Somewhere within the borders of the empire.

    Hunter Leon, a one-horned human, was put in charge of interrogating the dragons. The hunter was part of The Order, wholeheartedly believing in what Alexander was.

    Leon was one of the few S-Tier members who never doubted Elina. And as fate would have it, she was right about everything.

    Being connected to Alexander was a whole experience on its own. The kind of power he wielded now was far more than he ever thought possible.

    All he had to do was follow his master and everything would go alright, and that was exactly what he did.

    In the first couple of days the dragons were brought to him, he did nothing. Leon opted to leave them locked up in separate cells to have the reality of their situation sink in--it would make things easier for him.

    "It''s time." Leon said to his team. "Let''s start with their blue dragon. Bring him to the chamber."

    "Yes."

    Leon followed behind his men several minutes later. Arriving inside the sealed chamber, Leon looked at the dragon with an expressionless face.

    The sealed chamber was only a couple of square meters in size, not having much room for anything else. It was a completely white space with nothing besides the hook hanging from the ceiling.

    Drakorin was tied up at his wrist and hanged on the hook, dangling a few centimetres above the floor. In the four corners of the chamber were four other S-Tier hunters standing guard--well, not exactly.

    The hunters had nothing to fear with their connection to Alexander. They could even feel his presence around them from time to time.

    Moreover, the dragons had their strength and transformation ability completely sealed. They didn''t have the strength they used to have, and any Class A hunter could give them a run for their money.

    "Hello, there..." Leon said with a soft smile, moving to stand before the dragon. "You know how this goes, so we''ll go straight to business." His eyes stared directly into the slitted ones of the dragon.

    The dragon stared back with equal intensity. His time locked up did nothing to quell the anger and hatred for the hunters, especially their Veilwalker.

    "What is your name?" Leon began with a simple question, waiting for the dragon to reply. But Drakorin just glared at the hunter, having no intention of talking.

    "What level is your universe?" The question came again, but Drakorin was in no condition to hear him.

    The slap echoed in a high-pitched tone in his ears, and the pain from the beatings wreaked his senses.

    ''These morons will regret doing this...'' Drakorin thought vengefully, slowly raising his head to meet Leon''s eyes. ''Just you wait... once your core is refined, you''ll have nowhere to go. Going against a high-level universe with your puny strength is the greatest mistake you''ve ever made!''

    Leon grinned slightly, once again confusing the dragon.

    "Next question..." Leon continued, ignoring the dragon''s questioning gaze. "What do you wish to do with this universe?"

    "..."

    Drakorin was now helpless. He expected the beatings to go on as the hunter pointlessly asked questions he would never get answers to. But whatever Leon was doing went against everything he knew about interrogation.

    "W-what are you do-doing?" Drakorin was now curious, however, he couldn''t help but shake his head as if he realized something. "If this is some kind of ploy, I''ll say the same thing as before.

    "You''re wasting your time."

    Leon said nothing at those words. Instead, he delivered another set of quick jabs at various points on the dragon, creating tiny shockwaves that shook the dragon''s insides, dealing massive damage.

    Drakorin was now a mess of broken bones, bloody from head to toe. But the dragon refused to say anything useful, keeping to his thoughts. He was in great pain, but it wasn''t his first rodeo.

    "What do you wish to do with this universe?"

    ''Claim it for the Supreme One, that''s what!'' Drakorin cried out in his head. ''Fucking hell... When will they be coming?!''

    "This is enough for today." Leon said, but the dragon was already out of it. "Take him away and bring the black one."

    Leon watched as Drakorin was carried away. A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

    ''Good work, Leon.'' A familiar voice echoed in his head. ''Interrogate the new ones as well. Their thoughts should be easier to guide in the right direction.''

    ''Yes, My Lord.'' Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire