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

　They can only identify them by the type of magical spirit.

　Professor Kazel was the first to be identified, after all, the "Goblin Alchemist" he summoned was very distinctive.

　That little old goblin, sitting cross-legged on the shoulder of the steel golem, seemed like an avatar of Professor Kazel, a magical sprite that Professor Kazel had publicly used on more than one occasion.

　The Holy Church's investigation records clearly document this. In fact, Professor Cazell is an exceptionally outstanding figure even among the entire faculty of St. Marian Academy.

　The Holy Church has sent him hundreds of letters over the years, promising ever-increasing compensation, all in an effort to recruit Professor Kazel to the Holy Church's Mystic Academy.

　Unfortunately, their strategy was flawed from start to finish; they were on the wrong track from the very beginning.

　If they had tried to poach Professor Deeds from the Holy Mystic Academy by first helping Deeds Maxwell regain his youth, Professor Cazell might have gone with him for free.

　And you'll even get a little Lily as a bonus. But if you miss it, you miss it.

　Now that things have come to this, Professor Cazell has developed a sense of belonging to the college and it is impossible for him to be poached.

　After identifying Professor Kazel's magical sprite, Bishop Sabrina Melville immediately informed the Twin Paladins beside her.

　In the unknown Mountain of the Gods, the presence of a knowledgeable alchemist is undoubtedly reassuring.

　Her nerves, which had been tense all along, finally relaxed a little. And after Professor Cazell, Professor Lily's presence was naturally recognized as well.

　After all, the "Legendary Fairy Links" she summoned was quite famous.

　"Legendary Fairy Links" is a true fairy existing only in legends and stories.

　Its ultimate move, "Fairy Treasure Box," contains countless fairy treasures, making it hard to believe that it is just a single ultimate move!

　Of course, apart from Professor Lily herself, no one knew that the "Fairy Treasure Chest" of the "Legendary Fairy Links" actually contained only ninety-nine fairy treasures.

　Lily had long since grown tired of the ninety-nine fairy treasures, and since then, the "Legendary Fairy Links" had been gathering dust in her junkyard. She only dug it up again recently in preparation for the battle at Mount Olympus.

　"Legendary Fairy Links" is a small fairy wearing a green hat and a leaf skirt. He is smaller than a normal human but is quite handsome and easily recognizable.

　After Professor Lily, the Holy Church and the Northland identified Professor Midia through a fairy-type magical spirit—of course, they already knew of Professor Midia's existence.

　The magical spirit that Professor Midia summoned this time was a colossal beast whose entire body seemed to be pieced together!

　This behemoth was her trump card during the war; it was called the "Constellation Chimera," a chimera stitched together from the symbolic species of the twelve constellations.

　While this "Constellation Chimera" is not as powerful as the "Child of the Constellation," who can also control the power of the twelve constellations, the "Child of the Constellation" is more of a support unit, while the "Constellation Chimera" is a pure and simple war machine!

　"Goblin Alchemist Maniac", "Legendary Fairy Links", "Constellation Chimera".

　The remaining magical spirits after these three are quite unrecognizable.

　Leaving aside Dac's "Viligion," since it's brand new, neither Sabrina nor Stanley could possibly know anything about it.

　The only thing they could sense was the relatively obvious aura of the "holy sword" emanating from it.

　However, "Son of the Hero" Vito God is currently an exchange student at the Holy Mystic Academy and obviously cannot be here.

　To conceal her identity, Professor Sylph summoned a ground-type magical spirit that was completely out of character for her—the "Mud Dragon"—leaving everyone baffled.

　Despite its name, "Mud Dragon" is actually a lizard covered in mud. It is a sub-dragon species, but it does not have the Dragon type.

　Its true attributes are "ground" and "poison," and it can absorb poisonous gas to a certain extent, preventing sudden poisonous gas contamination.

　In short, the "Mud Dragon" is still quite suitable for the current environment.

　In contrast to Professor Sylph, Professor Steven Harvey made no attempt to conceal his summoning of the ghost-type undead—the "Queen of Sorrow"!

　The "Queen of Sorrow" has a special skill that instantly overwhelms people with sadness, plunging them into the depths of grief.

　However, under Professor Harvey's control, this ultimate technique can also be used to cover up mental abnormalities, which is a very unconventional method to deal with mental attacks.

　This nine-star ghost species is not unusual.

　Harvey was just too low-key, and no one connected him to anything else.

　Stanley Longfellow and Gavin North clearly saw him before, yet they had no idea he was a necromancer.

　The academy's last nine-star magical spirit was the one summoned by Ophelia.

