Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 284 The Alps Academy, by taking the initiative to avoid disaster, escaped a calamity.
These worldly void creatures did not immediately incite riots.

And so they blended into the human settlements below the Alps.

They gathered the raging energy of the void and lay dormant.

They began to observe, imitate, and learn how human society operates, spreading and infiltrating silently.

The entire Alpine region collapsed, emitting a silent lament.

However, amidst this purple landscape, a small, tranquil place is preserved – the Alps Academy.

This long-established academy is nestled in a relatively gentle valley deep in the mountains.

The void creatures' offensive was too strong; the mage corps sent by the Holy City did not hold out for long before their defenses collapsed.

When the void creatures swarm in from all directions.

“All mentors!” Dean Perry’s voice rang out.

"Abandon the outer perimeter! Retreat to 'Ferrean Falls'! Buy time for the trainees to evacuate! Every person who can leave is a potential survivor!"

“Blanc! You take the children and go first!” Perry’s eyes were resolute.

She then gathered all her magic power, unleashing a blinding icy blue light that slammed into the white bear monarch in front of her.

However, faced with this terrifying attack that could freeze mountains, the cold purple light in the eyes of the white bear lord remained completely unmoved.

It raised its giant hand, which was wrapped in "purple lightning," and struck out with it.

“Boom—Crack!!!”

Amidst the deafening roar, Dean Perry delivered a powerful blow, which was directly shattered by the polar bear!

And it came back with terrifying force!

"puff--!"

Dean Perry was struck as if by a heavy hammer, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing hard into the tall ice crystal archway at the entrance of the academy!

The sturdy ice crystal archway was instantly covered in cracks!
Garan and Blanche cried out in alarm, trying to help, but were also knocked to the ground by the ensuing energy shockwave.

A bone-chilling cold instantly swept over Dean Perry's entire body.

She watched as the polar bear lord approached like a demon god, step by step, and the boundless purple tide of beasts behind it. Her vision began to blur, and only one thought echoed in her mind:

It's over... The Alps Academy... is going to be ruined in my hands... I've let down all the predecessors... I've let down these children...

Despair, like an icy tide, was about to completely engulf her.

However, what happened next left all the survivors, including the seriously injured Perry, Garan, Blanche, and the students who were desperately peering out of the "Fortress" window, in a state of disbelief and astonishment!
The white bear monarch, who had easily defeated Dean Perry and possessed unparalleled power, suddenly stopped with its massive paws when it was less than thirty meters away from the academy's archway!

For the first time, its cold, purple eyes revealed not murderous intent, but rather a kind of... incomprehensible awe and hesitation.
Its enormous head turned slightly toward the depths of the academy, as if sensing something.

Then, to Perry and the others' astonishment, it let out a low growl.

Then... leading the surging purple beast tide behind them, as if encountering an invisible watershed, they forcefully bypassed the entire valley where the Alps Academy was located!

There was no trampling, no attack, not even a trace of energy fluctuation was directed at the academy!

The massive beast tide, like a purple river encountering solid reefs, naturally split off and continued its rush towards the human world beyond the mountains!

silence!

A deathly silence enveloped the academy, which had just experienced a brush with death!

The bewilderment and immense confusion of surviving the ordeal instantly replaced despair.

"They...they bypassed it?" Blanche propped herself up, looking at the purple torrent surging from the ridges on either side of the academy, her voice filled with disbelief. Instructor Garan also looked puzzled, not understanding what was happening.

Dean Perry leaned against the broken archway, breathing heavily.

She forced herself to stay awake: "Quick! Take a headcount! Gather all the trainees here! Quick!"

At the dean's command, the surviving mentors and students sprang into action.

The protective barrier's light rekindled, though dim, it brought a sense of security.

With lingering tears of fear and bewilderment at surviving the ordeal, the trainees quickly gathered towards the fortress under the guidance of their instructors.

However, when the mentors started checking the list, they discovered that a very important person was missing.

Previously, their attention was focused on resisting the demons, and they hadn't paid attention to anything else.

Blanche's face was deathly pale, her hand holding the list trembling slightly. She hurried to Dean Perry, who was meditating with his eyes closed: "Dean! Heidi...Heidi is not here! We've searched everywhere, but there's no trace of her!"

"What?!" Perry's eyes snapped open.

Heidi!

That exceptionally talented girl with a special identity, who is also an important member of the academy's board of directors!

Her disappearance is far more serious than that of an ordinary student! It's not just about responsibility; it may also conceal unpredictable variables!
"When did this happen? When was the last time you saw her?" Dean Perry suppressed his surging anger and asked sternly.

Blanche quickly inquired of the surrounding instructors and students.

Soon, the feedback information was compiled.

"Report to the Dean!" a female instructor in charge of student dormitories said urgently, "When the highest alert in Holy City was sounded, I immediately went to inform Miss Heidi to evacuate!"

"At that time, her room... was completely empty!"

"I thought she had already arrived ahead of time to meet up."

“Last night when I was resting, Heidi and I went back to the dormitory together, and she was still there at that time,” another student said.

“No one has seen her since the alarm went off!” Blanche said, her face extremely grave.

Heidi's uniqueness was clearer to her than anyone else.

She took a deep breath and glanced at all the mentors and students present.

"The news of Heidi's disappearance is strictly sealed off! No one is allowed to divulge a single word! The official story is that she was seriously injured while assisting in the defense and is currently recuperating! Understand?!"

"Yes, Dean!" The crowd responded in unison, their hearts filled with trepidation.

Dean Perry gazed at the solitary tower deep within the academy, then at the crack in the sky, his heart filled with an unprecedented heaviness.

"Blanc, Garan, come with me!"

Back in the room, Perry said, "Heidi's cultivation has improved a lot these past few days, and she also had two strange 'disappearances' before, but she returned on her own very quickly. I don't think this matter is that simple."

Blanche and Garan exchanged a glance. They had also made some small discoveries and shared their conjectures.

Just then, someone said, "Dean, Dean, 'Heidi' is back!"

However, Heidi seemed a little off, with a dazed look in her eyes.

After returning to the academy, he fainted!

(End of this chapter)