"Roar!" The Golden Dragon Girl unleashed a roar but offered no answer. Her wings snapped open, sending two blades of light flying. She charged after them.
"Damn overgrown lizard!" the Dual-Sword Calamity shouted. This time, he did not meet her head-on. He had realized the Golden Dragon's aim was to keep him occupied.
Now that he understood, he could not afford to keep fighting her. The Golden Dragon was slightly stronger than he was, but if he focused on evasion, she could not pin him down.
With that in mind, the Dual-Sword Calamity plunged downward, dodged the Golden Dragon's attack, and raced toward the enormous hole the silver-gray beam had blasted open. Whatever his enemies were planning, he had to stop them.
But just as he was about to enter the hole, which was over twenty meters wide, a surge of danger made his heart lurch. He flickered backward at once.
Almost simultaneously, a pale golden ray shot from deep within the charred opening. It skimmed past the Dual-Sword Calamity and vanished into the night sky.
A figure then rose unhurriedly from the hole. Smiling, composed, and effortlessly elegant, he had a presence that commanded admiration. It was Modi, dressed in a major general's uniform.
"Mo... di... So it's you!" The Dual-Sword Calamity recognized Modi and spotted his Sison military uniform. He could roughly guess what had happened here. Cursing inwardly, he grew more anxious. Fighting the Golden Dragon alone had been hard enough. With Modi added to the fight, he had no chance of winning and might even die between the two powerful foes.
"Oh? You know me? Xisothon's Intelligence Department must be rather efficient." Modi was still smiling.
The Dual-Sword Calamity pressed his lips together and said nothing. The Golden Dragon had flown up behind him, but she