The blind villain of the academy

Chapter 151

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Episode 34 - Alessia and Zoey [2]

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Inside an alley far enough away from the Black City Dome.

"So, in the end, they really did steal it. I wonder who the madman was that tried to steal the last item from the Auction."

"I think the same."

"But if the Auction has turned into a battlefield, what happened to the leader and Senior Zoey?"

"..."

Amid the chaos engulfing Black City, Julian, Charlotte, Rinna, and the others were mostly worried about Alessia and Zoey.

Looking toward the end of the alley, people could be seen running back and forth.

On top of that, the sounds of explosions and other disasters echoed everywhere.

At some point, everything had been nothing but silence and peace, but now everyone was running in every direction.

Shortly afterward, someone entered the alley.

"It’s Veronica."

"Year Representative, what’s happening with the exits?"

Veronica rubbed her temples as she let out a sigh.

She looked at the others and said:

"It’s just as expected. They’re killing anyone who tries to leave, so we’re trapped."

Veronica crossed her arms. Meanwhile, Charlotte said:

"By the way, the leader and Zoey still haven’t responded."

"Now that you mention it, that’s true."

Charlotte had tried using the plaque that allowed communication among all members regardless of distance.

However, after Alessia had told them she had been captured,

She had not sent any news about herself since then.

Charlotte and Julian had tried to contact her; however, there had been no response.

"Eh, then how are we supposed to leave? Outside the Infernal Plane, I think it’s already three or four in the afternoon. What happens if we don’t return to the Academy?"

"I don’t know."

"Ugh, seriously, why did everything go down the drain?"

As they searched for a solution to their current problems,

Suddenly, they all sensed a presence approaching.

"Get ready to fight."

Charlotte shouted as the others grabbed their swords and Rinna prepared her magic.

They looked toward the alley’s exit with tense expressions.

Hoping it wasn’t someone powerful, however...

"Hey, isn’t that amount of Mana from a Six-Star?"

"Oh, shit..."

Clap! Clap!

Footsteps echoed as a shadow stretched across the ground, slowly drawing closer, whoever it was.

Then, at the end of the alley, a figure appeared.

It was a man wearing a black mask, with white hair and a suit of the same color.

His boots struck the ground with a steady rhythm until they came to a stop.

"Ah, here you all are... no, wait, two people are missing."

The man looked at each of them, scrutinizing every corner of the alley.

Behind his mask, he seemed to frown and asked:

"What happened to the other two people who were with you?"

"...?"

"....!?"

"...."

"...."

Without answering, none of them understood what was happening.

The one who stepped forward was Veronica.

"They’re trapped somewhere inside the Dome. They infiltrated it and were captured."

"What...?"

"It’s just as I said, they were captured."

"...."

The man remained motionless and silent as he looked at everyone present.

Without a doubt, two people were missing.

He looked at each of them in turn and finally said:

"I’ll go find them. In the meantime, all of you head north, outside Black City. There will be a Teleportation Array there that will take you out of this place. Whether you choose to believe me is up to you."

Shortly afterward, the man turned around and, in the next second, vanished.

".....?"

A strange silence settled over the alley as everyone remained in the same place and even in the same posture.

"Mhm, what just happened?"

"I don’t know."

Veronica looked at the others and said:

"Let’s move."

Veronica started walking out of the alley. Behind her, Rinna shouted:

"Wait a minute, you’re going to trust a complete stranger that easily?"

Veronica looked at her with a reassuring smile.

"Don’t worry, Saint. If he had wanted to, he could have killed all of us, but he didn’t, right?"

"..."

"..."

"Well, that’s true."

Veronica smiled faintly, turned around, and said:

"Then let’s go. Let’s not waste any time."

***

Surging through the sky as I flew toward the Dome as fast as I could.

’What exactly happened? How were they captured?’

After searching for the main characters, I told them to head to the cave.

However, when I couldn’t find Alessia and Zoey, I understood immediately.

’Unless someone discovered them, it’s unlikely they would have been captured, but that doesn’t make sense.’

If they had even managed to enter the Dome, it meant their infiltration skills were at a considerable level.

Entering the Dome is no simple task, considering there are puppet guards and even the presence of a Class 10 villain.

’Well, whatever.’

I used the plaque tracker to search for their exact location.

