Why aren't any of them answering my calls?

Charlotte looked at her phone screen with undisguised concern as she called her sister again

She tried to call her father for about ten times, but he never answered and Amara's husband's phone was off, so she was left with only her sister

Ever since she got out of those dungeons, she's been constantly thinking about what happened to her mother after they found the source of the curse.

Although she was very keen to check on her mother's condition, she stayed there in order to provide any help possible. She was overwhelmed with guilt because Alexander had gotten himself into this because of her, so it was her duty to stay here until they find a way to get him out of there safely.. However, as time passed, their attempts failed.

Even after the fierce and continuous attack launched by dozens of experts, no one was able to open the gate

What if they couldn't open the gate?

Doesn't that mean Alexander will still be stuck here?

This thought consumed her with guilt and fear.

But no one expected that after a few hours, Alexander would emerge from there through a secret passage.

And the most shocking surprise was that he emerged while holding some kind of treasure.

She still remembered that suffocating feeling as if she was standing in front of a higher being.

Later, it turned out that this feeling was coming from the core of a monster.

This made everyone, including her, stand in shock.

As warriors, they were naturally in contact with various monsters, and thus they had dealt with monster cores in one way or another.

However, such a suffocating aura had never come from any monster they had met before.

The information gradually came out as it turned out that this core belonged to an ancient dragon.

She still remembered the faces of her friends when they learned that Alexander had found such a treasure.

Their faces were filled with dreams as if they were imagining the future that would open up for them after obtaining this wealth.

But all their fantasies were mercilessly shattered when the Imperial Guards took the Dragon Core from the unconscious Alexander.

None of them dared to step forward and object to the actions of the Imperial Guard, they could only look at each other hoping that one of them would have the courage to step forward and claim this treasure

But in the end, everyone stood there helplessly because each of them knew very well that objecting to the actions of the Imperial Guard was like asking for death

A single slap from one of these experts was enough to arrange a nice family reunion with their ancestors in the underworld

With this, the girls could only watch their dreams that they had drawn in their imagination being taken away by the commander of the Imperial Guard

After all this chaos, they were interrogated for several hours and then sent home in private cars

Charlotte sat in the back seat and could only look at the driver

The black suit and sunglasses with the scary atmosphere emanating from him, all indicated that he was no ordinary man, he might be from the special forces or something

"We have arrived at your home." The car stopped and the driver looked at her through the mirror

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Charlotte nodded as she got out cautiously, she didn't remember that this man or even the officers who were interrogating her had asked for her home address, yet he took her home without any delay

The car drove away as soon as she got out, she didn't look at the car for long and started walking towards her home exhausted

The day was tiring for some reason, especially psychologically

Crack!

Suddenly Charlotte heard a cracking sound coming from the house

This made her forget all the exhaustion and she ran quickly towards the door

She entered the house and then continued towards the kitchen from which unnatural cracking sounds were coming

There she found her father and Peter standing in amazement in front of the kitchen door

The two of them were blocking her vision so she couldn't see what was happening inside the kitchen

The expressions on their faces indicated that something serious was happening, so she didn't have time to think about anything other than checking what was happening herself so she rushed to try to pass between them to enter and see what was happening inside the kitchen

When she was finally able to enter, one of the strangest scenes she had ever seen was revealed to her

Her mother was kneeling in front of the refrigerator with a basket of apples in her hand, but the strange thing was that her mother was taking the apple and bringing it in her mouth and then swallowing it whole directly without chewing

It only took half a minute for Violet to finish eating the basket of apples and then threw it aside to pick up a plate containing some cheese and then emptied its entire contents into her mouth

Charlotte stood in amazement as she watched her mother who always maintained a classy demeanor and a calm atmosphere but now she was doing such an inhuman act

She didn't know how a human mouth could hold so much food at once, and what was even stranger was how she could pass this food through her thin throat without choking.

Violet looked like a beast that had been starved for months.

Charlotte turned her eyes to a corner of the kitchen where several broken dishes were gathered

Looking at the currently empty fridge, her mother must have eaten all of this by herself, and there wasn't much left

Charlotte turned to her father and Peter in confusion at this strange situation, "Can someone explain what's going on here?"

It was Peter who answered her, still looking at Violet with concern, "Amara called us and told us that Violet had gotten out of bed and was looking unusual."

