The strongest Lightning Dragon had been slain, yet Galen Yu remained as energetic as ever.
The other four dragons had no choice but to flee for their lives.
Swapping to his Elytra to give chase, a truly comical scene played out on the battlefield.
In the past, dragons had relied on their overwhelming power to prey on humans in what was known as the Dragon Hunt.
Now, however, it was Galen Yu chasing down the dragons. The sheer contrast between his tiny figure and the colossal dragons was a sight to behold.
"With the Dragonsteel Set on, slaying dragons is a breeze!"
"He's tanking the dragon breath head-on! Before, everyone had to run for cover whenever they saw that!"
"Holy crap, I haven't watched for a few days, and now God Yu is chasing dragons down?"
"They kept calling him 'trash' and 'insignificant'—look at them now!"
"Are even Stage 5 Dragons no longer a match for Galen Yu? Who can even stop him?"
"Please, someone, just put him in his place!"
Perhaps the heavens heard the pleas of the bullet chat.
Just as he had consecutively slain three dragons, leaving only a single Ice Dragon to flee.
Mid-pursuit, Galen Yu suddenly felt his status shift. A sharp 'crack' echoed from behind him.
"What happened?"
Watching the dragon fly away right before his eyes, he realized instantly what was wrong.
The battle had lasted too long—his Elytra's durability had run out!
Without the ability to fly, he could only watch helplessly as he began to plummet.
The audience was instantly thrown into a frenzy.
"What's going on? Did the Elytra break?"
"Damn it, why did it have to fail at such a critical moment!"
"He's at an altitude of ten thousand meters! Pursuing dragons aside, if God Yu falls from here..."
"Where's the Peacock Feather Fan? Quick, take it out and save yourself!"
"Wait, it doesn't look like God Yu brought the Peacock Feather Fan this time!"
"What about the Enderman? Didn't they say he could be saved if he fell into the Void?"
"That only works within a chunk! Right now, all of God Yu's buffs are gone, proving he's left his territory."
"Crap! Does that mean he's finished?"
The hearts of the Nine Provinces' audience tightened in suspense.
Dragonsteel Armor could not negate fall damage!
And without the Peacock Feather Fan, falling from this height meant certain death, even with protection!
The clouds were already visible; the height was truly staggering!
"Is Galen Yu going to fall to his death?"
In the Freedom Nation, the Blonde Elder's eyes gleamed with delight.
Over this period, the flooding situation had finally begun to stabilize.
Unlike the lava in the Samurai Nation which incinerated everything, water was ultimately gentler.
However, it had still caused them immeasurable losses; many historic sites, buildings, and landscapes had been destroyed.
The damage was valued at at least a hundred billion, and most of it was priceless and couldn't be quantified by money!
Though he had brought this upon himself, the source of the rewards was the Nine Provinces.
He had to find someone to blame; otherwise, would he have to take responsibility for the catastrophe?
By now, the Blonde Elder harbored a hatred for Galen Yu that reached his very core.
'Did you think you were safe just because you were in your own chunk? Leaving the Peacock Feather Fan behind was your greatest mistake!'
With that thought, he eagerly awaited the news of Galen Yu's death.
Takeshi Sable shared the sentiment as hundreds of millions of eyes globally watched the screen.
But just as they were gloating, believing victory was certain...
Galen Yu remained unhurried. Still holding the Yamato, he delivered a strike toward the ground just before he landed.
With his rhythmic attacks, a miraculous scene unfolded.
Instead of hitting the ground, Galen Yu actually began to ascend slowly as his sword qi slashed out!
By maintaining his rhythm, he touched down at an extremely slow pace, completely bypassing the risk of falling!
"Huh? He didn't die?"
"It's the Yamato! You can use a SlashBlade that way?"
"You mean he can fly just by relying on a SlashBlade?"
"As expected of the strongest SlashBlade, that's incredible!"
"I told you! How could God Yu make such a rookie mistake?"
"The Peacock Feather Fan is indeed a divine tool, but the Yamato has already integrated its functions!"
"My understanding was far too limited!"
Everyone who had hoped to see Galen Yu fall to his death was left in stunned silence.
Fall protection.
In the game, one only needed to click the right mouse button while mid-air to slowly ascend without needing other key combinations.
By holding the forward key (W) and right-clicking continuously, one could glide in the air. As long as the blade was not sheathed, one would not fall rapidly.
The mechanics in the Block World were identical, with drawing the blade replacing the keyboard and mouse.
As long as the sword was not sheathed, he would not plummet.
This was the fall protection unique to the SlashBlade!
"Three female dragons... think of how many Dragon Eggs they'll drop!"
Seeing that he was only a few blocks from the ground, Galen Yu stopped controlling his height with the SlashBlade and let himself drop.
Though one Fire Dragon had escaped, all the females had been slain.
With a bit of luck, this haul could complete his collection of Fire, Ice, and Lightning Dragon species!
He was one step closer to his Dragon Army!
Thinking this, Galen Yu was about to touch down and loot the dragon corpses.
*Whoosh!*
The next moment, his vision went black as he lost all perception of his surroundings.
The Wandering Mage, who had been on his way to greet him, froze in shock as he watched Galen Yu vanish.
"What happened? He's gone?"
Staring at the spot where Galen Yu had disappeared, a familiar aura manifested, causing him to gasp.
"Could it be... No way..."
Following Galen Yu's perspective, the viewers were equally bewildered.
"Guys, why did the screen go black?"
"Didn't they say he had fall protection and landed safely?"
"Did he fall to his death? How is that possible?"
"Everything was clearly under God Yu's control, how could he die?"
"Everything was fine a second ago, was the Yamato's fall protection a lie?!"
"Everything was fine a second ago, was the Yamato's fall protection a lie?!"
"What? You mean the gliding was just an illusion, and God Yu still took damage upon landing?!"
"Then it's all over!"
Watching the darkened screen, the joy of the Nine Provinces' audience evaporated instantly.
The Blonde Elder, Takeshi Sable, and the members of the Alliance all broke into the widest smiles they had worn since the start of the Block World.
"He definitely fell to his death!"
"Fantastic! Hahaha!"
"By getting rid of Galen Yu, we've removed our greatest threat!"
"What 'using a SlashBlade to delay a fall'? Just an excuse!"
"Even if you have skills to gather information, you're bound to slip up eventually!"
"You finally failed this time, didn't you?"
Laughter erupted all over the world, everywhere except for the Nine Provinces.
Galen Yu was dead!
For the Alliance, this was the ultimate piece of good news!
At the Research Institute, Headmaster Quill set aside his research on dragon bones and stood beside Fries.
"Headmaster Quill, this..."
Fries faltered repeatedly, unable to bring himself to say the words.
"You want to say that Galen Yu is dead?"
"Yes... but it's just so impossible. He was just chasing down dragons!"
"I believe his judgment of the SlashBlade was not wrong. The Yamato definitely has a fall-delaying effect, but... but?"
Staring at the black screen, Fries was left speechless for a long time.
How could a person who was just so full of life suddenly die in the blink of an eye?
Yet the evidence was right before them.
Every time a participant died, their screen would fade to black, never to show another image.
"Maybe... Galen Yu is still alive?"
"It's true the screen went dark like the others, but the death penalty hasn't triggered yet, so he might not be dead."
"Could there be another reason?"
"Galen Yu... he should still be alive..."