as a sacrifice and was currently suffering unbearable torment.

As for her, if she failed to ingratiate herself with those powerful figures, her fate would be no different from Vanas’.

However, those figures have given her a lifeline: if she can get rid of that strange Silver Dragon, she can be forgiven for everything she’s done in the past.

The Crimson Empress was well aware of the Silver Dragon Lord’s strength, but she quickly changed her mind, realizing that there were other people and forces that shared a similar grievance against the Silver Dragon.

Thinking of this, the Crimson Empress took out the note stating the war would start in a month and sneered.

A month? She bet some rivals would face unexpected fires before then!

The Crimson Empress’s calculations were not bad, as she planned to attack the Dragon Soaring Empire’s other territories and deal a devastating blow while they were on the defensive.

But what she didn’t expect was that Gaz would make a move against her before everything unfolded.

Another unremarkable day at the Lima Fortress, with the usual guards standing watch on the city walls. Some soldiers were even propping themselves up with their spears and dozing off.

But suddenly, a falling iron ball from the sky shattered the day’s routine, followed by a crisp sound as a familiar giant iron ball landed in the city.

Several soldiers looked at it with confusion, and before they could clearly see what it was, their vision was enveloped in a flash of white light, and their ears were filled with deafening noise.

This was just the beginning. Accompanied by roars of dragons and screeching of giant eagles, more giant iron balls fell from the sky.

It was only when the Chimera, Wyverns, Giant Eagles, and other creatures emerged from the clouds that the people in Lima Fortress realized what was happening.

Facing the sudden onslaught, the soldiers quickly took cover in the bunker-like buildings, cursing the Dragon Soaring Empire for breaking their promise.

They had agreed to attack in a month, but it had only been a week!

After surviving the first wave of bombing, reluctant soldiers and officers were forced to return to their posts, urged on by the whip and shouting.

When they finally stood back on the city walls, they saw a tidal wave of enemies surging towards Lima Fortress.

From the positions, it didn’t look like a feint; it seemed like the enemies were determined to capture Lima Fortress that very day.

Moreover, the defenders of Lima Fortress were amazed to find that in the front ranks of the attackers, large shields were being carried to withstand arrows and other long-range attacks.

These shields were made by tightly bonding and binding hard logs, and covered with a thick layer of animal hide soaked in a large amount of grease.

Although they looked crude, they were effective and expensive to produce.

Even regular arrows would be useless against these shields. Unless a catapult or magic cannon was used, conventional ballistae would hardly have any effect in a short period of time.

Beyond these specially designed giant shields, some Ogres and Quilboars were also carrying parts for assembling large-scale siege equipment.

As soon as they were within range, they could rapidly assemble catapults, ballistae, or even ladders and battering rams on the spot.

During these five years, naturally, not only the Western Empire had progressed.

Towering siege towers in the back of the Dragon Soaring Legion was also a terrifying sight.

On these siege towers, Lizardman Spear Throwers and diversified longbowmen were already standing in position.

Right in front of the siege towers, Black Iron Cannons and Dartle Ballistae were pre-installed, providing the attacking Dragon Soaring Legion with formidable long-range suppression.

By the time the Dragon Soaring Legion had covered half the distance, the Lima Fortress had finally reacted completely, and the commander had just climbed up the watchtower on the city wall.

Seeing the severe situation through the window, the commander first angrily cursed the enemy’s shamelessness, but soon had to face the reality.

He grabbed his bodyguard by the collar, eyes wide with rage, and said, “Get those puppets going! Hurry up!”

After the bodyguard left, the commander turned and looked down at the monsters below with disdain.

Monsters?

Hah! Later, he would see which side was the real monster!

With the commander not needing to give any orders, longbowmen and ballistae were already continuously raining firepower on the enemies below.

However, under the protection of the special shields, the effects were limited, but as the ballistae, magic cannons, and catapults were deployed, the situation began to improve.

After all, those giant shields could only withstand the direct fire of five or six ballistae at most, or a couple of falling boulders from the sky.

As for the magic cannons, although they consumed a large amount of resources, their effects were the most powerful.

Generally, one shot would eliminate not only the shields but also the monsters behind them.

Before the Dragon Soaring Legion reached the city walls of Lima Fortress, they were on the defensive.

Once they paid a certain price and reached the city walls’ shadows, their situation began to improve.

At this time, the siege towers entered the attack range, and various war machines had also been assembled on the ground.

Meanwhile, as the heated battle raged in the frontlines, some individuals in Western Empire attire were stealthily approaching the city gate.