Chapter 210 Take His Life
Hevinia didn't know if it was her illusion, but the sun rose later today than usual.
It was already early morning when she returned to the room, but she still felt that a long time had passed before the first ray of sunlight broke through the snow on this land that had been frozen all year round.
Helvinia looked at herself in the mirror.
At this moment, she did not look tired at all from a sleepless night. She was wearing the cleanest and most solemn formal attire, with the most delicate and elegant makeup on. She looked like a young lady who had walked out of a painting.
"It seems you have made a decision." Bai Wei saw that Hevinia was dressed in preparation for going to the First Academy. "You are not going to cooperate with that guy?"
"Yes." Helvinia nodded. "If you want to cooperate with him, you need to reject the Lawrence family and stay in this academy. But I already promised Phoenix yesterday. Changing my mind now will easily arouse their suspicion."
"Yes, that's a very thoughtful consideration." Bai Wei also nodded, "But in this case, you will have to leave the entire Third Academy to him. Is that really a good idea? You still don't know how many wishes the Lord of Holy Music will grant, right? If two Seven-tone Divine Songs really appear, you may still have competition."
"That's true, but look at it from another perspective. If I keep him in the Third Academy, then there will be no one to compete with me in the First Academy."
"...I see." Bai Wei smiled. "One pasture cannot accommodate two beasts. Leave this less valuable academy to him and let him help you attract attention. At the same time, you go to the First Academy to collect more valuable musical notes according to the original plan. Is this the result of your sleepless night? You really thought it through."
Hevinia shook her head. "This is not a very thorough consideration, and I don't really have much choice. At this stage, the benefits of not cooperating with him are far greater than the benefits of cooperating with him."
Bai Wei agreed again and said nothing more, but he was still observing Hevinia silently.
I have to say that Hevinia's choice was indeed correct and rational.
And after going through so many things yesterday, he was still able to maintain the most rational thinking after a sleepless night. He is indeed what Bai Wei said as a "qualified predator."
Cold, elegant, and subtle.
As usual.
But...is it really so?
Bai Wei waited quietly.
…
When the sun rose completely, the bells that had been silent for a day slowly rang out.
This means the school closure is over.
Students and teachers have to attend classes, work, and... prepare for the ceremony as usual.
The ceremony must not be delayed. During the ceremony, closing the school for one day is already the limit.
Hevinia sat in the lobby on the first floor, watching the students go downstairs and leave the dormitory one after another.
Most of them had their brows furrowed and spoke in low voices, as if they were afraid of being overheard by outsiders.
But even if I couldn't hear it, I could roughly guess what they were talking about - naturally, whether Caesar, the culprit of all this, had been dealt with.
But they will soon know the answer, because when they walk out of the dormitory, they can see the magical boundaries set up outside the Forbidden Forest, and their faces suddenly turn pale.
Obviously, if the problem is solved, these things will not be needed.
And these magic boundaries cannot bring them much sense of security. Although it is effective for most players, can it really limit the player who is hunting Jin Yin?
Only a very small number of players with poor musical scales felt optimistic, thinking that the other party would not be attracted by them. However, they would soon be refuted by saying that the other party was not only hunting golden sounds, but also that more silver sounds had died at his hands.
For a time, people were in panic and no one knew what the situation was.
The only thing that can comfort me is that since the academy has returned to normal and the magic boundary has been raised, it should mean that things are under control... right?
Only Helvinia could see the whole picture.
She didn't have to attend classes, so she sat in the corner of the lobby on the first floor, watching the hunting band who had just returned from the forbidden forest discussing something with heavy faces.
"Why did you suddenly withdraw?"
"Why else? I failed."
"Yes, all the bands that met with that guy were defeated. Two of them have been killed by him. There are two more bands that have lost contact. I'm afraid they are..."
"How could there be such a guy? What should we do now?"
"We can only count on the two great families of Taichu."
"Don't they need to prepare for the ceremony?"
"That's the problem. Only the two Taichu families can get rid of that guy, but they have to be in charge of the ceremony. I think that's why that guy is so fearless. In this case, we can only retreat and can't continue to die. Everything has to wait until the ceremony is over."
"What about the third college?"
"The Third Academy is under lockdown."
"Lockdown? What does that mean?"
