High in the sky.
A dark-red dragon with a wingspan of nearly a hundred meters gently beat his wings as he circled overhead.
Gales surged beneath his wings, accompanied by waves of heat.
A group of soldiers stood shrouded in his shadow, their faces full of fear as they cried out repeatedly.
"ROAR!!!"
The dragon in the sky roared.
The sound rang out.
Then he slowly rose higher, straight into the clouds.
Endless dark-red light radiated from his body.
He blazed like a second sun, while the entire royal capital seemed to have been plunged into an oven.
The temperature climbed steadily.
Sweat streamed down the king's face as he murmured in terror:
"It's... it's Gordon Kenneth!
"That monster with the ultimate flames, who killed six Tidal Titans in succession even out at sea and treated a whole group of legendary fighters as nothing!
"Damn it! How could the soldiers and the spellcasters in the city let him reach the city center?!
"Ugh... so hot... it's so hot!
"Ancestor! Ancestor, save me!"
By the end, the king could not help screaming in terror.
And at that very moment.
Screams filled the entire royal capital, and all the subjects retreated into their homes, attempting to escape the heat.
Some of the soldiers manning the air defenses.
Stared up at the dragon in the sky, sweat covering their heads, yet dared not make the slightest move.
They feared angering the dragon and making his flames surge even more fiercely.
Most of them had already heard of Gordon Kenneth's exploits.
With his formidable record.
Even the combined strength of the entire city might not defeat him, let alone the even more terrifying Xiluo Utrasis backing him.
They could not attack! They absolutely could not attack.
If they really attacked and offended him, Sophia