The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"right now we……"

　"Let's talk about it outside."

　Professor Sylph interrupted Professor Cazell's speech, led them back to the outer room, and then set up a barrier.

　Professor Cazell then spoke again: "Jeffrey's account is vague, but I suspect it's related to his brain being eroded. Anyway, let's leave that aside for now. Dark, what did you find?"

　Dark said, "That secret room was gone when I returned."

　Professor Cazell nodded slowly and said, "Indeed, it is a secret room that Jeffrey can only find by searching for it himself. We will not go into the mysteries of the secret passage here for now."

　"Let's put all that aside for now, then what should we talk about?" Professor Lily blinked and said with an innocent look.

　Professor Cazell blushed and said, "Now we've not only confirmed the existence of the second consciousness, but we've also found Jeffrey's laboratory. With both verifications, I'm certain Jeffrey wasn't lying; he never cultivated a complete demon. That 'Cerebrolyst Demon' wasn't created by him."

　"In other words, there is a third person," Professor Sylph concluded.

　Professor Cazell nodded and said:

　[Refreshing in a while]

　The professors did not question him at this time; they left the secret passage and returned to the infirmary.

　"Put these things away first."

　The professors put the packed items into the ward and then put Angus Jeffrey back in bed.

　Angus Jeffrey, forced to crawl back into bed, looked utterly bewildered.

　But then, his upper and lower eyelids began a fierce battle.

　Just half a minute later, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

　The professors then exchanged glances, their expressions grave.

　"right now we……"

　"Let's talk about it outside."

　Professor Sylph interrupted Professor Cazell's speech, led them back to the outer room, and then set up a barrier.

　Professor Cazell then spoke again: "Jeffrey's account is vague, but I suspect it's related to his brain being eroded. Anyway, let's leave that aside for now. Dark, what did you find?"

　Dark said, "That secret room was gone when I returned."

　Professor Cazell nodded slowly and said, "Indeed, it is a secret room that Jeffrey can only find by searching for it himself. We will not go into the mysteries of the secret passage here for now."

　"Let's put all that aside for now, then what should we talk about?" Professor Lily blinked and said with an innocent look.

　Professor Cazell blushed and said, "Now we've not only confirmed the existence of the second consciousness, but we've also found Jeffrey's laboratory. With both verifications, I'm certain Jeffrey wasn't lying; he never cultivated a complete demon. That 'Cerebrolyst Demon' wasn't created by him."

　"In other words, there is a third person," Professor Sylph concluded.

　Professor Cazell nodded and said:

Chapter 708

　Even in the demon realm, not all creatures possess the dark attribute.

　The flash bug is a particularly unique insect among them.

　It is born in the darkest places, yet it possesses the attribute of light, making it extremely rare, and it also has a very special ability.

　Professor Sylph immediately recalled the creature upon seeing its appearance.

　Flashbugs can ignore any barrier and freely move between the inside and outside of it!

　When the demons invaded St. Marian Academy, they crossed the barrier using flash bugs.

　If she had seen the flash bug back then, she would probably have gritted her teeth for a while, but now she was much calmer.

　"Does that book, *Into the Abyss*, even include methods for cultivating 'Flash Bugs'?"

　Faced with Professor Sylph's question, Angus Jeffrey instinctively wanted to reply "Yes." But he had just opened his mouth when he suddenly froze on the spot.

　As he pondered further along his own thoughts, he suddenly realized that he couldn't recall any method for cultivating "flash bugs" at all.

　Therefore, he had no choice but to reply, "I think... there is?"

　It should exist, otherwise how did he get this "Flash Bug" magic card?

　Angus Jeffrey's mind skipped over the thought for a moment, then he subconsciously ignored it and forced "Flash Bug" to use its finishing move.

　……

　Dark stood to the side, watching the "Flash Bug" with curiosity.

　In the afternoon, while patiently waiting in the teachers' dormitory for the "Coffin of Death" to remove the "Netherworld Fire" from Lacey's body, he took the time to read "Into the Abyss".

　Despite Professor Midia's earlier remarks subtly hinting against reading the book, Dark couldn't suppress his curiosity.

　Of course, he deliberately avoided looking at the specific methods for cultivating those special demon races in the book. He only skimmed the introductory descriptions of those special demon races.

　There are indeed many kinds of demons, and the various special demons are all kinds of strange and interesting.

　Some of these demons may not be individually powerful, but they possess special abilities that are incredibly overpowered.

　For example, Angus Jeffrey's "Dark Worm" is a very special kind of demonic creature.

　And now this "Flash Bug"... is the same!

　However, Darke has not yet found any related records in the book.

　But now he saw it with his own eyes—a demonic creature that could easily pass through even the barriers set up by the professors!

　……

　Driven by Angus Jeffrey, the white light inside the "Flash Bug" suddenly burst forth, making its already translucent body completely transparent in the blink of an eye.

　Then a flash of white light, and "Flash Bug" and Angus Jeffrey vanished from their spot.

　"He went into the secret passage."

　Professor Sylph narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice.

　"Let's go in too."

　……

　Professor Sylph then temporarily opened a hole in the seal at the entrance to the secret passage, and the group immediately stepped inside.

