"My lord, there are more and more monsters outside the city, and they have completely surrounded the castle. Moreover, after Knight Valos took people to the sewers, there has been no news...I'm afraid..."

"...I understand. I ordered the people below to continue to be on guard and close the sewer entrance immediately after Varos returns." Kakion Ronan waved his hand in despair and dismissed his entourage, and then continued to look at the noble area in the northern part of the city with a telescope.

in a daze of mist.

Nearly half an hour has passed since the roaring in the fog. The battle-like movement in the fog seems to be coming to an end. Apart from the occasional sound of heavy objects hitting, no other sounds can be heard.

At the same time, the thick fog began to thin. Even at this time, Count Ronan could already see the shadows of several mansions outside the noble residential area through the telescope.

Count Ronan had never heard the sound of a dragon's roar, so he could not understand the source of those roars, but he also knew that the previous roars and growls were definitely not ordinary beasts or beasts.

It was a noise that a monster could make, and he was full of uneasiness and vigilance about it. In addition to those loud roars, there was actually another strange sound mixed in between them, but those sounds were simply

It was so strange that it couldn’t be described in words, and whether it was him or anyone in the castle, everyone felt that the strange sound was very creepy. At the same time, in addition, after the previous appearance of the strange sound, the area around the castle

All the living dead monsters suddenly became aggressive for some unknown reason. The monsters that originally only wandered near the castle also actively gathered under the castle wall, and kept trying to climb over the wall to attack the guards on the wall.

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Fortunately, this situation is not permanent. At least the sentry on the other side of the wall just sent a message saying that the living dead have returned to calmness, but they still covet the corpses around the castle and have not completely left.

This is not good news, but judging from the current state of Jinghua Castle, it is not too bad. At least the people in the castle can breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, it can also give some relief to the soldiers who were just nervous.

Take a break.

Just when Count Ronan was about to leave the balcony and return indoors, suddenly there was another violent vibration in the noble area. It seemed as if something huge had collapsed or a large area of ​​the building had been destroyed. There were continuous crashing sounds.

, and along with these roars, Count Ronan was surprised to see a huge wing sticking out of the increasingly thinning fog and flapping it. That is to say, this huge wing flapped slightly.

This behavior caused a large amount of surrounding fog to suddenly disperse, and at the same time, Earl Ronan took the opportunity to spy a giant face from the dispersed fog.

"Dragon!?" Count Ronan was so surprised that he almost fell to the ground, but before he could take a closer look, the surrounding fog had gathered back together and obscured the figure of the dragon.

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Earl Ronan looked in shock at the direction obscured by the fog, and kept recalling the face that flashed by in his mind. He looked at the empty balcony, and then quickly returned to his

A book was opened on the desk in the bedroom.

There have never been any legends about giant dragons in the Ronan Castle area, and there were even no local customs and habits related to dragons in the past. After all, the terrain in this area is almost all plains, so let alone giant dragons, there are even large-scale dragons in the area.

There are no wild beasts. But at this moment, there are still a lot of new-looking books and scrolls piled on the old count's desk, and they are all related to giant dragons or similar species. Because last time the one named

Shadir's dragon was witnessed by too many people when it flew over Wilsk and Lavender, so now various rumors and information about the dragon have spread almost throughout the principality. At the same time, Archduke Michael also began to order

Various materials related to dragons were copied from person to person and distributed throughout the country. A large amount of information was distributed almost wherever the Grand Duke's envoys could set foot.

The purpose of Archduke Michael's doing this is simply to let his vassals know more about dragons. After all, according to rumors, there are indeed many dragon lairs in the territory of the Principality of Michael, and the birth of the Principality

There were also stories about the so-called "dragon-slaying warriors" in previous local legends. This kind of legend is very popular among the people. As long as there is a tavern with a resident bard, some poems like fairy tales will be sung every night.

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But people with a little bit of brains actually know that not all the dragon slayings in the story are real, and most of them are fictional. At the same time, the "dragon" slain by the dragon slaying is by no means the legendary dragon.

Regarding this, Lavender and all the residents of Wilsk City can vouch for it with their heads, because mortals are really insignificant in front of the giant beast that spreads its wings and seems to cover the sky. And it is precisely this.

