Just then, the stone-paved streets of Emerald City burst apart.
Countless enormous roots emerged from the ground, all of them attacking Sa.
Mu Lun had actually been guarding against that inexplicable sense of danger all along. He did not know where it came from, so he dared not let his guard down in the slightest.
But after Sa fired, he realized where that sense of danger came from.
The gun in Sa's hand was very dangerous!
Once he had identified the source of the danger, Mu Lun actually became more composed.
Only unknown dangers were frightening. A known danger was no longer a danger.
Just as a venomous snake was only deadly while it remained hidden and undiscovered, its threat diminished greatly once it was exposed to sunlight.
Facing the roots' attacks, Sa split two Floating Cannons off from her armor. Their lasers swept across the roots, severing the smaller ones and leaving scorch marks even on the thick ones.
She seized the chance to leap through a gap, but the moment she landed, she sensed danger and glanced toward Mu Lun.
"Storm Dragon Breath!"
Just then, Mu Lun thrust his upper body forward. In that instant, his head became a dragon's head, and his upper body swelled into a giant dragon as he opened his mouth and spewed a terrifying storm.
Although his name was Mu Lun, his truly powerful spells were actually wind-based.
Sa fired repeatedly, sending bullet after bullet into the storm, but the fierce winds acted like a shield, blocking every shot.
Suddenly, masses of roots burst from the ground and twisted toward Sa to strangle her. At the last possible moment, however, Owl rushed to her side, swiftly swinging the Form-Slaying Sword to sever the attacking roots.
But as soon as he blocked that attack,