The murmur of voices hadn’t settled since the lecture ended. Students poured out of the lecture hall in clusters, their expressions ranging from excitement to unease. The images Vian had showed portals vomiting hordes of beasts, humanoid creatures standing amid ruined cities still lingered in their minds like an afterimage burned into the eye. It was hard to shake off the sight of cities being reduced to nothing.
Lucian walked alongside a group of friends, his gaze lowered in deep thought.
“So… did you see that thing?” a bronze student whispered, glancing around as if the walls might hear him. “That humanoid beast. They said it killed 5 star hunters.”
“what really,” another replied nervously. “And they’re calling it a Lower Dragon? What the hell are higher ones gonna be capable of? If a
