Qing Zhi was stunned. "No way! We were just talking about the Black Dragon, and now he's appeared!"
Madara Uchiha smiled. "Interesting... Let's go meet this Black Dragon."
Qing Zhi could only nod. "I suppose we have no choice. I don't know how strong he is, but we're strong enough to protect ourselves!"
With that, the two set off together toward the Black Dragon.
While Qing Zhi and Madara Uchiha prepared to face the Black Dragon head-on, the Magic Council received news of his return and was instantly thrown into a panic.
Hogue was especially shaken. Am I a jinx? I just sent word to Qing Zhi and Lord Madara, and now the Black Dragon is attacking the very place they're in? This...
Hogue was speechless. One of his intelligence officers stared at the report and asked anxiously, "Lord Hogue... What do we do? The Black Dragon has appeared again. Are we really facing destruction?"
Hogue shot to his feet. "No. We won't be destroyed like this! Spread the news at once, and gather the strongest mages from every guild! Notify the Royal Family too. Tell them to prepare the Magic Crystals! If necessary, we'll have to rely on Etherion!"
With that, Hogue continued, "Get it done! I'll notify the council members and prepare to deploy Etherion!"
"Yes, Lord Hogue!" the others answered.
Hogue left without delay. His staff wrote up the news and sent it to Ren.
Hogue had wanted to tell Ren face-to-face through a Magic Crystal. But time was short, so this was the only way to reach him.
Not long afterward, Ren, still aboard the airship, heard the news from Morgana.
Ren shook his head. "Strange... Why did the Black Dragon come out of hiding for no reason? And almost as soon as he