It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

【Devil's Heart】

Quality: A (Demon Cesia’s magic core, now purified)

Features: Soul strengthening, can be used to create props and medicines.

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After the thick fog dissipated, Youla rushed over and asked anxiously.

"Vickle, are you okay?"

If he was possessed, the consequences would be unimaginable...

Vickrey glanced at Youla and said calmly.

"It's okay, let's go."

Then, he walked to Ralph, who was still unconscious, and recovered the Oliha steel from his body.

Yora breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the unconscious Ralph next to her and asked.

"Then what about this guy?"

Vickery frowned.

"His soul is severely damaged and the toxins in his body need to be cleaned. It will take some time. Let's leave here first."

"it is good."

Yora responded and planned to carry Ralph on her back.

However, Vickery used the mage's hands to lift Ralph up.

"Let's go like this."

"Um..."

Yora followed Vickrey, not knowing what she was thinking, with a hint of curiosity and doubt in her eyes.

For example, Oliha Steel, how did Weekly tame it?How could that endless supply of magic be?

After this battle, she had too many questions.

But Yula had no intention of asking. She would find out the answers to these matters herself.

...

The evacuation process went very smoothly, and the remaining monsters no longer posed a threat.

However, what the two of them didn't notice was that the Oriha steel sword in Yula's hand quietly disappeared into a wisp of black mist...

Chapter 147 Standing Doll

Three days later, except for the news that Chawen's servant was missing in the palace, everything was as before.

That day, many guards saw the knight Spencer and others who came out seriously injured. Ralph, who was possessed by Cecia, was still lying on the hospital bed.

In order to avoid causing panic, this matter was suppressed by Yekarina.

But privately, several knights were rewarded.

However, Vickery declined the reward and instead made a strange request.

He wanted to borrow all the medical books and drug formulas in the royal library.

...

At night, the full moon in the sky was covered with a layer of white mist.

Vickery was looking at various books in his study room.

"How to cure a curse", "Collection of mainland medicinal herbs", "Advanced elixir formula", etc...

In order to cooperate with the 'Devil's Heart' on hand to heal Yula's hidden injury, Weekly collected as many medical books as possible in the past few days.

[Medical skill level LV6]

With his master's heart, his medical skills easily reached the level of famous doctors.

With more and more knowledge, Weekly probably understood how to treat Yula's hidden wounds.

In addition to the necessary material 'Devil's Heart', he also needs a series of rare medicinal materials.

This process may be relatively long, but once successful, in addition to repairing the source of Yula's magic power, her strength will reach new heights.

"..."

Weekley put down his book and opened the secret door in the room. A doll that looked very similar to him was lying there.

With the input of magic power, the puppet made of mithril stood up unsteadily.

While purifying Cecia's soul, he absorbed part of the other party's memory.

Through these memories, he learned a skill in advance.

【Stand-in Doll LV1】

Effect: Split the soul to create a permanent clone with one-fifth of the strength. After use, the main body will fall into a 30-day period of weakness, and the magic power will be halved.

These days, as some plots progress, time becomes increasingly pressing.

Demon Cecia is just the beginning, the demon altar near the imperial capital also needs to be dealt with.

Unable to escape for the time being, Vickrey decided to create clones to search for medicinal materials across the continent and form his own force.

Vickery closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Start to divide your soul.

The process of splitting the soul was very painful, as if his flesh and blood were being torn apart by life.

Vickery's body trembled.

Waves of pain came through, and he felt like a part of his body was obviously missing.

Vickery opened his eyes, a little dizzy.

Souls emerged from his body.

A small group of souls condensed and formed above him.

Gradually the shape of the spirit body became smaller and smaller.

Eventually it became a light the size of a thumb.

That light was integrated into the body of the doll.

After that soul merged into the doll, the doll's appearance gradually changed.

The original metallic texture disappears and is replaced by a soft touch.

Apart from the different gray hair color, the appearance of this doll is the same as his own.

.

"Is this my avatar?"

The puppet and Vickrey said in unison.

After briefly sensing the clone's strength, he found that the magic power was indeed only one-fifth of his own, and the magic circle engraved on his body could not be inherited.

But this is not a problem, as long as you spend some time, these magic circles can be repainted.

And without the limitations of the physical body, a clone made of mithril can superimpose more layers of magic circles and change its own form.

Vickrey's thoughts moved slightly.

The puppet's arm grew longer, longer, longer, and finally turned into a long sword that shone with cold light.

In the future, the strength of this clone may exceed his original body.

A smile came to Vickery's lips.

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The next afternoon, Sophie excitedly arrived at the Class A classroom in the Mage Tower an hour early, only to find that it was already overcrowded.

She had no choice but to sit down in a nook.

But Olivia arrived early, and she was sitting at the front.

In addition to the 150 students, professors such as Dean Bach and Leylin, the palace wizards from the royal palace, and the floating island jury also came.

The reason is that Weekley is about to announce the research on 'rune magic', and it is said that His Majesty has already learned it from him.

The major wizards are eager to determine the truth of the matter.

An A-level wizard from the floating island said to Dean Bach.

"If Vickrey's research is wrong, do we have the right to stop the lecture?"

"Of course, you who come from the Holy Land of Magic have the obligation and the right to criticize the content of the academy's lectures."

Dean Bach said with a smile.

Hearing this, Sophie felt a little complicated. She not only hoped that Vickery's research was correct, but also hoped that Vickery would be embarrassed by it.

Very contradictory thoughts, what's wrong with me?

But before she could think about it.

With a bang, the door opened, and Vickery walked in slowly.

He frowned at the overcrowded crowd in the audience.

"...Nice to meet you all. The content of today's lecture is 'Rune Magic'. I believe you all have understood it."

With the familiar opening words, Sophie immediately took out her notebook from her bag.

However, Professor Leilin and others just sat with their arms folded, seemingly trusting their own memory.

Vickery looked around and said slowly.

"But I have to say something in advance. Rune magic requires a certain threshold. Those who can't keep up should give up automatically. I won't explain it again."

"If you are not satisfied, you can leave now."

"..."

The people in the audience gasped.

Here are not only the elites of the academy, but also the court wizards and the floating island jury.

Is he too arrogant...

"No, very good, let's start now."

I saw Vickery snap his fingers, and several runes appeared in the air.

The classroom was instantly shrouded in darkness, and the ceiling was replaced by the night sky at some point.

In the dark night, the stars in the sky shine clearly.

Sophie, who had a glimpse of space magic, was surprised to find that the classroom was connected to a certain subspace.

Is this the power of rune magic?

Everyone in the classroom stared blankly at the runes.

"As ancient magic that contains order, these runes have infinite possibilities. The upper limit lies in the user's understanding of them, not the magic itself."

Vickery's voice came from the air.

"If I master the runes, can I also teleport?" a student asked.

Vickery nodded.

"of course can."

Then, he used the starlight to resonate with the night sky and projected nearly a hundred runes he had sorted onto the ceiling.

Then begin to explain its composition and meaning one by one.

Sophie quickly lowered her head and took notes.

However, there is so much content that her newly bought notebook is not even enough...

At about this time, Leylin looked around as if he was looking for something. The wizards who had not prepared notes all became restless.