It was nothing like the brief, feeble eruption last time.
This time, the Volcano Eruption was not only more powerful, but also lasted longer.
The towering pillar of fire alone lasted several minutes. And that was not all: mere seconds after the first pillar vanished, a second shot into the sky.
Over the next half hour, the volcano spewed nine pillars of fire in succession.
The rain of lava scattered across a radius of dozens of miles, forcing Annie and her two companions, who were watching the battle from afar, to retreat another few dozen miles.
"Gulp... In something like this, can Mr. Donald... He won't be in any danger, will he?"
Maxim had originally wanted to ask whether Mr. Donald could survive, but thought that sounded inappropriate and changed his wording.
After learning that Dunn was the one fighting the dragon and witnessing the world-shattering scenes of their battle, Maxim abandoned his earlier arrogance and became thoroughly deferential toward Annie.
Meanwhile, Sarna also looked at Annie with worry on her face.
"Relax. A little thing like this is no problem for Donald."
Annie spoke with a light laugh, not worried about Dunn's condition at all.
Annie might not have had quite so much faith in Dunn's fighting strength, but when it came to his vitality, after hearing that he had been fine even after having his head blown apart, she did not believe anything below Legendary could kill him.
In that respect, Annie was even more confident than Dunn himself.
That confident?
Though Sarna and Maxim still had their doubts, Annie's brimming confidence did not look feigned, so they could only suppress them.
At the crater, the instant the volcano settled down.
An enormous figure suddenly swept through the air and swallowed a large mass of glittering golden