The Emperor and the Dragon King locked eyes.
Axel narrowed his eyes, while Helm, the Dragon King beyond the planet's atmosphere, remained silent.
But soon, Axel withdrew his hand. He actually smiled and no longer looked toward Dragon Island.
The other Fifth Energy Level powerhouses watching this scene with their own agendas frowned slightly.
—Strange.
It had to be said, Axel's actions were truly bizarre... Setting aside his inexplicable attack on the Maze Lord earlier, after failing with one strike, he had attacked a second time—and had even wanted to attack a third.
Fifth Energy Level powerhouses did not think things like "going easy on juniors," "attacking again would lower one's standing," or "saving face." If necessary, they would act... But this was no mortal enmity, so why waste his own power attacking a Maze Lord who theoretically had nothing to do with him?
And stranger things were yet to come...
Every Fifth Energy Level powerhouse present could see that the Maze Lord had been headed for Dragon Island from the very beginning.
And in response, Helm Donabervil, the Gale Dragon King who had lain dormant for decades, had actually awakened from his silence and personally come to receive him.
Who exactly was that? What was his identity?
The powerful figures turned the matter over in their minds. Before long, they learned of the Maze Lord's existence, as well as "its" possible identity, from the surviving expedition members.
The second-generation Immovable Fortress... The Maze Lord fought him, then vanished. When it appeared again, it soared into the heavens?
Immovable Fortress?
...So that was it.
For a moment, they all looked in Axel's direction, thoughtful.
Clearly, Axel, who had personally arrived at Half-Moon Lake, had had enough time to discover the Dark Gold True Dragon's real identity... Whatever his reasons for