The explosion ignited by the ghost fire dust engulfed the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's air sac.
As shattered fluids sprayed outwards, its body arched backward in mid-air and plummeted.
BOOM! The Thunder-Resistant Dragon crashed to the ground, sending countless surging rocks and soil spiraling into the sky with the airflow.
"Now's our chance! Dilu, launch the wide-area strike signal flare."
Li Fan then took out his handheld device and tapped the Huìhuì pixel icon to summon it.
Unlike the usual one or two taps, this time he tapped three times rapidly, waited half a second, tapped twice, waited half a second, and then tapped once more to send the summons.
After repeating the sequence twice, Huìhuì, which had been waiting in the air, turned its flight path and spiraled upwards, gaining altitude.
The heavily injured Raging Fang also rolled out from the explosion, collapsing onto the ground.
Even though its entire body was unable to move, Raging Fang's right eye, radiating a crimson aura, remained wide open, fixed on the Thunder-Resistant Dragon.
"I will fulfill your dying wish. If you wish to see it through alive, get into the ball first."
Li Fan said this from atop a floating boulder, then tossed the black and white fate ball near Raging Fang's claws.
"Trust me... Huh?"
Before he could finish his plea, Raging Fang's front claw nudged the fate ball, sending it flying into its mouth.
"Alright, I hope you come around soon."
Li Fan didn't have many other options.
This was the nature of the Raging Tiger Dragon, and Raging Fang was a special individual leading the Hyakuryu Night.
The lingering ghost fire gradually dissipated, and the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's fallen air sac, like a deflated balloon, had shriveled.
The ranged weapon users in the Guild Hunter team could still attack, but due to the severe damage to the air sac, their primary target was temporarily lost.
Their fire then shifted to the front claws and head.
At this moment, the wide-area strike signal flare lit up, and everyone on the floating rocks began to move towards the pit walls.
Xi Xi, having the strongest connection with Huìhuì, began to guide the monster squad's evacuation.
Those who had difficulty evading, such as Zhan Zhan, Pao Fu, and Lei Ge, were all taken into balls by Dilu.
*Chigā!* As the Thunder-Resistant Dragon, its back stuck in the pit, began to levitate, a red beam descended.
BOOM!
The meteor-like red beam struck the deep pit, and crimson light erupted and flashed.
BOOM! HUMMM! HUMMM!...
After the explosion, a humming sound filled the air.
Huìhuì's diving charge temporarily dispersed the updraft within the giant pit, causing countless objects to fall.
Perhaps due to his experience, Li Fan quickly adapted to the impact and the ringing sound, and moved to the edge of the rock to look down.
*Chīlā lā!* At this moment, red and black lightning, along with golden electrical sparks, danced at the bottom of the pit.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon lay on its back, deeply embedded in the pit, with two Dragon Piercer heads crossed over its body.
The serrated tips pressed down on the carapace, causing dents and cracks, and spurting fluids.
Huìhuì, standing on the Dragon Piercer heads, sprayed red flames from its left wing, continuing to exert pressure.
Its right wing reversed and pointed towards the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's head, buried in the earth.
*Gudong!* A wet, rumbling sound echoed.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon's air sac seemed to have something injected into it, and it instantly began to inflate.
"The air sac has recovered! No... it's more accurate to say it's been reinjected."
Yudora, observing from the side, exclaimed in surprise.
*Pūjī!* Although the air sac had reinflated, the damage from the wounds had not healed, and a large amount of golden mucus flowed out.
"When the Thunder-Resistant Dragon was attacked, it must have absorbed the eggs and other substances from its air sac into its body."
Li Fan surmised.
He hadn't expected it to have another trick up its sleeve.
*Zhīlāng!*
Huìhuì's right wing immediately shifted its aim from the head downwards.
The severely damaged air sac suddenly glowed golden, and a breath began to gather in its mouth.
*Gāzì! Gānglāng!...*
Various objects that had been falling towards the ground began to float again, carried by the updraft.
This state... it's not time to fight head-on!
Li Fan made an immediate judgment.
Huìhuì might be able to attack the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's air sac with red flames from one wing.
However, its wind and thunder breath, infused with two types of energy, would hit Huìhuì with 100% certainty at this close range.
"Dodge quickly!"
Li Fan shouted.
Huìhuì's left wing turned forward, and it leaped into the air, spraying flames from both wings.
The wind and thunder breath spewed from the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's mouth missed.
*Gūdū!*
A glowing sphere the size of a human head slid out from the damaged air sac.
Its wet, slippery surface, after being coated with wind-blown sand and dust in the updraft, was soon covered by a dim, dark luster.
*Pūchī!*
Two withered, gray, strip-like objects emerged from the top of the sphere.
As the strips continued to grow, air was soon injected into them.
