The hovering Jilong Spearhead deflected with the Steel Dragon's movement.
But as the opponent approached within a certain range, the spearhead suddenly dipped uncontrollably.
"Although Wind Vortex Flow and Tempest Flow are used differently, both achieve their effects by manipulating airflow. For the Jilong Spear controlled by the Thunder God Dragon, the Steel Dragon doesn't need to completely break it; it only needs to disrupt the airflow to render the attack ineffective."
Li Fan saw the source of the Steel Dragon's confidence but still couldn't fathom its motive.
The Steel Dragon's limb strength wasn't top-tier among Elder Dragons. This rash intrusion, besides increasing its own risk of injury, seemed utterly meaningless.
The ground at the pit's edge continuously sank towards the center. After the Thunder God Dragon's two bombardments, the collapse was even more severe.
Yet, even as its body sank, the Steel Dragon continued to advance.
What was it doing... Could it be that there was something it desired at the bottom of the pit?
Li Fan immediately looked over and found that besides the corpse of the Wind God Dragon, there was nothing else at the center of the pit's bottom.
"Could it be... No way! At this moment!"
Li Fan understood its intention and found it hard to accept.
Clang! Clang! ...
The Steel Dragon began to run, producing a crisp sound of metal collision.
Seeing this, the Thunder God Dragon roared, its gular pouch glowing golden.
But seeing the eight luminous orbs inside wriggling, the Thunder God Dragon hesitated for a moment before resolutely turning its gaze towards the floating Jilong Spearhead.
Boom! Crackle!
The electric current surging from its gular pouch did not intercept the Steel Dragon but continuously flowed towards one of the Jilong Spears.
At the same time, the Steel Dragon used its protective wind armor to blow away the Wind God Dragon's corpse, which was lying on the ground, flipping it onto its back.
Sizzle!
The Steel Dragon raised its upper body and plunged its forelimbs into the裂口 in the Wind God Dragon's abdomen.
Gulp! Rip! ...
With a horrifying sound of claws tearing, a spherical, sea-blue gem was pulled out by the Steel Dragon's right forelimb.
"What is that, meow?" Dilu asked, greatly shocked.
"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the Wind God's Dragon Gem. The Steel Dragon's reason for coming here is indeed sufficient." Li Fan explained.
"It's not making equipment... Ah! Could it be that the Steel Dragon is going to be like Kuku, meow!" Dilu exclaimed in surprise.
"It's been acting with intention. It's highly probable. The timing of its action is also good, but it better not swallow it on the spot..."
Li Fan's words seemed to have an effect. The Steel Dragon raised its right claw, tossing the Wind God's Dragon Gem into the air. It then raised its neck and opened its mouth wide.
Gulp! Glug... Thump...
Its throat bulged slightly, but the Steel Dragon still swallowed it.
Seeing that the Thunder God Dragon was still on all fours and not moving, the Steel Dragon spread its wings and slowly ascended.
By this time, the guild hunter team that had arrived later had already engaged.
The monsters were also launching a coordinated attack, and the situation seemed to be going well, yet Li Fan felt an underlying threat.
As the Steel Dragon flew higher, the wind around its body became extremely strong, making its form, obscured by the wind armor, increasingly indistinct.
A vortex of powerful suction began to spin.
Clatter!
The Jilong Spearhead, continuously infused with golden electricity, suddenly fell to the ground, its tube-like electric patterns flashing frequently on the surface.
As the spear tip rose, the Steel Dragon cautiously stopped gathering its storm and began to circle sideways.
This is being controlled entirely by electromagnetic force, so it's not being interfered with... Something's not right. Even if it wants to inflict damage, the energy being injected is too much. Li Fan was very curious about the Thunder God Dragon's attack method.
The slowly rotating spear tip couldn't keep up with the Steel Dragon's flight, making it appear extremely clumsy.
Crackle! Clang!
The spear tip suddenly tilted upwards to an almost vertical angle, and the golden tube-like patterns wrapped around it suddenly emitted a brilliant light.
Whoosh! Boom!
A whistling sound exploded as the Jilong Spearhead shot out.
Sensing something, the Steel Dragon's protective wind armor immediately dissipated.
A white swirling vortex formed a canopy over the top of the pit.
However, this was utterly incapable of stopping the furiously shot Jilong Spear.
Easily breaking through a large hole, the Jilong Spear continued upwards vertically.
Boom!
After a brief moment, a deafening thunderclap sounded, and golden lightning streaked across the sky.
The expanding white vortex, facing the wind vortex infused with lightning, converged and tightened under compression.
Yudora, who was raising her sword to attack, saw the sky change drastically and asked worriedly, "What's happening?"
"The Thunder God Dragon used a projected Jilong Spear and injected energy into the wind vortex, allowing the external opposing airflow to achieve a fusion of wind and lightning. The Steel Dragon might not be able to hold on." Li Fan informed her.
