Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Both photos were given to her by Mi Yaxing before she left.

On Valentine's Day, to avoid Eric's admirers, they chatted idly in the attic about some of the old lady's private matters.

For example, collect some merchandise related to Elder Fest, preferably from official sources.

There's one photo left, originally intended for use next time...

Let's deal with this next time.

Rui Bu Si was about to agree.

Suddenly, the ground beneath my feet shook violently, and at the same time, the office lights dimmed.

What's going on?

Caught off guard, Genny and Lamb hurriedly hid under a desk: "What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"

“It’s not an earthquake,” the old man said, his expression more serious than they had ever seen. “There’s a problem with the barrier around Moe Academy. You all need to come with me to the shelter right now.”

Genny and Lamb were momentarily bewildered.

Is there a problem with the barrier?

Oh.

And then, what will happen?

Does this mean there will be even more severe earthquakes in the future?

The old man glanced back at Genny, who had asked the question.

Three equally bewildered faces lay before him, giving him a long-lost headache—the feeling that his students didn't even understand the most basic knowledge of monster studies during class.

"Let's go to the shelter first."

He hadn't felt this way in a long time since he started focusing solely on teaching his own class and ignoring everything else.

Fortunately, although these students were ignorant of many things, their fighting ability was still quite good.

This refers to Genny's ability to take on a hundred opponents single-handedly.

Along the way, there were dark legions attacking the Moe Academy, students hiding in panic, and teachers trying to maintain order.

Genny and Lamb finally realized that it wasn't a simple earthquake problem.

The journey to the shelter went relatively smoothly, and there were already many teachers and students inside.

This happened unexpectedly and caught everyone off guard. It had been a long time since such a major incident had occurred at the Moe Academy, and the incident happened quite late, when many students in the dormitories were already asleep.

Even though the relevant personnel reacted very quickly, it was still impossible to prevent a large number of students from being injured by the Dark Clan.

Inside the shelter, several student council members were responsible for counting heads, while Director Pa and several teachers were outside searching for any stray teachers or students.

"Little Radish, are you feeling unwell?"

Lambo was tasked with rescuing the injured students, Genny joined Eric and the others to search for the students who had fallen behind, and the old man was pulled aside by several other teachers to discuss how to restore the barrier in the absence of the principal. Along with the students they rescued along the way, no one noticed anything amiss with Rebecca.

Ya Ya was the first person to notice something was wrong at a glance.

"Fortunately."

The reply was concise, as if the person was enduring great pain.

"Should I go find Lan Bao?"

Rui Bu Si shook her head.

A massive burst of dark energy suddenly erupted, and even though the teacher's office where she was located was not near the underground sewers, she was still affected.

The implications of this are complex and difficult to explain in a few words.

It's like someone who's been traveling in the desert for ages suddenly finding a spring, but can only look at it and can't drink from it... Right now, she really wants to run to the underground sewers, hug the Dark Emperor, and absorb all his energy!

Oh, too bad that's not how daydreams are done.

She cursed the system repeatedly in her mind.

While blocking the Dark Emperor's perception of her, could we consider two-way blocking?

She's been lacking energy for hundreds of years!

Hundreds of years!

Do you know how upsetting this is?!

What's the difference between this and throwing a starving vampire into a crowd of wounded people, only letting them smell fresh blood but not allowing them to lick it at all?!

So, the bad things I did in the past have finally come back to haunt me, haven't they?

[Having completed the first phase of the mission—rescuing Princess Naya—the host will no longer experience any discomfort due to energy deficiency.]

That means she'll continue to lack energy and can only use that damn useless magic, right?

"Then I really thank you."

You can also choose to absorb dark energy.

"And then the Dark Emperor discovers my existence, and there's another one who bosses me around?"

[Intelligent analysis does not affect the completion of the task.]

"You're really smart."

"This affects my mood and my breathing."

Having a boss watching her work all the time is enough.

If another one comes along, she'll really have had enough.

She cannot have any direct contact with the Dark Emperor.

She originated from the Moonlit Stone and was originally a part of the Dark Emperor. Any contact, even for just a moment, would be enough for the Dark Emperor to penetrate all inconsistencies and confirm her existence with that familiar, one-to-one feeling.

The bond of "soul" can break through any barrier with absolute power—damn it, she really didn't want to describe the relationship between her and her former boss like that!

Are you sure Princess Naya needs me to rescue her?

Ulala looks to be in much better shape than her.

She gulped down the drink Ya Ya handed her. "It's okay," she told herself, "just pretend this is the energy my body has been craving."

But this alternative is a bit too bland... it's hard to fake.

"How could a few Dark Soldiers be so frightened?"

Without even lifting her eyelids, Rui Busi knew who it was just by hearing that arrogant tone.

"How could I possibly be scared?"

The shelter might have some kind of special barrier; compared to outside, she felt much better after entering.

Her body was still sending her brain some kind of tempting message that would give her another boss, so even though things were much better, they weren't really that much better.

Miya Star already knew from Kenny that she had not been attacked along the way.

What other reason could there be for someone's condition to suddenly deteriorate like this, besides being frightened?

"Okay, I was just scared and talking nonsense."

The missing teachers and students were gradually found. Many students were injured, but fortunately most of them were only frightened, and there have been no deaths so far.

Director Pa is already trying to contact the elders, and it is believed that this matter will be properly resolved soon.

With his tense nerves relaxed, he didn't notice Ruibusi's unusually abnormal state in the poor lighting of the shelter.

"Don't worry, there are teachers and cute knights patrolling outside the shelter. The Dark Clan will not be able to break in no matter what."

Rui Bu Si: ...

She said nothing.

I'll reluctantly admit that I was scared.

This is something that would be embarrassing even to just tacitly agree to.

Why was the barrier suddenly destroyed?