Caesar chuckled softly, a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "It seems our enemy this time is not only the dragons, but also time itself."

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips slightly, his heart filled with unease. "If the seal continues like this, and the dragons' power revives... will we still be able to cope?"

Tian remained silent, a hint of coldness in his eyes. He knew better than anyone that the power of the dragon race could not be easily sealed. This power was too ancient and too powerful; all the efforts the academy had made had only delayed the arrival of the crisis.

The academy dean sighed softly, "We must face reality. The academy's sealing system can no longer sustain itself. We are searching for more sealing methods, but this will take time."

“But the Dragon Clan won’t give us much time.” Chu Zihang’s voice was icy, his eyes carrying a sharp warning. “The academy must take immediate action, or this crisis will only escalate.”

Caesar shook his head easily, a wry smile on his lips. "Unfortunately, the resurgence of the dragons won't wait for us to be ready."

Lu Mingfei stood to the side, not speaking, but his doubts grew stronger. Could the academy truly suppress this power? The enemy they faced far exceeded their expectations, and the academy's preparations seemed inadequate.

Just then, the academy's alarm system suddenly went off.

"Emergency!" A student rushed into the meeting room, his face filled with anxiety. "The aura of the dragons has reappeared in the Dawnfire region! It's even stronger than last time!"

A brief silence fell over the meeting room. A sense of unease crept into everyone's hearts; this clearly meant that the seal had encountered problems again, and might even be collapsing.

"We must act immediately." The academy dean swiftly issued the order, his tone filled with urgency. "The four of you will form another team and head to Dawnfire for emergency treatment. The academy will send a support team to assist, but you are the core force."

"Looks like we don't have time to discuss this today." Caesar chuckled, quickly stood up, and his eyes flashed with a fighting spirit.

Chu Zihang nodded, calmly preparing for the operation, his gaze as sharp as ever.

Although Lu Mingfei was a little nervous, he knew that now was not the time to hesitate. He took a deep breath and followed Caesar and Chu Zihang.

Tian remained as calm and aloof as ever, already prepared in his heart to face the power of the dragon race.

The forest of dawn fires is once again shrouded in the aura of the dragons.

This time, the oppressive feeling in the air was even stronger, as if some enormous entity was awakening underground. The four-person team quickly traversed the forest, and the scene before them made their hearts tighten.

The stone pillars had begun to crack, the runes gradually dimmed in the faint light, and the aura of the dragons kept overflowing from the cracks, as if some ancient power was about to break through the seal.

"Damn it! The seal has completely collapsed!" Lu Mingfei shouted in alarm.

Caesar glanced at the collapsing stone pillar and said with a sneer, "It seems that this time we will face more than just lingering traces of life."

"The power of the dragons is about to awaken." Chu Zihang's tone was cold, his knife already prepared. "We must stop it before it fully awakens."

“I’ll handle it,” Tian said coldly, his golden eyes flashing with a chilling light once more. His gaze locked onto the core of the stone pillar, where the lines of death reappeared, intertwining into a massive vortex.

The Word of Power: Instant Death Butterfly is activated again.

Purple-blue ghostly butterflies appeared in the air, swiftly flying towards the stone pillar. Their wings lightly brushed the surface of the runes, and the line of death gradually appeared upon their touch. Tian pulled the trigger, and the bullet pierced the air, heading straight for the core of the line of death.

"Bam—!"

With a deafening roar, the dragon's power was shattered instantly, the energy around the stone pillar began to dissipate rapidly, and the dragon's roar gradually faded into the air.

However, just when they thought the crisis was over, the earth suddenly shook violently.

"What's going on?" Lu Mingfei shouted, his eyes filled with fear.

“There is an even greater power beneath the seal,” Tian said calmly, his golden eyes flashing with a cold light. “This is just the beginning.”

Deep within the forest of dawn's fire, the oppressive atmosphere of impending crisis was suffocating. The four of them stared nervously at the completely shattered sealing stone pillar ahead, sensing the continuous outflow of dragon power.

