Bang!
On the outer wall of the Tongtian Tower, two dragons collided.
The electric dragon, its back to the enemy, tried to grip the rock wall with its wing claws to resist the impact. But under the playful dive and crash, it tumbled down, arching its back.
Just as it turned its body and stabilized its flight, the playful dragon, in pursuit, spread its wings and bared its talons.
*Screech!*
Its green dorsal carapace shattered like broken glass under the grip of its talons.
*Roar!*
With its back captured, the electric dragon let out a pained cry. After struggling to confirm it couldn't break free, it gathered electricity in its tail and thrust it upwards.
"Damn it, this..."
Sensing something was wrong, Li Fan swung his wirebug and lunged, his hands gripping the cracks in the Tongtian Tower's rock face.
*Crack! Crack! Crack!*...
The emerald lightning spewing from the tail, upon impact, turned into arcs that danced and exploded on the playful dragon's carapace.
*Roar!*
The playful dragon, enduring the attack, let out a fierce roar. Its talons dragging the electric dragon, it spiraled rapidly around the Tongtian Tower.
After circling about a dozen times, building up speed, the playful dragon suddenly exerted force, charging horizontally for several hundred meters before banking and turning.
Adjusting its angle towards the Tongtian Tower, it folded its wings and plunged downwards.
The electric dragon immediately struggled violently, a surge of electricity gathering in its tail once more.
The playful dragon remained unfazed, its talons clutching the electric dragon's legs and extended forward, making no other move.
*Bang! Boom!*
The electric dragon slammed hard against the side of the Tongtian Tower, its claws extending to brace itself and even embedding into the rock face.
*Rumble!*
Several cracked rocks and soil fell towards the sea of clouds.
Embedded in the rock wall like a specimen, the electric dragon, propping itself up with its wing claws, pulled itself out of the crater.
As for the playful dragon, in the final moment of the dragging impact, it was hit again by the electric discharge from the electric dragon's tail.
Although not paralyzed by the shock, its wings now flapped at uneven frequencies, clearly indicating a sensory imbalance.
Hovering in mid-air, the playful dragon shook its head repeatedly, trying to focus its vision on the electric dragon's position.
But in its eyes, not only were there two electric dragons, but also two Tongtian Towers.
"Playful! Catch me!"
Li Fan, falling from above, shouted.
The playful dragon looked up and realized there were also two Li Fans.
After a moment of thought, the playful dragon decided to catch one of them first.
However, as it straightened and moved closer, it didn't feel Li Fan mounting its neck.
"Good job... I... damn... it!"
Hearing Li Fan's voice fading, the playful dragon lowered its head to look down.
The rapidly shrinking Li Fan still appeared as two, but fortunately, these two Li Fans were moving towards each other.
The playful dragon had a flash of inspiration. It found the convergence point between them and plunged downwards at full speed.
Finally, as the two Li Fans merged, it had already positioned itself below, ready.
Using its wirebug for a brief hover, Li Fan jumped onto its neck.
"The sensory imbalance from the electric shock is that severe..."
Li Fan said with some concern.
*Roar!* The playful dragon responded with a roar, indicating it was fine.
Seeing that the frequencies of its wings were becoming more synchronized, Li Fan surmised that the imbalance was likely temporary.
He looked up. The electric dragon, clinging to the outer wall of the Tongtian Tower, had already completed charging its head crest, wing claws, and tail.
The previous exchange should have made the electric dragon realize that even fighting at extreme heights offered no significant advantage.
After being hit so hard, its fighting spirit should have been ignited.
"Playful! Lower your altitude! Pretend to flee!"
Li Fan gave the order, and the playful dragon plunged downwards again.
As expected, this time it was the electric dragon's turn to be relentless.
However, what it didn't notice was that the playful dragon's wings opened slightly, its membranes bulging under the wind pressure, not at full speed.
Just as it neared the playful dragon's tail, a sphere flew towards it.
The electric dragon tilted its head slightly, easily dodging it.
At this moment, the playful dragon suddenly flipped in mid-air, its back facing the ground, its talons pointing upwards, and abruptly stopped.
This absolutely disadvantageous posture in aerial combat was utterly incomprehensible to the electric dragon.
But such a golden opportunity to attack, the other party would surely not miss.
Following its backward swing, its left wing claw, crackling with electricity, was raised high. However, just as it was about to strike down, a force from its dorsal carapace pulled it upwards.
It still swung its wing claw down, slashing at the air.
The electric dragon, seeing the shadow of a fire dragon constantly flapping its wings reflected on the Tongtian Tower, guessed who had ambushed it.
But it had no recollection of how the other party had approached.
"Congratulations, you're the first monster to have the honor of witnessing the combined technique of Playful and Little Fool."
