Did the villainous professor survive today?

The soft sound of waves reached his ears, and Krenk opened his eyes and looked around.

The sky was crimson, with fiery red clouds stretching endlessly from east to west.

The seawater was also crimson, boundless, with waves rolling gently.

The Sea of ​​Dreams.

It is not a real ocean, but the boundary between reality and dreams, a place where the deep consciousness of all living beings converges.

Although what arrives here is a consciousness, it is essentially no different from reality, and any harm suffered here will be reflected back into reality.

Kroenke paused for a moment, then frowned deeply.

"Olivia?"

Kroenke called out softly, only to find himself alone on the shallows, with no sign of Olivia.

Not far away, you can see several creatures of various shapes and sizes sunbathing on the beach.

"Are you still awake?"

Kroenke summoned Barrett and questioned him.

"Olivia didn't come in with me. Do you have any clues?"

"I am very sorry, my master, the ignorant Barrett is unaware of the true reason behind this."

"Okay, you can go back now."

Since summoning spirits would continuously consume magic power, Krenk recalled Barrett and stood in place for a while.

About five minutes later, the few elves that were leisurely sunbathing on the beach suddenly stood up, looked around, and looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

then.

As if sensing something, they immediately ran frantically into the distance, like animals fleeing for their lives before an earthquake.

The next second, a figure slowly appeared beside Krenk.

"Hehe, excuse me, Professor Krenk!"

Olivia scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

"I put too much coffee powder in the curry for lunch today, and I just can't fall asleep. It's driving me crazy."

"So how did you solve it?"

Kroenke knew that the more anxious he was, the less he could sleep.

"She told me to knock her out, and then she fell asleep."

The high-level wind spirit Griffin emerged from behind Olivia. Upon noticing Krenk staring at it, it instinctively flapped its wings twice as if to cover its tracks.

"Don't worry, I'm very experienced and know how to handle this."

"oh."

Krenk thought to himself, "The child is already mentally challenged; don't really make him mentally challenged."

"Let's go, Professor Krenk!"

Olivia pointed forward, like a female general giving orders.

The two walked along the shallows, with Griffin following behind, the white waves occasionally crashing against their feet.

"Hey, that's strange, why are all these elves avoiding us?"

Olivia asked curiously,

"Professor Krenk, do you have any clues?"

I remember someone just beat up all the elves in the shallows yesterday.

Kroenke thought to himself, and subconsciously turned around, meeting the gaze of the wind sprite Griffin.

It winked at Krenk very frequently, as if to say, "I tried my best to persuade you yesterday."

Kroenke turned around, looking at the red sea with its waves crashing against the shore, and said:

"Let's go out to sea."

"Okay," Olivia nodded, "Which area?"

"Just the surface is fine," Kroenke said.

"I thought Professor Kroenke was going to make a big splash in the middle management," Olivia said, slightly disappointed.

"I didn't come here to hone my skills," Krenk thought to himself. "Am I going to give someone else extra food?"

In addition to the shallow area at the entrance, the Sea of ​​Dreams also has several depth levels: surface, middle, deep, and abyss.

On the surface of the Sea of ​​Dreams, one can already encounter threats exceeding the third rank.

In the middle levels, fourth and fifth-tier elves roam everywhere, and you might even encounter nightmares from the abyss.

This is an extremely dangerous creature, and despite over a thousand years of exploration of the Sea of ​​Dreams, people still know very little about it.

The only certainty is that if an ordinary mage encounters this thing, they can only pray that the other party is not interested in them.

The two stepped into the water, and the waves crashed against Krenk's body, but he did not feel wet or hindered by the water; it was as if the wind was blowing sand onto him.

The water gradually rose above my waist, and with each step, it stirred up the continuous undulations of the fine sand beneath my feet.

As the two moved forward, the seawater completely submerged their heads.

After walking about a hundred meters, Krenk reached the surface area.

Here, you can see hard corals in the shapes of antlers, brains, and tables, as well as brightly colored soft corals and seaweed swaying with the current, and a few elfin creatures inhabiting the area.

Since this is not actual water, but rather a manifestation of the subconscious, breathing has no effect on it.

The light overhead was bright, but Krenk's thalassophobia still lingered, and he always felt that a monster would open its bloody maw and swallow him whole at any moment.

"Let's look around here."

Kroenke said.

A large part of the Sea of ​​Dreams is based on reality. If you go further, you will reach the outer edge of the continental shelf, which is the middle layer.

The ground there suddenly becomes steep, and some of the slopes with extremely steep inclines are so steep that they could be described as underwater cliffs.

If you're unlucky and encounter a landslide, you could fall directly into the abyss.

