Rumble!

The violent explosion almost completely leveled the entire military restricted zone.

Crawford sneered as he looked toward the very center of the blast.

With such a powerful attack, he was almost certain that those two damned invaders had been blasted to the point where there would be no corpses left to bury.

However, when the smoke dispersed, the sneer on Crawford’s face suddenly froze.

Because, to his shock, he discovered that those two damned invaders had not been burned to ashes by the lightning!

Their bodies had been tightly wrapped by the spread wings of a giant dragon. Only because of that had they managed to withstand the berserk thunder.

The moment he saw the dragon, a trace of astonishment appeared on Crawford’s face.

Because according to his understanding, the thunder he had released had already approached the level of rules. Under normal circumstances, it should have been impossible for any dragon to withstand it.

Unless...

This giant dragon itself was also a powerful creature that had touched upon the rules.

At the same time, on the other side, Caelan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, at the final moment, he had summoned the [Divine Dragon]. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Otherwise, relying solely on the [Divine Mirror Dragonlord], it would have been impossible to resist such a massive thunder attack.

This thunderstorm lasted for nearly ten full minutes.

As the thunder energy gradually dispersed, the entire military restricted zone and the surrounding areas had all been completely leveled. Even two nearby blocks had suffered tremendous damage.

Fortunately, Crawford had not been foolish enough to launch an indiscriminate attack. A large number of Highland Tauren soldiers had already seized the chance to flee to the outskirts.

However, Caelan’s counterattack had not ended.

Although Caelan’s attack had been temporarily interrupted because of the [Divine Dragon]’s defense, one must not forget that the [Final Burst] Caelan had released earlier was still continuously taking effect.

Although the weakening effect it inflicted on Crawford was almost negligible, the existence of the [Molten Domain] was a very troublesome matter for those Highland Tauren soldiers.

Quite a few Highland Tauren soldiers were even swallowed into the lava and had their legs burned away.

For a moment, the entire battlefield was filled with wails of agony!

Seeing this scene, Crawford’s expression turned ugly to the extreme.

His cold gaze swept over Caelan and Alyssa as he spoke in an icy tone.

"Do you think that, by relying on a single giant dragon, you can withstand my attacks?"

"You cowards who hide your heads and show your tails. I know your strength is formidable, but on Highland Tauren territory, you have only one choice: defeat!"

"Now, you have successfully enraged me! So... accept the judgment of thunder!"

[Thunder Serpent Frenzy]!!

In the sky, dark clouds instantly gathered until the world became so black that one could not even see their fingers.

In the next moment, a massive purple serpent began rolling through the black clouds.

Its body was tens of kilometers long, and vast amounts of lightning coiled around it from head to tail.

It was as though it had become the protagonist of the entire sky. For a moment, it even suppressed the radiance of the [Divine Dragon].

Caelan narrowed his eyes.

Through the [Eye of Insight], he even saw countless spatial cracks appearing around the purple serpent!

To put it this way, the energy inside this purple serpent had almost reached the limit of what the myriad-race world could bear!

Faced with such a situation, even Caelan could only avoid its edge for the time being.

The battlefield that followed changed completely.

Under Crawford’s command, the purple serpent continuously launched attacks against Caelan and Alyssa.

Meanwhile, the [Divine Dragon] did not indulge it in the slightest. While protecting Caelan and Alyssa behind itself, it engaged the purple serpent in a fierce battle.

Although the purple serpent temporarily held a slight advantage, the [Divine Dragon] relied on its tough hide and thick flesh, forcibly withstanding the thunder while continuously tearing at the purple serpent’s body.

In the pitch-black sky, purple and golden figures intertwined together, forming what was practically a visual feast!

When Crawford saw this scene, his expression was so ugly it had reached the limit.

He had never expected that the strength of this intruder would already be powerful to such an extent.

Although there was still a gap between the intruder’s strength and his own, that gap was already extremely small.

For the first time in his life, Crawford felt that he had no certainty of defeating his opponent.

At the same time, his mind constantly pondered the identity of such a powerful invader.

Who exactly was this person?

Was it one of the hidden old monsters of the elven race?

Or one of the reclusive monsters of the human race?

No, that did not seem right.

Because Crawford had never seen this intruder’s methods before!

Could there really still be a powerhouse in this world whom he knew absolutely nothing about?

Thinking of this, Crawford could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.

If that was the case, then this was an extremely dangerous matter for the entire Highland Tauren race.

Because it meant that a certain race had set its sights on the Highland Tauren, and they also possessed powerful strength.

"What exactly is your identity? What is your purpose in invading the Highland Tauren!?"

Crawford fired off a series of questions.

But his attacks did not stop either. He continuously used skills to bombard Caelan’s direction.

It was just that Caelan could completely deal with these skills on his own.

At the same time, he did not respond to a single one of Crawford’s questions.

However, the current situation was not particularly advantageous for Caelan.

Because Crawford’s attacks were extremely sharp, and their frequency was very high.

What Caelan could currently do was merely defend.

As for other counterattacks, they were actually completely meaningless.

That was because Crawford himself had already touched upon the level of rules.

Therefore, Caelan’s skills found it very difficult to inflict any substantial damage.

On the other side, Crawford had actually not fully unleashed his true strength either.

This was not because he was worried about killing Caelan.

Rather, it was because the military restricted zone’s location was already very close to the capital of the Highland Tauren.

To be precise, it was located on the outskirts of the underground city.

If Crawford truly used his full strength, then in all likelihood, the entire underground world would be completely collapsed by his power alone.

At that time, the number of deaths would not be a few hundred or a few thousand, but hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of ordinary Highland Tauren civilians!

It was precisely because Crawford was wary of harming what he sought to protect that Caelan was currently able to struggle on while bringing Alyssa along with him.

However, remaining passive like this—constantly defending and evading—was not the best choice.

So, could he think of another way?

Caelan sank into thought.

And at that very moment, an intense spatial fluctuation unfolded behind him!