Did the villainous professor survive today?

Chapter 72 The First Prince of the Holy Kingdom

Krenk bypassed Lora and went straight to Isabel's side. "Your Highness, can you hear me?"

A bead of sweat appeared on Isabel's nose as she replied with difficulty, "Professor Kroenke?"

"Can you try using magic? Blood magic, aim it at me, take it slow, don't rush."

Without hesitation, Krenk summoned the Blood Fiend Longsword along with Alice.

When the medium of chaos magic goes out of control, there are two ways to mitigate the situation.

The first approach is like Isabel's, where one finds self-digestion and relief amidst extreme torment and suffering.

The second method is to release this energy little by little, just like releasing pressure from a pressure cooker.

This energy is extremely powerful; a single misstep could destroy the world.

At the same time, a place or carrier that can receive this energy is needed to prevent the released energy from affecting Isabel and causing a chain reaction.

Alice is such an excellent example.

The vampire race is extremely special. They can absorb not only normal blood, but also blood magic. After absorbing a huge amount of blood and magic, they can evolve and become more powerful.

This perfectly aligns with Isabel's immense magical power.

Although it was risky, Kroenke thought it was worth a try.

"Magic?!"

"Trust your teacher."

Isabel reached out her hand and followed Krenk's instructions.

A massive amount of blood was generated in Isabel's hands at a visible speed, swirling continuously like a giant vortex.

Without hesitation, Krenk plunged the sword straight into the center of the vortex.

Like an absorbent sponge, the moment Krenk's longsword touched the vortex of blood, it began to greedily suck up the blood within.

As a massive amount of blood surged in, the blade of the Blood Fiend Sword emitted an eerie red light.

It pulsates constantly, like a blood vessel, drawing blood.

At the same time, Krenk saw the progress bar of the blood pool in the system panel rise visibly until it reached its maximum.

Even after reaching its peak, the longsword did not stop drawing blood, nor did it show the slightest sign of weakness.

Lora stared wide-eyed at the slightly sinister scene before her, not daring to make a sound.

"Your Highness, just keep it like that. You're doing very well."

Kroenke reached out and placed his hand on Isabel's shoulder, offering her encouragement.

After about five minutes of absorbing blood, Krenk saw a third progress bar appear next to Alice's hunger bar and blood pool.

The experience bar grows at an extremely slow rate, with almost no noticeable change.

This is... the experience bar?

Kroenke speculated.

The sprites are divided into four tiers: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and special, and each has a different upgrade path.

Krenk had previously fed Alice some monster blood, but nothing changed, so he gave up.

Was it simply because there wasn't enough quantity?

The energy of the Chaos Magic is now extremely abundant, which is why it was able to break through this leveling barrier and create an experience bar.

Krenk frowned as he thought this.

But the growth rate is too slow.

Seeing that the experience bar in front of him was flat and motionless, Krenk frowned slightly.

Is this the sprite that unlocks in the late game map?

Half an hour later.

As the experience bar reached about one-tenth of its full capacity, Isabel's magical surge gradually weakened.

Sweat soaked her black hair and clung to her pale cheeks, which were flushed from exhaustion.

"It's a success."

Kroenke's face showed joy.

If you look at it this way, you can not only heal Isabelle, but also use her to help Alice complete her upgrade.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Lola knelt down in front of Isabel.

Isabel's purplish lips twitched slightly, but she didn't speak.

She looked at Krenk with slightly dazed eyes and nodded.

You've improved Lola's impression of you.

[Points +1000!]

You increased Isabel's affection for you.

[Points +1000!]

[Current points: 7000!]

Ten minutes later.

"As it stands, His Highness is not seriously injured."

Lola took a warm, damp towel and gently wiped Isabel's forehead as she lay on the bed.

After about half an hour of energy release, she was in a state of extreme weakness and needed to rest.

"I'm so sorry, Professor Krenk, I hope you'll forgive my poor appearance."

Isabel sat half-reclined on the bed, looking at Krenk with an apologetic gaze.

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After the incident that had just gone out of control, she subconsciously changed her address for Krenk from "professor" to "teacher."

"No, this is my fault."

Kroenke still hasn't figured out why Isabel lost control.

"It's alright, teacher, it's just my personal reason."

Isabel guessed what Kroenke was thinking. She gently shook her head. "I want to rest by myself for a while, so I won't trouble you any further, teacher. As for what happens afterward, let's do as we always agree and see each other again next Saturday."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Kroenk bowed, said nothing more, and simply left.

He rode back to the Ludwig residence in his car.

"Brother, you're back! Let's eat!"

Sophia squatted on the chair and waved to Krenk.

