638,

The moment the ribbon was pulled taut, it gave off a faint glow, then vanished without a trace.

The Great Dragon knew this was bad. What kind of international joke was this? A human little girl actually wanted to forge a romantic bond with a dragon.

If the Great Dragon didn't start taking this battle seriously, the dignity of the dragon race would be utterly ruined because of a little girl.

Against Tiny's small frame, powerful bombardment was useless.

So the Great Dragon opened his jaws, intending to swallow Marcina whole.

Perhaps the blessing had already descended. Marcina managed to deftly dodge every single time.

A chase for the ages began, with one human and one dragon flying all over the skies above Kakarl.

As the Great Dragon flew overhead, the King of Twilight instinctively raised both hands, shielding his face from the wind so he wouldn't be blown off his feet.

But once the strong wind had passed, the King of Twilight revealed an utterly vicious grin.

His words just now had received the best possible reward.

The source of the radiant, warm magic released by Elyse finally appeared.

Combined with the location indicated by the tracking magic, the King of Twilight could now be certain.

Cyclone Theodore was still at that marked location, while his own little sister was rushing back to save Cyclone.

The moment he imagined his little sister's body having already been toyed with by another man, the King of Twilight tightened his grip on the magic gun in his hand and glared ahead.

Of course, Cyclone knew this too.

“This is bad! Why did you come back?!”

When Cyclone heard Hilmirya shout that, he knew Elyse had already fallen into the King of Twilight's treacherous trap.

“Hilmirya, can you do long-distance voice transmission like the King of Twilight?”

Hilmirya shook her head.

Cyclone didn't understand magic, so he could only confirm things by asking questions.

Since Hilmirya couldn't do it, he'd have to think of another way.

That statement just now was clearly the King of Twilight's trap.

He chose his words carefully and didn't say much. The trap wasn't complete, because the King of Twilight didn't know what was currently happening with Cyclone and Elyse.

He had to think and analyze carefully. Every decision now concerned the survival of himself and his wife.

Cyclone thought he still had a little time, but he made the greatest mistake of his life.

A surge of power swept in. Even Hilmirya could feel it, and she hurriedly raised an immature shield.

Under the force of the violent impact, the entire roof of the church was blown away.

With the roof gone, a figure appeared on the wall.

“Found you!”

The moment he saw Cyclone, the King of Twilight smiled.

Suddenly, the King of Twilight's armor began to move. His eyes remained fixed ahead, but his hand swung backward.

Cyclone could finally see why Yuna's assault had failed.

It was because the King of Twilight didn't need to see an attack before evading it. The armor on his body itself possessed an automatic defense function.

Without saying a word, Yuna flashed into existence behind him.

But with the armor and longsword working together, the King of Twilight blocked her once again.

“……”

“You really are strong, Witch……”

Using her scythe as a springboard, Yuna performed a double jump.

She intended to unleash multiple explosive spells in midair, using them to destroy the terrain and delay the King of Twilight's advance.

But the assassin group had already arrived behind her, with dozens of people charging toward Yuna.

Fortunately, Sophiel acted in time and caught Yuna in midair, allowing her to avoid a fatal situation.

“But this king doesn't want to fight you……”

The King of Twilight didn't even turn his head. Several small holes opened automatically in the armor on his back, and several little spheres shot out from within.

A burst of blinding light erupted. Those little spheres were flashbangs.

Cyclone had been looking straight at the King of Twilight, so the flash briefly robbed him of his sight.

When he looked at the King of Twilight again, the magic gun was already aimed at him.

“It was because of you, you wretched bastard, that my sister left me!”

The King of Twilight said nothing more and fired immediately.

“N-No, you can't!!!”

The instant the shot was fired, Cyclone felt something slam into him and knock him aside.

By the time he realized what had happened, Cyclone had already seen it.

In that moment of despair, Elyse—the woman he loved—had returned, taking the magic gun's bullet for him.