Night...

Dark clouds covered the silver moon, the stars were buried in it, and the whole darkness between heaven and earth was shrouded.

Looking up, the black clouds were stacked on top of each other, destroying mortal dust like meteors, and suppressed panic involuntarily surged into my heart, as if something was about to doom!

But even so, when there is a glimmer of light, it will reassure people and not be afraid.

The King's Castle of Ilo Towers on the top of Roy Mountain, and the entire King's Castle is lit up every night, illuminating the Ilo City like a lighthouse, guiding the people of Roy to the path of light.

The King's Castle is a castle similar to that of the medieval West, with round towers, narrow windows, semicircular arches, low cupolas, and door frames raised from one floor to the next.

The extensive use of columns and vaults of various shapes achieves a solid, balanced, and saturated aesthetic effect, with small windows that contrast strongly with the vast interior space.

And the castle is heavily defended, with three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry.

The security of the castle was guarded by the Praetorian Guard, an army that was under the orders of His Majesty the King, and no one else had the right to command.

When I entered the castle, I thought that the castle must be dim because of the narrow windows, but I didn't expect that the inside was also full of light, and I saw that the left and right sides of the corridor were lit with oil lamps a few meters apart, illuminating the corridor very brightly.

Walk through the hallway to a large door.

In front of the gate stood four Praetorian Guards armed with spears, and their breath was suddenly realized that they were actually powerful warriors.

Passing through the hall gate, I came to the main hall, only to see that there are three stone pillars on each side of the main hall, supporting the weight of the roof, and there are two glass windows on the left and right walls, and various magical beasts are carved in the glass windows, which are lifelike under the light of the day.

In the deepest, center, and highest reaches sits an ornate solid gold throne, and behind the throne is a large glass window carved with a griffin flying with its wings outstretched, lifelike and intimidating.

Night was supposed to be a time for all living beings to rest and entertain, but now, the Great Hall of Deliberation gathered the most powerful people in the Roy Kingdom.

King Roy sat on his throne, with three generals in various armors standing on the left below, and an old magician wearing a black ornate magic robe and holding a deadwood wand on the right.

The aura that was slightly revealed from them was actually a thousand great battle masters and archmages.

Everyone stood silently, looking up at King Roy on the throne above with his eyes closed and contemplative.

The depression filled the entire council hall, making everyone's hearts tighten.

"Summoning you here tonight is a major matter related to the survival of the country, and we need to discuss it with you!"

King Roy opened his eyes, a hint of exhaustion flashing in his majestic eyes.

"What!"

The three generals were all surprised, and turned their heads to look at each other a few times.

"Your Majesty, what happened to me?"

The middle-aged general standing in the first place saluted and asked respectfully.

"President Tracy, tell the generals the news!"

King Roy looked at the old mage on his right.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After the old mage saluted King Roy, he looked at the three generals opposite and said, "You generals should have heard the task issued by the Adventure Guild to find out the sudden appearance of junior and intermediate magical beasts on the edge of the Tia Forest!"

We all know that the survival of the Kingdom has something to do with this mission? Don't... Is there some terrifying existence in the depths of the Tia Forest? ”

The thin general standing second looked at President Tracy suspiciously.

"Yes!" President Tracy nodded, his face solemn and said, "There's a head running out of the depths of the Tia Forest... Dragon! ”

"Dragon !!"

All three generals were shocked.

Dragons, no matter what world they are in, are the top, most terrifying, and most terrifying existence in any poetry and song.

Huge body like a mountain, wings that cover the sky and the sun, indestructible dragon scales, earth-shattering roar, teeth like clay...

Dragons are walking disasters.

"How is this possible? How did the dragon come to the edge of the Tia Forest? The Kingdom of Roy has never been seen in the 300 years since its founding! ”

The middle-aged general frowned slightly, his face full of suspicion.

"If I could, I hope it's a fake news, but the reality is that a dragon has come to the edge of the Tia Forest. And sixty miles away from the city of Ilo King, a mountain was hollowed out to build a nest and produce dragon eggs! President Tracy smiled helplessly.

"Where did you hear about this, President Tracy? I'm not suspicious of you, it's just that this matter is so important that I have to figure everything out. The middle-aged general frowned and continued to ask solemnly.

The other two generals also stared at President Tracy intensely, waiting for his explanation.

"Alas... The news was told to me by Crawford before he died. President Tracy sighed, his tone full of sadness.

"Crawford? Are you talking about Crawford Warband Commander Crawford? The middle-aged general looked stunned.

The Crawford Warband was founded by the Great War Master Crawford, with a total of more than 20 people.

But each of them is at least at the level of the war spirit, and there are many strong warriors among them, and they are one of the three strongest mercenary forces in the adventure guild.

"Yes, Crawford led his warband a few days ago to execute the extermination of the high-level Magical Beast Hydra Lizard that suddenly appeared at the edge of Tia Forest."

"But this afternoon, Crawford, with the help of others, lost the lower half of his body and was on the verge of death. Before he died, he told me that they had encountered a dragon and the whole group had died, and that he had escaped alone using a teleportation magic scroll! ”

President Tracy was saddened, Crawford was his best friend for decades, and he couldn't imagine that he was separated from him today.

“……”

The middle-aged general was silent, the dying words of a great war master were undoubtedly true, there was really a dragon descending on the edge of the Tia Forest.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggests that scouts be sent immediately to find out the reality of the dragon, strengthen the defense of the royal city, and mobilize troops from all the cities of the kingdom to guard against the dragon!"

The thin general, who was standing second, stepped out and saluted.

"Well, this king thinks so too." King Roy nodded slightly, looked at the middle-aged general and ordered: "General Sebastian, immediately strengthen the defense of the royal city as General Bernard said, and mobilize troops and strong men from all the cities of the kingdom to enter the royal city!"

"Yes." General Sebastian nodded in obedience, but the next second General Sebastian thought of something and asked, "Your Majesty, is Dean Fink invited to participate in such a major event?" With his old man joining us, we have a better chance of winning! ”

King Roy: "Dean Fink, his old man already knows about this, and is casting a spell to find out the strength of the dragon!"

"I see, that's great!" General Sebastian grinned.

"General Sebastian, you are still the same, you like to drag the old man into the water for everything!"

Outside the closed door, Dean Fink complained helplessly.