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

　That feeling of being partially revealed, leaving room for imagination, preserves a sense of mystery while allowing him to...

　It becomes more credible.

　After all, students' trust in their professors comes from the bottom of their hearts.

　However, besides Professor Holder Bourd, there were two other people accompanying him, whose true identities Dark did not know.

　The two men were completely covered up, and although they also wore snake-patterned masks, they were in the same area as Professor Bode.

　The two wore white masks, and their attire was more akin to that of priests.

　For now, let's set aside the question of why wizards and priests would appear in the secret passages of St. Marian's Academy; in short, at this moment...

　The mysterious atmosphere created was very much to the liking of the junior mages.

　Dark could clearly sense that many people's eyes lit up when Professor Bode and his group appeared.

　However, things did not develop in a dramatic way.

　Professor Bode tapped the ground lightly with his long, thick wand, causing the torchlight to flicker and the light and shadow to intertwine.

　He controlled his voice, speaking in a low, hoarse tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I am Snake of the Hidden Serpent."

　Standard opening.

　But suddenly someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise, "What do we do, Snake? Not only does he share your name, but he's also trying to steal your nickname, 'The Hidden Serpent'!"

　Snake Harriman, a fourth-year student in the Noble House, suddenly turned pale and glared at the classmate next to him.

　He was wearing a high-necked suit and a butterfly mask, revealing only his eyes.

　But this meticulous disguise was exposed by a classmate's words.

　Okay, now everyone knows that Snake Harriman is here too!

　"hiss--"-

　A small snake, about the thickness of a finger, slithered out from his collar, its forked tongue leaving a cold mark on his cheek.

　trace.

　Snake felt everyone's gaze and clenched all ten toes!

　Even Snake Haryan, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, was so embarrassed that he hid himself behind a black snakeskin mask.

　Professor Hoddle Bode was naturally even more embarrassed.

　But he couldn't expose himself at this moment, no matter how embarrassing it was, he had to keep it up.

　Therefore, he completely ignored Snake Harriman's presence, and instead slowly opened his arms to embrace the sky, that...

　The wand stood before him, radiating a striking magical aura.

　He said in a low voice, "The evil god has risen from the abyss, and the world is about to face destruction. We..."

　The hidden serpent, embracing the resolve to sacrifice itself, takes saving the world as its mission. Since you are here today, it is a choice made by a great will. Follow me.

　You could tell that Professor Bode spoke with a slightly hurried tone.

　But he still finished speaking, word by word.

　Dakla pulled down the brim of his hood and prepared to follow Professor Bode into the doorway in the wall.

　However, there has never been a shortage of unconventional individuals among the students of St. Marian College.

　Or rather, the creator's thinking is always leapfrog.

　When Professor Hoddle Bode turned his back to the crowd, those among them who lacked martial ethics suddenly...

　Shot!

　"Immediately bind! Forceful binding spell!!"

　"Shadow of Demon Extinction, Seal and Annihilate Demons!"

　As soon as the sound rang out, a ring of thorny magical runes suddenly appeared beneath Professor Bod's feet—an invisible force...

　The power surged forth, instantly freezing Professor Bode's figure in place.

　As he was frozen in place, long, twisted, pitch-black shadows flickered alternately among several other shadows, and then suddenly...

　Suddenly, it erupted, enveloping it like a black curtain.

　A dark blade flashed out from the darkness, tearing through Professor Baldr's robes like a tornado.

　The demon-sealing power contained within that ultimate technique caused a mud-like magical force to emanate from the area shrouded in darkness.

　A vortex that disrupts the flow of magic.

　"Oops!"

　Dark was immediately taken aback. Even he hadn't expected that a student would speak out against the Baldur Church at this time.

　He handed it over.

　But upon closer examination, Professor Bode's current disguise is so suspicious, and he is hiding in the academy's secret passages, so he must have some ulterior motive.

　If we remove the idea of ​​someone being funny, become wary of them, and consider them bad, that's also a problem.

　That's perfectly reasonable.

　Students who have made it this far through the selection process are unlikely to be dull-witted.

　The others did not make a move, perhaps because they were simply observing the situation.

　But for Dark, who knew perfectly well that the person attacked was Professor Bod, this was not a good thing.

　Almost instinctively, he reached into his card pack, and as his fingers touched a magic card, he began chanting "Normal Summoning."

　However, the next moment, he realized that he had been worrying too much.

　The first ultimate technique of [Shadow of Demon Slayer], [Sealing and Strangling], only managed to stop Professor Baldr's magical energy transfer.

　moment.

　When his wizard's robes were torn as a result, a surge of terrifying magic suddenly erupted from within them.

　Within that magic, dark characters faintly flowed, arranging and combining to form—a protective spell.

