Steel Dragon, seeing that communication was impossible, ceased its attempts.
Its head tilted back, and several streams of white mist converged in its mouth.
*Snap!*
Dragon energy gathered on its four claws dispersed.
Taking advantage of the opening created by the Crimson Glow being forced back by red and black lightning, a tornado erupted from the Steel Dragon's maw.
Unlike the breath attacks of ordinary monsters, which gradually lost energy once they left the body, the tornado spat by the Steel Dragon was different. Its force and size rapidly expanded and intensified with time.
*Whoosh! Whoosh!*
Crystal fragments from the collapsed area were continuously sucked in, spinning rapidly within the storm.
Facing the continuously expanding tornado before it, the Crimson Glow shielded itself with one wing, attempting to force its way through. However, sensing a large number of broken spikes, it immediately slowed its advance.
Meanwhile, the Inferno Dragon, facing the relentless assault of the Barroth, the Brachydios, the Tigrex, the Nargacuga, the small idiot, and the mischievous one, had no chance to breathe. After only a few exchanges, dozens of wounds appeared all over its body.
It keenly sensed that these monsters not only possessed considerable individual combat strength but also showed no fear of Elder Dragons and even coordinated their attacks.
The Inferno Dragon surveyed the surrounding monsters, propped itself up with its claws, and let out a roar.
*ROAR!*
*Chirr!*
Orange-yellow patterns flared along the edges of its scales and armor.
*Hoo~*
Flames erupted from the gaps, igniting on the Inferno Dragon's body.
Intense light and scorching hot air radiated outwards, plunging the world into an orange-red hue.
*Boom! Boom!*...
The ghostfire dust and hot wind immediately ignited upon contact.
The Barroth ceased its dust dispersal.
*Hiss...*
Many of the Brachydios's corrosive bugs fell to the ground, dead. It became hesitant about whether to retreat.
The pain from the high-temperature scorching intensified the Tigrex's fighting spirit, but it was uncertain how long it could endure.
The only one relatively at ease was the Nargacuga.
Not only was it unaffected, but it even began experimenting with rubbing its tail blade against the hot wind to increase its temperature.
The small idiot and the mischievous one, flying in the air, also ignored the threat of the hot wind. However, realizing that their hellfire projectiles couldn't harm the Inferno Dragon, they could only fly at a lower altitude, circling and waiting for an opportunity for close combat.
The monster squad's response was somewhat orderly, but they clearly lacked a commander to make decisions.
"Li Fan! Your back is on fire, meow!"
Li Fan, hearing Dilu's cry, tried to stomp out the flames with his paws.
Unfortunately, this only ignited his own fur without any effect.
"How much further?"
Li Fan, running, shouted and asked.
"In the air... about... 70 meters, meow!"
"Hold on tight!"
Li Fan said, performing two consecutive rolls forward, shaking off the flames.
The fire-resistant coating on his outfit had already turned into a layer of cracked black ash. To move more lightly, Li Fan tore off his outfit and discarded it.
Although he had successfully attracted the attention of the Pyre Queen, her tenacity was far beyond imagination.
The most difficult aspect was that the Pyre Queen's pursuit ability was gradually increasing during this chase.
She was gradually learning how to hunt down a human hunter.
As for why she was only accumulating experience now, Li Fan speculated that previous hunters either fled without engaging in a pursuit or died before the chase even began!
*ROAR!* The Inferno Dragon leaped forward, lunging at the ferocious-looking Tigrex.
Facing the Tigrex's claw swipes, the Inferno Dragon did not dodge.
It lowered its head to endure the attack while pressing its right claw towards the Tigrex's skull.
*Splat!* Hot blood and a large amount of dust from its mane scattered into the air.
*Bang!* The claw wound on its face did not stop the Inferno Dragon's assault.
The Tigrex's mouth, opened to its maximum, was pressed into the crystalline rock wall of the ground.
After pinning it with a single claw, the Inferno Dragon swung its tail to strike the Barroth attacking from behind.
The ghostfire dust emanating from the pores on its forearms detonated in mid-air.
Due to the extreme heat, the ghostfire dust could not accumulate for a full detonation, limiting its impact. However, it still caused the Barroth to shift its body slightly upwards, avoiding the tail swipe.
The Barroth dug its claws into the orange-glowing seams of the Inferno Dragon's back shell, gripping tightly.
Ensuring its balance, it lowered its body and bit down on a backward-curving horn.
The Inferno Dragon's head was pulled back, and it felt unable to break free. It could only continue fighting with the Barroth on its back.
Even though the Brachydios's corrosive bugs were not all dead, they couldn't accumulate dragon energy. So, they resorted to holding the Inferno Dragon's legs with their forelimbs to restrict its movement.
