Chapter 131 – Corrieff College (xiv)

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After taking care of the attacking mosquitoes and the seal in the tower, Xiao Lan and Dai Bumao picked up the two unconscious players on the ground and found a safer place to put them.

 

Not knowing exactly what they had been poisoned with, there was no way to give them an antidote now, so they could only put the two aside for now.

 

According to the player's physique this condition will not kill them for a while, they will naturally wake up after the game is finished, and then they can find their own way to deal with the problems they have.

 

Xiao Lan looked at the time and said to Dai Bumao, “Come on, let's go to the northern tower.”

 

He felt that something was not right.
After sensing that his side had broken the seal of the Eastern Tower, Luo should have broken the only remaining seal to free Adeline.

 

But between the time Xiao Lan broke the seal and the time the two of them settled the two unconscious players, no further vibrations came from the Academy.

 

Could it be that the final seal does not cause shocks?

 

Or did something unexpected and unexpected happen to thwart Luo's movements?

 

In any case, Xiao Lan felt it was better to get to the northern tower as soon as possible.

 

He does not want to leave Luo alone in danger, even if Luo is strong.

 

Xiao Lan and Dai Bumao both running at full speed under the red moon.

 

To keep up with Xiao Lan's pace, Dai Bumao also did a set of body side exercises to speed himself up.

 

The number of uses of the Dai Bumao skill is the envy of those like Xiao Lan who can only use it once a day.

 

As for the humiliation, it probably doesn't matter if you get used to it.

 

Look at Dai Bumao, how happy he is doing his radio gymnastics.

 

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At high speed for both men, they soon arrived at the northern tower.

 

Just below the tower, Xiao Lan noticed something was wrong.

 

The door to the tower was wide open, without the slightest hint of cover, and there was blood dripping all the way to the floor.

 

The trail of blood spread upwards, into the interior of the tower, and because the view was blocked by the building, Xiao Lan was unable to determine where it ended.

 

Dai Bumao also noticed: “Who is this injured?”

 

Xiao Lan: “Come on, let's go up, it might not be good up there.”

 

Upon entering the tower.

 

The dusty ground is covered with a variety of tracks, some of which look like people, others like animals, and still others that are indistinguishable from anything at all.

 

There's obviously a lot of stuff coming in.

 

This was not good news, as the only people up there at the moment were Luo and Dai Bumao's previous teammates, and it wasn't easy to deal with so much stuff.

 

Xiao Lan frowned and sped up the stairs.

 

Before they reached the top floor, the commotion of the fight above had already come through.

 

A wolf-shaped spell puppet tumbles down from above and Xiao Lan steps to the side to avoid its massive body.

 

The body of this spell puppet has many pockmarked corrosion marks that look smooth, as if these parts had disappeared out of thin air.

 

Xiao Lan recognises that these are the marks left by Luo's power.

 

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The wolf-shaped spell puppet braced itself on all fours and tried to stand up.

 

Xiao Lan hit it on the head with a backhanded blow, fast and hard, as if he had practiced countless times, with the air of a man who has no rival on the streets.

 

The stick shattered that central, intricate pattern directly above the spell puppet's head with a crisp, clattering sound.

 

The wolf-shaped spell puppet, which was still struggling, instantly stopped moving.

 

True one-touch scoop-opening technique.

 

Dai Bumao touches his bare hallux brains and feels that they are just not hard enough.

 

He secretly resolved never to mess with such handsome and fair-looking guys in the future.

 

It's almost as if people don't look like people.

 

Xiao Lan rushes up to the topmost room in a few steps.

 

Two bloody skins, which appeared to be human, were thrown randomly at the entrance to the room, and the previous bloodstains must have come from this.

 

But the stripped human skin can no longer distinguish the original features and it is impossible to tell who it really is.

 

Xiao Lan's eyes are cast indoors.

 

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By now, Luo was struggling with Mrs.
Hong Yue and could not get out of the way.

 

At the same time, he has to keep his eyes open for the various spell dolls that surround him, watching Luo with rapt attention and attacking him when they find an opening.

 

On the other side is a player called Zhang Qi, who previously teamed up with Dai Bumao to break the seal.

 

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He is holding a large, one-man high bow, attacking the spell dolls that are attacking him, and changing position to avoid the attacks.

 

They looked in good shape and neither had any injuries.

 

But both were temporarily prevented from approaching the location of the seal by the large number of spell dolls.

 

Xiao Lan said straight away, “I'll go to Mrs.
Hong Yue, you help Zhang Qi over there.”

 

With that he rushed in Luo's direction, carrying his stick.

 

“OK.” Dai Bumao promised decisively.