"Unusual...?" Charlotte didn't know what that meant exactly.

The two remained silent, expressing their lack of understanding of the situation.

"You're blocking the way."

The two men made way for Amara, who ran with a broom and began to collect the broken dishes that were scattered on the floor.

"Sis, what's going on?" Charlotte asked as she knelt down to help her sister pick up the broken pottery.

"I don't know..." Amara's face was clearly confused and she stopped what she was doing, "She woke up early and got out of bed, you know she's always so tired and unable to move a muscle in the morning but strangely she was moving without a problem."

Charlotte's face turned serious, "And what else?"

"From what she said she felt like her body was full of strength and energy, that made me worried so I called my father and Peter."

"When did this happen?" Charlotte swallowed and asked expectantly.

Amara was silent for a moment as she struggled to remember then she said slowly, "I'm not exactly sure, it might be around eleven o'clock in the morning."

This information made Charlotte think, their group entered the dungeons around nine o'clock, then they found the secret passage after more than an hour and thirty minutes of searching

Does this mean that her mother's current condition is related to their actions inside those dungeons

Charlotte remembered about the cube that was supposed to be the source of the curse

How could I be so careless?...Charlotte began to blame herself

A lot of things happened that made her forget this detail

bam!

Suddenly Violet's body fell to the ground and her face to the ceiling

Charlotte and Amara quickly approached her, then Barry and Peter quickly followed them

“Honey, are you okay?” Barry reached out and gently and cautiously lifted Violet’s head.

“I’m full...” In contrast to her exhausted expression, there was a rare smile on Violet’s face, “I have never felt so good in my life as I did at this moment.”

Peter and Barry looked at each other, doubts evident in their eyes.

“Should we take her to the hospital?” Peter asked seriously.

For some reason, her words and actions were worrying them more and more.

Barry lifted her body and started running towards the car with Peter following right behind him.

“Charlotte, stay home until we get back.” Amara gestured towards Charlotte before running after her husband.

Charlotte stood silently as she watched them leave.

There was only one question on her mind.

“Is the curse really broken?”

* * * * *

Ah, my head!

Alexander tried hard to fight off the headache that hit him as soon as he regained consciousness, he wanted to touch his head to relieve the headache but he couldn’t even feel his hands and all he could do was try to open his eyes but what greeted him was a bright white glow that forced him to close his eyes again

Where am I?

He didn’t know where he was thrown after falling into that cheap trap

His mind was still not fully conscious due to the headache

Despite his closed eyes, his ears were able to pick up certain sounds around him

The most prominent of these sounds was a soft and experienced female voice that sounded like the voice of a newscaster broadcasting a certain news

“The ancient dragon core was found at around eleven o'clock today, just two days before the Crown Prince's anticipated visit to the city. Many considered this treasure to have been sent by the gods to the empire as a kind of blessing for the Crown Prince and the imperial family…”

An Ancient Dragon Core?

Alexander's exhausted mind began to automatically recall some memories about these creatures.

Dragons were super-powerful beings spread across multiple worlds and had no fixed location, and some of these worlds were directly ruled by dragons.

However, despite the greatness of this race, they were nothing more than small reptiles compared to the truly powerful entities such as the Demi-Great Ones.

Therefore, these dragons were often killed by these powerful entities to obtain resources for making weapons or potions.

Every part of these dragons represented a treasure.

The flesh, skin, horns, teeth, and even blood, and the most valuable part was the dragon core, which contained tremendous energy.

Of course, hunting dragons was not an easy thing for people of average strength, so it was shocking that they discovered this rare treasure.

Then the announcer's voice came again as she announced the rest of the news, "This treasure was found by a local resident who generously decided to donate this treasure to the empire as an expression of his loyalty to the emperor and for a better future for our country..."

Donating a dragon core?

Is that man suffering from a problem with his head?

It is clear that they took the dragon core from him by force and it is not unlikely that they threatened that poor man

"The Crown Prince has decided to honor Citizen Marco Polo with the Imperial Medal of Valor at the banquet to be held in two days..."

The price of this medal is only a few pennies, what an outright robbery... Wait a minute

Did she just say Marco Polo?

Alexander's eyes suddenly opened and the fog completely cleared up, making his mind clear again

After Alexander became fully awake, a sudden realization hit him

The treasure he risked his life to obtain had been robbed