The moment Sky made contact with Dragonslayer, however, the sword suddenly emanated a powerful aura that made him stagger backward. Even though he had reached the peak of the Sixth Stair and was close to ascending the Seventh Stair, he could not suppress the sword.

Dragonslayer simply returned to James’ hand. James caressed the sword as he murmured gently, “What a fine sword…”

Below, a grin crept up on Thomas’ face when he saw this, and he said, “Looks like the time has come for us to slay a dragon.”

Everything was within his calculations. He never thought that James would seize control of Dragonslayer. Based on his initial plans, he intended to give the sword to the Blood Race. However, since James now controlled the sword, he would certainly be slaying a dragon in the near future.

Thomas did not linger for long and turned to leave.

Upon seeing Dragonslayer fall into James’ hands and how even Sky could not wield it effectively, the others reluctantly gave up. Even if they co