 

Anyone who is not blind knows that Mrs.
Hong Yue's side is obviously more dangerous, and he has taken the initiative to take on the riskier side, so why should he be pretentious?

 

Because of the two men, the battle, which had been somewhat stagnant, changed instantly.

 

Xiao Lan rushes into the fray and sweeps his stick around, knocking over a swathe of spell puppets that try to pounce.

 

Taking advantage of this brief gap, he raised his stick again at Mrs.
Hong Yue.

 

Mrs.
Hong Yue had just dodged a dark blade from Luo when she felt a strong gust of wind coming towards the back of her head.

 

She turns again to avoid Xiao Lan's attack.

 

But between movements the black veil over her head lifts slightly, caught on the edge by Xiao Lan's stick.

 

Xiao Lan uses the previous movement to hook the stick slightly upwards over the black veil on Mrs.
Hong Yue's head.

 

Then it lifted it with such force that it lifted the whole black veil off the other man's head.

 

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Without looking at the current scene, that action really does look like the groom picking up the bride's head with a wedding weight on her wedding night.

 

The true identity of Mrs.
Hong Yue will finally be revealed.

 

However, the black veil was lifted to reveal –

 

A face of a complete stranger.

 

Although it is also a beautiful face from a woman, it bears no resemblance to either the headmistress, Mrs Weld, or to the young Adeline in the photograph.

 

Xiao Lan was a bit confused: “Who are you, pretty girl?”

 

It's like being given two options, A and B, in an exam, and then being told, “Oh, sorry, the answer is C” when you check your answers.

 

Unfortunately, Mrs.
Hong Yue was not interested in talking to him.

 

Her upturned, caressing eyes flashed with murderous intent as she waved the sharp folding fan in her hand, and the snowy arc was already slashing at Xiao Lan's throat.

 

Mrs.
Hong Yue was so fast that it was probably too late to dodge.

 

Xiao Lan did not choose to dodge and raised the [Bone of Dalet] in front of him as a defence.

 

“Clang-” a crisp clash sounded as the hard bone stick blocked the blow.

 

Xiao Lan took the opportunity to get out of the presence of Mrs.
Hong Yue.

 

Mrs.
Hong Yue attempts the chase.

 

But once again the dark blade slashed across her face, and Mrs.
Hong Yue, who knew that such attacks were difficult to deal with, had to choose to dodge.

 

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Luo stepped forward again and blocked Mrs.
Hong Yue's attempt to approach Xiao Lan: “I'm sorry, madam, but I can't let you get to my husband so easily.”

 

The two men fought again.

 

Meanwhile, with the addition of Dai Bumao, he and Zhang Qi were able to deal with the spell dolls at a faster pace, and the swarm of spell dolls interfering with the battle around them was dwindling.

 

Xiao Lan, who was temporarily away from Mrs.
Hong Yue, watched.

 

She was really fast and was able to dodge most attacks with precision when they were about to land on her, and recover quickly from those she couldn't avoid.

 

It's almost as tough as an undead boss.

 

Xiao Lan's Flame of Dalet and Luo's devouring ability both deal damage to Mrs.
Hong Yue, and although she can recover quickly, Xiao Lan's side will definitely have the advantage if the battle goes on for long.

 

But the problem now is that it has to be done quickly.

 

Adeline's mission had to be completed on the night of the Red Moon, and if they missed it, they would have to wait another month.
The time consumed is fine, but the players will have to bear the dangers of the red moon night again, and how many of them will be able to get through it safely again?

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Xiao Lan estimated Mrs.
Hong Yue's speed, which didn't look much different from his eight times acceleration with the skill on.

 

That means he can't win in a short time even if he has his acceleration skill on.

 

So what should I use for ……?

 

A skill faster than acceleration ……

 

Suddenly, two words flashed through his mind –

 

Transient.

 

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Simply by not accelerating, the attack is also equivalent to accelerating after the process of movement is directly omitted.

 

With a certainty in mind, Xiao Lan activated his skills.

 

[Title: Poverty Can't Limit My Imagination]

 

[Ability: Teleportation]

 

[Time remaining: 00:04:59]

 

After switching [Bone of Dalet] to its sharpest blade form, Xiao Lan's silhouette disappeared instantly.

 

The next instant, a sharp bone blade appeared out of nowhere and stabbed Mrs.
Hong Yue directly in the back.

 

Sensing something was wrong, Mrs.
Hong Yue quickly dodged to one side.

 

But it was already too late.

 

A blade pierced directly into her shoulder, laced with deep purple flames coming through the front.

 

Instantly, the fire of anger that the Untouchables had suppressed for a thousand years began to spread through her wounds, but bizarrely, there was not a trace of blood in them, as if it was not a human being who had been injured at all.

