A Deathmatch of Every Instant and Breath

"Rumble..."

At that moment, the entire battlefield began to tremble, and wave after wave of thunderous roars rang out.

The nearly thousand-meter-long dragon crashed heavily into the earth. Calling it earth-shaking would not be an exaggeration in the slightest.

The ground seemed to have suffered a tremendous blow, trembling repeatedly as if struck directly by a meteorite and sending clouds of dust billowing into the air.

"Roar...!"

Beidou lay there, desperately trying to prop herself up, but the hole in her dragon body seemed to defy her will. She could only raise her upper body before collapsing again.

The Dragon Spirit True Word empowering her began to fade, causing her strength to plummet.

The monstrous Cu Chulainn flashed before Beidou.

"Is that all?"

Cu Chulainn spoke coldly to Beidou.

"Even a legendary dragon species can't avoid ending up in this miserable state before absolute power, can it?"

Cu Chulainn spat out words meant to humiliate his enemy.

Of course, he did not truly mean them. He was merely making his usual cold remark.

"A dragon that can't fight is no different from any stray cat or dog by the roadside. It's just a little bigger."

Cu Chulainn raised his sharp claws high.

"I'll send you on your way now, dragon."

As he spoke, the magical power on Cu Chulainn's claws surged, transforming into scarlet flames before he swung them down at Beidou.

But...

"Don't even think about it!"

A shield-bearing figure rushed before Beidou like the wind, raising her shield high to meet the descending claws.

"Clang----!"

Another crisp clash erupted into a soul-shaking shockwave. Along with the impact, it shattered the ground beneath the two combatants' feet, causing the fragile earth to sink further and become a ruined pit.

"Ungh...!"

Mashu felt an unmatched force surge through her shield,