Chapter 316: Professor Kazel Never Neglects (4k)
The resurrection of a vampire’s soul involves transforming themselves into a swarm of bats.
In simpler terms, this means they can convert themselves into a group of bats. Each bat in that swarm is a fragment of the vampire’s soul, carrying all the factors needed for body reconstruction.
So, as long as the vampire’s soul possesses any one of those bats, it can achieve rebirth!
However, what has been mentioned above is merely a universal skill that all vampires can comprehend.
Higher-ranking vampires can also parasitize on other bats besides their own and achieve rebirth by altering the bodies of those bats.
Of course, this type of rebirth often results in severe injuries and a significant drop in strength.
In short, “bats” are necessary carriers for a vampire’s soul to achieve resurrection.
But this isn’t necessarily a required condition for resurrection.
Because some vampires have soul strengths that surpass ordinary vampires, they can use other methods to bypass the need for “soul resurrection.”
Such methods include ghostification, demonization, lich transformation, and mechanical intelligence, among others…
Of course, after using these methods, the vampire will no longer be considered a true vampire.
It will lose most of its vampiric features.
…
Therefore, when Professor Shylph said “not,” she wasn’t directly addressing whether “vampires need bats as a carrier for soul resurrection.” Instead, she was instinctively responding after considering that vampires might have other ways to survive.
This could cause a slight ambiguity.
But once explained clearly, it becomes straightforward.
While Dark slightly understood, Professor Shylph continued, “However, vampires usually have extremely high self-esteem. They would rather die than give up their identity as vampires.
“So they rarely use other methods to achieve rebirth. However, this doesn’t mean they can only wait to die.
“Temporarily parasitizing a living body and waiting for a perfect opportunity to fully resurrect could be a compromise.”
“In fact, we had similar suspicions initially, but our detection core was on Wit Gold back then.”
“Our habitual thinking led us to believe that vampires would choose the body of the Hero’s Child to parasitize…”
“Therefore, we were relatively negligent in checking others.”
…
Vampires inherently enjoy luxury, and “extravagance” accurately describes them.
“Soul parasitization” simply means temporarily inhabiting another person’s body.
Wit and Robert’s bodies were like a grand castle and a small hut; it wouldn’t make sense for a vampire to choose Robert’s body.
This allowed Professor Kazel and others to overlook Vlad during previous body checks.
Moreover, Vlad didn’t forcefully take over a body but chose to “temporarily reside” and hide, showing no abnormalities, so he remained undetected.
If he never took over a body permanently, Vlad’s soul would weaken continuously.
Eventually, it would reveal itself.
But now, Professor Shylph noticed this oversight. If they brought Robert in for a deeper check, Vlad would likely be exposed!
…
“This is indeed our oversight. If Vlad is truly parasitizing Robert, that explains why we couldn’t find him in the secret passage.”
“But this is just a possibility.”
“At present, we need to focus on two things: Ophelia Brad’s return and the vampire’s soul parasitization.”
Professor Shylph stood up, gathered the documents about the Blood Princess, and reorganized them into a file, securing it with a rope.
“We should prepare for any eventuality.”
“Your behavior last night in the astronomy class may have already alerted them.”
She turned and placed the file back on the bookshelf.
Dark organized his documents and put them back in his bag.
He knew it was time to act.
…
Not long after,
Professor Kazel, notified by a wind elemental, hurried over.
Entering, he asked urgently, “Shylph, you found the vampire… Dark, you’re here too?”
“Good evening, professor.”
Dark stepped out from behind the door and waved at Professor Kazel.
“It’s not evening yet,” Professor Kazel remarked casually.
Dark: “Almost.”
As the sun set and twilight approached, it was getting close to dusk.
Seeing Dark, Professor Kazel’s urgency eased slightly. He said calmly, “So where exactly is the vampire? Dead or alive? Well, a vampire isn’t exactly alive.”
Professor Shylph looked at him sternly, “We aren’t sure. But we’ll know once we investigate.”
Professor Kazel was puzzled, “So what’s going on?”
Professor Shylph: “Our initial guess is that the vampire Vlad might be parasitizing Robert Broheim.”
Professor Kazel frowned, “That’s possible? But I didn’t sense any vampire presence on Broheim.”
Professor Shylph replied, “Maybe we weren’t thorough enough in our inspection, so it escaped.”
But Professor Kazel was very confident, “No, I’m certain I checked thoroughly!”
Professor Shylph hesitated, “You’re sure?”
Professor Kazel nodded naturally, “Of course, how could I joke about my students?”
Professor Shylph doubted, “But during the Moon Goddess incident…”
Professor Kazel blushed, “That’s different!”
…
Watching Professor Shylph dismiss emotional intelligence so lightly, Dark covered his head in frustration.
“Really, professors can be so stubborn!”
But Professor Kazel’s statement revealed a significant issue.
Professor Shylph obviously realized this problem too.
She pondered, “No, if Kazel didn’t overlook anything, the possibility of Vlad parasitizing Robert would be very low.
“But if Vlad is indeed parasitizing Robert, it means he has a secret technique capable of deceiving Kazel’s senses! The situation is complicated!”
Mana technology’s development in brain and soul domains is still lacking.
