Chapter 88 of the Summoning Genius of the Necromancer School
"Is it now your turn to come out?" Serne smiled softly.
Lorein lightly ignored her and turned to Simon.
"Are you okay, Simon?" At Lorein's question, Simon quickly gathered his thoughts and replied, "Ah, yeah. Thanks to the protective suit..."
"Not your body, how about your mind?" Lorein knew about Serne's unique ability.
"It just brushed against my feathers, so I'm fine."
Nodding, Lorein fixed her cold gaze straight ahead.
There stood Serne, leaning sideways with her hands on her hips.
"What is all this about, Serne?" "What do you mean? I'm just taking a test."
As Serne shrugged nonchalantly, Lorein's expression turned grim.
"If it's just a test, why did you set up a barrier to block the observer's view?" "Oh my, hearing that makes you sound quite rude."
Serne raised her chin.
"Are you interrogating me? We're both students, what right do you have? Have you become the student council president already?" "Stop dodging the question and answer me."
"What if I don't want to?" Lorein lowered her stance.
"As you said, we should take the test."
"That sounds interesting."
"Step back, Simon."
Simon obediently stepped back.
He felt that if he got involved in their fight, he wouldn't survive with even a single life left.
Lorein spread her hands.
From her palms, a pitch-black energy flowed out, forming four magic circles in the air.
As black arrows shot forth from the magic circles, Serne let out a gleeful laugh.
"Pitch-black arrows? How cute~ Why are we being so coy with each other..."
Suddenly, Serne's pupils narrowed as she turned her gaze behind her.
Lorein had appeared behind Serne, pulling back her fist with great force.
Boom! A simple punch created a massive shockwave that spread in all directions.
A crater formed over dozens of meters where Lorein's fist had extended.
"How scary."
Serne, now airborne, smiled.
At that moment, the area around her darkened.
Lorein had thrown a boulder the size of a house.
"Hmph."
With a flick of her hand, the feathers around Serne began to move.
Swish! The feathers drew countless curves in the air, causing the boulder to shatter into large and small fragments.
Serne, with her hands behind her back, flew freely among the debris, avoiding it.
"Come down."
Lorein clenched and unclenched her fist as she spoke.
"You said we were taking a test, damn it."
"Your noble lineage sure has a foul mouth."
Lorein glanced at Simon.
"I think I need to deal with her. Simon, stay far away."
Without needing to say more, Simon understood and turned to distance himself.
Serne smiled as if disappointed.
"Why send him away? You should show off your impressive side."
"That mocking tone."
Dark energy began to flow fiercely from Lorein's body.
"It's annoying."
"Hmm."
Serne crossed her arms.
"Could it be this kind of psychology? You don't want to show your ugly side to the boy you care about..."
Lorein's red eyes flashed.
A long line was drawn in the air, transforming into a jagged beast's mouth that opened wide.
Inside was a space filled with pure darkness.
Countless red eyes appeared within that darkness, identical to Lorein's own.
It was as if dozens of her eyes existed.
"That's chilling."
Serne said.
"To think you have the power to tear open the demon realm. If the world knew what you and your mother were planning, it would be turned upside down..."
Serne stopped speaking and quickly accelerated in the air.
From the gaping space, countless red flashes shot out.
Serne attached feathers to her body and flew with double and triple acceleration.
"Whoa."
Her body spun, twisted, and shot upwards at high speed before descending again.
The red flashes painted the sky a destructive crimson.
- Whoosh! Lorein pulled out a skeletal horse from the void.
As she infused it with pitch-black energy, it became enveloped in dark red power, changing its form.
Thud! Once Lorein mounted, the skeletal horse immediately kicked off the ground and soared into the sky.
Soon, the two faced each other in midair.
"I think fighting like this doesn't look good."
As Serne spread her arms, the feathers began to dance in the air.
"We're destined to fight someday, right? Both of us will become the rulers of Kizen and the Ivory Tower."
"If that happens, countless innocent lives will be shed."
Lorein roughly pulled on the reins formed from darkness.
"So now, while we're still at the student level, it might be best to settle this."
"You and your mother..."
Serne raised her arms in a cross.
"You're disgustingly hypocritical."
In the sky, pure white trails and crimson flashes crossed madly.
From the perspective of the ordinary students taking the test on the central island, it was like a natural disaster.
Everyone was running around frantically, trying to avoid the debris falling from the sky.
Simon, who was also looking up at the sky, let out a hollow laugh. 'What on earth is this fight about?' Monsters beyond the norm.
It had already surpassed the level of evaluation and testing. [Hehehe! There's no need to be so dazed by that little bit!] The clone of Pier opened its mouth and laughed. [Ruler of Kizen? Master of the Ivory Tower? Empty words! You are also a commander! It won't be long before you reach that sky!] "It seems still far away."
