Actually, Leon rarely displayed such intense killing intent, but these three idiots had once severely injured his master. If it weren't for his mistress, his master would've already kicked the bucket.
This grudge, Leon would definitely avenge.
At this moment, on the land cruiser, Elizabeth shouted once again, "Not enough! Scott, release your fusion beasts and dangerous species! Wipe out Leon completely!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As soon as those words were spoken, the ground on the street suddenly began to tremble violently.
The crowd fell into chaos, each person seeking a safe place.
Just as they left the street, the ground split open abruptly.
In the next moment, countless monsters crawled out from the fissures.
They roared, howled, like souls escaping from hell.
In an instant, Leon was surrounded by the Blade Trio, dozens of fusion beasts, and dangerous species.
"How about it, Casmodeous? No matter how skilled you are, two fists can't fend off four hands. Let's see how you escape today," Elizabeth seemed confident of victory.
"Escape?", Leon sneered lightly, "Since I dared to stand here, I never thought about escaping."
"But can't you see the situation now? Those fusion beasts alone could crush you by sheer numbers."
"What use is quantity? They're nothing but ants."
"Stop bragging already, you!"
"Besides...", Leon slowly raised his hand, interrupting Queen Elizabeth, "You think you're the only one with backup?"
"What?"
As those words fell, Leon lightly snapped his fingers.
The next second, a dragon's roar resounded through the night sky.
Everyone in the upper district looked up.
There, a blue flood dragon spiraled through the sky in an incomparably graceful posture, then dove straight down and landed beside Leon, transforming into a beautiful woman with blue hair.
"Sea Dragon Princess, Claudia."
"I-it's the dragon race...", Elizabeth's eyes widened, her pupils trembling uncontrollably.
Before Elizabeth and the others could process the descent of the blue dragon, a gust of hurricane wind blew over everyone's heads.
A giant silver figure flapped its dragon wings and also slowly descended beside Leon.
Shed of dragon form, a tall silver-haired beauty stood there, cold and proud.
"Silver Dragon King, Rossweise."
Leon crossed his arms, smiling as he looked at Elizabeth, continuing, "If you thought that was all, then—"
BOOM!
A red figure landed in the classic superhero landing pose within everyone's sight.
Leon also introduced the final helper of the night:
"Crimson Flame Dragon King, Constantine."
"Dragon Kings... they really are Dragon Kings!"
"But why would they help Leon fight the Empire? Wasn't it said the Empire and the dragons were collaborating to control the war?"
"I guess... maybe even among the dragons, there are those who've been working to expose this grand conspiracy?"
"But to be honest, I still don't trust dragons... Look at that Constantine guy, so fierce."
"Well, come on, how else do you become a Dragon King if you're not fierce?"
"Either way... since we've all been victims fooled by the Empire for so long, whoever can beat that damned emperor now, I support them!"
"Isn't that a little too extreme?"
"What, then who do you support?"
"Leon."
"Tch!"
"..."
All sorts of opinions, discussions filled the crowd.
Some believed in Leon unconditionally and supported him. Others remained cautious and skeptical about his actions this time.
But regardless of position, they were all people who'd been oppressed by the Empire for a long time, and they certainly wouldn't side with King Kant.
That was exactly Leon's goal in using image stone resonance to expose the Empire's ugly face to the public.
Even if he couldn't get everyone to support him, he could still help the majority see the current situation clearly.
Standing at the front, the Blade Trio stared in surprise at the three Dragon Kings descending from the sky.
Indeed, they were the new generation of dragon-slaying machines cultivated by the Empire, their efficiency no less than Leon's in the past. They'd crushed every dragon they faced.
But since these were helpers Leon had personally brought in, they clearly weren't the same as the dragons the trio had fought before.
Especially that... Constantine.
The "Fusion Technique" and the "Blade Plan" had been conducted in parallel, so the Blade One brothers had heard rumors about this Frankenstein-like monster.
What's more, he had once broken free from the Empire's Royal Sorcerers' mind control and escaped, creating quite a stir.
Now, that burning soul had returned to old grounds, clearly for revenge against the Empire.
Even anticipating that this battle would be extremely tricky, Blade One showed no fear, "Looks like you didn't do so well with the dragons all these years, Leon."
