After entering the Satun Wasteland, Artevans felt that his sense of direction was a little blurred, and the breath of various creatures mixed with the air made it difficult for him to accurately perceive where the dark dragon was. Rather than judging the location of the dark dragon through his own perception, Artevans felt that it was better to find the traces left by it first.

(The master said that the clansmen who came to the wasteland to investigate have not returned, and the dark dragon breath here is still very fresh, so it seems that he has probably encountered the dark dragon.) ）

Artevans walked slowly across the land, hearing the roars of strange beasts not far away almost every moment, and occasionally encountering strange beasts that suddenly appeared. The wasteland is a paradise for alien beasts, because of their natural wildness, many alien beasts are aggressive, and if they are infected with the eclipse flame of the dark dragon, they will be more aggressive.

However, Artevans was too lazy to keep radiating his killing intent, so that the alien beast was too frightened to approach. When encountering a strange beast that wanted to attack him, Artevans chose the most direct method, which was to kill.

Along the way, there are not only slight footprints left by Atfans in the wasteland, but also the corpses of alien beasts that continue to stretch along the footprints and appear from time to time.

After walking for a long time, Artevans only found sporadic traces of the dark dragon that had passed a certain period of time, and the residual dark dragon aura on this trace was not enough for Artevans to use his ability to determine the location of the dark dragon. More than once, Talia had asked Atellance if he had returned to the village, but Atellance had used various reasons to deal with it.

The sun is gradually setting.

The biggest discovery of Artevans during this time was to find traces of the fight between his clan and the dark dragon, but because the remaining energy was still too weak, Artvance was still unable to follow the energy to confirm the location.

Just as Artevans was about to give up for the time being, his eyes inadvertently swept over a stone wall. Immediately afterward, Artefans' eyes widened, and his pupils contracted slightly. He found something of great value, a new Dark Dragon Claw mark.

Atfans approached the stone wall and looked closely at the claw marks on the stone wall, where he noticed that there seemed to be a little blood on the claw marks. The marks seemed fresh, and he began to close his eyes and sense the direction of the energy.

(The remnants of energy are still sufficient, and it is estimated that the claw marks have not been left for a long time, is this blood stain the power of the oracle?) It seems that the blood of the dark dragon is also mixed in it, and it seems that they are all injured. The blood stains were mixed together, indicating that the clansman was still fighting with the dark dragon. ）

Artevans had already determined that the location of the dark dragon was not far away, and he could probably see it by climbing over a small hill in front of him. Atfans looked in the direction he had identified the dark dragon and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth as he walked towards the small hill.

As soon as he crossed the small hill, he saw the scene of his people fighting the dark dragon. The clansman, whom Artevans recognized, was Layton, a close confidant of Siya.

I saw Layton looking at the dark dragon confronting him with a serious expression, there was a shocking claw mark on his chest, the dark dragon's eclipse flame was eroding the wound, but because Leighton had been using the power of the oracle to protect his body, the eclipse flame had no way to invade his body.

Facing the dark dragon in front of him, who seemed to only use claw strikes, Layton, who was not good at hand-to-hand combat and couldn't pull away from it, seemed a little distressed. Although he had already relied on his experience and strength, he had already injured the dark dragon and made it unable to fly.

The dark dragon is characterized by four legs, a long neck, horns, and wings on its back. However, due to the different skeletons, the combat habits of different types of dark dragons are also different, and the one that fights with Leighton has not very developed wings, strong forelimbs and surrounded by flames, and is a type that is good at hand-to-hand combat.

Neither Leighton nor the dark dragon fighting him noticed that Artevans, who was silently watching the battle on the high ground not far away. Artevans was not in a hurry, he crossed his arms as if watching a play, waiting for the outcome of this battle.

(Uncle Leighton, I wish you could get that dark dragon hurt a little more, so I can get the dark dragon crystals more easily.) As for you...... ）

Atfans's purpose is very clear, to obtain the dark dragon crystal at the lowest cost, and he doesn't care about Leighton's life or death. If necessary, Artevans would even deal with Layton himself, and then disguise himself as fighting the Dark Dragon and die.

(Huh?) Is there anyone else, this breath is, Notek? I'm afraid he didn't come here to find Uncle Leighton, it seems that it will be a lot of trouble to obtain the dark dragon crystal. ）

As Artevans waited for the battle between Layton and the Dark Dragon to be decided, he sensed through his keen perception that there were other energy fluctuations in his vicinity. For some of the more powerful clansmen, Artevans will pay special attention to their aura. At this time, in addition to Notek, Artevans sensed four slightly weaker breaths.

(Well, let's hide it a little.) ）

Artevans chose not to show up easily before he knew what Notek wanted to do, his strength was not as good as Notek's, and appearing at will fall into passivity, Artevans was not willing to take this risk.

It took a while for Layton to defeat the dragon with difficulty, and the badly injured dragon turned around and escaped. Artevans immediately condensed a sigil and quietly attached it to the dark dragon, so that he could lock the position of the dark dragon at any time. Prior to this, Artevans had become interested in Notek's arrival, and he wanted to continue to see what Notek was going to do.