"Literally, do whatever you want, we're leaving anyway. From tomorrow until the grand ceremony, no one can leave the Third Academy." The man whispered, "That guy can transform into someone else's appearance, so starting tomorrow, the Taichu and Taichu families will send people to guard the main road. Anyone who wants to leave the Third Academy will be considered to be him, and they will take action directly."
"…Does this mean that the three colleges have been banned from participating in the ceremony? Will the students be notified?"
"Idiot, how can you inform the students about this? If they leave, who will attract that guy?"
Hevinia on the side listened silently while looking at the black tea in the cup. Her reflection was on the tea, but it was particularly blurry at this moment.
Then, she felt a darkness in front of her and someone walked up to her.
She raised her head and found that it was an old man with silver hair and the Lawrence family badge on his chest.
"Good morning, Miss Helvinia." The old man smiled and touched his chest. "Master Phoenix sent me to take you away."
So, twenty minutes later, Hevinia arrived at the dock of Thousand Snow Lake.
"Shall we leave by boat?" asked Helvinia.
"Yes, Miss Hevinia." The old man replied with a smile, "From the Third Academy to the First Academy, you need to cross the entire Thousand Snow Lake, which will probably take a whole day."
"Is it so far away?"
"Of course, this is a pilgrimage route after all," the old man said. "It is indeed a bit troublesome on weekdays, but it is the most suitable route at the moment, isn't it?"
Helvinia looked at the old man.
"With the natural barrier of Qianxue Lake, it is impossible for that troublesome guy to get into the first academy." The old man said, "Of course, even if he really goes there, the Lawrence family will guarantee your safety. Please believe this. We have made a promise to your father."
Hearing the old man say this, Hevinia immediately responded with a grateful expression.
There were quite a few people on the dock, and most of them were the band members who came to hunt down Caesar yesterday. There were also a few senior professors from the three colleges, such as Hevinia's mentor Leona, and the dean of the three academies, Gucci.
This scene made Hevinia feel a little surprised.
In other words…
Hevinia turned her head again and looked towards the three colleges.
This extremely majestic academy, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is now shrouded in wind and snow, as if it has been abandoned by the world.
Helvinia suddenly thought of Adele. She looked around and didn't see her at the dock.
"I killed my best friend and still wasn't picked for the band."
"None of this... makes any sense."
Adele's words last night emerged in Hevinia's mind, and only then did Hevinia realize that Adele obviously knew the academy's decision today last night.
"It's time to get on the boat, Miss Helvinia." The old man's voice woke Helvinia from her confused thoughts. She turned her head and saw the old man who had boarded the boat earlier was holding out his hand to Helvinia. "It's a little bumpy, please hold my hand."
Helvinia nodded.
She also put aside the messy thoughts in her mind, walked quickly forward, and extended her hand to the old man.
Then she heard a conversation coming from another boat.
"Where's Hughes? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"Don't you know it? Hughes is dead."
"ah?"
"They hunted that guy in the library last night, and all of them were wiped out. There was only one Silver-rank Night Watchman at the scene."
"Is there anyone still alive?"
"Yes, but he's gone crazy."
"… Crazy? How crazy?"
"He's sitting in the blood and performing upgrade magic alone." The man spread his hands and said, "Is he crazy?"
Hevinia's pupils narrowed slightly.
The outstretched hand also stopped in mid-air.
The old man looked at Helvinia with some confusion: "What's wrong, Miss Helvinia?"
After a brief silence, Hevinia slowly withdrew her hand, then said with a smile: "Sorry, I think I forgot something very important and need to go back and get it."
Then, she turned around and stepped into the abandoned academy under everyone's gaze.
…
Smell of blood.
A strong smell of blood.
The last time I came here, it was still filled with the scent of books, and the few smells of blood were from Hevinia herself.
Hevinia walked in the library. The mess and blood she saw undoubtedly explained what had happened here.
Obviously, the scene handling mentioned by the performer on the boat was just taking the body away.
Even they only took away most of the bodies, and the broken internal organs and severed limbs were still left in the museum without being dealt with at all, making this place look like purgatory on earth.
Hevinia could imagine the man's fear, and being able to take away most of the bodies was the limit of what she could do.
No one wants to stay here forever.
Apart from……
Hevinia stopped and looked at the young man who was writing furiously in a pool of blood and looked out of place here.
Suddenly, she breathed a sigh of relief.
