From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 374 The era of the Dragon Clan is about to end!
Kassel College, the Well of Oblivion.

This is the most secret location in the entire Kassel College, because it houses Angers' 'collection'.

Those collections are all unique and precious items in the world. Some of them would even cause a huge earthquake in the hybrid world. However, compared to the most important thing in them, the rest of the 'collection' is nothing but trash.

Norton, the Bronze and Fire King, left behind the 'Dragonbone Cross' after his death, which was then stored in the deepest ice cellar of the Well of Oblivion.

In mythology, the three Fates weave, stretch, and cut the lifeline here, controlling the fate of all living beings. This is a place where everything is annihilated. In the silent, ancient cave, there is only the omnipresent sound of water, cold and lonely.

A dark figure cautiously slipped into the ice cellar along the circulating water system.

The shadowy figure moved inside the stainless steel pipe, its supple body resembling that of a fish, agile and nimble.

These pipes, each two meters in diameter, were divided into freshwater and seawater pipes. They were used to supply water to Angers’ enormous gardens and aquariums. Every few hundred meters, there were sturdy alloy meshes to prevent people from entering, but now these have been easily torn apart.

The alarm device inside the pipe wall no longer flashes red, and most of the barriers leading to the 'ice cellar' have been forcibly demolished.

Soon, the dark figure reached the end of the pipe. After roughly estimating the distance, it clenched its fist and punched the hard inner wall of the pipe.

boom!
The pipe walls and the surrounding rock seemed to have broken their limits and began to crack.

Immediately afterwards, it was shattered by a punch, and the water pressure carried the dark shadow into the broken pipe wall, where it entered a huge dark space.

The dark figure cautiously descended from the pipe wall, stepped on the water, lit the torch for illumination, and then examined the mysterious underground space. The floor, which looked as if it had been polished from a single piece of bronze, was etched with deep grooves that resembled intertwined snakes, and blue-green water flowed within them.

The pattern formed by these deep grooves resembles a lush tree, which is none other than the emblem of Kassel University, branching out again and again before finally flowing into the tranquil lake in front.

An extremely powerful alchemical domain filled the entire space, and the source of this domain was the metallic pattern beneath one's feet.

Shaped like a bronze tree, it hides endless alchemical symbols in its intertwined branches, together forming a powerful alchemical domain. Time seems to be frozen here, no wonder there is no strict defense, because this alchemical matrix is ​​the most perfect defense system!
"Humans have actually developed alchemy to this extent."

The shadowy figure lowered its head, gazing at the flowing alchemical domain on the bronze floor, and couldn't help but sigh.

Where the lines intertwine tightly, there are miniature alchemical domains used to suppress the violent power within.

Inside the miniature realm, various artifacts are on display: some are unknown machines, stone boxes covered with runes, half-dried mummies, mottled and decayed bronzes, incomplete jade books, and so on. Each of these items is enough to cause an earthquake in the world of hybrids.

"Garbage dump".

The shadowy figure glanced at the world-shaking collection, a hint of disdain in his voice.

He slashed his wrist with a sharp knife, dripping the viscous blood into the groove on the bronze floor. The moment it hit the water, it seemed to scald like molten lava, rapidly seeping into the groove. The bluish-green liquid gradually seemed to undergo some kind of intense chemical reaction, causing the liquid in the groove depicting the World Tree to boil.

The alchemical matrix was activated, and the crimson light flashed rhythmically, as if in sync with the heartbeat.

The deep chanting of the shadowy figure echoed throughout the space. Under this ancient and great incantation, the blood-red light that merged into the groove grew increasingly intense until the bronze world tree shone like red-hot metal.

The next moment, the alchemical domain was destroyed, and the sealed space was freed.

The artifacts that had been suppressed by the alchemical matrix were revitalized, bursting forth with extremely violent power, like a chaotic dance of demons, making restless noises.

"quiet!"

The shadowy figure seemed to dislike the noisy environment, and coldly rebuked it.

A vast and majestic aura, like that of a mountain, swept across the entire space, as if it were an imperial edict issued by an ancient emperor. The noisy environment suddenly fell silent, and the collections trembled and fell silent once more.

