"Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if the southern fire dragon and the Northern Frost Dragon Empires didn't exist. Without them, I feel our lives would be much better." One of the soldiers who guarded the entrance of White Ash city spoke to his fellow soldiers who stood beside him.
"You should realize that even if both Dragons Empires didn't exist, we would have been under the rule of another big Empire or faction. The southern region has something that no other region on the Dying Isle continent has. And that is the abundant Mana stones. Every single empire in existence needs mana stones for energy security. Without a source of energy, the safety of every Empire would be at risk of being invaded."
"Let me ask you this, what would happen if there was no defensive barrier constantly protecting the White Ash city. In case, if we were ever attacked, this defensive barrier would protect us. Mana stones are used in hundreds of ways. From acting as a power source to keep the defensive barriers and the teleportation arrays running to being used in making magic swords, armor, and potions."
"I get it. I just don't understand why there is so much animosity between us and the northern dragon Empire. Can't both Empires live in peace?"
"Who knows? I know that both Emperors hate each other very deeply."
"Jack, why don't we move out of this Empire and go somewhere else?" Within the southern Fire Dragon Empire, other than the capital and a few big cities, almost every single city of this Empire was filled with corruption and had very high crime rates. The Emperor gave too much power to the military. In some areas of the Empire, the Military suppressed the nobles and controlled them. The Emperor never did anything to stop this. He only continued to make the military stronger. Everything that the black Dragon Emperor did always had something to do with the military. In fact, most of the Empire's expenditure was spent on the military. In fact, if any noble offended any general or big-ranking military person, that noble and his entire family would suffer. In extreme cases, the noble's entire family would be killed.
"Where do you want to move?"
"Maybe to the Eastern region. To the Istarin Empire. Nowadays many families, adventurers, and merchants are moving to that Empire. Even a distant relative of mine moved to the Istarin Empire around a few months ago"
"I don't know. I am not sure how the Istarin Empire would treat us if they learned that we have worked as soldiers for the Southern Fire Dragon Empire. They might lock us behind cells assuming that we are spies sent by the Southern Fire Dragon Empire." This is actually what the Southern Fire dragon Empire did when an ex-soldier of another Kingdom or Dynasty tried to live here.
"The Istarin Empire won't harm or bother you as long as you're not breaking any laws."
While the guards talked about some random topic, a certain fox woman snaked inside the city without the guards even noticing her. Amber easily managed to sneak inside the White Ash city using her illusion to make herself invisible. She moved so fast that non of the guards were able to sense her presence.
'Hehe! This mission is a piece of cake for me.' After entering the city, Amber looked around a bit. After a bit of searching, she managed to find the area where thousands of mana stones together kept the defensive dome that covered the entire White Ash city protected.
Every city of the Southern Fire Dragon Empire was protected by a defensive dome from an outsider's attack. These defensive barriers were powered by Mana stones. Once those mana stones were removed the entire city's defensive dome would collapse and it would be easier to attack the White Ash city.
The fox queen moved toward a certain part of the wall where 50 soldiers guarded the place which was the brain of the defensive dome. On the eastern side of the White Ash city wall, on top of wall, there was a big rune circle drawn on top of the wall. The circle was made up of 3 rune circles. Each rune circle was bigger than the other.
At the center of the circle, almost thousands of mana stones were placed on top of each other. The rune circle was glowing in white color. The energy from the mana stones was being sucked by the rune circles.
"Hehe!" The soldiers who guarded this important area heard a giggling sound.
"Did you hear that?"
"Yeah."
"But I can't sense anyone."
Meanwhile Amber moved at full speed while also using her illusion magic at full power.
Swoosh!
Just as the soldiers hear a sweet giggling sound, the next second they saw hundreds of soldiers appearing out of nowhere and surrounding them.
"What is happening?"
"How would I know?"
"Everyone, quickly get ready to fight."
No one understood what was happening. Everyone panicked as something like this happened to them for the very first time. No one knew how can 100 soldiers appear out of thin air and surround them. Not even the soldier with the highest cultivation which was beginner 3rd-order understood what was going on.
The soldiers didn't have to wait too long to get their answer. Moving faster than the wind, a certain nine-tail fox queen moved like a ghost. She had two curved daggers which were coated with deadly poison. With her super fast speed, she started killing the soldiers one by one. She moved so fast that not even the beginner 3rd-order cultivator was able to see her.
Ahh!!
Bang!
Boom!!!
In less than 20 seconds, all 50 soldiers were lying on the ground. At the same time, Amber finally came while the illusion of 100 soldiers that she had created started to disappear. "Hehe! That was easy."
Right after Aditya made Amber the captain of the fifth division, Amber somehow managed to awaken her royal fox queen bloodline which enhanced her powers and also gave her illusion magic. Ever since then Amber has been practicing her illusion magic to perfection. Amber was confident that she was the best illusion magic user that the Istarin Military had right now. Along with her high agility, Amber was unstoppable on the battlefield.
