Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

The gray mist was shifting, flowing towards the barrier, but couldn't get it through. As if angered by it, it rose high up in the air, covering the sky above the rift and tried to pour in.

Fortunately, the barrier worked in all directions and held on. Sadly, Aurora didn't know until when it could endure the beating of the mist. Worse of all, she could still see those red orbs glowing in the mist.

"Now this is some bad news," Elara muttered, narrowing her eyes as darkness filled the surroundings.

The mist was getting dense, allowing less and less moonlight to enter through the gaps. Wisps of it managed to enter the barrier, extinguishing the bonfire and making the darkness more pronounced.

"I'll call others," Aurora said, as she turned around and ran towards the tents. "Keep an eye on it until then."

"Not like there's anything to look at," Elara muttered, as she lit up a flicker of flame on her fingertip. However, remembering something, she stopped and took out a small wooden stick the length of her palm.

As soon as it materialized, it burst into crimson embers that burned brightly and drove away the darkness surrounding her. Smiling, Elara turned towards the mist as a thought formed in her mind.

But she shook it off, thinking, "I should wait and ask him first. This could be dangerous."

Still, she was ready to do her experiment so she picked up a wooden log in her one hand, while she held the Everburning Torch in another. Then, she waited, looking at the mist trying to get in.

"Hmm, I wonder what is in there? Ghost? Or maybe the mist itself is a Magical Creature?" she muttered.

"How are things?"

She heard Veer's voice behind her, so she turned and gave more mana to the Everburning Torch, making it burn even brighter. It was enough to illuminate a big area.

"Everything would be good if the mist wasn't trying to get inside," Elara shrugged. "Maybe it's the reason behind those students' deaths. After all, they didn't have a Sugar Momma like we have."

"I doubt it's that," Rock shook his head. "I sense hungry eyes there. They are ready to eat my flesh, but they can't get in for obvious reasons."

"Yeah, I also sensed those eyes, and for sure they won't be able to kill someone in their sleep," Aurora nodded in agreement. "Anyway, what should we do?"

"We'll need to see if we can harm it or not," Veer muttered, as he thought, "Show me the mist's status!"

[Necrosis]

[Type - Corrupted/Magical Creature]

[Rank - Great Stage]

[Special Ability - ******]

"Great, just great," Veer facepalmed, wondering if he had committed some grave sins in his past life. This was their first night and they were facing a Great Monster already.

Seeing him, Elara thought, and then she spoke, "The Barrier won't last long so you can spend the time thinking about how to deal with it. Can we do some experiments in the meantime?"

Veer did need some time to make a plan to get through this trouble, as there was simply no way they could survive against this calamity. The only reason they were even alive was because of the barrier, which also wouldn't last long.

So, he nodded and said, "Be careful though, the mist itself is our enemy and it is a Great Stage Magical Creature, well, technically it is a Magical Creature."

Hearing his words, the others weren't that surprised. In fact, they seemed to have already expected it. After all, they were battling ancient horrors, so seeing such a creature wasn't out of expectation.

Elara laughed at his words and then went towards the barrier from which some wisps of gray mist were leaking through. She flared her incandescent flames in her hand, just to be sure, and put her hand outside the barrier.

Just as she expected, the mist scattered away from her hand, afraid of the white flames. A smile formed on her lips, unknown if she was smiling genuinely or if it was a side effect of her Aspect.

Then, she stretched her other hand and planted the Everburning Torch in that hand. Slowly, she withdrew and watched as the mist filled the gap again and tried to extinguish the crimson flames of the Torch in futile attempts.

"Heh, I knew even you can't burn through that."

Aurora looked at Elara doing her experiments, wondering how it was supposed to help them. Shaking her head at her, she asked the rat girl beside her, "Do you think the mist killed the students?"

"Nope. The mist isn't that tasty," Rain said, sniffing around. "I mean, I wouldn't mind it as my dinner but it can't be compared to that feeling. Nope, never."

"So, there are at least two forces acting here," Aurora said. "And considering this is a Great Stage Magical Creature and not fully corrupted, it shouldn't be the guardian for the Seal. So, is it possible the Guardian killed others? No, that's also impossible as the Guardian wouldn't leave the designated area. Fuck! Three acting presences?"

Elizabeth glanced at her muttering to herself and smiled. Then, she turned towards Veer and thought, "Think, Veer, think. You can't be defeated here, right? You aren't that weak."

Veer just stood at his place, lost in thoughts as he tried to form a plan, "First, the information about this mist. It's a Magical Creature that is under corruption but isn't really corrupted. And it is also at Great Stage, meaning we're fucked in a head-on fight."

"Now, what else? Is there anything else? Its form, maybe? A body made of mist, so is it corrosive or decaying? Wait! Its name! Necrosis! Fuck!"

Necrosis, a process where the cells died due to disease or injury. Why does it have such a bizarre name? And who actually names it when it was a human term or rather something an intelligent species used?

"Scratch that, but this is important. Maybe the mist actually kills the cells? It is possible!"

Veer turned towards Elara, who was still playing with the mist, trying to find its weakness in her own way. He rolled his eyes and said, "El, try to give your arm to the mist!" Discover hidden tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"Huh?"

"Boss!?"

"Boss..."

"Oya?"

"V!?"

"Alright!"

Unlike others who exclaimed in shock upon hearing his orders, Elara just shrugged and stretched her hand, but Elizabeth stopped her, "Wait a minute! Are you sure you want to do this?"

She had already given him hints and even warned him about it, so why was he trying to kill his lover? What was happening?

Seeing her genuinely confused and shocked look, Veer smiled and thought, "I guess you really are clueless about a lot of things. And why are you acting as if I'm going against your plan? Wait!"

"Do you have something to say, Seer?" Elara asked. "And if you're just concerned, forget about it. He knows what he does."

Elizabeth continued to look at Veer, and seeing his faint smile, she grew even more confused. She tried to persuade him, "It is a Great Stage monster, you know. What if..."

"I appreciate your concerns, but it's fine," Veer said, turning towards Elara. "Just let the mist touch you for a moment, nothing else."

"That's all?"

"Yes. Just tell me what you felt then."

"Alright!" Elara shrugged and went close to the barrier. She stretched her hand outside it, as the mist rushed towards her hand like a hungry beast and surrounded it. In just a second, she couldn't even see her arm, nor could she feel it.

Frowning, she tried to pull her hand backward and found it completely fine; however, she still couldn't feel it. It was as if it had been detached from her body. It was a strange sensation, as she walked backwards and reported the findings to Veer.

Giving her hand a look, Veer said, "You guys check it too and tell me what you think. Then, you can heal it."

Everyone followed his order, looking at her hand curiously. Rain sniffed it. Aurora's eyes changed colours, and the same went for Elizabeth. Rock just stood there, having no clue what to do. Fortunately, Elara was there to accompany his confusion.

"Alright, you can heal," Veer said.

Incandescent flames burst out of her hand, healing it rapidly. As she felt some tingling from it, she asked, "What was that? Does the mist disconnect us from our body parts? That would be terrible..."

"Possible," Elizabeth said, still confused about everything. "I didn't see mana flowing in your hand, or rather only a minuscule amount of mana tried to go there, but even that was reducing at an alarming rate."

"Rotting," Rain said, licking her lips.

"Her cells..." Aurora muttered, trying to suppress her shock while holding her eye in pain. "I didn't see it clearly, but they... her cells were dying at an insane rate."

Everyone shuddered upon hearing her words, as realization dawned on them. Now, they understood the true horror of the mist. They also found the reason why there were no Magical Creatures on the island.@@novelbin@@

How could they survive against such a being?