People could be a little badass sometimes, sure—but when it wasn't their turn to take the stage, that was all there was to them. General Bude was a perfect example.
After encountering the same long-haired young man's face for the seventh time, he finally couldn't take it anymore. The veins on his forehead bulged furiously. "Enough! Just how many brothers are there among you!?"
That Azure Dragon had furiously flaunted its presence across the sky, then left without doing anything after lingering for a while. It hadn't caused the Imperial Capital the slightest bit of damage. Still, it gave those politicians something to boast about—how utterly amazing the Imperial Capital was, how all those rumors were complete trash! Look, even a Dangerous Beast that could bring down natural disasters just by turning over hadn't affected the Imperial Capital at all!
In short, once the dragon left, Bude had intended to hurry over and see what was happening at the arena. After all, that was where the chaos had begun...
But he ran into far too many things along the way. Those rioters who were hard to kill weren't much of an issue—his lightning happened to counter them, and turning them straight into charcoal would settle things. The ones that wouldn't die from electrocution were troublesome, though. Of course, leaving aside those small fry, the one he found even more troublesome was someone else: Jiu Ming.
The first time he encountered the guy, the other party had blasted him away without a shred of reason. The second time, Bude naturally didn't waste words and went straight into battle. The piledrivers on his arms fired beams like laser guns. Naturally, the Shadow Clone, clueless as it was, was blown apart before long. That was at least some consolation. But the moment it