 

“Ho–” Mrs.
Hong Yue made her first sound.

 

Her voice was hoarse and hard to distinguish from her gender, and nothing like her beautiful appearance.

 

She raised her hand and tore off the flame-stained skin, which did not stop the flames of the Dalet, but slowed the spread of the fire enough to prevent her from fighting for a short time.

 

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Lan's figure disappears again.

 

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Another slash, coming from an unpredictable angle, cut into Mrs.
Hong Yue's neck.

 

Xiao Lan had no compassion at all, knowing full well that he was not dealing with a noblewoman in need of pampering, and that the slightest mistake could leave them all in the lurch.

 

“Ding-” This attack was stopped by Mrs.
Hong Yue with a fan and it didn't work.

 

But let's not forget Luo's presence.

 

Almost at the same time, a pitch-black blade came at Mrs.
Hong Yue.

 

The blade was extremely fast and angled, reaching her the moment she raised her hand to block Xiao Lan's attack.

 

Instantly, it penetrated her chest.

 

Xiao Lan could clearly see across the scene through the wound in her chest.

 

But Mrs.
Hong Yue, who had been pierced through the chest, did not react with any serious injury, her movements were only halted for a moment by the oncoming attack, and she soon resumed.

 

It was as if she had just been given a small cut.

 

Dai Bumao was next to her and saw the scene: “Crap, what the hell is she?!”

 

Zhang Qi was also surprised: “This isn't even human!”

 

Xiao Lan frowned: “Trouble ……”

 

This immortality and rapid healing ability is similar to Adeline's, and Mrs.
Hong Yue's body should also be a spell puppet.

 

However, there is no trace of the secret writing on Mrs.
Hong Yue's body, as can be seen from the tears in the material.

 

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Adeline's weaknesses are visible, but Mrs.
Hong Yue's are not found at all.

 

This makes it difficult to catch a crucial blow to win.

 

Was she to be torn apart in her entirety?

 

For all this ferocious fighting, Mrs.
Yue is clearly not going to meekly wait for the player to dismantle her.

 

Instead, they are more likely to be demolished.

 

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With time running out, Xiao Lan decided to change tactics for the time being.

 

Once again, he gestures to Luo, ready to use the same methods he used against Adeline.

 

Luo nods his head in agreement.

 

After several exchanges of attacks, the dark shadows momentarily took control of Mrs.
Hong Yue's shadow while her back was turned to Xiao Lan, causing her to pause for a moment.

 

Mrs.
Hong Yue is clearly stronger than Adeline and is moving slowly under such confinement.

 

Luo frowned slightly and again increased the power of his control.

 

But this speed is no longer an obstacle for Xiao Lan at all.

 

He appeared in an instant behind Mrs.
Hong Yue and stabbed her in the vest.

 

But Xiao Lan wasn't done yet, after landing the blow, he used the inertia of the attack to increase his strength, knocking Mrs.
Hong Yue straight down.

 

The sharp bone blade pierced through Mrs.
Hong Yue's body and penetrated deep into the ground, pinning her directly to the ground.

 

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Xiao Lan pinned down Mrs.
Hong Yue with all her might and yelled, “Now, go and break the seal!”

 

See Xiao Lan Both were unable to get away for the time being.

 

Dai Bumao and Zhang Qi looked at each other, and a radiant light emanated from Zhang Qi's bow, heading towards the location that led to the seal.

 

All the spell puppets encountered in the path were bounced off by the light of this arrow and a hard path was made.

 

But as more and more spell dolls were encountered along the way, the glow on the arrows faded.

 

“Ha…” Dai Bumao shouted with great vigour and charged towards the road Zhang Qi had taken.

 

Oblivious to the spell puppets beside him, he swung his red glowing fist and slammed it hard against the seal carved in stone.

 

The stone carving shattered in response to a loud boom.

 

Finally, the final seal was broken.

 

Once again, the whole of Corrieff College shook, this time more than on any previous occasion.

 

The shaking was accompanied by a rumbling sound from below the tower, as if something was coming out of it.

 

At the same time, the campus was ablaze and all the voices of students could be heard calling out in panic.
Fortunately, the fire started in the quadrangle towers and there were no students or staff based in these areas.

 

Mrs.
Hong Yue's resistance is becoming more and more violent and the combined efforts of Xiao Lan and Luo are feeling overwhelming.

 

Just as Xiao Lan felt the other girl was about to break free, a little girl's voice came from the doorway.

 

“Mom.”

 

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Adeline, who has been transformed into a snake woman, appears, but fortunately the door to this room is tall enough to allow her to enter.