In an instant, the strips swelled to their maximum, carrying the sphere with the wind and rapidly floating upwards.
It was an egg!
It seemed the time for laying eggs had arrived, and the Thunder-Resistant Dragon no longer needed to eliminate enemies.
Li Fan looked up at the swirling cloud hole, deciding he had to use the same method as the Steel Dragon.
"Yudora! Inform Puxian that the Thunder-Resistant Dragon will head to the top of the giant pit. When it does, don't hesitate, just bombard it with the Dragon-Breaker Cannon."
"Okay, what about you?"
"I will lure it up there and then find an opportunity to finish it."
Li Fan informed her.
"Be careful!"
"Don't worry!"
Huìhuì hovered briefly, and Li Fan used his Wire Bug to swing onto its back.
The red light didn't ascend too high, piercing the clouds covering the Dragon Palace Ruins and spiraling along the swirling cloud hole.
The cloud hole quickly widened as Huìhuì charged through it.
Seeing the clouds severely disturbed, the Thunder-Resistant Dragon at the bottom of the pit roared and began to ascend.
Puxian's engineering team had prepared the three-shot Dragon Piercer and the Dragon-Breaker Cannon for launch.
However, choosing the right moment to fire the Dragon-Breaker Cannon was a challenge due to the constantly emerging updrafts from the pit.
Given the weight of the Dragon-Breaker Cannon's giant projectile, the updraft might not be able to carry it.
But by the time it reached the bottom of the pit, it would certainly have no impact force.
Furthermore, with so many floating objects in the giant pit, it was highly likely to detonate prematurely from collisions before even reaching the Thunder-Resistant Dragon.
And then there was the Sky Comet Dragon flying in and out.
At the top of the city walls, Puxian instructed the village defense captain, "Leave the firing to you. I need to investigate the situation. If anything unexpected happens, whether it's the Guild or the Chief Hunter team giving the fire command, just do as they say."
After speaking, Puxian stood on the battlements.
"That won't do, Village Chief. If you go alone..."
The village defense captain tried to persuade him, but a Fire Dragon figure streaked across the sky, followed by Yudora descending from above.
After relaying Li Fan's deployment, Puxian was overjoyed, and the engineering team immediately began preparations.
"Excellent!"
Seeing the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's continuously ascending and moving body, Li Fan felt that half the plan had succeeded.
Huìhuì indeed lacked the ability to control the airflow, but it could easily disperse and disrupt the airflow simply by maintaining normal flight.
However, as it approached the top of the giant pit, the Thunder-Resistant Dragon suddenly hesitated.
The reason was that when fighting within the pit, there were few threats to it. If it left, the danger level would significantly increase.
*Hū~*
At this moment, a swirling, ascending egg floated into mid-air.
However, the cloud hole connecting to the island surface had been dispersed by the Sky Comet Dragon. The egg could only hover at a certain height and could not, as expected, hide in the clouds.
*Sō! Sō! Sō!...*
Several giant crossbow bolts from two airships shot through the air. The egg, with two small wind bags attached, dodged them.
*Pūchā!*
One of the bolts grazed the side of the egg. Although it didn't hit accurately, the sharp serrated arrowhead still cut through the egg's surface.
Watching the egg slowly descend, dripping with fluid, the Thunder-Resistant Dragon paused for a moment.
*Āo!*
A golden lightning bolt streaked across the sky, striking the deck of the Hunter.
The Hunter and the Eternal could only retreat rapidly, soon escaping the pit's visible range.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon, its anger unable to be vented, saw the Sky Comet Dragon circling in the air, its eyes flashing fiercely.
Within the constantly dispersing and reforming dark clouds, countless golden lightning bolts appeared.
Li Fan knew without thinking that it was the Thunder-Resistant Dragon attacking, but this situation was exactly what he wanted.
As the Thunder-Resistant Dragon flew out of the pit, it aimed its claws at the sky, continuously firing golden lightning rings.
Upon seeing this, Puxian ordered the fastest possible firing.
The Dragon-Breaker Cannon had immense power, but its attack range was pitifully short. Due to the excessively heavy projectile, it could only be fired in a curved trajectory.
Therefore, although it appeared to be an attack via cannon fire, it was essentially similar to the Dragon Piercer.
The areas where it could be deployed were generally where monsters lingered for extended periods, and opportunities for attack were fleeting.
"To those who deployed the Dragon-Breaker Cannon towards the deep pit back then, your efforts in building the city defenses were not in vain. I hope you can see this... Fire!"
Puxian's shout echoed from the top of the battlements, but there was no cannon fire for a long time.
Looking at the unmoving crank being pushed by three people, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
"I'll do it!"
Puxian immediately joined them.
"Something's not right, the barnacles in the crevices have all been cleared..."
The village defense captain fell into confusion.
"Not good! The Thunder-Resistant Dragon is still ascending!"
