[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

The Wyvern's gaze doesn't move off of us, and continues to become more skeptical as I try to explain why I'm here.

"I assure you, I am not aligned with the Demons. This agreement you've made with them is not knowledge that I have..."

The massive, blue-scaled monster stares with an unchanged gaze, but I feel the Ether aura around it begin to grow hotter; as it already said, it didn't believe me and wants concrete proof.

The ground beneath its taloned feet starts to vibrate, and I think through all the possible ways I could convince this random creature I'm not aligned with the Demons. However, its logic is quite sound...

From all the knowledge I've already gained from the Goblin King, humans cannot grow much further than goblins; even the King would have trouble facing one of the scaled lizards I was facing with ease moments ago.

The dense Demon's Core in my chest doesn't help my position at all, but I reply with the truth.

"That noble Demon you speak of... The Vermilion Family's next Lord... right? I killed him to protect my world. I fell down to the Exile Zones by accident. It is merely a coincidence we've met. I trespassed to try and make it up to the Citadel."

The Wyvern's gaze finally changes, but it is not in the way I would have hoped... Its growing Ether aura increases in intensity, and it yells back.

"A human... killing a Noble Demon... Do you take me as a fool?!"

The ground shakes, and many piles of black rocks all around us begin toppling over.

The massive monster doesn't move; it still sits in place staring down at us, waiting for an explanation. However, there is none to give.

I contemplate opening up a telepathy channel with Ember, but the distance from here to the Citadel is still thousands of kilometers. I need to diffuse this situation myself.

"I'll prove it by killing the Vermilion Family Head!" Memories from Drako's life rush through my mind, and I see the two conversations he had with the family head on the Demon's homeworld in the Lower Realm.

It was stated that once he made it to the Upper Realm, clear instructions on his family duties, and the opportunity to meet the Royal Family head would become available.

It is safe to say the Demons that attempted to enslave my homeworld are a common enemy to this Blue Wyvern, so the claim I yell isn't out of the realm of possibilities.

Its eyes widen, and the shaking ground paired with the expansion of its aura stops all of a sudden.

"It is possible you're serious... Would a spy sent down here even dare to say such a thing?"

Its tone turns to ponder my words, and I stare up at the massive being for over ten seconds as it thinks.

The tension in the air doesn't break until the Wyvern stretches out its wings, and a thin smile appears on its long face.

"I do not believe your words, but I do think your reason for being here is far more complicated than I've made it out to be. I have a test for you. Complete it, and you'll make it out of here alive while simultaneously getting to the access point before it closes."

A rush of relief washes through me as the Wyvern flaps its wings, then turns its body to whip its long blue tail around, moving hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye before crashing down in front of me.

The movement was so fast I couldn't even see it until it already finished. It covered its scales in dense white Ether that feels searing hot just looking at it for too long.