Seeing Mountain Stone lying on the ground, the dragon head grew unusually excited. It raised its head high and let out a long howl that echoed through the heavens.
Gromar walked over to the Earth Bear, pressing a beastly claw onto Mountain Stone's back. The dragon head opened its mouth full of sharp fangs, its long tongue gently licking the Earth Bear's head. Cruelty gleamed in its eyes; clearly, it could no longer wait to taste the little thing that had kept causing it trouble.
As a rapid string of incantations was spoken, a hundred-meter-tall giant of flame stepped out of a portal. Its enormous flaming fist slammed into the giant beast's side.
Caught off guard by the pain, Gromar let out a scream and staggered as it fell sideways.
Standing on the flame giant's shoulder, Naes looked at Mountain Stone in the deep pit, covered in blood and already reverted from its mana-boosted state, and let out a breath of relief.
Thank goodness he had made it in time. This damned island had pitifully few fire elements. If Mountain Stone had been killed, that old fellow Angella would have been devastated.
Nar directed the flame giant to lift the unconscious Earth Bear from the pit and gently place him beside his old friend.
"Angella, leave this to me.
You'd better hurry up.
We still have to go find Makuhert together.
When the time comes, we'll settle both old and new scores."
With that, he and the flame giant advanced toward the giant beast that had climbed back to its feet.
"Come on! Come on!
You disgusting thing.
Let me see what you can do."
The giant beast Gromar slowly climbed to its feet, swaying its body. Its several differently shaped heads all turned toward the flame giant before them,