Cameraman Never Dies

Chapter 124 The Great Case of the Missing Bullet Box (Spoiler: It's in the Fog)



Dragons and beasts were two races with many subspecies. The two known species in the legends about dragons were Phoenixes and Cloud Striders. Both of them stood out because both had separate families that ruled them instead of the drakonis.

The Phoenix noble house was called Everleigh, while the Cloud Striders were the royal family of Eldris. Eleyn was a princess who was married to Alex from the Draconis family, making their children half Cloud Striders.

There were records within the Drakonis library and Royal Castle's library that showed that the Cloud Striders were once called Lòng, which also depicted strange symbols like 龙. But nobody knew the origins or what those symbols represented. And Judge, who had read that out of curiosity was confused as to whether it was Chinese or Japanese. His first guess was Japanese since he had heard Seraphis once called her move— Chi no Kiri, but this looked more like simplified Chinese.

When Judge first stumbled upon the symbol "龙," he couldn't resist joking about it. "So, what's next? A dragon with chopsticks? I swear if I find one holding a teacup, I'm done." The image of a sophisticated dragon sipping tea while floating on a cloud kept him smirking for days.@@novelbin@@

As a Cloud Strider's son, Judge had inherited one ability from his mother— that was his eyes. The ashen white eyes were not there just for decoration, under normal circumstances, a Cloud Strider's ability to see through the fog was active, and their eyes would turn ashen white when they activated it. But Jugde and his mother were a little different— their eyes would turn ashen white unknowingly, and Judge could never turn it off.

His silver eyes with golden fibers were just a part of his disguise, and now that he had activated the ability to see through fog, the disguise was no more.

Seraphis looked at him with anticipation, she had not noticed the color of his eyes as she stood behind him. She was curious as to what this young kid was going to do, could he somehow see through the fog?

Judge pulled on his dark hoodie and knelt down on the raised earth. "Alright! There you are, little guy," he said, his voice carrying an eerie confidence. Slowly, he raised the weapon in his hand— a long rifle with a gleaming black barrel and a base made of polished wood that had an engraving of a crow, the wooden crow.

"Let's dance shall we?" His calm voice was foreboding.

Bang!

The silence shattered as he pulled the trigger. The smell of fire remained as the bullet surged forward.

It was not gunpowder, but an ether bullet that had extremely destructive capabilities. The bullet was not rotating, the barrel was not made for the bullet to rotate. As it turned out engineering still needed some upgrades.

But this shot was enough for what Judge had in mind, the bullet tore through the thick fog, creating a massive hole as a cannonball had passed through. It accurately hit the Shroud Grasper's chest, it was feeding on another monster's carcass.

Just that shot was enough to rip through its illusory body. The body of the monster blasted apart like fog, but it quickly recovered and closed off the gaping hole in the fog that covered its body.

Unless people were confident enough, many might end their hunt here, saying that it was too dangerous to proceed. But that little moment before the Shroud grasper recovered was enough for Judge to determine one thing— the location of its core, and he had gotten the result he needed.

"Let's head out shall we?" He turned to Seraphis.

"You missed the shot, it is going to be on its guard." She made an educated remark, which made Judge sigh.

"This is why people call you the brute phoenix," Judge said, facepalming and getting off the small dune he raised.

Seraphis' mouth twitched, she normally took the name as a compliment but this felt strangely insulting. "Brute? Excuse me, young man, I'm a refined brute." She picked up a rock and crushed it in her hand for emphasis. "See? Classy."

Judge did not mind her much, so she followed her disciple into the fog without much thought... except on how to punish him "Properly".

Judge ran as fast as he could, he did not want to miss the opportunity and let the monster run away. Shroud Graspers were on the intelligent side and wouldn't engage in battles with a foe of unknown strength, especially after the power its enemy showcased.

Soon, they arrived at the center of the fog. Seraphis could not see a thing, but Judge had good visibility, even though it was a bit white. As soon as he saw the monster, he drew his gun without any hesitation.

Bang! Bang!

The two golden eagles produced two normal bullets as he pulled the trigger. Without trying to dodge, the Shroud Grasper allowed the bullet to pass through its head and chest. The head and chest were split apart, but it did not mind the damage. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire

Shroud Grasper quickly recovered and let out a loud shriek, this was not pleasant to the ears, but was better than the previous cry they heard that came from the now-dead prey it was feasting on.

Judge dodged to the side as an enormous arm came slashing down towards his left chest. The slash slammed down and hit the ground, creating a crater. Then the giant hand on the ground was swept to the side, making Judge jump up and do a side roll.

"Wow, you almost touched me!" He mocked the Shroud Grasper. As an intelligent creature, even though it could not understand what he was saying, it could feel the intention behind the words from his tone. It let out an enraged shriek, which was— of course, not pleasant to hear.

A few shadow tendrils emerged from Judge's shadows, but he immediately turned invisible and appeared behind the monster. Just as the shroud Grasper turned to look at him, he raised his weapon and aimed at its neck where the core lay.

Bang!

A single bullet pierced through it, but there was no core, the body of Shroud Grasper immediately turned foggy and dissipated. The monster appeared behind him, it had gotten a grasp over its enemy's strength, and now it was not hesitant to fight.

Seraphis, who now stood opposite Judge, saw his eyes clearly through the two dark holes in the white mask. The fog had dispersed where they fought, allowing her to see further. Her eyes widened as soon as she saw the two ashen white eyes gleaming from behind the mask. She knew who had ashen white eyes, it was a symbol of the royal family.

He is a dragon disguised as a mercenary?!

Her first thought was Renald, the first prince. He was a known degenerate, but she had always thought that there was something off about him, maybe he built such a persona in order to escape the castle life.

But she quickly dismissed it, whoever it was, time will tell. And she was in no hurry to know the identity of the new disciple she got, trying to figure out who he was would only break their fragile trust and relationship.

Judge dodged another barrage of attacks, he was surprised to learn that this beast had the ability to move through the fog that it created. If it was not for the poor destructive capabilities of this monster, it would have earned a place as a cataclysm level monster.

He emptied the magazine full of empty shells that contained normal bullets out of one gun. Amidst his nimble dodging, he put the gun back in the leg holster and took out the iron case full of ether bullets.

With the empty magazine in one hand and the iron case with bullets in the other, he started to reload the magazine, all while trying to dodge the barrage of crazy black tentacles.

Judge loaded two bullets and started to take another bullet from the case with his thumb and index finger— he held the case with three other fingers. But a tentacle struck him and the iron case was knocked away. He did not have the luxury to search where the box landed, he cursed silently and loaded the third bullet in the magazine.

"Please check the box that was knocked away," He called out to his master, whom he knew could not see well in the fog. This was said purely because he could feel better.

He took out his gun and loaded the magazine, immediately rolled to the side, and jumped over another tentacle that came from the side. He raised his gun and shot the monster without hesitation, but it immediately dispersed.

Something that the Shroud Grasper did not take into account was that its core would be exposed when it was dispersing and reappearing— this was what Judge was aiming for, he immediately started recording and went invisible.

Just as the Shroud Grasper started to appear, Judge materialized behind the reappearing monster— aiming the tip of the barrel right near the core.

He smiled, but was covered by the mask that never stopped smiling.

"Checkmate!" He muttered calmly.

Bang!


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