Within his body lies an incredible treasure that must belong to her, and it inevitably will.

"Vampire’s Touch!"

In a state of explosive duality between dragon and ghost, Gauss was endowed with unparalleled physical qualities and spellcasting abilities.

He experienced comprehensive enhancement.

The only drawback was the extremely high energy consumption and the damage caused to his body.

"Vampire’s Touch!"

He charged toward the ice coffin.

The energy in his hands surged out rapidly, followed by the instant swelling of black and red tendrils that whipped down like a thick whip on the ice coffin.

"Bang!"

This attack was effective.

Clear cracks swiftly appeared on the ice coffin.

With Gauss’s second whip lash.

The ice coffin shattered with a loud crash!

Countless ice shards scattered in all directions.

Freed from the confinement, Gauss wasted no time.

Wings spread behind him, bolstered by the Flying Skill, erupting into terrifying speed.

"Shoo!"

A white afterimage solidified behind him.

In the next moment, he had already flashed in front of Cecilia on the bone dragon.

"Clang!"

Cecilia’s reaction was fast too.

She wielded her staff defensively, and a shield isolated her from Gauss.

"Fireball Technique!"

A burst of light swiftly formed in Gauss’s paw.

Then condensed into shape at ten times the usual speed, he pushed it toward Cecilia.

"Rumble!"

Like a volcanic eruption, intense heat capable of completely dissolving a human skeleton exploded in the briefest moment of confrontation.

The ground cracked, flames engulfing Gauss, Cecilia, and the bone dragon she was riding.

Amidst the rolling smoke and dust, a white figure was blown backward.

But a blue water shield had already risen in front of him, absorbing a part of the close-range explosive shockwave and converting it into a thrust that took him away from the battlefield.

Nevertheless, although protected by Holy Water, his scale armor still shattered in the impact, trickles of blood seeping out.

This was no ordinary Fireball Technique; it was an enhanced version, unleashed at close range with an intensity that far surpassed the ordinary Fireball Technique.

"Cough, cough!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Gauss’s mouth.

He looked towards the monsters that were blown away by the aftershock, quickly picking out his target.

Using "Vampire’s Touch" to find them.

In just a few seconds, the nearby monsters collapsed one by one, transforming into shriveled corpses under the grip of Vampires’ Touch.

The previously weakened Gauss also recovered, with at least the wounds on the surface of his body completely healing.

The life energy extracted from the monsters repaired the injuries caused by the Fireball Technique earlier.

It could be said that most of the enemies on the battlefield were his natural blood bags.

He looked toward the dust.

As the dust gradually dispersed, the enormous form of the bone dragon re-emerged.

Its skeletal body showing some damage.

And on the dragon’s back, Cecilia’s mask had been completely shattered.

Beneath the mask was a shriveled face, the skin tightly adhering to the bones, with no sign of flesh.

Her expression was now extremely unpleasant.

What she had initially thought would be an assured capture turned out to be her prey injuring her instead.

"Child, you are a little too mischievous."

She spat out words through clenched teeth, her eyes icy cold.

Originally, she didn’t go all out for fear of harming Gauss and affecting subsequent research, but now she couldn’t afford to be careless.

The bone dragon flapped its wings, ascending into the sky.

She raised her magic staff high.

A storm of wind and snow descended.

The Ice Blades that had once injured Gauss appeared in the snowstorm, not just one or a few, but hundreds and thousands.

In the distance, Ying and Albena, who were locked in combat, each distanced themselves from their opponents, gazing at the dramatically altered weather phenomenon.

The winds swirling as the bone dragon hovered amidst the snowstorm, while below Gauss stood alone on the ground.

"Roar!!"

A roar resonated.

The sound was produced by Red Dragon Dragon Beast Hephaestus, which had only recently begun to recover.

Flames flared up around its body.

Swiftly it flew to Gauss’s side.

Its presence seemed to have somehow returned to peak condition, or perhaps even exceeded it.

Gauss mounted Hephaestus.

Feeling the heat of the Dragon Beast beneath him, there seemed to be a special energy surging within him.

This energy connected him and Hephaestus.

Is it you?

Gauss pondered silently.

But at this moment, there was no time to think too much.

Hephaestus, now airborne, slightly opened its mouth, lava flames uncontrollably seeping out.

It had been so long since it felt such a powerful body.

"It’s up to us now, Hephaestus!"

He placed his hand against Hephaestus’s neck, seemingly in sync with its mind.

The two dragons stood poised in mid-air.

In the next moment, they simultaneously hurtled toward one another.

The wind and snow, along with Hephaestus’s spewing flames, clashed furiously.

And on the dragon’s back, Gauss and Cecilia both wielded their magic staffs, engaging in strengthened spell combat from afar.

"Swoosh!"

A razor-sharp ice shard sliced across Gauss’s waist.

"No!"

He realized that purely competing in spellcasting, he was at a disadvantage.

"Charge through, and bite hard!"

He stood up, staring at Cecilia.