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

　The face of the spirit-absorbing monster rapidly magnified in his eyes, but abruptly stopped just before it was about to touch him.

　Professor Nini held its tail firmly, as if it were a leash, preventing it from touching it no matter what.

　I can't find any students.

　Extremely close, wisps of black energy seeped from the three holes in the spirit-absorbing monster's face, emitting...

　A faint stench of decay emanated from it.

　Dark stood calmly with his hands clasped: "Come on, absorb me!"

　"Ouch!"

　The spirit-absorbing monster suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled, its eyes and the black holes in its mouth rotating inward, and the suction force suddenly burst forth!

　Dak squinted slightly and felt his bangs being sucked up.

　But that's all.

　"Wasn't it supposed to be that some memories would be sucked out?"

　He opened his eyes and looked up in great confusion, meeting the spirit-devouring monster's large eyes with his own.

　"Go ahead and suck it!"

　"I'm inhaling!"

　"Can you hurry up? — I'm really inhaling!"

　The spirit-devouring monster felt humiliated.

　The spirit-absorbing monster frantically sucked at the spirit.

　The spirit-sucking monster sucked at the top of its lungs.

　The spirit-absorbing monster shrunk into a round shape.

　The spirit-absorbing monster's suction power has reached its limit!

　Amidst the angry roars of the spirit-devouring monster.

　Finally, a few transparent tentacles floated out from Dak's face.

　The reason it was so difficult was not for any other reason than that his mental strength was being cultivated.

　After practicing the [Netherworld God Technique], it has been initially strengthened.

　Skills such as the "Spirit Absorption" ability of spirit-absorbing monsters are all related to the strength of one's mental power.

　The stronger the opponent's mental strength, the more difficult it is to absorb.

　In any case, the spirit-devouring monster finally succeeded after its relentless efforts!

　It looked at the tiny antennae floating out from Dak's face, and its eyes filled with tears!

　But then.

　It was just a quick lick.

　The spirit-absorbing monster's body froze instantly, and then its swollen, ball-like body suddenly began to convulse.

　Its tiny brain nucleus was completely unable to comprehend what was happening, and its internal ecosystem was completely disrupted in a very short time.

　Its face was turned upwards, and numerous fine, thread-like tentacles surged forth from its eye sockets and mouth, heading towards...

　It continues to spread upwards.

　It felt as if something was pushing outwards from inside his body, making the surface of his body uneven.

　"what happened"

　"what happens"

　"Is it going to explode again?" The students gasped in surprise at the strange behavior of the spirit-absorbing monster.

　The classroom immediately erupted in commotion.

　People sitting in the front row even hurriedly picked up books or other objects to cover their faces, as if doing so was the only way to do so.

　That would be able to block the wind from the explosion.

　"Ouch!"

　The howls of the spirit-devouring monster were mournful and helpless.

　Professor Nini, looking bewildered, picked it up to examine it closely, then stretched out her finger on its belly.

　It was flicked twice.

　But of course, she couldn't see anything.

　Dark stared in astonishment at the transformation of the spirit-absorbing monster, unable to comprehend what had happened.

　However, as the spirit-absorbing monster's body swelled up like a balloon, everyone guessed its final fate.

　Next.

　It's going to explode again!

　Professor Nini panicked and quickly grabbed the spirit-absorbing monster and ran outside.

　The last explosion was lucky enough to only cause a gust of wind, but this explosion looks much more bizarre.

　She didn't want to be fired because of a teaching accident—this was a hard-won opportunity!

　“Bang bang bang!

　Professor Nini quickly squeezed through the front door of the classroom.

　The curious students instinctively stood up.

　But not long after, a loud bang suddenly came from outside the classroom.

　"Boom!"

　The loud explosion echoed through the empty corridor.

　Worried that something might happen to Professor Nini, Dark rushed out. But the huge yet “petite” figure not far away stood steadily.

　It turned around and was otherwise unharmed, except for some messy fur around its face.

　No wonder he's a Behemoth hybrid!

