On the airships, on the ground, and throughout the camp, countless Lorenzo Soldiers and officers looked up at the sky.
Thick clouds blocked their view, and most of them could see nothing. But they could feel two powerful auras. One was vast as an ocean; the other was weaker yet tenacious, like a lone skiff amid raging waves.
Even without seeing a thing, everyone could tell that the stronger presence belonged to the enemy, while the weaker one belonged to their commander, a champion of the Lorenzo Kingdom.
Faced with an enemy stronger than any they had known, the soldiers could do nothing but pray in silence.
"Mahabam, go help him. Be careful! Whatever happens, don't die." Princess Mulesina gritted her teeth and gave Mahabam the order through their Soul Link.
"As you wish, my master!" Mahabam's deep, heavy voice sounded in Princess Mulesina's mind. He showed no hesitation or fear, though the enemy was a mighty High Calamity Rank fighter.
Roar!
With a dragon's cry, Mahabam the Bone Dragon spread his wings and prepared to fly upward.
Grand Duke Morris glanced at him, a trace of disdain curling his lips. He saw Mahabam for what he was: a strangely modified Bone Dragon. His strength was respectable, but in the grand duke's eyes, his efforts were still a futile struggle.
Then he noticed the Giant Alchemy Mecha encasing Mahabam, and greed flashed in his eyes. "Is this another new technology of the Lorenzo Kingdom? It seems I underestimated the Lorenzo people. But these technologies will belong to the Divine Eagle Empire in the end! They will belong to me, Grand Duke Morris!"
Yet in the instant Grand Duke Morris's attention wandered, a sense of danger rose from deep within him, making every hair on his body stand on end.
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