"The Dragon Lord has completely lost control and succumbed to Draconic Frenzy!!!"
A Vidyadhara was urgently reporting the situation within the barrier to the Dragon Elders.
A voice came through the communication device, "Is this true?!"
"Absolutely true! Fortunately, the Dragon Lord's target is currently Shuhu, but he's gradually losing the upper hand!"
On the other end of the communication device, after repeatedly confirming the news,
the Dragon Elders exchanged glances. "Draconic Frenzy is disastrous. According to the rules, we must execute Dan Feng and appoint a new Dragon Lord!"
"Agreed! But is there still time? The Luofu's celestial realm has been severely damaged, and further in is the Scalegorge Waterscape."
"No choice. We must head to the battlefield immediately, inform the Cloud Knights of the Dragon Lord's Draconic Frenzy, and pressure Teng Xiao!
If something happens to the Dragon Lord and the seal on the Ambrosial Arbor loosens, it's no trivial matter!"
Soon,
the news of Dan Feng's Draconic Frenzy spread throughout the Luofu.
A Foxian pilot heard the news, grabbed her treasured backpack,
and commandeered a starskiff, rushing toward the battlefield.
——
In the logistics unit, a short-life species artisan was desperately repairing battlefield tools.
"The Luofu's Dragon Lord has succumbed to Draconic Frenzy. Even worse, he's trapped in the Emanator of Abundance's barrier. Sigh. The Luofu is in grave danger!"
"What did you say?" The short-life species grabbed his colleague by the collar.
"Let go of me, Yingxing! Ugh! The Dragon Lord is in Draconic Frenzy, and the Luofu is in peril!"
"Draconic Frenzy?!" He had once heard Dan Feng explain what Draconic Frenzy was. Clenching his fists, he growled, "Damn it!"
With that, Yingxing commandeered a freshly repaired automaton and sped toward the battlefield.
——
The Azure Dragon, raged across the sky, indiscriminately obliterating everything around him.
Now, he and Shuhu, transformed into an indescribable mass of flesh, were locked in combat.
While Shuhu was occupied by the Azure Dragon, Jingliu controlled her flying swords to assist, wielding Broken Keen in battle.
But her bloodlust seemed ignited, as if she would never tire, ceaselessly slaughtering the abominations,
a look of exhilaration on her face.
Until,
her blade nearly severed the neck of a Cloud Knight.
"Ha… ha… ha…" Jingliu, now calmed, gasped for breath.
The Cloud Knight, who had narrowly escaped death, broke out in a cold sweat. "Sword Champion, your smile just now was terrifying. Several Cloud Knights almost fell to your blade!"
"I'm fine. Go support the others!"
"Uh, right!" The Cloud Knight immediately got up and ran into the smoke.
Jingliu dropped Broken Keen and clutched her forehead.
Strange voices flooded her mind—
her family from the fallen Cangcheng,
the dead Cloud Knights,
and the version of herself who had lost everything.
At that moment, Jingliu realized this was the precursor to Mara-struck transformation.
No wonder she couldn't fight Shuhu at full strength!
"Mara-struck? Hahaha, has it finally come? Damn it!!! No—not now, at least!"
The voices of the other four echoed in Jingliu's ears, gradually drowning out the screams.
She picked up the "Broken Keen" sword and continued slaughtering the abominations of Abundance.
Yet,
her greatest concern was still Dan Feng, lost to Draconic Frenzy. In her eyes, Dan Feng was slowly losing to Shuhu.
Then,
a shattering sound came from the sky.
Jingliu looked up—a gap had torn open in the blood-red sky,
and a starskiff, trailing thick smoke, wobbled as it crashed through.
Jingliu's heart clenched. She had seen this scene hundreds of times before!
Only one person could pilot a starskiff with such… unique skill.
With a "boom,"
just as Jingliu had guessed, the starskiff crashed spectacularly.
A Foxian pilot struggled to climb out.
Jingliu finally exhaled in relief—her luck, as always, held.
——
"Roar!!!"
The Azure Dragon let out a furious roar to the heavens, poised to unleash another attack,
when an arrow struck his scales.
He looked down and saw a familiar figure.
"Baiheng?"
At that moment, despite his chaotic state, he called out the Foxian's name.
"Hey!!! Dragon Lord!!!
Didn't you say you still wanted to revive the Vidyadhara?
Didn't you say you still wanted to spar with Sister Jingliu?
Didn't you say you still wanted to play chess with little Jing Yuan?
Didn't you say you still wanted to drink with Brother Yingxing?
Can you do any of that like this?!"
Baiheng's hoarse shouts seemed to have an effect—the crimson in the Azure Dragon's eyes slowly faded.
But the next moment,
the voice of the Dragon Heart echoed in his mind again.
Baiheng watched as the Azure Dragon writhed in agony in the sky, unsure if her words had reached him.
Then, a horde of Abundance abominations surged toward her.
Baiheng had no choice but to keep firing arrows from her bow.
However, Shuhu suddenly moved.
Clearly, Teng Xiao's desperate attacks had left Shuhu severely weakened,
and his battle with the Draconic Frenzied Azure Dragon had further drained him.
Baiheng put away her recurve bow and pulled out an intricately carved brocade box from her backpack.
She took a deep breath.
"Great-grandma once said—on the battlefield, entrust your back to the comrades you trust!
They've protected me countless times. Now, it's my turn to guard their backs!"
With that, Baiheng took out the object inside the box—
a black sphere, radiant as the sun, emitting dark rays of death.
Clutching the "sun" tightly, she charged toward Shuhu.
——
Jingliu was too far from the battlefield to see Baiheng's actions.
But the Azure Dragon, circling the sky, witnessed everything.
He saw the girl raise a "sun" of absolute darkness.
In that fleeting yet eternal instant, he watched her hands vanish, her face vanish,
watched her vanish.
The "sun" pulverized everything around it into the finest dust—including the girl herself.
At that moment,
the Azure Dragon finally regained his senses. His body shrank until he returned to his original form—Dragon Lord Dan Feng.
——
The scene unfolded too quickly, leaving the audience still immersed in the previous moment—the five's high-spirited camaraderie—
when suddenly, the ever-cheerful girl was gone.
Robin took off her glasses and wiped them gently.
Workday silently handed her a tissue.
"Wuuu…"
Belle was already clinging to Wise's arm, rubbing her face against it. "Brother, Baiheng sacrificed herself!"
"There, there! But the plot twist was so sudden!"
Workday stroked his chin. "A tragedy so soon? How will they handle the remaining runtime?
That said, the cinematography here was excellent—worthy of being called an epic battle.
Dragons, colossal monsters, explosion effects, army clashes—it had all the essentials!"
"Mm. What happens next?"