Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her-Chapter 154: Red Eye

After making sure that Jonathan’s entire crew had been wiped out except for the Seer, Veer and his group returned to the Ruined Tomb’s entrance gate.

They formed a tent there as they needed some rest to replenish their Mana and stamina. Fortunately, Mountain Lord’s Mana Shard was more than enough for them to get to their peak state again.

After getting refreshed, they circled around Ragen, who was in a deep sleep. Rain had hidden her in a small gap in the mountain and later retrieved her when they needed her.

Just to respect her privacy, they didn’t take off her mask or anything. Though it was Aurora’s plan after she saw Ragen’s chest.

A few drops on her face woke Ragen as her eyes fluttered open, though for that they had to cut the eye part of her mask.

Remembering what happened before she passed out, she sat up in panic and instinctively tried to attack, but Rock stopped her.

Raising her head, she looked at the giant of a man and screamed, "Aghh! Monsters!!"

"Well, that’s nothing new," Rock muttered before releasing her hand.

That brought her back to reality as she looked around and found herself in a tent only lit by a single illumination stone hung above. A total of five people were surrounding her, giving her a fright.

"W-What happened?" she asked, trying to crawl backwards. "Did everything die? I told them we’ll die, but they never listened. I knew we’d die. Wait! Why am I alive then?"

Veer frowned and said, "You can stop acting, you know. I won’t buy that act."

"Yeah, it’s trash," Elara nodded in agreement, even though she didn’t understand what Veer meant.

Aurora rolled her eyes at her partner and said, "You’re actually sane, huh."

"What are you talking about?" Ragen tilted her head to the sides. "I’m always sane!"

"Alright, I’ll drop you back to that Mountain Lord or rather to Jonathan’s group," Veer grinned and moved to pick her up.

"W-Wait! I’ll confess! Yes, I’m sane," Ragen pleaded, her brown eyes showing panic at the mention of Jonathan. "Please don’t throw me anywhere near those beasts."

"Why? Aren’t you their member?" Aurora asked. "They would probably pay us handsomely in exchange for you."

"No, I’m begging you. I’ll do anything you ask for, but please don’t give me to those beasts," Ragen slammed her head on the ground, as she pleaded while being on her knees. Her tone clearly told them how scared she was.

"Alright, raise your head. Let’s hear your story then," Veer said. "And don’t skip anything, otherwise I’ll really drop you there."

Ragen looked hesitant at first, but when she saw Aurora, something clicked in her head as she asked, "Aren’t you Aurora from Starlight Academy? The one who killed a lot of Seeker Academy’s students last year?"

"Yes? Why are you asking?"

"Then you should know how those beasts are," Ragen sighed. "I’m from the Royal Academy and was teleported into the middle of a fight involving Jonathan’s group. Call it bad luck. As I knew their reputation, I knew they would violate me for sure."

Veer frowned but then relaxed, remembering the outcome of Jonathan.

"They actually had some information about me and knew I was a Seer. They wanted me to be in their group, so I joined and pretended to be sick and insane," Ragen said. "That kept them away from me, at least for some time."

She looked at her hand and continued, "I made them believe that if my mental health suffers in any way, I’ll just go completely insane and stop getting visions. Because of that, they kept their distance from me."

’Is she lying?’

[Negative!]

"So, does that mean you led them to us?" Veer asked, connecting the thoughts.

Ragen nodded, "I saw Miss Aurora in one of my visions and knew she was here, so I brought them here on the Island. Sadly, I messed up because of one of my dreams."

"Go on!" Veer gestured for her to continue.

"Well, I got that cave’s vision in one of my dreams and muttered it out loud. You see, even though I can keep myself sane in normal circumstances, whenever I get visions, it messes up things, especially if it’s in a dream," Ragen once again bowed her head. "I apologise for that."

"No need to bow your head," Veer said. "We’ll need some more details, but for now, I want to ask you something..."

