Lost Hallows
"Hmm...it's not impossible."
After hearing Ximu's guess, Molina's eyes flashed, and she seemed to think there was some truth in it.
Large academies like this, which bring together elites from all walks of life, not only teach and answer questions, but also conduct corresponding magical research. Many new techniques come from the academy.
As the saying goes, you can doubt a magician's execution, but never doubt their imagination.
No matter which discussion room of a magic academy you go to, you can find a lot of bizarre proposals and ideas - regardless of whether they can be done or not, when it comes to weird ideas, I'm afraid no one is better than magicians.
"The old man said earlier that after the dean and the vice-dean had an argument, he'd been in seclusion ever since and hadn't been seen since... Maybe he's dead?"
Although Moli Na was just speculating, as soon as she said it, Xi Mu suddenly felt an inexplicable chill for some reason.
——Will it?
How could a great magician with great magical powers, the chosen one of the Moon God, die because of an out-of-control magic experiment?
Were there no corresponding precautions before the experiment began? Wasn't it stopped promptly after the problem was discovered?
Or was it that everything happened so suddenly that even this powerful magician had no time to react before a disaster had already occurred?
If that were true... what a terrible loss of control that would be!
Ximu's limited experience made it impossible for her to imagine the details, but judging from the academy map that Ruixia had shown them before, the tower where Dean Phises lived was located at the highest point of the academy. Once the uncontrolled magic power leaked from there, it would naturally cover the entire academy quickly!
After briefly expressing his thoughts, Molina's expression changed drastically. She suddenly turned around and said with sudden realization, "Could it be that... this dean is the mastermind behind this?!"
"Why do you say that?"
"Think about it," Morina perked up, a mixture of fear and excitement. "If there really was a major accident, the Moon Sage would have been the first to bear the brunt! But the Great Mage isn't so easy to kill. Perhaps, despite suffering heavy damage, he's still alive. That's why he's set up spatial traps in the dense forests surrounding the academy, hunting those who get lost there, stealing their energy to repair their injuries and revive them!"
Logically speaking, this development does make sense, no, it is even very likely to be the case.
but……
"But the dean is the son of the Moon God. Where did he get the power of space?"
This is not a law that can be comprehended casually. Moreover, it is said that those favored by gods will generally focus on the god who blesses them. In order to show their piety, they will basically not explore the fields and laws belonging to other gods.
"Isn't there still the vice-president?"
It seems that although Morina had many complaints about the old man, she was still listening carefully to the information he mentioned.
Looking back now, she naturally became more certain:
"That Vice Dean, Mi, Mi what's his name, isn't he good at spatial magic? Even though they had a falling out, they were good friends before and must have shared their research experiences. Since the Dean is so knowledgeable and has a strong memory, it wouldn't be surprising for him to learn some spatial magic from him, right?"
The short-haired girl was immersed in the shock of discovering a huge secret. Although Ximu thought it made sense, a trace of confusion still lingered in her.
If everything here is manipulated by Dean Fiseth behind the scenes, then...
What about that "sight"?
After officially entering the academy, the feeling of being watched kept looming in her mind, making her tremble in her heart and feel deeply foreboding.
But the more I moved around, the harder it became to detect the exact location of the "sight". I just felt that it was coming from above my head and was everywhere.
She wouldn't be wrong.
This is the breath of the god of killing worshipped by their family.
——But why?
Summoning a god's bow is no easy task. Not only does it require a bloodline that has signed a contract, but it also requires offering a suitable sacrifice that the other party desires in order to succeed...
Besides, even if other family members were trapped inside, what would be the point of summoning the gods? Given their family's style, killing anyone they saw and ultimately becoming a puppet of slaughter was more like the behavior of a fanatic.
Or perhaps their god had been here before, leaving behind some traces of his presence or something...
Suddenly, Ximu's thoughts stopped for a moment.
Things that are imbued with the aura of the gods, besides Himself and the sacrifices He has personally marked, may also be... something that He has blessed!
——Holy weapon!
Almost a century ago, the holy artifact, the "Thorn of the End", was taken away by the then head of the family and has been lost ever since. No matter how hard the family searches for it, there is no trace of it!
Could it be that... the family's sacred relic, which had been so elusive, had been lost in such an isolated place?!
Such a terrifying conjecture made even someone as calm as Ximu unable to suppress a slight shiver.
After all, no one knew what kind of mission it was, but the head of the family led the elites of the clan out in full force and even took away the holy weapon. It must have been an assassination that was enough to shake the national situation.
