The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 652 Capturing a Dragon Barehanded!

"Damn it!" Ismir manipulated the vines to pull his men away and avoid the surging dragon breath, but the raging earth dragon still charged towards them with its red eyes!

"Clang!" A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out. Ismir looked at a bewildered nature guardian beside him. The soldier's sword struck the leg of the armored earth dragon, sparking a burst of sparks. The next second, a thick dragon tail lashed out.

"Whoosh!" The armored earth dragon missed its target, and Ismir pulled it back at the last moment.

"Roar!" The armored earth dragon stared at Ismir with its blood-red eyes. No matter how low its intelligence was, it understood that all of this was the work of Ismir, that ant. So the armored earth dragon abandoned the others and went straight for Ismir.

"Earth Trap!" Ismir calculated the location precisely, and the magic in his hand flashed by, instantly creating a half-meter-deep pit under the forepaws of the charging armored earth dragon.

"Boom!" As the armored earth dragon horse lost its footing and tumbled over, it crashed heavily to the ground.

Everyone gasped in pain, because it looked so gruesome; if it were a person or a horse, it would at least break a leg.

"Plop, plop!" The armored earth dragon, which had just rolled over, shook its body, flicked its tail, and shook off the dirt, then stood there dumbfounded. It was clear that the fall had left the child dazed.

"Retreat!" Seeing that the armored earth dragon hadn't reacted yet, everyone quietly began to move backward.

"Roar!" Before the sneaky crowd could take two steps forward, the armored earth dragon's angry roar rang out behind them.

"Run!" Ismir roared.

"Rock Spear!" Ismir waved his hand, and a thick rock spear flew out.

"Bang!" The armored earth dragon tilted its head and closed its eyes, letting the rock spear smash into its back scales and shatter. Amidst the flying rock fragments, the ferocious armored earth dragon charged fiercely towards Ismir!
"It's over!" Ismir's lips curled into a bitter smile. How could he possibly resist that flesh-and-blood tank engulfed in dragon flames?
"Boom!" Suddenly a black shadow descended from the sky, and the shockwave blew everyone away. As Ismir flew backward, he vaguely saw the armored earth dragon also flying back at the same speed.

The billowing smoke obscured everyone's vision, but everyone got up and looked at the center of the smoke. Although they didn't know what had happened, everyone was certain that there was something in the smoke.

"By the Dragon God! What is that?" A nature guardian narrowed his eyes, staring at the blurry, tall figure in the dust. Its height of over two meters sent a chill down everyone's spine. Could it be some magical beast that had intercepted them halfway?

“It’s a giant!” Ismir frowned as he watched the smoke and dust gradually dissipate.

In the center of the battlefield, a giant iron can about two meters tall carried an exaggeratedly large shield and a giant serpentine sword that was almost as big as a spear. He was kneeling on the ground with his back to Ismir and the others. However, judging from the magical light and magic array patterns that flashed on his armor from time to time, as well as the serpentine greatsword that was breathing battle flames, one could tell that the equipment he was wearing was of a high level.

"Roar!" The earth dragon, now fully enraged, scrambled to its feet again. Its eyes were bloodshot as it stared intently at the massive creature that had not only provoked it but also sent it flying. The proud pride of the dragon race told it that it had to wash away its anger with blood! Then it ignited its dragon flames and charged forward once more.

"Our lineage is ancient and profound!" the giant on the battlefield grumbled, then stood up, drew his fist to his waist, and unleashed a powerful punch!
"Duang!" The shockwave of battle energy collided with the dragon flames. The originally blazing dragon flames swayed precariously like a candle being blown by the wind. The entire armored earth dragon was knocked back and its charging momentum came to an abrupt halt.

"Our people's virtue extends to all corners of the land!" A fierce shield bash sent the armored dragon's eyes glazing over. He lost track of time, his steps faltering, and he couldn't help but stumble back a few steps... "Our army is invincible!" he suddenly roared, swinging his sharp, serpentine greatsword.

