Chapter 272 Dragon Cinema
Dragon's Shadow is a desolate ruin suspended over a vast abyss through which the cold winds that blow through it scream forever. The city is located on a monolith that juts out of the void in the Underdark, and its walls and buildings look down into the terrible emptiness.
The city juts out into a huge canyon underground. It is called the Howling Abyss, and it descends more than seventeen miles.
"Whoosh"
With a piercing scream, hurricane-force winds pound Dragon's Shadow mercilessly, threatening to sweep away any creature that dares to show its face on the battlements of the abandoned city or try to fly across the canyon.
Despite the endless winds, there is no shortage of dangerous creatures in the Howling Abyss. Beck wind elves and voidbound spirits revel in the endless winds, and illusory ghost shadow dragons and undead dragons often soar above the city they rule.
This was once a trading city for the drow elves, but the shadow dragons of Clan Jezred conquered the drow city of Charson and enslaved its people.
Over the next few centuries, these dragons gradually cleaned up the population of drow, twisting them into creatures of the shadows and replacing them with their own offspring with dragon bloodlines, while the city was pulled further and further into the shadow plane.
The supreme ruler here is Mortifer Jazred, the terrible shadow dragon known as the "Mouth of the Night", and the culprit for creating this strange city.
In the dark alley, a hooded man said:
"Dan Yar, have you heard? That old guy is going to attack the world above again."
"Yeah."
"According to our intelligence, he found the passage to Anzeta."
"Those shadow dragons, shadow stranglers, and shadow spirits are all mobilized. It seems that there will be a big move."
In Dragon Shadow City, there are not only the forces of Mortifer, but also the existence of rebels. Under the brutal rule of the shadow dragons, even the drow elves, who are known for their evil, have become tragic victims, forming resistance organizations one by one underground.
The most powerful one is the Brotherhood formed by the human Feridon Les and the drow elf Danyar Belran, with hundreds of people participating. They even successfully killed a newborn shadow dragon.
The patrolling shadow shifter walked through the streets, sniffing the air.
The two immediately skillfully cast spells, making their figures disappear from the shadows and come to their secret gathering place.
Feridon continued:
"Maybe we can take the opportunity to seize power and assassinate the half-shadow dragon drow governor, that disgusting shadow bastard."
"But when Mortifer comes back, everything will be in vain."
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The two fell silent at the same time.
As the leaders of the resistance, no one knows Mortifer's strength better than them.
There were thousands of Fadlan troops attacking Dragon Shadow City, but they all turned into undead shadows under the cover of black fog and became Mortifer's nourishment. In the endless darkness of the Underdark, the shadow dragon is almost invincible.
The efforts of the rebels were more like a game for Mortifer to pass the time when he was bored. He would even deliberately let the rebels go just to enjoy their deeper despair and the absolute control of cat and mouse.
Feridon was often very angry about this, but he was powerless and fell into deep despair.
He didn't even dare to end his life, because any creature that died on this land would be forced to transform into an undead shadow and would never have peace forever.
"Is there really no one who can defeat him?"
"At least. Try it."
"Maybe we can contact the kingdom of Anzeta and work with them to kill Mortifer in the world above."
Danyal smiled bitterly, took off his hood and shook his head, revealing the black pointed ears that symbolized the drow elves.
"Impossible."
"I have learned about the situation of the earthly world in the family classics. Anzeta is the most desolate and remote place on the continent. In such a place, how could there be an existence that can defeat Mortifer?"
"We can only pray for the arrival of God."
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Feridon fell silent again.
He has tried to resist countless times, but each time ended in failure. He even suspected that Mortifer was using him as bait to lure out more rebels.
"Roar--"
Suddenly, a long roar came.
Followed by the roar of the shadow dragons, the shrill wailing of the undead shadows, and the noise in the city.
"What is that?"
"Is there an enemy invading?"
Feridon and Danyal were both a little surprised.
They quickly put on their robes, carefully opened the door, and came to the dark and decayed streets.
Sure enough, the troops composed of the undead shadows, shadow shifters, and shadow stranglers were marching in a hurry, and even the shadow dragons were flying in panic in the air.
Feridun was shocked:
"What happened? They actually sent out so many troops!"
"Feridun
"Quick, look."
"Dragon, it's a dragon."
Danyal's voice was trembling.
"What?"
Feridun turned his head quickly and looked up at the sky subconsciously.
The next scene was unforgettable for him - a red dragon much larger than Motifer spread its wings in the sky, as if covering the city. Endless strong winds blew, but the dragon slowly waved its strong wings in the hurricane, without being affected at all.
The dragon's body was extremely solid, without any sign of transparency. It was obviously a real dragon, not a transformed shadow dragon.
He had four ferocious horns and was extremely strong.
There were spider-web-like cracks on his chest, with a crystal of surging fire in the center.
In front of this strange dragon in the sky, those evil shadow dragons and shadow displacement beasts were like wild dogs encountering wild beasts. They couldn't help but let out a series of shrill howls full of fear, but the dragon remained motionless.
"Motifer, I'm here to find you."
The dragon showed a ferocious smile, and the depths of his pupils were filled with an uncontrollable desire for destruction.
Suddenly, the crystal on his chest emitted an extremely dazzling light.
This brought daylight to the Dragon Shadow City, which was shrouded in shadows for many years, and also brought rare light to the dark area buried deep underground - at this moment, he was like the sun that the underground world had never had, making those shadow creatures hiding in the dark terrified.
The dragon slightly opened its mouth, and endless flames poured out of its mouth, just like the Karix that descended into the human world in the illusion.
That was the breath of chaos, and also the fire of purification.
It would burn everything to ashes, leaving only the most thorough chaos.