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

The duo of Veer and Aurora stood in the empty, rocky cave as they tried to throw a few things past the barrier. Sadly, everything they threw was turned into dust by the invisible barrier.

"There!"

Aurora pointed at a rock across the barrier and said, "That's the Anchor that had the Rune Formation. They really used their everything to kill us, huh. It's a C-Rank Rune Formation and nothing we do would work against it."

Following her gaze, Veer found the rock she was pointing at and observed it. It looked like an ordinary rock, no different from the rocks lying around the cave.

But he didn't doubt Aurora, as she had a powerful Soul and could sense things he couldn't. She was a Runemaster, after all. Sadly, she was just starting, so she had not progressed much in that side.

He sighed and said, "I guess we have no other choice, then."

"Yeah, let's go back."

Since there was nothing they could do about it, the duo didn't bother to stay there and descended into the cave. Though, after traveling for some time, they grew more and more vigilant.

They both had powerful senses and could feel that something was wrong in the cave. Still, they continued running down the slant ground, ready for every sneak attack.

"It's weird, isn't it? This thing just continues to go down and down. Where is it headed, anyway?"

Aurora said, finally unable to keep silent. She looked around and added.

"I expected many Corrupted Beasts, but there are none. What happened?"

Just then, something came hurling towards the duo. Reacting quickly, Veer got in front of Aurora and used his blade to deflect the incoming object.

It was fast but held no power whatsoever, so he was easily able to deflect it away. However, then he noticed something green on it, as he thought, 'Poison maybe?'

"I think it's traps."

As Veer was preparing for a fight, Aurora voiced out behind him. He turned around and asked, "Like the landmines? I can't sense them."

"They're done by someone skillful," she said, closing her eyes. She raised her hand and pointed at some corners and some parts of the ground floor.

"There... there... yeah, that's one too."

Veer memorized it all, and when Aurora finished, he picked her up and dashed forward. He dodged all of the places Aurora had pointed at, though sometimes it was very difficult as he had to jump a long distance.

Fortunately, after a while, the traps were over and they didn't sustain any injuries. There, Veer dropped Aurora on the ground and said, "Now, this is even more problematic than I thought."

Aurora glared at him as she stood up and said, "Yeah, it means there is an intelligent being here. Who knows, maybe there are many."

"Or maybe the Magical Creature did this."

"Anything is possible, so we can't rule out that possibility. Let's head deeper."

Veer nodded, and they proceeded to delve even deeper in the cave. They encountered many traps like the first one, and if it weren't for Aurora's powerful senses, they might have already died.

After throwing away a rock golem on the sides, Veer went to check up on Aurora and found her panting, as she stood having her hands on her knees.

She took a deep breath and straightened, though she still held her forehead. Focusing so much on her surroundings through her Mana Sense was exhausting for her.

"We'll have to be careful now. I can't use my Mana Sense anymore. Also, these traps are very old. The structures... It's very similar to that of the Vahn Civilization of nine hundred years ago." Experience new tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Veer gave her an Energy Drink and said, "So, this was basically made when the labyrinth was made, huh."

"Possible," Aurora finished the Energy Drink that also replenished her mana and stood up.

The duo once again set off, though this time they were slower and paid attention to everything around them. They soon noticed the lack of traps and the distance between walls getting smaller.

"Man! The Mana in the air is being affected," Aurora said. "It's probably due to the Corrupted Mana. It's also just getting denser and denser. What do we do?"

"Hope that the cave doesn't end there, otherwise we're screwed," Veer rolled his eyes as he walked forward.

Unfortunately, the cave just kept getting more and more narrow. At one point, they could touch both sides with their hands simultaneously.

"This is bad!" Veer frowned. "Mana density here is just too low. Why is there so much Corrupted Mana when we had only encountered a single Corrupted Creature?"

"Whatever the reason is, we'll just have to see that," Aurora smiled, as she gestured for Veer to take the lead.

She also transformed her needle into a fine, glistening white Bow that was almost her size. Still, she handled it pretty easily as she was used to it.

Sadly, it would just do more harm than good in these caves, so she clicked her tongue and changed its shape again. This time, it was a small Assault Rifle.

"That's a good Artefact," Veer smiled. "Just get whatever you want whenever you want. Perfect for someone like you."

Taking a deep breath, the duo entered the narrow entrance and instantly felt something slamming at them. It was like an invisible force, like a burst of wind, forcing them back.

Veer held his breath and also coated his body with Mana. He was finding the situation eerily similar to his Trial in the wheat farm, where he had to hold his breath while fighting.

Fortunately, he was used to it by now. But he wasn't alone. He turned around to check up on Aurora and found her taking out a glass mask.

She quickly pushed it on her face, while saying, "It has a Rune Formation inside it so don't worry. Let's go!"

Together, they once again stepped into the entrance and faced the invisible wall of Corrupted Mana before them. Still, they pushed through it while feeling as if a thousand-meter waterfall was landing directly on their heads.

'Shit! It's eating away my Mana too fast!'