Dragon Raja: Starting with Deadpool, Evolving Through Devouring

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Angers: ...

Angers was speechless, feeling that his persona and prestige could no longer be maintained in front of Cao Han.

He was helpless against Fingel, the student known as the "King of Paparazzi," especially since his fanatical paparazzi henchmen were truly ubiquitous.

Over 90% of the "gossip" about him on the Night Watch forums comes from Fingel and his news department.

What's most infuriating is that when the school rules were being drafted, he himself said that students should be free and that no one had the right to stop students' behavior unless they committed crimes or violated school regulations.

Angers never imagined that the "boomerang" he threw years ago would eventually turn around and hit his knee after decades of spinning.

In the annual accusations against his extravagance, the evidence presented by the school board members ten to eleven times consisted of photos taken from the Night Watchers forum.

What's outrageous is that sometimes they don't even bother with the superficial work; they don't even bother to remove the watermark from the Kassel College's press department before putting the photos in front of Angers.

Isn't that infuriating?

"Emmm...I have a question, but I'm not sure if I should ask it." Cao Han looked slightly conflicted.

"Since you've put it that way, how can I stop you from asking?"

"If I asked anything inappropriate, I hope you won't mind, Principal?"

"No, go ahead and ask."

"Then I'll ask!"

"You brat, babbling on isn't your style. Ask if you want, or shut up!"

If it weren't for the table separating them, Angers would have already kicked that brat's butt hard to vent his anger.

"The entire Secret Party knows that you, Principal, hate the Dragon Clan to the core. However, after I returned and learned more, I found that you never mentioned the Dragon Clan when the battle plan was being formulated. Instead, you recommended me as the candidate. You are..."

Are you scared?

Hilbert Jean Angers slowly put down his teacup, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then said in a deep voice, "Afraid!?"

I am indeed afraid! But my fear is that I won't be able to kill all the dragons in my lifetime!

As Principal Angers spoke, an overwhelming killing intent emanated from him, making ordinary people feel as if they were adrift in a storm.

Cao Han, however, was not affected at all; in fact, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Angers looked at Cao Han with admiration in his eyes. To fight against the first generation of Dragon Kings, an unwavering will was the real "ticket" to the game.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the will to resist when faced with such immense pressure, as vast as a forest or an abyss.

The overwhelming killing intent lasted only a few breaths before Principal Angers subdued it again.

"I still need to learn a lot from you, Principal, about controlling my own aura."

“You don’t need to. The old folks say to keep a low profile, but you young people are all about showing off your talents.”

Angers praised, "I wonder if Fingel ever mentioned to you the details of the 'Greenland Ice Sea Incident' back then?"

"...I've heard about it."

Because this could potentially reopen Fingal's wounds, Cao Han has always tried to avoid this topic and hasn't delved into it. Fortunately, the detailed information wasn't difficult for him, and his memory of the original content was the best help.

Prince!

Without a doubt, the biggest mystery surrounding the "Greenland ice sea incident" lies with this person.

Cao Han pieced together the most likely answer by analyzing the subtle clues described in the original work and the fragmented leads Fingel had gathered over many years...

Odin!

The prince is very likely one of Odin's many disguises.

As for the reason for doing so, he was initially puzzled until Fingel revealed to him some unknown inside stories about the Greenland ice sea incident.

For example, that enormous door with the World Tree carved on it; for example, the key that now lies in Fingel's hands; for example...

Cao Han speculated that the Nibelungen where Fingel and his team fell back then might have belonged to Leviathan, and that the mythical behemoth Leviathan had been guarding this door and key on someone's orders all along.

Then in that incident.

Odin seized the opportunity to obtain the door that might lead to the legendary World Tree, but the key ended up in Fingal's hands by chance.

This also makes sense... Leviathan was actually hunting Fingal to retrieve the key.

Of course!

All of the above are just Cao Han's reasonable speculations and suspicions based on the existing clues. There is no substantial evidence to prove all of this, so he kept them to himself and never told anyone.

"Since you have the knowledge, you should understand how devastating our losses were back then."

Even Angers had to admit that it was absolutely the biggest loss since the founding of Kassel College.

How could the icy turbulence manipulated by the first-generation Dragon King Leviathan be precisely controlled to only injure Fingel and his execution squad?

Most of the casualties are only briefly mentioned in the case files; behind those cold numbers are the logistics support personnel who accompanied the execution team northward.

"Actually, you can't entirely blame yourself, Principal and your advisor."

“You don’t need to comfort me. My responsibility is my responsibility, and I never thought of shirking it.” Angers frankly admitted his dereliction of duty back then. “We did misjudge our opponents back then, and when things were not going well, we couldn’t help but be impatient for quick success.”

That said.

Cao Han began to realize the purpose behind Principal Angers' sudden revisiting of the old matter.