Layton wanted to pursue, but was stopped by Notek and his men, who suddenly appeared in front of him. Layton was puzzled at first, but his face immediately became a little ugly.

"Notek? Why are you here?' Layton frowned, staring at Notek in front of him.

"Of course I came to you, I heard that the archbishop sent you to investigate the cause of the beast trouble, but you lost the news, out of good intentions, of course I want to confirm the safety of the people."

Notek smiled and walked over to Layton, while the four men he had brought with him stood motionless behind Notek. Layton subconsciously took a step back, he was very aware of the contradiction between Notek and Siya, as Siya's henchman, Leighton felt that the purpose of Notek's trip was not pure.

"It seems that you have some misunderstanding about me." Notek noticed Layton's backward movement, his face was full of helplessness, he spread his hands, shook his head, and said.

Atfans, who had blocked his breath and concealed his figure, was still eavesdropping on the conversation between Leighton and Notek through the sound-amplified magic weapon on the high ground not far away.

(Dishonest, Notek, who wants to get rid of Uncle Leighton, but is in a dilemma.) ）

Artevans is sensitive to fluctuations in energy, especially when he focuses his attention on a small area. He clearly sensed that Notek was secretly mobilizing the power of the oracle, but he didn't seem to have made up his mind, and he had been hesitating to make a move.

(It seems that this scene will be ...... Well? The master is here? I'm really disappointed that I can't continue to stay here, otherwise the master will find out. I'd better go find the wounded dark dragon. ）

Feeling the breath of Siya, Artevans felt a little lost that he couldn't continue to watch this good show. He sensed the mark left on the dark dragon's body before, and after locking on the dark dragon's location, he quickly left the place.

"Archbishop?" Seeing Siya appear, Layton's tense face instantly soothed a lot, "Why are you here in person?"

"It's been two days since you agreed with me, but it doesn't matter." Siya swept the left hand around the Holy Light over Layton's body, and Layton's injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I'm afraid it's not just to find Layton by mobilizing my own forces to come here." After healing Leighton's injuries, Siya turned to Notek and spoke

"Of course, it's to help investigate the cause of the beast plague, after all, the village I'm in is relatively close to the northern part of the forest. Archbishop, it seems that there is some misunderstanding about me.'" After Siya appeared, Notek put away the slightly flirtatious smile on his face and said to Siya with a serious face.

Although Notek has already opposed Siya on the surface, he is afraid of Siya's strength, and he still maintains a more respectful attitude when facing Siya. Only when the right time is right can he begin to implement his plan. And before that, or before the opportunity comes, he must know how to forbear.

Of course, Notek will not tell Siya the real purpose of his coming here, and Siya after coming to the wasteland and seeing Notek's conversation with Layton probably understands what Notek wants to do, he is giving Notek a step. After all, as the archbishop of the Divine Heir Clan, Siya couldn't do anything to Notek because of his status.

"Archbishop, the root cause of the alien beast plague has been identified, and the dark dragon that originally only existed in the Southern Continent doesn't know why he came here. I've already wounded it, and I think we should pursue it.'"

Layton gave Notek a blank look, then ignored him, and immediately communicated his findings to Sia.

"Probably, no need, I'll deal with the hidden danger of the dark dragon." Siya looked at the empty highlands not far away, where Artevans had stopped just now.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Notek, "You, are you going to stay here?"

"Since the archbishop said so, then there is no reason for us to stay here any longer, so we will take our leave." Nottke nodded to Siya and glanced at his men behind him, and in an instant, Notek disappeared with his men.

"Leighton, you go back to the village first, as for the matter of the forest enchantment, I have already asked Talia and them to settle it, and I will deal with the matter of the dark dragon now." After Notek left, Siya turned to Leighton and said.

"Yes, Archbishop." Leighton couldn't stay any longer, so he left.

After confirming that Layton had left, Siya dodged to the high ground not far away, and he looked at the footprints around him, using his senses to try to sense whether there was any residual breath on the footprints.

After a moment, Siya sighed silently and said to herself, "Is that you, Artevis, I told you not to enter the wasteland. However, with your character...... I probably know what you're going to do, are you really going to take that step.'"

Siya is very skilled in manipulating his own strength, which allows him to roughly confirm the location of the source of the breath even if he senses a trace of breath, as long as the source of the breath is still within a certain range.

Siya, who already knew where Artevans was, was a little hesitant at the moment, he obviously knew what Artvance was going to do, but he didn't know whether he should stop Artfans, or whether he should respect Artfans' choice.

"Master, our mission has been completed, but Artevans said that he wanted to make sure that the forest barrier could work properly, so he stayed there and continued to guard, but it was already this time, and he has not returned yet."

Just when Siya was still struggling, Taria's voice suddenly sounded in her head. Siya also confirmed from Talia's words that Artfans' actions at this time were not known to the two companions.

Feeling that she would no longer hear from Artfans, Talia chose to communicate with Siya directly with her mind, hoping that Siya could retrieve Atvance.

"Don't worry, Artevans knows how to be measured, I'll go find him right now."

After responding to Taria, Siya took a deep breath and finally made up her mind to walk in the direction where the sensed Artevans was.