Something happened to the barrier that the Crown Prince had used to confine the mysterious character inside the area.
Suddenly...
A crack appeared in the barrier.
The crack was clear, as if it had split space itself.
Everyone stopped for a moment.
Both the Emperor of Humanity and the Crown Prince looked at the sky, trying to find out who had caused that crack to appear.
But...
What they saw made both of them fall silent for a few moments.
Through the crack...
A huge red dragon appeared.
It was terrifyingly large, and it began entering the enclosed space calmly, as if the barrier surrounding the area posed no obstacle to it.
But the strangest thing...
Was not its entrance.
But its condition.
The dragon was covered in large and small injuries all over its body.
The signs of battle were frighteningly clear on it, and some of the injuries were still clearly visible, making its appearance look terrifying and dangerous.
The Emperor of Humanity looked at the dragon.
The Crown Prince also looked at it.
As for the mysterious character...
She stared at it as well.
Everyone was shocked.
Even the mysterious character herself was thinking about the moment when the barrier broke, wondering who had managed to destroy it so easily.
But she never expected the one who would arrive to be a dragon.
And not just any dragon...
But a terrifying dragon carrying an extremely dangerous aura.
Silence filled the place for a few moments.
Then the Emperor of Humanity looked at the dragon with a hint of fear and said:
"May I know why Your Highness has come here at this time?"
The dragon raised its head slightly, then looked at the Emperor of Humanity, the Crown Prince, and the mysterious character.
It remained silent for a few moments.
But just a few minutes ago...
This dragon wanted to go to the continent of Mira for treatment after facing Thor and those with him.
It wanted to rest and treat the injuries it had sustained in the battle.
However, while it was heading toward the continent of Mira...
It sensed a strange aura.
It sensed the presence of a barrier near the continent of Mira.
The dragon stopped.
It had not expected something like this to exist in that place.
Therefore, it decided to go and investigate the matter.
It also wanted to vent some of its anger after what had happened to it in its previous battle.
And so, it headed toward the source of the aura.
And indeed...
It arrived at the place.
And when it saw the barrier, it used its power to open a path through it and enter.
But it never expected to find this scene in front of it.
For it saw the Emperor of Humanity.
And it saw someone who looked like him, perhaps his son.
Then it saw another strange person wearing a black cloak and hiding their face.
But...
There was another point that caught its attention greatly.
The blood of that strange person...
It resembled the blood of the Emperor of Humanity and his son.
The dragon did not understand why that was.
But it felt that the matter was complicated.
After seeing the situation in front of him, the young dragon, the son of the Dragon King, looked at the Emperor of Humanity.
Then he said with obvious feigned anger:
"Why are you here?"
He stepped forward slightly.
Then he continued:
"Weren't you supposed to be fighting in the Fallen Islands?"
His tone became slightly more intense.
"Did you betray the continent of Mira?"
The Emperor of Humanity was shocked by the question.
Then he quickly shook his head and said:
"No! No!"
He paused for a moment, then quickly continued:
"I was indeed protecting the Fallen Islands and fighting there."
Then he pointed at the mysterious character.
"But this person came and attacked us."
Then he said firmly:
"So I fought them here."
He quickly added:
"I did not run away, I swear to you!"
The dragon continued looking at him in silence.
As for the mysterious character...
She was watching the dragon, the Emperor of Humanity, and the Crown Prince.
And she began thinking quickly.
Things had become more complicated than she had expected.
Just moments ago, she had been trapped inside the Crown Prince's barrier, facing the Emperor and his son at the same time.
And she had been planning to escape.
But now...
A terrifying dragon had entered the place, injured but still possessing an extremely dangerous aura.
And she did not know what its stance toward her was.
She remained silent as she watched the situation.
Then she said to herself:
"Things have become more complicated..."
She paused for a moment.
Then she added:
"How will I escape from here now?"
She was quickly looking for the best opportunity to move.
For now, in front of her, there was...
The Emperor of Humanity.
The Crown Prince.
And a terrifying red dragon.
She had to find a way to get out of this place and take advantage of the fact that the dragon had destroyed the barrier when it entered, and escape before the circumstances changed against her again.
(Author's Note):
Hello everyone! Thank you for your continuous support of this novel; your comments and interactions mean the world to me.
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