But who they were going to kill and why they never came back have always been unsolved mysteries.
Because of the loss of the holy artifact, the family was condemned by thousands of people and was plagued by internal strife. The reason why it has continued to this day is entirely because the gods were too lazy to change the contract and only recognized the bloodline of the most noble group of followers in the past.
Because of this, the already dwindling family was forced to continue sacrificing the eldest son and daughter of each generation. Although the first child of the family was destined to have no chance of inheriting the family business, he could only live to adulthood at most.
The child chosen as the sacrifice has the sole purpose of becoming a puppet that knows only killing.
He does not need to have profound knowledge or extraordinary talent. He just needs to know how to take a person's life in the shortest time possible and please the gods with the death of others.
Because of this, Ximu had never read the relevant family documents and had no idea what this lost sacred object looked like.
But if that high and mighty god was really looking down on her through this holy artifact... could it be that the unknown commission that the ancestors had gone out to carry out was also somehow related to this academy?
If you commission a killer, then of course he has to assassinate someone.
Who is the client and who is the target?
A huge shadow was looming under the water. Just when Ximu was about to touch upon the crux of the matter, a voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"...Ximu, are you okay? What are you thinking about?"
Morina slowly stood up, trying to keep her balance on the long beam, and slowly approached her.
Xi Mu raised his hand to support her, thought for a moment, and finally decided to keep the matter of the family sacred artifact a secret in advance.
After all, these are just my guesses so far. It won’t be too late to tell them after I have confirmed it.
"Nothing. Did you have a good rest?" Xi Mu asked.
"Well, my magic power has almost recovered - so shall we continue?"
Ximu nodded: "We have almost finished looking at the first floor, let's take a look upstairs."
In fact, when they were looking for the old man's residence before, they had already roughly toured the entire dormitory area. Now that they were revisiting the place, it was much smoother than the first time they arrived.
In addition to releasing a mechanical bug at a fixed point in each new area, Ximu continued to familiarize himself with the terrain and explore his opponents during battle. While regaining his touch, he was also collecting relevant intelligence.
The spells used by the magicians here are mostly moon magic accompanied by starlight. Even if some people occasionally use some elemental magic, it can be seen that it is only used as an auxiliary means and is not specialized.
Some of the stronger opponents had improved in the quality of their clothing and staffs. After exchanging views with Morina, they all agreed that these people must have been outstanding senior students in their previous lives, and might even have been professor assistants.
Fortunately, such powerful opponents are rare. I don’t know whether it is because there are not many of them or because their main activities are not here.
Moreover, judging by the subtle differences in the patterns on their magic robes, there may have been some different factions within the academy at that time.
Like the bright moon pattern, it should be a magician who specializes in moon magic.
But even if they are all moon patterns, there seem to be some other branches. For example, some have full moons, some have crescent moons, some have stars next to the moon, and some have only stars...
"This academy is pretty divided... Do these different factions really never fight?"
This is the comment made by Morina, who had nothing to do with the matter.
And as the exploration progresses, the higher you go in the higher levels, the more rooms you will not be able to open.
Ximu and Moli Na did not have any profound attainments in unlocking the seal. To be on the safe side, they did not choose to break in the door by force, but skipped these rooms directly.
If I barge in rashly and find a group of alienated teachers holding a meeting inside, I'm doomed...
Although normal people generally don't gather in the dormitory for meetings, but...
"What if? Right? Who knows what these already neurotic magicians will do after losing their brains!"
Although Ximu felt that one should not be too stereotyped in dealing with the enemy, considering the current limited membership and resources, he still accepted this safer suggestion.
Morina was a reliable priestess, and could provide some cover when the battle wasn't so urgent. However, when she had to protect herself while keeping an eye on her teammates, her spellcasting accuracy would obviously be stretched, which was indeed a bit difficult for her.
"Well... since we're almost done with the dormitory building, why don't we go look somewhere else?"
Going up further, they would return to Ruixia's place. Ximu thought that there were sky bridges on these floors that could lead to other buildings, and wondered whether he should go somewhere else to have a look.
"Why?"
Molina's voice sounded obviously reluctant, but before she could complain, the mechanical insects that Ximu had released all over the building suddenly gathered together, leaped and arranged themselves, and quickly formed a line of words in the air -
"Don't rush to go, come back and rest first. Ximu, Molina, you have worked hard."
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