With a wave of her hand, Amber put all the mana stones in her storage ring. As soon as all the mana stones were taken away from the rune circle, the transparent and almost invisible defensive dome that covered the entire city and protected it started to fade. Just as this happened, everyone soldier and powerhouse within Solar Ash city was able to feel it.
"I guess I should start killing right now." The next second, the royal queen fox disappeared along with the wind without making noise.
At the same time, "Close down the gates. Someone has shut down the defensive dome." All four entrances of the city were closed. All the soldiers who previously were lazing around started heading in this direction.
Amber also started killing the soldiers whom she encountered along the way. Amber had two goals. One of her goals was to shut down the defensive barrier and the second one was to kill the city lord of the White Ash city. The city lord was the strongest cultivator of this city. Once she kills him, this city would fall under her control. That might not happen if the soldiers decided to fight her.
"You're not getting away B*t**" Amber stopped hearing a loud roar. All the soldiers who marched forward Amber also stopped with a relieved smile on their faces as their city lord had arrived. So they won't have to fight this woman.
Amber's lips curved up as she watched a muscular middle age man land 20 meters away from her. The man was around 6 feet tall. What surprised Amber was the fact that the city lord was actually a Peak 4th-order cultivator.
'He was supposed to be a Mid-4th-order cultivator. I guess he somehow managed to break through. This is going to be a tough fight.' With the combined powers of her illusion magic and her speed, Amber can take on a beginner 4th-order cultivator even though she was still a Peak 3rd-order cultivator. With a few hidden tricks, she is confident that she can even kill a Mid 4th order but fighting a Peak 4th order is a completely different thing.
The city lord name Adian looked at Amber for a second. He has to admit that Amber was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and seductive women he had ever met in his entire life. Amber was even more beautiful than the wives of the Black Dragon King. The wives of the Black Dragon King are considered to be the most beautiful women in the southern region.
Fox women are always beautiful. But this women's beauty is on another level. Everything about her body was perfect. She had long beautiful golden hair that reached down her waist. She had 9 fluffy tails. She wore a golden Kimono. The Kimono couldn't hide her beautiful and seductive curves. Even though a very small part of her cleavage was revealed, to Adian this was very seductive.
A look of disgust appeared on the captain of the fifth division's face as she found the City lord Adian staring at her body in lust. Amber's body has changed ever since she awakened her royal fox queen bloodline. Her body became more curvaceous and her charm reached a terrifying level. Sometimes this was one of the things that Amber hated about her body. Amber once used to live her life as a slave, so she knows very well what lust can do.
Fortunately Amber also has changed. Thanks to Aditya, her entire life has changed so she now wouldn't have to live her life in fear of being r***.
After about a few seconds of staring at Amber's body in lust, Adian somehow regained his calm. Rather his original intention of killing the person who entered to this city without his permission had changed to taming this wild fox. Adian became even more confident that sensing that Amber's cultivation base is Peak 3rd-order.
"What is your name?" Adian asked while licking his lips. This only increased the disgust that Amber had for this man. Before coming here, from Nathan, she had learned about this man's character but never did she think that this man would be this degraded.
"You're not worthy of learning my name." Amber replied in a cold tone.
"B*t**, don't try to act so noble. When I pin you down on my bed you wi......"Amber couldn't bear this man anymore. She attacked this man first. Using her illusion magic, hundreds of Ambers started surrounding Adian from all sides.
Flame blast!
All the Amber's created a 5 meters big flame ball and fired the flame ball at Adian. Seeing this Adian just mockingly smiled and folded his arms on his chest. Without bothering to dodge the attack, Adian took on the attack. "Unfortunately your illusion magic level is too low. If you assumed an illusion to such a level would work on me, then you're dead wrong." It wasn't that Amber's illusion magic was weak. It was because Adian was a Peak 4th-order cultivator which is why he was able to easily see through her illusion.
Amber ignored Adian's words, from the beginning her aim was something else. Amber used this opportunity to drink the new potions that her best friend Julia had made for her.
These days Julia, the goddess of alchemy has been trying to make stats-boosting potions. In the end, after 15 days of research and trials, the goddess managed to come up with three kinds of potions.
The first one is Flask of Speed. This is a 3-star potion that can increase a 3rd-order cultivator's agility by [90+]. The second one is strength boosting potion. This potion increased the cultivator's strength by [90+]. And the last one was a special kind of Flask of Illusions. This was a special kind of potion which Julia made for Amber. Drinking this potion would temporarily make Amber's illusion magic much stronger. Unfortunately, these boosts would only remain for 3 minutes. But to Amber, this was more than enough.
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