Chapter 65-2

Chapter 65-2

At the same time, a guide line message appeared.

["Conquered the Masquerade of Temptation!"]

[The story of the Duchess Aeron, who wanted to gain the world's greatest beauty and popularity, has come to an end like this.]

The world began to fold in on itself.

NPCs turned into smoke and scattered, objects turned into dust and disappeared.

Even amidst that, the players couldn't even think of standing up.

"Ah...uh...."

Someone sat down in their place, while someone else blankly stared into the empty space.

The transformation of their fellow student into a dark mage and the betrayal.

The shock had not yet subsided.

Amidst all that, only one person moved, Hong Bi-Yeon.Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

Instead of heading towards the entrance with the clock tower stairs, she glanced back and said, "How long are you going to sit like that? Pathetic. There will be rewards behind the stage. Make sure to take them with you."

Then, without realizing it, the students noticed a door located behind the stage.

Since they had cleared the final stage, there would be various rewards, including the "Magic Stone," in that place.

Erna, while blankly staring at Hong Bi-Yeons back, realized something with a question mark in her mind.

Her legs were trembling as she walked.

"No way..."

She finally realized.

She also wanted to sit down in that situation, and she was still unable to recover from the shock, but she pretended as if nothing was wrong, as if she didn't crumble, as if she was strong.

She was acting tough.

Someone had to be a support for others to be able to stand up.

<em class="chakra-text css-0">Was that it...?'

Edna, belatedly, also regained her senses and struggled to stand up.

In the end, Hong Bi-Yeons words were right.

She never thought that Jecky would ask for forgiveness.

So, wasn't she already prepared with magic to restrain her limbs?

Hong Bi-Yeon knew that they couldnt trust Jecky and would prepare magic, so she deliberately left an opening.

She had a sharp understanding of human psychology and knew how to manipulate and exploit it... Truly a disgustingly dirty personality.

But at the same time, she had a selfish yet altruistic nature, willing to shoulder everything.

Suddenly, such thoughts swirled in Ednas mind.

Perhaps... Maybe it was a misunderstanding caused by relying too much on knowledge from the original romance novels about the character named Hong Bi-Yeon.

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"A-6 Team, the training is over, and the students have come out."

"Evacuate them."

"I can't believe it..."

"Well, they are Stella's students after all."

"No, it's still a matter of life and death no matter what."

"Even experienced veterans would find the Danger Level 5 Gate challenging..."

Hanwol gestured with his eyes to the nearby mage.

The mage closed his eyes and spun the magic circle, then stopped and spoke.

"Wave pattern termination. Mission accomplished. Complete victory."

After confirming that, Hanwol walked briskly towards the students.

However, when Baek Yu-Seol stepped forward first, Hanwol widened his eyes and tightened his grip.

Magical warriors who conquered Persona Gates were obligated to report to the supervising magician mage according to the manual.

So, right now, Baek Yu-Seol was determined to fulfill his duty and protect the command chain, even if it was a matter of life and death.

"That kid... is he the 'leader'?"

"I recognize his face."

"He became famous because of the knighthood."

While the mages were cheering, Baek Yu-Seol, wrapped in bandages all over his body, somehow managed to stand upright with the wand held vertically against his chest.

It was the salute of a magical warrior.

After Hanwol acknowledged the salute, Baek Yu-Seol reported.

"Reporting completion of the Persona Gate mission. Total of 16 personnel, 1 casualty. Over 15 personnel have successfully returned."

Hanwols expression turned bitter upon hearing his words.

In the end, one student was sacrificed. It was a relief that they had returned alive, but there was no reason to celebrate blindly.

So, without showing any expression, Hanwol maintained a stoic face and nodded his head.

"Well done. Each and every one of you, as magical warriors, has achieved remarkable results without any shortcomings. I'm proud of you. I'll immediately assign a healing mage to provide rest for you all."

Regardless of the circumstances, it was true that they had achieved a remarkable accomplishment.

One casualty? It was undoubtedly a regrettable event, but the fact that fifteen students survived the mission was even more miraculous.

At the center of it all, there was probably Baek Yu-Seol.

Even though no leader had been officially designated, the fact that Baek Yu-Seol, ranked 1141st, stepped forward and reported meant that all the other students recognized him as their leader.

Hanwol approached Baek Yu-Seol to offer some encouragement. However, for some reason, he had a distressed expression, and Hanwol couldn't understand the reason behind it.

"Hmm, did something significant happen internally?"

He wanted to say something comforting to Baek Yu-Seol, thinking that he needed to pay more attention to him.

"Haha, what's all this about?"

Hanwols chest sank with a startle. It was the voice of a rebellious teenage boy, but the determination and heavy pressure contained in it made it difficult even to utter a word.

Elman Eltwin, the headmaster of Stella Academy and a Class 9 mage, had personally come here.

Elman Eltwin looked around the students slowly and then finally turned his gaze towards Baek Yu-Seol, his eyes flashing with interest.

"Well... It seems like something interesting happened while I was away?"