Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy



Vale sighed after seeing the Headmaster leave. 

Just now, Headmaster Jean showed him Wilfred's spirit inside the ring… The spirit seems to be sleeping and unaware that its body was already gone. 

It looks quite pitiful but knowing that this guy doesn't deserve to live, Vale didn't ask what the Headmaster was about to do with him. 

Headmaster Jean has already informed him before that the Moontomb Family was actively using poor people or beggars in some large cities to conduct inhumane experiments. 

According to the Headmaster, killing Wilfred today may save plenty of innocent lives in the future. 

Vale has many questions about this but he was already too tired to ask more questions.

'It's a pity he took back the ring…' Vale sighed as he felt that it was really a good item. 

The ring was actually considered a cheat item but because the Referees and the Corner Judges were only students, they weren't able to notice anything wrong about it. 

What Vale likes about it is that it has a very direct requirement to take the soul of its target. 

The target must no longer possess a functioning brain to store its Spirit!

That was why during his duel, his Ghost Hand didn't attack Wilfred's external body. Instead, the Ghost Hand bypassed Wilfred's skin, flesh, and skull to destroy his brain!

This is Vale's strongest possible assassination technique with the combination of his Spell Dispersion. 

If he doesn't have the Spell Dispersion activated beforehand, there was no way Wilfred would be so helpless.

'However, why was the ring so energy-consuming? I was almost drained after using it once. That was so dangerous…' Vale could only complain in his mind.

Knock… Knock…

Vale looked at the door and gave the permission to come in.

Soon, he found his classmates who were worried about his condition.

"Hey! You really surprised all of us…" Aubrey spoke excitedly as she saw Vale looking fine on his bed. 

"Indeed… I didn't know that your Defensive Spell would work so well. I think that you didn't even get hurt from the Fear Stream and Spectral Hands." Chad added in agreement.

He was still unsure about Vale's second Spell Model but it's definitely a rare defensive-type spell. If not, Chad couldn't imagine how Vale could defend against the Fear Stream and Spectral Hands so easily.

"I was lucky… It's a good thing that Wilfred decided to stay still. If he kept moving, my Ghost Hand and my other spell may not work well." Vale answered as he tried to hint to them that his spell isn't that invincible.

"That was still so satisfying… Should I just learn the Ghost Hand as well? I hope that you can show me some tricks to quickly master it." Lisa joined in the conversation as she's already considering the Ghost Hand as a must-have ability!

After she managed to enter the Phantasm State, she actually noticed that she has four spell lights. Each light represents a space to place her Spell Model. 

Currently, she's allowed to learn any two Dark Spells she can record. The Ghost Hand is certainly a part of it. 

"Ohh… That's good. What about your second spell, do you already have one in mind?" Aubrey asked curiously. It seems that she has a suggestion to make.

"Err… I'm thinking of learning the Active Curse Break. Its requirement is having an 8 Spirit Strand so I'm allowed to learn it." Lisa answered after some hesitation.

Everyone was quite surprised after hearing this. Even Vale, who was leaning on the headboard of the bed, looked at Lisa with interest. 

"Why did you choose it?" Vale asked. 

"Are you going to be a specialized Spellcaster? Anti-Curse Specialist?" Aubrey asked while looking at Lisa with furrowed brows. She couldn't understand why Lisa would take an interest in this type of almost useless spell.

Although Active Curse Break is a good spell to break curses, there are still Mystical Artifacts that can do the same thing. Although these artifacts are rare, they can still be purchased if you have enough money. 

Lisa immediately shook her head after hearing Aubrey's question. 

"I'm not planning to be a specialist. I just need to earn some money. Breaking Curses can earn me quite a lot of money outside the Academy. So even if I get expelled or for some reason, I can no longer stay in the academy, I can still earn some money."

"…"

The group was speechless about this reason. They didn't expect that Lisa was actually troubled by money.

Seeing their deadpan expression, Lisa tried to explain.

"Ahem… Did you know that most businessmen, store owners, or even politicians suffer from various curses every now and then? If I'm not mistaken, their competitors would hire rouge Dark Arts Practitioners to curse them. That's not easy to block since not all of them have a connection with the black market where Mystical Artifacts are sold. In those cases, they were seeking help from some other practitioners that can help them break those curses. Most of them would come from Holy Arts Faction but getting their help through official channels is extremely hard… Furthermore---"

Lisa shut her mouth after realizing that she seems trying a little too hard to explain herself.

"Ugh… Anyway, it's for my security. Financial security." 

She finally said hinting that she didn't want to talk about it.

"We understand. Active Curse Break isn't too bad as well. In case we're cursed, we'll come for your help and we'll pay you accordingly." Chad immediately replied as he plans to help Lisa earn some money. 

Vale then looked at Chad suspiciously. 

'He's not thinking of getting himself cursed so he can ask Lisa to break it for him, right? Even if you like her, isn't that a bit too much?' Vale thought.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door interrupting their conversation… 

This time, Leonore's group has arrived. She had brought Vale's amulet and was also worried about his condition.

Soon, they were all chatting happily in Vale's room as they planned to celebrate later at dinner.

However, after Chad reminded Vale about Cornelio's statement, Vale couldn't help but sigh as he also felt troubled about this. 

Nadine already mentioned this to him but in the end, he can only rely on the Headmaster since he's the one who instructed him to kill Wilfred.