I let out a sigh of relief, the breath I had been holding since yesterday.
"What are you doing at this hour?" Helvinia asked. "Do you have an exam tomorrow?"
The young man who was writing furiously suddenly stiffened and immediately raised his head.
When he saw Hevinia, his cloudy eyes were full of disbelief.
"Hevinia!" Ogg said happily, "You are finally here!"
"I just came to take a look." Helvinia said calmly, "I'll be leaving soon."
"That's enough. That's enough." Og nodded repeatedly, pointing to his notes and said, "I was just wondering how to give these to you. They wouldn't let me bring them to you."
"What is that? A cheat sheet?" Hevinia frowned, and then subconsciously took two steps towards Oger, "I don't need to take the exam now..."
She paused halfway through her speech.
Because when she got closer, she saw the silver note on Oger's body, which was now covered in blood and distorted beyond recognition.
Like a broken bone.
Og also noticed Hevinia's look, and then forced a smile.
"Sorry, Helvinia-san."
"I failed to level up, and all the notes were destroyed."
"I am no longer a player."
"According to the rules, I have to leave the academy today and return to my seed...hometown."
"That guy is very powerful and cruel. He said he would deal with you."
"I wanted to help you, but I was too weak and failed to level up... I'm sorry I couldn't help you."
"But I believe, classmate Hevinia, you can do it."
"Don't, don't let that guy kill you."
…
Helvinia couldn't remember how long she stood there.
She seemed to be asleep, as if she was having a dream.
Until Bai Wei's voice woke her up: "Hevinia, if you go any further, you will find that guy."
She came to her senses and found that she had left the library without knowing when and was standing on the outskirts of the forbidden forest with a magic boundary in front of her.
"You are in a bad state, Hevinia." Bai Wei said, "You need to adjust yourself... Don't forget those people are still waiting for you at the dock."
Hevinia opened her mouth and was about to say something when she suddenly felt something heavy in her hands.
She lowered her head and found that it was the notebook that Og had kept earlier.
This notebook, which seemed to have been fished out of blood, was oozing blood bit by bit in Hevinia's hand, staining her clean and solemn formal dress beyond recognition.
She opened her notebook.
On it are various excerpts of sentences and documents, as well as handwritten warnings.
"The weakness of the musical score."
"How should the performer resist the holder of the music score?"
"The body will not be destroyed, it can be restored even if it is crushed into pulp!!"
"The score is silver, and it was also plundered."
There are many more, including the golden notes that Caesar now possesses, and the seven-note song copied from somewhere unknown.
"It seems that he is really worried that you will be killed by that guy." Bai Wei said, "If he hadn't run out of time, I think he would have copied all the banned books he could find for you."
Hevinia didn't say anything, she just flipped through the pages in silence.
So Bai Wei stopped disturbing him.
I don't know how much time passed before she finally spoke.
"Mr. Visas, I don't understand."
"Um?"
"Why would he do this?" Helvinia said, "He and I are from the same place. You know what that place is like, and you can imagine what we have been through... So why?"
She lowered her head and looked at the notes in her hand, her own eyes full of confusion.
"I don't understand why he would become... such a person, someone completely different from me."
"I can't understand it." She said softly, "Really, I can't understand it."
The first time.
Helvinia felt confused.
No pain, no disdain, no pretense.
There is only confusion, the purest kind, as if one is about to get lost in the snow.
Then, she heard Bai Wei's voice: "It's an interesting question, because a few months ago, I also said something similar to someone. I think... maybe he can answer you."
"You became like this because you met Helvinia."
Bai Wei paused.
"He became like that because he met you."
Helvinia opened her mouth.
…
"Please, Miss Helvinia, don't kill me, please."
"Hey, sorry, I can't do that."
…
"Oh, yes, I'm sorry! Miss Helvinia!"
"Hey, it's okay. Why are you so scared? Also, please call me Helvinia-student!"
…
Snowflakes are falling slowly.
It fell on Helvinia's face and on the notes in her hand.
Time seemed to have frozen because of this.
I don’t know how much time had passed.
“Is that… actually the case?”
She slowly closed her notebook and looked at the forbidden forest in the distance, as if she understood something.
"Mr. Visas."
"Um?"
"What can I give?" she said softly, "I can let you take that guy's life."
(End of this chapter)
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