“Tough bastard,” Gi-Gyu said in irritation. He swerved Dark Dragon to dodge the giant’s hand. By now, his steed was panting heavily, so he injected sorcerous energy into it. He could immediately feel its exhaustion melt away. Its damaged scales and broken teeth recovered as well.

“Kwerrrrk!” Dark Dragon roared as if it was pleased.

‘But it’s still tired,’ Gi-Gyu thought in concern. The sorcerous energy injection had seemingly rejuvenated Dark Dragon, but it was honestly just a temporary boost. Its stamina had hit the bottom of the barrel and was still there. The dragon had to rest soon; if it didn’t, it would die.

“Dammit, I need another ride.” To fight Ironshield in his giant form, he needed to be airborne. Ironshield was stronger than Gi-Gyu had anticipated, so effectively attacking from the ground would be difficult.

“Besides, the ground is…” Gi-Gyu looked down to see the ground disappearing. Since he had only focused on keeping the ground around Haures and the rest safe, the ground around Ironshield...