Did the villainous professor survive today?

Krenk looked down at the longsword on the ground.

He channeled his magic and made a grasping motion.

The next instant, the longsword that had fallen to the ground was instantly teleported into his hand.

Krenk released his grip again, and the longsword immediately vanished into thin air.

They come when summoned and leave when dismissed.

Kronk noticed that two screens resembling health bars had appeared on the system panel.

The first blood bar is about 70% bright red, with a thin black line at nearly halfway down.

This represents Alice's level of hunger; once she reaches the halfway point, she will enter a weakened state.

The other blood bar is almost entirely transparent, without any black lines dividing it.

Krenk nodded; the blood pool's reserves were nearly depleted.

He returned to the interior of the lighthouse, climbed the stairs, and reached the top floor.

Before even drawing his sword, Krenk had already planned how to leave this place.

Since the nightmare's goal is to drive away outsiders, what I need to do is make good use of the [Infinite Charm] trait to make the nightmare believe that I am an outsider, and then I can leave safely in front of it.

But this was the plan before drawing the sword, and just to be on the safe side, Krenk decided to observe its movements again.

Krenk activated his enhanced spiritual vision again and then moved closer to the telescope.

Kroenke was stunned.

The nightmare, which had been patrolling around the lighthouse, now stood still, stretching its hand upwards and waving it menacingly.

Its black shadows surged incessantly, like boiling water, steaming out pitch-black mist.

Rampage?

This was the first thought that came to Kroenke's mind, but the next moment, he rejected it.

If he were in berserk mode, he should have arrived at the altar immediately.

As the black mist billowed, the nightmare shrank in size, and the bone spikes that pierced through the black mist fell to the ground with a clattering sound.

"No, it's not going berserk, it's... it's..." Krenk hesitated for a few seconds before stating his judgment.

"Dead?"

Once Alice was pulled out by herself, the nightmare that had been lingering there began to evaporate on the spot.

This proves one thing: this nightmare is not Alice's guardian, but rather someone forcibly imprisoned here by bindings!

Once Alice is freed, the restraints will immediately break down, and the nightmare will be released.

Without hesitation, Krenk summoned Alice and the sword.

He lowered his head, gazing at the Blood Fiend Longsword in his hand, which glowed with an eerie red light, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

This sword has quite a history.

Krenk's gaze then turned to Alice, who was standing to the side, staring straight at him. He asked:

"Alice, do you know who locked you up here?"

Alice shook her head.

"Do you remember how you got here?"

Alice shook her head as well.

Kroenke frowned slightly and asked:

Do you still have any memories of what happened before you were sealed here?

Alice shook her head again.

"So, you only remember what happened after you were locked up here, and you don't remember anything else, right?"

Alice nodded.

"During your time being imprisoned here, did anything significant happen?"

Alice shook her head again.

Unable to obtain any useful clues, Krenk's feelings were somewhat complicated.

On the bright side, having contracted a top-tier spirit gives him another trump card when facing future threats of death.

but……

Kroenke's eyes were deep.

If word gets out that he possesses Alice, will it lead to some kind of deadly trouble...?

After all, it's impossible to know who actually locked Alice up here.

"Let's leave here first."

Krenk felt it was not a good place to stay.

Perhaps, the moment he pulled out Alice, some beings he couldn't afford to offend were already on their way.

Kroenke quickly went downstairs and walked with Olivia toward the outside.

You have left the deathly realm guarded by the nightmare, thus avoiding your fate.

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Kroenke breathed a slight sigh of relief; at least the nightmare was no longer a threat to him.

So, the next step is to leave the abyss and return to reality.

Unlike the fine sand of the shallows, the ground of the abyss is covered with hard rocks, making it exceptionally solid to walk on.

Perhaps because the nightmare had been there for a long time, Krenk did not encounter any threats on his way away from the lighthouse.

The two arrived at a jagged black stone wall. Looking up, they saw violent currents gushing out from the cracks in the rocks. If they were not careful, the raging torrents would sweep them off the cliff and plunge them into the abyss.

"Olivia, have you ever climbed into an abyss?"

Krenk looked at the steep underwater cliffs in front of him and asked.

Once you climb up from here, you can return to the middle level of the Sea of ​​Dreams.

"No, how about we have Little White take us up there?" Little White, as Olivia mentioned, is the wind sprite Griffin.

"It's too conspicuous."

Kroenke worried that flying up there might attract unnecessary attention.

If you are going along the cliff, then the surrounding rock walls are the best camouflage.

"However, Xiao Lan has experience with the Abyss, so I'll pull him out and ask him about it."

As Olivia spoke, she reached out her hand, intending to summon the high-level water spirit, Ice Serpent.

The next moment, Krenk saw bright red liquid gushing out of Olivia's nostrils.

Blood dripped down, splashing onto the ground in vivid, eerie blooms.

"The summoning failed?"

Olivia reached up and touched her nose, looking at the blood on her palm. She then looked up at Krenk across from her:

"Professor Kroenke?"

then.

With a thud, Olivia's eyes rolled back, and she suddenly fainted.

"Olivia?"

Kroenke's eyes widened in shock, and he quickly bent down to check on Olivia's condition.

He placed his finger in front of Olivia's nose and noticed that her breathing had become somewhat thin.

What's going on?

Kroenke recalled the journey, during which Olivia showed absolutely no abnormalities.

Or is it... that someone is targeting me?!

Krenk's mind went on high alert. Before he could think any further, he felt his brain getting hot and warm blood flowing from his nose.

It felt as if there was a black hole inside him, constantly devouring everything and trying to completely empty him out.

In the blink of an eye, Krenk felt his vision go black, his consciousness gradually blurred, and his center of gravity became extremely unstable.

"Alice!"

Kroenke, supporting himself with his hands on the ground, gave the order without hesitation.

[Blood and Flesh Healing: Consumes blood from the Blood Pool to heal injuries.]

Although the blood reservoir itself has no reserves, you can borrow some from Alice, but the price is that she might enter a weakened state.

But Kroenke didn't care about that; if he passed out, there would be no saving him.

As a warm current rushed in, Krenk coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The next instant, an incredible miracle occurred. As the blood pool decreased, the damage to his brain was gradually repaired, and he felt his thoughts become clear again.

Krenk opened his eyes, knelt on the ground, and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

Alice's flesh-and-blood healing effect is limited to herself and cannot heal others.

In other words, he would have to fight alone until Olivia woke up.

Krenk warily surveyed his surroundings, bracing for a potential second attack.

Suddenly, Krenk heard a muffled sound coming from a distant place.

"V! What are you doing here?"