"But the problem is...
He spoke as he pointed at the wolves below.
Some of them had already stopped following them.
Yes, even when the Dragon wasn't even looking at them and was busier being jealous of that Luminark, his instincts were so strong that he was moving without realizing, dodging all the incoming attacks.
So much so that within a few seconds, the wolves chasing them simply gave up.
Kael, who saw that, chuckled as he leaned forward and continued to rub his head.
"Igni, I know you are the best. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. You should know that in my eyes, nothing, absolutely nothing, is more important than you and your sister.
You, out of everyone, have absolutely no reason to be jealous."
The Dragon answered, making Kael laugh even more.
I still remember how you constantly called me back then. You even mentioned burning Echo down."
"I… I was a child back then."
The Dragon defended himself.
"So it would be fine if I go back to Echo and fly with him?"
Ah, I love you so much~
You are so adorable."
"I am not adorable, I am a Dragon."
"Haha~ Indeed you are."
Kael laughed as he kissed Igni's head again.
Then, he brought the rope close to Igni's mouth again. The Dragon already knew what to do.
Once again, he looked down, and now, even more wolves had stopped chasing them, realizing how hopeless it was. The Dragon was dodging their attacks mid-conversation. It was almost as if they didn't exist.
It was humiliating at this point.
Igni snorted as he grabbed the ropes again. It was created out of one of the strongest materials, so it wasn't easy to break.
Kael still remembered how Althea looked at him when he requested a rope that couldn't break, but in the end, the Almoner of Services still brought it.
Once Igni held the ropes again, Kael exhaled deeply, calming his nerves, and then, he let himself fall.
With their target in front of them again, the wolves started chasing once more.
This time, however, Kael didn't show much reaction.
Yes, he was scared, but since this was making Igni sadder, he decided to rule over his fear.
'I cannot die in this place anyway, so it doesn't matter.'
He steeled his heart with that thought and saw as everything unfolded.
Soon, the difficulty level rose as more and more wolves joined them. With how quickly Igni was moving in order to dodge all these attacks, Kael felt like he would vomit at any time now, but in the end, he trusted his Igni and held on.
Within 15 minutes, almost all the wolves were after Kael and Igni. There were scratches and bruises from the wolves claws and burnt marks from their flames all over Kael's legs.
Not liking how his father was getting hurt because of him, Igni tried to fly higher more than once. After all, he was supposed to protect his father, not hurt him. But every time he flew higher, Kael ordered him to return.
"Igni, everything's fine.
Just a few more minutes."
Kael spoke as he gritted his teeth, staring at the giant volcano that was in front of him.
The wolves chased them desperately, wanting to get rid of the man who was barely dodging their attacks. Igni, however, was getting faster and faster.
The Dragon hated how his father was getting hurt, and since he wasn't allowed to move above, he…
He became faster and started predicting the wolves' attacks, moving even before they attacked Kael.
The number of times Kael got hurt became less and less, and then,
They were finally here.
The giant volcano that hid an entirely different world inside.
Kael spoke with a determined look on his face, prepared to face the monstrosity once again.
The Primordial Fire Dragon was the same. With determined eyes, Igni rose into the air.
The wolves jumped, trying to catch him, but nothing worked. They could only stand in helplessness as Kael and Igni flew away.
In the air, Kael's eyes fell on the Titan again.
[Race: Titan of the Crucible]
[Strengths: Fire Immunity, Immortality, Instant Regeneration (Mana and Wounds)]
[Weaknesses: Immobile, Lost Intelligence]
The Titan turned towards them as well.
And as a welcome gift,
It shot that death ray towards them, which, of course, they dodged.
"Alright, we got its attention."
Igni nodded back and flew down, a little further away from the wolves.
The moment the wolves saw them, they came after them.
The chase started again.
As Igni flew away from the wolves while making sure he didn't create too big of a difference between them, Kael stared at the huge volcano, waiting for something.
And very soon, it happened.
A crack appeared on the thick volcano wall that was supposed to act as their shield.
Kael warned as the volcano wall collapsed in an instant, and
The death ray came towards them.
Igni raised his speed, ready to dodge the incoming attack, but then, both the Dragon and his father realized something.
It wasn't aimed at them.
It was aimed at the wolves chasing them.
He quickly recalled the message he had read before:
[Berserk Titan: A Titan who once protected the Realm and was connected to it has gone berserk because of its instability and is attacking every movement it senses.]
Since the Titan could only sense movement, Kael believed that it would target bigger movements, or in other words, a horde of collective maneuvering.
Kael was going to use the wolves to keep the Titan busy.
And while the Titan was locked on the wolves, Kael turned towards his son and,
"You know what to do."