Yudora saw a very unfavorable situation.
Although the Dragon-Breaker Cannon fired in a curve, its altitude after leaving the barrel was extremely limited.
"Isn't there still the Dragon Piercer?"
Yudora asked urgently.
"Yes! That one over there!"
The village defense captain pointed to another crank.
"Come help me!"
Yudora ran to the crank and pushed forward with all her might.
The village defense captain came to her side, and together they pushed forward.
*Zhīgā! Zhīgā!...*
The sound of metal being squeezed echoed.
"Didn't you say it was repaired!"
Yudora, using all her strength, shouted.
"Yes! But there was no opportunity for practical testing!"
The village defense captain was also very helpless.
"What's going on..."
Li Fan, rapidly weaving through the lightning rings, saw that the Thunder-Resistant Dragon was in position, but the cannon fire had not yet commenced, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
*Wēng... Wēng... Wēng!*
Why was the Dragon Piercer spinning first? Did they use the wrong switch?
Seeing the Dragon Piercer on the city wall accelerating its rotation, Li Fan felt increasingly uneasy.
*Gānglāng!* The three-shot combined Dragon Piercer shot out.
Although the tips were slightly rusty, the firing force was undiminished. Two of them pierced the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's carapace, sinking deep.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon immediately stopped ascending. After a brief pause, it continued to attack the sky with lightning rings, restricting its flight path to prevent the Sky Comet Dragon from dispersing the clouds with its charge.
*Pēng!* One Dragon Piercer suddenly jammed, and the other two also stopped rotating.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon's body briefly stalled, and it began to pull away outwards.
*Pūchī! Pūchī!*
As it broke free from the tips, two horrifying wounds appeared on its back.
However, it did not fly away but instead ascended upside down.
Its claws slowly descended onto the tips of the two Dragon Piercers.
*Chīlā! Hōng!*
As golden lightning flashed on the tips, the two Dragon Piercers were easily snapped, and its body began to ascend.
"It seems there's a problem with the Dragon-Breaker Cannon firing, meow!"
Although Dilu's head was spinning, she endured the dizziness and peered through the binoculars to assess the situation.
"Puxian and Yudora are both there, I trust them! Huìhuì! Let's go hold it off."
*Āo!* Huìhuì chirped and dived straight down.
BOOM! The two dragons collided in mid-air.
The Thunder-Resistant Dragon, its body inverted, plummeted to the top of the pit. Using the strong updraft, its body began to slowly rise.
Huìhuì's gun wings erupted with six streams of red flames, pushing down with full force.
However, a massive lightning ball was rapidly condensing in the Thunder-Resistant Dragon's raised claws.
On the battlements, over a dozen people were pushing the Dragon-Breaker Cannon's crank with all their might.
Yudora, seeing the two dragons fighting, knew that Li Fan was buying them time and shouted, putting all her strength into it.
Li Fan, looking at the surging lightning ball below, was also extremely anxious.
"Dilu! How's it going over there!"
"More than ten people are pushing the crank, meow! It feels like it can be done!"
Dilu reported.
Seeing the two detached Dragon Piercer tips floating nearby, also aiming at Huìhuì, Li Fan felt he couldn't wait any longer.
"Dilu! Countdown from ten!"
"Okay, meow! Ten! Nine! Eight!..."
"Huìhuì! Listen to my command!"
*Āo!*
"Four! Three! Two!..."
"Yudora! Puxian! Fire the cannon quickly!!!"
Li Fan shouted with all his might.
BOOM! A deafening roar echoed.
Countless barnacles were shaken loose from the diagonally upward-pointing cannon barrel.
A plume of black smoke dispersed from the muzzle.
"Retreat!"
*Zhīlāng!* Both gun wings turned forward.
With a spray of red flames, Huìhuì rapidly retreated.
*Sō! Pū! Hōng!*
The giant Dragon-Breaker Cannon projectile landed on the Thunder-Resistant Dragon, exploding upon impact.
Its body plummeted down amidst the smoke and fire, falling back into the giant pit.
Li Fan pressed his body close to the shield, retrieving the Horned Dragon Lance from his back.
In a shield-blocking stance, he extended the lance outside the shield.
The tip of the lance was held level, its forearm horizontal to it, forming a straight line.
"It's time to end this."
Li Fan took a deep breath and sighed.
"Are you going to use that move, meow?"
Dilu exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes. Huìhuì, the speed you need to achieve later must be slightly faster than when you released the Red Star Skyfall. This way, the dragon aura protection that overflows from your body can expand to envelop me."
Li Fan instructed.
*Āo!*
Huìhuì responded, its gun wings reversing to propel it upwards.
The recently reformed dark clouds were once again ripped open by the shockwave, creating a large hole.
The Dragon Palace Ruins on the sea quickly shrank, becoming a black dot.