The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 66 - Hatching (2)

I was caught off guard at the seed's sudden hatching, but then quickly snapped back to reality.

Currently, a densely packed golden dust blocked everyone's vision. No overseers or drones could capture what was happening, and Rachel had also fallen asleep. As long as I remained calm, I could deal with everything easily.

First, I took Evandel off of Rachel.

"Come here."

"Ah, aaang."

Evandel struggled to stay with Rachel but widened her eyes when she saw my face.

"That's right, I'm the one who raised you."

Consoling her, I held her in my embrace. She looked just like a 3-year-old child, but she was as light as a feather. Hugging me tightly, Evandel muttered.

"Daddy."

"Huh? No, I'm not. Anyways, can you change back to a seed, Evandel?"

"Seed?"

"Yep. Small and circular. You have to hide."

"What about Mommy?"

Evandel spoke as she glanced at Rachel. I was a bit perplexed at Evandel calling Rachel Mommy.

"Rachel... um, Mommy is really busy. So...."

"Huaam. I'm sleepy."

Evandel yawned as her eyes narrowed. It seemed Boss' golden dust was also affecting Evandel. I was feeling a bit panicked. If Evandel fell asleep now, there wouldn't be a way to hide her....

But thankfully, Evandel listened to my request.

With a golden light, Evandel transformed into a giant seed that floated down on my palm.

"Whew."

After breathing a sigh of relief, I looked around.

The field was full of the mysterious golden dust. Kim Suho, who was resisting the drowsiness fairly well, had now fallen asleep. The few overseers who were watching us from nearby trees also fell down, unable to withstand the dust's power.

However, I was fine. It was thanks to Aether's 'owner defense function'. I could feel that Aether had formed something like a filter for my nostrils and throat.

Although breathing was a bit difficult, I could remain unaffected by the sleeping powder. With my mind clear, I approached Seo Ijin.

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Butterfly Seedling Dust.

Byproducts of elementals generally fetched a hefty price. Boss didn't know what function this dust had as it was her first time seeing such an elemental.

However, she was quite a greedy woman.

She kneeled in front of the Butterfly Seedling's corpse, and from the huge gaping wound on its body, she could see a clump of blue, glowing dust. Her eyes flickered with greed, and she carefully picked it up.

"Put it down."

At that moment, the deep voice of a man stopped her. She slowly raised her head. There, she saw Kim Hajin.

"...Hello."

"That's not something you can take."

Kim Hajin's face distorted viciously.

She stared at his face, then looked around.

The surrounding air was filled with her sleeping powder, but for some reason, Kim Hajin was unaffected. The golden dust was something no cadet should be able to endure, yet Kim Hajin was doing so with nothing but his bare body.