Chapter 84: A Dragon’s Terror & The Ancient Ruin

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: A Dragon’s Terror & The Ancient Ruin

"Are you Aeon?" the male vampire student asked arrogantly, his head held high.

Aeon calmly looked him straight in his crimson eyes, but instead of confirming his identity, he threw back another question without a care in the world.

"And who might you be?"

The leader’s eyes widened in shock upon hearing Aeon’s disrespectful way of speaking.

Instantly, an angry expression warped his face as he glared at Aeon with pure killing intent.

He didn’t even need to speak before the lackeys behind him immediately roared angry words at Aeon.

"Impudent fool! How dare you speak to the prince like that? Do you even know who he is?" one of the lackeys yelled, internally thrilled that he had spoken up first to impress his lord.

Aeon looked at the lackey as if he were looking at an idiot and replied, "No, I don’t. That is why I asked who he is. Are you an idiot or something?"

"..."

The entire area fell into a dead silence the moment Aeon spoke. The lackey was left completely speechless, unable to reply. Internal rage instantly flooded his system as his face flushed bright red.

"You..."

"Shut up!" the leader screamed at the lackey in anger, raising his hand to stop him from continuing to embarrass them further.

On the contrary, Aeon knew exactly who he was—in fact, he knew all of them the moment he saw them. Within seconds, he had read their memories without them noticing and was just playing around with them.

Still glaring at Aeon, the leader exhaled deeply as an arrogant smile returned to his face. "Although you are just a lizard, be honored to know my identity."

The leader said this as he slid his hands into his pockets and continued, "My name is Lucian Bloodborn, the Third Prince of the Nox Empire, the night-born prince, the..."

"Blah, blah, blah. For a bat, you surely like talking a lot," Aeon interrupted, covering one of his ears as an irritated expression crossed his face.

Lucian was once again enraged. A volatile crimson energy erupted from his body, causing his lackeys to hastily take a step back.

"Whoa! Are they actually going to fight?!"

"Maybe! Seeing how he was disrespected again and again, I don’t think he will just let it go."

"But fighting on academy grounds is strictly forbidden and carries severe punishments regardless of race or status. Lucian surely won’t fight here, right?"

The surrounding students started murmuring among themselves, eagerly exchanging words.

Lucian overheard the whispers and slowly calmed himself down, causing the red energy enveloping him to disappear instantly.

He then looked at Aeon, his arrogant smile twisting into a cruel one.

"Let’s skip the long talk, shall we? I am here to make you mine. You are just a lizard from a worthless ducal heritage, while I am a prince."

Lucian paused for a moment, extending his right hand toward Aeon. "Become my subordinate, and you will live the best version of your life."

Lucian concluded his offer, his red eyes still locked onto Aeon as if he were looking at someone beneath him.

His words left the spectating students stunned before they immediately resumed whispering and exchanging comments.

Lucian Bloodborn is the Third Prince lineage of the Nox Empire, also widely known as the Vampire Empire.

It was the home of the vampires and one of the top empires ruling Nexus Earth, along with other star systems scattered across the galaxy.

Lucian Bloodborn on the other hand is notorious for his behavior of collecting talented individuals as his subordinates. If they refused to become his property, he would do everything in his power to destroy them.

"Damn idiot. Did you even realize you just made a grave mistake?" Aeon sighed, shaking his head at Lucian’s words.

Elysaria, standing right next to him, also smiled mockingly at Lucian’s idiotic proposition.

"First, you are asking a pureblood dragon to be your subordinate. You, a vampire, are asking a dragon—a supreme bloodline‐to serve you."

Aeon paused for a moment. Then, his aura completely shifted as his cosmic, draconic eyes glowed with immense power.

"Next, you keep calling me a lizard, and that is just stupid."

Booooom!

Instantly, Lucian and his lackeys felt the world vanish around them. They found themselves standing before a gargantuan, cosmic draconic eye that looked down on them, causing every single one of them to tremble in terror.

It was as if a massive monster was staring down at mere ants that it could swat away at any given moment, just waiting to slaughter them.

A mere second later, the lackeys collapsed heavily onto the ground, completely unconscious as the overwhelming pressure and killing intent radiating from Aeon knocked them clean out.

Lucian, on the other hand, fell to his knees. Saliva involuntarily trailed from his mouth while a yellow liquid escaped down his legs, his pride completely shattered.

The spectators were shocked when they saw this. Immediately, some started laughing while those standing close by backed away in sheer disgust.

"Damn, did he just piss himself? Ugh, disgusting," a female student said, stepping back from her position while holding her nose.

"What on earth happened to them? They just suddenly collapsed!" another student yelped, looking at the scene with utter confusion.

"Didn’t you see Aeon’s eyes glowing? He probably did something to them."

As the murmurs continued, Aeon turned his gaze back to Elysaria. "Shall we go then, my lady? The food is on me today." Aeon smiled as he invited her along.

Elysaria looked at him and smiled back. "Your Dragon Fear is truly amazing. I don’t think I could ever replicate that. How did you manage it?" she asked as they walked right past the unconscious group.

True to her words, what Aeon had utilized was Dragon Fear, a racial ability inherent to every dragon.

