Thinking this far, Brando could only explain what he had discussed with Aloz earlier.
"It's simple enough," Fang Qi said with a "ha." "This is the entrance to the Realm of Stagnation, right? The dragons fought here. They might not have been resisting something invading Vonder. They could have been protecting the gates to the Realm of Stagnation—"
He suddenly fell silent, his expression turning strange.
That was right. They had been protecting the gates to the Realm of Stagnation.
Then where were the invaders?
Why were there only dragon bones in that "graveyard"?
Fang Qi's expression also turned grim. If that was the case, the invaders might have entered the Realm of Stagnation long ago. Then what meaning would it have for them, the latecomers, to find the Realm of Stagnation? The things inside might already have been looted clean.
"That's only one possibility." Seeing Fang Qi's expression, Brando understood that he had already figured it out, so he continued, "But the invaders might not have left the Realm of Stagnation."
"What do you mean?"
"I was thinking that perhaps the invaders never left the Realm of Stagnation."
"What?"
"Aloz, what's wrong?" Brando had noticed that ever since they passed through the Spatial Fault, the Little Female Dragon had been unusually quiet. When he turned around, he found that Aloz had unexpectedly assumed a solemn expression.
"That Spatial Fault was a one-way portal." Aloz was silent for a moment before answering.
Brando nodded, but inwardly thought, Wasn't that obvious?
"But it's somewhat different from the portal before..."
Brando's heart stirred. "Did you notice something?"
"It was a sealed portal. When we passed through it, it verified my bloodline..."
"Wait, are you saying..."
"I'm a dragon," Aloz said, her voice trembling slightly. "Brando, the dragon race is the key to