[You dumbass! Don’t charge at him…!!] Allen shouted in disbelief, but it was too late, for Karyl had already lunged at his foe. 0

[Shit…! Duaat, lend me more power!]0

Knowing he couldn’t stop him, Allen gathered all the mana he could muster. As always, his role was to clear the path for Karyl to move forward.0

Shraaah...!!!0

A curtain of black mist fell, seemingly to shield Karyl from the Platinum Dragon’s magic. 0

“I don’t know how much this will help…”0

Crack...!! Crackle...!!0

The black mist sparked and sizzled the moment it made contact with the mana surrounding the Platinum Dragon. Allen’s wall vanished akin to a burning curtain, leaving a faint wisp of dark smoke. 0

It had lasted a second, perhaps even less. 0

Flash—!!0

But in a fight of this caliber, a split second was plenty of time. 0

Thud, thud, thud...!!0

Karyl leapt into the air, using the long wooden branches that had just grown around the Platinum Dragon to propel himself upward, and brought his elbow crashing down on the dragon’s head.0

With a heavy thud, the Platinum Dragon’s head jerked downwar...0