In a patch of shadow outside the mountain, the Steel Warcar stood quietly, its launch tubes raised high and aimed at the summit ahead. The three little ones sat at the controls, busily tapping away at the buttons.
"This way, this way!"
"Higher, higher!"
Alice and Sophia moved the Crosshair Marker in front of them into position, then looked at the Little Mermaid.
"Muse, we're ready!"
"Mm."
The Little Mermaid nodded, then lifted her staff to her lips like a microphone and began to sing.
"Nants ingonyama bagithi baaSithi uhm in gonyamNAants ingonyama bagithibaSithi uhhmm ingonya"
As the Little Mermaid sang, the Natural Staff radiated a green glow. Vines burst from the ground, weaving together into a vast net that covered the top of the cave.
By then, the Blue Dragon had charged over. Its gaze hardened at the sight of the barrier woven from vines overhead.
They really did have something else up their sleeves!
But the Blue Dragon had nowhere left to retreat. It had no intention of going back to face that dragon slayer, and an obstacle like this could never stop it!
"Roar!"
With an enraged roar, the Blue Dragon rammed headfirst into the barrier!
To be fair, its reasoning made sense. Dragons had extremely high magic resistance, and ordinary spells could barely affect them. They were also immensely strong. To its eyes, these vines were little different from a spiderweb-nothing worth worrying about. It could simply smash straight through! Well, that was a fine idea, but there was one thing it did not know.
The Little Mermaid was holding the Natural Staff.
It was a weapon left behind by the God of Nature, so naturally, these were no ordinary vines.
Thus, when the Blue Dragon hit the net headfirst, it discovered to its horror that