Cressida returned to her training room and removed her black veil, including all her clothes, leaving her completely naked in the cold room. Unblemished pale skin was revealed as her long black hair waved behind her back.
The training room she entered was freezing. It is much colder than the cold storage room of the Academy's Cooking Club.
Nevertheless, she didn't even flinch after exposing her body to the coldness.
Her face remained stoic as she stood at the center of the room.
"Come out…"
She softly muttered to the void.
Her voice sounded ethereal as she triggered some sort of reaction to the surrounding space.
Soon, a Banshee appeared in front of her, followed by another two, and it continued for a few seconds until there were 22 of them.
"Did you see the Dark Spirit in him?" She asked with a cold voice.
The Banshee didn't speak with their voice, but Cressida received the answer she wanted. After nodding her head, she asked a few more questions…
Soon, she went silent as if she had fully understood the Dark Spirit that was hiding in Vale's shadow.
Then, Cressida opened her arms, signaling all the Banshee to come at her.
In an instant, the twenty-two Banshee started entering her body! Her skin started turning black and her veins started bulging out.
Pain could be seen on her face, but she gritted her teeth and persevered.
After enduring all of this, her skin slowly returned to normal as the faces of the Banshe could be briefly seen on her skin before they all started calming down and disappearing on her body.
"Should we eat a Dark Spirit this time? I haven't tried it before… I wonder what it will taste like?" Cressida muttered to herself.
***
Another two months quickly passed, and Vale failed to get out of the Academy to find some sources of energy or attributes because of the mission he received from Alchemist Sherah.
Nevertheless, he didn't regret accepting the mission as it allowed him to earn 4 Contribution Points.
It is still something he could celebrate.
Furthermore, he was able to focus on recording those two Planar Spells.
As it turned out, it was good that he had spare ingredients, as he failed to record them on his first try.
Initially, he thought that he would have a spare Darkness Possession Potion and a Lightning Pearl but all of them were used in his attempt to record the Spell.
[ Celestial Arts: Call of the Divine Lightning Lv0, Shadow Mutilation Lv0 ]
The addition of his Celestial Arts or the Planar Spells in his attribute panel was such a pleasant sight for Vale. He wanted to try using them, but these Spells were extremely powerful.
The Divine Lightning can destroy a vast place, while the Shadow Mutilation works only on living beings, and it's a sure kill if he can cut their shadow.
When Professor Lucius brought their class to fight another Evil Creature in the Serenity Hall, Vale had to fight the urge to use his Celestial Art to end its life. In the end, he can only be satisfied with the extraction of a strange spell from the creature.
***
Another month passed just like that as the boring first-year class continued. He barely had a chance to extract corpses, and he could only extract some after asking his seniors for some help.
Luckily, the seniors of the Battle Arena Committee were helpful.
Even Philip and Priscilla asked some of their relatives to help Vale with his "research."
Yes, Vale said he was simply researching these corpses, so he was given a chance to see some of them.
Thanks to that, his attributes and energy points slightly went up.
[ Name: Kyle Marshall ]
[ Attributes: Strength 32.25, Agility 25.15, Intelligence 54.52, Vitality 35.10 ]
[ Dark Arts: Spell Dispersion Lv4, Ghost Hand Lv7, Incorruptible Body Lv7, Darkness Manipulation Lv2, Spirit Vision Lv0, Light Absorption Lv3 ]
[ Holy Arts: Divine Sense Lv1, Blessed Healing Lv0 ]
[ Celestial Arts: Call of the Divine Lightning Lv0, Shadow Mutilation Lv0 ]
[ Neutral Ability: Extrasensory Perception Spell Lv6, Traceless Shift Lv0 ]
[ Available Energy: 583 ]
[ Available Divinity: 4.78 ]
Finally, during the six weeks of summer break, Vale was able to get out of the Academy.
At this point, Aubrey has invited Vale to visit her family's manor to have a vacation there before the start of their second year.
While Lisa, Chad, and even Leonore agreed to spend some time in her place, Vale declined her offer.
He knows very well that once he joined them, he wouldn't have a chance to extract. He simply wanted to have an Extraction Spree!
Ever since he obtained this system, he barely had a chance to use it on his own device. He was always relying on the people around him to provide him with sources of extraction.
During this summer break, Vale wanted to change this as he would explore the cities he could and find the corpses or living targets he needed.
"Vale, you want to ride the airship heading to Melthorn City?" Headmaster Jean asked.
"Yes, Headmaster."
"Hmmm… Are you not going to the Chambers' Manor? Ahem, your mother is still alive. She may be sick right now and needed your comfort." Headmaster Jean with a teasing smile on his face.
"Headmaster, you know my situation. I'm sure Master Heinz is taking care of my mother." Vale replied with a weak smile.
Florence Chambers wasn't his birth mother anyway. Furthermore, he barely saw her face, so even if she dies, Vale can't really feel that sad. At most, he would feel that it was unfortunate as she seemed young too.
Of course, Headmaster Jean also understood his sentiment, so he didn't push Vale too much and just agreed to let him leave the Academy.
"Once the six weeks break is nearing its end, you'll feel the urge to return to the Academy, so don't get too far, as the urge might hurt you if you can't return in time." Headmaster Jean said mysteriously.
Of course, Vale didn't doubt his words as he believed that the curse of the shadow could hurt him.
This is an Academy that could kill their applicants during their recruitment process, after all.
"I will remember that, Headmaster."
"Good... As for the spy you discovered. Are you still not going to tell me how you found him?"
"Headmaster, I was just really lucky at that time. It seems he was too lax since he thought no one was looking at him." Vale answered.
Headmaster Jean knew that Vale wasn't telling everything, but he decided not to force him. He simply waved his hand to send Vale away.
Soon, Vale brought his essential things with him as he headed straight to the dockyard.
He looked at the Airship that he was about to board and thought. 'Finally… I'll be free for six weeks!'
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