I Became a Ruined Character in a Dark Fantasy

"This, no, what is this?" Count Graham, frozen like a wax figure, barely moved his lips.

A low gasp broke the silence moments later. "D-Dragon Slayer!"

Ian lowered his gaze, his golden-ringed eyes scanning the speaker. It was the red-bearded dwarf, his expression as though his eyes might pop out. As their eyes met, Corvo visibly trembled, his beard quivering as if shocked.

The Count, blinking in confusion, looked down at Corvo. "Dragon Slay…er?" His tone suggested he was hearing the term for the first time. Preoccupied with the city's administration, the Count was clearly out of touch with the stories circulating within the walls.

"Him." Corvo turned his head toward the Count, his voice uncharacteristically unsteady for a dwarf. "He's the one, the great—the Great Platinum Dragon’s!"

"Superhuman… of the North!"

Gasps rippled through the gathered crowd as the realization struck home.

"No way. It's him?"

"He's been with us this whole time?"

A faint but deliberate cough interrupted the growing whispers.

"Everyone." A clear voice carried through the air. Lucia stepped forward through the crowd with her chin slightly raised. "Allow me to formally introduce him once again. Standing before you is—"

"Now's not the time for that, Lucy," Ian interrupted.

"Tir—What?" Lucia faltered, her widened eyes darting to Ian in disbelief.

"The Wanderers are focusing their full strength on one location. The tremors are coming from the cave where the groundwater flows," Ian explained, letting out a faint chuckle as he dismissed the Platinum Barrier.

"I can sense the state of the Mantra circuit. It's overheating from the edges inward. It's holding for now,...

Chapter 400 (Teaser)

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