Did the villainous professor survive today?

Chapter 74 Pegasus

"I was originally planning to hide my strength, but it seems I can't hide it anymore."

Kroenke sighed, dismounted from his black horse, and opened the system panel.

[Spirit: Lv39 (500/3500)]

[Current points: 3000!]

Just right.

Without a second thought, Krenk poured all the points he had accumulated into his mental panel.

[You have consumed 3000 points, and your Spirit level has been upgraded to Lv40]

The system's subtitles appeared in front of the retina.

Kroenke felt his vision blur for a moment, then immediately cleared up again.

The world seemed to slow down before him; he could see the slight sway of every leaf.

The oppressive atmosphere from the depths of the jungle seemed to materialize before him, making him feel as if he were in a gel pool, unable to breathe.

"I am a fourth-order archmage."

With the vampire threat looming, Krenk chooses to reveal his true strength to Sistine.

Misjudging your teammates' abilities can have a huge impact on the battle.

This is the truth.

Sistine's pupils contracted, but she quickly accepted the fact.

"We'll talk about these things later."

She took a step to the side, gripped her sword with both hands, and reinforced her defensive stance.

As magic flowed across the blade's surface, tiny starlight danced, as if a miniature starry sky were sealed within the metal.

This is the Barberini family's heirloom sword, named—

Pegasus

The hilt is shaped like outstretched wings, with smooth lines like the wings of a Pegasus. A square gem is inlaid at the end of the hilt, corresponding to the square shape of the constellation Pegasus in the night sky.

The gemstone has two points that emit a bright light, while the other two points are dull in color and have no luster.

With the help of this gem, Pegasus can draw upon the power of the stars.

Krenk beckoned, summoning Alice back to his side.

Krenk drew a small amount of blood from Alice's blood pool, which swirled around the sword like a coiled rope.

Kroenke frowned and swung his sword forward.

Blood slashed out in the direction of Krenk's swing, unleashing a wide, crimson sword wave that swept across everything in its path, until it reached the very end.

【Explosive blood】

The crimson sword wave exploded with a roar, forming a cone-shaped field of view nearly twenty meters wide in front of the two.

Deep red flames clung to the broken trees, wisps of black smoke rising from them.

At the same time, the Pegasus in Sistine's hand began to emit a soft white light, which involuntarily brought a sense of tranquility to everyone.

Kroenke's inner turmoil subsided. Seeing the approaching presence, he calmed himself, took a step forward, and shielded Sistine in front of him.

Sistine glanced at Krenk behind her out of the corner of her eye.

"It's coming for me."

Kroenke explained.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a whistling wind rushed towards them, and birds in the distance were startled and took flight.

By following the trajectory of the startled bird, it can be deduced that the destination is Krenk.

The wind howled, leaves fell, trees snapped, and animals fled in panic. Krenk could feel an invisible pressure approaching, a pressure that could stop an ordinary person from breathing and cause their heart to stop.

A dark shadow emerged from the shade of the trees dozens of meters away.

Because it began to accelerate continuously from the depths of the jungle, the vampire reached an incredible speed, its figure almost blurred, like a falcon swooping down from a high place.

It was so fast that even Krenk's enhanced spiritual vision had great difficulty keeping up with its movements.

Apart from----

The Eye of Insight.

Sistine stood still without moving, and instead swung her sword.

Faced with an imminent attack, Pegasus shuddered suddenly the instant it made contact with the vampire, launching a swift and fierce counterattack.

With just one glance, Sistine could tell that the vampire in front of her was charging at full speed.

This state is unbalanced; a simple interception move, plus a little force, is enough to throw the opponent off balance.

With both hands gripping the sword hilt, she slid halfway through her body, like pushing open a door, and pushed the charging vampire to the side.

The kinetic energy from the high speed caused the Pegasus sword to tremble violently, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

At the same time, feeling the immense force transmitted from the hilt of the sword during the interception, she leaned back and subconsciously took two steps back to dissipate the force and avoid injuring her wrist.

On the other side, the vampire, whose sprinting direction had been altered, slammed heavily into a large tree.

The treetops rustled as the accumulated morning dew cascaded down.

Kroenke then saw it clearly.

Unlike the vampire with clipped wings in the prison before.

The creature before me was covered in dense, jet-black scales, with deep red eyes like agate. Its wings were outstretched, and dark blue veins pulsated between the wing membranes, like an underground river beneath the tundra.

It had a gaping mouth that emitted gurgling white steam, inside which were barbed teeth like those of a venomous snake. Its tongue was brownish-yellow and covered with bluish-green growths that looked like poison.

