Dragon-Snake Battle

Nikolayevich had poured countless hours of effort into creating this Fire Elemental.

Elementals with a single attribute like Fire Elementals had an even lower chance of surviving in nature. Nikolayevich had happened upon a young Fire Elemental on the verge of death, then painstakingly nurtured its strength until it reached Legendary rank and could finally help him.

Through that process, Nikolayevich had also come to understand Fire Elementals inside and out. His Fire Elemental was fearsome in battle. With a long howl, it charged ahead of him, countless flaming blades bursting from its arms. They formed two tornadoes of fire that tore into the enemy ranks. Flesh and blood flew, and in an instant, bloody rain fell for miles around...

Just as Hiddink and Nikolayevich passed through the Space-Time Gate into the Mist World, their quarry—High Priest Sonic—appeared openly in the real world.

Sonic was a cunning old fox. With his feints and unpredictable movements, he had fooled both Hiddink and Headmaster Nikolayevich. When he reappeared in Faerun City, cracks covered his face. It seemed his body could no longer bear the Divine Power and was beginning to tear apart. He paid it no mind. Green flames danced in his eyes as he looked down over the doomed city, unmoved by the slaughter of its citizens or the collapse of all order. People screamed as vicious supernatural creatures hunted them like sheep.

Sonic looked up. The projection of the Divine Kingdom that had long hovered above Faerun City was growing clearer. After absorbing the souls of hundreds of thousands of slaughtered people, the projection of the Nature God's Divine Kingdom was turning solid.

Once that process was complete, Sonic would cut it free and claim it as a small Divine Kingdom under his control. It would be his most important