　She no longer used the eight-star "Bloodborne Sword Saint" and instead chose this brand-new nine-star magic spirit.

　Since returning from the Free City, Ophelia's "confinement" has become a mere formality.

　Together with her only "best friend" in the academy, Hephaestus Drowgon, she studied magical techniques, ventured deep into dungeons to obtain materials, and greatly improved her own strength.

　This newly unearthed nine-star magical spirit is one such example. Demon type: "Blood Donation Demon"!

　Even among demons, there are some so kind that even the Holy Church is speechless; the "Blood Donation Demon" is one of them.

　The legendary "Blood Donation Demon" possesses extremely special blood that can be absorbed by any creature. This blood not only has extremely strong healing abilities but also does not cause any rejection reaction.

　The "Blood Donation Demon" roams the darkness, offering its own blood to the wounded without compensation.

　If it is a low-level demon species, it may even evolve after obtaining its blood.

　It is such a demon.

　Ophelia did not possess this demon species before, so naturally she could not be identified because of it.

　The ten magical spirits summoned by the academy appear to be unconnected. However, each has its own specific role and is capable of handling most unexpected situations, making it a planned choice.

　[I wrote 8,000 words today! This part was really hard to write; I just couldn't get it going. I sat there all day with my mind completely blank. Anyway, the power's going to be out until noon, so I'll take a nap and then get back to writing... Here's a set of monthly votes and swords for you, muah!]

Chapter 939 Mountain of the Gods, Charge! (4k)

　The fifteen-minute break passed quickly, and Dak slowly walked out of the carriage, followed by Chris and Professor Cazell.

　The initial exploration won't require too many people. Chris has experience in exploring the outer perimeter, and Professor Cazell is the most experienced adventurer among them, and of course, the most versatile.

　With these two protecting us, there shouldn't be any problems.

　They can also explore the outer areas to acclimatize to the environment of the Mountain of the Gods. It's a gradual process.

　As for the others, they would need to remotely control the magical spirits from inside the carriage using a crystal ball, in order to ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible.

　Their crystal balls are all connected to the giant crystal ball controlled by Professor Mitia, just like in the Free City, relying on Professor Mitia to provide central support.

　Once they ventured deep into the Mountain of the Gods, all means of communication were blocked, and Professor Sylph no longer needed to conceal her identity so much that she could step forward and take charge.

　Dark placed "Shami" on his shoulder, whispered a few words to the [Fossil Pteranodon (Mountain Giant's Sword)], and then turned to look behind him.

　The Holy Church and the Northern forces were slowly closing in, with the Academy's pumpkin carriage serving as the central line, each guarding one side.

　Bishop Sabrina Melville, riding a unicorn, and Gavin North, riding a winged tiger, continued forward, running alongside the pumpkin carriage.

　The entire force then formed an arrowhead-shaped formation. The Holy Church forces and the Northern forces remained vigilant against each other, leaving a portion of their elite troops in the center while the rest moved to the perimeter, creating an impenetrable defense.

　From this perspective, they are indeed well-trained and can form a fighting force without needing to work together.

　Gavin North turned to look at Dark and Bishop Sabrina, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

　Bishop Sabrina Melville said, “Let’s go up the mountain first.” Dak nodded and said, “Alright.”

　The three parties did not exchange many words, but simply gave orders, and the entire team slowly advanced toward the Mountain of the Gods.

　Almost the instant the procession began to move, members of both the Holy Church and the Northern forces cast spells, and invisible ripples spread outwards instantly, reaching a thousand meters away in the blink of an eye.

　Detection spells of this scale are not easy to master, but for them they are just the most basic of the basics.

　However, as the ripples of the spell touched the omnipresent mist within the mountain, a noticeable blockage was felt.

　"The basic exploration methods that rely on mental power will gradually become ineffective after entering the interior of the Mountain of the Gods. The dense fog will not only obstruct vision but also block senses, shrinking the overall field of vision to an extremely small area."

　Chris whispered behind Dark.

　She stood there motionless, the shadow creatures she had summoned beforehand merging with the shadow beneath her feet, instantly splitting into countless shadow tentacles that spread out in all directions.

　This physical exploration method is more suitable for the environment of "Mountain of the Gods", but its drawback is that it is not close enough.

　Moreover, the farther away you are, the blurrier the detection becomes, and you will also be affected by the dense fog.

　The Mountain of the Gods used this method to blind and deafen intruders, then led them step by step into the abyss.

　However, everyone present was aware of this, so they weren't panicked at first. After the reconnaissance network was successfully deployed, the team's advance gradually accelerated.

