Dragon Clan: Avoid the College Entrance Examination to Slay the Dragon

Chapter 43 Recruitment
Chicago 7:18 AM
Twelve black Chevrolet Suburbans surrounded the blue-roofed house like steel behemoths. Schneider stepped over the threshold and surveyed the scene, which resembled a slaughterhouse. Although the bodies had been removed, the heavy smell of blood still lingered.

"Have the police withdrawn?"

"Everyone evacuated twenty minutes ago, Chief." The black-clad commissioner stood three feet behind him like a shadow.

"Report."

"This is the third case this month. The modus operandi is exactly the same, but this time," the agent pulled a tablet from the compartment of his tactical vest, "this family has surveillance installed in the living room."

Schneider's fingertips swiped across the surveillance footage. In the footage at 01:16:21, a blue-gray humanoid creature hung upside down from the ceiling, its golden pupils fixed on the sleeping man. The moment the sensor light flickered on, its claws had already pierced the man's chest, sending blood spraying onto the sofa like fireworks.

"They only installed surveillance cameras in the living room, so we couldn't see the rest of the crime scene."

Schneider's gaze sliced ​​through the image with a scalpel-like glare. "It's a hybrid, but not far from Deadpool. Has the identity been confirmed?"

The black-clad commissioner pulled up the records, which showed a photo of a white youth in prison: "Carl Miller, the biological son of the first victim, Lisa. After Lisa divorced her husband, custody of the child was awarded to the father. A year later, Lisa remarried, and mother and son have not been in contact since then. Until last week, when Miller's father passed away, he tried to contact his mother, but an argument broke out on the phone. Miller was then photographed appearing near his mother's home, and the family massacre occurred that night."

Schneider looked at the records. "So Miller awakened his bloodline and tore apart his mother's new family with his own hands?"

"The autopsy report shows that the first case's injuries were more severe, and the body was intact." The specialist compared the autopsy images. "The man's strength then was far less than this time. He still had the physique of an average human."

Schneider pondered for a moment. "My father's death was the catalyst for the awakening of my bloodline. He hadn't fully awakened his bloodline at the time, but his obsession with revenge catalyzed the erosion of the dragon blood. When he tore apart my mother's new family, his humanity was also dismembered."

"That's not all," the agent added. "It has also awakened its Word Spirit. According to the victim's report to the police, Miller can manipulate corpses after death. It's suspected to be the Word Spirit of the King."

"King's Servant?" Schneider narrowed his eyes. "Did the nearby surveillance cameras capture anything useful?"

The black-clad commissioner shook his head. "We only captured a shadow rushing into the forest. There wasn't much left that was useful."

Schneider pushed open the creaking oak door, cumulonimbus clouds rolling across his irises. "Requesting a regional thermal imaging scan. Due to the heavy rain, the surface temperature is plummeting. Let's see if we can find this beast."

"One more thing!" He looked behind him, "Notify the principal that I want to transfer two students from Kassel to participate in this mission."

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Vivian stopped in her tracks. "So you really did kill the butcher single-handedly?"

Gu Yi adjusted the two alloy boxes stacked up to his chin in his arms. "I wasn't alone. Commander Li stopped me when I was about to kill him."

"A freshman defeated a Class A wanted criminal?" The girl's tank top strap slipped halfway down. "You just awakened then, right? Does that make sense, Junior Brother?"

"Senior sister also read it on the forum?"

"Of course, it was all over the Night Watch forum back then. Now, to answer the second question—" She suddenly leaned in close, a sly glint in the corners of her mascara-stained eyes, "What exactly is Junior Brother's Word Spirit?"

"It's not a secret..." Gu Yi hesitated, "Time zero."

"Ha!" A silver bell-like laughter reverberated back and forth on the echo wall. "Your class is truly a dazzling ensemble. Not only are A-level students everywhere, but there's even an S-level hidden somewhere! But S-level isn't a great status. Those vampires in the Executive Bureau will definitely force you to fight fires all over the world after graduation."

Gu Yi pushed open the creaking iron door with his shoulder, the draft from the corridor lifting the hair on the back of his neck. "So, what are you going to do after graduation, Senior Sister?" "As for me—" Vivian suddenly stood on tiptoe and pulled away the top equipment box. The muscles in her forearms curved beautifully from the weight. "Let's find a relaxed branch. If there's a dragon incident, I'll call on you, an S-rank, to come to the rescue. I'll just stay in Starbucks drinking Frappuccinos and wait for you hardworking people to clean up the world before I come out and bask in the sun."

"Sounds like early retirement."

"That's called strategic survival!" Her ponytail swung out, releasing a refreshing floral scent as she spun. "I've been on field missions before, and it was incredibly dangerous! If it weren't for Ye Sheng and Shutoku Aki from last time, we would definitely have suffered casualties..."

"Oh!"

The sudden sound of a door breaking interrupted the conversation. Five dark figures slashed into the hall like a wedge. The silver-haired elder in the lead stomped over the foam props scattered across the floor. "Are you guys still setting up the stage for the party? Hurry up!"

Vivian clicked the safety on the nail gun. "Professor Guderian? Are you trying to poach me again?"

"This time it's really urgent." Guderian was a little embarrassed. Manstein was furious when he heard the transfer order just now, and now he has rushed to the principal's office, so he can only be the bad guy.

The girl was so angry that she almost jumped up and down, "Hey! We're already short on manpower and you're really going to take them away!"

"I'll transfer twenty more freshmen to you right away!" The old man's face flushed with embarrassment.

"That's more like it." Vivian snorted coldly.

Guderian took the opportunity to raise his arm, which was like a dead branch, and said, "Gu Yi! Come here quickly!"

The air suddenly froze. The curtain hanging in the air was suddenly lifted, and Su Yuqing, her hair stained with spider silk from the props, walked out quickly. "Professor, what happened?"

"Hey Xiao Su! Are you busy too? Please give my regards to your grandpa for me!"

"You haven't explained yet."

Su Yuqing knew too well the character of this old sly fellow. She grabbed Guderian's wrist, and the girl's five fingers tightened like a steel hoop.

The old man rolled his eyes twice before finally losing his temper. "I'm telling you the truth. Gu Yi needs to go on a mission immediately. The Executive Bureau has recruited him."

"You're already going out on field trips right after you started school?"

The double sound waves shook the ceiling lights, and all the busy students stopped.

Guderian's beard trembled, and he pressed his dry palm into the air. "You two ancestors! Keep your voice down!"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Yi had already walked over through the mess on the ground, "Professor, what do you need me to do?"

Guderian grabbed the boy's wrist as if he had been pardoned. "Little Gu, it's time for the organization to test you! Norma has already asked your teacher for leave for you in advance, and she will send you the recruitment information later. Don't ask any questions yet, just follow me!"

As he spoke, he dragged Gu Yi back to the safe passage and shouted to the girls standing there in shock, "I'll explain it later. Let Finger hold on first. I'll come back and fix the elevator for you!"

Finkel, who was hiding behind the truss, shuddered when he heard the words, and the wrench in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

(End of this chapter)