In early winter, the rising warm sun cast streams of golden light upon the earth. Sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves, scattering specks of light across the dead branches and fallen leaves on the forest floor.
A large foot came down from above, crushing a dead branch with a crack. Soon, more and more large feet followed those ahead, stepping upon the broken branches.
Jose marched through the woods with his army, not far from Bloodtooth Mines.
Suddenly, a strange ripple of energy spread through the air like water waves, brushing past the Red Dragon.
His heart jolted, and a chill shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He immediately flapped his wings and detected an anomaly in the air: magic had created a turbulent current five meters above the ground.
Damn it! The sky was sealed off!
"Stay alert! Enemy attack!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the Red Dragon shouted, three spread-out nets descended from the sky. Looking up, they resembled three spiderwebs magnified a hundredfold, with spikes hanging from their connecting points and faint light glinting upon them.
Needless to say, the spikes were coated in poison intended for dragons. Not only were they poisoned, but Jose could also sense magical energy fluctuations from them.
This was utterly vicious!
Jose activated Data Vision. A green torrent of data streamed continuously across his retinas as his mind raced, calculating the best evasive maneuver.
However... there was nowhere to run!
The three nets blocked off every escape route. The only gap lay in the middle, and it was less than a meter wide.
"A breakthrough!"
He had a response in mind. Curling his tail beneath himself, he rose upright and pulled his body as tight as possible. He raised his wings toward the sky,