"Bang—"
The light of the stars blazed brilliantly.
The dark-red head froze in an expression of ferocity and terror before exploding with a bang, leaving behind only a massive headless dragon body. The dragon's corpse hung silently in midair for several seconds before losing the power that had kept it aloft and beginning to fall. It crashed into the ground with a boom, shaking the earth and sending clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
And just now, at the spot where the Six-Winged Duke's head had been pierced,
A dazzling trail of starlight had passed through.
Two Legendary Realm Blood-colored Giant Dragons that happened to be along this path widened their dragon eyes before their massive bodies were annihilated in the brilliant starlight.
Time seemed to freeze.
Even the surging Red Mist froze in place at this instant.
Hunting Duke Pupil Blade's enormous pupils contracted, then widened again until they were perfectly round.
"It was humans! Humans launched the attack!"
Pupil Blade glanced at himself, then looked toward the only remaining Hunting Duke.
Neither of them had the cross-shaped starlight mark.
He relaxed slightly.
"Dark Flame, watch out for human ambushes. Hurry and activate our weapons!"
"Human ambushes won't work a second time!"
The Dark Flame Duke glared furiously.
He flew toward the Filth Great Pillar.
He remained on guard against his surroundings, confident that with his mind fully focused, even a Law Realm expert could not ambush him.
Dark flames had already begun burning fiercely across his body. They were his weapon, and also his armor.
His consciousness suddenly seemed to be peeled away.
Time had already stopped.
All things receded into the distance, leaving only a vast, boundless pure white before him.
And,
A woman standing in the boundless whiteness, as scarlet as blood.
"Welcome to the