Krenk went to Sophia's table, took out the book that Isabel had been reading halfway through, and handed it to her: "Sophia, do you remember the plot of this book?"

"Brother," Sophia smiled wickedly, came up behind Krenk, put her arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear, "What? Interested? Let me tell you, this book, 'The Love of the Fallen Saints,' is the hottest fantasy book this year."

"hurry up."

Kroenke rolled his eyes at Sophia.

According to Kroenke's deduction, it must have been a scene from the book that triggered Isabelle's emotions, which then pushed her to the brink of losing control.

And the themes Sofia recommended all happened to be about siblings.

It's hard not to think that Krenk might be wondering if some part of the story is related to the eldest prince of the Holy Kingdom.

Since Isabel didn't lose control at the beginning, Kroenke can obviously rule out the yellow part.

Therefore, it must have been a normal part of the plot that caused Isabelle to lose control.

"Brother, this story is so touching!"

Sophia crossed her arms over her chest. "Brother Glenn was born blessed by angels and surrounded by stars, while sister Ellen was born with an ominous presence and was called the daughter of a demon from a young age."

"But this brother did not look down on his sister's status; on the contrary, he took meticulous care of her."

"But the people could not tolerate the existence of a monster like Ailian in the world, and they stormed into the palace, wanting to burn Ailian alive."

"In order to save his sister who was about to be burned at the stake, the brother, who was blessed by the little angel and destined to become a cardinal, even made a pact with the devil, transformed into the devil, and went to save his sister."

As she spoke, Sophia made a blissful expression: "Especially when Ailian saw who had saved her, Glenn's words, 'As a brother, it's so embarrassing for my sister to see me in such a disheveled state!', were truly heartbreaking to watch."

Krenk listened to Sophia's explanation and fell into deep thought.

Make a pact with the devil?

Was this plot point what brought Isabel to the brink of losing control?

If that's the case, then it matches my previous speculation.

The eldest prince went astray.

But even so—why did Isabelle teeter on the brink of losing control?

Kroenke still couldn't understand it.

Since Isabel would not actually be burned at the stake, it must be wrong.

Is that another part of the story?

Krenk finished his lunch absentmindedly, then took the book and returned to his study, intending to seriously study the plot.

"Brother, you weren't moved by the plot I described, were you?"

Sofia clung to her, "Let's watch it together—"

"Get out of here."

Kroenke paid no attention to the plot that Sophia told him.

"Buma, buma," Sofia clung to Krenk, shamelessly insisting, "Brother, we finally have something in common to talk about, how can we not cultivate it?"

Previously, Krenk had always treated Sophia with a lukewarm attitude.

The main reason was that he was afraid the other party would find out he was an academic fraudster, so he always kept his distance from her.

But Kroenke didn't want to have this strange shared topic with Sofia.

I'll keep you company when I have time later.

Kroenke returned to his study alone.

He opened the book "The Love of a Fallen Saint," taking notes and analyzing the plot and its connection to the Holy Kingdom's Crown Prince.

"There's nothing of value here—"

Kroenke looked troubled.

"Never mind, there are more important things to do."

Krenk left the matter of the Holy Kingdom's Crown Prince aside, waiting for an opportunity to gather more information later.

"Now, there are more important things to do—"

Krenk looked at the calendar. It was Sunday, and there were still three days until his agreement with "L" to get rid of the vampire.

[Spirit: Lv37 (50/3200)]

Without hesitation, Kroenke poured all the previous points into it.

[You have consumed 3150 points, and your Spirit level has been upgraded to Lv38]

[You have consumed 3350 points, and your Spirit level has been upgraded to Lv39]

[Spirit: Lv39 (500/3500)]

Kroenke's vision paused for a moment.

The world seemed to freeze for a few seconds before him, and then the entire study instantly became three-dimensional in his eyes.

It was as if countless blueprints were unfolding in my mind, every detail was crystal clear, and even the obscured areas could be filled in with their general outlines.

"Is this... analytical ability?"

Kroenke squinted and shook his head.

Then, he came to a bookshelf, took down the book that was covering it, and could see that the outline of the object behind it was almost identical to the image his brain automatically filled in.

"very good."

Krenk felt the changes within himself and showed an expression of approval.

The scene where he eliminates the vampire most likely took place in the forest.

In such an environment, dense greenery everywhere will greatly obstruct and interfere with sight and hearing.

Now that he has this ability, being able to instantly analyze what might happen after being covered by bushes or similar plants would be of immense help to him.

"Although we haven't fully reached the fourth tier yet, there's still some time."

Krenk stared at the calendar and muttered to himself.

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