Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her - Chapter 210

Chapter 210: War and Peace
Every single student who had joined them knew about the dangers of the labyrinth so they didn’t doubt their choice on whether they would prefer fighting a Saint Stage powerhouse or dig a hole.

Anyone with sane mind would prefer manual labour instead of fighting a high Demi-God being. Nobody had that death wish.

Even Veer and hos cohort had touched death a lot of times while facing the bosses of every floating islands. Many time, they had been forced to use the Runic slave later than usual.

All in all, their chances of survival were very low, so there was no way other would survive.

Beside, it had become a routine that others would help in exploration and other stuff and Veer would do the main fighting along with his cohort.

No one opposed that proposal as nobody wanted to wander around in places were a Lord Stage Magical Creature would pop out of nowhere and swallow them.

Veer nodded hearing the suggestion and said, “We will need to be careful this time around, simply because the boss of this time is ridiculously overpowered hax wise.”

“He is versatile in battle, huh. That certainly is a problem,” Aurora nodded in agreement.

“But there might be a problem…” Veer facepalmed, as he suddenly remembered something.

He abruptly stood up and said, “Wait for me here.”

Saying that, he marched out of the room leaving a confused group of people behind.

Veer passed by a few students who greeted him with respect so he also nodded at them with a soft smile. After one year, there were many people who respected him.

He shook of those thoughts and entered Sikander’s room, only to find him gulping down a whole gourd of wine. It was quite unusual as Sikander was someone who cherished his wine and slowly drank it.

With a frown etched on his burrow, Veer observed the old dark Elf. There certainly was something about him, but he couldn’t point it out.

“What happened, Old man? Did someone stole your balls?” Veer said, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.

“Even Gods couldn’t snatch my balls, brat,” Sikander chuckled and said. “So, what brought you here? I’m not helping you in any way.”

“For two things. First, you remember that mist you had separated from yourself?” Veer asked, seeing Sikander returning to normal.

“Yes, what of it?”

“Yeah, so when we used the Dark Runic Slate on it, there was only a single effect on it. It only sealed away one of it’s main abilities, while keeping it’s Cultivation as it was,” Veer said.

“Get on the topic!”

“Yes, yes. Now, you told me that we have to fight the Remnants of that Holder bitch, does that mean there’s a chance that the Runic slate will only steal one of it’s abilities?” Veer asked.

“Probably?” Sikander replied in a carefree tone.

“Don’t you understand? You’re the one who told me he’s a master who can control so many concepts. Even if we steal one of his abilities, it won’t mean shit to him,” Veer said, rubbing his forehead. “Even if it’s a remnant, he must have many of his abilities.”

“Ah! Yeah, that’s also true. When I cut that part of him, his Remnant has atleast the basic five elemental control,” Sikander said, still having the same carefree tone. “So, even if you seal one of it’s abilities, he has more than enough to obliterate you all.”

Veer threw his head back in frustration, but he didn’t stop running his mind for any possibility where they could defeat the Remnant.

Even if he was a Master and his cohort was very strong, there was simply no way they could fight a Saint Stage powerhouse. They were in a league of their own and every single one of them could defeat tens of grandmasters easily.

This was the gap between power stages once you progress more and more.

“Should we try to just drown him with exploding the ground right above him?” Veer muttered, before shaking his head. “It’s a remnant so he might be incorporeal. It won’t work well. Beside, I still need to get to the altar.”

“Don’t bother. There is no way you are beating him,” Sikander said, sending a amused glance at him. “I know your and your teams power level and can confidently say that even if he had just one element under his control, he can erase your whole cohort in seconds.”

“You don’t need to remind me of that,” Veer shook his head and stood up.

“Where are you going?” Sikander asked seeing him walking towards the door.

Veer stopped and turned around, giving him a confused look, “I obviously need to change strategies and find a way to defeat that bastard and for that, I’ll need everyone’s brain on this.”

Looking at his eyes filled with a strange calmness and confidence, Sikander began to laugh which confused Veer.

“Did you go mad again, old man?” Veer asked, shaking his head in disappointment.

“I just find it funny how you became scared and restless in the past when you heard of impossible death battle,” Sikander calmed down slightly and said. “Now, look at you. I just told you that odds of your winning is practically zero and you’re still fighting with a cool head. I have to say I’m impressed.”

Veer remained standing on his position before a smile formed on his lips. He licked them and said, “You know, Old man, there is a saying “Kids who grew up in peace and kids who grew up in war have different value and perspectives towards the world!”

He raised his head to look at him and said, “I think you understand it more than anyone.”

“That’s what it’s makes it more interesting. You’re someone who grew up in both worlds in a way, so yes, be proud of your progress,” Sikander said.

He then turned around and said, “How do you think other of your companions who came here died?”

“Most likely killed by some powerful Magical Creature!” Veer shrugged his shoulders and answered nonchalantly.

“Don’t deny it, brat,” Sikander chuckled and said. “Yes, many of them might have died to those wild beasts but others…heh, they just didn’t have what it takes to survive this world.”

His tone grew serious as he continued, “This is still very peaceful, brat. But it’s only peaceful for someone like me who have seen nothing but a world of war aindd I was born.”

He gave a side glance to him and said.

“But you and your companions are different from me or should I say completely opposite. You all grew up in a peaceful world, even if you didn’t have a peaceful life. Your perspective of things and the world is different.”

He sighed.

“So, when you’re introduced to this terrible place, you find it hard to adjust. Many couldn’t do that and lost to themselves. That’s why I say you and everyone accompanying you is impressive.”

Veer scratched his back and said, hiding his smile, “Thanks, I guess.”

“Haha! You don’t need to be embarassed about this. You earned it,” Sikander laughed loudly and said.

“When peace is thrown in chaos, it creates a pit. Many don’t survive that fall and those who survive find the climb back to surface hard and give up. But there are some who don’t give up and climb that pit using their everything and reach the surface.”

He winked at him and said, “They are far more impressive than those who stayed on the surface or those who stayed in the pit.”

“While I’m quite happy to receive the compliments, I don’t understand why you’re telling me all of those so suddenly?” Veer asked, chuckling to himself.

He was happy to be praised for his hard work, but it just didn’t suit Sikander’s personality so he was quite confused.

“Just think of it as an old man rambling because he remembered his childhood,” Sikander shrugged and said. “I just see myself in you, honestly and that’s why I’m happy that you didn’t break.”

“Huh? How are we alike? You’re black and I’m blonde!” Veer smiled and said, as he went to sit beside him.

Sikander lingered for a while before answering. “It’s because I was born in peace too.”

“That contradicts with what you said previously!” Veer said, raising an eyebrow.

“I said I was born in War world,” Sikander smirked. “While it’s true that the world was at a world ending war back when I was born, my village was quite peaceful. We occasionally fought but overall it was peaceful and I grew up in that.”

Veer gave him another wine gourd and listened to him carefully.

“It changed when I was ten. I was playing with my friends outside of the village at that time and that’s when I saw it. Two Godly beings fighting in the sky. I couldn’t even blink and just looked at them in a trance.”

He stopped to gulp down the wine and then continued in a somber tone.

“Every single time they attacked each other, it felt like the world was ending and then it did. A random fireball from one of them landed on my village and burned every single one of them. Everyone died a horrible death.”