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Chapter 234 Portrait of Moon Princess Lani

Jump, lunge, run!

One hit to escape!
After Seth stabbed the mysterious Kirigakure nobleman with a sword, he immediately retreated, not giving the strong man a chance to counterattack.

He didn't even look at the result of his attack, but chose to retreat because of a premonition of danger.

During the retreat, he had prepared for the worst, in case the opponent suddenly flashed in front of him, in case the opponent cast an unpreventable magic.
He was thinking too much in his mind, so he didn't come to his senses until he jumped down from the attic and was more than ten meters away from Kirigakure no Takato.

That monster didn't chase me?
He looked at the rapier dripping with blood, recalling the feel of it just now. He must have actually stabbed the opponent and caused damage.

But what kind of damage is this to the enemy? Minor injury? Slight injury? Or can it be healed in the blink of an eye?
He didn't even dare to think that his attack could cause serious or even fatal injuries to him. That was too unrealistic.

Being able to manipulate the fog of illusion that even professors well versed in magic like them cannot unravel, this level of magical attainment is definitely at the master level and has surpassed that of ordinary mortals.

Seth stared at the attic nervously, and so did the others. Everyone was waiting for each other's reaction. Tulsi had stacked several layers of shields, but she still felt it was not enough.

There was no movement in the attic. If you look closely, you can seem to spot its tall and thin figure lying on the ground.

This pose! Is he carving a magic circle?
Everyone was shocked. At this moment, Roger suddenly pointed to the front and said, "The fog has dispersed!"

Indeed, the thick fog was gradually dissipating, and the monsters hidden in the fog turned into dust with unwilling roars.

Seth looked at the still moving figure in the attic, then looked at the dissipating mist and illusion, and showed an expression of "I understand".

"It can't maintain the illusion while preparing the magic circle. This is a good opportunity to leave." He said immediately.

"That's right, let's go." Tulsi echoed, and everyone only had time to cast a group invisibility spell before fleeing in a hurry.

It was such luck that the other party neglected to control the hallucinations.

Seth and his companions had no desire to fight. If they wanted to pass the level before the elves, they only needed to defeat the final boss. The elites on the way could be completely ignored.

Besides, the figure playing the flute was mysterious and perhaps not someone they could defeat.

Running away is shameful but it works!
Seth looked back and saw that the attic had disappeared as the fog dissipated, and he was unable to observe the actions of the Mist Nobleman.

But since we can't see the other party, that should mean that we have already run out of its attack range, right?

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and sigh at his good luck.

This academy is really full of dangers, Seth thought to himself.

In the attic that they couldn't see, Kirigakure no Kyouto was lying on the ground, his pierced body trembling constantly, and he seemed to be struggling to survive.

He gasped for a while, and finally fell to the ground and turned into ashes.

No one picked up the purple spots that fell from his body. They were just thrown there. I wonder who will get them in the end.

After running for a distance, the professor and his group found a secluded corner to rest, panting, and finally relaxed a little.

This college, or rather this current college, gives them the feeling that it is not a place for learning, but more like a maze in the guise of a college.

At least they had never seen a school built in a twisted way in reality. A normal school couldn't possibly need hidden doors, right? Not to mention the classic "Cannot be opened from this side". I hope the designer of this school can see this sentence when he has to pee in the toilet.

Along the way, they discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, there always seemed to be a lack of "college" elements here.

This is a very subjective feeling, just like the previous idea that this place is more like a maze. Before, in the magic classroom area, there were portraits of magicians hanging on the walls, and there were classrooms along the corridors, with unreadable books piled in the classrooms.

But when we got to the academy, we found that there were fewer classrooms and books, and monsters were everywhere.

There were still portraits, but the intensity of the battles along the way was so great that they had no time to study them in detail. They even did not explore many obvious and hidden forks in the road, and just kept moving forward along the main road.

Until it reached the end.

"There is no way out," said Roger. He thought he could go directly to the area where the leader was along the main road, but he ended up in a dead end.

A wall appeared in front of them, blocking their way forward. On the wall was a huge painting.

It is still a portrait as always, but this time the style of the protagonist in the painting is a little different from the others.

That's a beautiful woman with, uh, blue skin, two faces, and four arms?
"Princess of the Moon, Lani." Tulsi whispered the name below the portrait.

This should be another magic instructor in the academy. I always feel that as long as he is related to the profession of "magician", it would not be strange no matter how uncommon his appearance is.

There are many portraits in the academy, and under each portrait is the name of the protagonist, but Lani is the only person with a title they have found so far.

The Moon Princess, this name sounds very powerful.

Her portrait is specially hung at the end of the main road and is much larger than the portraits of other mentors. Does this indicate that her importance exceeds that of others?
This must be the central figure of Rhea Lukalia, everyone thought.

Does this portrait give any hints, such as his status or school of magic?
Or maybe, could I meet the Moon Princess at the top level of this magic academy?

Roger hoped not. Although the other party was very beautiful, he could tell from the portrait that she was extremely powerful. He did not have the confidence to defeat the ancient magician.

Compared to his worries, Seth was more interested in Lani's life experience. He wanted to turn over the portrait to see if her life experience was recorded on the back, but before he could get close, he was blocked by an invisible shield.

Just like the portraits of Topps, no one was allowed to get close to them, but they didn't know about Topps and now they just found it novel.

