Lucius, Liora and Luna walked out of the restaurant first. They were really unbothered, as if nothing had happened.
Loreia was the last to leave but before stepping out, she stopped in front of Darry.
With a smirk, Loreia casually dropped the two bloodied eyeballs onto the floor in front of him.
Plop.
Darry flinched. He instinctively stepped back as the disfigured orbs landed right at his feet.
Loreia tilted her head slightly in amusement. "You better think twice before asking me to accompany you again if this was enough to make you shit yourself."
Darry swallowed hard. His mouth dried up as he was unable to respond at all.
Loreia only grinned and burst into a loud, merciless laigher. "Hah! Pathetic."
With that, she turned around and walked out of the restaurant while keeping laughing.
Darry stood there and his body trembled as he had just realized that he had messed with the wrong people.
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The investigators and Vance were now standing in front of the apartment building.
Vance crossed his arms. "So, this is where they live?"
One of the investigators nodded. "Yes, according to the company records, this is Loreia Luxoria''s registered address."
Vance sighed. "Let''s see what''s inside, then."
The investigator stepped forward, knocking on the door and called out. "Delivery service! We have a package for you!"
Silence.
The investigator exchanged glances with his colleagues. "No answer."
He knocked again, louder this time.
Still nothing.
Vance''s patience ran out instantly.
"Move."
Without hesitation, he stepped forward and kicked the door open with a single powerful strike.
CRASH!
The door flew open, slamming against the wall and what they saw inside shocked them.
A massive silver dragon was curling in the center of the room. Its body was trembling in pain.
"T-That''s..." one of them stammered.
Another investigator recognizing it immediately muttered in disbelief. "Isn''t this the Argentis that Master Cassius wanted to obtain?"
Vance frowned as he glanced at Argentis. "How the hell is it already this big?"
The investigators stepped forward cautiously, examining the beast''s massive, gleaming silver wings, its razor-sharp claws, and its newly evolved form.
One of them swallowed hard. "This... this doesn''t make sense. Argentis was a C-Rank when it was at the Beast Castle. How did it evolve this fast?"
Vance raised an eyebrow, unfazed. "So?"
"Sir, it''s hostile—"
BOOM!
The floor shook as Argentis suddenly roared.
Vance clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tch. So it still has fight in it?"
The investigator backed up slightly. "Sir, I think it''s going to retaliate!"
Vance''s expression remained calm, but his eyes grew colder. "Fine. Let''s see if this dragon is worth the trouble."
Argentis lowered itself into an aggressive stance, its wings spreading slightly.
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Vance smirked as he cracked his knuckles. "This shouldn''t take long."
But just as he took his first step—
CRACK!
The floor beneath them groaned violently, splitting apart.
For a brief moment, silence hung in the air.
Then—
BOOM!
The entire floor collapsed beneath them.
The investigators barely had time to react before they plunged downward, their bodies twisting mid-air in shock.
"What the—?!"
Vance''s eyes widened slightly as he instinctively reached for something to grab onto, but it was too late.
They were falling.
All of them.
Except...
Argentis.
The massive silver dragon hovered in mid-air, flapping its newly evolved wings.
It watched with amusement as its would-be captors fell through the crumbling apartment floor, crashing into the lower level in a chaotic heap.
The dragon''s silver eyes gleamed as it realized something.
This... was its fortune.
It let out a deep, rumbling chuckle.
"Heh."
And with one strong flap of its wings, Argentis soared upward, blasting through the ceiling and into the night sky.