NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 262 Slaughter
"¡Boring!" Charlotte said lazily, resting her head on the desk as she closed her eyes. Anthony had to admit he felt lazy too. Normally, after so many days of vacation, they had the freedom to do nothing. During that time, Anthony, Lysandra, and Charlotte did absolutely nothing related to magic practice or training. They were bored.
They looked around at the other students in the class, who seemed very lively. They chatted and laughed, recounting what they had done during their days off. Emily, on the other hand, maintained her usual calm expression, although she frowned slightly when looking at the two people beside her. Minutes passed until the door slammed open.
A great pressure filled the entire class as Professor Athena, with her characteristic carefree smile, walked calmly to the podium. Her eyes were shining with vitality, wearing her black uniform with golden stripes. The murmurs quieted down, and the place fell into white silence as the professor smiled, causing her pearls to shimmer. With her hands behind her back, she began to speak.
"I hope you have enjoyed and rested in the best way. The proper rewards have already been given to each of the students who managed to reach the top 15," she announced as she took out a crystal from her ring and crushed it. A fine mist emerged from it.
"This is the new invention of the Faculty of Magic, with the help of the Faculty of Alchemists," the professor explained as the mist gathered at a point and took shape, creating small green pills that fell directly into her hands.
"They are small recovery stones, with the same power as a minor recovery potion. As you can see, there are a total of 10 stones," she said as she took one and placed it in her mouth, nodding with satisfaction.
"As you can see, they are very useful. Not only are they easier to consume, they are also much faster. The reason we are informing you of this is as follows," she said, storing the remaining stones in her ring. "It turns out that Professor Crystal can take these pills to the dimension. Of course, it won't be free. If you want to have them, you will have to buy them.
Each recovery stone is worth 500 academic points," she explained with a wider smile, causing the expressions of the students to stiffen and sweat a little from the cold.
Knowing the professor very well, when she showed that psychopathic smile, it was not good at all. "The sense of pain will be at one hundred percent. Additionally, the difficulty will be much higher. The creatures will be much more enduring, and the environment will be more hostile. In short, it will be much more interesting," she said, shrugging indifferently.
Anthony frowned. The pills were too effective, but that wasn't what had him pensive. It was about who had created them. Another of the chosen ones, in fact, the last of the four, was in the Faculty of Alchemy. It could be said that he was a genius in that field, but putting aside those thoughts, he listened to the professor's next words.
"As you know, I had warned you that upon returning from your vacation, the third event for first-year students would begin," she said, taking out another crystal from her ring and projecting it into the air. "The theme of the third event is as follows: 'Massacre,'" she announced with a smile as the screen changed and warped, showing a dark forest and ruins scattered everywhere.
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"Your goal in this event is to hunt down the crazy cult bastards. Yes, I can say you will kill people," her expression turned serious. "No, animals. That is the word that best describes those crazies."
"There will be the seven cults of the biblical plagues. You will have all the information that the Empire possesses about them: their power, their behavior, their movements. The data used in this event was thanks to the members of the Cult Hunting Faculty who know those crazies much better than themselves. You will know the characteristics of each of them. This event will be as real as possible.
Of course, there is also the option that if you are captured, you will be unlucky enough to be dismembered alive or even mutilated, and even beyond, you could be sacrificed alive," she said with a sinister smile.
Some students paled and trembled slightly at her words. In previous events, the sense of pain did not reach one hundred percent. Some had nightmares about their own deaths, but there was a difference: they didn't die like pigs in a slaughterhouse. Now, with the idea of falling into the hands of those crazies, they felt despair. Some even began to murmur nonsensical words.
The professor, on the other hand, was smiling broadly, happy with the students' suffering. She shook her head and said, "Don't worry so much. This event is something special. The Cult Hunters Faculty recruits will also participate. All the first-year recruits are about a hundred and fifty students, totaling 225 in the entire dimensional world. Normally, the space and terrain will be much larger.
You have the option to form groups with them or you can refuse, but personally, I would prefer you to join them. You can learn a lot just by observing them."
She pursed her lips slightly. "The cult leaders will be one rank above yours, they may even reach the Fallen rank. The rest will all be of Maximum-Titan rank," she said, and the screen disappeared as she stored the crystal in her ring. "I think I'm not forgetting anything," she added, letting out a tired sigh. "That's all for today.
Tomorrow will be the event, so you will have one more day of rest, I suppose," she concluded before disappearing from the class.
"This will be much harder," commented a student as he looked at the ceiling. He was not wrong at all; the difficulty was much higher than they themselves thought. "I don't feel well," said another girl as she covered her mouth.
The class quickly became noisy, with each expressing their own concerns.
Anthony left the room with Charlotte by his side, although he, on the contrary, was very excited.