It wasn't until they reached the underwater cavern where the "True Dragon" was originally nurtured by the giant egg - but the place was empty. The mannequin seemed stunned, then furious, inspecting the cave back and forth, with fists clenched!
A moment later, the mannequin mysteriously burned up underwater and soon turned into a pile of ashes that sank to the bottom.
The mannequin avoided the deployment of the Imperial Guards but didn't notice that when it sneaked into the underwater cavern, a low-level demon beast was lying at the bottom and languidly opened its eyes.
Master Owen Bertram in the mansion suddenly felt something was amiss and deep in thought.
...
In the envoy inn of the Northern Continent, in a pitch-black room, the elderly witch suddenly opened her eyes, glowing eerily green-blue like an evil specter, filled with shock and anger.
"The dragon egg is gone?!"
"How could there be such a major error at the most critical link in decades of planning?"
