Dragon Raja: Starting with Deadpool, Evolving Through Devouring

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Chapter 153 This water is too deep; young people can't handle it.

red!?

Honestly, if Cao Han hadn't specifically pointed it out, Anselm Valencia, who was wearing orange goggles, really wouldn't have noticed.

But then again.

What does it mean if a shivering monkey has some blood on its nose?

In his view, it was something he accidentally picked up after wandering into the scene, and it had no real significance.

"Commissioner Cao Han, I don't see what this proves."

Anselm Valencia, being straightforward, asked exactly what he was thinking.

Lucy Pallas was still in a state of contemplation, her thoughts largely stemming from her trust in Cao Han.

She knew very well that Cao Han was not the kind of person who spoke without reason. Since he specifically pointed out that bright red color, there must be a reason. And the unfortunate one was the monkey lying on the snow, shivering.

Few girls can resist such an adorable and endearing creature.

The object was repeatedly examined and turned over in her hands, seemingly a futile effort, but eventually, the observant Lucy Pallas discovered a clue that she herself was not entirely sure about...

A small, protruding scale near the monkey's throat bone.

Unless you happen to touch that spot with your hand, there's absolutely no way you'd find it under the long fur.

"This is dragonification!?" Lucy Pallas was also a little startled by the sudden thought that came to her mind.

Not just any blood can enable an ordinary creature to transcend racial limitations and evolve.

Because the blood in a hybrid's body is a mixture of human and dragon blood, even if it is absorbed, it will at most cause side effects such as an upset stomach or diarrhea.

evolution?

Don't even think about it!

Eliminating the impossible options, Lucy Pallas's face showed an expression of disbelief and shock. "Captain, are you saying that this monkey accidentally ate dragon blood?"

“This is exactly what I wanted you to see.” Cao Han nodded, showing his approval of Lucy’s performance.

As expected, aside from the battle, Lucy Pallas fully deserves her status as an elite member of Kassel College.

"Wait! Wait! Where did the two headquarters specialists get this idea from?"

It's obvious that the points that should have been allocated to intelligence were instead allocated to strength, which is why the burly Anselm Valencia has never been good at using his brain.

Of course, it was Lucy Pallas, a member of the team, who stepped forward to help in this matter: "I just felt a small scale under the monkey's throat bone, which is a kind of dragonification phenomenon."

This proves that the dragon blood it should have ingested came from a pure-blooded dragon.

In other words, the enemies who attacked Commissioner Novsky and his group were not some hybrid faction as we speculated, but rather pure-blooded dragons in human form, or even a clandestine force composed of pure-blooded dragons.

To be honest, Cao Han was quite impressed by the senior's performance this time.

He hadn't even noticed that the monkey's throat bone had developed dragon scales; Cao Han's similar judgment was mainly based on the faint aura of pure-blooded dragon emanating from that blood.

Lucy Pallas was able to make this deduction based on the scene of the incident.

For example, the fact that it is in human form rather than dragon form is easy to explain.

If they were in dragon form, firstly, it would be impossible to ambush Novsky and his group silently; secondly, the commotion caused by fighting in dragon form would be easily detected.

Satellites in space are not just for show; a pure-blooded dragon with such a large body can be easily detected.

"A pure-blooded dragon...and it's not just one! My god, this is too dangerous!" Anselm Valencia couldn't help but gasp in astonishment upon hearing this.

This astonishing discovery brought shock and worry, but fear and timidity were nowhere to be found in the dictionary!

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much. It's actually a good thing that pure-blooded dragons have given up the advantages of their dragon bodies and become human. In this way, they will only have the advantage of their words."

Cao Han's intention was to comfort the two of them, but he didn't realize that his words had no effect whatsoever.

"That's all!?"

Lucy Pallas really wanted to grab Cao Han by the collar and ask him how those two words came out.

Words of power are the most terrifying thing about dragons in this world, okay?

Just like the difference between hybrids and ordinary people, what truly determines their fate is not their superior physical abilities, but rather their supernatural powers, such as the power of words.

"Let's go."

Now that we've obtained the information we wanted, there's no point in staying any longer.

The blizzard that lasted for more than ten hours had completely covered up any trace of the scene. Fortunately, an unexpected surprise was found with the monkey that was stranded there, making the trip worthwhile.

However, in front of Lucy Pallas and Anselm Valencia, Cao Han swallowed some of his words and chose not to say them.

"As expected, there has never been a shortage of bastards like Paul Fisher who choose to become traitors!"

As for the two executive officers who disappeared quickly after the incident, Cao Han's suspicion on them skyrocketed.

It's likely that the leak of the whereabouts of Senior Bear and his group while they were escorting the items is inextricably linked to these two.

Anselm Valencia, gripping the steering wheel, turned to Cao Han and asked, "Commissioner Cao Han, where do we go next?"

"go back!"

Yekaterinburg?

