Outside the Legacy Gate…
“Brynhildr Academy has gone too far!” the Professor who came from the Dark Moon Academy shouted. “Do you think that your students can kill our students without repercussions? Barret, it seems that you have lost your mind after you decided to retire.”
Professor Barret gave the Professor from their rival academy a side-long glance before casually sipping his tea.
“Oh, please. Do you think everyone here is stupid?” Professor Barret. “My students are good children. Since your students died, that only meant that they were stupid enough to attack my students. It’s not our fault that they perished because of their stupidity.
“Ah! Before I forget. You fools from the Ashenfang Academy, Lionheart Academy, and Stormchaser Academy should just shut up and suck an egg. Did you think I would be unaware that all of you planned to kill our Seeds inside the Legacy Domain?
“Before you spout nonsense and accuse my students of slaughtering your people, you better be ready to be interrogated by the Justiciars. They are already on their way, and they are very eager to ask you a few questions.”
The Headmaster and Professors who belonged to the rival academies of Brynhildr Academy turned silent after hearing Professor Barret’s words.
The Justiciars were the Police of the Magical World.
The Magistratus were the Special Forces who were higher than them in Rank.
The Magic Bureau was the Administration that handled the rest.
Although there were conflicts between the academies, they couldn’t really kill the students of their rivals out in the open because once this happened, an investigation would be conducted.
Every time the Justiciars and the Magistratus took action, things would always get messy, and the offenders would immediately be apprehended and sentenced for their crimes accordingly.
Since no one would be able to know if people really killed each other inside the Legacy Domain, it was the perfect place to do assassination missions.
Everyone understood that entering Legacy Gates carried great risks, especially a Legacy Gate that had certain age restrictions.
The Legacy Gate of Nightfall Academy prohibited anyone above the age of twenty-five from entering it.
This greatly limited the number of individuals that could be sent inside it.
lightsΝοvεl ƈοm This was the reason why Nightfall Academy decided to ask the other academies to explore the Legacy Gate with them in exchange for resources and favors.
Currently, none of the students had claimed the Legacy hidden inside the Domain.
Even so, many of the people waiting for their students to return understood that it was a race against time to get it.
Since that was the case, it was best to eliminate their competitors to prevent others from claiming this Legacy.
The only ones who were somewhat safe from this killing event between academies were the students of the Nightfall Academy.
Everyone else was fair game.
Of course, Brynhildr Academy only targeted its rival academies. The other academies were safe as long as they didn’t take the initiative to attack them.
Professor Rinehart had added Ethan to the team because this was a request from Nero, who was pressured by Brynhildr Academy’s enemies.
Unfortunately for them, the Seed that they wanted to kill was stronger than they expected.
Instead of being the killers, they were killed instead.
Professor Barret may look calm on the surface, but deep inside, he was also very worried about his students.
He was confident that Henry, Rowan, and Ethan would survive.
They had used the Special Ballot Box to choose the names of the people who would accompany these three individuals on the trip.
Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret hoped that Artifact would choose the names of students who would survive this mission and return to the academy in one piece.
‘Be careful out there, everyone,’ Professor Barret said in his heart. ‘Come back alive no matter what.’
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Janga Valley inside the Legacy Domain…
Two days after Ethan and his group left the Abel Plains, they finally reached the outskirts of Janga Valley.
The first thing they did was search for a safe place to rest.
He wanted his team members to be in their peak conditions before they entered the depths of the valley and competed with the other academies for resources.
Fortunately, they didn’t have to search for a long time as Bridget easily spotted a cave in the distance.
After making sure that it had no occupants, the group finally settled down to rest.
The sun was about to set, and he could already see the moon in the sky.
Judging by its shape, he estimated that the next full moon would happen in four to five days.
When that happened, Luna would be able to use her Moon Magic, giving his team a strong boost in firepower.
Not only that, Ethan could also kiss the angelic beauty, allowing him to absorb and use Moon Magic as well.
“Eat and rest after,” Ethan ordered. “No need to assign roles for the Night Watch. I will handle it myself. Just focus on recuperating.”
After giving his orders, Ethan walked towards the entrance of his cave and activated his storage ring.
Dozens of dried-up leaves appeared beside his feet.
But upon closer inspection, these dried leaves weren’t leaves.
They were moths. Dead ones.
These Moths were called Lonomia Moths, and they carried a certain toxin that could cause a burning sensation and itchiness to the people who were unlucky enough to meet them.
Their toxin could cause internal bleeding and bruises to form, so no one wanted to mess with them.
These same moths were currently being re-animated by Ethan, and they would serve as his eyes and ears in the darkness that covered the entirety of Janga Valley.
“Go,” Ethan ordered.
Dozens of Zombie Moths scattered in different directions in search of the Wizards and Witches who were currently fighting for resources.
Emma had used illusionary magic to cover the entrance of the cave, making others unable to see it unless they had very strong senses or were capable of casting superior Detection Magic.
After making sure that everything was in place, Ethan entered the cave once more and had dinner with Luna.
Instead of building tents, everyone just made make-shift beds and prepared to rest for the night.
Lilith, who had slept a lot inside Luna’s shadow, asked Ethan for permission to do some scouting in their immediate vicinity.
The handsome young man thought that this was a sound idea, so he allowed Lilith to do her scouting mission.
Lilith melded with the darkness and left the cave as fast as she could.
In truth, there were two reasons why she proposed to do some scouting for their group.
The first one was of course to let Ethan have a better impression of her.
The second one was more personal.
She didn’t want to be there when the two did something intimate again since she was sure that it would make her feel envious.
As the night deepened, various roars, shrieks, and screeches could be heard in the valley. There were many Magical Beasts that were very active at night.
Among them, a creature with a blue gem embedded on its forehead poked its head out from its burrow.
It looked up at the moon as its eyes glowed faintly with power.
Sensing that there were people and Monsters approaching its home, the creature once again returned underground.
There was a maze of tunnels under the earth, so escaping from these trespassers wasn’t a problem for it.
‘Soon,’ the creature thought as it returned to the safety of its nest. ‘The full moon will come out soon.’
Closing its eyes to rest, the gem on its forehead shone faintly in the darkness.
It had sensed someone who shared the same ability as it, and it was very curious about that person.
However, since it was currently injured and its power wasn’t at its peak, it decided to remain hidden until the full moon.
Once that happened, it would emerge from the ground once more and kick all of the trespassers out of its territory.