Simon replied with a grin.
Anyway, having quickly distanced himself from the battlefield, Simon fell into thought. 'I need to focus on my own matters again.
With this level of noise and vibration...' Simon arrived at the cliffs of the canyon.
A clear view of the open island landscape lay below.
He began to release pitch-black energy in all directions. 'If Vickroom reacts to this and comes nearby...' Rumble! Simon's lips curled up. 'As expected!' Boom! Simon twisted his body.
The ground lifted, and a monster wrapped in bandages shot out its arm. - Aaaaaah! The entire body of the monster was revealed.
Though it was wrapped in biological bandages, its eye sockets were clearly visible. 'It's smaller than when I first saw it.' They said Vickroom grew in size with its anger.
When fighting Meilin, it was so large that it could rest its face on the canyon while standing on two legs, but now it was barely hanging onto the canyon.
Thud! Vickroom knelt at the edge of the cliff. - Aaaaaah! I need to move before it attacks again.
Simon threw the object he held with all his might towards Vickroom's head. [Vickroom!!!] Bang! Bang! The object Simon threw was Pier's clone.
Vickroom paused, looking at Pier's clone. [It's me! The administrator of the legion, Pier!] - Pi... er? It understood! Simon quickly looked up.
In the distance, he spotted an observer hovering in the air.
At this distance, it should be fine. 'I think I have about 1 or 2 minutes!' [I'm going out!] As Simon opened a void, Pier immediately jumped out.
Pier hid his body at an angle behind a tree, out of the observer's sight, and spoke. [What are you doing here, Vickroom! The legion has been revived! Join the legion now!] - Legion...? Vickroom tilted its massive head. - Legion.
As Vickroom tilted its head, its head grew larger. - Legion! Legion! Legion! Soon, not just its head but its entire body began to swell like a balloon. [Damn it!] As Vickroom grew larger, Pier's clone detached from Vickroom.
Simon quickly caught it and ran. - Legion! It hurts! Legion! It hurts! Legion! It hurts! "Why is it acting like that, Pier?" [Now I understand for sure! That is not Vickroom!] Pier said in a serious tone. [That is a meticulously crafted fake! A replica of Vickroom!] As Vickroom began to grow endlessly, the observers flying in the sky also approached to see the situation.
"Pier! Get inside for now!" - It hurts! As Vickroom's body continued to swell, it stretched its neck down to look at Simon.
Simon felt a chill run down his spine. - It's the legion! The legion hurts! I don't want to be hurt! Whoooooooom! The giant slammed its massive fist down onto the ground.
With a tremendous sound, the entire terrain of the cliff collapsed.
Simon hurriedly dove into the forest, escaping Vickroom's line of sight.
"But why is the replica attacking us?!" [How would I know!] Vickroom looked around, searching for Simon. - Aaaaaah! As Simon disappeared, Vickroom began to smash the ground with its enormous fists.
"Aaaah!" "What, what is that?" Students screamed from all directions.
Vickroom turned its gaze toward the source of the noise and lifted its massive leg to kick.
Bang! The entire terrain caved in, and two students were seen flying away.
Fortunately, their companion used 'pitch-black thread' to bind the two and evacuate them. - Aaaaaah! Vickroom's size was growing larger and larger. [It's gone berserk!] Pier's clone shouted. [If we leave it like this, it will keep growing!] Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Vickroom began to move in the opposite direction of the canyon.
That was already out of control.
And the entire island was in the middle of a test.
If this continued, a more serious problem might arise. 'Damn it!' Simon turned and ran.
He needed to come up with a plan immediately.
It was too late to wait for the professors to issue a stop order.
As he felt during the Cyclops evaluation, Kizen tended not to interfere with students' matters unless it was a significant variable. [Where are you going, boy! That's the opposite direction!] "I need to convince someone who can stop that!" Simon immediately ran toward the battlefield.
A place where no one dared to step, where Lorein and Serne were fighting.
The two were so engrossed in their fight that they had no idea what was happening around them.
"Lorein!!" Simon shouted.
"There's a problem!!" Worried that she might not hear him from the sky, Lorein immediately halted the battle and moved her skeletal horse down toward Simon.
"Simon! What happened?" "A giant monster has gone berserk and is heading toward the students! We need to stop it immediately!" Lorein's expression hardened.
"Which direction?" "If we talk about direction, it's toward the southern island. I'll guide you."
"That's funny."
Serne, with her arms crossed, descended from the sky.
"Who said you could send me?" She held feathers in her hand.
"Whether it's a rampage or whatever, that's the responsibility of the organizers. I won't allow our fight to end like this..."
"Ah, right. Serne, you’re here too."
Simon smiled as if it was a good thing.
"Sorry, but could you help us out?" "What?" Serne looked at him in disbelief.