In this field, Professor Kazel is considered an authority at Saint Maryan Academy.
If someone can deceive Professor Kazel, it carries even more significance than “Robert being parasitized.”
A vampire defeated by Dark Demon.
A vampire who can’t even remember a few spells.
A vampire with a combat strength of only seventh rank.
Now, suddenly, it has become a vampire capable of deceiving Professor Kazel!
If this is true,
The threat posed by Vlad would instantly increase!
…
And more seriously,
Even if they find Robert now, they might not be able to confirm if Vlad is inside him!
…
Professor Kazel couldn’t help but say gravely, “Shylph, explain the whole situation. I’m still confused.”
“I’ll explain, professor.”
Dark walked to the tea table, poured two cups of black tea, handed one to each, and began to recount the events.
Since the situation had progressed this far, there was no point in rushing.
Professor Kazel listened patiently and finally understood.
But from his perspective, since he was unfamiliar with the Blood Princess, he couldn’t empathize as much as Professor Shylph did.
He analyzed, “According to your statements, if Ophelia Brad and the escaped Olivia Copernicus are the same person, she should be a kind and gentle individual. Such a person shouldn’t be overly concerning even if she’s in the academy, right?”
Professor Shylph nodded, “I trust Ophelia more, so confirming this isn’t a priority.”
Hearing this, Dark couldn’t help but say, “Professor, people can change.”
Professor Shylph replied lightly, “Didn’t you read in your collected materials? Olivia Copernicus originally surrendered herself. Who would surrender if they were truly evil?”
Dark frowned, “But she still escaped.”
Professor Shylph replied, “She has served more than ten years in Bustedia Prison. And you probably don’t know, the heretical sect that attacked Bustedia Prison on Christmas wasn’t trying to save any prisoners. They were just making a show of force and instilling terror. Some prisoners happened to escape because of it. A person who surrendered would escape for a reason.”
Dark opened his mouth.
He knew this argument wouldn’t hold water.
Professor Shylph usually appears cold and indifferent, but many are warm-hearted beneath that facade.
For her students, especially the golden generation heroes, Professor Shylph shows a clear bias.
Dark even thought that if she could confirm that Olivia Copernicus is the Blood Princess, Professor Shylph might personally go to rescue her from Bustedia Prison.
But if it were him, maybe he would…
Meanwhile, Professor Kazel remained calm, “Anyway, let’s focus more on Robert. We must ensure his safety. How about…”
He turned to look at Dark, “Can you find a way to bring Robert out without drawing suspicion?”
Professor Kazel: “Soul parasitization isn’t easy. Each transfer permanently loses a part of the soul. Repeated parasitization leads to continuous weakening. But desperate times call for desperate measures. We need to prevent it!”
Professor Shylph said seriously, “If this is true, it being on Robert is actually fortunate. If it transfers to Wit, the consequences would be unimaginable!”
Wit, as the Hero’s Child, naturally has unique traits.
Dark didn’t ask further and said, “Robert and Wit are always together. Separating them is difficult.”
Professor Shylph: “Can you manage it?”
Dark: “Alright, I can.”
…
Exiting the office, Dark patted his head. A cool breeze seemed to swirl around his mind before returning.
“To bring Robert out without alerting the potential vampire and to separate him from Wit, all under the cover of night.”
“The professors’ requirements are quite demanding!”
“I think they want to draw the vampire out, not just Robert.”
“But since even Professor Kazel can’t detect it, there’s no other choice.”
“The road ahead is long and arduous!”
Though accepting the task, Dark wasn’t overly anxious.
Instead, he went to the cafeteria for a hearty meal before returning to his dorm to prepare.
By then, he had an idea.
…
At the library at this moment,
Wit Gold and Robert Broheim were writing their homework in the reading room.
Although today’s arithmetic class didn’t assign much homework, it still troubled both of them.
Robert couldn’t continue writing, so he moved a pile of newspapers from the corner of the desk and carefully flipped through them.
These were campus newspapers he had found in the library.
He thought Saint Maryan Academy wouldn’t have such publications, but in searching for records related to the Blood Princess, he unexpectedly found these newspapers.
This surprised him!
It meant Saint Maryan Academy had once published campus newspapers!
Since these newspapers might contain information about heroes and others, Wit showed great interest.
But recently, he had improved his self-control and decided to finish his arithmetic homework first…
“Hey, Robert, how can you start reading? Give me some!”
Robert shared half of the newspapers with him.
Neither knew where to start, so they flipped through them randomly.
Gradually, they forgot about their homework and started discussing quietly.
About half an hour later,
“Look what I found? There’s a group photo! It looks like from some competition… Isn’t that Professor Claire?”
Robert pulled out a newspaper, excitedly.
Wit quickly leaned over, “Where? Is my father in it?”
“Should be,” Robert boasted, “Let’s look closely.”
They examined the small photo carefully.
But Wit couldn’t find his father, feeling disappointed.
Robert, however, quickly found who he was looking for—the Blood Princess, Ophelia Brad!
He glanced at it and muttered, “Looks alike… But isn’t she supposed to have dark red hair? Why is it black?”
Wit: “Black hair? Let me see.”
