The monster squad, realizing there was no longer any need to hide, revealed themselves and occupied advantageous positions.
Li Fan began to consider a strategy.
Bao Lie had mentioned that among the three Elder Dragons, the blue monster was outrageously powerful, making it unwise for the monster squad to engage in a head-on confrontation.
Therefore, the Pyre Queen was the first to be ruled out.
Based on its injuries, the Kushala Daora was the primary target of the Nergigante. If a fight broke out, it would undoubtedly launch a targeted assault.
Monsters were limited by their massive size, making precise attacks difficult. If they were caught in the crossfire, the attacks would quickly escalate into a three-way melee.
"In that case... everyone focus your attacks on the Teostra!"
Li Fan issued his deployment.
"What about the Pyre Queen?"
Eudora inquired.
"We'll stall it. We just need to hold it back. If the other two battles fall into a disadvantage, there's a chance to repel them."
Li Fan explained.
"Then my guillotine..."
"You won't be able to use it. As long as even one Elder Dragon isn't held back, the guillotine cannot be activated."
Li Fan clarified.
"Alright."
Eudora said, floating upside down and taking Li Fan's hand, they both ascended into the air.
The Nergigante scanned the end of the passage formed by crystal pillars, letting out a disdainful snort at the three Elder Dragons.
It then looked at Hui Hui, who was emerging from the pit, observing her with curiosity for a moment.
"Roar?"
Are you with them? What are you doing in the pit?
The Nergigante asked curiously.
"Roar~"
I belong to the sky. I'm resting in the pit because I'm tired.
Hui Hui replied.
"Roar..."
Your energy is potent, but unfortunately, I can't consume it all.
The Nergigante sighed.
Hui Hui recalled Li Fan's negotiation with the monsters and responded.
"Then eat it later. My wings are injured, I won't run away."
"Roar~"
The Nergigante declared, "I've already locked onto your scent. You can't escape even if you wanted to, but I like your honest attitude, so I'll give you a piece of advice."
"Roar?"
"What advice?"
Hui Hui asked curiously.
"Look down."
"Roar~" The Nergigante roared as a warning and then took to the sky.
Hui Hui turned its head to the other side, and the Pyre Queen had also ascended.
The crystal pillars, which had been blocking the light from above, now became an obstruction to its vision.
Seeing this, Hui Hui tightened its grip on the rock face with its four claws and began to move downwards, its neck slowly retracting into the pit.
"Withdraw from the crystal pillars!"
Seeing the two dragons ascend and confront each other, Li Fan urgently issued instructions.
The Nergigante took flight first, its climbing speed a notch above the Pyre Queen's, maintaining a higher position.
The Pyre Queen, seeing that it couldn't catch up, simply stopped ascending.
*Whoosh~* A ring of hot wind emerged, enveloping its body.
Its blue mane fluttered and billowed in the swirling hot wind.
Fine dust particles, flickering in and out of visibility, filled the air, and a warm, orange-red glow soon enveloped the ground.
"This is bad, the crystal pillars are blocking Hui Hui's vision."
Li Fan, suspended in the air, couldn't help but worry.
However, as he reached for the capture ball, he hesitated.
Because if he put Hui Hui into the ball, while ensuring its safety, it would also halt the generation of crystal walls.
"Roar!"
A cry came from below.
"Hui Hui says it's fine... but that cry sounds muffled." Li Fan, still undecided, ultimately chose to trust Hui Hui's judgment.
At this moment, the Nergigante, high in the sky, hovered overhead.
As one of its wings stopped flapping, its unbalanced body tilted to the side.
When its sideways tilt was directed precisely at the Pyre Queen below, the wing that had stopped flapping suddenly lifted and spread.
*Whoosh~*
The wing, swinging back with great force, pressed tightly against its body.
The only protruding part on the wing membrane was the Nergigante's forelimb joint.
On the half of its face that the wing did not cover, its exposed yellow eye slowly narrowed.
*Swish~*
The single wing maintaining its hover flight retracted, and the Nergigante plunged downwards.
"Roar!" The Pyre Queen, looking up, let out a fierce roar at the sky.
Within the surrounding hot wind, several clusters of blue-green flames materialized out of thin air.
*Bang! Boom!*
Brilliant orange orbs exploded in the air.
With its terrifying impact force and the block from its single wing, the Nergigante broke through the searing inferno and charged into close proximity with the Pyre Queen.
*Puff~ Puff~...*
The black spikes on the outside of its single wing, in a ramming motion, struck the side of the Pyre Queen, which had actively positioned itself to defend against the attack.
The spikes on the wing's surface, having just been scorched by the explosion, snapped in two upon contact with the hard blue carapace.
However, the immense impact force still caused the Pyre Queen to stagger backward.
The Nergigante seized the opportunity, its wings wrapping around its body lifted, and it brought its claw down with immense force.
