At the same time, Uchiha Madara sensed that something was wrong. Although the Lightning Bird was already flying at tremendous speed, something even faster seemed to be closing in on their group.
"What's going on?" Belaque watched as the Lightning Bird suddenly accelerated in panic without anyone commanding it, while Uchiha Madara's expression had turned grave as well.
Though Belaque did not know what was happening, she could tell from the situation that something had definitely gone wrong.
Suddenly, a sound Uchiha Madara had never heard before rang out behind them. The Lightning Bird flew forward at full speed, desperately risking everything. An animal's sixth sense was the most accurate; for the Lightning Bird to be this frightened, its natural predator must be approaching.
"Something is coming from behind, and it is definitely after our Lightning Bird. Watch yourself," Uchiha Madara said to Belaque.
When Uchiha Madara turned to look at Belaque, he found her face filled with terror.
Seeing her expression, Uchiha Madara smiled. "Why do you seem even more scared than the Lightning Bird?"
"A dragon..." Belaque muttered, then shouted at Uchiha Madara, "There's a dragon behind us! That sound just now was a dragon's roar! A dragon is following us!"
"A dragon scared you this badly?" Uchiha Madara said with a smile. "So you old hand are just putting on a brave face after all."
"You definitely aren't from our Elzeran Continent!" Belaque looked at Uchiha Madara and said, "I can tell from your attitude toward dragons. You simply don't understand how terrifying dragons are."
"Belaque, humans stand at the top of the food chain. How could people be afraid of animals?" Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"When you see that the opponent before you is larger than you, smarter than you, and stronger than you