Magic Academy Bans Harem

Chapter 194 Escape Route
When Ritas woke up again, the scene in front of him was still the same.

The disorienting dust and rocks, and the bathing goddess who keeps issuing instructions.

After struggling to open his heavy eyelids and shaking for a while, Ritas finally realized that the person carrying him was An.

"Professor Ritas may be awake."

Perhaps feeling the slight movement and motion of Ritas on his back, An spoke up.

And slightly ahead, voices of surprise came from Merci and from the white disk she held in her hands like a compass.

"Water, do you need water?" "Wow, Xiao Li, you finally woke up!" "What's wrong with your body?"

Not long after, Ritas, who was temporarily placed against the wall, heard three voices that sounded almost simultaneously.

Ritas identified the three voices in one second and decided which one was more intelligent and which one he could talk to more helpful to the current situation.

"When I was escaping, I was stabbed in the abdomen"

"On the surface, there are no wounds."

An's voice sounded again, saving Ritas from the question "Can't you see my injuries?"

"It should be a special attack method. Maybe soon, I will lose consciousness completely like Ginny."

Both Ritas's face and voice sounded extremely weak.

"toxin?"

"It's more special. Although I can't explain it, I can feel that something in my body is being drained away."

At this moment, Ritas could not only feel the strength in his body constantly draining away and he could not muster the slightest bit of strength. He also felt his brain was groggy and his thoughts were running slower than usual.

In the past, talking to three people at the same time would not be a problem for him at all.

But now, even if he tried to concentrate, he could only barely hear one person's story. The voices of the other two were very vague, like background noise, and even if they entered his ears, they would not remain in his memory.

"That woman spitting out white silk is not acting alone! She must have a companion with special abilities by her side!"

Ritas' attention turned to the voice of the Bathing Goddess again.

He thought that the Bathing Goddess's judgment was most likely correct. It was the Bathing Goddess who keenly discovered the abnormality at that time, which made Ritas decisively use magic. Otherwise, if he continued to test there, he might fall into an even worse situation.

However, whether that existence can be considered a companion of the woman in white clothes is still worth discussing.

After all, in addition to informing her of the news, the missing figure also left the message "III" on the obelisk in front of them.

"Xiao Li, were you stabbed by that invisible man?"

"It shouldn't be. If he had such ability, he would have had countless opportunities to attack us since we met at the stone tablet. When we were powerless, he could call that woman over, and everything would become simple. We would not have room to escape like we are now."

As he said this, Ritas felt a sharp pain in his head.

It was as if making this level of analysis was very difficult for him at the moment.

"Where are we now?"

"We are heading towards the corner of the maze! I am pointing in the direction farthest from the exit of the next level."

The Bathing Goddess answered, her voice thick with worry.

After all, they were just trying to escape as much as possible. Even if they really escaped to the corner of the maze, they could only wait for the other party to catch up with them, and their dire situation would not change at all.

After listening to the words of the Bathing Goddess, Ritas was silent for a long time.

The rest of the people were waiting for Ritas' instructions. But Ritas, who was obviously in an abnormal state, suddenly said something very jumping after being silent.

"We should have acted separately."

He said this while looking in An's direction.

"No matter what, as a human being, I will not run away alone in this situation."

After saying this, An thought for a moment, and his expression changed in a rare way. He continued speaking in a slightly strange tone.
"Professor, are you thinking that there is only one person who is really a threat? So we should split up and she will chase me, and you can stay safe."

"She may not be chasing you, but one of them is more likely to buy time. According to my guess, even if she is caught, she will probably not harm you in a short time, just like before. She may not be able to move forward in this maze, so she set up traps at the necessary places in the maze to catch those who can lead the way for her. My previous test has proved this to some extent."

At this point, a doubt arose in Ritas' mind.

If that's the case, then why didn't the woman in white question An, who she had already captured, but instead continued to keep her hanging there as bait?

"No matter what the professor thinks, there may not be much point in acting separately."

Not long after An finished speaking, bursts of low laughter began to sound in the distance.

"It's time to go."

Under everyone's gaze, dozens of strange dolls the size of a palm appeared in the dust. They were made of white silk threads and made continuous laughing sounds.

"Compared to ordinary 'Star Mark' holders, her abilities are really diverse. Is it because of the Sin Mark? Or..."

Just as the Bathing Goddess said, the Star Pattern ability is also divided into stages, and the opponent is obviously at a higher stage.

During yet another escape, Ritas lowered his head and looked back at the various abilities currently demonstrated by the Darkin "Sinner" numbered ten.

If we talk about the most basic part, her ability should only be to release white silk threads and control them.

It's just that the "control" part is really diverse. Not to mention whether it is the invisibility ability of the silk thread itself or the invisible partner. The arrows on the silk thread obviously contain a reflex-like ability. Moreover, this ability is not only applicable to space magic, but also can be used to fight against the blue flames that also come from the star pattern. In addition, being pierced by the silk thread will gradually fall into a state like Ginny or Ritas.

Compared with these, the most basic weaving functions of silk threads, such as clothing, dolls, spider webs, cocoons, etc., are relatively inconspicuous.

Although there is no fixed number, it is thought that the silk thread also has the ability of "sensing". Otherwise, simply sending out the silk thread puppets with limited combat power visible to the naked eye will not pose a threat to Ritas and others.