This is a completely different creature from the weak vampire in the prison; this one is the real deal.

Only such a violent creature would prompt law enforcement to choose to suppress the news immediately upon its capture, even refusing to reveal it to the members of parliament's family.

"vampire----"

Sistine stared intently at the creature before her, muttering to herself.

Then, behind her, a surging curtain of water gathered in Krenk's palm and moved toward the vampire net in front of her.

The vampire simply swung his arm and dispersed the water curtain.

But what followed was a thin, icy membrane covering the jet-black scales.

Water spells combined with ice spells.

The chill seeped into its bones, and the vampire immediately showed a panicked expression, its sharp claws scratching at the frost on its dense scales.

But this only removes the outermost layer of frost; the tiny ice crystals remain firmly embedded between the dense black scales, lingering like a persistent ghost.

"Vampires are cold-blooded creatures," Krenk said calmly. "You cover me, and I'll weaken its condition."

"it is good."

Sistine assumed a defensive stance again, then suddenly, as if struck by a thought, a smile played on her lips. "That's more like how my husband should act."

Ding!

Almost at the same instant, one corner of the quadrilateral gem on Pegasus lit up again.

【Star Weaving】

[Skill Description: Pegasus can draw upon the power of the stars, which attract each other. Pegasus can mark up to four entities and apply gravitational pull between the marks.]

[Note: Pegasus never flies; it rushes towards you from the starry sky, not with wings, but with the pull between the stars.]

In that brief moment of contact, Sistine had already marked the vampire before her.

Ding!

Immediately afterwards, Pegasus emitted another crisp sound, and all four corners lit up.

Sistine used the marking function again.

A heavy boulder beneath their feet defied gravity and drifted involuntarily toward the vampire, accelerating relentlessly.

Faced with the boulder before him, the vampire swung his arm and smashed it into pieces.

One corner of Pegasus dimmed again.

In that brief moment, Krenk gathered another sharp icicle in his palm.

"Sistine."

Kroenke said.

"good!"

Sistine instantly understood Krenk's intention.

Ding!

One corner of Pegasus lit up again.

Mark the icicles generated by Krenk's magic, then apply gravity to the icicle marks and the vampire's mark, thus giving the icicles a guaranteed hit effect.

Whoosh! The icicles in front of him shot towards the vampire like arrows released from a bow.

Having identified the attack path, the vampire flapped its wings, attempting to dodge the attack.

Immediately afterwards, the ice spikes that had been flying straight suddenly made an eerie turn and headed straight for the vampire.

Upon seeing this, the vampire's pupils dilated instantly.

It let out a sharp hiss, and a spear made of blood formed in its palm.

The vampire hurled his spear at the icicle, trying to stop it from advancing.

But just as the two were about to make contact, a dazzling light burst forth from inside the ice shard.

Then, the ice shards instantly changed their state, turning into a pool of water.

Phase Correction

This is the most important ability unlocked by a mage after their mental attribute reaches the fourth tier.

Having this ability allows a spell to maintain a connection with the archmage even after it has been completely released from their grasp.

The most common way to use it is to change the form of the spell in order to counter the opponent's defensive measures.

The vampire's blood spear pierced straight through the water bullet, failing to stop its advance.

Then, Kronk used phase correction again, turning the water bullet back into an ice shard, which pierced straight at the vampire.

With the icicles within reach, the vampire, drawn by Pegasus, had no way to dodge and could only stretch out his arms to block this fatal blow.

The icicles were deeply embedded in its arm, and blood gushed out, steaming hot.

The vampire grabbed the icicle, endured the excruciating pain, pulled it out, and crushed it into dust.

Its scarlet eyes were fixed on Sistine and Krenk behind her, and it made gurgling sounds from deep in its throat, as if cursing the two adulterers.

At the same time, the vampire reached out and ate the frostbitten flesh into its body.

Immediately afterwards, the shattered blood vessels spliced ​​together, grew, and reconnected at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The bleeding stopped, the severed muscle trembled, making tiny sounds, and new granulation tissue grew wildly, healing in an extremely brutal manner.

New, dense scales covered the deep red muscle texture, looking brand new, as if the previous shocking wound had never existed.

"The self-healing ability unique to vampires."

Sistine gazed at the scene before her and murmured, "Exactly as described in the books."

"It's alright, even self-healing has its limits." Krenk calmly observed everything before him. "Next, what we need to do is—"

Kroenke: "A swift and decisive victory, a gradual and relentless push, to prevent it from recovering."

Sistine: "Delay the time, remain still, and wait for reinforcements."

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