Li Fan felt that all conditions were ripe and it was time to reveal the ultimate move.
The electric dragon, of course, had no mood to listen to Li Fan's talk. Its tail, crackling with electricity, swung upwards.
Seeing this, the playful dragon flapped its wings fiercely, and with all its might, kicked out with a single talon.
*Bang!*
The electric dragon, kicked away, retreated. Its tail swung erratically. Before it could straighten, the backward-flying Little Fool, dragging it, held it vertically in mid-air.
"Here we go! Fire-Poison Combo!"
As Li Fan shouted, Little Fool released its talons and pushed hard off the electric dragon's back.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Playful unleashed three stored fireballs.
Because its body was passively moved forward, and it hadn't had time to recover its flight posture, the unavoidable electric dragon could only take the hit.
However, before the smoke from the exploding fireballs had even dissipated, Little Fool's talons attacked.
The electric dragon retreated backward, while Little Fool, flipping its tail, struck its carapace, causing poisonous spines to pierce out.
*Crack!*
Several shards of dark carapace flew through the air. A wound on the electric dragon's back erupted with purple, frothy blood.
Little Fool and Playful simultaneously charged fireballs, preparing to deliver a heavy blow to the electric dragon caught between them.
However, the electric dragon, finally having a moment to breathe, used the strategy of a diving escape.
"Stop!"
Li Fan, seeing that the hit rate was not guaranteed, wanted the aerial duo to conserve their strength.
Playful retracted its wings with ease, but Little Fool coughed violently.
*Roar... cough... cough... cough cough!*
The final dual fireball spray of the Fire-Poison Combo still needed improvement in its timing. Otherwise, if the gap was too large, the monster would escape, and who would Little Fool and Playful spray?
The experience gained from actual combat quickly gave Li Fan an idea for improvement.
Gazing at the sea of clouds below, the electric dragon's escape direction this time surprised Li Fan once again.
He had wanted to guide the electric dragon to the ground for combat through attacks.
But the fact that it was willingly fleeing to the ground was somewhat abnormal.
The reason was simple: if the electric dragon flew solely on strength, it would be very difficult for the two fire dragons to intercept it.
This had been proven before, so continuing the aerial pursuit, even if the electric dragon didn't have an advantage, the situation wouldn't necessarily worsen.
But descending to the ground introduced too many variables.
"How strange, is this just a foolish dragon with a neurotic trait?"
Li Fan increasingly felt that this electric dragon was acting strangely.
On the rocky platform at the base of the Tongtian Tower, Eudora was guiding the ground team in battle deployment.
"Zhan Zhan... Zhan Zhan! Pay attention!"
Eudora, waving her hands, jumped and waved continuously to get Zhan Zhan's attention.
Zhan Zhan yawned and lowered its gaze.
"When the electric dragon falls down later, you'll bite its neck and pin it to the ground. At that moment, I'll use my Great Sword to unleash a charged slash and smash the electric dragon's head. Its head will become very dizzy, and then you can let go and slash... but aim for the head crest."
With a flurry of hand and foot gestures, Eudora explained the deployment.
*Roar...?*
Zhan Zhan tilted its head, looking incomprehensible.
"Uh... I can't breathe, meow."
Dielu, being used as a demonstration prop, cried out.
"Sorry, Dielu."
Eudora immediately let go.
"It seems Li Fan gets along better with monsters... Never mind, I'll talk to Puff first. Puff... where's Puff! Puff is gone!"
Eudora exclaimed.
"I'm here, meow."
Dielu pointed to the Poké Ball on Eudora's belt.
"Phew~ I thought Puff had gotten lost..."
Eudora sighed in relief.
Compared to deploying troops, she felt that fighting with a Great Sword was more suited to her.
Whoosh! A small hole appeared in the dark clouds, and a green figure emerged, gradually approaching.
"It's here! Let's go!"
Eudora threw a wirebug and leaped onto Zhan Zhan's back.
"First, wrap the wirebug around your palm three times. Confirm it's taut and secure, then loop it around the third flame-shaped scale on the left, and back to the right. The wirebug should be moderately taut. Next is... confirm the road conditions ahead..."
Following the tutorial Li Fan had provided, Eudora began preparations for combined combat mode.
"The road conditions aren't great, but it's passable! Let's go, Zhan Zhan!"
Eudora shouted.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*...
Zhan Zhan began to run, with Dielu riding on Qingtian close behind.
The electric dragon was too fast. In this situation, even with proper landing, it would be difficult to launch an attack in a short period.
Eudora watched the diving electric dragon, strategizing in her mind.
Before long, as they neared the landing point, Eudora patted Zhan Zhan's scorching carapace.