"Professor Krenk, look over there."

Olivia pointed in one direction and said.

Kroenke followed Olivia's finger and saw twinkling lights in the distance.

He looked closely and saw that it was a lighthouse.

The lighthouse tower is constructed of pure white marble, topped with a red and blue glazed tile roof, and its foundation is made of stacked coral reefs of various colors, creating a dreamlike scene.

This place is obviously for farming elite monsters.

"Let's go take a look."

Krenk nodded. Although he was an academic fraudster in the past, he had learned the magic he needed to learn. Even though he had just entered the third tier, he could still have an advantage over opponents of the same level.

The two arrived at the foot of the lighthouse.

Looking at the lighthouse standing atop the coral reef, and the thick wooden gate in its center, ten meters high and five meters wide, Krenk patted Olivia on the shoulder, pulling her protectively in front of him:

"Oh, right, summon your remaining three high-level spirits as well."

"Oh, is Professor Krenk so cautious?"

Olivia was taken aback. In her mind, even a low-level elite monster was not worth sending out the high-level spirits of the four elements.

Not to mention shaking them all out to fight in a group.

"Trust me." Kroenke knew the saying, "Better safe than sorry."

"Alright," Olivia said, grabbing with her right hand, "come out, everyone."

next second.

Three figures slowly emerged beside the wind sprite Griffin.

Advanced Fire Sprite - Demon Flame Dragon Lizard.

Advanced Water Sprite - Ice Serpent.

Advanced Earth Elf - Stone Golem.

They, along with the wind sprite Griffin, are all at the level of a sixth-order mage.

It was thanks to these elves that Olivia became the second-in-command under Principal Abraham at a young age.

The only pity is that she is too playful, which explains why her predecessor disliked her; they were just not compatible.

Krenk thought to himself.

"Hey! Olivia, why did you call us out?"

After looking around, the Demon Flame Dragon Lizard said, impatient with this pointless overtime, "Do we even need to do the surface work?"

"Could there be some kind of danger...?"

The timid Ice Serpent trembled as it spoke, its long body coiled up as if afraid of an unknown threat, since it was not common for all four of its spirits to be summoned.

"..."

The taciturn stone man simply stood there scratching his head, without saying a word, seemingly deep in thought.

"This is our destination."

Olivia pointed to the lighthouse beside her.

"We plan to see if there are any elves inside that are suitable for Professor Krenk's contract."

"Okay, okay, hurry up and finish! I'm going back to sleep!"

Flames erupted from the Demon Flame Dragon Lizard's tail, and with a sweep, they stirred up dust several meters high.

It crawled straight toward the gate, slapped open the heavy door, and then crawled inside.

"It's okay, Little Red is just like this. You'll get used to it. It's actually a very, very good elf."

Olivia explained to Kroenke.

"It's alright, go inside."

Krenk desperately wanted someone to be a trailblazer.

The remaining two people and three elves also entered the lighthouse to explore its interior.

"It's much bigger than I imagined."

Kroenke looked up and scanned the structure inside the lighthouse.

They were on a large platform with spiral staircases extending both above and below, seemingly without end, like a bottomless pit.

Wait a minute... does that mean the interior of the lighthouse is completely different from what you see from the outside?

As Krenk pondered, he suddenly noticed a white figure out of the corner of his eye below his field of vision.

He looked down and noticed a little girl standing in front of him, tilting her head back and staring straight at him.

Her long, off-white hair cascaded down to her waist, her eyes were like a rosy cloud, her cheeks had a light blush, and her lips were pink, full, and had a jelly-like texture.

"Little friend, are you one of the people who live by this lighthouse?"

Out of caution, Kroenke greeted the other person first.

The little girl didn't speak.

Then, Olivia's voice rang out from behind Kroenke:

"Professor Kroenke? Who are you talking to?"

"There is a little girl here."

Kroenke turned to Olivia and explained.

"What little girl?"

Olivia blinked, somewhat confused.

"Professor Krenk, you must be mistaken."

"Where? It's right here..."

Krenk turned back and pointed to the spot where the little girl had been standing.

Then, he froze.

The little girl disappeared.

Disappeared? !

A chill slowly crept up Krenk’s spine.

Without hesitation, he activated his spiritual vision, looking around and trying to find any possible clues.

Got nothing.

"Hey! You guys! Have you seen a little girl?!" Krenk immediately shouted at Olivia and the other elves. He had a premonition that there was extraordinary danger here.

"If we don't see it, we're prepared to leave..."

After saying that...

Krenk stood there, stunned, unable to utter a single word.

The group disappeared after entering the lighthouse.