Chapter 1945

Ten-year-old Cornelius couldn't comprehend why, but the 15-year-old him did. It was all because he was different from others. The first to notice this were the villagers. Though they lived at the foot of the mountain, some of them still came to check on him. At first, the villagers felt a mix of sympathy, disdain, and even contempt for him. However, as time passed, their feelings shifted toward fear and disgust. They began to notice something unsettling—Cornelius never seemed to grow. No one knew if it was due to his dragon bloodline, the torment his mother had subjected him to during pregnancy, or the forceful attempts of his father to awaken his bloodline. For some reason, his growth had stopped entirely. While the village children grew older and the adults aged as time passed, Cornelius remained frozen at the age of ten. The villagers grew increasingly repulsed, calling him a monster; some even wanted to drive him away. However, an elderly villager with knowledge explained tha