Zhan Zhan lifted its head and tossed the Dragon Slaying Great Sword, its edge gleaming white, from its mouth into the air.
Eudora caught it and leaped up. At the highest point of her jump, she swung three wirebugs forward and upward.
In her final leap, Eudora, in mid-air, took a deep breath, raised the Dragon Slaying Great Sword behind her, and began to charge her attack.
Whoosh! The electric dragon spread its wings, its transparent membranes shimmering with a crystalline iridescence, and its speed immediately dropped.
"Hey... ya!"
*Roar?*
Hearing a human shout, the electric dragon looked up.
Seeing a hunter descending from the sky with a great sword, the electric dragon quickly turned its head and swung its wing claws to block.
*Clang! Crack!*
A sharp gleam appeared! The sharp tip of its wing claw was severed.
The impact did not diminish the Dragon Slaying Great Sword's momentum. It sliced into the outer edge of the triangular wing bone. As Eudora pressed down, the white blade advanced bit by bit.
The electric dragon realized that if its wing bone was severed, its wing might be rendered unusable for flight. It used the impact to shift its body backward.
As its other wing claw touched the ground, it spun its entire body.
Eudora, along with her sword, was lifted off the ground. At this moment, the classic "abandon sword" technique reappeared.
*Bang!* Eudora, flung to the ground, quickly stood up.
"This 'abandon sword' technique is so useful, why didn't I learn it sooner..."
Noticing only a single injury from the fall, Eudora found it quite miraculous.
Through this exchange, she realized a drawback of wielding the White Emperor's Divine Sword.
That is, its excessive cutting power caused the blade to penetrate too deeply into the monster's body.
This was originally an advantage, but if the subsequent power output was insufficient, it could lead to the blade getting stuck inside the monster, as happened now.
The electric dragon glanced at the great sword embedded in its wing bone and ignored it, instead filling its entire body with green electricity.
As its wings swept downwards to the ground, its talons crouched, ready.
Li Fan had drawn this stance! It was called "Land Assault"!
Because its body would be covered in electricity upon impact, it absolutely could not be met head-on!
Eudora immediately began running clockwise. The electric dragon's talons adjusted their position, as if locked onto her.
*Scrape!* Eudora's Dragon Slaying boots kicked up dust, and she stopped in place.
"Come on! Charge me head-on!"
The electric dragon didn't hesitate. Electricity exploded, forming leaping arcs that enveloped its entire body. Its talons pushed off the ground forcefully, and it charged.
Eudora turned and leaped backward, diving into a pit eroded by wind, her figure disappearing.
Scouting the battlefield was part of the combat deployment. Whenever a suitable opportunity arose, one would naturally utilize it.
The electric dragon tried to stop abruptly and pursue, but saw a massive figure descending from the sky.
*Crack! Bang!*
The descending scorching tail blade collided with the charging electric dragon in mid-air.
The resulting sparks of electricity flashed and exploded, like peals of thunder.
Eudora, beneath the pit, couldn't bear to look at the blinding flash.
*Crack! Crack!*...
Countless fine emerald electric lights danced on the tail blade.
Zhan Zhan glanced at it, lowered its head, and became cautious.
The electric dragon glanced at its melted wing claw, took a deep breath, and seemed to realize that this opponent was not easy to deal with.
*Plop!*
A Poké Ball was thrown out from the pit.
A white light flashed, and Puff appeared between the two dragons.
*Roar?*
Puff looked left and right, lazily swaying its body as it slid to the side.
It raised its large tail and repeatedly swept the ground, clearing away all the surrounding gravel and soil, then lay down directly on the ground.
"Puff, go attack!"
Eudora shouted.
*Roar!*
"Puff says Zhan Zhan can handle it itself, meow."
Dielu translated.
"When did you learn to translate... Wait, when did you get in here?"
Eudora exclaimed in surprise.
"I thought it was safer here, so I came in a while ago, meow. As for translation... actually, Zhan Zhan and Puff haven't made up yet, so they've always had this attitude."
Dielu informed her.
"Is that so."
A moment later, Eudora and Dielu's heads emerged from the edge of the pit.
Zhan Zhan and the electric dragon were staring at each other, like two statues.
Puff rubbed the ground with one of its front paws, and a large, crystal-clear bubble floated up.
As its tail slowly pushed, the bubble floated to the position between the two dragons.
"What does Puff mean? Is it acting as the referee?"
Eudora was speechless at the sight.
*Pop!* The bubble burst!
Zhan Zhan and the electric dragon moved simultaneously.
*Whoosh~ Whoosh~*
Two figures plummeted straight down from high above.
The electric dragon realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat, but the Dragon Slaying Great Sword in front of it had already leaped up.
With the attack range of the falling tail blade, it was impossible to avoid.