“…”
No one responded to his humor; everyone was silent.
“Why the long faces? It's giving me the creeps.”
Yong Xuehai, who had possessed the sparrow, hopped twice and asked with a chuckle.
“Who did this?”
Accompanied by the 'snap' of a lighter, Professor Wang lit another cigarette. The white smoke obscured his face, and also concealed the slight twitch at the corners of his mouth and the glint of tears in his eyes.
Although Professor Wang wasn't a Dark-type, he unexpectedly had a good relationship with the three Dark-type professors.
Hearing his voice, Yong Xuehai chirped and hopped over, walked to his side, and tilted his head to look up at him.
“Are you really crying?”
The slightly teasing tone made Professor Wang chuckle, and his original sadness was swept away.
Why should he be sentimental with a wandering soul? Even if he really died, he could possess someone and live again, just a different way of living.
“Who did this?”
He straightened his face, reached out and took the sparrow into his hand, and asked again.
“Alright, Professor Yong Xuehai, tell us the information about this place.”
The dean interrupted their reminiscing and asked Yong Xuehai solemnly.
Hearing this, Yong Xuehai's expression also became serious.
“The mist is not the essence; the mist is just a manifestation. The enemy is not a conceptual enemy; I don't know what it is. The rules of life and death here have been rewritten. The dead will be resurrected and then experience death again. The various anomalies here have converged into an aggregate. The strength of that aggregate is very likely beyond True King. I don't know what that thing is, but it is definitely a Death-type.”
Yong Xuehai quickly revealed everything he had investigated, for fear of omitting anything.
The weakest of the others was also a Quasi-King, and they immediately memorized all of this information.
“You said… it surpassed True King?”
The dean suddenly raised his head, his eyes fixed on Yong Xuehai, because what Yong Xuehai said was too frightening.
The meaning of surpassing True King is different.
This represents a path!
A future!
A future that could drive any race in this world crazy!
“It's just a high probability of surpassing True King.”
Yong Xuehai shook his head. Senior Xiaoyue at the peak of True King could easily kill him, and in terms of performance, it was similar to that thing.
But he felt that with the power to reverse life and death, that thing had an invincible position.
“No, that thing definitely has the power to surpass True King. You must all remember this and insist on it. Do not let the news leak out.”
The dean solemnly interrupted Yong Xuehai.
He was preparing to call for reinforcements, but this level of disaster was not like the previous Nightmare that enveloped the entire human territory. Every human nation had an obligation to deal with the Nightmare.
This thing only appeared in Yan Country, or even only within the Imperial Academy. If there weren't enough benefits, it would be impossible to call so many people.
Intrigue is also a human characteristic and must be tasted.
If benefits had to be given up, it would be a major hemorrhage. It would be impossible to solve without hurting the bones, but now it was different.
If it was insisted that the thing had the power to surpass True King, this would represent the emergence of a path, which could drive everyone crazy. At that time, there would be no need to give up benefits; they would rush over here themselves. If they weren't allowed to come, they would even turn against you.
“I understand. That thing definitely has the power to surpass True King.”
Yong Xuehai was also an old fox of many years and naturally understood immediately, nodding in agreement.
“That's right. I'll contact the people outside now.”
The dean took out the communicator and had just edited [The Imperial Academy is under attack, suspected to be an enemy above True King level, Senior Xiaoyue is missing].
Before he could say anything in detail, an unspeakable sense of crisis surged into his heart, causing his temples to throb.
Alarmed, he immediately sent the message out and urged Gale White Tiger to get out of the way.
In the next instant after they dodged, a violent wind sound exploded in everyone's ears, and a sharp insect leg cut through the sky, leaving a white trace in the sky that lingered for a long time.
At this time, everyone looked in the direction from which the attack came.
At first, they only saw nothing there, but soon, they all felt a slight pain in their heads. Subsequently, everything in front of them changed. A mountain-like creature coiled on the ground, covered with dense eyes and mouths, overall resembling a centipede or a house centipede, appeared in everyone's eyes.
This giant insect exuded a strong malice and hatred towards humans. The combination of these two auras almost materialized into the black mist.
“This is… the mastermind?”
The dean muttered to himself. He could clearly sense that his brain and cognition had automatically shielded the beast in order to protect himself.
But this built-in human shielding was quickly broken. The beast was almost specifically designed to target humans. Its existence was to let all humans know that your nemesis has arrived.
“What a beast…”
Beside him, someone uttered a shocked murmur. Their strength was inferior to the dean, and their research on the soul was inferior to Yong Xuehai, so they hadn't recovered yet.
The dean raised his head and met the beast's gaze. He could clearly see its hatred for humans in its eyes.
…
The capital city.
The most benevolent place under heaven.
However, today, the atmosphere in the capital became somewhat heavy.
Various dignitaries on the road were in a hurry, and the envoys of various races showed their abilities to try to leave. The entire city seemed to be shrouded in a haze. The people in the city also noticed that something was wrong and hid at home, not going out.
Before long, a message was transmitted back to the tribal lands through spies and envoys of various races, making the whole world boil.
In the human territory, the Imperial Academy of Yan Country was suspected of being attacked by a level beyond the True King.
The Emperor deliberately released this news. He saw the dean's intention at first glance, and then pushed the boat along the water to pass the news out.
Now, the spies in the dark and the envoys on the surface all exploded.
He only asked people to symbolically stop them a little, and then ignored the rest.
…
Inside the Imperial Academy campus.
Qian Er looked at the group of professors gathered in his house, his face extremely solemn.
“Everyone, do you still remember Senior Xiaoyue?”
Senior Xiaoyue, this name, which should have been well-known to everyone, was said, and the professors' eyes were blank for a moment. Then, like a layer of window paper being pierced, shocked expressions appeared on everyone's faces.
“Senior Xiaoyue! How could I forget Senior Xiaoyue!”
A professor let out a sharp cry, and at the same time, he quickly opened the space backpack and took out his professor certificate.
A silver-white branch.
But at this time, the divine light on this silver-white branch was gone, appearing extraordinarily ordinary.
In an instant, everyone's minds were like being hit by a sledgehammer, and they all understood what this meant.
Something might have happened to Senior Xiaoyue.
“Does the Imperial Academy have a way to directly contact Senior Xiaoyue?”
Qian Er's calm voice calmed everyone's panicked mood like a sea-stabilizing needle.
“Ordinary contact methods are definitely not working now. Go to the Principal's office. There is a formation there that can directly enter the secret realm formed after the fall of the first Principal.”