“At first, we were so caught up in our grief that we didn’t think much about it. Many of the chilling details were only discovered during our ‘debriefing’ with Professor Schneider afterward.”

"Could there be a problem here?"

Angers nodded noncommittally: "The Gattuso family!"

"But didn't you just say there was no need to question the Gattuso family's determination to slay the dragon? How come you're saying this now...?"

These contradictory statements left Cao Han somewhat bewildered.

"From the clues, we discovered that the Gattuso family kept urging Professor Schneider to carry out the plan back then because they wanted to find something in the Greenland waters!"

The fact that Fingel and his companions unknowingly fell into a Nibelungen further confirms my conjecture.

I personally believe the Gattuso family is after something within the Nibelungen!

Cao Han:!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

This should be considered a case of great minds thinking alike.

While what Angers said wasn't exactly the same as his own speculation, it was largely similar.

Cao Han just knew a tiny bit more than Angers.

Then the problem is coming!

As far as he knew, there were currently three forces chasing after that door, or more precisely, what that door led to behind!

After a while, Cao Han became curious about what was hidden behind that door.

Angers paused for a moment to give Cao Han time to digest what he had to say before continuing, "We should learn from the past and take heed of what has happened."

Before you returned to school, I had an in-depth discussion with Professor Schneider and we reached a consensus.

This time, I will personally oversee operations from behind the lines to deter any troublemakers. During the mission, you will have absolute autonomy to make your own decisions. I trust you!

The seemingly simple words "I believe in you" contain Angers' great trust in Cao Han.

"Hey~ Why are you getting all sentimental? This isn't like Principal Angers at all."

Just a moment ago, Angers said that being long-winded wasn't Cao Han's style, and now Cao Han has said something similar back to Angers.

Hahahahaha——

The old man and the young boy exchanged a glance, and their joyful laughter immediately echoed throughout the principal's office.

Yes, neither Cao Han nor Angers are that kind of person.

As the laughter subsided, Angers' figure, who was sitting in the chair, seemed to tremble suddenly. In reality, he used Time Zero to go to the bookshelf, take a book, and then return to his original position in an instant.

According to the "Fragments of the Ice Sea", the fiefdom of the King of Bronze and Fire was located in the ice and snow of Northern Europe, that is, Siberia, where the first bronze city was built.

"Senior Bear, oh, I mean, wasn't the mission Senior Novsky carried out before escorting the results of the exploration of Bronze City?"

Ang nodded and handed the book in his hand to Cao Han opposite him. "Although we have not found any trace of the King of Bronze and Fire after exploration and excavation, we cannot guarantee whether the Dragon King still exists in that area or whether he has awakened his potential."

In other words!

Your trip to the Arctic will most likely involve facing Leviathan, the king of the ocean and water, and there's a small chance you might have to face two dragon kings at the same time. I hope you're mentally prepared.

Cao Han completely ignored Angers' reminder.

Others might not know, but how could he not?

The King of Bronze and Fire?

Right now, one is probably still in the embryonic stage, and the other hasn't awakened its dragon memories yet and is struggling to survive. It would be a miracle if they appeared in the far north!

Compared to the two brothers, the King of Bronze and the King of Fire, Cao Han was more worried that Odin, the King of Sky and the King of Wind, who had completely seized all power, might suddenly jump out from the shadows and try to seize the fruits of victory.

If Cao Han, who possesses the "Supporting Brother," is a "numerical monster," then Odin, who can rewind time, is a shameless "mechanical monster."

To this day, he still can't think of any good way to deal with Odin. He can only hope that he can evolve again and crush his opponent into dust with absolute power.

"Does the school have any contingency plans in place?"

"Have."

Angers replied with certainty, "However, you should understand that our understanding of the first generation of Dragon Kings has always been very limited. As for the so-called contingency plan... whether it will work or not is entirely up to you."

Even if he was very confident in Cao Han's strength, he still found it hard to believe that he could deal with the attack from two dragon kings at the same time.

"Don't worry about me. If I can't beat them, I can still run away. As long as I'm alive, I can always make a comeback, right?"

Cao Han was intentionally trying to comfort Principal Angers. He couldn't very well say that if pushed too far, he could kill even two dragon kings at once if he revealed his dragon form.

“Professor Schneider and I discussed this before, and we had a big argument about who would be on the team for this trip to the far north. In the end, we decided that you can’t carry the whole burden on your shoulders alone. You need at least one person by your side with whom you can entrust your back.”

Fingel!

Before Principal Angers could finish speaking, Cao Han already knew who this person was who he could entrust his back to.

Among the candidates who could meet all the criteria, only Finger, who had been promoted through the Nibelungen Project, stood out.

"It seems you already guessed it."

"Is that Senior Fingel?"