Bent barrel of the long gun, shattered base of the rapid-fire cannon, rusted arrows, cracked cannonballs...
Countless items buried deep in the pit, stirred up by the wind, began to float.
"Dilu! Get down!"
Li Fan threw himself down, then rolled over to face the sky, binding himself and Dilu to the surface of a giant rock with insect silk, using the Iron Tower Heavy Shield to shield them.
As the giant rock rose higher and higher, the explosions on the ground could no longer reach them. However, collisions with various objects and swirling air currents were unavoidable.
Clang! Clang! Clang! ... Boom!
After a series of dense impacts on the shield, a massive explosion erupted from below.
Li Fan could faintly feel the giant rock beneath him rising rapidly from the impact.
A moment later, as the rotational force lessened, Li Fan moved the shield aside, stood up, and looked around.
The giant rock was now in the middle of the deep pit. Various items and monster corpses seemed to be in a state of weightlessness, rotating and floating around them.
"Safe now, meow..."
Dilu said with some surprise.
In its memory, an attack infused with such immense energy should have been extremely difficult to withstand.
"The Thunder Dragon's move isn't for attacking; it's to retrieve weapons from underground."
Li Fan informed Dilu, looking down into the pit.
"Weapons! What weapons, meow?"
Dilu scurried over and peered down.
In the center of the greatly sunken pit floor, five giant spikes suddenly emerged from the earth.
As the spikes continued to rise, serrated blades around them were revealed.
"It's the Dragonator, meow!"
Dilu exclaimed.
Sizzle! Sizzle! ...
Golden electricity surged from the Thunder Dragon's abdomen and, after striking, quickly attached itself to the tips of the five Dragonator spears.
"This is no longer something humans or ordinary monsters can contend with."
Li Fan said, then looked at the surrounding rock walls, found a narrow platform, and with Dilu, swung over to stand on it. He then took out his handheld device to deploy aerial support.
Gurgle gurgle!
Beneath the sea, a string of bubbles floated out from a grate.
Hui Hui was using seawater to cool her shell and simultaneously neutralize the golden electricity injected into her body.
Sensing Li Fan's call, Hui Hui's body surged upwards, and six red flames erupted from the water.
Splash! Whoosh!
The turbulent sea surface churned with countless boiling bubbles.
The next moment, the sea exploded, and a red beam shot straight into the sky.
Soon after, the sound of breaking air came from high above.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two sharp shell-like blades, entwined with dragon elemental energy, dropped into the giant pit.
Reflecting the pit walls in red, they easily pierced the air currents and continued to descend at ultra-high speed.
Bang! Bang!
Two Dragonator spearheads suddenly shot out from the earth, rapidly adjusting their orientation to face the sky while suspended.
Clang! Clang!
The spear tips, thrusting out simultaneously, precisely intercepted the shell-like blades.
"This is the Dragonator, its control is too powerful."
If the Thunder Dragon had merely thrown or swung the Dragonator, like the Wind Serpent Dragon, there would have been nothing surprising.
But to hover, adjust its orientation, and then precisely thrust to strike the shell-like blades clearly indicated a level of weapon application.
Li Fan speculated that the updraft provided the lifting capacity, and electromagnetism provided precise control.
It was only through the fusion of these two energies that the Dragonator's spearheads could be so skillfully used as weapons.
The updraft was stronger than before, but as the windstorm's intensity waned, slightly heavier objects began to slowly fall back down.
The Rage Horn was already feasting in mid-air, while other monsters might not withstand even one hit from a Dragonator spearhead, let alone the five that the Thunder Dragon now controlled.
Li Fan felt the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ....
Explosions sounded from the top of the pit, with red fireworks flashing continuously.
The giant airships issued warnings as they retreated, but the blast barrels couldn't enter the deep pit due to the air currents... What about the clouds!
Moonlight illuminated Li Fan's face, and he suddenly saw a scene he couldn't comprehend.
The swirling air currents accumulating and surging upwards in the giant pit were still ongoing, but the agitated dark clouds had vanished.
Stars, unseen for a long time, were now twinkling in the night sky.
Li Fan could even see Hui Hui, transformed into a red star high in the sky, waiting for orders.
This wasn't right. If the clouds had disappeared, the giant airships should be happy. What was the meaning of the warning?
As he was pondering, a black shadow with flapping wings descended from above.
The hovering dragon-like creature had four limbs and two wings, with its edges flashing with a dark metallic sheen.
But as it descended, its form was illuminated by the lightning emanating from the pit floor.
It became apparent that the metallic sheen was only on a small, protruding part of its shell.
Large areas of light brown rust were the true color of this ancient dragon's body.
"Isn't it a bit late to join the Hundred Dragon Night Parade, meow... And where have I seen this monster before?"