The small idiot and the mischievous one, circling at low altitude, felt it was an excellent opportunity to attack. However, the problem was that there was no longer any place to grip on the Inferno Dragon.
*Hiss, hiss, hiss...*
Amidst the scorching heat and the sound of burning, a smell of charring wafted through the air.
The monsters suddenly understood the source of the Inferno Dragon's confidence in enduring their attacks.
As long as it wished, it could stay in this hot wind indefinitely. However, the monster squad could not.
*Woaoo...*
A muffled roar from the Nargacuga suddenly enlightened the other monsters.
The Inferno Dragon looked in that direction and saw the Zinogre slowly advancing towards it, while simultaneously heating its tail blade with its mouth.
*ROAR!* The Brachydios, still capable of roaring, immediately responded to the Zinogre.
Indicating that they would do their best to restrain it!
The Inferno Dragon became agitated, swiping its claws, kicking its legs, and wagging its tail, spinning in place.
Under the dragging and swinging, the Barroth and the Brachydios could only rely on their physical strength to hold on.
*Whoosh, creak...*
At this moment, a crisp chewing sound from below caught the Inferno Dragon's attention.
Its head, unable to lower due to the horn pulling it back, could only glance downwards.
Seeing that the Brute Tigrex, pinned under its claw, was gnawing on dragon crystals, the Inferno Dragon was immediately confused.
Before it could even react to what was happening, the Tigrex's two sturdy forelimbs suddenly rose, creating supports on the ground.
*Bang! Bang!*...
Its claws pressed down, revealing two depressions in the ground.
Lifting, moving forward, lifting, moving forward...
Supported by its two forelimbs, the Tigrex crawled forward.
As for the crystalline ground blocking its path, it was crushed and broken by its sharp teeth.
The Inferno Dragon, being pushed backward, felt the Tigrex's pushing force gradually increase, but it was reluctant to move its foreclaw from its head.
Because once it broke free from the restraint, it would be even harder to deal with.
So, it could only concentrate its strength on its right claw, continuing to apply pressure.
However, this did not stop the forward momentum. The Tigrex's low-to-the-ground charge became faster and faster. The Inferno Dragon could only press its claws into the ground to resist.
*ROAR!*
At this moment, a roar from the Zinogre came. The Tigrex, following the sound, immediately changed its direction of charge, its body rapidly turning.
The Inferno Dragon, inexplicably experiencing a U-turn, suddenly realized that they were trying to make it face its back to receive an attack, losing its ability to resist.
It had no choice but to reluctantly lift its right claw, breaking free from the Tigrex's restraint.
However, before its claw could land after lifting, it was suddenly grabbed by an extremely strong force.
*Crack!*
The Tigrex's wide-open mouth followed, biting down on the Inferno Dragon's right forelimb.
The Inferno Dragon found it impossible to break free now.
"Hoo~ Can we talk..."
Before Li Fan, who had turned around, could finish speaking, the Pyre Queen lunged at him.
He rolled to dodge, and then got up and ran, all in one fluid motion.
The accumulation of combat experience was mutual. Through frequent dodging and running, Li Fan had also mastered some coping techniques.
The difference between them was that the Pyre Queen could make countless mistakes, while Li Fan could not afford even one.
"You keep targeting me like this, aren't you afraid the Inferno Dragon will be in danger?"
As Li Fan asked, he mentally communicated with Eudora, asking her to come and switch shifts quickly.
What was intended as a question to stall the Pyre Queen's attack had an even better effect.
The Pyre Queen immediately stopped pursuing and hovered in the air, flapping her wings.
*ROAR~*
"Even though it hasn't received a blessing, with those monsters... it's still a hundred years too early."
The Pyre Queen's confident reply made Li Fan vaguely sense that something was wrong, so he looked towards the combat area.
"The dust concentration over there..."
Looking at the orange-red, swirling area filled with countless specks of light, Li Fan felt a sense of dread.
"I'm here!"
Eudora shouted and descended from high above.
Dilu took out a disc with large areas of burnt brown from the disc drive and loaded Eudora's disc into it.
"Just try to hold them off!"
Li Fan reminded, then quickly ran forward with a capture ball.
"Small idiot! Mischievous! Ascend!"
Upon hearing this command, the small idiot and the mischievous one were a bit confused, but they flapped their wings and complied.
All four monsters simultaneously felt the recall signal from the capture ball.
However, at this moment, three monsters were responsible for pinning the Inferno Dragon, and one was attacking. They were indispensable.
*ROAR!* The Barroth released the horn it was holding in its mouth, indicating, "I'll stay, you two retreat first."
*ROAR!* The Brachydios said, "No, we go together."
*Munch, munch~* The Tigrex, biting the right forelimb, said nothing that anyone could understand.
But judging by its actions, it probably didn't want to retreat either.