"Yes, we're not in a hurry about the hotel. First, take us to the place in Yekaterinburg where those two commissioners who happened to be passing by on their mission are staying."

Given the cunning and caution displayed by the enemy, they've probably already deserted the place.

Even so, Cao Han was still unwilling to let go of even the slightest possibility.

These two are the only remaining breakthroughs they have.

If we cannot find these two people and manage to extract Novsky's and the others' location from them, the longer we delay, the slimmer our hope of saving everyone will become.

Anselm Valencia was simply unwilling to use his brain, not that he was truly stupid. He naturally realized this, nodded, and slammed on the gas pedal, jerking the steering wheel with both hands.

He managed to make the bulky snowmobile look amazing, making a 180-degree turn on the spot and speeding towards his destination.

"Captain~ Can I take this little guy with me?" Lucy Pallas, sitting in the back row, teased the gradually recovering monkey with one hand.

She didn't know why she had become so infatuated with compassion.

Perhaps it was in that fleeting eye contact with the monkey as he stood up that he saw a hint of pleading, and then, without Cao Han and the others noticing, he inexplicably pulled the monkey into his arms and got into the car together.

"I don't mind, but have you thought about how to apply to the school?" Cao Han shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

If he remembered correctly, the student handbook distributed upon enrollment contained information about some of the school rules of Kassel College.

One of the rules states that students are not allowed to keep any...living things!

Fingel even mentioned a "joke" to him about this, saying that the school rule was actually written about animals, not living things.

As a result, some students with rather strange and unusual hobbies picked at words and exploited loopholes to raise a lot of insects at school. The most outrageous one was a student who claimed to have seen a technique for raising insects in a book and wanted to try it out.

Don't underestimate the students' reckless hands-on abilities; the "Insect King" they raised caused quite a stir on campus.

"I……"

When Lucy Paraston heard this cruel question, she was like a defeated rooster—dejected and crestfallen.

The monkey in her arms seemed to sense her low spirits. With a flick of its intelligent eyes, it stood up and nuzzled her chest with its furry head.

This enjoyment and treatment is truly a case of "humans are inferior to monkeys".

Cao Han naturally noticed the commotion in the back seat. His lips twitched slightly, but he couldn't help but say, "I am an honorary board member, so I believe I should have this kind of privilege."

"Really?" Lucy's emotions were like a rollercoaster ride.

"The premise is that you can control this little guy." Cao Han glanced at the little guy out of the corner of his eye. "No one can guarantee whether the dragonification phenomenon is a good thing or a bad thing for it."

Dragon blood doesn't necessarily bring positive evolution to creatures; it could also have negative effects. For example, it could lead to negative personality traits such as cruelty, irritability, and bloodlust.

What's most terrifying is that this transformation originates deep within our genes, something you know but cannot stop.

This question left Lucy Pallas speechless.

She could only lower her head and silently observe the monkey in her arms. After seeing its clear and bright eyes, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and promise:

"If anything goes wrong with it, I'm willing to take full responsibility."

"Alright, alright, I was just saying that so you could be mentally prepared. Besides, senior, aren't you underestimating the elites of our school? Even if a little monkey transforms into a dragon, how much trouble can it cause?"

"Okay~"

Lucy Pallas's mood instantly brightened.

Fortunately, she didn't completely forget the main purpose of their trip just because of the monkey's appearance, and took the initiative to discuss the topic, "Captain, what do you think Novsky and the others' chances of survival are?"

"50%?" Cao Han replied without hesitation.

50% means it's a 50/50 chance; there's a possibility of survival, or there's a possibility of dying at the hands of that group of pure-blooded dragons.

"Novsky and the others must still be alive!"

At that moment, Anselm Valencia, in the driver's seat, decisively stopped the train.

He was 100% convinced that his fellow countrymen were still alive somewhere on Earth.

"Oh? Why are you so sure?"

Cao Han was a little surprised. Finding people and providing rescue were not his strong suits, and he didn't have much confidence in them.

Anselm Valencia explained calmly, "It's not hard to see from the scene that the dragons' strength was overwhelmingly superior to Novsky's group."

If one truly intended to kill, they could have simply eliminated everyone on the spot instead of taking them away and moving them elsewhere.

This indicates that the dragons still want to extract some kind of 'value' from Novsky and his companions, therefore they will all likely remain alive until then.

This analysis makes a lot of sense.

However, this principle only applies before the dragons run out of patience. If they fail to obtain the desired "value" from Novsky and his group after their patience runs out, their fate is predictable.

As for the so-called "value"...

Due to their insufficient access levels, they might not be able to guess, but Cao Han did have a guess in his mind. There was a high probability that it was related to the White Emperor City ruins and that core disc.

It seems that the contents of that mission report may not be complete.

Cao Han did not suspect that his mentor, von Schneider, had concealed something from him. Instead, he felt that the board of directors must have done something to hide some key information.

“Anselm Valencia, tell me briefly about those two commissioners who just happened to pass by and have now disappeared.”