Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her-Chapter 131: Chief of Aethryms

While walking back in the tunnels, Veer asked a lot of questions to Rock, and the answers he got confirmed some of his hypotheses.

The two of them had been teleported into this civilization a few days back, with Rock being the first to come followed by Elara. He was happy seeing that one of his bosses was there, but her mental state even surprised him.

She didn’t do anything and even ate a few meals as if they were just mandatory to keep herself alive. The Aethryms would have shown displeasure towards her actions, as she didn’t really do anything, but there was an attack recently.

Just because the civilization was underground didn’t mean they were safe from the Magical Creatures. Some of the underground dwellers attacked them from time to time, and this time, it was a giant Magical Creature resembling a spider.

Even Rock could only hold it back, but Elara came out of nowhere and shattered that Magical Creature’s body. She even took out its skull, while having no expression on her face.

That was when the Aethryms acknowledged Elara and left her alone. From then on, Elara spent most of her time sitting on the skull. She would spend hours just staring at the ceiling, as if she was trying to find something but couldn’t.

"Honestly, I’m thinking just your presence can heal her from whatever she experienced," Rock laughed. "I’m guessing that she had a very hard trial."

’Let’s hope so,’ Veer hummed and then asked, "What about your trial? What happened in that?"

"Ah! It was the most frustrating one for me," Rock answered. "I was stuck in a weak body and needed to solve some conflict using my brain and also had to talk a lot. It was annoying as fuck and I wanted to punch those bastards to death."

"Haha, we can see why you got that trial then," Veer chuckled softly. "So, did you get some calmer-minded or something?"

"A little, but I still think if you can solve a problem by fist, then you shouldn’t use your damned brain. It’ll take too much time which you can use for training," Rock shrugged.

Veer rolled his eyes, though he could understand where he was coming from. On the other hand, Aurora, who had been observing everything silently, which was a big surprise for Veer, finally decided to open her mouth.

"Don’t you think the Trials have been too convenient, V?" she said. "Like, they targeted our weakness and helped us see them. It was as if someone was training us, but why and for what? It seems too skeptical."

"Well, that’s where I’m confused too," Veer said, remembering a few details. "My Trial was very weird and definitely didn’t cover any of my weaknesses. It just strengthened me more, nothing else. El also seemed to have a weird Trial."

"Yeah, she did mention some woman," Aurora frowned. "And judging from her state, it seems that she didn’t fight in an illusion."

"Yeah, we’ll clear that up once she wakes up, but I’m guessing the Trials were designed by someone," Veer said, as they followed the same path they had come from while getting strange gazes from the Aethryms.

Ignoring them, Veer continued, "For what? I don’t know, but maybe it’s related to the conflict. Or maybe they just wanted to prepare us for the Labyrinth."

"But it isn’t that dangerous, right?" Aurora said. "I don’t understand."

While it was true that the Floating Islands were filled with Ancient monsters, the situation wasn’t that different from the real world. They could just live in the safe area and spend the rest of the time chilling.

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The Labyrinth wasn’t as dangerous as everyone made it out to be. Of course, they thought otherwise, as they didn’t believe clearing the labyrinth would be so easy.

"There is also the matter of an Underground civilization and why they are so weak," Veer said. "According to the things Rock shared, they don’t seem to be even at the Intermediate Stage."

Aurora and Veer looked at each other, then sighed. The questions were just piling up while they were getting no answers. Not to mention they also needed to find a way to get out of these tunnels.

There was just no way Veer was risking going back from the way he came. The Corrupted Mana was just too much, and the entrance there was also sealed.

Lost in their thoughts, they soon reached the Main Hub where they could see the big crystal attached to the ceiling. It was a beautiful sight, nonetheless.

"Hey, the Chief wants to talk to you."

They turned around and found Brando and Sando coming towards them. Though, it was hard to distinguish them because of their strange body forms.

Sando stopped before them and asked, surprise filling his big eyes, "She actually slept? That’s surprising as I thought she’s someone who can’t sleep."

"Now, what the hell is this ribbit saying?" Rock asked.

Instead of answering him, Veer looked at Sando and said, "Having friends helps after all. Also, can we meet your chief right now?"

"Yes, that’s what we came here for. He’s eager to meet you," Brando laughed and gestured for Veer to follow him. Discover more stories at novelbuddy

Veer nodded, and his group followed Brando as he took them to the bottom floor. They noticed something there, as there were fewer tunnels and some Aethryms were busy digging more of them.

Soon, they reached the farthest room from the base and entered it. It was a big hall, to be exact, with various things placed properly like tables, Illumination stones, beds, etc.

As he looked around the room, his gaze landed on a figure having a muscular physique of an Aethryms. The chief had a long purple beard growing on his face, as he stood up and welcomed them with his hoarse voice.

"Welcome, Outsiders, to my humble abode. I’m really glad we finally have someone who can understand us. Please come take a seat."

The group did as he said, as they took seats on a stone sofa covered with a comfortable cushion. Brando and Sando also went to stand behind the chief.