The crimson dragon is still entrenched in the lava like a solid cliff, healing its wounds. Its eyes were closed, a pair of huge wings covered its body, and only the stout tail of the dragon occasionally flapped against the mountains behind it, making a crashing sound.

"Well, I don't think I'm sleeping." Miria said worriedly.

"It should ...... You okay. "I've heard that all dragons are human, and can sense both human kindness and malice. ”

"Why, don't listen to rumors." Miria said suspiciously.

"Do you want me to carry it?" Blala took out a potion bottle that was more than a person tall and put it beside her, and said to Yujali and the others.

"No, I don't. I'll teleport it with a spell in a moment, and then Miria will help break it up and let the potion be sprinkled on the dragon. ”

"That's easy. No problem. Miria said confidently.

With that, Yugari drew her staff and began to chant the spell. With the appearance of a divine light, the huge potion bottle was instantly teleported to the sky above the dragon.

"Frost Ice Pick!" A slender ice pick swept swiftly through the middle of the flask, and a large amount of milky white potion instantly poured into the dragon's body. The milky white potion and the black filth immediately entangled, merging and devouring each other, like two forces fighting for territory wrestling together. The energy emitted by the potion produced a large amount of white smoke that rattled across the dragon's body.

As if stimulated by the strong potion, the dragon immediately opened its eyes, propped up its huge body, and roared angrily in the sky, letting out a deafening cry that frightened Yugari and the others several steps backwards. Then, the dragon spread its wide wings and slammed into the surrounding rocks, setting off a wave of heat like a violent wind.

"But, maybe it was stung by the potion." Miria shouted, "Let's retreat first." ”

Fierce winds mixed with splashes of lava rolled up countless shattered rocks and spread out thoughtlessly around the dragon. The top of the mountain suddenly flew sand and rocks, covering the sky and the sun, as if the end was coming. Before the three of them could turn around, they were swept into the air by the wind. Fortunately, Yugari cast the spell in time, and everyone was safely moved to a distant place. After that, they didn't have time to care about the dragon's situation, and quickly ran down the hill and evacuated the scene.

"Scared the hell out of me." Yujali said in shock, "Does the potion work?" ”

"I guess it works. But maybe it's a little more exciting, so we'll wait here. I'll take a look when the calm is restored. Miria responded.

So, the three of them found a place next to the mountain road for the time being, sat down to breathe for a while, and patiently waited for the calm to return to the top.

"What do you think of what's happening in the valley?" Yugari asked suddenly.

"Huh? Which thing? ”

"It's the people I told you about at the Night Docks."

"Well...... Although the plague event itself was not of their making, they took advantage of the plague and expanded it even further. Miria said seriously, "Ostensibly, it is to collect the negative energy of the dead to summon powerful monsters......"

"On the surface? How can I say that there is another purpose? ”

"That's nature, what is the purpose of summoning powerful monsters? We don't know much about that. ”

"So, that guy did say 'guild wars' or something...... "Yugari thought to herself, "Does this have anything to do with the Black Wind mercenaries you met in the cave?" ”

"Hmm...... It's been a bit weird lately, one after the other, and hopefully it's not a bad omen. Miria said with some worry, "The so-called 'Guild War' should refer to an event that will be held in the adventurer kingdom soon." In that case, I think they're going to make some mess of it then. What exactly is not clear. You ask them about the lava cave thing...... I don't think there's anything to see yet, but it's a bit too much of a coincidence. Even if there is no connection between them, these two guilds are both to be wary of, and they are not good guilds! ”

"That'...... Did you investigate the people at the docks? ”

"After that, I did do a brief investigation." Miria thought for a moment and continued, "After that, I asked the clerk there. They say they often move around the area, but it's not clear what the exact guild address is. The guild's name is 'Wolf Shadow'. I looked it up, and it was one of only eleven five-star guilds in the Adventurer Kingdom. But it seems that the wind review is very bad, and it is basically a gray guild. However, because they are indeed very powerful, and their influence is spread throughout the central and southern regions, there is nothing the Guild Alliance can do with them without very conclusive evidence. Moreover, their president is a man known as 'Black Blood', and he is one of the ten seats in the Adventurer Kingdom. ”

"One of the ten?"

"It is recognized as one of the ten top professional adventurers with the most powerful strength in the Adventurer Kingdom. I remember the sources rated him as the top shadow mage in the human race. Miria said with a serious expression.

"That's amazing?" Yugari said in surprise.

"This is not unexpected. How else can you build a five-star guild? Therefore, it is better to be cautious until we investigate clearly. Okay, let's put these things aside for a while, and then go to the closer look after dealing with the matter in front of us. Now let's go up and see what happens. With that, Miria stood up, shook the dust off her body, and walked towards the top of the Red Rock Mountain again with Eucaria and Brala.

The three of them came to the top of the mountain. I saw dust flying in front of me, gravel ravines all over the mountains, and it was a mess. When the dust receded a little, the vision returned to normal, but the dragon was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange...... Where did it go? Did it fly away? Yugari muttered.

