Vale almost stumbled after hearing Isaac's shout.
However, he immediately understood what he was saying as he hesitated for a moment before telling her Lotus not to kill them…
'I'll just incapacitate them… They'll need weeks or months to recover.' Lotus promptly replied.
This is what Vale liked about her. She doesn't complain and just follows his instruction whatever their situation was.
'That's good enough.' Vale replied in satisfaction.
Although he wanted to kill the Variants because of his current situation, he felt that they would be at the point of no return once he killed someone in this building.
Even Headmaster Jean might try to kill him in order to appease this lunatic Dark Magic researcher.
Anyway, once he gets out of this building, he should have a better chance of escaping and he would surely get the Academy's protection.
Vale then focused on the closed door of the building… It wasn't enchanted or protected by Formation Circle so he was a bit confused, he was sure that when he entered this building, that door was emanating a fluctuation of energy.
Well, he doesn't have time to think about it as he can feel the presence of other Tier 2 Variants… This time, he doesn't have the element of surprise when dealing with them. His Ghost Hands would not be enough to bring them down.
Vale covered himself with Dark Energy using his Darkness Manipulation Spell and used his Spell Dispersion at a wider range…
It covered almost a 5-meter radius of him so he was now only worried about physical attacks.
Bam!
He crushed the door and destroyed it easily…
'It was destroyed just like that? Even if I removed the deadly Spell Formation, that should stop him for a minute or two! How incredible…'
This action surprised Isaac once again as he didn't expect that Vale would have such speed and power!
'What is that monstrous kid? Is he as strong as a Tier 2 Variant? No, maybe he's even stronger than a Licker Zombie…' Isaac couldn't understand where his strength came from…
After all, the Academy has no plans of testing the physical strength of their First Year students… It means none of the Professors, including the Headmaster, knows about Vale's 29 Strength Attribute or 14 Power Strands.
Well, during their first year, what was more important was their knowledge and not their strength so it was quite understandable… Although there are subjects that would help them obtain a decent physique, only when they reached their fifth year would they have to heavily emphasize the importance of their physical strength…
This made Isaac frustrated as nothing is going according to his plan…
He even has to repair his door.
"Fine. You've won, Jean… That student of yours is indeed more special than Lesley…" Isaac said as he looked at Vale's disappearing figure.
He also ordered the Variants to stop chasing after him after a hundred meters passed.
Soon, a shadowy figure appeared beside him and it turned out to be the Headmaster!
Thud…
His cane knocked on the floor as he materialized from the shadow.
"So… Don't you think we can hasten our plan with his help? He should be ready in just three years or even less than that." Headmaster Jean said as soon as he appeared.
"What? That's too early." Isaac said with uncertainty. Although he was impressed by what he saw, he can't underestimate the other practitioners of different Arcane Paths that were around his age.
There should be other geniuses in his age group that were more impressive than him.
"It's fine… Vale would be 4th year at that time and have chosen a branch… He should be able to give us a few wins. Furthermore, I didn't tell you a while ago but he was able to safely touch the Immortal Corpse and Arcana Relics without any issues… He even drained them of their power."
This time, Isaac finally shifted his attention and looked at the Headmaster like he was crazy…
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In the meantime, Vale has no idea that the two old men were planning some scary things for him in the next three years.
It was as if Headmaster Jean was so confident that he would be able to win against the Slender Zombie tomorrow.
'They're gone…'
Vale looked behind him and confirmed that no one was chasing him…
Furthermore, the hill where the building should be situated could no longer be seen as if it disappeared into nothingness.
However, he's sure that it was merely an effect caused by a large Formation Circle.
He then looked around the other hills nearby and he couldn't help but think that there are other buildings there hidden from the public's eyes.
Anyway, Vale stopped using his Nymph Scale and Murloc's Gem as it might start showing some side effects. He needed to return to the Academy and submerge the gem into the water for about two hours.
As for the Nymph Scale, he has to store it in another place. As long as it's not in his body, it would be enough… After all, he might start growing scales if he wasn't careful.
'They're quite a handful of items but they're definitely useful… I think I'm faster than Priscilla when she was using her Movement Spell.' Vale commented in his mind.
After all, his Agility Points were already quite high… If he used the two Mystical Artifacts, his running speed would surely leave all of the slow Variants that chased after him.
"How is it? Did you use plenty of energy?" Vale asked Lotus as he neared the Academy.
"I'm good. I barely used my ability a while ago. I think that the man was hesitating to attack just now. He was lacking some bloodlust when he was looking at you." Lotus commented as she seem to be very observant of her surroundings.
Vale nodded as he was also confused by the man's actions.
"Yes… I noticed that as well."
He could only sigh as he felt drained in his today's "adventure".
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