Bang! A suddenly flying stone struck Cort squarely on the head. The skill-enhanced stone exploded beside his head, and Cort, whose flight path had been steady, instantly began swaying as if drunk.
"Cort!" Dos Antony anxiously used Mental Power to communicate with his dragon, checking on his injuries.
"Roar!" Clearly enraged by those insects, Cort chose not to answer Dos Antony's mental call. He suddenly tilted his head and dove straight down.
"Dos!" Ajax turned and shouted. The Thunder Dragon's sudden dive left her confused, but she did not hesitate. She pulled the reins and guided Renoil, the Blazing Wing Fire Dragon, back around.
"Did the dragon fall?" Ismir, who was leading the troops in retreat, looked up at Dos Antony, who seemed to be playing at free fall, and asked worriedly.
"Pah! Don't say such unlucky things! That's the sign of a dragon's diving attack! I mean close combat! That big guy is about to land!" Ymir grabbed a Nature Guardian whose legs had gone weak and turned to Ismir.
"What?" Ismir spread his hands, still not understanding the seriousness of the situation.
"Run! Run now! The faster, the better!" As the dragon drew closer to the ground, Ymir saw the lightning winding around his body and the tearing currents of air dragged down by his Dragon Claws.
"Go!" Ismir might not have understood what was happening, but following Ymir could not be wrong!
Boom! A terrifying shockwave came from behind them. Ismir was launched into the air by the dreadful force at his back. The blast swept through the entire forest, uprooting countless trees! Many soldiers were hurled away by the shockwave, leaving the scene in utter ruin.
"Roar!" An enraged, resounding Dragon's Roar rang through the forest. Cort, descending from the heavens, had used Magnetic Storm Drop!