Dilu asked, confused.
"That's the Steel Dragon."
Li Fan informed him.
"So it's the Steel Dragon, meow... Ah! This is the ancient dragon that Eudora has been pursuing!"
Dilu exclaimed in shock.
"That's right, it is."
Li Fan confirmed with certainty.
At this moment, Eudora, standing on the opposite pit wall, was staring intently at the descending Steel Dragon.
Roar! The Thunder Dragon tilted its head upwards and let out a roar, its five Dragonator spearheads tilting upwards in unison.
Whoosh~ A white stream of air appeared around the Steel Dragon's body and began to rotate rapidly.
Before the swirling updraft could reach it, it dispersed tens of meters away.
The airflow in the entire pit immediately became chaotic.
Bang! Clatter! ...
As the Steel Dragon passed, a large number of suspended objects around it fell to the ground.
Li Fan looked up at the clear night sky again and suddenly understood something.
"Could it be that the ancient dragon already knew the Thunder Dragon's method of laying eggs, so the Steel Dragon came... but something still feels off."
Based on his feelings about both sides, Li Fan vaguely felt that something was not quite right.
As the Steel Dragon continued to descend into the pit, the five poised Dragonator spearheads suddenly began to tremble violently.
Bang! One of them suddenly slammed into the ground.
The Thunder Dragon injected a large amount of golden electricity into it, barely managing to keep its orientation steady.
Whoosh~ The airflow in the pit began to weaken rapidly, and more objects started to fall.
The Steel Dragon landed not far away, and the two ancient dragons faced each other in a standoff.
"Something's not right. They're this close, why isn't the Thunder Dragon attacking?"
Li Fan was becoming increasingly confused.
This wasn't a territorial dispute that required a preliminary roar of deterrence.
However, there was one thing Li Fan was sure of: with the Steel Dragon distracting the Thunder Dragon, it would create many opportunities for other monsters to attack.
Leaping off the rock walls, Li Fan quickly returned to the ground.
The monsters were now clinging to the rock walls to avoid being caught in the attack waves, except for Puff, who was still circling and sliding in place.
"Stop playing, Puff, we're about to launch an attack!"
Li Fan reminded him, and the dazed Puff let out a lazy hum.
"What's so beautiful... Are you losing your mind?"
Li Fan asked anxiously.
Gulp! A crystal-clear, seven-colored large bubble floated out from beneath Puff.
The bubble itself shimmered with a slight iridescence in the light.
But Li Fan had never seen bubble contents that were rainbow-colored before.
"Zhan Zhan, what's going on?"
The three brothers had been following the Rage Horn, so Li Fan could only ask Zhan Zhan.
Roar!
"After the giant Firebird gave its blessing, Puff has been making rainbow-colored bubbles... So, Puff was deeply attracted by some kind of rainbow pollen, absorbed it, and after metabolizing it, produced super-enhanced bubbles."
Just as Li Fan was expressing his surprise, the Rage Horn charged forward, using its arm blade to cut open the rainbow bubble, and then plunged its body in, allowing the rainbow-colored solution inside to splash onto itself.
It then ran towards the pile of fallen monster corpses and continued to eat ravenously, seemingly unwilling to miss any opportunity to strengthen itself.
Li Fan was astonished to find that the Rage Horn had grown significantly larger compared to before the battle, and the purple ghost fire that constantly burned was even overflowing from its eyes.
"Dilu, collect more of the rainbow-colored solution."
"Understood, meow!"
Dilu took out bottles from its bag.
The monster squad regrouped.
At this point, Brother Lei stated that the current Rage Horn was no longer listening to any advice.
Li Fan responded helplessly that Puff was the same, but with the Steel Dragon currently distracting the Thunder Dragon, it was an excellent opportunity to attack, so they had to engage in battle first.
Standing on the rock wall, Eudora sighed after watching the Steel Dragon for a long time.
She turned back, picked up the heavily injured Pazhizhi, bound them together with insect silk, and then climbed upwards along the rock wall.
A hunter's duty was not only combat but also rescue and support for other hunters.
The swirling air currents in the giant pit had significantly weakened, making it the perfect time to bring the injured away from the battlefield.
The Thunder Dragon was in an inverted position, its forelimbs deeply embedded in the ground.
The Steel Dragon stood on all fours, staring directly at it.
There was no energy surge, no unnecessary movement, yet the two remained locked in a stalemate.
Li Fan didn't understand what was happening, but he certainly wouldn't miss such a great opportunity to attack.
Leading the monsters around to the rear, where there was no threat from the Dragonator, Li Fan began his assault.
Lei Ge and Zhan Zhan charged forward in parallel, while the playful fireballs provided ranged attacks.