"It should be able to adjust, right? After all, this energy injection isn't continuous." Yudora replied.
"Logically, yes, but the Steel Dragon ate something. If it acts up now, it won't be able to resist the Thunder God Dragon." Li Fan said helplessly.
Crack! The Thunder God Dragon began to inject lightning into a second Jilong Spear.
Seeing this, the Steel Dragon continuously absorbed white airflow from its mouth, seemingly intending to stop it with a breath attack.
However, although the absorbed airflow was strong enough, it seemed to be completely beyond its control.
Hoo~
As the white airflow uncontrollably scattered, the Steel Dragon could only inhale and condense again.
But the airflow it drew this time was even more unstable, either overflowing prematurely or shattering.
On the other hand, the Thunder God Dragon seemed to have gained experience from the previous electromagnetic launch, as it injected electricity and adjusted its aim in one smooth motion.
Wrapped in golden tube-like patterns, another Jilong Spear was launched from the bottom of the pit.
Boom! Under the injection of lightning, the storm airflow contracted again.
At this moment, the swirling cloud vortex that had previously appeared in the sky above the pit had reappeared.
The Steel Dragon, whose protective wind armor was unstable, could only retreat continuously, widening the distance from the Thunder God Dragon.
Roar!
Hearing a roar from behind, the Steel Dragon warily turned its head.
It saw the Raging Horn, its body engulfed in ghost fire.
Roar!
The Raging Horn roared again.
"What is the Raging Horn saying, meow?" Dilu asked curiously.
"The Raging Horn says... if you're not going to fight, then get lost." Li Fan translated.
Roar!
The Steel Dragon responded with a fierce roar.
"Ah! The Raging Horn doesn't even care about Elder Dragons... What is the Steel Dragon saying, meow?"
"Elder Dragons have very heavy accents, so it's hard to tell, but it's clearly unhappy." Li Fan informed her.
The Raging Horn suddenly lowered its center of gravity, poised to leap and attack.
The Steel Dragon, hovering with its wings spread, hesitated for a moment and then flew upwards, tilting its head towards the sky.
The Thunder God Dragon slightly adjusted its posture, lifting its claws from the ground.
Li Fan immediately sensed something was wrong.
The Thunder God Dragon maintained this poised stance precisely to counter the airflow around the ancient city.
Now that it had gained an advantage, why wasn't it pressing its attack?
Could it be... it wants to kill the Steel Dragon!
That's right, as long as the Steel Dragon is eliminated, nothing can stop it.
At this moment, Li Fan felt that in terms of combat awareness, the Thunder God Dragon possessed decision-making capabilities no less than humans.
The scene in the sky changed again, and the swirling dark clouds were gradually blown away.
The Thunder God Dragon leaped and maneuvered, spiraling upwards.
The Steel Dragon's ability to gather airflow was increasing, but it hadn't yet mastered or adapted to this ability.
The airflow swirling around its body was chaotic and disordered, seemingly on the verge of losing control at any moment.
The Thunder God Dragon first released several lightning rings, then rapidly changed its posture, inverted itself, and converged airflow and lightning in its mouth.
Boom! A breath attack, fused with yellow and green light, erupted.
The Steel Dragon, disregarding the need to blow away the clouds on the island, directed all the airflow it controlled in the air into transparent lines, projecting them towards its protective wind armor.
Despite the extremely weak control, the protective wind armor, with its massive influx of airflow, continuously expanded and dispersed.
Boom! Crackle!
The wind and lightning breath swept over the protective wind armor. The wind vortex within was resisted, but a large amount of lightning was introduced into the wind armor and spun rapidly within it.
Crack! Crack! ...
Dense electric sparks erupted continuously.
The Steel Dragon wailed and, spotting a direction, began to flee.
The drifting Thunder God Dragon roared, wanting to pursue, but seeing the clouds reforming in the night sky, it chose to turn back and dive into the pit.
As it swam, the Thunder God Dragon saw many tiny yellow shell fragments and fluid globules floating around it.
It knew these were leaking from its wounds, but it paid them no mind.
"Who fights while simultaneously triggering mutations? If you don't understand, you can ask me!" Li Fan looked at the descending Thunder God Dragon with a helpless expression.
Without the Steel Dragon's restraint, the Thunder God Dragon no longer needed to guide the wind vortex to counter the ancient city.
All its power would be applied to the bottom of the pit.
Furthermore, perhaps due to the recent actual combat, the Thunder God Dragon had become more proficient in the combined use of the two energies.
Let alone stopping its egg-laying, even a simple battle would be extremely difficult.
"Are we in a very disadvantageous situation?" Yudora asked.
"Yes, very disadvantageous, and there should be no more aid." Li Fan replied truthfully.
"There is! The guild hunters, and the city defense team repairing the city's defenses, haven't given up, and there's me too!" Yudora said with great determination.
"And the Raging Horn, meow!" Dilu pointed at the Raging Horn, which was devouring the Wind God Dragon's corpse at the center of the pit.
