Necromancer Of The Shadows

Zalthorak and Drozon immediately raised their heads when they noticed Ashley's expression, but when they looked up, they were stunned because there was nothing in the sky.

Suddenly, a thought came to their mind, and they quickly lowered their heads to look at Ashley. However, the moment they looked at the place where Ashley had been just a second ago—

"Fu*k!" They both cursed simultaneously, realizing that she was no longer there.

"Where is she?" Zalthorak used his spiritual senses of a mid-level Rank Six dragon to look for her, but soon his heart sank because even with his powerful sensing abilities, he could no longer locate Ashley.

"How is this possible? I was using my innate [Space Lock] ability this entire time, knowing that she has a strong understanding of the law of space. How could she escape under the effect of my ability?" Drozon was even more shocked than Zalthorak, his face filled with disbelief.

The reason he had been able to catch Ashley, despite her proficiency in the law of space was due to his innate ability, which could restrict the space around him.

With the power of his innate ability, even a mid-level Rank Six Core Evolver would find it difficult to use the law of space. This was why he was confident that Ashley, who was only a Rank Five Core Evolver would never be able to escape from him.

If it hadn't been for a high-level Rank Five artefact that Ashley used to create a space bubble, essentially forming a separate dimension around her, making it impossible for others to touch her, Drozon would have killed her long ago.

The only reason Ashley was still alive was that, despite his power, Drozon couldn't break the space bubble she had created and needed the assistance of other powerful dragons like Zalthorak.

Although he couldn't kill Ashley, with his innate [Space Lock] ability, he could easily capture the space bubble she created using her artefact and prevent her from escaping.

"Wait a second!... Your Space Lock ability is still active, right?" Zalthorak suddenly thought of something and asked Drozon.

Hearing Zalthorak, Drozon nodded in response.

"Did you find something?" He asked in a low voice.

Zalthorak didn't answer Drozon's question directly. Instead, he connected with the core of the Dragon Islands, which was monitoring millions of kilometres of territory around the islands, asking if it could detect any trace of Ashley.

However, the AI response was disappointing because according to the core, it couldn't find any traces of Ashley.

The Dragon Islands' core, which could monitor every single floating Island even showed a recording of the moment Ashley disappeared.

When Drozon and Zalthorak saw the recording, they were shocked to see that there had been no spatial fluctuations around Ashley when she vanished.

It was as if she had simply vanished into thin air.

"What did you sense?" Zalthorak asked the core of the Dragon Islands after seeing the recording.

(According to my scan, there were no fluctuations of mana, world essence, laws, or any kind of energy when the target disappeared...)

The core of the Dragon Islands replied in a mechanical voice, but the information was useless, and the more Zalthorak and Drozon listened, the grimmer their expressions became.

"It's him... It's definitely the work of the same person," Zalthorak finally said after hearing the AI's report.

"Who are you talkin—" Drozon subconsciously asked when he heard Zalthorak, but halfway through, he remembered the person who had destroyed Fire Dragon Island, and his eyes widened.

"Are you saying the person who took away that Dryad is the same person who destroyed Fire Dragon Island?"

"Who else but him could do this?" Zalthorak said, his voice laced with anger. "Even earlier, that person managed to escape undetected by our surveillance, and now that not even your Space Lock ability can stop him, it's very likely the same person who attacked before."

Zalthorak paused after saying this and added, "Moreover, before you arrived, I received a request from Emperor Alistair that he wants to come here. According to him, someone hiding in the Dragon Islands killed one of his subordinates."

Drozon was shocked when he heard Zalthorak and immediately understood what he meant.

"Are you suggesting that the person Emperor Alistair is searching for and the one who destroyed Fire Dragon Island are the same and that they are hiding here in the Dragon Islands?"

"Exactly. If that person weren't hiding in the Dragon Islands, he wouldn't have been able to rescue that Dryad as soon as you brought her here," Zalthorak said in a low voice, feeling uneasy.

"But... how is this possible? If that person were hiding in the Dragon Islands, he wouldn't be able to escape detection by the core of the Dragon Islands," Drozon replied, his voice filled with uncertainty.

"Although the core of the Dragon Islands can detect even peak Rank Six Core Evolvers, there are still high-level artefacts and skills that can evade its detection..." Zalthorak said, shaking his head. "If my guess is correct and that person really is hiding right under our noses, there is a chance he may attack us again."

Drozon felt his heart tremble slightly at Zalthorak's words. A powerful dragon like him wasn't afraid to face even a peak Rank Six Core Evolver head-on, as there would still be a glimmer of victory.

But to face an opponent who could kill him without even being detected—that was something no one wanted to face.

"What should we do, then?" He asked after a moment of silence.

Zalthorak shook his head. "For now, there's nothing we can do. Judging from his actions, it doesn't seem like that person wants to create a death feud with us dragons. Otherwise, with the power he showed before, he could easily have killed many dragons without anyone finding out."

Drozon nodded in agreement.

"Let's go to the teleportation hall," Zalthorak said, flying off. "Once Emperor Alistair arrives, we may be able to figure out who the attacker is."