The 'living spirit' within the alchemical artifact sensed a pressure far more terrifying than death from the black shadow's rebuke—the aura of a tyrannical king etched into ancient memories.

The dark figure slowly stepped forward into the boiling pool of water, staring directly at the circular metal altar ahead.

He was like a pilgrim, and wherever he went, blue waters made a final stand, trying to stop the invaders, but all his efforts were in vain.

Upon ascending the altar, a skeleton came into view, its surface a heavy bronze hue, encased in specially made glass. "We meet again, Norton."

Through the thick, specially made glass, the dark figure reached out, as if stroking the skeleton inside, his tone filled with endless loneliness and desolation: "Even the greatest creatures will eventually come to an end, not even the once high and mighty Dragon King."

"You're right."

Suddenly, a voice came from the darkness.

The shadowy figure paused, turning its gaze toward the source of the sound. There was already someone standing there, and since it hadn't noticed him despite its powerful words, there was only one possibility.

The other party was simply waiting for him there; his actions had already been detected by them.

A spotlight shone down, revealing the two of them.

The moment the shadowy figure saw the person, it involuntarily tensed up, adopting an aggressive stance: "It's you, Angers!"

Yes, the man standing there is none other than the principal of Kassel College, the greatest dragon slayer in history, Hilbert Jean Angers!
“Yes, someone has broken into my collection room. I have to come and see who has the audacity.” Angers, hands in his pockets, wearing a sharp suit, his silver hair neatly combed back, his eyes gleaming with a rich gold, scrutinized the intruder and said in a calm tone, “But I didn’t expect it to be a woman.”

Under the spotlight, the intruder, dressed in a pure black combat suit, had a shapely and upright figure, especially his long, slender legs, which had exquisite and perfect curves.

"Is the principal of Kassel prejudiced against women?"

The shadowy figure stroked the dragon bone cross inside the glass and said calmly, "Well, I never intended to hide it anyway. Since I've been discovered, let's just be straightforward."

A transparent field, visible to the naked eye, spread out in all directions from the shadowy figure. Invisible fluctuations trembled throughout the space. Countless metal fragments were in the field, accompanied by intense magnetization. The metal fragments attracted each other and spun rapidly around the shadowy figure, like a storm stirred up by metal!

With the added kinetic energy of high speed, those tiny metal fragments unleashed unimaginable destructive power!
The air within the domain was pierced by metal shards, and flickering electric currents surged, burning the suspended shards red-hot. The high temperature, along with the rapidly moving metal shards, quickly formed a giant mixer, grinding everything within the domain into dust!
The 10-meter, 15-meter, and 20-meter zones are expanding at an extremely rapid pace and will soon reach the location of Angers.

However, Angers remained calm, gazing at the dark figure in the center of the metal field, and said, "No need for all that trouble. Your target is that dragon bone cross, isn't it?"

"So what?"

The shadowy figure spoke calmly, his burning golden eyes fixed on Angers.

She knew very well that the old man in front of her, though seemingly frail, possessed the explosive power of a lion, and that if she relaxed for even a moment, his head would be chopped off!

This is not an exaggeration. Angers, who has mastered 'Time Zero', is definitely the most powerful assassin!
"As agreed, Norton's Dragonbone Cross is yours."

The rapidly expanding metal domain abruptly stopped just before it was about to completely engulf Angers.

"What did you say?" The shadowy figure was stunned, even thinking he had misheard, and asked again.

“Isn’t your target the Dragonbone Cross?” Angers said calmly. “I said, you can take it now, that’s all.”

"Are you...you're not sick?"

The shadowy figure stared at Angers in disbelief, wondering if he was possessed by a ghost.

Otherwise, how could Angers, who has always made slaying dragons his life's goal, so easily give the dragon king Norton's dragon bone cross to this person of unknown origin?
"Do not want?"

Angers chuckled and asked in return.

The shadowy figure felt completely suppressed. After hesitating for half a second, it slowly spoke: "I want to, but why?"

"Because the era of the dragons is about to end."

Angers gazed calmly at the dark figure and said, word by word, "Relics from the old era are unnecessary to keep; they only take up space, aren't they?"

(End of this chapter)