The war against the Dream Boss lasted nearly a month.
When the Calamity Dragon's invisible Health Bar finally reached zero, after a brief silence, every customer erupted in excited cheers.
At the same time, a notification rang beside every customer's ear.
'With your participation, all living beings have successfully won this battle. Do not be blinded by the temporary victory before you. Continue onward; more challenges await you.'
As the system's prompt gradually faded away, neither Aurora nor Frost felt any joy.
Before them, the Speaker's figure had nearly become a transparent shadow.
"Congratulations. You have won the first war against the Abyss," the Speaker said with a smile.
There was no sorrow in her eyes, only calm.
Looking closely, one could even see a faint hint of relief.
The Abyss.
She remembered that was what the boss called the corruption.
"...Why?" Aurora stared fixedly at the Speaker and finally could not hold back the question.
Ever since they had accidentally discovered the anomaly within the Speaker, she and Frost had guessed something. Everything that happened afterward had ultimately confirmed their suspicions.
The Calamity Dragon.
In a sense, it was the Speaker.
The person who had created dragons and guarded two worlds through the long years had actually long since become a puppet of the Abyss?
The contrast was simply too immense.
The Speaker lowered her head and looked at her increasingly illusory figure, then laughed freely. "This is the last thing I can do for you."
Frost watched this last dragon.
Just as Frost had silently watched her through the long years, perhaps the Speaker had watched Frost in the same way.
"Disasters will eventually come to an end. Believe in the boss. You will surely achieve the final victory in this war. Hah... I am a little