From that day on, there were no songs singing the story of "Slaying the Dragon" in most taverns in the Principality. Even if there were fools who continued to sing, people would only sneer at it.

The impact of the "Return of the Dragon" incident is more widespread than the rumors of the "Goddess". After all, the principality has implemented a certain degree of control over matters related to Severna, and the purpose of doing so is mainly to prevent them from spreading too widely.

This caused more radical religious groups to secretly attack the principality. After all, there are a lot of ignorant people and lunatics in this world. But the problem of dragons in the principality was allowed to spread wantonly among the people, because Michael

The Grand Duke is very aware that the affairs of these huge beasts cannot be interfered by humans at will, so even if the news is spread incorrectly and a fool really wants to provoke the dragon, it will not have much impact on the Principality. Of course, the prerequisite is that this fool is not

Just people in the principality. Archduke Michael issued a large number of ancient books and historical records to give these restless vassals a reminder, so that they know the truth and don't provoke these giant beasts in a sudden convulsion.

Necessary trouble.

The book in the hands of Count Ronan records information about the blue dragon Sadir, and it is also accompanied by several portraits copied from ancient scrolls. Although these information and portraits are not completely consistent with the facts, they are

At least within the principality, these things can be called "authoritative information".

The old count quickly looked through the portraits in the book, and tried hard to compare the shadow that had just been imprinted in his mind with the portraits in the book, but unfortunately he looked through the entire book and couldn't find any similar ones.

Part of the picture.

"Isn't it... not it?" The old count sat blankly in his chair, recalling the details of the giant dragon in his memory, and then opened several other books and began to search for other dragons for comparison.

About ten minutes later, the old earl went through all the books and scrolls before finally finding a relatively similar dragon group. But before the old earl could read the relevant records carefully, his attendants knocked on the old earl's door.

The count's door.

"My lord, the fog... the fog has cleared..." the attendants said in fear.

Earl Ronan was stunned for a moment because he was not sure why the attendants were so panicked. Then the old Earl, accompanied by the attendants, walked back to the balcony to look at the northern area of ​​the castle.

The heavy fog in the aristocratic residential area has indeed dissipated, and if you look at it from the heights of the castle, you can clearly see all the buildings in that area, such as the tall clock tower that looks like a city landmark, or a wealthy man.

The luxurious mansion built by the Viscount, or the aristocratic garden with a gilded statue in the center, etc. But unfortunately at this moment, Earl Ronan did not see the luxurious buildings and beautiful aristocratic gardens in his impression.

, because the aristocratic area that occupies nearly the same area as Ronan Castle is in a mess, with rivers of blood and corpses of monsters and the remains of broken houses everywhere. Looking at it, there is no intact building higher than one floor.

and a clean road.

This is not to say that the huge aristocratic residential area was inexplicably razed to the ground. At least at this moment, there is still a behemoth that is at least two stories high, a huge corpse with no species at all...or rather

Huge burning corpse.

Count Ronan scanned every inch of the land in the noble residential area in shock, but he did not see anything related to the dragon there as he expected... It doesn't seem to be accurate to say that, at least Count Ronan passed him

The cracked telescope saw that there was indeed a pile of huge footprints next to the huge corpse.

Count Ronan carefully observed the footprints on the ground through the telescope while flipping through the book in his hand. He wanted to compare whether the description of this kind of dragon in the book was correct. Because the book lacked details about this special dragon.

descriptions, but even in these one-sided descriptions, there were still a few words that aroused Count Ronan's vigilance.

"The crystal dragon is the messenger of God who created the country of origin and is also the executor of divine punishment."

A short sentence of self-reflection shows how terrifying this kind of dragon called the Crystal Dragon is. After all, since ancient times, the word "divine punishment" has never meant simple punishment. The Michael family also

It is an ancient family with some history, and their records of past history are quite comprehensive. Therefore, Ronan, as a confidant of Archduke Michael, has been fortunate enough to have access to some historical books since he was a child, and these include national destruction, racial annihilation, or

Words such as the demise of civilization often appear together with the word "divine punishment". So when Count Ronan learned that a crystal dragon appeared in his territory, his inner uneasiness and fear even exceeded those of the living dead.

