Chapter 577 Ups and Downs
Chapter 577 Ups and Downs (4K, please give me a monthly ticket~)
After the duel, everyone was satisfied.
Despite smoking in class, Professor Chronos did not deduct Professor Mengjiang's grades for this. On the contrary, he won praise from teachers and classmates for his practical duel in class.
If nothing unexpected happens, Professor Mengjiang's professor qualification assessment this year will be secure. Even if Professor Chronos becomes the president in the future, he should be able to secure his position as a professor at the branch school.
Of course, qualification assessment is one aspect, and on the other hand, Judai, as he said, decided not to sit idly by.
He planned to call upon some "like-minded" people, and when the academy patrol team was not on patrol, they would leave the academy building of the Duel Academy and explore further outside to find the elves that came to this dimension, and then take the lead in inciting them to rebel and persuade them to surrender.
If successful, perhaps we can use the power of these elves to fight against invaders more conveniently.
Even if it fails, we can at least get some information.
However, there are only a few people who have such "courage". Apart from Maruto Sho and Kenzan who volunteered to go out with Judai to investigate, there are very few people who responded to Judai's call.
However, Judai can also understand. After all, not everyone has the courage to go to more dangerous places. It is not wrong for some people to just want to live safely.
Despite this, Judai still gained some support. In addition to his two "little brothers", O'Brien also decided to team up with Judai.
In fact, if it were the previous O'Brien, he would most likely go out to explore alone, but after having been in contact with Judai for a long time at Critical Point, he had a special trust in Judai, so when he heard that Judai wanted to go out to explore together, he naturally agreed.
To Judai's regret, neither John nor Hikaru Amagi were going to go out with him.
Judai could understand Guang's situation, and to be honest, he would rather Amagi Guang stayed in the main activity area, so that he would feel at ease with Amagi Guang as a backup.
He felt a little surprised that John didn't go on the adventure with him, because John himself was a person who couldn't sit still and liked to run around, but at this time he chose to stay.
But then he thought about it.
Right.
During this period, John has been studying "fusion", and often consults himself, A Guang, and several professors in his spare time. Perhaps he really needs to calm down for a while before he can go out.
Judai didn't mind, and took the full set of "enhanced exploration equipment" specially prepared by Amagi Hikaru, called his friends, waved his hand and ran out.
If you didn’t know, you would think they were going out for a picnic.
The days seemed to go on steadily. Every day, teachers attended classes as usual, students went to school as usual, professors took turns patrolling outside, and from time to time, the ten generations outside brought back strange news. The students' lives seemed to have returned to their normal daily routine.
However, hidden beyond our daily lives is the bottomless ocean.
Paladin yawned, stretched, and returned to his room.
Seraph's "disappearance" has made him quite nervous recently.
It’s not that he and Seraph have a very good relationship. Although their academies are close to each other, it doesn’t mean that they are very familiar with each other.
What's more, just because the two schools are close to each other, the competition between them is more intense. Just like the competition between the Duel Academy and the Northern Branch is extremely obvious. I heard that there are related duel competitions every year.
In short, he and Seraphim were not friends, and they did not have much of a relationship.
However, because of the loss of a professor, the patrol team's schedule became more compact. Although there was only one class every three or four days, he had to prepare the lesson plan for the next class after each class, which was actually very exhausting.
Not only that, because he is very handsome and has a very exotic look, and the classes he teaches are very interesting, there are female classmates or studious students who hang around him every day.
He wasn't angry, he was just a little tired.
After all, he wasn't a soldier or a mercenary, and even though he had been an adventurer, his physical fitness was far from outrageous.
"Oh...or maybe I should ask for leave from the next class..."
He opened the door to his room and sighed.
But when he thought of those students who pestered him with questions, he felt a little embarrassed.
Moreover, during this period of time, everyone is working hard. If he asks for leave, wouldn't it create difficulties for other professors?
As an excellent professor, he can't do this...
"Welcome back."
Just as he was thinking this, he heard a pleasant voice coming from his room. He looked up and saw a girl with long silver hair sitting gently beside the bed, welcoming his return with a smile.
He froze for a moment.
Then, he stretched out his hand, wanting to hold her hand in the air. The girl seemed to respond to him and stretched out her right hand, but as she moved, the girl's figure slowly disappeared in his eyes.
He shook his head and shuddered all over, as if he had fallen into hot water, and was covered in sweat.
He was breathing heavily.
"Damn it... Should I really take a break? Am I hallucinating?"
He took off his uniform, hung it on the rack, and stared blankly out the window.
On the translucent wall in the distance, the blue flame that had been burning for a long time was finally extinguished completely today.
Although he didn't know where the flame came from, he guessed that the existence behind the blue flame should be on their side.
However, that powerful fire that burned for a long time without the need for fuel still could not break through the wall at all...
"Hey, what should we do next?" Paladin was a little unsure of what to do.
While he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a pair of cold hands beside him, gently placing them on his shoulders.
The girl appeared beside him again, leaning against him gently, and said, "It's okay, I'll be with you..."
Paladin was startled, he turned his head and opened his mouth.
"Angelica—"
He wanted to catch it, but the figure disappeared like bubbles.
Paladin couldn't help but grab his hair.
Ahhhhh——
He went crazy.
My mental state is getting worse and worse. I am really hallucinating. Angelica... is clearly dead!
He involuntarily put down the deck, sat down on the chair, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
The deck of cards he had casually placed on the table, without his knowledge, slowly began to emit a bit of black energy...
A sword, a crazy sword, is slowly emitting evil energy!
While Paladin finally had some time to rest, many things were still happening in this school.
In the past few days, Amagi Hikaru, Manjomu and Ai De have been studying Professor Seraph's "relics".