 

She gazed at Mrs.
Hong Yue, her eyes unblinking.

 

Hearing the call, Mrs.
Hong Yue's eyes changed as the crowd watched.

 

No longer the cruel and cold as before, it becomes vivid and tender.

 

She looked around blankly as if she had just woken up from a dream, as if wondering at the presence of her new student and colleague.

 

Then her eyes shifted to Adeline.

 

A look of panic appeared in Mrs.
Hong Yue's eyes: ” Adeline! Adeline, you can't come out!!!”

 

She looked around at the players nervously, “You can't hurt these children!!!”

 

She turned to Adeline with pleading eyes, “Mommy please, don't do this, okay ……
Mommy will find another way to save you, don't hurt them anymore, okay ……
“

 

The players had some mixed emotions for a moment, the voice was quite familiar to them, the voice of the headmaster they had been hearing for days.

 

Mrs Weld, who is the headmistress, really cares about her pupils and is always torn between her obsession with the resurrection of her daughter and her guilt over her pupils.

 

Such conversations have probably taken place many times between her and the dehumanised Adeline who only kills, but unfortunately she never gets a response.

 

Mrs.
Weld, whose obsession with her daughter is well known to the players, chose to protect her students in this moment.

 

But little did she know that the source of the students' nightmares was not actually Adeline.

 

Instead –

 

herself.

 

Adeline slowly approached, she reached out a jade finger and pointed at her mother, “Mom, look around, remember what you did?”

 

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“Look at yourself and see what it's really like ……”

 

At these words, Mrs Weld took a fresh look around.

 

It was then that she realised that her beloved students seemed more wary of her than the monster-like Adeline, with scorn in their eyes and scars from the battle.

 

And all around, there are a number of scattered fragments of spell puppets.

 

These spell puppets are familiar to her, and it is her own work.

 

By the reflection of the broken glass on the floor, she could see her face.

 

It was a completely unfamiliar, beautiful and enchanting female face.

 

Mrs Weld froze and touched her face incredulously.

 

Xiao Lan also withdrew his knife when he saw that his opponent would not attack again.

 

He stood quietly to one side, waiting for the conversation between mother and daughter to drop.

 

Mrs.
Weld straightened up and looked in amazement at the hollow that had appeared in her chest, which was healing at a rate visible to the eye, but there was no blood, no internal organs inside.

 

She looked over her shoulder, where there were deep purple flames left over from the previous battle, flames that had once again spread, while traces of the skin she had torn off remained here as well.

 

There is no flesh and blood beneath the skin.

 

Then she held out her hand to her bare white arm.

 

A layer of skin is torn off.

 

Two layers of skin are torn off.

 

Layer after layer of skin was ripped off by herself, finally revealing her bones.

 

The exposed section of bone was filled with secret texts that Xiao Lan had seen before.

 

No wonder I couldn't find any weakness in Mrs.
Hong Yue's body, it turned out that all her secret texts were engraved on her bones.

 

“I ……” Mrs.
Weld reached up and covered her face.

 

Her shoulders trembled, a good indication of the pain she was feeling inside at the moment.

 

The next instant, she tore her face right off with force!

 

After a layer of skin was torn off, what was revealed was her original face.

 

Looking at herself in the reflection, Mrs.
Weld's face was blank, but tears poured out of her eyes uncontrollably.

 

“What have I done ……”

 

She remembered.

 

Think of your own madness and cruelty under the red moon, of your beloved who fell in a pool of blood, of the students who fled in terror.

 

The original ……

 

She's the source of all the tragedy ……

 

The fire was still spreading inside the college, illuminating the sky.

 

The temperature in the tower also grew hotter and hotter, as if they were all about to be engulfed in flames.

 

Even with the players' physiques, they can't stay here for long.

 

Adeline and Mrs.
Weld's skin, made of an unknown material, began to gradually melt in the surrounding heat.

 

Suddenly a white, slender hand reached out to Mrs.
Weld.

 

She looked down her arm and it was Adeline.

 

Mrs Weld's voice trembled: ” Adeline ……”

 

Adeline reached out her arms and very gently hugged her mother, “Mom, let's leave ……”

 

Mrs Weld did not resist, allowing herself to be picked up by the child who seemed to have grown up overnight.

 

Adeline holds Mrs Weld in her arms and slowly moves forward.

 

As she moved, drops of skin-melting liquid dripped from the floor, spreading all the way forward.

 

Ahead of them was already a blazing fire.

 

Adeline's movements did not stop there, as she walked into the fire, carrying her mother in her arms.

 

A childish girl's voice came from far away, “We ……
should all ……
go to hell ……”

 

“Don't be afraid ……
Adeline will be there for mum ……”