Chapter 123: Dark Demon Re-enters the Secret Passage [19.5]
Principal Altair probably hadn’t anticipated this.
After she openly disclosed all the details of the incident in front of the entire school faculty and students, she received such a result.
The students might indeed have felt sad about Professor Didi’s resignation during the assembly, and they might have condemned her for dereliction of duty.
But once the assembly was over, that was that.
For most students, unless they were personally involved, it didn’t matter much.
Just like after feeling disappointed in the Hero’s Child, no one would specifically run up to Wit and scream “You don’t deserve it.”
At most, they might discuss it occasionally.
Public opinion takes time to develop and isn’t as straightforward as imagined.
In the end, what truly caught their attention was the secret passage mentioned in passing in the so-called event details!
There are secret passages in the castle!
In a castle where they’ve lived for so long, explored countless times, there are hidden passages unknown to anyone!
This is far more intriguing than any external matters!
In an extremely short time, the entire St. Maryan was abuzz.
Coincidentally, today was also Halloween, and with excess energy to spare, they naturally had to find something to do.
Thus, the students rushed out, enthusiastically searching the grounds, trying to find the secret passage mentioned by the principal.
…
At this moment, the clever Diana thought of Dak as someone who might know.
As soon as Dak returned to his dorm, Diana brought Rose along, her eyes full of excitement.
Dak originally didn’t want to get involved in such a commotion, but after touching the parchment in his hand, he decided to take a look.
He was quite interested in what his mother had hidden in the secret passage.
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On the other side…
The boys and girls just coming out of the infirmary suddenly found themselves in high demand.
Classmates they’d never interacted with before suddenly appeared, showering them with concern, making their skin crawl.
Even Robert was stopped by a classmate on his way back to the dorm. Those who hadn’t paid him much attention recently now showed unexpected kindness.
Robert was initially touched, until they revealed their true intentions…
“Enough! I’m really tired, find someone else!”
Struggling to break free from his classmates, Robert burst into the tower of the Knight Academy, confronting Wit, who was fully armored.
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Wit only noticed the commotion caused by the secret passage when a classmate came to his door.
He had been in his dorm, trying to copy his father’s map without damaging it.
However, the map, already scribbled like a ghost’s drawing, became even more incomprehensible after his touch.
He could only sigh, somewhat amused, “This must be genetic,” then gave up on copying it.
It wasn’t until a classmate came to his door that he realized the secret passage had been exposed. The students would eventually find the entrance, and the treasure left by his father would no longer remain undiscovered as Principal Altair had claimed.
Once other classmates found it…
He already had competitive feelings towards Dak, and now he was even more anxious.
“Robert, come on, I don’t have time!”
Without Robert understanding, Wit pulled him out of the tower of the Knight Academy.
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There were many entrances to the secret passages in the castle.
Wit knew more about the secret passages because of the little mist person he obtained from Into the Abyss.
Currently, Dak only knew two exits.
One was near the statue of the Great Magus.
The other was the exit he passed through while tracking Wit the first time.
The most familiar one was still the exit near the statue of the Great Magus.
It was almost five o’clock.
Dak brought Diana and Rose to the statue of the Great Magus.
Having passed here several times, he hadn’t paid much attention to the statue.
But this time, the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, so he couldn’t help but take out the treasure map for comparison.
“Dak, is this a map of the secret passage?” Diana asked, standing on tiptoe.
Dak shook his head slightly: “This is a treasure map my mother drew when she was a student.”
Diana immediately became excited: “There’s actually a treasure map?”
Dak smiled: “If it’s an adventure, how can there not be a treasure map? Let’s go, I think I’ve found a clue.”
The first marker in the treasure map—chess pieces—was undoubtedly right in front of them!
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Dak would never have connected a chess piece with a statue.
But now, he was basically certain.
“Finding two more markers will confirm the direction of the map.”
“There are sixteen markers in the map, and the treasure is the seventeenth.”
“We’re not in a rush. Finding the second marker tonight would be considered a great success.”
As Dak spoke, he carefully examined the route on the treasure map.
To his surprise, the line extending from the first marker did not point to the nearby secret passage entrance, but was a straight line.
“A straight line?”
Dak pondered for a moment, looking at the wall behind the Great Magus statue with a strange expression.
“No way?”
Thinking about how he had once hidden here but found nothing, Dak felt a bit embarrassed.
He reached out to touch the wall, injecting a slight amount of mana, and ripples like water appeared on the wall.
There was indeed another secret passage entrance here!
Dak took out the Selection Card, instinctively preparing to summon the Imp Beast, but his face froze and he put it away.
“I know, I know, this is the entrance to the secret passage, right?”
Diana quickly took out her Selection Card and summoned her familiar.
The baby panda, less than half a meter tall, appeared pitifully at her feet.
“Go!”
Diana pointed forward, and the baby panda charged into the wall.
Once they confirmed it was safe, the three of them entered one by one.
Dak left marks on the wall as he said, “There are torches on both sides of the secret passage, which light up automatically when someone passes.”
“I’ve entered the secret passage three times, although I haven’t encountered any danger yet, I can’t be sure there’s no danger throughout the whole passage.”
“In fact, even if there was no danger before, it may not be the case in the future.”
“If my speculation is correct, the environment of the secret passage is constantly changing!”
“You should all have heard from the principal earlier that last night’s events started when a student discovered the Moon Temple in the secret passage.”
“But you definitely didn’t realize.”
“In fact, the Moon Temple did not exist there before the student discovered it.”
“The issues involved are very complex…”
Seeing Diana still peering ahead, Dak sternly said, “I’m telling you all this so you follow me and don’t run around!”
Diana and the baby panda turned their heads simultaneously, looking pitifully.
