Chapter 36: Cornelia's Many Talents
The hallways of the Demon Academy were dimly lit. Both sides of the walls were covered in flickering light that casted blurry shadows.
Cornelia was carrying Dekan down the hallway.
Dekan was resting with his eyes closed.
Aside from a slight headache, he had mostly recovered.
Suddenly, Cornelia seemed to have noticed something and her brows furrowed slightly.
"Dekan, it seems there's movement," Cornelia suddenly lowered her head and whispered softly in Dekan's ear.
Dekan replied, "Pinpoint the location."
Cornelia activated the spell card Dekan had given her earlier, “Echo Location."
[Echo Location]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Quality: Blue Uncommon]
[Tier: 1]
[Effect: Perceive the location of individuals within a 100-meter radius.]
[Note: Cannot be blocked by visual camouflage skills.]
Since Dekan lacked any close combat abilities, in their two-person team, Cornelia had to take on multiple roles such as the tank, scout, and DPS.
Although her designated role wasn't a scout, her formidable physical abilities, combined with her exceptional perception, made her on par with a scout of the same tier who possessed recon skills.
Plus, she could pick locks and had excellent assassination abilities. With a few utility spell cards with low consumption, she could even double as a scout.
"It’s not the principal; there are two people following us," Cornelia quietly informed Dekan.
"Keep walking as if you haven't noticed anything," Dekan instructed.
After a while, he whispered to Cornelia, "Are they still following us?"
Cornelia checked before replying, "Yes."
At this point, the school had been set to class time so there shouldn't be any other demon students in the hallway besides the principal. Demons wouldn't dare to follow them.
The short man couldn't hide his greedy smile. These young geniuses were often elites cultivated at great expense by various countries. He was certain that they surely carried rare cards.
"Even if their cards are good, they're just two young kids with limited combat experience. After going through such intense exploration, they must have taken a lot of damage. I detected that one of them is already seriously injured and can barely walk."
"Heh, two plump pieces of meat. We've been holding back our strength all along. They won't be able to handle our surprise attack."
However, just as they were about to move forward...
“Do you feel that something is amiss?” The veil-wearing man frowned as he signaled with his hands.
“Is there?”
“I feel that the air seems... different.”
Before they could even determine what was going on, a bright light completely illuminated the hallway. A violent explosion shocked the hallway and flames covered both men.
Emerging from the explosion, the men were completely tattered.
“Cough cough. A tier 3 fire magic?”
As the smoke dispersed, four giant masks with strange appearances were present beside the veil-covered man. They shielded him and his accomplice.
While the explosion damaged their clothes, it did not cause any substantial damage.
However, immediately after, the short man suddenly lost balance and nearly fell.
“Hold your breath!” shouted the veil-covered man.
Following that explosion, a colorless and odorless poisonous gas covered the air. If they were to breathe that in, they would likely lose consciousness.
“Damn it! Those two bastards detected us! We need to move away from this corridor!”
As the hallways were not completely sealed, they would be able to escape the vicinity of the poisonous gas just by changing their location.
However, right when they were changing direction, they discovered that the ground around them became littered with spikes. Even the floor carpet was slowly being corroded by the spikes.
Those spikes were undoubtedly coated with a potent poison.
"These two bastards! Which school taught them to use cards like this?!"
The short man couldn't help but roar with anger. If it weren't for the veil-wearing man protecting him, he would likely have been pierced by these spikes by now.
And now, he was certain of one thing: the young boy and girl were not good people.This creation is firmly rooted in the depths of Nøv€lß¡n★
