Sacrifice: Time of Mine

'We are the villains here!'

As if hearing Galion's thought, Avion inwardly replied, 'I know that we are on the bad side, however, I think no people here would like the idea of someone else going to become the ultimate ruler of the world under their noses. Especially this Penta Elementalist, he will surely try to restrain Haliviana's weakest state and study her.'

As if omniscient, Gamon looked at Galion. The Rank Eybi Elementalist has no choice but to step forward.

'What do I do now!?' he inwardly scowled.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're Galion Romen?"

"Yes, Sir Gamon." Galion tried to stay composed.

"Romen... Romen... since you're a Rank Eybi, your family should be a branch of the almighty Crome Family."

'Gamon is really sharp!' the old man replied, "Yes" calmly as if he was free from guilt. Only an old fox like himself could hide most of his emotions and intentions from Gamon's sharp eyes.

This is why the Penta Elementalist chose another method of interrogation.

'Crome Family had long been diminishing since Arcansas abruptly disappeared. They were desperate to hide it back then. When the news was out, it was the Lord Sorcerer's arrival that stopped the incoming war for open overlordship position in the continent.' with quick thoughts, Gamon assessed the situation, 'What is the reason why someone like him is here?'

But before he continued his questions, Avion suddenly had an outburst.

"Galion Romen, tell us everything you know! Why did you come here?! What is it that you want with Ancestor Haliviana who is trying to ascend Rank Eses in the middle of the Trading-Hills Capital!?"

"You...!" both King Isero and Galion Romen couldn't help but react when Avion just blurted out the truth.

Galion: 'Is he trying to give me all the blame!?'

King Isero: 'Is this their plan!? Now that Ancestor Haliviana is revealed, many will stop her!'

The king wanted to reveal the other side's secrets since theirs was out already, but alas, he does not know.

'Wait! There is one piece of information that may change their mind!' but he kept it in since this is not the right time yet. If any Rank Ey here has animosity then that would be the time to reveal this card. He doesn't want to show that he's desperate.

Gamon: 'What is this boy playing at!? It is as if he was not lying with his act!'

Avion: 'It is because I am not lying HAHAHAHA, I really want to know what he truly wants from Haliviana. He colluded with the Immoral Family once and he may be one of the reason why Prince Harold got the blood energy instead of Princess Alisera!'

Old Maytan: 'Rank Eses! I knew there's something big going on here! The strange mixture of energy in the air should be part of that process...'

Dragonian Sheran: 'Is this why Darea is or was here? Only the mythical Rank Eses should be able to stop her conquest, after all!'

Princess Alisera: 'Mom is dead...'

Edora: 'Wait, why is my thought included?'

A random old man: 'Jhin and Van are still alive after being brought by Houie and Streson. These guys have thicker plot armor than the protagonist. KUH! KUH!'

"You never stop trying, huh, grandpa!? What will you do next, defeat the arc's villain?! We are not even worthy of being background characters at this point!"

.....

"Haliviana? Rank Eses?" Gamon then looked at Old Maytan and the others. Meanwhile, the Three-Tailed Prismatic Wolf was still asleep.

"Let's look first before denying it." Old Maytan suggested, "Avion Teller was it? Would you tell us specifically where Haliviana is? Please don't try to lie, I don't like getting played at." the kind old man's eyes momentarily became eerie towards Avion.

The Might of Torge is kind but never naive.

"I will show you if you give me an object that is not easily destroyed." Avion replied.

"..." Old Maytan raised an eyebrow, "Why?"

"I know this seems completely out of nowhere."

"-It is out of nowhere."

"But I want to show you what I can do too at the same time."

"....." at that sentence, Gamon and the others turned solemn.

"I just hope that you give me something that is not high in value since I'm sure it will be destroyed." Avion would've looked confident and but of charisma if only his face was not twitching in pain.

"I'm curious... What are you going to do with that?" Dragonian Sheran asked as a fire blazed. It came from the bracelet on her right wrist and coagulated into a purple-red ball with a size of half a hand.

"Is this enough?"

"Are you serious, Mistress Sheran!? There is no way this mortal can be even worthy of holding that! I'm sure he has no abilities to test its limitations!" Mer jumped out of fright after seeing the purple-red ball. Its appearance is ordinary and there was nothing unique about it.

"Shut it, Mer. Don't you want to see if this Avion Teller has more abilities despite being a mortal? He is too mysterious that everything he shows is evidence of who he truly is. I am testing both of their limitations, it's two birds with one stone." Dragonian Sheran smiled which satisfied the two Rank Es Elementalists.

'It seemed like she just lacks the experience, not intelligence...'

"What is that?" Avion asked with interest.

Before the dragon could answer, Mer jumped and exaggeratedly explained, "Are you stupid!? Don't you know what is one of the greatest Essential Materials in the world? This is the Compound Essence of the Evolutionary Dragonic Scales! The purest essence of evolution! This is the reason why the legendary Dragon Race evolved from small house lizard- Tak!" the butler felt something hit his head. He fell forward and ate the soil, his head deep into the ground.

'He asked for it...' the others who are aware that the dragons are very sensitive about their ancestors all thought.

"As my servant explained" Dragonian Sheran grunted and stepped onto the butler's butt before calmly continuing as if nothing happened, "This is a Compound Essence of the Evolutionary Dragonic Scales. Its greatest trait is its nigh-indestructibility... no, but rather its great adaptation. I've been testing its ability since this is the structure of my own scales."

"As long as it is not destroyed, it will get stronger. However, I am not sure of its limitation. I can't always test it out since it needs a lot of my scales." without hesitation, she gave out her weakness, "I don't know what you will do but if my guess is correct, it will be very destructive. I just want to know if you can break this. It will be a great breakthrough for the Dragon Race if you managed to answer us the breaking point of the strongest scale there is."

Avion was stunned... he didn't expect this to happen so smoothly.

'Jackpot!'