　Angus Jeffrey, who was the first to enter the secret passage, did not wander around. He waited until everyone had entered before saying, "I found a secret room in the passage, which is fully equipped with all kinds of experimental tools. Of course, you have to bring your own materials."

　He tried to keep his tone calm, carefully avoiding offending the professors.

　Professor Sylph said, "Lead the way."

　The tone was more flat.

　Angus Jeffrey's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head and walked forward.

　As he walked forward, torches on both sides of the secret passage were lit one by one, gradually illuminating the originally dark passage.

　Everyone present had a considerable understanding of the secret passage, so they were not surprised.

　But as they continued forward, the professors all noticed the change in their footing.

　They exchanged a glance and, without saying a word, continued to follow Angus Jeffrey forward.

　In less than three minutes, Angus Jeffrey walked to a wall, turned around and said, "We're here. It's in here."

　Then he placed his hand on the wall and infused it with magic.

　The wall, which had not had a single crack before, suddenly developed three cracks.

　These three cracks form the character "冂".

　Angus Jeffrey pushed hard again, and the door to the secret room opened!

　Then everyone outside the door could see what was inside.

　This secret room is quite large, but there is only one room from the outside to the inside.

　Angus Jeffrey didn't use partitions to divide the space inside the secret room; he just piled all his things in there!

　Almost immediately, Dak noticed the various materials displayed on the shelves.

　The shelf stood against the wall, with various materials, some precious and some ordinary, haphazardly placed on it.

　But Angus Jeffrey seems to have exhausted his resources in order to create that deck, and there are very few materials left on the shelf.

　As Dak followed the professors inside, he saw a shelf against the other wall that he couldn't see from the entrance!

　That shelf was clearly larger than this one, with one glass jar after another on it.

　The glass jars varied in size, some as small as the palm of your hand, while others were two or three meters tall!

　Dark's pupils contracted as he noticed various body parts floating inside some of the transparent jars.

　He looked up slightly and met a pair of eyes on the top shelf. Instantly, his hair stood on end, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

　This laboratory, hidden in a secret passage, reminded him of certain crazy labs that liked to conduct biological experiments.

　However, when he turned his head to look around, he found that the professors did not show any surprise, as if this level of experiment was nothing out of the ordinary.

　In fact it is.

　Archmages typically require a large amount of biological materials to perform magical transformations. And these biological materials certainly cannot all be finished products purchased from shops.

　Let alone the professors, even the students mostly obtained their skills by hunting monsters in dungeons.

　The materials obtained from hunting monsters all need to be processed.

　If you soak them in formalin, they will look much the same as what you see before you.

　The only slight difference is that the body parts soaking in the jars are basically alive!

　They may not be complete, but they already have a sense of life.

　However, similar to the shelves on the other side where materials were displayed, there were not many demon bodies left on these shelves.

　Angus Jeffrey truly gave it his all in his challenge against Dark.

　He walked up to the shelf and said, "These are the demon bodies I have cultivated, but none of them are fully alive."

　The professors nodded slightly and then dispersed to observe the entire laboratory.

　Angus Jeffrey stood awkwardly in the corner.

　He glanced from time to time at the blond boy mingling among the professors, a deep-seated hatred hidden in his eyes.

　As Angus Jeffrey's second consciousness, he did not seem to have shared memories with the first consciousness and was unaware that he had suffered a crushing defeat in the duel during the day.

　……

　After the professors had made their way around, they quickly gathered together again.

　Professor Mitya said with a hint of regret, "There aren't many novelties."

　Apart from the glass jars on the shelves, there was almost nothing in the laboratory that could interest her.

　Professor Lily seemed to have the same idea as her, but after walking around for a while, she went to the bookshelf and began to observe the body parts in the jar with all her heart. Occasionally, she would reach out and poke at them, only to have her hand blocked by the glass.

　"Crack!"

　A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of a glass jar.

　Professor Lily quickly withdrew her hand, but the viscous liquid inside the jar had already gushed out from the crack and poured onto the ground, while the cylindrical object inside the glass jar also fell to the ground.

　Angus Jeffrey's expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to pick up the thing he had painstakingly cultivated and put it back in the jar...

　But after seeing the shape of the object clearly, he suddenly froze, and his first step seemed to be firmly stuck to the ground, unable to move for a long time.

　Then he closed his lips tightly and stopped looking at the column.

　Dak glanced at the thing, but pretended not to see it.

　The professors kept their eyes down and pretended nothing had happened.

　Then Professor Sylph asked seriously, "Jeffrey, how did you discover this secret room? And why did you hide in the secret passage to conduct your experiments?"

　The previously joyous atmosphere instantly turned somber.

　Angus Jeffrey fell silent, whispering, "After all, it's an experiment that can't be done in the light, so naturally I needed a laboratory where no one would know. But I originally planned to build the laboratory in my dorm room, and then I happened to create the 'Flash Bug,' so I suddenly thought of checking out the secret passage, and that's how I discovered this secret room. I had heard before that the secret passage seemed to respond to the expectations of those who entered..."

　Professor Sylph said without blinking, "It seems you don't take the Academy's prohibitions to heart."