The despair caused by monsters.

And just as Count Ronan was carefully observing the surroundings of the footprints, trying to find clues to the crystal dragon, the man next to him suddenly shouted loudly: "Sir, there are two children there!"

Count Ronan subconsciously turned his head to look at the other party. At the same time, he also noticed that the direction the follower was pointing was still in a messy noble area, so it seemed that the follower must have discovered survivors or the like. Originally, Ronan

The earl didn't want to care about this matter. After all, compared to the whereabouts of the crystal dragon that represented divine punishment, the life and death of one or two children were really insignificant. But when he turned his head again and planned to continue looking for the dragon, the earl heard that

But the word "child" kept echoing inexplicably. For a moment, the old count recalled the nibbled baby he had seen before. Immediately, anxiety, anger, regret and other negative emotions in his heart filled his mind.

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The old count almost without hesitation pointed the lens of the telescope in the direction pointed by his entourage and started searching. However, he easily saw two little girls walking hand in hand in the aristocratic residential area where corpses were everywhere.

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At first glance, the old count felt that these two people were definitely not local survivors, because although Count Ronan had never remembered the faces of the children in the city, he could definitely pat his chest and guarantee that there would never be any of these two people in the city.

One red and one basket of children. Of course, there are still children with red hair or blue hair, but human hair is not as colorful and exaggerated as these two children.

Of course, another thing that surprised the old earl was that the red-haired girl was naked for some reason. Although she was wearing a gorgeous little shawl, it was obvious that the shawl that could cover half of her body belonged to the blue-haired girl.

The little girl's clothes. At the same time, the red-haired little girl's body was also incredibly clean. Although she was walking among the messy ruins, she was inexplicably spotless. This alone was enough to make people feel abnormal.

Count Ronan stared at the red-haired little girl's head with wide eyes for a long time. He was surprised to find that some crystal-like things seemed to be falling off the little girl's spread hair. At the same time, her arms and neck even

There are also fiery red scale spots on the lower abdomen and back, and these things seem to be almost the same color as the crystal dragon in the fog earlier. Although he has no conclusive evidence to prove it, for now

, it seems that this little red-haired girl can only be identified as being somewhat related to the giant dragon just now. After all, most of the books on his desk have records that the dragon can change its own form, and in history, it has a human appearance.

There are countless dragon Lizzies who appear.

"Who are they?" Earl Ronan then muttered.

The entourage seemed to have no clue about this issue, and everyone's thoughts were similar to that of the old count. They had never seen any children in the city with such beautiful hair color, and some of the more calm followers had already thought of it.

There is no such thing as a child who can walk on the ruins full of monster corpses without changing his expression, and they also vaguely classify the two children into the category of "monsters".

"Sir, there are people over there!" A follower spotted a figure outside the residential area.

Count Ronan also took advantage of the situation and moved the camera there to watch, but he unexpectedly discovered that the person there was an elf woman dressed in a weird way. Thinking about the direction of movement of the two children just now, it is not difficult to see that this elf woman should be

Just waiting for those two little kids.

But the question is, who is she? Who are they? What are they doing here? And... are they friends or foes?

Countless questions are constantly tumbling through the earl's mind. The old earl has searched through almost all his memories in an attempt to find some information that can answer the questions. Although this is a bit like seeking medical treatment in a hurry, or some kind of helplessness.

He struggled, but to the old count's surprise, he really found some relevant content in his memory.

"The Chosen One...Agil the Chosen One..."

Earl Ronan quickly remembered part of the information he had learned from Chris not long ago, but his low murmur was still heard by his entourage, but no one understood the meaning of this sentence, so

He didn't speak. And at this stall, the door of the earl's bedroom was opened again, and a knight wearing blood-stained armor pushed the door open and walked in.

The knight glanced nervously at the empty bedroom, then spotted the count and his entourage staying on the balcony, and then strode over directly.

The knight's footsteps were naturally noticed by the earl. He turned to look at the knight and then asked sadly: "Valos, are you injured?"
To be continued...