Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her-Chapter 195 : The Triplets

Veer was quite thankful that the centipedes were just at Lord Stage, which didn't pose much challenge to him. He easily dodged their attacks and retrieved his spear from the corpse.

Then, without looking back, he ran towards the direction the trio were staying. Fortunately, the centipedes didn't give chase since he didn't take anything from the corpse.

Feeling the shockwaves behind them, Veer whistled, "They are a powerful bunch."

Storing the Stormcaller Spear back in his storage ring, he continued his journey and followed the directions of Aurora. Soon, he reached a shade under a big rock and stopped.

"You all can come out!" Veer shouted, as he wanted to return as soon as possible. Even though the centipedes didn't give chase, who knew if they would change their mind after eating that corpse?

He didn't want any unnecessary battles.

"Boss? Is that you?"

Veer blinked, hearing the familiar voice and looked as triplets of young men walked out of the shade. Their bodies had grown and there was a mature, powerful presence about them.

But Veer could still identify them easily as they were the first people to join him as subordinates—the triplets from the Starlight Academy.

A smile automatically formed on his lips, as he spread his hands and said, "I didn't expect it to be you guys, haha. Come, come!"

"It's really you, Boss," as always, Jarek, the black-haired triplet, was the most emotional one as he ran and hugged Veer.

"What happened to you, Boss?" Victor muttered, but still hugged Veer, followed by the green-headed Kael.

Veer laughed lightly, feeling genuinely happy that they survived. He had seen way too many faces he knew very well dying brutally in this hell.

"Boss, we survived and grew stronger, just as you ordered us to," Jarek sobbed, tears running down his face. "But I was so scared. I almost died so many times. I was so scared."

"Hey, don't embarrass us," Victor scolded, as they separated.

"I don't care. Boss is the only one who looked after us and cared for us. It's not embarrassing to vent out my problems to him," Jarek scoffed, trying to wipe his tears.

"Haha, it's fine, Victor," Veer said, patting Jarek's head. "It's not like I had any better, so I understand. I also escaped death so many times. This labyrinth is nothing but pure hell."

Finally, even Victor and Kael couldn't hold back any longer as tears streamed down their faces. They tried their best, but it was proving to be impossible.

For more than a year, they had survived this hell of a place, with a scorching sun, barely any water, storms coming every day and, worse of all, the ancient Magical Creatures.

They were practically nothing when they entered the labyrinth, and even the weakest insect of this place could potentially kill them. Yet, they had persisted and grown strong enough to fight toe-to-toe with a Lord Stage Magical Creature.

It was a path they never imagined they could have survived. There were so many times they just wanted to give up, to commit suicide, to end this nightmare.

Yet, their will to survive and the promise they had given to Veer kept them going. But there was a limit to how much they could endure without faltering.

The trio had no one but themselves all this time, and they knew what the other was feeling. But they didn't want to show their weakness to each other, because they knew it would make them lose their morale and hope.

They couldn't stop there, so they endured it all.

But it was different with Veer. They didn't know him for long, but he was the only one who had looked after and cared for them. The triplets had never known what love and care were before they met Veer.

He was like a big brother to them, so they knew they could show their weakness to him. He wouldn't judge them and would even protect them.

Even though they knew they were in hell and even Veer's survival was uncertain, his presence gave them security and peace they didn't know they would find again.

So, they couldn't control themselves and let out their pent-up emotions of over a year.

Veer opened his mouth to say something, but closed it soon. He didn't know what to say, but he also understood their situation. They were just kids left to survive in a former battlefield of Gods.

It was already a miracle they managed to survive and remain sane. Even members like Veer's cohort, who were the most powerful people with the best potential, had almost died so many times and fallen into depression.

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So, he couldn't even imagine what was going through these kids who had no one but themselves.

"But they survived."

Veer smiled and gave a light chop on Victor's head. He said, "Don't be so overdramatic, dude. Do you want to see your boss crying too or what?"

"Haha, definitely not," Victor chuckled, wiping away his tears with his battle suits. "I'm sorry, Boss."

"It's fine. I'm glad that you all survived," Veer said, patting his soldiers. "Though, it's better if we talk later since there are two Lord Stage Magical Creatures there."

"What?" Kael exclaimed. "What are we waiting for then? Let's run!"

"I don't know. You're the one who began to cry," Veer shrugged, making them speechless. But they didn't mind it, as that reminded them of their Academy days.

"Let's go then. We can talk on our way," Veer said.

Veer kicked the ground as he started running towards the Grand Canyon. The triplets followed him, but they were slower compared to him, so Veer also slowed down his speed.

"Do you see any danger?" Veer asked in his mind.

"Fortunately not. There are small bugs, but I already eliminated half of them."

"That's my queen," Veer smiled.

"By the way, Boss, is that a disguise or what?" Kael asked. "It's way too real, not gonna lie. Even those ears feel real."

"Because it's all real," Veer replied, still keeping his pace. "I am an Elf, but I was hiding it using an Artefact."

"Ohhh," Kael made a big O face, then exclaimed, "That's so cool! No wonder you were so handsome."

"Here I was wondering how can a human have those genes," Jarek shook his head. "You're just awesome, Boss."

"Stop bootlicking, do I look like some young master to you?" Veer rolled his eyes, feeling speechless. "Wait! Technically, I am Young Master, so should I groom you all as my personal trash talkers?"

He gave a side glance at them and shook his head, "Nah, never mind."

Ignoring his nonsensical thoughts, Veer asked, "Were you stuck in this place since the start?"

"Yeah," Victor replied. "Thankfully, we spawned here together after going through some kind of illusion, though we weren't together there. It was weird really, as I never thought I would have to fight my way without these idiots."

"Hey!" Jarek protested, but he was ignored by the others.

"We tried to escape this place, but there's this giant Wall surrounding this whole... land, whatever it is," Victor continued. "We tried to climb it, but it's filled with deadly traps that we almost died to. Not to mention terrifying three-legged birds. They swooped down to hunt us, but we ran away quickly."

He sighed, "As you can see, this whole place is barren and dry with so many storms coming often. Fortunately, we found water through a method you taught us."

"Huh!? Which method?" Veer asked.

"That baboon one where we can use salts to make them thirsty and they can find us the water source?" Victor chuckled. "Although we had to modify it, the plan still worked and we found a water source."

"That's honestly impressive. So, how did you actually survive?" Veer asked. "Did you hunt the Magical Creatures?"

"Yes, but not initially," Victor said. "After witnessing the horrors of this land, we were scared so much that even in our sleep, we trembled in fear. We didn't want to go out of that small cave we found water in."

"What about food?"

"We had the Synth Soup and the powder you gave us, so we survived. But it was also getting less and less, so we finally decided to fight our way," Victor sighed, remembering those days. "We were scared, but we did it."

"You did good," Veer smiled. "Not everyone can survive in this place. I have personally seen hundreds of dead bodies till now. I can confidently say that at least ninety percent of the students who came in this Labyrinth had died."

"W-What?"

Their hearts shook, refusing to believe it. Yet, they had seen the reality themselves, so they knew it could be true. This land was just too cruel.

"Yes, that's why I'm saying, be proud and confident. You did something that even those genius kids of other Academies couldn't do."

"What about our Academy boss? How many of us survived?" Kael asked.