Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

The big dragon swallowed the two Specialist-level Canzers whole. It gulped, and a fiery breath came out of it.

Just like that, it was over. The White Canzer and the Prince were consumed by the Queen in just under a few minutes.

Atlan watched on with horror and amusement. The White Canzer and the Prince were creatures that were so strong that Atlan couldn't even fathom their true strength. Yet, the Queen killed them with no trouble whatsoever.

The Queen's strength was completely incomprehensible.

Meanwhile, the dragon felt complicated emotions once it extinguished its grudge. Even though she hated the White Canzer, she couldn't help but feel saddened with her death. After all, once upon a time, she was also her daughter. It was just a shame that she turned out like this.

After a moment of silence, it looked towards the lone human in the dark forest. They both locked eyes.

"It sees you! You have to leave now!"

Carmine warned Atlan.
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But before Atlan could do anything, the dragon spoke to him.

'I know you can hear me.'

Her words sent a shock to Atlan's mind. He would have never thought that she would find out about his secret by just simply looking at him.

It made him feel as if she could see through every part of his body/

It made him feel vulnerable, especially since the Queen was a powerful being capable of killing him with just one fiery breath.

He immediately used the Fog of War LifeSkill, creating a gray smoke that shrouded his whole body in mystery. He knew that this kind of party trick wasn't enough to hide from a terrifying creature like the Queen, but it at least gave him some sort of defense against her eyes—even though it was as thin as paper.

'How did you know?'

Atlan asked the Queen.

Since the Fog of War obscured both audio and visual reverberations everywhere, Carmine couldn't see or hear anything in the video feed. Their team ripped the hair out of their heads in frustration, thinking that another error appeared on the battle suit.

The Queen simply breathed out of her dragon nose, and the Fog of War was parted away, revealing her large figure to Atlan.

She looked down at him and saw his serious face.

'You do not have to worry about your life, human. It is all thanks to you that I was able to have closure in the deaths of my family. If you hadn't destroyed that mirror, I wouldn't have been able to locate her for my whole life.

It is because of this that you are still alive.'

Atlan was inwardly relieved. If the Queen wanted him dead, he'd be dead within a fraction of a second.

'I was able to find out about your peculiar power because I saw the White Canzer's memories.'

The Queen cast a spell on the White Canzer the moment she consumed her, allowing her to peer through the princess' memories with ease.

She was able to see the White Canzer's life play out from life to death within a single second. The Queen thought she'd be able to find a sensible reason why she did all those horrible things, but she found nothing but hate and jealousy. In the end, she was able to console herself that the White Canzer would have never changed even if she was given a second chance.

She saw the White Canzer's fight with Atlan, and how he outsmarted her and took control of the hand mirror.

The Queen had seen a lot of things in her lifetime, but this was the first time she had ever seen such a peculiar human.

Atlan could listen and talk using the language of Canzers. This was a mind-blowing fact that would send a world-changing shockwave in the Canzer's society. Of course, she wouldn't share this fact with anyone else. After all, information was power. Why would she help her enemies?

But his talking ability wasn't why the Queen was so interested in him.

He could wield the power of the supposedly extinct Angels.

The Queen was not an ordinary Canzer. As a leader of a society, she was privy to a lot of secret knowledge that most Canzers didn't know. In terms of human equivalents, she would be like the Elder Heads of Genesis City.

Because of her standing as a royal ruler, she knew more about the Angels and their extinction.

In her extensive knowledge, she knew that there wasn't supposed to be anyone who was able to wield their power. It was supposed to be impossible.

Yet, somehow, there was one human who appeared here with their power. Not only that, he also had their Wings, of all mutations.

Because of this, the Queen decided to spare his life. He was far too anomalous to be killed so easily. She could see that Atlan was a carrier of chaos and that he would bring about change to the human world with just his presence. The Queen was eager to see that change.

'What do you want with me?'

Atlan asked her.

'I know you have secrets—secrets that you wouldn't want to share with anyone else.'

'Are you forcing me to tell you my secrets?'

The dragon laughed, with fire coming out of her maws.

'No, that would be far too boring. It's the opposite. I want you to keep your secret and don't let the other Canzers know about your ability. I want you to become stronger—strong enough to fight against beings that are on my level.'

Atlan stayed silent. He didn't know why she wanted him to keep his secret, but he knew that she was plotting something.

'Why? Don't you want to warn your kind that I have the power to destroy them?'

If Atlan powered his Cherubic Retribution LifeSkill to the Specialist level, then no Canzer would stand a chance against him. That was no exaggeration.

'I have enemies, lots of them. And I would gain nothing by warning them about you. No, I want you to surprise them with your powers till they drop dead. So, human, I want you to live and get stronger.'