Shortly afterward, I returned to the Dome, to the same room where I had left the Shitty witch.

After entering through the ceiling and touching the ground, I turned toward where the Shitty witch was lying and said:

"The first thing I need you to do is observe the situation involving the seven rings they’re fighting over."

I intended to have her observe the entire situation from a broader perspective and then act accordingly.

I couldn’t leave the seven rings behind.

’They are literally seven Relics.’

Each of them possessed a unique power that was extremely important.

The Shitty witch pursed her lips and asked:

"B-but I won’t die, right?"

"Of course not, idiot. Once you’re done observing the situation with the rings, come back here immediately. Then, based on what you tell me, I’ll come up with a plan, and you’ll help me carry it out, understood?"

"Alright, but... where are you going?"

"To find two more people."

Shortly afterward, I started moving.

There was no time to waste. Searching for Alessia and Zoey would cost me time.

However, they are characters who will be key to Chapter Four.

So I need to prevent them from dying in this place.

’I only have about five minutes left before the effect of Eyes of the End is sealed.’

Once my Unique Trait is sealed, I could suffer one of two side effects.

I had already experienced one of them; however, I had no idea what side effect the other one would bring.

’They’re not very far from here.’

I used my senses and managed to locate them.

***

In the underground section of the Dome,

There was an area filled with cells. At first glance, it looked like a prison.

However, inside each cell were all kinds of torture tools.

Inside one of those cells,

Alessia and Zoey had all of their limbs amputated.

Blood covered the entire floor while both of them lay on a large table in the center.

Different kinds of carpentry tools rested on a nearby table.

Covered in blood, while a man wearing a mask and a black tuxedo wiped his hands with a white cloth.

Blood covered his entire suit and part of his mask.

Yet, unfazed by the scene before him, the man looked at the two women who were still alive.

"So, they’re two cadets from the Holy Academy. Well, now this is truly interesting."

A smile formed behind his mask.

"Who would have thought that mere cadets could infiltrate the Dome and evade those puppets?"

"I should congratulate you, and you truly impressed me, but it’s a pity, isn’t it? Now you’re here."

He looked at Alessia and Zoey, who simply stared at him with murderous intent.

Even as their limbs were slowly cut off with carpentry tools.

And even as they screamed in pain, only one conviction existed in the minds of both girls: to kill the man standing before them.

And return to the others so they could escape from this place.

However, if there was one thing they were certain of, it was that they didn’t have much time left.

Both of them watched as the faint light hanging from the ceiling became increasingly blurry.

The smell of their own blood filled every corner of the place.

The constant dripping of blood gradually ceased until it stopped flowing from their bodies altogether.

"Well, in any case, I no longer need you two. Normally, I’d let you die slowly, but there’s a whole damn mess going on up there, and even if the chances are low, there’s still a possibility that someone might rescue you. So I’ll kill you right now."

He grabbed the scythe, his main weapon, and swung its crescent-shaped blade.

Then he looked at the two girls and said:

"How lucky. Dying without suffering is something you should be grateful to me for. Tsk, honestly, I’m jealous..."

The man swung the scythe, and just as Alessia and Zoey were about to be struck by the sharp blade... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Boom!

The man’s body slammed into the wall of the cell.

Cracks spread across the entire wall as the whole area shook violently.

"Cough...!!! W-what the hell? Which son of a bitch was it...?"

Boom! Boom!

The next second, his body shot away at high speed, crashing into every wall along its path.

The man used the Power of Chaos and swung his scythe.

A thin blade of energy sliced through the air, cutting through everything in its path in a specific direction.

The man straightened up as he looked toward where he had attacked.

"Would you look at that, a damn rat managed to sneak in here, heh."

From the rubble that the man had attacked with his scythe...

A man wearing a black mask emerged. In his hand, he held a gleaming sword as black as obsidian.

Adel "looked" at the man with the scythe. Then he raised his hand, and everything around him trembled.

Crack!

All the rubble in the area rose into the air and began to float.

Then, the very next second, every piece of debris shot toward the man at a ridiculous speed.

"Cough...! Very well, you son of a bitch. I’ll kill you first. A mere Six-Star fighting against a Class 7 like me."

The scythe swung.

The Power of Chaos erupted through every piece of debris.

Meanwhile, Adel watched the scene before him.

’A Class 7...?’

He thought as he used Mana Sense.