Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Did Hughes really suspect Elena's true identity based on just one sentence?

No, that's not the case.

In fact, the seeds of doubt had already been sown in his heart when he boarded the airship and stepped into the Maranseur Centre.

At that time, on the airship.

That sudden, unprovoked commotion almost made Hughes doubt whether the Bevik mark on his body had been completely removed.

But he was confident in his meditation method, and besides, his teacher Serafina had previously examined the remnants of his imprint.

Upon careful reflection, he realized that when he became agitated, Elena, who was standing next to him, had shown a slight fluctuation in her mental energy.

Therefore, without a doubt, the Bevic brand was most likely secretly applied by her.

In this way, he connected Elena with the mysterious vampire girl from before.

"..."

Thinking of this, Hughes pursed his lips slightly.

"There's one more thing you need to explain to me first."

He began to speak.

"Back on the airship, that brand from Bevic, was it you who put it on me?"

Upon hearing this, Irene's expression stiffened slightly, and her lips unconsciously pursed.

"Hmm...you should remember the first time we met, when I was 'Iluya', right?"

She nodded.

"I broke into your room not only because I found you practicing the Shadow of Black Mist, but also because I sensed the mark of Bevik on you."

"But when I finally found out, your mark had already been removed."

At this point, she shrugged helplessly.

"So back on the airship, I tried to cast a weakened version of the mark on you, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Upon hearing this, Hughes frowned and said:

"Bevic's Mark, what kind of witchcraft is that?"

It can drive a target mad, control the target, and it seems to have other uses as well... This witchcraft really puzzled him.

"This is a kind of mind-based witchcraft. The mark cast allows us vampires to remotely influence, or even control, the target's consciousness using blood as a medium."

"Irena replied."

"But I heard that the vampire who invented him, the one named Bevic, also developed other effects, but I don't know what those effects are."

At this point, she suddenly looked at Hughes, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes.

"And you seem to be immune to Bevic's mark?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, a thoughtful expression flashed across Hughes's face.

Judging from what happened that night, it seems that he was able to suppress the manic effects of the branding because of the help of meditation.

More accurately, they were several mental energy runes.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel glad that he had initially chosen the Gap Anchoring Meditation Method; otherwise, the outcome now would probably be unimaginable.

"By the way, who branded you with the Bevic mark? Was it Imos?"

Irene looked puzzled.

"No, according to you, he was already dead before that."

Upon hearing this, Hughes did not hide anything and revealed the vampire who had been resurrected using Sotadia's corpse.

"An apprentice's corpse? Resurrected..."

Elena muttered these words repeatedly, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"I don't know anything about this vampire either; I'll investigate it later."

She frowned; clearly, the vampire's actions had exceeded her expectations.

"Okay, if you find anything out, I hope you can tell me as soon as possible."

Hughes's eyes narrowed, and his tone turned icy.

"I'm actually quite 'curious' about why that guy branded me."

He paused, then softened his tone slightly and said:

"By the way, what should I call you now? Elena, Iluya? Or some other name?"

Now, Hughes couldn't help but wonder if the name "Iluya" was also something the other party had made up.

"Just call me Irene."

"Irena thought for a moment and said."

"Since you already know, there's no need for me to meet you as 'Iluya,' since vampires are too conspicuous here."

Upon hearing this, Hughes suddenly looked up at the other person's long, silvery-white hair, then nodded to indicate that he understood.

"..."

"Well... that's about it. That's all I can tell you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Iluya reached out her hand to Hughes.

"Just give it to me, I also have a way to seal it away."

Hughes nodded, then raised the bone flute and brought the mouthpiece to his lips.

"Waaah—"

As soon as the flute music ended, Aldek's spirit slowly floated up from his fingertips.

As soon as it detached from the flute, it began to disintegrate further.

"Pop—"

Fortunately, Elena immediately pulled out a fang-shaped container and sucked it in.

"Thank you very much for your help, Hughes."

After saying that, she turned around, and her body instantly turned into black mist.

"Let's hurry back, they're probably going to check here soon."

……

At this moment, the Wanling Pagoda.

The academy was somewhat dim because Dean Ramis had shut down all the spires, plunging the once-glowing crystal buildings into darkness.

The inspection was in full swing, causing a brief period of noise throughout the entire college.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!!"

Patrol teams frequently flew overhead, inspecting every corner of the academy, while long lines of students waited on the ground for specific inspections.

"Buzz—"

Just then, Hughes's figure suddenly appeared in the dimly lit room.

Then, he pushed open the door and walked into the building as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, the spiral staircase of the dormitory building was already crowded with people, all of whom were students living in this dormitory building.

Because the entire academy needed to be inspected, the patrol team stipulated that students should stay in the building where they had been for inspection.

As for those who go out, as long as they are within the designated area, we will immediately try to get them back.

So Hughes chose to return to the dormitory building, and also to hear about the current situation.

As luck would have it, the people in front of him were chatting amongst themselves while they were waiting.

"Oh dear, I just finished an experiment. Do you know what happened?"

"I heard that a vampire appeared in our academy, which alarmed even the dean, who immediately shut down all the academy's facilities."

"I was wondering why. I just saw an apprentice about to jump to the fourteenth floor, and then the device in the lobby suddenly malfunctioned..."

Behind them, Hughes listened quietly to the conversation of the people in front, muttering to himself:

"As expected, they concealed their true identities as vampires."

To this day, there has been no news that "Vallerius is a vampire," which is obvious because the Golden Crown has colluded with the academy's higher-ups to suppress the news.

As for the purpose, it is estimated to be to preserve the prestige of the Soyavaren family.