Chapter 280 - Chapter 280: Chapter 270: Volcano Dragon (2/2)

The casino owner was the nephew of a Lord Viscount, and shouldn’t have been afraid of an Extraordinary Exponent; everyone really couldn’t figure out the background of that guy.

Still no challenger?

Byrne sighed deep inside. From the various clues they had pieced together, the black dragon known as “Black Ash” seemed to respond to those so-called “evil ones.”

It was quite possible that it would suddenly appear nearby, forcing those who had committed sins to partake in a gambling game.

Both he and Chris, one constantly cheating at gambling houses, the other incessantly stealing at taverns, theoretically had a high chance of attracting it.

In fact, they didn’t even need to make “Black Ash” come over and start the game; they just needed “Black Ash” to hear rumors and come closer.

Byrne had obtained an alchemical tool that could sense dragons from the “Dragon Taming Lord” Aldrich, and even before searching for the other party, he had already set up those alchemical tools at many locations throughout the entire city.

If it came near to observe, Byrne would immediately know its location.

Then even if “Black Ash” didn’t want contact with Byrne and Chris, it wouldn’t have a choice!

However, several more days passed by, and Byrne and the others were still fruitless, then they received the latest information.

“Black Ash” had appeared in another city nearby.

The name of that city was Willowdale, the largest city in Glenborough Province, and also the base of the “Flaming Blood Proud Dragon” Castleton family.

The Castleton family was one of the top four families among the Eight Great Families of Cyart, and the family head, Vlad Castleton, was the “Volcano Dragon,” a mid-level Monarch powerful expert of Marquis rank.

Marquis Vlad had inherited the very powerful ancient dragon tribe’s “Burning Dragon” bloodline power.

The Burning Dragon was one of the four Dragon Kings in the giant dragon legends of Claud World and was said to have Heavenly Enlightenment Level power. They once ruled the entire world.

Until the most powerful among the dragons, the “Sky Dragon,” tried to ascend to divinity, which brought divine punishment. The deities brought everything to ruin, reshuffling civilization from that moment on.

Marquis Vlad was one of the four mid-level Monarch powerful experts of Cyart, a man very fond of warfare, hot-tempered, impulsive, cruel, and tyrannical.

He was almost a madman and even killed his own son in public during a quarrel!

However, some elders say that Marquis Vlad was not always like this and that his personality had completely changed due to the permanent cost he paid for using a forbidden rare artifact.

Besides the Cyart King, Duke Black Iron, and Marquis Vlad, the last mid-level Monarch of the Extraordinary nobility in the Cyart Kingdom was the family head of the “Fog Wayfarer” from the Abernathy family, “White Spirit.”

That was an unusually mysterious being who always acted alone and had rarely been seen in recent years; the last appearance of “White Spirit” in front of people was during the Rhea war period.

To continue tracking “Black Ash,” they soon hurried to Willowdale.

The two of them continued to follow their previous approach to attract “Black Ash”.

“How much longer do we need to look for? I’ll give you ten more days,” said Madam Ariel, who was getting impatient.

If it weren’t for Chris’ imminent breakthrough to Monarch Level, which would greatly influence the power dynamic, as a Monarch powerful expert of the Romann family, it was rather beneath her dignity to be running around with two Transmutation Extraordinary Exponents.

Several more days passed, and Byrne was still completely empty-handed, without any sight of “Black Ash.”

However, today he did have an “unexpected gain.”

That day, as soon as Byrne arrived at the gambling house, he found it deserted, with a middle-aged man with a resolute face waiting for him.

“You, are you from the Fischer family?”

The middle-aged man in front of him was dressed in a robe, with black and red fabric sparkling faintly in the sunlight.

His face was weather-beaten, and there was a hint of brutality in his experienced eyes, giving off an untouchable, beast-like vibe, very resolute as if containing untold stories.

The middle-aged man stood with straight shoulders, as if bearing heavy responsibility, and his words revealed unshakeable determination.

For some reason, the next instant Byrne felt an overwhelming fear of death.

He immediately realized!

The middle-aged man in front of him was definitely a very powerful Extraordinary Exponent!

“May I ask who Your Excellency is? I am indeed from the Fischer family, Byrne Fischer,” he replied with a slight nod, taking a deep breath, the sound of his voice revealing undisguised respect; deep down he mostly guessed who he was meeting.

In fact, when he came to this city, he already had a premonition that he would encounter some notable figures from the Castleton family.

He even had a contingency plan in place, informing Chris and Ariel about what to do if they encountered someone from the Castleton family.

“I am Vlad Castleton, the family head of the Flaming Blood Proud Dragon,” Marquis Vlad stated his identity with casual indifference, sitting down slowly and pridefully said:

“Fisherman, I’ve heard that you have been looking for a black dragon around here. Truth be told, you’re simply wasting your time; you’re probably searching for something that doesn’t exist.”

“A nonexistent entity?” Byrne frowned deeply, also feeling that the situation with that black dragon was very peculiar.

Marquis Vlad stared at him with an oppressive look, and continued to speak:

“The legend of ‘Black Ash’ involves a powerful forbidden rare artifact.”