What made the three of them happy was that Professor Seraph had the habit of "recording apocalypse", so there was a lot of valuable information in his relics. Especially the types and sources of some enemy elves, which could make Judai fully prepared when "rebellion" was launched.
It feels like they might be able to dig up more useful information, and then follow the clues to find the real "mastermind," the Darkness.
However, it may be a bit troublesome at the moment.
Amagi Hikaru originally planned to visit the Sword Fighting Beasts' dimension in the next few days, but because the Duel Academy was blocked, he was really afraid to leave.
Taking Judai for a trip and coming back like last time was already the limit in Amagi Hikaru's opinion. If he went to the dimension of the Gladiator Beasts to duel, he might not be able to come back in a short time, and he might have to be isolated for a long time before he could go back to the academy.
This Tiancheng light is really a bit hard to accept.
But the good news is that everything is thriving at the school right now.
Indeed, even if they return to the "daily life of the academy", students will still feel depressed because they have to go to the same place for a long time. This makes it easier for them to become confused and nervous when they are attacked by elves.
But on the other hand, precisely because of this opportunity to be attacked, the students' "elf adaptability" grows much faster than studying in class on weekdays.
The "battlefield" is definitely the best way to improve your strength. Even those students who are too timid or who usually stay in the dormitory like Hayato Maeda must learn to become stronger in this urgent environment.
This is also an opportunity.
After all, he is not a babysitter for his classmates. Everyone has their own things to do, and it is definitely best if they can protect themselves.
For example, right now, in the Fusion Department, there are several students who are excitedly boasting about how they made a move at the critical moment and defeated some elves, and then received thunderous praise.
Even Amagi Hikaru and the others couldn't help but applaud when they heard about this. After all, rescuing classmates at a critical moment instead of running away is a heroic act.
However, there are some who are not very sociable. For example, those who are rescued are more or less embarrassed, but as a whole they are still willing to help the rescuers brag, so that at least they appear less embarrassing.
There are also some that are slightly out of shape.
Kagurazaka didn't even go to the Fusion Club today.
Although many friends advised him to go to the Fusion Department, where there was a minister, it was definitely the safest gathering place and everyone could play games together. In such a depressing environment, there were not many places where one could relax and play games.
But Kagurazaka still refused.
Not only did he refuse, he also rejected several classmates who wanted to go with him.
In the current college environment, whether going back to the dormitory or going to the club, it is safer to go together with a few people, and they can also take care of each other, but Kagurazaka refused without hesitation.
You don't have to accompany me to the dormitory and then go back to the Fusion Department. Just go directly to the Fusion Department. At this time, walking a longer distance may increase danger.
As for him... there is no need. He should spend his time on more useful things now!
He is now perhaps at the most fulfilling time of his life. Although he is surrounded by enemies, his daily spiritual power growth is visible to the naked eye. A few days ago, he successfully summoned a demon and gained spiritual power through a duel.
If he continues to grow steadily like this, he believes that his growth this semester will allow Professor Cobra to pass the teacher qualification assessment!
He excitedly ran towards the dormitory building, wanting to carry out the next experiment, but as he was running, he heard a groaning sound. He was startled and stopped, searching in the direction of the sound, and found a classmate lying in the jungle. He was startled and was about to go over, but then he remembered what Amagi Mitsuru had told the members, and quickly put on the glasses from the activity club.
Through his glasses, he saw...
It's real!
He stepped over the bushes, ready to rescue the man, but at this moment, the man shouted, "Don't come over!"
"careful!"
He was startled and saw a dagger stabbing at him in the darkness. With a click, the "protective shield" on his body shattered. He widened his eyes in horror and tried to summon the elves, but at this time, he was in a panic and could not use the elves' power at all.
He realized that this was a "fishing trap"!
Professor Mengjiang once said...
"Call me professor, call me Brother Guang..." the student who fell to the ground said while struggling in pain.
Kagurazaka swallowed his saliva, didn't respond, turned around and ran, wanting to call for help quickly, but the monster's attack followed closely, accompanied by the sound of breaking wind, and he cursed in his heart.
It's over. I'm going to become the next trap, and I'm going to make another classmate useless...
As I was thinking this——
"Jade Swallow!" A female bird flew over from the sky and knocked down the attacker with a whoosh.
Then...
A mighty panda suddenly appeared from the side and punched the attacking elf, knocking it away instantly.
"Senior, are you okay?"
Two cute girls who looked like twins hurriedly ran over from the other side of the woods. They were Serena and Liuli. They also heard the strange noise, so they hurried over.
Saved——
Kagurazaka and the students on the ground breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
But then...
Kagurazaka sat on the ground and instinctively grabbed the ground with his right hand.
He understood that Serena could call upon spirits, because Serena was the minister's "disciple", but Liuli... How long had she been learning the power of spirits?
Why, why am I...
The failure of not being able to save my classmates, the humiliation of not being able to protect them, and the terrible contrast...
His hands gradually broke up the soil, and a little blood flowed out.
And, what is the "Professor Cobra" that he has been thinking about doing at this moment?
Professor Mengjiang laughed and divided himself into two teams with several teachers to explore separately.
Out of recognition of his strength and his powerful personal ability against elves, everyone trusts him very much.
To be honest, he personally feels pretty happy too.
In the past few days, he has gradually regained his past enthusiasm and always feels excited that there is something to devote his life to.
The sense of loss when leaving the army and the regret for the sacrifice of my comrades now seem to be gradually disappearing.
To protect the hope of humanity's future.
"It's been a long time since I last greeted you, General Meng——"
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at another place, a "mercenary" had been waiting for him for a long time.
He was a sturdy teacher who was only slightly thinner than him. He stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for him quietly.
"Cobra...tsk..."
(End of this chapter)