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

Veer was confused on how to proceed. He could see death in both the options, so he decided to discuss with others first.

The first option was simple. All he needed was to accept Sikander's proposal and somehow survive the mist named Necrosis. And he couldn't see how they would do that.

The second option was to use the Dark Metal Slate to awaken Sikander and defeat him. If he had to guess, then he needed to put the Dark Metal Slate on the throne Sikander was sitting on so it was necessary to get him out of there.

However, there was a big problem in this option too.

Hearing his opinion on the second option, Aurora frowned and asked, "How sure are you?"

"It's just a hypothesis," Veer said. "But I'm pretty sure it's right. Think about it, how do those Runes actually lower someone's powers? And to what degree?"
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His response caused Aurora's eyes to shine, as she said, "It must directly affect the soul, as their aura and everything is weakened, not just the cultivation."

"Exactly. And that guy has severed both his body and soul from his existence," Veer said. "That means if we use the Dark Metal Slate, there's a high chance it'll only work on him."

Thinking of something, he muttered, "If that's the case, then can we use the Dark Metal Slate on the mist?"

"It's possible, but I think it can only be used once," Aurora said. "I have observed the Dark Metal Slate we used on Solvar's throne. It lost its uniqueness after we used it against her."

"So we can only use it against one of them," Elara said. "That leaves us with only one option, honestly. That mist will definitely kill us, and that's a hundred percent certainty. At least there is a chance that the dark elf won't kill us."

"Yes, but how are we surviving against the mist?" Aurora asked. "Assuming the Dark Metal Slate works on it, it will surely work differently than usual because it is technically a half-soul. That means the effect may also vary."

The group remained silent for a while, thinking about the proposal. Fortunately, they had a few hours to think this through, so they considered every possibility. Well, at least Aurora and Veer did.

As he was thinking about it, Veer turned towards Elizabeth and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

Elizabeth said with a nod, "I haven't seen any visions about this, but as a Seer, I have high perception towards these things. So, if you listen to my words, then agree to his offer and use the Dark Metal Slate against the mist."

"That will surely leave us vulnerable against that guy," Veer muttered. "But there is really no other way. Alright, we're choosing to survive against the mist for the whole night. Do any of you have objections?"

Getting no complaints, Veer nodded and stood up, "Let's go then. We can observe the mist or maybe try to talk our way out with that guy. Maybe we can find some weakness in that mist."

Then, the group went back towards the small gap between the circular seal of gray mist. Standing before Sikander once again, Veer said, "We choose to survive the mist."

"Haha! A wise decision," Sikander laughed. "Don't worry, I am a man of words and will do as I said."

"I can't trust someone who survived a war," Veer shook his head and said.

Sikander raised an eyebrow hearing his words, as he said, "That's something good you picked, boy. Never trust someone who actually survived that war. Nobody with morals survived that."

Veer was speechless, thinking, "Then, why the hell are you contradicting yourself?"

"Whatever! You can wait till the sun sets and then we'll proceed with our tests," Sikander closed his eyes and said. "Now give me some space."

"Hey, wait! I need to talk..."

Veer tried to get Sikander to talk, but it was futile. It was as if Sikander had turned into a stone statue, sitting there on the throne unmoving.

"I expected much," Veer sighed and turned to look at the monstrous mist. It was still roaring and tried to break the barrier to kill him.

"Now that I think about it, does it even have eyes?" Veer muttered. "How will we use our Dark Metal Slate?"

"Its eyes are the mist itself," Sikander said, still having his eyes closed. "I'll give you this hint. Oh yeah, one more thing. Even if you use that Dark Metal Slate, my pet will still overpower you all easily."

"Thanks, I guess," Veer smiled.

The next few hours went by quickly, with the group observing Necrosis and trying their best to find a weakness. Sadly, there was nothing they could do.

As the sun touched the horizon, the mist grew restless in excitement. It couldn't wait to devour each and every single one of these little ants who dared to hurt it.

Sitting close by, Veer gave a side glance at it and then focused on his group again, "Let's see what we have got against this guy. First is its mist basically kills our cells, and that means us. Second is that the mist contains the undead it had killed until now, meaning countless."

"And its mist is its eyes," Aurora added. "These are the only things we know aside from its rank. The water from the river is its weakness, but I think I know the reason for it."

"The Leviathan," Veer sighed. "The only reason it doesn't go down there is because of Leviathan. So, it's not like we can use the river's water against it. Well, I still have it just in case."

"Are you guys forgetting something?" Elizabeth asked. "We can observe the aftermath of its fight left behind to get some weakness, hopefully."

"We don't have anything against the undead, but at least they won't attack until the mist has covered us," Veer said, rubbing his chin. "About its first ability to kill the cells...the trees..."

They had noticed it earlier while climbing the hill to reach the Platform. Technically, the mist should kill all the living cells, and trees and plants also have those. They were practically made from them.

They would have thought that something related to being a tree, like not possessing a soul, was the factor saving the trees from the mist. But that was obviously not the case.

After all, they had seen signs of trees being affected by the mist and dead plants too. The mist affected some, while leaving others.

"It couldn't be that the mist chooses its target..."

"No, it is not intelligent enough to do that," Veer shook his head. "It basically kills everything that comes in its path because I don't see a single reason it would spare some trees."

"It's coming," Elara muttered, standing up. "Get ready."

Others also stood up, looking at the sun setting below the horizon. The time for the trial was here and they had still not found a solution to their problems.

Veer stood fixated on his spot, his mind working at full potential to notice even minor details he might have missed.

'What do the trees have that we don't? But it should also be something that some of the trees have... does it have any patterns?'

He couldn't think of any, especially since even the trees that were spared had some of its parts being affected by the mist.

"System...make my memories more clear."

All of a sudden, his head began to hurt from the overload of information. Everything that happened from the moment he set foot on the island flashed through his mind, being clear as if he were experiencing it firsthand.

Aurora noticed him standing rooted on his spot and frowned.

"He'll come up with something," Elara grinned and said, as she took out her Heaven Crusher Gauntlets. "Just trust him."

"I know, but we don't have time left for it," Aurora muttered, looking at the mist rising up in the barrier. Soon, it would cover everything and annihilate them.

Sikander looked at everything with a playful smirk on his face. His gaze found Veer's abnormal state as he thought, "Let's see what you can do, Primeval."

Finally, the sun disappeared from the world and darkness began to creep towards everything. There should have been some light left behind, but the world was drowning in darkness instantly.

The gray mist finally broke free from the barrier and roared in an inhumane cry, making them cringe. It soared high up in the sky and covered it completely.

In just a matter of seconds, the floating island was shrouded in darkness as the gray mist turned darker than black. The light tried to escape, but it was futile.

The end was here.

Then, a vortex formed from the high mist and began to descend towards Veer's cohort, as they all looked at the impending doom coming towards them with a fearless look on their faces.

"Everyone! Don't move! Not even an inch!"