Villain With The Strongest System

Chapter 289: The package

'What the fuck is going on here?' Rocky wondered, as he had never before seen a scene so brutal in his life ever before.

Running desperately, the team leapt over a 6 feet gap in the walkway created because a falling dragon corpse destroyed it, as for the few seconds that he was in the open, Rocky genuinely feared that a wyvern or a dragon would swoop in out of nowhere and eat him alive.

*Thud*

Thankfully, nobody ate him as he landed safely on the other side, and thankfully nobody ate his team members either, as they all made it to the other side safely.

"We must keep running.... If we run like hell, we will most likely cross this entire valley in the next 20-30 minutes and that's our only shot at living.

Although I don't know what has caused these wyverns to go bat-shit crazy, I don't think that we can afford to wait and find out–" Rocky said, as he kept running ahead at full speed, only glancing behind periodically to make a head count to ensure that his team was behind him.

Immediately behind him was Kronos, who seemed to have recovered completely from the burn damage they received just moments ago due to his strong vitality and was in arguably the best shape of the group.

Behind him was Erin who looked like he was half-dead and ready to drop to his knees at any moment. However, professor Maven's lectures seemed to be coming in a clutch, as thanks to him focusing on his physical fitness during university, Erin somehow managed to keep up with the team although clearly struggling as he did it.

Finally, Buhara ran at the absolute back at an awkward angle as the passage they were moving in was only 7.5 feet tall, forcing Buhara to bend over so as to not hit his head.

With his backpack gone, he was now carrying the wooden package by hand, and since Rocky expressed no interest in opening the package, Buhara did not even so much as take a peek inside it, until he felt the package suddenly shudder in his hands.

Rocky frowned, starting to piece things together. "So the wyverns... they're trying to protect the egg?"

Kronos nodded. "Exactly. The wyverns can sense that their king is close to hatching. Their instincts are driving them mad because they know this egg shouldn't be in the hands of humans.

Abyssal dragons and wyverns share a symbiotic relationship— as once hatched, the wyverns protect the young abyssal dragon until it matures, protecting it from the wrath of other dragons and in return, the powerful mature Abyssal Dragon safeguards the wyvern flock for life.

But right now, they're desperate because this egg is not in a safe nest—it's being carried by us, and they don't understand why."

Erin looked even more perplexed. "But why aren't the dragons reacting the same way?"

"The traditional dragons have no loyalty to the abyssal dragons," Kronos explained. "In fact, they view them as competitors, but they don't care enough to intervene unless directly threatened. The wyverns, on the other hand, are bound by a deep, ancient loyalty and shall do anything to protect this egg."

A sudden realization dawned on Rocky, his face hardening as he asked Kronos a difficult question

"If the egg is about to hatch... and we're supposed to deliver it— Does that not mean...." Rocky said, not completing his question, as Kronos understood the meaning behind what Rocky was trying to convey.

"Yes, whoever wants this egg delivered has no good intentions. Abyssal dragons are often targeted in dark rituals, particularly as they're about to hatch as sacrificing a newborn abyssal dragon can grant immense power and vitality to whoever performs the ritual.

I suspect that we might be delivering this egg straight into the hands of someone who intends to kill it the moment it's born." Kronos confirmed, as Rocky finally understood the whole picture.