The cries of a dragon rose from the Rune Master Association Headquarters and spread in all directions.

The sound soared into the sky, scattering the clouds.

It flew past the streets, causing the pedestrians’ bodies to turn rigid and stop what they were doing. For a brief moment, the originally bustling scene turned deathly still and silent.

The birds and beasts in the city wailed in misery as they lay on the ground and trembled.

The boundless ancient dragon cries swept across the territories of the city’s great factions, alerting the many terrifying presences within.

“What powerful pressure!”

“Sound that shakes the land. It must be some kind of sign. Could something big have happened in the Forbidden City?”

“It’s from the Rune Master Association Headquarters!”

“Send someone to find out what happened.”

The terrifying presences conversed in different zones of the Forbidden City, feeling shocked and bewildered.

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