Monday, June 18.

The students, who had been away from school for more than half a month, gathered at Huo Yin University early again.

Today is the day of the graduation defense.

As long as they achieve a passing grade, they will be able to graduate from school and welcome a new life.

In the classroom, some people talked and laughed excitedly, and seemed to be quite confident in the defense; There are also people who read aloud with a scroll, as if they are not fully prepared.

The three people around Valeera, mainly Welch, were talking, Naya added from the side, and Crane listened with relish.

The main content of the discussion is naturally the process and progress of their interpretation of the notebook.

In order not to show flaws, Valera can only show that she is somewhat interested in the content, but does not care about interpretation.

Before the instructors and faculty arrived and the defense officially began, this was the venue where the students gathered for the last time.

……

The day of Huo Yin's graduation defense from college is an important opportunity for the "painful" witch Abis.

Some time ago, in addition to playing a game of cat and mouse with Ripkins, she also found time to do other aspects of research.

It's just that the progress is touching.

She secretly searched the membership information of the Fortune Tellers' Club and discovered that Valera Kaldwin's address was a hotel on Daffodil Street in the West End.

She went to check, and the people had already moved out.

So, the graduation defense may be the only clue she can track down Valilla in the short term, well, except for the tuxedo clown.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, the "witch" really needs to manage the identity of the student.

Abis took a carriage to Huo Yin University in the eastern suburbs, and relied on the witch's stealth methods to break in unscrupulously.

……

On the day of the graduation defense, Azik Eggers, a faculty member in the history department of Huo Yin University, left the house a little earlier than usual.

He bought breakfast nearby, hired a horse-drawn carriage and headed to the University of Hoyin, just outside the eastern suburbs of Tingen.

It's just that today he had some bad luck.

Halfway through, the carriage broke down in the middle of Stephen Street in the East End and was forced to stop.

After a short inspection, the driver found that there was a problem with the axle, and a small part was loose and missing.

The driver apologized and said that Mr. Azik could call another car, and that he gave up the first half of the fare as compensation.

After asking how long it would take to repair the repairs, Azik replied gently:

"Since it's not long, then I'll wait for you in the car, as long as it doesn't delay my business, it's okay to wait."

The driver thanked him again and again, lifted the cover under his seat, took out spare parts, and rushed repairs.

It took him some time to fix the axle that was not a big problem and set off again.

In the carriage, Azik pulled out the gold pocket watch in his jacket pocket and glanced at the time.

Luckily, it's not late, but he'll go from arriving a little early to arriving on time.

That's not a big deal.

There were no more accidents in the second half of the journey, and the coachman sent the Azik instructor to the gate of Huo Yin University, a little earlier than he expected.

After paying the fare without any deductions, the middle-aged gentleman of medium stature, bronzed skin, eyes full of vicissitudes, and a small black mole under his right ear strode into the schoolyard.

It's just that as he walked, his brows suddenly furrowed deeply.

Just now, there was a completely invisible woman who walked past him briskly and casually.

Faculty member Azik can be sure that she is by no means a student on campus!

He thought about it for a moment and felt that although he was very unconfident, for the sake of the safety of the students, he should still stop this woman, no matter what she wanted to do.

……

After entering the campus, Abis walked briskly to the teaching building.

Although she didn't know exactly which classroom the history department was going to defend her graduation...... But, what she has is time to find.

In any case, each student is required to present their topic and answer a few questions in front of the instructor, the judges, and several faculty members.

With such a process, the time will not be less than 10 minutes.

Abis knew that there were more than twenty students in the history department, and it would take no less than three hours to complete the defense.

That's long enough time for her to inspect the entire school building.

In front of him, a middle-aged man in a black suit and a top hat, with black hair and brown hair, walked slowly, looking like a faculty member or associate professor.

Abis glanced at him before withdrawing her gaze and walking briskly past him.

She didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man, even if he was in a very poor state, was an extraordinary person who was far more powerful than her.

She hadn't gone far before she suddenly saw a flower in front of her, as if she had entered a world like an oil painting.

Around her, the colors became unusually rich, and the original shape became a little ambiguous.

The turquoise trees are greener, the bright red fruits are more red, and the dark gray stone pavements are joined together, all like a canvas with oil paint.

And in the sky where the nascent sun is obscured, there are countless transparent shadows that are difficult to describe, and there are clear and clear brilliance of different colors that contain mysterious knowledge.

On both sides of the dark gray road, pale palms stretched out and grabbed out.

"The spirit world? No, not an ordinary spirit realm! ”

Abis observed the environment, and just as she had come to a general judgment, she saw a huge humanoid skeleton appear in front of her.

The monster was four meters tall, with black flames burning in its eye sockets, and its white bones were illusory and hazy.

"Necromancy!"

Abis's eyes froze, and her eyes were darkened.

Slightly illusory black flames swirled around her, "whooshing" and flying out one after another, hitting the humanoid skeleton in front of her.

It can be seen that although the humanoid skeleton is resisting her "cursed black flame", it can obviously only delay the end of the destruction and dissipation.

Abis put her mind at ease and began to think of a way to break this special spiritual realm.

But, before she could make any further moves, Abis noticed that the same skeletal monsters were popping up around her one after another, one, two, three...... The number is increasing rapidly!

"Demigods!"

Abis panicked.

After arriving in the small city of Tingen, she had a panic for the first time, and it was extremely panicked.

She tore off the silver necklace from her slender neck, threw it to the ground, along with the drop-shaped amethyst pendant.

It was her last resort to save her life.

Although she wasn't sure if it would work on the demigods, she ...... It's better than doing nothing and standing still and waiting to die.

The result was beyond her expectations!

After the amethyst pendant landed, almost immediately, an obvious crack suddenly appeared in this special spiritual world like an oil painting.

Abis even faintly heard the mysterious demigod seem to be muffled.

"Leave the school, don't come back!"

With the sound of a muffled warning, the world of oil painting shattered like a broken mirror.

Abis didn't dare to disobey the demigod's warning, not to mention, she didn't feel that the shattering of the oil painting world had a lot to do with the amethyst pendant she threw out.

It was clear that the mysterious demigod had no intention of killing her.

Therefore, as soon as she got out of the world of oil painting, Abis ran to the road she came from as fast as she could, to the school gate, and even forgot to hide again.

Fortunately, this time is close to the start of the defense, and the people who should enter the school have basically arrived, and there is no one else on the road.

Otherwise, Abis running at such an outrageous speed would definitely cause a small sensation.

After the red-haired woman fled, Azik coughed again.

"Sure enough, it's still too reluctant."

He shook his head and took a few steps forward to pick up the amethyst pendant.

After bringing the pendant to his eyes and looking at it for a moment, Azik raised his eyebrows in confusion, "It seems that ...... is called 'winner'?" ”

The bell rang suddenly, interrupting Azik's thoughts.

He casually put the amethyst pendant in his pocket and walked quickly into the school building not far away.

He was very unlucky today, he went out early, but he ended up being late.