Kidnapped Dragons (KR Web Novel)

– (Breaking News) Lairs end of the year event revealed. Gathers the attention of the media worldwide.

– Deputy Principal, Ma Namjoon says, “S+ Dungeon, Melissia Masquerade will be the target.” and further claims, “The raid team will mostly consist of cadets.”

– Governments, top-level guilds, transnational corporations and renowned households contest for positions in the raid team. A heated competition is expected, as the likelihood of corruption in the member selection looms.

– Principal Ha Sukmoo, “I am aware that the member selection of the raid team is gathering many eyes… I will promise a fair selection process.”

Once a year.

Lair planned for an end-of-the-year event every year. This year was the raid of the S+ Dungeon, Melissia Masquerade, which was the same as what Yu Jitae had discovered around the time the dragons of the Yu household had entered the school.

The PR team of Lair was busy spreading news related to that, while regularly hosting press conferences.

– The head professor of the Azure Dragon study group…

A reporter, who had been writing down a news article, stopped his hand. With a clean appearance and a fine-tuned navy-coloured tuxedo, the head professor – Wei Yan – was in the middle of answering questions from the reporters with a smile.

“The power level of the Azure Dragon study group this year, is evaluated to be several times higher compared to last year, and the year before. What is the secret?”

“As lacking as I am, I have nothing that could be said about the likes ofsecrets. In order to live up to the expectations of the guardians that believed and assigned their cadets to me, I am merely trying my hardest to deliver a great career to them in response.”

“How many positions in the raid team are you expecting from the Azure Dragon study group? A fierce competition and an examination for a spot is being expected though?”

“I will refrain from mentioning anything related to that. Everyone is working hard, and me boasting about my confidence wont result in any additional positions, after all.”

“Perhaps youre not very confident?”

“The Azure Dragon study group has tried harder than ever. Through three camp training sessions, we have succeeded in taking down three A-rank-plus dungeons with cadets alone, and this is a very rare sight. What do you think, miss reporter? Isnt everyone trying their hardest?”

When Wei Yan smiled with his eyes, the female reporter that met his eyes flushed her cheeks. In female superhuman communities and the likes, Wei Yan always landed in the top 3 positions whenever there was a popularity poll of professors.

Such Wei Yan spoke with a wide smile.

“I, am confident.”

The reporters quickly moved their pens.

– Azure Dragon study groups head professor Wei Yan, shows unyielding confidence towards the raid team member composition.

“…”

Meanwhile, behind the press conference room.

There was a man looking into his smartwatch with a nervous look. He appeared anxious, and his fingers trembled even when he tried to remain still.

His shaking fingers were rather strange. Each had different lengths, and a closer inspection would reveal that the man did not have a thumb and an index finger in his left hand.

He was Wei Yans close assistant, Kwok Pan Wei.

“…Are you alright, sir?”

Kwok Pan Weis own assistant, Hashimoto carefully asked him a question.

She was a Japanese woman in her twenties.

“Ye, yeah. Im fine. Im fine…”

He murmured as if he was hypnotising himself, but when the watch remained quiet for a long time, he suddenly erupted in frustration.

“…W, when are they going to give contact?”

He used his middle finger and two other fingers to scratch his hair. His other fingers had been cut off by Wei Yan.

The organisation undetectables, was in a funeral-like atmosphere.

38 affiliated demons had disappeared, and among them was one who Wei Yan had followed like a younger sibling.

There was one survivor, but that middle-aged woman had no idea regarding the identity of the culprit, and even died a few days ago. The biggest damage nonetheless was the disappearance of Prototype X.

Ever since the disappearance of the prototype, the undetectables labelled their hypothetical enemy asX.

X.

They would love to crush its limbs and swallow it in whole if only it was possible.

After the recent cases, Wei Yan had been called by the head executives of the organisation and had suffered from insults, and couldnt hold back his rage after coming back, as he cut Kwok Pan Weis fingers.

The man stared at his empty index and thumb.

“Fuck. Fuck. Fucking hell… Me getting a treatment like this…”

Kwok Pan Wei moved his fingers while staring at his handicapped hand. It felt as if the missing fingers were still moving.

It was a fairly pathetic sight for a demon, but because he was still a human at the basis, there was no way around it.