Shade blinked.
"Sorry, did you just say that three dragons are advancing toward Moon Bay?"
"Yes, at least that's what the intelligence we've received says for now."
She looked deeply worried.
"The Dragon Devouring Order having dragons isn't anything new. At ancient Sacrificial Ground, they absorb the power of Devouring Dragons through those bizarre and evil rituals, but unless they've lost their minds, they should understand the principle of sustainable development. But even if the Dragon Devouring Order has dragons, throughout the Sixth Epoch, they've never dared let them fly to the Old Continent. Last year, a Green Dragon accidentally appeared on the Old Continent and was killed by that Balanced Chosen One. It was later determined that the dragon had likely come from the Dragon Devouring Order, but it had only appeared in the civilized world by accident.
"As for the three dragons appearing tonight, they probably aren't ordinary dragons. Moon Bay is a Great Parish, and the local Dawn Church has a resident Thirteenth Ring Warlock. If they were ordinary dragons, they would have died at sea long ago. All we know now is that the Church's forces have been preparing since yesterday, and nearby parishes have organized support troops as well. The Five Gods Church has prepared all sorts of contingency plans, thanks to the various major incidents since last year."
She had probably already thought through how to tell Shade about this, which was why she said so much in one breath.
"This sudden storm will conceal the sounds and flashes of battle in the Dock Area tonight. To be honest, although so many things have happened in the Material World since last summer, none of them happened around me, so I never felt them very deeply. But now... the Moon Bay Diocese hasn't seen an