Crack! Sizzle...
The tail blade of the White Emperor Holy Sword struck the Thunder Dragon's back carapace, and as it pierced, it began to slowly cut.
Although a small amount of electricity fed back to Zhan Zhan, this level of force was not enough to cause any significant damage to a five-star monster.
When the crack in the carapace was large enough, Lei Ge inserted its dragon-elemental claws.
Gurgle!
The Thunder Dragon's body trembled slightly, but it still did not move.
However, one of the Dragonator spearheads, floating in front of it and aimed at the Steel Dragon, slowly began to turn backward.
"Don't get greedy with your attacks, strike moderately!"
Li Fan said, then thrust his long spear twice into the wound.
Lei Ge and Zhan Zhan immediately retreated to either side, searching for new attack angles.
At this moment, Xi Xi, who was flying rapidly towards the pit top, saw Eudora climbing the pit wall.
She roared and approached, extending one of her claws.
"Thank you."
Eudora flicked her insect silk, wrapping it around Xi Xi's extended claw.
The sooner she could get Pazhizhi away, the sooner she could return to the fight, and Eudora couldn't find a reason to refuse.
"By the way, what are you going to the top of the pit for?"
Eudora asked curiously.
Roar!
"Uh... I don't understand at all."
Eudora said with some frustration.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~
Xi Xi, flying upwards, soon reached the top of the pit.
Eudora wanted to find the giant airship and have them deploy the cat rescue team to assist Pazhizhi.
However, the moment she looked up, the scene in the sky stunned her.
Except for the small patch of peaceful night sky above the pit,
The Dragon Palace Ancient City was enveloped by two massive swirling air currents.
The dark clouds had descended below the horizon, and as they swirled, they violently collided with an inner layer of white air currents.
At the intersection, countless rocks and soil were blown into the sky, and the island was rapidly cracking and disintegrating.
Seeing that they could not break through, the two giant airships turned and retreated rapidly.
Eudora glanced back at the pit floor, which showed no abnormalities.
Only then did she understand that the confrontation between the two ancient dragons was not limited to below.
Whoosh! Clang!
A rescue flare shot into the sky!
From the giant airships, a few tiny figures descended using gliders.
Seeing the cat rescue team arrive, Eudora quickly called out to Xi Xi, who was about to dive into the pit.
Once again, she wrapped her insect silk around Xi Xi's claw and plummeted downwards together.
Gurgle! Gurgle! ...
The Horned Dragon's spear continued to penetrate, and the Thunder Dragon's back flowed with ichor.
"Heh heh... heh heh... Hahaha..."
Li Fan didn't understand why the Thunder Dragon wasn't fighting back, or even moving when attacked.
But the feeling of attacking an ancient dragon in this manner, like hitting a training dummy, was truly exhilarating.
"Li Fan! There's something very important!"
Eudora, still in the air, called out before she even got close.
Li Fan lowered his shield to block and asked, "What is it?"
"On the island..."
Roar!
Xi Xi let out an urgent roar, interrupting Eudora's words.
"What! There are two swirling air currents fiercely clashing around the ancient city."
Li Fan looked up at the peaceful night sky above the pit and suddenly understood why these two ancient dragons were confronting each other in this manner.
This was not the place where they were supposed to be fighting!
"This is not good... By the way, Eudora, what was the important thing?"
"I... In any case, let's first think of a solution."
Eudora said with a frown.
She hadn't expected that Li Fan sending Xi Xi to the top of the pit was to scout the situation outside.
Clearly, Li Fan had also realized something was wrong, but he couldn't confirm it from the bottom of the pit.
At the entrance to the mud slope, arriving hunters slid out one after another, some searching for attack positions, some rescuing the severely injured, and some recording and investigating the scene, their roles clearly defined.
"In terms of controlling and utilizing air currents, the Wind Serpent Dragon might still be able to contend with the Steel Dragon. It will be difficult for the Thunder Dragon to win, at least not in its current state. If the clouds cannot gather above the ancient city, then the egg-laying plan will be completely ruined... We will win!"
Li Fan deduced.
"Really?"
"Yes, but we will face the Thunder Dragon's fiercest retaliation."
Li Fan informed him.
Everything the Thunder Dragon was doing was to ensure it could lay eggs.
If this sole obsession was shattered, Li Fan could not predict what kind of vengeful actions it would take.
Crack!
The Thunder Dragon's left forelimb, deeply embedded in the ground, suddenly burst, as if it had exceeded its load limit.
The white air currents surrounding the Steel Dragon suddenly intensified.
It no longer crouched on all fours in a ready stance but raised its head and moved forward.
"Steel Dragon! It's a sure win, don't mess it up!"
Li Fan said nervously, seeing this.