It was an instinctive trait that induced paralyzing terror in any beings who possessed either a racially lower bloodline or a weaker strength cultivation.

Since Aeon possessed five different Infinite-rank dragon bloodlines, his Dragon Fear was potent enough to kill Lucian and his lackeys instantly if he hadn’t actively controlled it.

"I don’t know, maybe it’s because I have already undergone Birth Evolution," Aeon replied, shrugging his shoulders.

Elysaria was already well aware of his feat of undergoing Birth Evolution far ahead of his age and rank, which still deeply shocked her.

After hearing Aeon’s explanation, she pondered for a moment, searching through her inherited knowledge to see if what he said was possible.

True to his word, she found ancient records showing that Birth Evolution was a profound method of unlocking a dragon’s ultimate bloodline potential, which perfectly explained how Aeon’s Dragon Fear was so devastatingly strong.

"It’s still amazing. Your Dragon Fear is powerful enough to make a B+ rank cultivator wet himself," Elysaria said, chuckling softly.

"Hahaha. It must be incredibly embarrassing for him." Aeon just looked at her and burst into a small fit of laughter.

Soon, the two of them took their seats in a private room on the third floor of the cafeteria, ordered their food, and ate to their heart’s content.

"I still can’t believe that guy just casually asked you to become his subordinate. He must have completely lost his mind," Elysaria remarked, elegantly cutting a piece of meat and placing it in her mouth.

"Yeah, he is an idiot," Aeon said with a smirk.

While they were still thoroughly enjoying their meal, the door to the private room suddenly swung open, and a beautiful lady wearing the academy uniform stepped inside.

Aeon and Elysaria looked toward the entrance and spotted the newcomer. Aeon then set down his fork, looked at her, and smiled warmly.

"Welcome, Miss Evelyn. Would you care to join us?"

Evelyn entered the room, her dark crimson hair beautifully combed and styled. She quickly scanned both Elysaria and Aeon with her eyes before settling her gaze on Aeon.

She then stepped forward and sat down next to Elysaria, facing Aeon directly as she looked at him with calm, steady eyes.

"So, to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" Aeon asked with a polite smile. He then paused for a brief moment before adding, "Surely you aren’t here to discuss what just happened to your brother, Lucian, are you?"

Evelyn sat in silence for a couple of seconds, her eyes remaining locked onto Aeon’s cosmic eyes without flinching in the slightest.

Then her lips moved, her beautiful voice flowing smoothly from her mouth. "No, I am not here for that idiot. I am here regarding another, more personal matter."

Evelyn’s words did not shock Aeon or Elysaria. It was a well-known fact that certain nobles thoroughly disliked one another, even among biological siblings, so a fractured family dynamic was nothing new to them.

Given Lucian’s notoriously arrogant behaviour, it was entirely logical to assume he didn’t share a good relationship with any of his siblings.

"Oho, so what is it? Mind sharing this personal matter with us?" Aeon asked, leaning in closer while resting his elbows firmly on the table.

"It is quite simple, really. I am going out on a mission, but it require a dragon who knows the Ancient Draconic tongue or language, more precisely," Evelyn explained, getting straight to the point.

Elysaria looked at Evelyn right next to her, a shocked expression instantly washing over her face. "That sounds like a remarkably high-ranking mission if it explicitly requires someone who knows Ancient Draconic, don’t you think?"

Ever since the sudden attack incident orchestrated by the Voidbound cult during the entrance exam, academy students were strictly forbidden from taking on assignments that required a long travel time or took them entirely out of the Astravell continent.

For Evelyn to require a companion who understood the Ancient Draconic tongue of pureblood dragons strongly implied that this particular mission carried a dangerously high rank.

Evelyn smiled softly and shook her head. "Actually, it is quite the opposite. It is only an E-rank mission. It concerns an explored ruin discovered just a week ago, but there is nothing inside—not even a single enemy."

This clarification made Elysaria look even more confused. "Then why on earth do you need someone who speaks the Ancient Draconic tongue?"

Evelyn turned back to Elysaria and explained, "Because the entire ruin is covered in what explorers have identified as Ancient Draconic script, alongside various dragon figures carved into the architecture."

"Now, that actually sounds interesting," Aeon remarked, keeping his eyes fixed on Evelyn. "So, who exactly were you planning to take with you on this mission, then?"

Evelyn looked back and forth between Aeon and Elysaria before speaking up. "Originally, I was planning on taking just you with me, Aeon. But since the princess of the Dragon Empire is sitting right here, why don’t we all just go together?"

Evelyn pointed her finger toward Aeon before turning her gaze meaningfully back to Elysaria.

Elysaria placed her hand thoughtfully against her chin, carefully pondering Evelyn’s proposal for a full minute before looking back up at her.

"Alright, count me in. This mission sounds incredibly interesting." Elysaria then glanced over at Aeon, waiting to hear his final reply.

"I am in too. I can’t exactly refuse an invitation to go out on a date with two beautiful girls, can I?" Aeon said, giving them a playful wink.

Hearing this made Evelyn roll her eyes dynamically before a beautiful smile broke across her face, while Elysaria simply chuckled softly at his lighthearted words.

Aeon then stood up fully and extended his hand warmly toward Evelyn. "Well then, shall we go out on an adventure?"

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