Even the portrait is protected by a shield, which means it must be very important.

As the shield rose, a magical text appeared.

[You gave the world a moment of peace]

If reality is a puzzle game, they should see a prompt like this at this time.

[You have discovered a mysterious portrait. Although you do not know its purpose, your intuition tells you that it must contain important information.]

"What does a moment of peace mean?"

Seth frowned, puzzled.

His intuition told him that this information was important, but he was also itching to understand it, and he was ultimately helpless. What exactly does tranquility mean? Does it refer to peace?
"There's nothing new to discover if you keep looking," Tulsi said. "Go back and look at those forked roads."

"Yeah." Before leaving, Seth took a last look at Lani's painting and firmly remembered this mysterious figure in his mind.

Since the main road is no longer accessible, we must explore the numerous and complex side roads.

For the first time, they felt tired of the dungeon. There was no mini map like in the game, not to mention that many games would make people dizzy even if they had mini maps. The interconnected roads made the professor and his companions feel like vomiting.

It was a torture for four people to explore this place, and that was when they used the cheating invisibility magic. If they hadn't been invisible and had fought their way here honestly, they would probably have died several times.

They carefully assassinated the scout monsters on the road. Fortunately, their deaths did not trigger deathrattle and summon more monsters.

Tulsi and the others walked backwards from the back to the front, exploring each fork in the road. Soon, the first road reached a dead end, and the exploding crystal at the end attracted a wave of monsters to attack them.

"Change to the next one."

Soon after, the second road also reached a dead end, but this time there were three treasure chests there. Everyone happily went to open the treasure chests, and then cursed indignantly:

"Damn it, there are three treasure chest monsters, change to the next one."

They did not finish the third road because big iron balls kept falling from the ceiling of the corridor, and there were grooves on both sides of the corridor that could accommodate one or two people.

You can tell at a glance how to get through this trap, but it's too troublesome.

".Change to the next one."

The fourth road, by the time they got here, they were already a little tired.

It would be great if the number of people exploring at the same time could be increased by zero. This kind of empty map would be suitable for many people to explore together. It was not until then that Roger understood why there was no limit on the number of people and time in the Lake Lienia area.

When they were halfway there they wanted to take a break, but at that moment they heard a noisy sound and someone shouting not far away.

Everyone looked at each other. They didn't expect that there were other people here?

When he rushed over to take a look, Roger's eyes widened and he called out the name of the person on the other side.

"Luluwo!?"

"what?"

Luluwo, who was riding on the neck of the Royal Ghost and driving the cart, made a surprised sound, loosened her grip, and the Royal Ghost immediately rushed towards Roger like a wild horse!
"Wow!" Roger only had time to let out a cry of surprise before the huge royal ghost rushed in front of him, swinging its arms, which were more than those of the nobles who had received limb reattachments.

"Don't worry!"

Tulsi promptly deployed a magic shield on the younger generation. With the shield, there is no need to worry about the monsters' attacks, right?

Roger also breathed a sigh of relief, but—

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The Royal Ghost roared and swung its arms. The next second, its "Eighteen Dragon Palms" fiercely slapped the magic shield. Tulsi's proud defensive magic didn't even last for a few seconds before it shattered! Endless slaps fell on Roger's face in an instant.

"Fuck you!" Even Tulsi couldn't help but curse. What a brutal slap!
When Roger's body flew backwards like a broken sack, Luluwo finally reacted. A large number of chains emerged from under his cloak and tightly bound his arms, but this was not enough and could only restrict his movements temporarily.

"Do it!" she yelled.

Tulsi thought she was talking to herself, but suddenly a group of adventurers appeared from other corners and rushed towards the royal ghost.

Ah, where did these big guys come from?
"Ow!"

The royal ghost let out a scream of terror, and passed away amidst a huge crowd of men!

"call"

Luluwo wiped the sweat from her forehead, clapped her hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Fortunately, no one was injured."

It is true that no one was injured, as Roger was a more serious death and has now been resurrected at the gate of the academy.

Well, I guess he won’t be able to come back here alone unless everyone goes back to pick him up.

"Why are you here?" Without even a moment's mourning for Roger, Tulsi's question came next.

She glanced at the personnel composition on the opposite side and found that in addition to the old members of the Skyrim Strategy Group, there were actually sixteen unfamiliar faces.

Those people were all dressed as adventurers, and they didn't look like small fry. They were not as good as real elites like Leon, but they were also experienced veterans.

How did the Skyrim Raiders team gather such a group of people without making any noise?

"Come and fight the leader. He's just behind this road." Luluwo pointed back.

It turns out that the boss's room can be reached from here!
Before Tulsi could respond, she continued:

"But I advise you not to go. We can't defeat them. We just escaped."

Tulsi frowned. She was not angry because she felt that this statement belittled them, but she was thinking that how powerful must the boss be if even the strategy team said they couldn't beat him?

It can’t be as strong as the mysterious monster that controls the fog.

She exchanged glances with Seth and the others. What should she do next if she couldn't defeat the boss in the end?

Set shook his head. He was worried about the boss's strength, but he didn't want to lose the match against the elf.

Luluwo looked at them and fell into deep thought, then suddenly said:

"How about we work together? I've already found a way to attack, but I'm just short of manpower."

"I'll take you in first to experience the battle with the boss, then you'll understand what my tactics will be."

　The plot is starting to speed up.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)