035 Cornelia Wants to Clock Out
Mental Collision was originally a control spell card with relatively high risk and came with significant restrictions.
Mages with high spirit rarely engaged in close combat with others.
And most warriors who were skilled at close combat didn’t necessarily have the spirit to outdo their opponents.
If they lost the mental contest, it would be equivalent to letting the opponent control them for a while.
Except for some specific classes, it was a spell card with very low versatility, quite useless.
But.
If Dekan used this card, he would have come out ahead whether he won or lost the contest!
Winning would stun the opponent, losing would stun both him and the opponent together, and the opponent would most likely be stunned for a longer time than he would.
…
The moment the spell activated, a fierce pain pierced into Dekan’s brain, followed by an irresistible dizziness.
Instantly, his vision went dark, and he collapsed.
In the last moment before he lost consciousness, he saw.
Olive’s body convulsed violently, tears helplessly streaming down her cheeks.
Her face looked like she was crying in pain but also like she was laughing in excitement.
Under the bandages, her gaze had become completely scattered.
“Uru gurururu…”
The intense pain, beyond her comprehension, seemed to snap her nerves, making her unable to control her own tongue.
After Dekan fainted, the limp Olive quickly tumbled off the chair onto the floor.
…
Not long after, the laboratory door began to slightly tremble.
“Clang!”
With the sound of shattering, the door was opened.
The one who walked into the Demon Laboratory was the lock-picking expert, Cornelia.
Dekan, in his final moments before using Mental Collision, had activated the broadcast function on his ring.
This would transmit the sounds around Dekan inside the Demon Laboratory to the nearby hallways.
Even Cornelia, who was waiting outside, could clearly hear the sounds of him and Olive falling.
Of course, there were also Olive’s incoherent mutterings.
The task Dekan gave to Cornelia was to wait outside the laboratory; if she heard the school broadcast issuing two “thuds,” then she was to quickly pick the lock and barge into the Demon Laboratory.
Then, Cornelia had to kill Olive before she regained consciousness.
Since Dekan was unsure how long Olive would be stunned.
After all, Olive was a high-ranking demon. Given enough time, she might recover on her own.
At that point, Dekan would truly be in danger.
Cornelia looked at the chaotic scene inside the Demon Laboratory, wanting to make a remark but held back.
Only seeing Olive sprawled on the floor, her face flushed red, her tongue hanging out, unconscious.
She looked as if someone had forcibly poured a bottle of strong liquor down her throat.
Occasionally, her body would spasm a couple of times.
And Dekan looked as though he was merely taking a peaceful nap next to her, with a faint smile even at the corner of his mouth.
If one didn’t know Dekan’s plan, any passerby would definitely suspect that Dekan had done something morally reprehensible.
Cornelia quickly rushed to Olive’s side.
She didn’t have time to waste; she had the most important task—
Kill Olive.
This demon was extremely dangerous and needed to be eliminated completely to prevent any future trouble.
In general, even if Olive was unconscious, third-ranked Cornelia would find it difficult to quickly kill a sixth-ranked demon without waking her up.
After all, her hammer had broken, and she couldn’t even kill a fifth-ranked Bachelor.
The body structure of demons was indeed quite remarkable.
However, Dekan had previously discovered a critical factor.
An extremely important method that could easily kill demons in the Demon Academy!
Cornelia lifted the unconscious Olive.
She quickly ran to the window.
She opened the window and threw Olive out.
She leaned on the windowsill, gazing at the outside.
Olive fell into the endless hell, her figure completely disappearing.
Cornelia exhaled in relief.
“Phew, work’s done.”
She stretched leisurely at the window.
Having an external brain was truly amazing.
She thought a bit more and checked the mission objective.
Dekan had instructed her to look into the progress of Mission 1 to confirm if Olive had died.
During their earlier exploration, they had determined: a small basic exploration reward would be granted upon entering a room, while completing the room would yield a much larger exploration reward.
Whether by successfully following the rules to complete the room or by killing the Demon Teacher within the room, it would be counted as completion.
She noticed that the exploration progress in Mission 1 had indeed risen significantly, just as Dekan had anticipated. It was very close to the target requirement of 50%.
【Exploration Progress 32.7% → 47.7%】
【Remaining time 5 hours 10 minutes】
Thus, completing just one or two more rooms would probably do.
However, Dekan and Cornelia had already done enough. They had already planned beforehand to not continue their mission after this.
After resting, they wanted to fully enjoy their pool party.
As for the humans inside the boss room, Dekan suggested not to approach.
Because they hadn’t defeated Olive in the conventional way, rescuing the humans according to the normal strategy might instead trigger unforeseen chain reactions.
With Dekan still unconscious, it was best if Cornelia did as little as possible.
Cornelia squatted down, wanting to poke Dekan’s face to wake him up.
But after reconsidering, she stopped this potentially harmful behavior to her teammate.
So, let him rest a while.
Carefully, she reached out, supporting Dekan’s back and the back of his knees, and carried him.
Then she quickly left the Demon Laboratory, heading toward the Cooking Classroom.
…
“Ugh…”
Since Dekan only suffered from three times the pain and the dizziness effect of the Mental Impact, he didn’t faint for too long and gradually regained consciousness.
He felt someone holding him gently, the delicate and warm hands giving him an unusual sense of security.
He felt goosebumps all over his body, and his eyes unconsciously opened.
This was when Cornelia was just leaving the Demon Laboratory, walking in the hallway.
The moment Dekan opened his eyes, he realized he was being princess-carried by Cornelia.
The two looked at each other.
A moment of silence.
It was originally a lovely moment.
However, the scene of the boy being held by the girl seemed a little awkward.
“…I think you should carry me on your back instead.”
Dekan chose a less awkward opening line.
“I’m afraid I might break your bones trying to pick you up.”
Cornelia had considered carrying Dekan on her back.
But she always remembered Dekan’s original instructions— his body was fragile, not to be hurt.
So, she opted for the safer transportation method.
“Never mind, this is fine too.”
Dekan let it go.
It smelled good, felt soft, was considerate, and very comforting.
After being busy for most of the Shadow World, they deserved to enjoy themselves.
Cornelia: “Should I put you down now?”
Dekan: “A bit dizzy still. Bring me to the Cooking Classroom.”
Cornelia: “Oh.”
