Their weapons shed with a resounding ng.


    Wilbur was instantly sted several meters away by a powerful force, crashing down from mid-air.


    As he looked at Raymond, Raymond took a few quick steps forward, his body turning invisible as he dashed toward Wilbur.


    Wilbur was angered immediately.


    Initially, he had only been on the defensive, not intending to have a full battle with Raymond.


    However, Raymond showed no signs of stopping.


    Wilbur had no choice but to engage in the fight if that was the case.


    The thunder cleaver cut through the air, and its pale blue energy shed with the ck sword aura.


    The thunderous crash sent a strong wind outward.


    In the next instant, Wilbur, holding the thunder cleaver, was locked in a fierce struggle with Raymond.


    Gritting his teeth, Wilbur asked, "Can''t we just stop and talk this out?"


    Raymond snickered. "I have only one goal, and that''s to see you dead!"


    Before long, both men were swinging their weapons again.


    Their energies collided, creating opposing gusts of wind that pushed them back several steps.


    Like a ck shadow, Raymond charged at Wilbur.


    In response, Wilbur shed the thunder cleaver out violently.


    Raymond raised his sword to block the thunder cleaver.


    As a loud ng ensued, resulting in Raymond being sent flying, and his ck sword dissipating into ck mist after being shattered into pieces.


    "You did this to yourself. Now, witness the power of darkness!"


    Suspended in mid-air, Raymond''s hands moved rapidly, forming seals. Soon, a dark aura radiated from his body, forming the shape of a giant snake.


    The snake hovered in the air, its cold eyes fixed on Wilbur, its tongue flicking menacingly.


    After a brief moment of hesitation, the giant snake lunged at Wilbur.


    He dodged swiftly, avoiding the snake''s bite.


    Staring at the monstrous creature looming above, Wilbur could not help but feel puzzled.


    This man was clearly targeting him.


    Earlier, he had been asked if he was Fremont''s chosen one.


    Was that alone enough reason to kill him?


    Fremont was not someone who killed indiscriminately, so Wilbur concluded that


    this man must be someone who had gone astray.


    Since that was the case, Wilbur decided there was no need to hold back.


    He chanted a spell, summoning the power of light within him. Then, he infused this power into the giant dragon he had conjured.


    The dragon transformed into a white dragon and flew toward the giant snake.


    The snake lunged, but the white dragon caught it with its ws.


    In the blink of an eye, the snake exploded mid-air, turning into ck mist.


    Raymond was also flung back, crashing heavily to the ground.


    He managed a backflip and stood up again.


    However, he could not stop coughing up blood.


    He nced at Wilbur before turning into ck mist and fleeing.


    "Who the hell was that?"


    Wilbur looked at the white dragon in the sky, his gaze falling on its ws.


    Before this, the white dragon he summoned would almost always perish with the attack.


    However, after absorbing the dragon aura from the Ezekiel Mine, the dragon''s ws had be much stronger.


    His understanding of dragon aura seemed insufficient before, resulting in limited destructive power for the white dragon.


    The next moment, the white dragon descended from the sky, coiling around Wilbur before turning into white light and merging into his body.


    Wilbur looked down at his Light Gloves and nced at the rubble blocking the mine entrance.


    He had initially nned to leave Anderson Town, but the white dragon''s enhanced strength changed his mind, and he wanted to venture deeper into the mine.


    Perhaps the first cauldron could absorb more dragon aura and strengthen the white dragon''s ws further.


    After clearing the rubble at the entrance, Wilbur stepped into the Ezekiel Mine.