077 Dekan Shall Say There Be Light
In the eerie old house, only a few dim lamps emitted weak beams of light.
A sudden chill, its origin unknown, swept through, causing the flickering lights to falter. The windows in the hallway groaned as they were battered by the wind, the sounds reverberating as though they might not withstand the sudden howling blizzard outside.
The noise broke the silence of the still night, its audacity piercingly clear.
After an unknown interval of time,
“Tap, tap.”
Footsteps, growing increasingly louder, resounded from one end of the second-floor hallway.
A towering silhouette moved along the walls of the hallway, resembling a crouching giant demon prowling for its prey.
It moved with astonishing speed.
In the pitch-black corridor, it seemed like a shadowy apparition gliding through every corner.
Not long after, the shadow stopped.
Faint light illuminated the silhouette slightly, revealing an abnormally monstrous and hideous werewolf.
Its colossal frame was hunched, but if it stood fully erect, it would be approximately two meters tall.
Covered in grayish-white fur, its muscle-bound body rippled like entangled dragons, indicating an unmatched vigor.
Amidst the darkness, its blood-red eyes, luminous like rubies, gleamed with a bloodthirsty fervor.
It appeared to be investigating each room for any movements.
Having checked rooms 201, 202, and 203, the werewolf approached room 204.
Just when it intended to inspect the state of the room,
An open hole greeted it on the door, revealing a face seemingly embedded within.
Deep-set eyes met its gaze.
Bathed in dim light, Dekan’s face looked as if he had risen from the underworld.
“Ke ke ke…”
Dekan’s lips curled open, emitting a sinister laughter like teeth scraping against each other.
“ROAR!!!”
The werewolf emitted a terrified howl, its hair standing on end.
At that moment, Dekan ceased frightening the werewolf.
With blinding speed, he slapped a card on the barrier at the opening of the door.
Activating it.
Although there was a protective barrier preventing attacks from both sides,
This card Dekan used wasn’t meant for causing damage.
[Sun Fist]
[Type: Spell Card]
[Rarity: Blue Rare]
[Rank: 3]
[Effect: Does not directly inflict light attribute damage, but it is extremely dazzling.]
[Note: Flash bomb!]
A radiant burst like sunlight instantly flooded the entire hallway, transforming the previously dim corridor of the mansion into a world of pure white light in an instant.
Even students watching from the audience hall were forced to cover their eyes.
That was truly too dazzling.
It was almost blinding for those watching on screens.
“CNM, Light Magic isn’t supposed to be used this way!”
“This guy has really sacrificed all damage capability, just to make the special effect overly exaggerated, hasn’t he?”
The students from the Alchemy Academy and Magic Academy could no longer hold back their outcries.
Chloix silently took off his sunglasses.
Dekan had also made a [Sun Fist] card for Chloix.
So, when Chloix noticed Dekan standing by the door, he had already guessed what Dekan was about to do.
Previously, when Chloix had asked Claire if she wanted sunglasses, Claire had ignored him.
Thus, he had no choice but to reach out his hand to cover Claire’s eyes beforehand.
After the flash ended, he carefully removed his hands, expecting to be scolded by Claire again.
But Claire only gave him a glare, turned her head, and remained eerily silent.
…
Even though Dekan had promptly covered his own eyes and turned around, it still felt like an Ultraman had suddenly arrived.
Outside the door, the werewolf’s pitiful screams filled the air.
It writhed in agony on the ground, covering its eyes.
Taking a direct flash blast from Dekan’s super flash at close range had pretty much wrecked its eyesight for the time being.
However, its torment was far from over. When Dekan used [Sun Fist], he simultaneously triggered the [Poisonous Ground Spike 3.1] that had been placed outside the door early on.
Toxic thorns pierced through the werewolf’s flesh, causing it to roar in even more agony.
Next, Dekan summoned the Ruined Bard.
Instantly, the werewolf’s suffering increased tenfold.
Its body convulsed violently, the muscles on its beastly face twisting in pain; its ear-splitting howls made everyone in the entire mansion tremble.
When its struggles began to weaken and it appeared on the verge of losing consciousness,
It somehow managed to stand up, its entire body’s energy surging, as though it had become stronger.
Its eyes looked as though they were about to drip with blood.
As it was barely holding on, it released a [Frenzy] card.
[Frenzy]
[Category: Spell Card]
[Rarity: Purple Rare]
[Rank: 5]
[Effect: Within 10 minutes, physical attributes increase significantly, with strong durability and pain tolerance. After Frenzy ends, weakness lasts an hour.]
[Note: Go completely crazy!]
Then it summoned a wind magic to scatter the Poisonous Ground Spikes on the ground and rushed away like a stray dog, disappearing at the end of the corridor.
“Ah…”
Dekan sighed regretfully, still watching outside the door like a homeroom teacher.
“Ten times the pain is still too little; there’s no way to knock it unconscious immediately.”
This werewolf could use Frenzy,
Which meant that the true form probably had a fifth rank of combat power, making it quite tough to handle.
“Well, I’ll deal with it tomorrow.”
Dekan turned around as he said this.
“Meow! Did you kill it?!”
The teacher cat who had been trembling in the blanket earlier had now jumped up and clung to Dekan again.
“No, it escaped. Enemies who can use magic cards are really hard to handle.”
Dekan’s face was filled with regret.
“So don’t we just completely screw?! If it calls the witch to unlock our doors later, how can we run!”
The teacher cat shrieked.
“Relax, it won’t dare bother us tonight.”
“How can you be sure, meow!”
“I am gradually understanding everything, like the full story of this mansion, and what the enemy’s goal is. However, I can’t yet confirm their true identity.”
Dekan smiled as he picked up the teacher cat and said to it.
The answer to the question of the enemy’s true identity will be revealed tomorrow in broad daylight.
As long as Dekan summoned the Ruined Bard when everyone gathered, whoever looks uneasy is the werewolf.
Since Dekan had infected the werewolf with a non-purifiable toxin,
Even if the poison’s damage is weak and the enemy’s fifth rank could hold out for a long time,
This toxin had been improved by Dekan and Mia, maximizing the pain!
After the pain was increased tenfold by the Ruined Bard, no one could endure the pain without changing expressions.
“How did you deduce that, meow! Tell me quickly!”
The teacher cat still couldn’t understand how Dekan had pieced together the full picture of the background story from the current clues.
“I won’t tell you~”
“Tell me, meow!”
“Then let Cornelia embrace you for the next two days, and I’ll tell you.”
“Meow… No!”
After some hesitation, the teacher cat retreated.
“Then you’ll find out the truth later, sleep now.”
With that, Dekan yawned and walked to the bed, took off his coat, and got into bed.
“Meow meow meow! Don’t sleep! ”
“Noisy. We still have to play tomorrow.”
Dekan grabbed the teacher cat and hugged it tightly, soon falling into a peaceful sleep.
