After

The massive domain continued to press northward, slowly filling the gap Akso and the Three-Headed Dragon Lizard had torn open.

As expected of an expert at the upper end of Level Seven. When he erupted with his full strength, the power was simply absurd, the destructive force utterly astonishing. If this had happened in Wasen Fort, without the protection of the Wizard Tower, it could have wiped out the entire city outright.

No wonder experts above Level Seven were not allowed to act freely. If they unleashed their full power, what city could withstand it?

Of course, that was mainly because they were in the sky. On the ground, it probably would not have had this effect.

Even so, it was still astonishing.

The storm slowly swept onward. Dole was not worried; the destruction of several dozen kilometers of land would not have much impact. He had been ready to strike the Dragon Bat with lightning just now, but the Three-Headed Dragon Lizard had disrupted it.

Such an enormous storm domain was naturally no mere display. There was only one obvious purpose behind making such a grand show of force: deterrence—overwhelming deterrence.

Once the trade route was opened in the future, ordinary Magic Beasts would not require his attention. As for high-level Magic Beasts, he could use the storm to clear them out.

After all, they would be paying him taxes. It was only right that he expend a little strength to protect them.

Thinking of this, he felt that road construction could now begin gradually.

The route was currently being studied. Road-building crews and Wizards could already begin recruitment; once the route was finalized, construction could commence.

They would not pass through Du City. Instead, they would build a road directly from north of Du City. Even if Du