The dragon transformed from the silver-haired young man was ultimately stronger by a notch, and soon forced the Undying Puppet onto the defensive. Yet the Undying Puppet's "undying and indestructible" nature also caused the Holy Dragon no small amount of suffering.
Just then, the metal giant abruptly vanished. Slightly taken aback, the Holy Dragon reverted to human form and fixed his gaze on Catherine once more—only to be even more astonished, for the Faith Armor on Catherine's body had vanished as well.
The Holy Dragon's first thought was that his enemy had exhausted her strength, but he immediately dismissed it. Clearly, this woman still had plenty left in reserve, so why...
The answer was revealed at once as the little girl cried out happily, "Daddy!"
Immediately afterward, the space sealed off by the Holy Dragon gave a violent shudder and actually collapsed.
The Holy Dragon was horrified. Before he could react, his face tightened as an terrifying force had already seized him.
For the first time, he could clearly feel death so close at hand. If those five fingers exerted even a little force, his head—and even his entire soul—would be crushed to pieces. No matter how powerful a Holy Dragon's regenerative abilities were, there would be only one road left: death.
From beginning to end, the Holy Dragon had been utterly unable to resist. This was complete, absolute suppression by strength.
That woman actually had such a terrifying companion! Right—had that little girl just called him "Daddy"?
Damn it! His entire body was unable to move, and even his soul seemed frozen by some aura of destruction. Even if he wanted to use a secret technique to summon His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, he could not do it!
Just as the Holy Dragon sank into despair, a voice sounded