543: A dragon without flaws

At this moment, Jiang Xiaoyu also saw the opponent's attributes and asked, slightly confused:

"Have you ever encountered a monster whose combat power is displayed as Dragon Rank?"

"No, this is my first time seeing one too."

Han Lie shook his head. He was also wary of this never-before-seen Dragon Rank.

Especially since he knew the true destructive power of his previous strike.

Some time ago, he encountered a Dragonized Sea Turtle by the coast. None of his subordinates could break through its defense, unable to even leave a scratch.

At that time, relying on that very attack, he managed to forcefully punch a hole through the turtle shell that had withstood countless attacks.

Just now, he felt that his blow was like smashing into a piece of steel.

It wasn't the feeling of striking steel with his current strength, but the feeling of striking steel with his original, ordinary human body.

It was precisely because of this feeling that Han Lie quickly pulled back Jiang Xiaoyu, who wanted to go in for the finishing blow.

After the Fire Elemental Dragon flew into the sky, it did not immediately launch an attack.

It first looked at the location of Chen Yuting and the other person in the city, and then looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and Han Lie.

However, when it looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and the others, its gaze revealed a sense of greed, as if it had spotted its favorite food.

But when it looked toward Han Lie, the emotion revealed in its pupils seemed to be one of disgust, subtly mixed with a hint of fear.

Piao Jun felt that gaze. He swallowed and said:

"That guy really seems to want to eat us.

But if we try to run now, it seems like it's too late."

Chen Yuting nodded in agreement, because the Fire Elemental Dragon was at least several hundred meters long.

The wind stirred up by its massive, sky-shading wings carried a scorching heat, and the magma on its red scales gradually solidified, adding a touch of blackness to its body.

Just by hovering there, it exuded an aura of world-ending destruction. Many people even felt that if it made a single charge, a large section of Whale Fall City would be instantly destroyed.

Perhaps annoyed by the scrutinizing gazes of the people, or perhaps feeling playful, the Fire Elemental Dragon suddenly spat a fireball, more than ten meters in diameter, toward the city center.

Everyone's expression changed instantly. Chen Yuting quickly used her Holy Skill, slowing the fireball's speed to a crawl.

Immediately afterward, Piao Jun stepped forward and used his skill to try and steer the fireball away.

Everyone could see the fireball's trajectory gradually changing, but sweat was constantly dripping from Piao Jun's face.

He could intervene with the fireball to an extent, but the mana cost was considerable.

Most critically, Piao Jun understood that this was just a casual attack from the Fire Elemental Dragon, yet they were struggling so much to deal with it.

What if the opponent attacked with full force?

He dared not think about it, knowing that the high probability was that everyone in this city would be burned to charcoal.

"Cancel the skill!"

Piao Jun shouted loudly toward Chen Yuting. Hearing this, she quickly retracted her Holy Skill.

After all, maintaining the Holy Skill's effect for even one extra second would significantly increase her consumption.

The scorching fireball turned in the air and slanted toward the Fire Elemental Dragon's body.

With a bang, the fireball struck the Fire Elemental Dragon, scattering like a broken snowball, causing no damage whatsoever.

The Fire Elemental Dragon seemed somewhat surprised by Piao Jun's skill. Its pupils rotated, looking back at Piao Jun.

Cold sweat beaded on Piao Jun's forehead. Seeing the flames emerging from the opponent's mouth, he roughly understood that the opponent seemed to have developed killing intent toward him.

However, he didn't dwell on it, immediately jumping down from the lookout tower and quickly running out of Whale Fall City.

The opponent's next attack would definitely be stronger, and he absolutely could not remain in Whale Fall City!

Watching the constantly fleeing food, the Fire Elemental Dragon grew somewhat irritated.

It had appeared here specifically to feed, but it was being thwarted repeatedly.

Thus, it opened its massive maw once more and spat a mouthful of scorching flames toward the fleeing ant.

Or rather, a scorching Dragons Breath capable of melting metal!

Piao Jun looked back and saw the Dragons Breath rapidly approaching him. Even though it was still some distance away, the scorching sensation already felt as if it would devour him.

However, this was the moment he was waiting for.

When the creature first spat out Dragons Breath, Piao Jun had tried to use 'Steal Heaven' to seize the skill.

His skill could not only steal the skills of Professionals and Clerics, but could also be used on monsters.

However, the monsters he had encountered before were far less threatening than the Fire Elemental Dragon, and their skills were not particularly powerful, so he had never used it this way.

But this time, he received the notification of 'Theft Failed' for the first time since becoming a Cleric.

Piao Jun did not give up. Since the notification was 'Theft Failed,' he would try again!

He abruptly turned back, spreading his hands toward the scorching Dragons Breath:

"Holy Skill, Steal Heaven!"

[Theft Failed.]

Theft failed again!

Piao Jun cursed inwardly. He immediately ran to the side, narrowly avoiding the Dragons Breath.

But even though he wasn't burned, his vitality plummeted sharply, and the surface of his skin immediately felt a stinging, burning pain.

The ground swept by the Dragons Breath had turned bright red, and even some sand and rocks had begun to melt.

"Holy Skill, Surging Tide!"

While Piao Jun ran out of Whale Fall City to distract the Dragon, Jiang Xiaoyu and the others were not idle.

A giant wave appeared behind Jiang Xiaoyu, and less than a second later, an even taller wave crest emerged.

The giant waves layered upon each other, resembling the endless tides of the sea, crashing toward the body of the Fire Elemental Dragon.

Jiang Xiaoyu himself was hidden within one of the waves, ready for the next attack at any moment.

Han Lie used his fingernails to carve several bloody wounds on his chest. From the wounds, the fresh blood spread across his body as if it had a life of its own.

In just a few seconds, his body was covered in armor seemingly solidified from blood, and this layer of blood still appeared to be slowly flowing.

At the same time, a demonic shadow emanating a strong ominous aura appeared behind him. Streaks of black and red energy continuously poured from this shadow into Han Lie's body.

Under this dual augmentation, Han Lie chose close-quarters combat this time, rushing toward the Dragon's wings like a black and red meteor.

He saw that the creature's limbs did not look well-developed, so if he could destroy its wings, the battle might become easier.

Chen Yuting, with a serious expression, also used a Holy Skill she had never used before:

"Holy Skill, Time Guardian!"

Three transparent vortices instantly appeared near Piao Jun, Jiang Xiaoyu, and Han Lie, then immediately merged into their bodies.

Chen Yuting's face visibly paled quite a bit. She had only recently learned this skill.

The skill's effect was quite exaggerated: it recorded the caster's current vitality, and if they received fatal damage within five minutes, it would forcibly retain that portion of vitality.

However, the mana consumption of this skill was also enormous. After Chen Yuting used it three times consecutively, her mana was almost instantly depleted.

"But thankfully, for at least five minutes, everyone can fight this Dragon without worry,"

Chen Yuting thought silently as she used a high-grade mana potion.

But just then, she looked toward the giant waves, where a muffled roar sounded.

Immediately following, Jiang Xiaoyu's figure was violently flung out, with large amounts of blood gushing from his mouth and nose.

Chen Yuting's expression was extremely grim, because she realized that the effect of Time Guardian on Jiang Xiaoyu had already disappeared...