A scarlet streak tore across the darkened sky.
Dragon Soaring World moved at blinding speed, trailing a long tail of scarlet flame. The hard black wasteland was gouged into a deep trench wherever he passed.
"Roar!"
The newly born Hydra was the first to react.
Each of its nine massive heads embodied a different form of jealousy. They rose together and unleashed nine differently colored Destruction Breaths at the oncoming scarlet figure!
Poison, acid, curses, shadow... Nine torrents of energy wove into an inescapable net, sealing off every path ahead of Dragon Soaring World.
"He's taking all their fire!"
"Support him, quick!"
In the distant ranks of Yan Country players, countless mages instinctively began chanting spells to help him.
But they could not chant fast enough to keep up with his charge.
Facing breaths that could melt a hundred-player squad in an instant, Dragon Soaring World showed no intention of dodging or blocking.
He did not even slow down!
Just before he collided with the nine torrents, the Battle Blade in his hand finally moved.
No dazzling skill. No blade light soaring into the sky.
He simply drew a diagonal line upward with a casual swing.
Hiss—
A tearing sound so faint it was almost inaudible.
The net of energy formed from nine laws split down the middle as cleanly as a sheet of thin paper.
Dragon Soaring World shot through the opening without a scratch.
For the first time, brief confusion appeared in Hydra's nine pairs of eyes, so full of malice and jealousy.
Before it could understand what had happened, the scarlet afterimage was already in front of it.
Another simple slash.
A horizontal cut.
A fine line of blood appeared across all nine of Hydra's necks at once.
The next second—
Splurt!
Nine massive heads flew into