Its five-toed claws struck the Pyre Queen's forehead. Under the immense pressure, although the Pyre Queen could still maintain its flight, it could only be dragged downwards by the Nergigante.
The two dragons thus plummeted into the area where the crystal pillars had piled up on the ground.
*Boom~ Crash~*
The crystal pillars, unable to withstand the heavy pressure, immediately fractured and collapsed, causing the surrounding mountainside to begin to cave in.
The area where Hui Hui had been was instantly reduced to rubble.
*Whoosh~ Boom~*
Before long, a hole blasted open in the crystal ruins, and the Nergigante leaped out, soaring into the sky once more, searching for its true target.
"Good opportunity! Everyone attack!"
The anticipated battle situation had unfolded. Li Fan seized the moment and issued his command.
The Teostra, intending to cover the Kushala Daora, was momentarily stunned as a swarm of monsters charged towards it.
In this brief moment of hesitation, two blue fireballs descended diagonally.
*Boom! Boom!*
The Teostra retreated to evade, looking up and discovering that it was the Rathalos and Rathian attacking it. Astonishment flashed in its eyes.
The bloodline suppression of Elder Dragons over other monsters was accumulated from countless cataclysms and the demise of countless monsters.
While the Rathalos and Rathian might possess stronger willpower than ordinary wyverns, making them less prone to fear of Elder Dragons, actively attacking them was simply too outrageous.
"Roar~"
The Kushala Daora let out a low growl, indicating, "I warned you about this."
The Teostra suddenly realized.
It recalled when the Kushala Daora had claimed it was beaten to a pulp by four non-Elder Dragon monsters.
Both the Teostra and the Pyre Queen couldn't comprehend it.
If it was understandable that a single monster, due to certain encounters, could resist the deterrence of an Elder Dragon, then what did encountering four of them at once mean? And what's more, they even coordinated with each other.
The Teostra had once believed that the Kushala Daora had exaggerated the number of monsters to four for the sake of its pride.
It had never imagined that the other party wasn't lying, and even more bizarrely, the monsters now showing hostility towards it were clearly more than just four.
"Roar~"
The Kushala Daora raised its head, met the Nergigante's gaze in the sky, and let out a deep roar.
"This is no longer our era."
A storm surged, and the Kushala Daora, enveloped in airflow, leaped into the sky, its form gradually blurring.
The Teostra remained silent for a moment, responding with a short roar.
"Not necessarily."
Then, it pressed its forelimbs into the ground, adopting a fighting stance against the swarm of monsters.
*Crash!*
Another large hole burst open in the crystal ruins, and the Pyre Queen emerged.
Before it could even assess the situation, the two humans and one cat flying in the sky entered its field of vision.
"It's detected!"
Eudora warned.
"Perfect. We'll use the CD regeneration time to fight in turns, Dede!"
"I'm here, meow!"
"Load my CD first!"
"Okay, meow!"
Dede immediately inserted the CD.
"Will facing an Elder Dragon alone be alright?"
Eudora asked with some concern.
"Just to stall it, it'll be fine."
Li Fan said, releasing his hand.
"Mm... alright, I'll support you."
Eudora said, also releasing the hand she was holding.
The electric airflow that had condensed on their hands dissipated simultaneously.
This phenomenon piqued Li Fan's curiosity, but he hadn't had the chance to study it before.
*Whoosh~ Whoosh~*
Amidst the strong wind, Li Fan plummeted headfirst towards the ground.
Only when he was tens of meters from the ground did he turn his body around and land on his feet.
*Whoosh~* The scorching air, carrying sparks, struck his face, causing a stinging sensation.
The Pyre Queen, seeing the human who had suddenly appeared before it, paid him no mind. Instead, it turned its head to observe the battle on the other side.
*Ching~*
Li Fan drew his Thunder God Blade and struck the crystal fragments on the ground with his pickaxe, continuously absorbing spirit energy into the blade through the recoil of his charged slash.
The yellow electrical light flashing from the blade finally caught the Pyre Queen's attention.
*Whoosh~*
As its wings trembled, the surrounding temperature rose again.
*Chik chik...*
Dede flapped its fan vigorously, blowing away the drifting orange particles.
"Roar?"
The Pyre Queen's gaze paused, and it let out a confused roar.
"I have your husband's scent on me... I don't know."
Li Fan shook his head quickly, tilting his head.
No way, has the Teostra's tail not been metabolized out of its body yet?
He considered a possibility, but speaking it out loud at this moment would only increase his own danger and offer no benefit.
*Boom~ Crash! Clang!*
The sounds of the fierce battle behind them quickly drew the Pyre Queen's attention.
Just as it was about to take flight to provide support, Li Fan, holding his blade horizontally, began to advance.
The Pyre Queen did not adopt any offensive posture, merely slowly unfurling its closed wings.
*Whoosh~~*
An orange-red glow appeared, and the surrounding temperature suddenly skyrocketed.
*Sizzle sizzle...*
wisps of white smoke began to rise from the surface of the heat-resistant armor.
