Chapter 944: Alliance

A grim smile spread across Archer's face as he resolved to end the conflict decisively. With a single, devastating spell, he summoned a Meteor Swarm that rained destruction down upon the city.
The sheer scale of the onslaught went unnoticed as the soldiers struggled to push past the Stone Wardens. While the city burned, Archer advanced toward them, his eyes locked on the chaos behind his summons.
Archer unleashed a barrage of Plasma Missiles into the enemy ranks, each explosion
contributing to the mounting piles of corpses and sending torrents of blood spilling into the
sea.
This was his cue to summon his wings and take flight, but the Anti-Mana shield interfered, causing him to crash violently into the water instead. While sinking into the darkness, something swallowed him.
He was just about to attack when Demetra's voice appeared in his mind, instantly calming him down. "It's me, darling; I told you I would come back, but I never realized there were so many people trying to attack you," she said in a concerned tone.
Archer smiled before asking her to let him out so he could sit on her head. After doing that, he told her to surface as the meteors closed into the Mediterra coast where the Free City was located.
When the couple breached the surface, they saw a dozen glowing rocks breaching the atmosphere and falling toward the city. Archer spotted this and cast Cosmic Shield around them as the first hit.N/neÌw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n
A tremendous explosion reverberated through the ground, jolting Archer as he sat atop Demetra. He glanced up to see a colossal mushroom cloud billowing into the sky as additional meteors pounded the earth.
"Everyone must be dead by now; that spell shows no mercy," Archer said with a dark grin.
He then instructed the Demon Shark woman to follow the fleet back to Draconia. At the same time, he settled comfortably against her dorsal fin, allowing himself a moment of rest amidst the chaos.
Lost in thought, Archer instructed Aisha to deploy spies to track down Eveline, Aurelia, and all his friends and bring them back to Draconia. Aisha agreed with a smile and then informed Archer that Aeris was searching for him in the palace.
Following that, the two of them made their way toward Draconia. Upon reaching the mist wall, Archer channeled most of his mana into it, intensifying its dangerous nature. With the mist now more formidable than ever, they approached the seawall and were greeted by the Homeguard.
Soon after, the kingdom was locked down, with strict orders barring anyone from entering or leaving. The populace rallied behind Archer, aware that the central continent had orchestrated the trap.
Archer met with the Ironfoot family and showed them the submarines, underwater vessels, and many other weapons they could use in the coming war.
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[The Worlds POV]
In the following weeks, the tale of the Mediterra Slaughter-an atrocity wrought by Archer Wyldheart upon the innocent realms attending the conference-echoed across Thrylos. Mana Recordings of his ruthless deeds circulated widely, painting him as an embodiment of evil.
Some people even started referring to him as the Evil Dragon King, and this spread like wildfire. Many people only saw one side of the ambush and believed Archer slaughtered them for no reason.
Anyone who said differently was assassinated or went missing, which amounted to hundreds of noble families vanishing overnight as they were sympathetic toward the Draconians and their king.
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[Jeremiah Volkovitvh POV]
The Pope sat in the Novgorod Palace with his wife Natalia after the emperor and empress summoned them. Jeremiah couldn't figure out what Anatoly wanted, but it couldn't have been bad, as he would have been arrested.
He had been the plan's architect to fool the other continents into attacking Draconia, which boosted their numbers. Jeremiah knew not all realms wanted in on the alliance, but their neighbors or the Novgorodian Army wanted otherwise.
'I'm happy the boy was too confident and fell into our trap,' he mused with a wicked smile.
Following that, Anatoly and Anastassia Volkovitch appeared. The emperor greeted them with a nod before speaking, "Those people visited and gave us another weapon to use against the
Evil Dragon King."
Jeremiah's eyes widened, 'They have been working with the empire as well!' he internally
said.
"What is this new weapon?" he asked, puzzled. "The poisons have stopped working; he was hit by numerous darts during the slaughter."
Anatoly nodded in agreement, but Anastassia explained. "It's an Anti-Mana cannon," she
said. It disrupts his access to magic, leaving him exposed and vulnerable to our Dragon
cannons."
Jeremiah nodded, "The church is preparing more soldiers for the invasions. How is the empire's recruitment going?"
The emperor sighed, "We are training millions of soldiers across Verdantia and in our colonies aboard. The allies are raising more troops to attack the neutral realms."'
The meeting continued, and Jeremiah was tasked with finding a way through the Death Mist
to protect Draconia. At the same time, Natalia was grabbed by Catherine and dragged off to
have something to eat.
After that, he and the emperor spoke briefly until he returned to his city in the south to
prepare for the upcoming war.
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