Ba'al looked over to the small girl in the strange costume who was vaguely insulting to all of them, before shaking his head. "Sadly, there is a distinct lack of dragons in the galaxy that I come from, though I suppose one could be made if you were willing to try long enough with advanced genetic engineering. Or holograms. I have, however, read extensively of high fantasy works such as those by Tolkien and others, and that would theoretically make me more qualified than someone like yourself, who obviously lacks the patience for such pursuits." Yes, the System Lord could be sarcastic as well.

That said, he looked over to the other two who had addressed him. "I should think that would be obvious by the floating words that said 'Trial #1," Ba'al pointed out, "But yes, this is our first trial. And Vash has a point. The task was merely to hunt the dragon. No one said anything of killing it." He then turned to thought, figuring on these different types of dragons that were mentioned and such. Since he seemed to have been cast into some leadership role, he would do as such. 

So, taking command, he issued directives. "With this large a territory to cover, splitting up may be advisable. We should take stock of our abilities first. If we are to split into groups, then each should have someone with long range communication abilities, or otherwise able to make a visible signal for the other groups that the dragon has been located. As well, those who have had experience with actual dragons should be divided up amongst the groups as well, in order to be able to hold off it when we find it. I think groups of five or so should suffice?"