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Long Chen is officially appointed as the Vanguard of the First Legion due to his outstanding performance. Leona is appointed as his second-in-command. Prince Silas, seeking to undermine Long Chen, introduces another 'Dragon Exorcist' named Kayin, whom he claims is even stronger. Kayin's dragon, a 'Poison Spike Dragon,' is revealed to be a Foundation pretending to be a dragon, which it devours to gain power, causing chaos.
Students are graduating and undergoing a profession transfer ceremony. Long Chen, wishing to join the same college as his girlfriend, aims to become a warrior, but is ridiculed by his peers for his perceived incompetence. During the ceremony, Long Chen's awakening makes an unusual noise. The professional level is revealed as SSS-rank, shocking everyone. However, his profession is the 'Dragon Exorcist,' considered useless since dragons are extinct. His girlfriend immediately breaks up with him for this reason.
Long Chen, disheartened by his 'useless' profession, considers quitting the academy. Suddenly, a mysterious 'Egg Hunt System' activates, promising to flash him to dragon eggs. He takes a leap of faith and is transported to the forbidden zone where he finds and hatches a legendary dragon egg, which turns into a girl he names Dragon Lady. She helps him rapidly level up by fighting monsters.
Long Chen and Dragon Lady encounter a level 7 B-rank hunter who tries to rob him. Dragon Lady intervenes, showing her strength by easily defeating the hunter. Long Chen gains experience from the battle and levels up. His dragon also evolves to a mature form, unlocking the 'Dragon Scale Shield' skill. He realizes the potential power of his profession.
The joint exam for college entrance begins in the Wild Zone. Long Chen continues to level up rapidly with Dragon Lady. Suddenly, the test area is invaded by high-level 'Foundation' monsters. Long Chen and Dragon Lady confront these creatures, with Dragon Lady demonstrating immense power, even tripling her level in anger. They defeat a powerful Butterfly Scorpion, saving other students.
Prince Silas attempts to recruit Long Chen into the royal family, offering a 'dragon egg' in exchange for his loyalty. Long Chen exposes the egg as a fake. When he refuses, Silas destroys his aunt's tofu shop. Long Chen unleashes Dragon Lady, who effortlessly defeats Silas's guards. Silas then reveals a Demon Crystal, forcing a guard to absorb it and become a mutated, powerful foe.
Long Chen manages to absorb the Demon Crystal with Dragon Lady's help, gaining significant power. He prepares to kill Silas, but the school principal intervenes, warning of the consequences of harming royalty. Silas escapes, vowing revenge. Long Chen agrees to join the Pioneer Camp, a special training program for elite warriors, to protect his family from royal harassment and to defend humanity.
Long Chen enters the Pioneer Camp entrance exam, which takes place in the 'Secret World,' a challenging simulation with 100 levels. He chooses to challenge the Secret World alone, shocking other candidates and instructors. Despite doubts from others, Long Chen swiftly clears the early levels, utilizing Dragon Lady's abilities and his own unique skills, including fire breath.
Long Chen reaches the 50th floor, a critical 'watershed' level designed to be extremely difficult. He summons Dragon Lady, who effortlessly melts the armor of the armored warrior bosses. As Long Chen advances, royal guards, led by Colonel Delmar, attempt to arrest him on Prince Silas's orders. Colonel Leona defends Long Chen, preventing the guards from entering the Secret World, as Long Chen is already at the 80th floor.
Long Chen discovers a second dragon egg's coordinates deeper in the Secret World. He vows to clear all 100 levels to obtain it. He reaches the 99th floor, encountering an 'immortal' boss that has never been defeated. Using Dragon Lady's full power, including her second form, he breaks the boss's armor and clears the 99th floor. He continues, reaching 151 floors to fully activate the egg coordinates, much to the system's own surprise.
Long Chen's incredible performance in the Pioneer Camp exam secures his place and an additional enrollment slot for his aunt. He later encounters a female student in the academy's bathhouse while searching for the second dragon egg. Back at an assembly, another student, Sura, a Weapon Forger, challenges Long Chen, mocking his Dragon Exorcist profession. Long Chen accepts and easily defeats Sura using his Dragon Scale Shield and superior strength, even without actively summoning Dragon Lady.
Long Chen decides to enter the 'Easy Level' Secret World along with his aunt, Dragon Lady, and a new female student, surprising his allies. He aims to help his aunt level up for her profession transfer and to find the second dragon egg. They encounter powerful Foundation Scorpions, which Long Chen easily dispatches, though he has to teach his companions how to share experience.
Long Chen finds the second dragon egg, which hatches into an elf-like dragon named Bai. Bai immediately uses her powers to heal and protect the group during a fierce battle against swarms of Foundation Scorpions. This reveals Bai as a powerful support dragon, capable of buffing the entire team with attack gain and triple attack immunity. With Bai's help, they break through the enemy lines.
The group faces a massive Foundation Scorpion boss. Long Chen, realizing the boss's immense durability, uses Dragon Lady and his various skills, including synthesizing a powerful weapon for Dragon Lady, to defeat it. Long Chen's skills and leadership are highlighted as they overcome the challenging boss. His aunt, though not gaining levels, expresses pride in his growth.
Kayin's 'dragon' is exposed as a Foundation creature, leading to a massive invasion as a temporal transport rift opens, threatening to unleash a Foundation Changer army. Long Chen, as the newly appointed Vanguard, rallies his new comrades to confront the invading forces, preparing for a direct assault into the time portal to protect the academy and humanity.