A thick red light filled the air, as if the entire forest was shrouded in flames. The ground cracked continuously, seemingly unable to withstand the power emanating from beneath. Black flames gradually emerged from the cracks, like a call from hell, carrying an aura of annihilation.

“This time, the power is stronger than any we’ve faced before,” Chu Zihang said calmly, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings. The blade in his hand gleamed coldly, ready to strike at any moment.

“Indeed, this aura is much stronger than before.” Caesar lightly flicked the gun barrel with his finger, his tone relaxed, but his expression betrayed a high degree of vigilance. He knew that the battle ahead would be far more difficult than ever before.

Lu Mingfei stood behind them, his face slightly pale, so nervous he could barely stand. He stared at the dragon shadows flickering in the red light ahead, his palms sweating. "Can we really...win?"

Tian didn't answer, but stood silently at the forefront, his golden eyes flashing with a cold light. He could feel the surging power of the dragon race, that ancient and powerful force constantly impacting the seal, which was now almost collapsing. Time was running out.

"We need to assign tasks properly; this is not an ordinary battle." Chu Zihang calmly and quickly began to deploy.

He glanced at the cracks around him, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Caesar, you are responsible for attacking ranged enemies, especially those dragon energy sources surging out of the cracks. Your marksmanship is accurate, and you can suppress them from a distance."

Caesar nodded, his gun barrel slightly raised. "I understand. Minimize the enemy's recovery speed as much as possible."

“Lu Mingfei, you come with me to keep the dragon shadow’s illusory form at close range,” Chu Zihang continued, his gaze sharp and firm. “Although it’s just an energy body, if we don’t restrain it in time, it could pose a devastating threat to all of us.”

"Understood!" Despite still feeling nervous, Lu Mingfei forced himself to calm down and gripped his weapon tightly.

"As for the sky..." Chu Zihang looked up at the sky and said in a deep voice, "You are the key among us. Your words can find the core weakness of the dragon's power. When we restrain its ethereal body, you will be responsible for delivering the fatal blow."

Tian simply nodded, saying nothing more, but his gaze revealed utter calmness and resolve. He knew that his Words of Power would be the key to this battle.

After the deployment was completed, the four quickly took action.

Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei charged towards the illusory form of the dragon shadow. The dragon shadow's eyes flashed with crimson light as it pounced on them with ferocious power. The cracks in the ground continued to widen, and black flames spewed out from them, as if to engulf the entire earth.

"Lu Mingfei, follow me!" Chu Zihang shouted, stomping his feet on the ground and shooting towards Long Ying's illusory form like an arrow. The blade in his hand flashed through the air, pointing directly at Long Ying's neck.

The dragon's shadow roared suddenly, emitting a deafening sound. The enormous phantom twisted and lunged at Chu Zihang with devastating force. Chu Zihang calmly responded, his blade instantly slashing at the dragon's phantom. The blade struck the dragon's body like lightning cutting through the night sky, causing the phantom to shake violently and emit a painful growl.

Lu Mingfei followed closely behind. Although his movements were slightly flustered, he followed Chu Zihang's instructions closely and used his weapon to restrain Long Ying. Each attack, though seemingly insignificant, successfully distracted Long Ying.

Meanwhile, Caesar stood at a distance, his gun aimed precisely at the dragon energy source gushing from the crack.

"My turn." Caesar smiled slightly and gently pulled the trigger. The gunshot rang out like thunder, the bullet, spinning at high speed, shooting straight into the black flames in the crack. Every shot was incredibly accurate, hitting the core of the dragon's energy and preventing any further outflow.

The dragon's power within the crack was forcibly suppressed by Caesar's attack, and the surging speed of the flames gradually slowed down. Although a continuous stream of black flames continued to erupt, Caesar's precise strikes successfully slowed down the dragon's shadow's revival.

Just as Chu Zihang and Lu Mingfei were engaged in fierce battle with Long Ying, and Caesar was suppressing them from a distance, Tian's Golden Eyes had already firmly locked onto the core of the Dragon Clan.

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