"Demons?"
Hearing the gold dragon speak, Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow, while the young gold dragon nodded vigorously.
"That's right, and one of the Fallen Ones at that."
The gold dragon snorted and continued.
"Although that bastard who came after you had planned things well, I still dug up clues from the traces left behind. You remember the dagger you saw during the attack, right? Although it had turned into a pile of junk afterward, I followed the aura lingering on it to find the lord of the third layer of Hell. Then, through him, I found the bastard who tampered with that dagger... If I'm not mistaken, the one who made a move against you this time was probably Evil Dragon Baimons, one of the Abyssal Lords."
"An Abyssal Lord? So... a Fallen One?"
Fang Zheng was startled upon hearing this.
In the Main World, "fallen" and "evil" were not interchangeable like they were in many games or anime. On the contrary, they were clearly distinguished. In the worldview of the Main World, evil did not necessarily mean fallen. A Paladin might become a Black Knight, but as long as his actions remained lawful, he had not fallen.
Conversely, if a Paladin's actions became utterly chaotic, then regardless of whether he was kind by nature, he was a Fallen One.
Thus, a rather strange phenomenon existed in the Main World: the Church could tolerate Devils, but it would never spare demons. Devils might join forces with Paladins, but they would never associate with those idiots from the Twilight Legion.
However...
"Who is Evil Dragon Baimons?"
Fang Zheng was certain he had never heard that name before.
"This guy isn't very famous in the Human World, but among the Dragon Race, he's a real headache. Extremely troublesome, extremely evil, and