The terrifying Frost Dragon finally found himself at a temporary disadvantage under the dragons' combined assault. Danyla took a massive crossbow from Urrax's saddle.
Then she loaded an enchanted bolt forged from a fragment of the comet that had fallen when the Triplets were born. As Danyla poured her magical energy into it, faint golden flames immediately kindled along the bolt.
Though the dragons had the Frost Dragon pinned down, his immense size and tenacious vitality allowed him to keep struggling desperately.
Danyla could barely get a clear shot at his vital points.
"I need a perfect firing angle."
"Urrax, get closer to him!"
Urrax glanced back at Danyla. Though he knew how dangerous it was, he charged forward without hesitation.
By the time Urrax reached a position a dozen or so meters above the Frost Dragon's head, Hognara had helped thaw most of the ice covering Vhagar.
Vhagar immediately struggled forward to attack the Frost Dragon. Every bite from her enormous jaws could inflict a grievous wound.
But the Frost Dragon always found an opportunity to strike back. A freezing current grazed Vhagar's left wing, slowing her movements even further. Her body had been torn open in several places, exposing charred skin and flesh.
In the end, the Frost Dragon even froze the tip of her tail to the ground. To keep him from seizing the chance to seriously wound her, she had no choice but to bite it off.
Faint golden flames now burned over Danyla's entire body as she stared intently at the Frost Dragon.
"O flames that awaken the dragons-you shall burn all to ashes..."
As Danyla chanted devoutly, all the dragons' magical energy began to boil, and even their wounds started healing faster.
The close-quarters struggle between the Frost Dragon and Vhagar was terrifying to