"Raging Horn..."
Li Fan's mouth twitched.
He thought, eating the Wind God Dragon's corpse at this time was like courting death.
"In any case, I'm not planning to retreat. We must fight to the end!" Yudora shouted.
"Alright! It's just the Thunder God Dragon! Today, we'll bury it here! It's descending, quickly take up attack positions!" Li Fan said, leading the team to run quickly.
The guild hunter team was greatly encouraged to see the chief hunter team not giving up.
Before the Thunder God Dragon could even touch the bottom of the pit, it was subjected to two rounds of bullet barrages.
However, its response was almost the same as before, completely ignoring the hunters' attacks.
Bang! Bang!
Its claws dug into the ground, and as the two energies continued to be injected, the swirling wind vortex reappeared.
Tap! Tap! Tap! ...
The sound of four claws galloping approached. The Raging Horn came to its side, running in circles.
A large amount of purple ghost fire dust drifted out from the spirally arranged air vents on its forearms.
The wind vortex quickly dispersed the dust, but the Raging Horn didn't care and directly ignited it all with the ghost fire at the tip of its tail blade.
A strange phenomenon occurred. As the wind vortex rose, countless ghost fire clusters also floated up.
Roar... Roar... Roar...
The excited Raging Horn began to growl.
Meanings such as "grudge," "summoning," and "mission, born for this" were repeatedly mentioned.
Seeing this, Li Fan couldn't help but speculate, thinking, perhaps the Zinogre was a unique monster conceived when the Wind God Dragon and Thunder God Dragon spread across the world.
Its appearance was to prevent the reproduction of the Wind God Dragon and Thunder God Dragon, hence its strong sense of mission.
Roar... Roar!
As the ghost fire clusters filled the air, the Raging Horn's roar suddenly became impassioned.
"This is the hatred of all monsters for you, conveyed by me!"
Due to the immense volume of its roar, Li Fan immediately understood its meaning.
Whoosh! The Raging Horn leaped, stomped on the ghost fire clusters, and flew directly towards the gular pouch to attack.
The Thunder God Dragon defended with its inverted tail hammer, and at the same time, purple light beams surged from its gular pouch, indicating it was fully prepared.
The Raging Horn's first charge was blocked by the tail hammer. It then turned back, leaped, stomped on the ghost fire clusters drifting in the wind vortex again, and flew towards it again through the impact of the ignited explosions.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ...
Clang! Clang! Clang! ...
Constant attacks, constant blocks, the Raging Horn's movements became increasingly swift and agile.
Crackle! Purple lightning beams emerged and began to sweep around.
The Raging Horn remained unmoved, its body turning into a purple afterimage, continuing its assault on the gular pouch.
At this moment, another bombardment was about to erupt on the ground, and the team could only ascend to the floating giant stones to take cover.
"Go, Raging Horn, meow!" Dilu shouted.
Crackle! The lightning beam swept across its right hind leg, causing a large area of its shell to melt and peel off, and blood splattered.
The Raging Horn's movement only paused slightly before continuing its charge, stomping on the ghost fire clusters.
The inverted tail hammer could only change angles continuously to resist.
Lei Ge, being carried by Xixi, now adopted the previous tactic and also began to approach.
The Thunder God Dragon roared, its fierce aura fully displayed.
It seemed to be questioning why they were trying to stop it, even at the risk of their lives.
Whoosh! Lei Ge descended again, but after landing on its tail, it didn't perform a somersault claw attack. Instead, it hugged its tail and swung it repeatedly.
"Lei Ge has lost too many Elder Dragon Parasites and can no longer unleash very powerful attacks. It can only create an opportunity for the Raging Horn." Li Fan saw through Lei Ge's intention.
Roar... Roar... Roar!
Lei Ge swung continuously amidst its roars, finally causing the tail hammer to shift slightly.
The Raging Horn seized the gap and, even as purple lightning swept around, charged fearlessly.
Boom! The bombardment, combining two energies, was completed.
Using the explosion, the Thunder God Dragon flipped its inverted body upright and swung its right claw.
Gore! A sharp claw tip pierced the Raging Horn's head, causing its entire left face to cave inward from the puncture.
Roar! The Raging Horn let out a fierce roar, and its right eye erupted with an eerie red light.
It raised its forelimbs and hugged the Thunder God Dragon's right claw, then used its legs to forcefully push against its forearm.
Snap! The impaled head detached from the claw tip. At this moment, a ball of ghost fire spun from behind.
It was Wanpi and Xixi, flapping their wings vigorously in the wind vortex and blowing ghost fire clusters.
The Thunder God Dragon's pupils constricted.
The Raging Horn stomped on the ghost fire and then charged downwards diagonally.
As it flew, a massive amount of ghost fire dust erupted from its arms.
The Raging Horn, amidst the ghost fire explosion, thrust its tail blade towards the gular pouch.
Gore! Boom!
A burst of pink exploded.