In fact, before the recall signal arrived, the monster squad had already sensed something was wrong.
As an unavoidable heavy blow approached, the Inferno Dragon surprisingly gave up resisting and appeared very calm.
But no one wanted to give up the opportunity for attack that they had fought so hard for.
*ROAR~*
The Inferno Dragon let out a sigh.
Indicating that it hadn't expected such loyalty among them.
*ROAR!*
The Barroth roared unhappily, indicating, "Why are you talking?" Then it bit down on the Inferno Dragon's horn again, dragging it backward.
The Inferno Dragon said no more. Its waist bent, and its body began to curl. The hot wind's temperature rose again, and all the specks of light floating in the orange-red world suddenly became still.
A moment later, the flow and speed of the floating specks of light all synchronized, as if controlled by something.
The Barroth, gritting its teeth and pulling, was deeply shocked.
Ghostfire dust could also be controlled to some extent, but compared to the scene of countless specks dancing in the air, it was insignificant.
*ROAR!*
The Barroth released its bite and let out a very resolute roar.
Its meaning was simple: escape!
*Fwoosh~ Fwoosh~ Fwoosh~*
Three white lights flew out from the orange-red and entered the capture ball.
"Barroth, Brachydios, Tigrex... where's the Nargacuga?"
"Li Fan! Something's wrong over there, meow!"
Dilu gave a warning.
*Buzz!* A circle of blinding white light flashed.
Li Fan grabbed Dilu and leaped to the ground.
*BOOM!* The orange-red circular area transformed into a bulging giant fireball, which exploded outwards.
The violent explosion lasted for tens of seconds, with sounds of ground cracking and collapsing, as if the entire world was trembling.
Waiting for the shockwaves to subside, Li Fan brushed off the crystal fragments that had splashed onto him, stood up, and looked around.
Under the sky that had returned to a deep blue, a huge circular crater, emitting wisps of heat, appeared on the ground.
Besides the Inferno Dragon at the core, only the Nargacuga lay on its side at the edge of the crater.
Li Fan immediately recalled the severely injured and unconscious Nargacuga, which quickly transformed into white light and entered the ball.
The Inferno Dragon's eyes flashed with surprise at this sight.
It had expected a Supernova to take them all out.
Instead, they had all vanished into thin air. However, Li Fan's appearance seemed to provide an explanation.
"Damn it! Don't run!"
Eudora's shout was heard. The Pyre Queen ignored her and flew directly towards the Inferno Dragon's location.
It seemed the activation of the Supernova had made the Pyre Queen very concerned.
After observing the Inferno Dragon, whose shell was darkened and body covered in wounds, for a moment, Li Fan thought it was an excellent opportunity to attack.
However, the only ones who could participate in the battle now were the small idiot, the mischievous one, and Xixi.
On the other side, the Pyre Queen had only expended some stamina at most. Although the Steel Dragon was being held back by the Crimson Glow, if they couldn't contain the Pyre Queen and her mate, the situation would likely turn around quickly.
*ROAR~*
The Inferno Dragon looked up at the sky and let out a low growl.
Indicating, "I'm fine, go save my brother."
The Pyre Queen's gaze deepened. Even as monsters, they could tell this suggestion was met with displeasure.
However, she still followed the Inferno Dragon as it ascended and headed towards the combat area.
Li Fan, finally having a moment to breathe, immediately checked the monsters' conditions.
Melted shells, severe burns, charred scales...
The types of injuries were highly similar. However, the Nargacuga, which had taken a Supernova head-on, had relatively milder negative status effects from the burns. Li Fan speculated that the damage it sustained was mainly from the shockwave caused by the explosion.
As he released the Nargacuga from the capture ball and transferred it to the healing ball, it let out a low cry from its smoke-billowing mouth.
Its meaning was, "I landed that cut, remember to tell the other monsters."
"Don't worry, I'll tell every monster," Li Fan reassured. Then, the Nargacuga's head tilted, its tongue lolled out of its mouth onto the ground, and a crystal-clear dragon tear slid from its closed eye.
"Wuwuwu~ Nargacuga, meow..."
Dilu, seeing this, cried sadly, covering her eyes.
"Nargacuga is just unconscious," Li Fan informed, placing it into the healing ball.
"Oh... I thought that expression meant it had died, meow." Dilu quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"Damn Pyre Queen, she completely ignored my attacks... How's your situation?" Eudora asked, descending from the sky.
"Not very ideal. Although we inflicted a lot of damage on the Inferno Dragon and consumed a lot of its dust, it still has the energy to fight, and the three Elder Dragons haven't unleashed their combined technique yet," Li Fan said with some worry.
"They haven't unleashed it yet? And the Pyre Queen doesn't want to fight me... Are they saving their energy to deal with the Crimson Glow?" Eudora speculated.
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