"We can only pursue her in this way. Perhaps this means that the power of this maze to distort people's senses also works on her."

Through this phenomenon, Ritas vaguely realized the principle of the outer periphery of the World Tree Labyrinth that people get lost. Unfortunately, his brain, which kept "protesting", prevented him from summarizing these contents well.

"Is there any way to get out of here, Professor Ritas?"

As he fled, An, who seemed to have temporarily given up the purpose of coming to the World Tree Labyrinth, asked a question.

In a trance, Ritas ignored the question and just thought of something inappropriate.

After all, An is the third princess of the Kingdom of Libera. So, even if she usually dresses up as a maid out of interest, probably no one will really treat her as a maid.
So, is it really okay for me to let Her Highness the Princess carry me and escape now?
Should Mercy
Forget it. I feel that if I continue to blur the identities and status, Merci might be in more trouble than the princess afterwards.

While Ritas's thoughts were wandering, An, who had not received a response, patiently asked again several times until his question finally reached Ritas' ears.

"No conventional means. Compared to us, how did Ms. An and Miss Ginny get in here? Moreover, Ginny escaped from here. Therefore, your method should be more referenceable."

"We basically rely on Ginny's strength. The door we entered this space through is not a regular door. According to my understanding, this alien space is like a ship in a bottle. The professor can directly enter the interior of the ship through those regular doors. The regular doors we passed through can only reach the space outside the ship."

"I see. That means your 'door' is outside the outermost wall of the maze. In addition to going through it directly, the only way is to destroy the wall. There is another question. Since the dangers involved in this operation are foreseeable, why did Ms. An take Miss Ginny with her to act alone? Regardless of the reason, you should also bring some guards with you."

"Because when Ginny's power is activated, she can only carry things whose total weight does not exceed her own body to overcome obstacles."

After hearing An's answer, Ritas was silent for a long time.

Then, the first sentence of Ritas who came back online was,
"You're too thin, Ms. Ann."

"Now is not the time to talk about this, Professor Ritas."

Although her expression didn't show it, An was obviously not very comfortable talking to Ritas. Since she didn't know Ritas very well, she didn't know whether it was because of Ritas' abnormal condition or because he was just like that.

"In other words, your action involving so many people does not contain any conspiracy, intention, or secret that is detrimental to the college and everyone in it?"

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Faced with this belated accountability, An Weiwei lowered her eyes for a moment. Even though she could sense the sarcasm in these words, she still responded firmly.

"Yes. I just want to go back to my 'home'."

"Since the professor said before that there is no conventional means, is there any way to leave here through unconventional means?"

An, who has already realized how much trouble his unauthorized actions have caused, now only wants to leave the World Tree Maze as soon as possible.

"But, I need your help. And it's not necessarily better than staying in the maze."

After previous inquiries and considering An's actions, Ritas temporarily considered An to be "cooperative" and began to talk about his "unconventional methods".

To put it simply, the "Levi's Teleportation Technique" used by some legendary wizards in the world can actually be used by Ritas.

However, he could only open the "Levi's World". After entering, it was almost up to each person's ability.

Unlike the relatively stable alien space "World Tree Labyrinth", the so-called Livis Realm, like the namer himself (described by Ritas himself), is a terrible alien space.

It is filled with violent and chaotic energy, and there is a high probability that your five senses will be taken away the moment you enter.

Moreover, although it is called "Levi's World", Livis's control over that alien space is not complete. At least, she is not sensitive enough to detect any foreign objects that enter that alien space at the first time.

Based on my experience of being thrown in, even if I am fully prepared, the chance of dying upon entering the Livis world is at least 80%, if I am optimistic.

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The goddess of bathing thought that Ritas's use of space magic to hurt people was somewhat inspired by the "Levi's World". And, she also realized that the process of opening the Livis's World should be more cumbersome and complicated. Otherwise, when Ritas encountered a difficult opponent, he would not throw the disc, but directly draw a crack in the alien space to exile the opponent.

All I can say is that this method, which sounds quite powerful, can only be the backup plan that Ritas will use only when he is in dire straits. There is a reason for this.

"Have you thought it through? If we continue to stay here and get caught by that woman, perhaps everything in our bodies will just be slowly taken away. After all, if her goal is really to continue to go deeper into the maze, then in order to find a way to move forward, at worst we will become 'bait' to lure the next person in, so as not to die on the spot."

There were two things Ritas didn't say when he said these words.

First, the white disc might be the "key" to go deeper into the maze. Second, the woman was a top member of the mysterious organization of sinners called "Darkborn". Therefore, it was unlikely that she would be merciful.

"This necklace may be able to protect us in the 'Levi's World'."

After listening to Ritas's story, An took out a fragment-like object strung together with a cheap silk rope from the pocket of his inner lining.

After being captured for a while, An was the last person to be captured again. So, she hesitated a little, took out one of her biggest secrets, and waited for the cautious Professor Ritas to ask.

However, during this period she suddenly discovered a strange phenomenon.

The first person to show abnormality was Merci.

Unlike before when she was talking to herself in front of the white disc, she looked around blankly, as if she was talking to someone.

Then, Professor Ritas behind her also started speaking strange words.

After a strange situation where it seemed that only An was excluded, Ritas, who had originally not recommended escaping to the "Levi's World", made the final decision.

"Ms. An, please help me complete the preparations for opening a rift leading to another dimension."

(End of this chapter)