"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"Count Dorne was defeated! The entire Don City has fallen into the hands of an Evil Dragon!"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about! An Evil Dragon occupying a city? Isn't that just a story from novels and books?"

"This is reality! Not long ago, did you forget? They said an Evil Dragon, with his evil minions, was rampaging across the Laine Kingdom with impunity! This is the very dragon I'm talking about!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't joke around like that!"

"I'm not joking! You have no idea, that Evil Dragon was specifically targeting Count Dorne.

When Count Dorne found out, he led his army to battle furiously against the Evil Dragon, but unfortunately, they were no match!

An entire army of more than ten thousand, along with over twenty advanced professionals, were all defeated! It's terrifying!"

"This... This can't be true... If that's really the case, how powerful exactly is that Evil Dragon's evil influence?"

"It's absolutely true! My friend! I heard all this from a soldier who luckily survived that war! He lives right next to me now!"

"Oh! Just thinking about it makes me scared, that Evil Dragon won't attack us later, will it?"

In a dimly lit tavern, a few heavily bearded men were drinking ale and talking loudly.

The people around, hearing this, became immediately interested, and many moved their stools closer to listen.

One of the men, also with a full beard, nudged the man who just spoke with his shoulder and said:

"Hey! That Evil Dragon you're talking about must be really impressive! By the way, do you know what it's called?"

"Of course, I do! That Evil Dragon is named Land Saphis Oakben!"

"Land Saphis Oakben? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

"Idiot! Did you forget the recent incident in the Haisen Kingdom over at Green City? An Evil Dragon invaded just to fetch a young Caster named Yakus!

As it left, the Evil Dragon even summoned minions from the entire city!"

"Ah! I remember now! It's that Evil Dragon! It's terrifying! I didn't expect it not only to conquer a city but to be so arrogant! It completely disregards the Kingdom!"

Many tavern guests sighed, some feared it, some were indifferent, but others were envious.

What kind of power is needed to accomplish such an earth-shattering feat?

Creak~

The tavern's somewhat dilapidated wooden door was pushed open.

A figure in a black cloak stepped into the tavern, the hood on the head concealed the face, but the height and relatively 'slim' build allowed many seasoned people to instantly judge that it was a woman.

"Could you repeat that Evil Dragon's name again?"

The figure had just entered and immediately spoke. The voice was somewhat low and hoarse, but indeed a woman's voice.

"Land Saphis Oakben."

"Land, that's a familiar name... Did you say it took over Don City?"

"That's right! Why, are you thinking of going over to seek refuge with it?"

A burly man dressed as an Adventurer looked the cloaked figure up and down; to them, no ordinary person needed to dress this way.

It was clearly something done to conceal identity by some members of the Dark Race.

"You said it's an Evil Dragon, so which kind of dragon among the Five-Colored Dragons is it?"

The figure in the cloak asked again.

"Hey! That's really hard to say! I heard from my neighbor that the dragon looks very strange; its back is black-scaled, its chest and belly are red-scaled, and the entire belly glows red constantly. Its eyes are also red, and its neck is very short, quite different from the Five-Colored Dragons in the usual stories!"

"Is it really him? This... how can it be... impossible! He should only be ten years old now, how could he have the strength to conquer a City of Earl?

If the minions were too powerful, how could they listen to him? This is impossible!"

The cloaked person muttered to themselves, seeming to know a lot about the Evil Dragon named Land Saphis Oakben.

The others listened to the cloaked person's words and couldn't help but look at each other.

"I must check it out!"

The person in the black cloak said this, then turned and left the tavern!

Such conversations in this tavern were common across the Laine Kingdom and the Haisen Kingdom, spreading rapidly to surrounding areas.

As a result, this Evil Dragon named Land Saphis Oakben gained titles such as the "Most Wicked Dragon of the Century", "Red-eyed Abyssal Demon Dragon", "Kingdom Destroyer", "Great Lord of Evil Dragons", and so on.

Rumors even circulated in many places about this Evil Dragon's tales!

And stage plays!

Land Saphis Oakben completely became the template of an Evil Dragon in stories! All Adventurers dreamt of defeating such an Evil Dragon and becoming famous in one fell swoop!

If they could do it, perhaps even a princess of the kingdom could be married!

............

At this moment, in the Laine Kingdom.

In a magnificent palace.

A middle-aged man with an air of elegance and wearing a crown sat high on the throne.

He was the King of the Laine Kingdom.

Below him were a large group of people, among them were officials, nobles, and professional officials who had risen through sheer capability.

They continuously stepped forward, recounting the Evil Dragon's atrocities in attacking Don City, requesting the King to dispatch troops to conquer the Evil Dragon.

However, His Majesty the King's brow was tightly furrowed, only speaking after a long pause:

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