Chapter 2008

Cornelius was the first to make his move. Once the dragon formed in front of him, a wave of cold iciness washed over his eyes. His childhood days of struggling alone to survive, being abandoned, called a monster, and enduring endless bullying flooded his mind. Scenes of the day the woman died and left him with nothing to tie him to the world followed. All of that came from the dragon standing before him now. It'd once just lived in his imagination. But right now, it was real and right before his eyes. Even if this wasn't about passing the second duel, he was going to beat the hell out of the dragon. As Cornelius shot forward like lightning and hurled himself at the dragon, Bianca resignedly launched herself toward the seven-tailed Ruler of Foxes. Fine. Worst case, she'd just get thrashed again. The only difference was that Shannon wasn't by her side to share the pressure. She probably wouldn't last long on her own. … At Skylar's domain, he began forming a mudra, and the Skyl