Black Tiger and his team didn’t look away from Black Phoenix in case they missed something.
“Because the Five Dragons of Erudia are either injured or imprisoned.”
The news shocked Black Tiger and his team.
“Impossible!”
“The Five Dragons of Erudia are the strongest fighters! It’s impossible to hurt them, let alone imprison them!”
“Yeah, not even the Four Great Families could give birth to their heir. Not even after they had attempted it for a century. Nobody could face the Five Dragons of Erudia and win, let alone imprison them.”
Nobody believed her, but Black Phoenix didn’t mind. “Yes, nobody can win in a fair fight against them. At least not for now. But what if they were fighting among themselves?”
“Hm?” Black Tiger and his team’s curiosity was piqued. “They were fighting among themselves?”
That was the only explanation for their injuries.
“The Five Dragons of Erudia are: Eastern Hellhound, Western Spirit, Southern Emperor, Northern Demon, and Central Army. Rumors had it that Eastern Hellhound once devoured a baby dragon before, so he has the power of a dragon, making him a formidable foe.
“Western Spirit is a wandering monk, trained in body and mind. He’s invincible, and not even a cannon could hurt him. Southern Emperor is born to a royal family. He’s a master of martial arts who wields immeasurable power.
“Central Army used to be the god among soldiers, and their object of worship, making him a living legend. Northern Demon is the most mysterious out of the five. Nobody knows anything about his past, but true to his nickname, he’s the most terrifying killing machine ever known to mankind.
“Rumors had it that the Five Dragons of Erudia are evenly matched. That is mostly true, since four of them can go toe to toe against each other. However, in this circle, everyone knows that Northern Demon is the strongest Dragon.”
Black Tiger and his team listened to Black Phoenix’s explanation quietly.
“The people call them the Five Dragons of Erudia, but they are not exactly teammates. No, they’ve never even met each other. Then, on one fateful day, the leaders killed Northern Demon’s wife, and that started the strongest Dragon’s path of bloodshed.
“He went into a frenzy, killing everyone who got into his way. He was, in literal terms, a disaster. The leaders tried to stop him, but no matter how many soldiers they sent, none managed to defeat the demon. Left with no choice, they sent Central Army to fight him, but still, he lost.
“In the end, the leaders asked the other Dragons to work together in this mission. Thanks to their overwhelming numbers and unending traps, they finally captured the demon overseas, but it was no easy feat.
“The other dragons paid a heavy price and lost all their powers. Since then, nobody has ever heard about them. However, the point here is that Northern Demon wasn’t hurt in the battle. In the end, he was merely captured and imprisoned.”
…
Black Tiger and his team gasped. Holy sh*t. He fought against all four dragons alone, destroyed them, and came out unscathed? And he was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the same time? And the army had to set up dozens of traps only to whittle him down and capture him? How can someone be so strong?
“Rumors had it that the Dragonites wanted to enlist Northern Demon’s services, but he refused, so they killed his wife. That’s why he despises this nation. Perhaps even more than us.”
Black Tiger gulped. “So if we bust him out, that’d be another disaster for the nation then?”
Black Phoenix nodded. “Yes. That’s the boss’ plan.”
