The night was illuminated by sparkling dust, and the surrounding area became bright as day for an instant, dispelling darkness and shadows.
However, it only lasted for a moment.
Garos's huge, powerful dragon wings whipped up a gale, scattering the sparkling dust and sending countless points of light drifting in all directions like fireflies, shattering the blinding white glow.
His eyes narrowed, his dragon pupils slit, locking onto the Fairy Dragon ahead.
Whoosh!
Flying sand and stones filled the air as fragments of rock and dead branches were flung everywhere.
Garos brutally sliced the trees blocking his path in half and pursued the Fairy Dragon in a straight line.
The Fairy Dragon lightly skimmed over the treetops.
Hearing the enormous commotion approaching from behind, its silver-gray butterfly wings beat, producing a pleasant sound like flowing water cascading from a snow-capped mountain peak.
Illusory Sound Art!
The sound drilled into Garos's ears, making his mind sway as the scenery before him began to twist and distort.
The stones covering the ground and the towering trees around him seemed to come alive, sprouting arms and legs as they bounced and swayed in place. Then, with their newly grown mouths, they sang piercing nursery rhymes, creating a bizarre and grotesque scene.
"An illusion?!"
Garos's heart tightened. He raised a claw and heavily smacked himself on the head.
Before acquiring the proper countermeasure, physically striking one's own head could suppress the effects of an illusion to some extent.
Bang!
Garos's head shook, leaving him slightly dizzy.
Under the impact of the dizziness, the chaotic nursery rhymes in his ears vanished, and the dancing stones and trees stopped, returning to normal.
Taking advantage of the illusion's interference with Garos, the Fairy Dragon Vera fled even farther away.
It weaved through the treetops, curled its tail