　All vehicles in the team can move in the air and are not restricted by terrain.

　Their mounts were all tamed magical beasts, moving at lightning speed.

　Then, three minutes after entering the Mountain of the Gods, the team encountered their first wave of attacks.

　This outer area should have been cleared, but every time the cleanup team comes back, they encounter new monsters.

　Those monsters were exceptionally brutal and irrational, as if their sole purpose in life was to fight, just like the monsters in the dungeon.

　However, this wave of attacks did not come into view.

　The Holy Church's scouts spotted them immediately, and three silver-armored paladins stepped forward. They swiftly returned just two minutes later, only black blood dripping from their blades.

　Upon closer inspection, Dark observed that the three silver-armored paladins were enveloped in a divine silver light, which enveloped them and the unicorns beneath them, creating a silvery-white halo beneath their mounts.

　The three halos were connected by a line, linking the three silver-armored paladins into one, allowing their power to break through to a level that no single person could reach.

　This is a common tactic used by Paladins and is frequently seen in Paladin decks, greatly enhancing the team's strength.

　The team continued moving forward without being affected in terms of speed.

　No matter how low the individual skill level of any member of this team may be, their combined strength will undoubtedly be among the world's top.

　If such an elite force could be assembled during wartime, it would undoubtedly be invincible on the battlefield and become the enemy's nightmare.

　However, faced with the mysterious terror of the Mountain of the Gods, they were like a group of insignificant ants.

　Half an hour later, the team finally passed through the outer area and was about to enter the inner area shrouded in thick fog!

　"stop."

　Gavin North suddenly raised his hand, and neither Bishop Dark nor Bishop Sabrina objected.

　The entire team thus stopped before reaching the area of ​​dense fog.

　"Let's rest for 15 minutes first."

　Gavin North stared into the unfathomable distance ahead, a shadow falling over his eyes. After receiving consent from Bishop Dak and Bishop Sabrina, he quickly turned back to the group.

　Bishop Dac and Bishop Sabrina Melville simply stared intently into the thick fog, making no move.

　Even though Gavin North didn't say anything, both of them knew perfectly well why he had stopped.

　“The fog is getting thicker!” Chris said in a deep voice.

　Just now, her extended shadow tentacles suddenly retracted, trembling wildly towards the part in the fog, making it impossible for her to continue her reconnaissance.

　The Mountain of the Gods has become increasingly dangerous since some unknown time. Furthermore, the mental probes launched by the Holy Church and the scouts from the North have been directly severed, with most suffering some backlash.

　“From here on, we will lose our eyes.”

　After a long pause, Bishop Sabrina Melville spoke with a serious expression.

　Golden light had already gleamed in Dark's eyes, but even the vision of the "Eye of Truth" could not penetrate very far.

　Humans are creatures that are born with a fear of the dark; the unknown hidden in the darkness brings fear.

　Moreover, the thick fog obscures far more than just visibility.

　Dark turned to look at Professor Cazell beside him.

　Professor Cazell looked up and said, "The 'Weather Gods' of the North will pave the way for us, though it won't last."

　As soon as he finished speaking, a "weather angel" from the northern team raised his special staff high, and as he chanted a complex and extremely long incantation, a wisp of wind began to blow.

　The gentle breeze contained an unfathomable power, and the thick fog on the road ahead slowly parted to both sides.

　However, the dense fog parted very slowly, which meant that it was not easy for the "weather maker" to do so.

　However, there are several "Weather Masters" in the North who can take turns resting. Gavin North rode back on his "Winged Tiger Beast" and said to Dark and the others, "That's enough, let's continue."

　The team set off again, but everyone was more vigilant than ever.

　Some members of the Holy Church's ranks attempted to summon legion-type magical spirits for reconnaissance. However, once these magical spirits ventured deep into the mist, they lost contact with the mages, and even retrieving their magical cards became impossible.

　In this situation, unless the magical spirits are killed, you can only wait for their magic power to run out.

　With the help of the "weather god" of the North, the team cleared a road about 100 meters long and 30 meters wide.

　Professor Mitia's summoned "Constellation Chimera" led the way, while Professor Lily's "Legendary Fairy Links" sat on the "Constellation Chimera's" shoulder, occasionally taking out fairy treasures from the "Fairy Treasure Box" to fight the enemy.

　Professor Sylph's summoned "Mud Dragon" entered a semi-elemental state, transforming into a mud-like form that spread out directly below the group, absorbing all the approaching poison gas.

　Professor Harvey's summoned "Queen of Grief" flew in the air, maintaining the highest vantage point at all times to guard against aerial attacks.