Fafnir had planned to attempt his advancement only after making every possible preparation, but now, if he did not advance, death was his only path.
He had no choice but to force his way through and seek life in the jaws of death!
Once he embedded all the Base Runes into his scales, they linked together and began writhing madly, as though they had come alive.
"Aaaaaah!"
In an instant, countless cracks appeared across Fafnir's body. His eyes reddened as he roared in agony.
"Renmei, stop him!"
Nameless saw what was happening. Though he did not know what Fafnir was doing, he knew they could not let him continue.
Lin Renmei needed no reminder. She was already charging upward. In a flash, she appeared above Fafnir's head and brought her foot down toward his skull.
If that kick landed, it would blow his head apart.
But Fafnir had no strength left to dodge Lin Renmei's attack. He could only watch helplessly as her foot descended.
Evolve, damn it!!!!
Fafnir's eyes nearly split with strain as he screamed inside his mind.
Boom!
An earth-shaking blast rang out. Lin Renmei's kick blew Fafnir's head apart, and his enormous body slammed into the ground. The entire Subduing Dragon Mountain Range split into pieces, while the shock wave flattened even the distant peaks.
At last, the shock wave became a gale that swept across the continent and raised waves at sea, surging toward Mingzhu City, which was still being rebuilt on the continent beyond.
Lin Renmei landed and breathed out a puff of hot air, her gaze fixed on the headless Fafnir.
"Don't let your guard down. Fafnir isn't dead yet!" Nameless warned at once.
Fafnir had revived from a lump of flesh and grown into his present form. He did not have the