Glazed Dragon

—Sure enough, Ian was behind these anomalies. Green Pupil didn't have this kind of ability.

Hearing Ian's voice, Andor let out a long breath of relief. No matter what earthshaking news this boss of his wanted to stir up, seeing Ian meant safety, at least in Andor's mind.

Without another thought, Andor immediately piloted his armor at high speed toward the gigantic Crystal Dragon.

To outsiders, the scene looked like an intrepid Imperial knight charging in armored gear at the colossal beast rampaging and destroying everything in its path—how loyal. Every Imperial who saw it clenched their fists, their hearts filled with respect for the warrior swimming against the current.

Some even secretly memorized the armor's serial number. They would never forget this brave knight's sacrifice!

Then they all turned and ran.

—What a joke. Whether mutated or rampaging, how could a high-level Magic Beast like a Crystal Dragon be something researchers like them could handle? They weren't idiots who had to stand around watching and become burdens to the combat personnel. Leave professional matters to professionals!

No one would have guessed that they were actually all in the same gang.

"My lord, did you foresee this crisis and come here specifically because of it?"

Faced with Andor's reverent words, the prophet who had merely acted on a whim fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "Yes. That's right. I foresaw a crisis and came here."

"But I don't know what kind of crisis it is, so I need to increase my strength to deal with it."

At the First Energy Level, a Crystal Dragon possessed three Ascension organs within its body: the Crystal-Shaping Shell, the Flow Core, and Universal Blood. They corresponded to pure Origin Matter control and granted a certain affinity for all kinds of Origin Matter.

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