Li Fan and Dede immediately stopped breathing due to the high-temperature air.
"It's so hot, what do we do, meow?"
Dede communicated telepathically, crying for help.
"Roar~ Roar~"
Before Li Fan could respond, the Namielle roared twice.
It meant, "You feel my might, don't you?"
"Ignore it, Dede, hold your breath for now. I have super-regeneration, I'll go in for a couple of slashes."
"Okay, meow."
"Call me if you need support."
Eudora also reminded him telepathically.
Facing the hunter's continued advance, the Pyre Queen's eyes flashed with surprise.
In its long life, it hadn't had much contact with humans, but being able to approach at such close proximity, only the one before it could do so.
*Whoosh~*
Li Fan opened his mouth and took a light breath. An intense burning sensation flooded his mouth.
His throat immediately swelled, and his lungs felt as if they had inhaled countless steel needles. Fortunately, the pain subsided quickly.
Continuing to breathe, the pain remained, but the damage inflicted was gradually lessening.
Li Fan, his guess confirmed, then began to pant heavily.
As expected, the respiratory system, like his limbs, could also be strengthened through training with the super-regeneration CD.
As he panted and moved ten meters forward, the Pyre Queen's body began to distort under the scorching hot wind.
Black blind spots continuously appeared before his eyes, but they would disappear in an instant.
Li Fan knew that the hot wind was damaging his eyes. Immediate healing and recovery proved that the reinforcement training was still applicable.
However, the problem was that the pain in his eyes was extraordinarily severe, and he could hardly endure it.
After a moment of thought, Li Fan came up with a solution.
That was to alternately close his eyes to prevent both eyes from being simultaneously scorched by the hot wind.
His approach continued. In Li Fan's eyes, this was a helpless measure.
But in the Pyre Queen's eyes, it was rather bizarre.
A human, tilting its head, alternately closing its left and right eyes, walked towards it fearlessly with a blade in hand, unaffected by the high-temperature hot wind.
The Pyre Queen bared its fangs and roared upwards.
Dede quickly raised its cat paw and placed the Silence Glove over Li Fan's ears.
Seeing that its roar could not drive the opponent back, the Pyre Queen lunged forward, swiping its forelimbs.
With one eye open, Li Fan stepped back and swung his Thunder God Blade, releasing a wisp of blue spirit energy.
*Buzz~*
The sharp claws scraped against the misty spirit energy, slightly deflecting the attack. The spirit energy, activated by the impact, was absorbed by the blade.
*Screech!* Li Fan stepped forward and swung upwards.
*Puff!* Electrical light flashed, and a horizontal gash appeared on the Pyre Queen's chin.
*Whoosh~* The hot wind immediately dissipated, and the sky returned to blue.
The Pyre Queen, taking half a step back, saw the hot blood dripping from its chin and its anger surged.
But just as it was about to engage in a death match with the bizarre human, it realized that the opponent had already sheathed its sword and run far away.
Li Fan had successfully angered the Pyre Queen. Apart from the Teostra about to perish, there was probably nothing else that would make it change its target.
What followed, naturally, was to escape.
"Dede, wake up quickly!"
Li Fan, running at full speed, shook Dede, who was wearing the heat-resistant armor, in his arms.
"Cough cough! Whoosh~ Whoosh~... I'm fine, meow!"
Dede's eyes snapped open, and after a violent cough, it took a few deep breaths of fresh air and immediately stood up.
"That's good. I'll run, and you keep an eye on the Pyre Queen's position."
"No problem, meow!"
The man and cat immediately began to cooperate.
"In the air! It's coming, meow! 30 meters! 20 meters!... Dive!"
Under Dede's command, Li Fan dodged the Pyre Queen's aerial dive with a leap. The endurance-testing chase and evasion began.
On the other side, after only a few rounds of combat with the Nergigante, the Kushala Daora was knocked down to the ground.
The Nergigante pressed its advantage, its five-toed claws spread to their limit, followed by a sweeping smash.
*Boom~*
The Kushala Daora, already trapped in the crystal rock wall, sank even deeper.
"Roar!"
"Speak! Are you still going to be the boss or not!"
The Nergigante let out a brutal roar.
The Kushala Daora, lying on its back, struggled to stand up and flip over, but under the Nergigante's brute force, it had no chance.
It could only let out a series of whimpers, questioning when it had ever said it wanted to be the boss!
"Roar!"
"You still dare to deny it!"
The Nergigante retracted its left claw, switched to its right, and delivered another powerful smash.
*Boom~*
Under the immense impact, the crystal rock wall indented like tofu.
Facing the danger of being crushed to death if it continued to be suppressed, the Kushala Daora clenched its four claws, and a large amount of red-black lightning converged at its claw tips.
"Roar!"
"After accumulating so much Dragon element energy, you still say you don't want to be the boss!"
The Nergigante, seeing this, immediately took it as evidence.
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