"Pfft!" The armored earth dragon's solid back scales were sliced ​​open like a hot knife through butter, and scalding dragon blood splattered everywhere!

"Roar!" The armored earth dragon, in pain, twisted its body wildly and crashed into the giant's body, opening its mouth to bite at its arm. The unmoved giant casually dropped its greatsword and met the dragon's mouth with both hands!
"Long live the Emperor!" With a roar, he grabbed the armored earth dragon by the mouth and flung it into the sky. Then, his arms surged with battle aura as he slammed the armored earth dragon heavily onto the ground.

"Boom!" Ismir and the others' eyelids twitched, and they felt the soles of their feet trembling. They glanced at the armored earth dragon's slightly twitching limbs, and Ismir's eye twitched. Whose subordinate was this that could knock the armored earth dragon unconscious?

"Are you all alright, Imperial soldiers?" the towering giant suddenly asked in a deep, booming voice.

"Hmm?" Ismir and the others felt a chill and looked at the giant warily.

"Hmm?" The giant, with one foot on the still convulsing armored earth dragon, tilted his head and looked at Ismir and the others, not understanding why these Imperial soldiers were looking at him with wary eyes. Seeing that the nature guardians had raised their weapons, the tall giant finally spoke again.

"You...don't recognize me?" he asked tentatively.

"Who exactly are you!" Ismir's hands were already wrapped with wood magic. If the giant's answer did not satisfy him, he would use vines to hold him back and run away with his subordinates. After all, this person who could handle an earth dragon with his bare hands was obviously not someone they, who could not even deal with an earth dragon, could defeat.

"...I am wearing the ancestral Imperial Senate Guard uniform. Who exactly are you people?" This descendant of the Senate Guard was clearly on guard.

"?" Ismir and the others exchanged glances, and the next second a greatsword was held against his neck.

"Impersonating an imperial noble is a capital offense! Lord, don't you intend to explain yourself?" The descendant of the Senate Guard gestured towards Ismir, indicating the two dragon bone flowers on his noble coat of arms. These were small marks used by nobles to distinguish their ranks. Knights and lords used dragon bone flowers as their mark below their coats of arms—one for knights and two for lords. Barons and above used dragon stalks as their mark, ranging from five to one, corresponding to the five ranks of duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron, respectively. Clearly, this descendant of the Senate Guard recognized the lord by the dragon bone flowers on Ismir's chest.

“I…I am the newly promoted Lord Pioneer! You…who are you?” Ismir said, trembling slightly. Clearly, the giant’s short-distance acceleration had startled him.

“I told you, I am a descendant of the Lagrange Empire Senate Guard! My name is Ymir! My father was the great Guardian of Swiftstream Fortress! He…you can’t not know him, can you?” Clearly, this descendant of a hero was completely dumbfounded by Ymir’s bewildered expression. He scratched his head through his helmet. His father, Sivers, was the famous Guardian of Swiftstream Fortress!

“Um, Lord Ymir… the Empire has been destroyed for a long time… I am now a lord of the Kingdom of Lagrange.” Ismir grinned, realizing that the two seemed to be on different wavelengths, and quietly pushed the greatsword beside his neck away a little. If Ymir’s hand slipped, he would lose his lordship.

"Huh?" Ymir was suddenly stunned. His family had been living in seclusion here for a long time and hadn't heard any news about the Empire for a long time. His ancestors had only left behind various introductions to the Empire and family stories. He had never actually seen the Empire's power. Today, he happened to see the earth dragon chasing Ismir and discovered that they were carrying the Lagrange Dragon Banner, so he intervened to save them. But he never expected that the Empire was gone? Now it's a kingdom?

"Sorry." Ymir put down her greatsword with some disappointment, then gave the Armored Garchomp, which had just rolled over, a vicious cannon punch, sending it back into a deep slumber.

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