　"It looks like the same thing as last week; the spirit-absorbing monster couldn't handle the pressure and exploded in anger!"

　Professor Nini, back in the classroom, scratched her head, trying to get away with it by being cute.

　"Professor, please take more safety precautions next time," Emma said worriedly from the front row.

　"Hehehe." Professor Nini's eyes flickered as she changed the subject. "Anyway, get out of class is about to end. Today's assignment is to choose a common monster from the dungeons and analyze it, and it's due by noon next Wednesday. I'll pick one monster from those assignments for next week's lesson. So you'd better choose one you like. Hmm, it has to be common! And anything too powerful won't do!"

　The students looked at each other, immediately realizing that this was an opportunity.

　Not all common monsters in dungeons are as ferocious and terrifying as spirit-devouring monsters.

　Although few in number, there are indeed a few that are cute, pretty, and harmless!

　such as

　"Mushroom Bear!"

　Diana suddenly screamed.

　Rose quickly pulled her down.

　Dak, sitting in the back, couldn't help but laugh.

　The Mushroom Bear is a cub with a mushroom on its head; if you only look at the illustrations, it resembles a teddy bear.

　cute.

　However, the Mushroom Bear can actually release very troublesome mushroom spores, making it extremely dangerous in the dungeon.

　A dangerous kind of monster.

　However, teenagers in this age group are indeed prone to judging solely by appearance.

　Girls tend to like cute monsters, while boys probably prefer cool monsters.

　People like Duolong are still shouting about dragons and all that.

　If Professor Nini really heard that, she'd probably burst into tears.

　"Jingle Bell!"

　The bell rang promptly to signal the end of get out of class.

　Dark put the books away and then called Diana and Rose to leave the classroom.

　Friday afternoon is when Traveller Street opens, but they need to apply at the Duel Club today.

　Participating in the rookie competition tomorrow morning.

　This doesn't mean much to Dak, since he already has a surplus of credits.

　But for the other six people, it was a great opportunity to earn academic credits.

　If you attend classes regularly, you are guaranteed at least 10 credits per class. This semester, there are 14 classes per week, so you can earn 140 credits.

　Participating in the rookie competition offers a 50% discount on the registration fee, requiring only 50 credits, and a single win nets you 150 credits.

　Credits are equivalent to attending classes attentively for a week!

　The only problem is that winning is quite difficult.

　After all, most of the participants in the rookie competition are first-year students.

　Therefore, it is best to act within your means.

　After meal.

　Following the map on their sorting cards, the three found the Duel Club's offices on the upper floors of the castle.

　room.

　The Duel Club's office and classrooms have five windows facing outwards, corresponding to grades two through six respectively.

　First-grade students are naturally included in the second grade.

　Basically, anyone who wants to participate in a duel needs to apply here.

　However, sometimes duel clubs will proactively send invitations to people, usually with additional rewards.

　The staff member working at window number 1 this afternoon was a young woman, quite young.

　It refers to student part-time jobs.

　Dak waited in line for about ten minutes before it was finally his turn.

　He gave his name, filled out a simple form, paid 50 credits, and received a selection card.

　Card in hand.

　Only those holding a player card can enter the internal player entrance of the Duel Arena.

　The short-haired young lady handed him the contestant card and said softly, "The rookie competition starts on [week]..."

　From 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday morning. The club will send a duel notification via your branch card before midnight tonight. You will then be able to see your match and duel opponent.

　Dark asked doubtfully, "Does it have to take that long?"

　The young woman nodded and said, "After registration closes, the club will assess the situation of all participants."

　The schedule was arranged, so it was quite late.

　Dark took the player's card and looked at it, accepting the explanation.

　As he turned to leave, one of the department members inside the office suddenly turned and glanced at him, his gaze subtle.

　[Two-part series - 4000 words]

Chapter 266 Darkdemon's Atmosphere is Just Right (4k)

　Zach Wilson.

　Fourth year at the Noble Academy, member of the Duel Club.