Before he could finish his words, Ragen cried in excitement, "Yes, I’ll join you and assist you with my visions."

"You seem too enthusiastic. What the hell did you see?" Veer was speechless. "What more visions did you get?"

"I’ll see when I can tell," Ragen scratched her cheeks. "You see, visions can get faster if we try to change them. There is a possibility it can help us, but it’s very low. Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to help you with the information."

"She’s right, V," Aurora said. "It’s best not to mess with Fate. Who knows if the Dragon would just suck that power faster because of us?"

Veer sighed at that, "Fine! But remember this: if you try to do anything, I’ll—"

"Don’t worry, I’m dead without you all anyway," Ragen said, and Veer could already picture her smiling behind the mask.

’Is that also related to her visions? Man, I hate Seers,’ Veer shook his head and said, "Alright then, we’ll leave for the tomb in a while, so be ready."

"Umm, it’s better if we don’t go there at night," Ragen said. "There are some things there that only awaken under the moon, and I’m pretty sure you don’t want to meet them."

Hearing that, Veer clicked his tongue. Every minute they wasted meant that the Corrupted Dragon would get even stronger. But there was nothing he could do.

’What’s the point if we all die here?’

Veer nodded and said, turning towards the others who were looking at him for his decision, "We’ll wait for the night to pass then. We’ll take turns to keep a watch so others can take some well-deserved rest. Sleep well because I don’t think we will have any good sleep in the following days."

The group nodded and Rock volunteered to be the first one to guard—and the longest. Apparently, he didn’t need much sleep to keep himself refreshed and full of power.

Before leaving, Veer said, "Keep an eye on that girl too. I don’t trust Seers."

...

The next morning, Veer’s group woke up to a monster attack. It was an odd mixture of a bird and a crocodile, making it look bizarre. But it was deadlier than they had expected, and it took both Aurora and Elara to defeat it.

It held the advantage of flight, but it was rendered useless before someone like Aurora. Hitting a flying target was easier for her, even without using her Aspect.

As they sat around a campfire, eating the seasoned meat of the beast they had just killed, Rain hissed, "Damn! There’s nothing more delicious than Boss’s cooking."

Veer’s cooking had become their favorite, and none of them wanted to have any other meal as long as Veer was there. Veer also had no problem with that, as he liked to feed others.

As he looked at Rain, who was eating a giant piece bigger than her hand, he asked, "Why don’t you go and call our new member?"

Rain stopped and flashed innocent, teary eyes at him. It was as if they were saying, ’Do you really want to separate me from my food?’

Veer was left speechless. Shaking his head, he turned towards the others and found them focusing on their food. He could only shake his head again in defeat and do the task himself.

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He went inside the tent and found Ragen sleeping there. Shaking her shoulders, he said, "Wake up! It’s time to leave!"

In the next moment, Ragen sat up suddenly and held Veer’s shoulder. Acting on his instincts, he put his hand on her neck, as he said, "Try whatever you want!"

However, he soon noticed the difference in her eyes. They were considerably red, and there were vein-like patterns in them. They contained pure insanity, which surprised even him.

"Hey, are you alright?" Veer shook her shoulders and asked. "Did you get a vision?"

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"Flames... everyone will get incinerated in white flames... they will devour everything... red eye..." Ragen muttered, her whole body trembling as she tried to hug her knees, but she passed out before she could do it.

Veer held her in his arms and frowned, "White flames? El? Red eye?"

He shook his head and picked her up, then went towards the campfire. By then, everyone had finished their portion and were just waiting for Veer.

Seeing Ragen, Aurora asked, "Did something happen? Her aura doesn’t seem stable."

"She probably got a vision," Veer said, as he laid Ragen before Elara. "Can you try to heal her?"

"I doubt it, but I’ll try," Elara nodded, as she touched Ragen’s forehead. The next moment, incandescent flames burst out of her hands and covered Ragen’s face.

"So, did she say something?"