“So, this is the place, huh!” I said as I looked at the mountains covered in dark clouds which crackled with lightning ever so often.

“Yes, this is the place.” The sorcerer who had given us the message and accompanied us here, confirmed. Then, he pointed his finger to a specific location.

“This is where we saw and fought that Thunder Wolf.”

Even without him pointing at the location, it was easy to see the field of battle by looking at the various tracks of burnt grass. Moreover, the smell of ozone was still thick in the air as it had been less than an hour after the battle.

Just how fast was that Thunder Wolf to create such wide tracks within so much less time. From what I had learnt from the sorcerer, the battle had lasted for less than a minute.

“I will pray for your victory, Dragon Sorcerer. I need to return to the London Sanctorum as we need to scan the whole area under our control to see if there has been another breach.” Upon ending his words, the sorcerer opened a portal and then left for the London Sanctorum.

“Hey, Emma. Are you sure that you are ready for this battle?” I asked Emma now that we were alone.

At the Kamar Taj, I had not been able to ask because it was necessary to ready the combat team as soon as possible. Also, Ancient One had proposed herself for Emma to join so I didn't argue with her since we had to leave as soon as we could.

“Of course, I am ready. Why? Do you think I am not?” Emma asked in a challenging tone.

“No, I am more than sure that you are ready. What I meant from my words was that are you nervous?” I asked, this time however clarifying my intention.

“W-What? Why do you think like that? I am not nervous at all.” Emma said with a flustered tone. So, she was indeed nervous about the upcoming battle.

“You don't need to hide your nervousness, Emma. Even I am a little nervous about this battle even though I am much stronger than this Thunder Wolf. So, you don't need to be shy and hide how nervous you are.” I remembered how much of an ice queen Emma was. Even if she was much more friendly with me compared to others, she still tried to hide those emotions of herself which thought were shameful.

“You are right, Peter. I am indeed a little nervous.” Emma finally admitted with a sigh that she was indeed nervous as she listened to my words.

It was always necessary to talk about such matters before an important battle as it helped in lightening one’s heart and helped them focus on the upcoming battle. This was something Master Ying Nan had taught me.

“By the way, Peter. Are those Dragon Claws of yours ready?” Emma asked me remembering that little project of mine.

“The enchantments are still not complete, unfortunately. But even if the Dragon Claws were ready, they would not have been of much help in the battle. The air blasts they can launch are of little to no effect to an elemental beast like Thunder Wolf.” I explained that even if the Dragon Claws were complete, they would not be enough against the Thunder Wolf.

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“Anyways, let's get ready. It's about time we faced this Thunder Wolf.” I asked Emma to prepare herself.

“I am ready.” Emma said as she clasped her hand with mine as a way to show her confidence.

“Then, I am opening the Mirror Dimension. Always stay close to me after we enter it.” I gave Emma one final warning as I opened the portal to the Mirror Dimension. After months of study, I had finally learnt enough that I could open a portal to the Mirror Dimension although that was all I could do currently.

As soon as we entered the Mirror Dimension, we could see a streak of golden lightning flashing from one point to another in front of our eyes. It had already destroyed the entire surroundings in this region while flashing.

After we entered, the streak of lightning stopped moving for a single moment and it was at this moment that we could see its true appearance. It looked just as it had been described by the sorcerer. A wolf shaped creature formed entirely of lightning.

“Woo~.”

As soon as it saw us, it moved once again, this time with a howl. With my enhanced eyesight and sharp instincts along with my dragon sense, I was barely able to see and feel it coming towards me.

Seeing it approaching me, I also transformed my right hand into a claw and striked a punch towards it with my full power. I didn't hesitate to attack this creature formed of lightning because I could not feel even the slightest bit of danger from it with my dragon sense.

“Boom~.”

As my claw clashed with the wolf’s body, the wolf was struck away by the shockwave created by my punch although it was likely not hurt because of it being an elemental creature. The lightning which formed its body hit me when I had attacked but it didn't affect me a single bit.

Although I could launch my red lightning at it like Ancient One had suggested, I didn't want to do it at the start because it was not certain what would happen when it would be struck by my red lightning.

What if it actually absorbed the red lightning and grew even stronger? As such, it was more safe to weaken it first and then try this method.

The wolf retreated after being struck away by the shockwave. Then, it flashed once again, this time not towards me but towards Emma!

“Emma, be careful. It is going to attack you.” I warned Emma as soon as the wolf moved towards her.

However, my warning was not even needed. Before the wolf could even reach Emma, it was blocked by a telekinetic barrier a metre before Emma.

As soon as the wolf struck the telekinetic barrier, it immediately retreated once again. It was truly a cautious creature, clearly similar to a wolf.

It started flashing not towards us but around us, trying to find a gap so that it could catch us offguard. In order to counter its strategy, I and Emma stood with our back towards each other so that we could not only cover the whole area but also each other.

Having an opportunity, I casted the spell ‘Dancing Fireballs’ which caused several fireballs to appear into the air around us, floating around as though they were dancing. Thus, the name Dancing Fireballs.

It was the advanced version of the spell ‘Twinkling Stars’ and both of them actually worked on the same framework. It was just that the ‘Twinkling Stars' was the training spell and ‘Dancing Fireballs' was its combat version.

The wolf struck again, once again attacking Emma. This time, however, it struck with its full power, attacking as though it were a massive bolt of lightning.

Emma also sensed the power of the attack this time and immediately created a telekinetic barrier and also activated the lightning resistant barrier from the bracelet.

But the Thunder Wolf easily pierced through the telekinetic barrier this time. As the wolf approached the lightning resistant barrier, Emma transformed into her diamond form as a means of extra protection.

However, the Thunder Wolf was fortunately stopped at the lightning resistant barrier as it could not pierce through it.

As soon as the wolf was stopped by the barrier, I launched all the fireballs revolving around at it. Emma also released the fireball spell from the ring Ancient One had given her.

The wolf was clearly hurt a lot by our continuous fire attacks but it was not ready to give in. It attacked me immediately after our fireballs had finished striking it.

This time, I tried what Ancient One had suggested. I released a weak bolt of red lightning at the Thunder Wolf as it pounced at me.

But when it was struck by my red lightning, I along with Emma were both surprised by what happened next.