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

Chapter 44 Leaving School
Manstein's eyes were almost sparking, and he slammed the mahogany tabletop, making a loud noise. "Where's the principal?"

The Vice Principal slumped in his high-backed leather chair in Angers, his shiny riding boots casually draped over his desk. "He was urgently summoned to Italy by the Board of Directors."

"Then may I ask, is the Executive Bureau so short of money and people that it can't even maintain its basic structure?" Manstein's bald head was covered with sweat, and blue veins were throbbing in his temples.

"The situation is indeed becoming increasingly serious, but overall it is still under our control. Especially with the addition of Tianji, a large number of Chinese agents have greatly filled the gap in combat power." The vice-president stood up straight, and the cigar smoke weaved into a gauze in the morning light.

"Then I need to contact the principal immediately!"

"What's your reason?" The Vice Principal leered at him, his silver lighter twirling deftly between his fingers. "Interrupting a meeting chaired by Frost? That old stubborn man is desperate for an opportunity to impeach us. Are you trying to put a knife in his hand?"

Manstein clutched the folder tightly. "So, did Principal Ange know about Gu Yi and Caesar being called up for field work?"

"Of course," the Vice Principal said, tapping his cigar on the edge of the ashtray. "Otherwise, how would Schneider have the authority to transfer students?"

"Then why is this happening? We've already sent some of our outstanding third-year students to participate in the Executive Bureau's missions, and the fourth-year students are basically just interns for the Executive Bureau—" Manstein said angrily, "Now even the freshmen are being sent to the battlefield? I'd like to ask the school administration to take note. We're not African warlords! We don't need Boy Scouts on the front lines!"

The Vice Principal scratched his head. "Schneider only specifically requested Gu Yi and Caesar. The former is a rare S-rank hybrid, and he also has combat experience. As for the latter, while Gattuso's young lion may be terrible in theory, his practical training scores are the highest in recent years. For them, the battlefield is the best classroom."

Manstein was puzzled. "We have learned many painful lessons. Why are we sending promising young men to the battlefield so quickly? Could it be that back then..."

"son…"

"Watch what you call me!"

"My dear eldest son, no one will forget. Our best-trained army was completely annihilated beneath the icy sea. This forced Ange and I to rethink the direction of our education. Perhaps in the war against the dragons, what we need is not an army, but genius."

"What do you mean?"

"The one! A unique genius, a dragon slayer feared by even the dragon kings. Just one is enough! Just like Menech Cassel!" the vice-principal whispered, "But a genius like that can't be grown in a greenhouse."

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Gu Yi pushed open the sliding door. The afternoon sunlight streamed across the leather seats like golden streams. Caesar Gattuso was reclining by the window, his platinum-blonde hair scattered across the dark green velvet, like a lion unfettered on the prairie. He supported his jaw with one hand, the other casually twirling a knife, the blade slicing a cold arc through the light and shadow.

"Caesar?"

The knife snapped back into its silver sheath, and the Italian nobleman stood up straight. "Sure enough, the Enforcement Bureau won't let you go either."

"I don't know what happened. It seems that Professor Guderian wants me to go on a mission." Gu Yi sat opposite Caesar.

Caesar pushed the spinning phone across the table, "Norma has already sent it, look."
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【Norma Notice】

No.: E1129-Missouri Lake
Executive Officers: César Gattuso (internship), Gu Yi (internship)

Collection coordinates: 41°52'43.8"N….
Time limit: 2 hours and 37 minutes later.
"I didn't expect that I would have to complete a mission right after entering school." Gu Yi sighed.

"I think it's okay. In my opinion, strong people should be on the front lines. You can save many lives on the front lines."

"how about you?"

"Me? Me too, of course."

They both laughed at the same time.

Gu Yi glanced out the window and asked, "I heard you were arrested yesterday?"

"Yes, we were surrounded by the school's engineering department before we even left the school," Caesar shrugged. "Professor Manstein deducted five points from each of us for 'speeding on campus' and 'using live ammunition outside of training areas.'" "I understand you jumped out of the window to get ahead, but why did you fire a gun into the air?"

"Of course it's to deter others from getting ahead."

“…You are an interesting person.” Gu Yi chuckled.

"Is that so?" Caesar raised an eyebrow. "I just think if you want to do it, you should do it. For example, I was planning to confess my feelings to that girl today."

"So soon? You just met yesterday, right?"

"But I fell in love with her." Caesar murmured: "By the way, she is in the same class as you. Do you know her name?"

Gu Yi held his forehead with his hand, "So you don't even know her name... Her name is Chen Motong."

"Nothing I could do. Before I could even ask, I was stopped by the Disciplinary Committee. Professor Manstein deliberately criticized us separately. I was just released from solitary confinement."

"Does our college actually have a place for confinement?" Gu Yi was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's underground. It's said that it was used to imprison extremely vicious half-blood criminals in the past."

"Then do you know what the content of this mission is?"

"I don't know, but I have a guess." Caesar turned on his phone. "A serial killer has appeared in Chicago recently, and his crimes all involve annihilating entire families. His most recent crime was last night."

"Is it Dragon or Deadpool?"

"Neither," Caesar replied. "Deadpool is a monster with only the instinct to kill. If it were Deadpool, it wouldn't be a serial murder, but a continuous massacre. Dragons are proud creatures. They won't target individuals, they will just blow up Chicago."

"Wow-"

The door suddenly opened, revealing a man standing in the shadow of the doorframe, like a bronze statue wrapped in a black windbreaker. A breathing mask obscured the lower half of his withered face, leaving the exposed skin covered with dark red scars, like the lines of solidified magma on a wax figure. The oxygen pump at his waist hissed like a venomous snake.

"You seem relaxed, which is good." His voice sounded like it had been polished with sandpaper.

Gu Yi's back straightened instantly: "Who are you?"

"Director of the Executive Bureau, von Schneider." The man walked in. "You are the temporary commissioners I have specially approved."

"I've heard of you. Chu Zihang said you were his mentor." Gu Yi nodded.

"Let's not talk about personal relationships right now." Schneider's eyes were bloodshot, like a specimen soaked in formaldehyde. "Caesar's reasoning is absolutely correct—the murderer is a half-breed on the verge of depravity."

"Does he have the power of words?" Caesar asked.

"Yes, I presume he is the king's attendant."

"Um," Gu Yi raised his hand, "I don't know the effect of this word spirit."

"I forgot you haven't taken the Word Spirits class yet," Schneider said hoarsely. "Word Spirit: King's Servant, ranked 28 on the Word Spirits Periodic Chart. Within its domain, it stimulates adrenaline secretion in living creatures, significantly increasing their physical strength, aggression, and hostility, turning them into obedient combat units. In ancient times, dragons favored using this Word Spirit to strengthen loyal humans or beasts, transforming them into armies."

"I understand." Gu Yi nodded.

"Rest now, and I'll have you attend a combat meeting in Chicago."

(End of this chapter)