　A demonic sound, like the cawing of crows, pierced the air, and a dozen black crows, formed from condensed magical energy, emerged from his body.

　It surged forth, and almost instantly pierced through the body of [Shadow of Demon Extinction], leaving it riddled with holes.

　puff."-

　With a deep, booming sound, [Shadow of Demon Annihilation] exploded into a burst of magical power.

　Professor Bode whirled around, his black wand, guided by magical perception, instantly pointing at the unsportsmanlike attacker—a fourth-year noble student, Stuart Fowne!

　Stuart Fern's hood was blown off by a magical wind, revealing a pale and gloomy face.

　But at this moment, only a very small number of people were observing his face.

　Stuart Fowne's actions became the catalyst.

　Hidden among the crowd, those who, though strangers to him, shared similar thoughts and made their moves almost simultaneously.

　Those who couldn't keep up with the pace quickly dispersed, subconsciously avoiding this place of trouble.

　Dark immediately pressed his hand down, stopping the summoning.

　But there was someone beside him who was a beat too slow when he made his move, and a beat too slow when he stopped.

　They had also realized that the black-robed man wearing the black snake-patterned mask was none other than Professor Hoddlebord's Victor Gold.

　Suddenly, a newly crafted three-star magical spirit—the Blood Jade Cobra—was summoned!

　The cobra, as if carved from ruby, transformed into a streak of red lightning the instant it materialized, and then attacked.

　To Stuart Fern!

　Darke raised an eyebrow and silently distanced himself from Vitra.

　Immediately afterward, he heard someone sneer, "As expected, there's a traitor among us!"

　Robert Broheim, completely unaware of what was happening, instinctively stepped in front of Witt.

　He reached for his wallet in front of Gaode.

　The loose black robes and hoods that covered their faces prevented their identities from being easily discovered.

　But their suspicious appearance seems to confirm their status as "traitors".

　Although some of the costumed figures look even more suspicious!

　But in this critical moment, everyone actually had very little time to think; every choice was made on the spur of the moment.

　The temporary impression formed.

　An attack was launched against Professor Hoddle Bode, while attacks were launched against Witt and Robert.

　Chaos and disorder frequently occurred at that time.

　"Ah!

　Suddenly, Professor Hoddle Bode let out a cold laugh, raised his wand high, and the magic that snaked upwards...

　The tip of the staff transformed into a jet-black snake.

　As the black snake darted away, it grew rapidly in the wind, from its original thickness of a child's arm to the thickness of a water bucket.

　A terrifying giant snake.

　The giant black serpent, along with Witt's Blood Jade Cobra, attacked Stuart Fern from both ends.

　"Eek-"

　At that moment, the cry of the eagle soared into the sky.

　The eagle, gleaming with a glassy luster, swooped down, its jade-like talons digging deep into the [Blood Jade Cobra].

　The skin, and after grabbing it, it takes off into the sky.

　Two beams of demonic light shot out from different points, piercing through the pitch-black giant serpent formed from condensed magical power.

　The light of the [Spell Card] shone brightly in all directions simultaneously, and a massive chain forged from black iron dragged with a heavy thud from the...

　Shooting out from the void near Professor Hoddle Bode, the tips of the two chains had triangular arrowheads.

　Once the Dao enters the human body, it is extremely difficult to remove.

　Professor Hoddle Bode's face was hidden beneath a black snakeskin mask, making his expression completely unreadable.

　But Dark, who was keeping a close eye on him, realized that he had been provoked.

　However, it wasn't him who made the move, but rather two other people wearing white snake-patterned masks standing behind him.

　The two almost simultaneously drew a magic card, activated it three seconds later, and their styles were completely different from Professor Baldr's.

　Unusual pure white light emanated from the two magic cards, forming a white shield in the air.

　The two shields are shaped like coiled white snakes, and have a ceramic-like luster.

　However, they are not as fragile as ceramics.

　The two chains were melted away inch by inch by the white light emitted from the White Serpent Shield after hitting it, without lifting a finger.

　Not a single sound.

　The giant black serpent released by Professor Bod, though pierced by the demonic light, was not so easily destroyed.

　The giant snake rolled to the ground, but its wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　It rioted on the ground, scattering the crowd, and then suddenly sprang up, already pouncing on Stewart Fern.

　"The Hidden Village!"

　A transparent snake shadow appeared behind Snake Harriman.

　His magical spirit, [Hidden Serpent], unleashed its ultimate attack, [Hidden Village], at the crucial moment.

　The entire area was instantly enveloped in white mist.

　A loud bang immediately came from within the white mist.

　The giant black snake that had burrowed inside quickly fell silent.

　Snake Harriman, whom Dark met during a Halloween event as "Mr. Ghost," later met him in Huang...