After the beam of light faded, Ferguson had vanished without a trace. The roof of the lone building where he had stood now bore a hole nearly ten meters in diameter. The dust filling the battlefield seemed to have been swept away by the pillar of light, revealing the little elf sitting blankly on the other side of the district. She held the Demon Slayer Spear in her hands, while Sini lay sprawled atop her head. The two of them waved frantically and shouted in panic, "No, it wasn't the little elf's fault! It fired by itself!"
"The Demon Slayer Spear!" When Cooper saw the spear in the little elf's hands, he cried out, "You're people from the Floyd Family!"
"How dare you—!" Malthus growled deeply. Although it did not care about the life or death of a mere ant, someone had dared to act right under its nose. This was nothing short of **blatantly trampling on a dragon's dignity. In an instant, countless golden vortexes surged into existence in the pitch-black night sky. Countless meteors trailing flames shot out from them, forming a rain of fire that covered nearly half of Greystone Town and appeared directly above the little elf and Sini.
"Ah—!" Seeing the terrifying scene, the little elf and Sini went weak in the knees. They hugged each other and burst into tears. "Mommy, the little elf doesn't want to die!"
The human and dragon had nowhere to evade. Certain that they were doomed this time, they clung tightly to each other and trembled for quite some time. Although their ears were filled with explosions and the earth shook and roared, the expected death never arrived. Curious, they opened their eyes, only to see a spectacular scene before them: the rain of fire swept across half the