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Inside the cave. A roar can be heard that made the rocks shake.

A Dangerous aura explored every corner of the cave which made a certain individual flinch in surprise.

Zhyno eyed the blue eyed

man intently and pridely marched at his direction.

"Idiot! Your grip on the sword is too tight, you'll quickly used up all your energy! I've fought many swordmasters and you're not even near their strength!" The dragon harshly commented on Rio who's sweating nonstop and gripping his sword.

The white haired man just glanced at the poor guy with a condolence look as he also experinced the same torture of words and training from his 'beloved' trainer.

In the forest of unknown, a certain white tiger suddenly shivered which made him confused. He then narrowed his eyes deadly. 'Someone's talking bad about me'

Now back to the cave. After Yuriel asked the golden dragon for permission on using his cave as a training camp (or whatever he wants to call it) and also making him a tutor. They've been working themselves off like a madman.

It's already been 3 months since they have entered the dragon's lair and also 3 months of hellish training with Zhyno yet the golden dragon didn't even praised their hardwork and instead criticized their flaws in words that they started to be immune to the insults.

Despite the hardships they're facing, they didn't utter a word of complain and instead followed every word of the dragon obediently since they've noticed that their individual skills are improving day by day.

In the past months. Each of them have their own training schedule.

Rio trains his swordsmanship and mana control.

Marco stays in a room with lots of bones (Surely from the dead people who dared enter the cave and didn't get out alive) and mana endurance.

Yuriel on the other hand, meditates on large stones and just trained with his core, mind, and mana.

The latter tried to ask the dragon why he won't allow him to train with a sword or magic but the dragon only replied,

'You've already mastered everything. The only thing you need to do is improve yourself from the inside'

Instead of feeling happy about not training, he was somehow bored by it. He was indeed doing meditation since he was just a child but by doing it everyday, it became boring for the young man and just sighed.

How he wish he can just learn magic or maybe swords instead.

He unconsciously pouts a bit as he closed his eyes again and continue his training.

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"I feel like i'm.... about to die. " Marco dramatically laid on a pile of soft furs, thinking about the bones he needs to control which is actually alot. The necromancer actually use his necromancy to dead animals but he still haven't tried to control 'thousands' of them at once.

Rio also did the same without saying a word but his eyes already says it all. He then looked at the fur that he is laying on and his face turned sour from the horrible memories.

The furs came from bears near the area and was slain by none other than rio when the dragon made him kill dozens of its kind since he finds them annoying sometimes. Rio thought that they're just two or three bears but he didn't expect that it's a whole family of bears!

Back then, He only has the dragon accompany him while the other two are busy on their own thing in the cave. He tried to ask for assistance but Zhyno just grinned and left him. In the end, He fought the bears by himself and it almost led him to his death.

Yuriel just glanced at the two and secretly praying for their soul to rest in peace if ever they did die from their training.

'Hang in there, you two.'

Yuriel changed his upper clothe into new once before leaving the room where the two exhausted people are resting.

Heading to the direction where the dragon is. He heard a catchy music that only used instruments. He suddenly remembered the music that are sometimes played on fanstasy movies whenever there's a festival on human kingdoms.

He slowly peeked at the entrance and his expression turned blank at what his own sight see.

The back and tail of a certain dragon was swaying from side to side while his head is nodding to the rhythm of the music.

Zhyno didn't feel or smell anyone coming in his lair that He start wiggling his butt, probably because the latter was good at hiding his presence and his scent is already the same as the dragon after staying at the cave for a long time.

After a few seconds, the dragon starts to sway around while hiseyes closed, turning his body until he was already facing the entrance.

Zhyno opened his eyes for just a second and his body froze after seeing a young lad with white hair, looking at him with a blank look on its eyes.

The dragon slowly sat down on the ground, his tail quickly hitting a small orb that is glowing and it turned the music off before he toss it to the side.

the two stared at each other. One is staring with a blank look while the other one is staring at him with an awkward smile.

The latter suddenly turned around and was about to leave when a certain dragon tail pulled him back inside and made him sit on the pile of golden coin.

"You didn't see anything"

" I---"

"You. Didn't. See. Anything."

the dragon spoke but judging from the tone he is using, it sounded like an order which made yuriel talk in forced agreement.

"....Yes..."

"Good." The dragon smiled happily again, knowing that the latter won't dare tell anyone about what He just did today. He will also bury it deep in his memory and tell himself that it didn't happened at all as the dragon glanced at the latter again but this time, with a serious look on his eyes.

"So what makes you visit this great being." He proudly said which made yuriel frown imwardly.

'And He was just dancing a while ago.'

He just didn't mind his own thoughs as he wants to ask an important question to the dragon.

"Can you tell me more about the hidden artifact?" Yuriel didn't hesitate to ask which made the dragon raised its brows.

"The hidden artifact? for what purpose"

"i needed to know more. I don't want to just know about its origin but also its past and... it's power--"

Before Yuriel Can finish his explanation, a heavy killing aura suddenly burst.

The latter flinch a bit but still held himself bravely. When he gazed at the dragon, Zhyno was glaring daggers at him.

Yuriel sighed inwardly and spoke in his mind.

'This is gonna be a long chat with the dragon..'