Sending a Signal of Help

"Shit! Shit! Shit! How did this happen?!" The black-cloaked man cursed through gritted teeth.

His eyes, bloodshot with fury, locked onto the black crystal orb in his right hand.

The formidable monsters he had sent to stop Athena and Leon were swiftly defeated.

And worse still, the black crystal orbs embedded within the monsters' bodies had been completely destroyed, causing their souls to vanish from his Soul Devouring Crystal Orb entirely.

The loss was staggering, and he couldn't bring himself to accept the crushing reality.

"Damn... Who the hell is that red dragon? How did it get into human territory? Isn't that a violation of the treaty between our two races? Doesn't it fear that its actions could spark a major conflict between humanity and the dragons?" The black-cloaked man muttered, his voice filled with doubt.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make sense of it.