At this moment, a figure suddenly walked behind the rock wall not far away. Slender and tall body, long red shawl hair, slightly reddened skin, delicate and ruddy face, crimson eyes, and a robe with red gold stripes. It looks dignified and beautiful.

"Excuse me......" Yugari asked as they looked very strange, wary.

"Thank you for helping me wash the dirt, kids." The woman greeted politely.

"You are ......"

"My name is Red Rose, and I'm a member of the Red Dragon Clan."

"Huh?!" Yugari was surprised and said, "This, so, you, you are ......"

"It is said that the dragon clan has both human form and dragon form, and it seems that the rumors are true." Miria said.

"Exactly. However, more often than not, we remain in dragon form, and only temporarily change into human form when interacting with the humanoid race. ”

"That's ......"

"Thank you very much for your help, it usually takes a long time to wash away the dirt with this lava."

"Where...... We're also very happy to be able to help. But...... What exactly caused you to get these stains? Yugari asked curiously.

"This one. That's a long story. Let's talk as we go, I'm going to the cave below to get some fruit. With that, Red Rose led Yugari and the others slowly towards the lava cave at the foot of the mountain.

"In terms of human time, it was almost a few decades ago." Red Rose said in a flat tone, "At that time, I happened to go to the Northern Continent to carry out a reconnaissance mission, and on the way back to the top of the dragon, I passed through here. Due to some accidents in the process of reconnaissance, he was seriously injured, so he landed on this mountain, planning to rest here for a while, and then rush back when the wound is almost healed. I don't know how long I slept afterwards. When I woke up, I was attacked by a group of people, led by what appeared to be a bloodthirsty orc. At first, their attacks were not worth mentioning to me, and I didn't take them seriously, I just wanted to make a few gestures and drive them away. However, it was completely unexpected. They used some spell to summon a very evil monster. The monster was surrounded by filthy chaotic energy, and every time I touched it, it was corroded like never before. Not only that, but in the end, they released an extremely large amount of dark energy by sacrificing the monster. The evil energy broke through my scales, leaving me eroded by unknown chaos. I managed to escape with the last of my strength. Although I was later rescued by well-meaning humans, this unknown evil force has always corrupted me, and it recurs almost every few years. So, every time I relapse, I flew here to wash away the chaotic energy with this hot lava and temporarily restore my health. ”

"That's what happened......

"So, has the potion just now completely removed the infected filth? Or is it just a temporary wash away from the symptoms and will it recur in a few years? Miria asked.

"Well...... Hongmei seemed to confirm her physical condition, and then said uncertainly, "As far as the current situation is concerned, I don't know very well. So, we can only wait a few years to see. With that, they had reached the entrance of the lava cave.

"What do you want these fruits for?" Yugari asked curiously.

"These strange fruits seem to have a slight suppressive effect. If you eat it normally, you can delay the seizure, so every time I come here, I bring some back. ”

"Do you fly from the other side of the world every time? With such a long distance, and the sea in between, can't the continent over there find such lava? Miria asked, confused.

"Haha." Hongmei smiled embarrassedly, "Actually, I haven't been back." Because I have some important things to do here. I'll go back when I'm done. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Actually......" As he said this, a rockfire insect suddenly sprang out of the nearby lava. It fluttered its long tentacles and opened its bloody mouth as it lunged at the Eugaria. Before they could draw their weapons, Red Rose immediately stretched out an arm, which instantly turned into a tiny but sturdy dragon claw, which strangled the body of the Rock Fire Insect at once. Then, with only a slight force, the rock fire insect was strangled into two sections. Red Rose casually tossed its body aside and continued to walk deeper into the cavern. Seeing this, they were shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.

After a short time, Yujiali and the others successfully finished picking the fruit. "With these fruits, you should be able to live a healthy life smoothly again." After coming out of the cave, Red Rose said to Yugari and the others, "I'm almost done, it's time to go." Thank you again for your help. ”

"Where, we're just completing the commission, so don't be so polite. If you still have any health problems in the future, you can find us at the Stalith Travel Service Station. Eugarie and Red Rose said as they shook hands.

"Okay, I'll remember. So, let's see you soon. With that, a pair of crimson dragon wings stretched out from the back of the red rose, fluttered, and flew into the sky.

Looking at the red rose that had regained its dragon form in the air. Yugari couldn't help but stretch, "Alright! Finally completed the mission! It's time to go back and get some rest! I'm just exhausted. ”

"What a successful mission!" Miria poured cold water and complained, "There's no way to determine whether or not the plague problem is completely solved." It can only be said that the plague has indeed been quelled this time, but as for whether it will break out again in the future...... I guess the guild alliance can't confirm it, so I don't think it will be counted as a completed commission. ”

"No......" Yugari said with some frustration.

Sure enough, as Miria said. When the Eugari and the others returned to Starlis to deliver the commission to the Guild Alliance, the Guild Alliance affirmed that the plague had indeed been quelled. However, it will take some time for the Guild Alliance to investigate whether the root cause of the outbreak of the plague has been completely eradicated, so it is not certain that they have completed this high-level commission for the time being. To put it simply, there is basically no follow-up.