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Despite the restraining effect on the cage, the taming process hadn't gone as smoothly as Nox had expected.

The Emberhawk still showed signs of defiance. Its gaze was filled with intense anger as it stared at Nox.

Though humans couldn't hear them, beasts could perfectly understand human language. The Emberhawk had long realized the human's intention—to murder it and extract its elemental core.

So it fought with all its might to break out of the hellish steel cage. If only... if only it could break out, the Emberhawk was certain it could burn everyone here to oblivion.

Even if it couldn't, it was almost certain that it could at least escape and return.

Nox felt the hatred and had mixed feelings. Times like this made him realize that even wild creatures had feelings and emotions. They were just like any human being.

It was just so unfortunate that the natural order of this world was for humans to hunt down beasts to grow stronger and use their body parts to empower themselves. This was the reality of Eos.

As long as Eos existed, humans and beasts would forever be locked in an endless war.

[I hate them! I hate every single one of them!]

[I wish I could kill them! If only I could break free, I'd burn all of them alive! I'd murder them! I'd murder them!]

"Hey, if you don't hold yourself back, I fear the anger will consume you even before you act."

[Eh?]

The Emberhawk suddenly paused and looked at Nox, its eyes filled with great confusion.

Did... did the human just speak to it? No! It must be its imagination!

"Hmmm."

Wendy narrowed her eyes slightly. During her time with Nox in Snowhelm, she had long come to terms with Nox's strange habit of speaking with monsters. The same, however, couldn't be said for someone else.

The personal attendant.

She had been here all this while and was the one serving Nox and Wendy the refreshments. At this moment, she was staring at the scene with wide eyes, looking at Nox as if he were a freak.

Nox, still engrossed with the Emberhawk, was oblivious to her stare.

"Could you excuse us for some time?" Wendy politely said to the attendant.

"Huh, y-yeah, okay."

The attendant stammered, her gaze lingering on the human and beast duo for some time before she eventually stepped out.

As she did, she couldn't help but look back.

"I'm very sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. That beast was furious a few seconds ago, but the moment that expert spoke to it, it immediately calmed down," the attendant thought back to the moment the Emberhawk had frozen in place. "I must report this to the young miss after the auction."

Back inside the private booth, the Emberhawk remained frozen for a good two minutes before it said in a somewhat skeptical voice:

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[Hateful human, you can understand me?]

"No, I can't." Nox replied almost instantly, shaking his head.

[Huh! You hateful human, you can indeed hear me! How is this even possible?]

The Emberhawk's feelings were a mixture of confusion and relief. Relief, because there was someone who could finally hear it!

It could intimidate the human!

"It has to do with my class, you see," Nox responded with a small smile on his face. "I'm a Beast Tamer, and I can make beasts my friends. We can go on adventures, battle wicked people, and grow stronger together."

[Really? How is that even possible?]

The Emberhawk temporarily put its plans of intimidating the human on hold. For some reason, it felt the human before it wasn't lying. And what was this connection?

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"Yes, I can."

Nox displayed a confident smile and called out in a deep and firm voice:

"Everyone, come out!"

"Those auras! What's happening?"

"It's coming from Box Seven!"

The auction suddenly came to an abrupt halt as everyone present felt a tremendous aura pouring out from Booth Seven.

"Everything is under control!" Anya quickly called out, snapping everyone's attention back to her. "Our expert is probably trying to extract the elemental crystals, so there's nothing to worry about."

[You weren't lying,] the Emberhawk exclaimed, its fiery eyes trembling in shock.

Thirteen, Fluffington, Astralux, Solara, Granite Colossus, and the Supreme Spirit Wolf all appeared beside Nox. Solara, the baby blue python, quickly leaped up and coiled itself around Nox's neck, staring at the Emberhawk with fascination and curiosity.

It could feel it... every one of these beasts had a connection to Nox. And unlike it, filled with anger, these beasts seemed happy and got along well.

"If I hadn't bought you, there could've been only one likely scenario waiting for you," Nox said as he stroked the jellyfish lying on his lap. Then he froze and said coldly:

"Death. The humans would kill you and use your strength to empower themselves."

The anger returned, this time even fiercer and more powerful.

"But..."

Nox wasn't done.

"I offer you another chance at life," he said with a smile. "Join my army. That way, not only will you continue to live, but you can bide your time and take revenge on the ones who captured you. I'll give you some time to think about it."

[Hey, Flamy, join us! You won't regret it!] Solara hissed.

The Emberhawk didn't respond for a while and simply looked at all the pets present. As a beast, it could perfectly sense others' emotions, and thus far, all it sensed from Thirteen, Fluffington, Astralux, Solara, Granite Colossus, and the Supreme Spirit Wolf were love and reverence for the human.

It was so powerful that the Emberhawk was startled.

[They can lay down their lives for him willingly, with a smile on their faces!]

If this sentiment were simply shared by one or two creatures, the Emberhawk could have dismissed it as bias. But it was every single one of them! They couldn't all be faking it, right? It was just not possible!

The Emberhawk exhaled deeply, bowed its head, and said:

[Surviving is better than dying... I'll become your pet. Please take care of me well.]

"Great your name shall be! Blazy!"

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The auction came to an end shortly after. Because of depleted funds, despite some cool items that really interested Nox, he was unable to purchase anything. But he swore to himself to return one day when he was rich!

As he boarded the carriage to return to the academy grounds, little did he know that just up ahead, he would witness something that would forever change his destiny.

Something that would lead him to the Kingdom of Dragons.