"Soul Kite, Yu Yuan's world is downright cursed! How can it be this cold?"
At the head of the train, Varo spoke to Soul Kite with a grin.
"Don't get careless, Varo. I checked the records of players who fought Yu Yuan. His war victory rate is one hundred percent, and most of his opponents died. Only two survived by sheer luck, and even they paid a terrible price."
"Fine, fine!"
Dismissal flashed through Varo's eyes.
"With your Aerial Harpy Unit and my steel dragon train, whatever tricks he has, we should—"
Beep, beep, beep—
A sudden alarm cut Varo off before he could finish.
His smile vanished as he turned to the screen.
A huge red dot had appeared high in the sky, flashing with an ominous light.
"What is that?" Soul Kite had a bad feeling.
Varo was already working the controls at top speed. The dragon head at the front of the train swiveled its two blood-red eyes toward the sky.
Like a powerful astronomical telescope, they instantly brought the black speck high above into focus.
Varo's expression changed drastically.
But before he could react,
a massive, searing energy blast carrying the aura of annihilation arrived in an instant.
It reached the air above the dragon-headed locomotive.
Varo reacted quickly too. A scarlet shield sprang into place.
Then came a second layer, a third...
Layer upon layer of Energy Shields wrapped around the dragon head like an unopened flower bud.
The instant the Annihilation Energy Cannon's blast struck, it burst into bloom.
A Crimson Rose blossomed.
Boom—
The appearance of the Crimson Rose slowed the Annihilation Energy Cannon's blast for a moment.
A smile touched Varo's pale face.
But it had barely appeared when—
Crack—
A sharp sound reached his ears.
Then, under Varo and Soul Kite's