Annette choked, meowing a few times. She stopped talking about what she'd just said and went straight into an explanation.
"What you're seeing in this wasteland is the ultimate scene after Wyrm Dragons rampage. This process of corrupting everything is what provides them with Power, so nobody likes them.
"In some places where Wyrm Dragons squat, it usually takes over a thousand years before a small patch of deathly mire appears. But the center of this island has almost entirely turned into a Land of Death. Without a top‑tier Wyrm Dragon having fully descended here in the past, that would've been impossible.
"Which proves this used to be Fafnir's hunting ground. That swamp we flew over might once have been its bath."
"Fafnir…" A Xiang mouthed the name twice. As Celestial Team Leader, he could gauge this Dragon's standing in his mind—the true body certainly wouldn't be weaker than a Transcendent Demon Beast like the World destruction Six Punishments.
