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nThe powerful blast of lightning shot forth from Max’s mouth!

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nIt was blazingly fast!

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nIt was the Lightning Beam that Max had learned after devouring the Immemorial Dragonkin.

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nAlthough the power of the Lightning Beam was no match against Thunderous Divine Retribution, its greatest advantage was that it had consumed much less mana, and it had a greatly reduced cast time. So long as one was used to it, they could cast it almost instantaneously.

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nMost spells could not be cast spontaneously.

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nRegardless of Thunderous Divine Retribution’s power, it was no match for Lightning Beam’s practicality, especially since Max’s spell strength was still insufficient to make optimal use of it.

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nAt this moment, the distance between the two dragons was less than a dozen meters.

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nAt such a range, Max’s attack could be considered instantaneous.

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nThus, in the blink of an eye, the Lightning Beam was already right before the Ancient Dragon, Catherine’s eyes.

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nHowever, there was not a trace of fear to be found in Catherine’s gaze. Instead, there was a demeaning glint within them.

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nTo the Ancient Dragon Catherine, Max’s Lightning Beam was a puny ability that was incapable of breaking through her defenses. She doubted that it could even scratch her scales.

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nThis was in spite of it being an unbelievably powerful ability at Max’s age and rank.

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nCatherine did not have the slightest intention of dodging, and instead, she took Max’s Lightning Beam head-on.

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nBzzzz!

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nThe lightning clashed against Catherine’s gleaming scales and let loose a dazzling radiance!

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nDespite noticing that his attack was ineffective against Catherine, Max was not discouraged by the slightest. Rather than being discouraged, Max widened his maw and unleashed another blast of lightning!

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nIt was Thunderous Divine Retribution!

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nAn intense halo of lightning suddenly bloomed at this moment. It was to the extent that even Catherine had to admit that its power was quite extraordinary.

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nUnfortunately, the gap in Max and Catherine’s strength was far too great. Had Max been equal in rank to Catherine, the move would have caused substantial damage to Catherine.

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nMeanwhile, Catherine was reconsidering Max’s involvement in Avril’s death.

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nDespite being only a Dragon Hatchling, she was certain that Max’s current move was capable of piercing Avril’s defenses, even though the latter was a Young Dragon.

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nCatherine mentally snorted upon this thought. Powerful frost energy began gathering before her as she shielded herself against the lightning attack that was launched at her.

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nThe lightning scattered, and Catherine had completely nullified Max’s strongest attack in a single move.

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nThe two powerful energies that collided and interweaved, had caused the white snow on the ground to be swept into the air. Before long, both parties’ vision was obscured by a cloud of whiteness.

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nAt this moment, Max’s dragon roar suddenly rang out from within the snowy veil.

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nHis voice was that of anger. It was as if he was unwilling to accept the huge difference in strength between the two.

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nFollowing that, Catherine could feel the energy contained within the air gathering rapidly!

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nIt felt as if Max was gathering his mana to fire off his strongest attack at her!

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nAn undetectable smile flashed across Catherine’s eyes at this moment.

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nCatherine had been waiting for this dragon roar from Max for a long time.

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nThe gap between the two was massive. Had Max continued remaining calm and composed, Catherine would have thought that there was something amiss.

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nMoreover, the angrier Max got, the more satisfied Catherine would become.

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nCatherine was a conceited dragon. Had she used her full strength and devised all sorts of methods to deal with a mere Dragon Hatchling, being the Ancient Dragon she was, she would have never forgiven herself.

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nAs such, Catherine refused to use any of the abilities that the Ancient Silver Dragons possessed, namely, their power over gravity and the Glacial Mist.

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nHowever, once the veil of snow had dissipated, Catherine froze.

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nMax had disappeared!

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n‘What is going on?’

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n‘Wasn’t he going to attack me just now?’

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nThe giant dragon stood in a daze as she observed the emptiness before her.

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nA strange thought appeared in Catherine’s mind.

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n‘Could he have run away in fear?’

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n‘Impossible!’

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n‘That’s absolutely impossible!’

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n‘Even though he’s a vile Red Dragon, he’s still a dragon through and through. No proud member of the dragon race would flee before even sustaining an injury!’

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nDespite being mortal enemies, Catherine still acknowledged the pride they both shared as dragons. As such, she could not believe Max to flee on his own volition!

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nNever in Catherine’s wildest dreams had she envisioned such a scene occurring!

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nThe ice energy around Catherine suddenly spread in all directions as she frantically searched for Max’s presence.

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nCatherine was a formidable dragon. Under her manic spread of her mana, she soon located Max.

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nAt this moment, Max was flapping the wings on his back at full speed. At the same time, he was also using Magical Acceleration to raise his speed to the max!

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nMax had already fled over a dozen kilometers away!

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nCatherine’s eyes were wide open, but there was still a hint of disbelief in her eyes.

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n‘He really fled!’

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n‘He went all out, without any hesitation!’

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n‘Where is your dignity? Aren’t you a dragon!?’

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n‘Shouldn’t you fight me to the death?!’

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nCatherine was stunned for a good while, and as a result, she had missed the best opportunity to go after Max.

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nMax turned back to look in Catherine’s direction. There was at least a dozen kilometers of distance between them.

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nAs a former human, Max did not share the arrogance of his brethren.

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nWhat was the point of going against an opponent that he could not beat? Would running not be better than dying

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nMax valued his own survival before all else.

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nAs such, he could easily toss aside the useless pride of the dragons.

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nNevertheless, despite the distance that he had put between them, Max dared not slow down for even a second. He was not out of the woods just yet!

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