Captain Blade One still spoke with disdain, "Two women, and one corpse that's died twice, this is your so-called backup?"
"What the boss means is, if you really couldn't find someone to support your front, you could've just surrendered instead of showing up and embarrassing yourself," Blade Two added.
Finally, the one-armed Blade Three scoffed even more arrogantly, "Three Dragon Kings, just right! One for each of us brothers. Saves us from fighting over them like before!"
Pre-battle trash talk was standard. Verbal jabs to the gut were inevitable.
But Leon was past the age of trash-talking.
The wife, the aunt, and Old Constantine at his side weren't interested in such antics either.
Claudia and Rossweise folded their arms across their chests, quietly watching the three men squabble. Their eyes brimmed with pity and compassion, for mentally challenged children.
Although Constantine had just been labeled a "twice-dead corpse," he remained calm and didn't strike back immediately.
Because he knew he was here to be Leon's hired muscle. If Leon didn't speak up, there was no need for him to steal the spotlight.
What? You ask why the mighty Crimson Flame Dragon King Constantine obediently follows General Leon's commands?
Well, that's obviously because of the whole room full of Primordial Power Magic Tomes Leon promised him.
Leon looked left, looked right, none of his three helpers showed any interest in trading insults.
Though he wasn't one for trash talk either, since this was a major battle, it was necessary to say a few words.
"As for how to divide the kills, don't worry about that."
Leon stepped forward, extended his right hand, and conjured lightning magic in his palm, "I'll take on the three of you myself. Constantine and the others will just be handling the dangerous species and fusion beasts."
Hearing this, Blade One raised an eyebrow, "Leon, you're pretty arrogant. Do you even know our kill count on the dragon-slaying battlefield is not inferior to yours?"
Leon snorted, bent slightly into a combat stance, "Give me a couple of moves and I'll explain that to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leon stopped wasting words with the Blade Trio. He directly summoned thunder magic, his figure flashing forward in a blitz.
A battle where life and death could be decided in a breath, no need for countdowns like "three, two, one, start."
Leon's blitz was sharp and effective, the Blade Trio had no time to react.
By the time Leon's form turned solid, he was already at Blade One's side.
In an instant, a sharp birdsong rang in Blade One's ears—
BOOM!
A crisp, clean blow sent the Blade Trio's leader flying back over ten meters.
And that Chidori strike marked the signal for the battle's full onset. King Kant, aboard the land cruiser, wiped the sweat from his brow and shouted, "Go! All of you go! Kill that traitor!"
"Roar!"
The dangerous species and fusion beasts swarmed forward.
As Leon had just said, those were all jobs for the three hitters he'd brought.
Claudia's beautiful eyes swept across the terrifying monsters, a slight smirk on her lips.
"He really did keep the three strongest for himself and gave us all the small fry. Rossweise."
"Hmm?"
"Your husband is so stingy."
"..."
Rossweise smiled helplessly, while also shifting into attack stance, "Senior, in battle, there's no such thing as stinginess, every enemy must be faced with full effort."
"Oh, that's a good mindset. No wonder you two are a couple."
With that, Claudia stopped teasing, raised her hand and conjured dragonflame, blasting the surrounding dangerous species into the air.
Rossweise followed up with a fireball, delivering the first wave of perfectly coordinated attacks.
"Not bad. Let's keep going."
The two worked in harmony to clean up the small fry, their moves methodical and even graceful.
But Constantine's side was clearly far more... "lively."
Because of his personal grudge against the Empire, and because these fusion monsters reminded him of the torment he suffered in their labs, Constantine showed no restraint.
A few blasts of large-scale dragonflame nearly razed half the block.
Thankfully, the Lionheart Society had evacuated the civilians, preventing casualties.
"Hmph, worthless trash."
Constantine flicked away the leftover dragonflame from his palm and charged toward a larger fusion beast.
Sure enough, baby snacks don't satisfy the Crimson Flame Dragon King, he needed big game.
Thus, this battle that would decide the Empire's fate erupted in an instant.
Leon clashed with the Blade Trio.
Even outnumbered three to one, he held his ground effortlessly.
The Blade One brothers threw punches like the wind, as fast as lightning, a downpour of fists rained on Leon.
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