"We have met again, Student Nathan. You are so unique that I have always wanted to experiment with your body."
Nathan's expression turned solemn, recognizing the teacher. It turned out the culprit was truly among them. He wondered how he managed to bypass the principal's surveillance, but he also knew that the teachers had a certain degree of strength.
With his familiar, he should be able to escape the principal's detection when the principal wasn't focused on watching everyone.
Nathan had a troubled smile on his face. "This is rather surprising. To think you would be betraying us, Teacher Dikkleus."
Yes, the culprit before him was none other than the teacher handling the teleportation. He was the only one capable of sending the principal far away.
"Betraying you people, huh? We are never on the same side." Dikkleus shook his head. "The only reason I became a teacher at the Frexia Academy is to get resources. Now that everything has worked according to my plan, there's nothing left for me to worry about."
"You surely use the most cliche line in the book." Nathan smirked. "Let me guess, people like you who want resources either want to have revenge or women. And because you said the most dangerous person in this world is a scientist, that means you are researching something related to a woman... let's see, either your woman or your wife."
Dikkleus furrowed his eyebrows as if he didn't expect Nathan to figure out the situation. "To think that you are that smart... it feels like a waste to let you rot as an experiment subject.
"But I guess you don't understand the sadness that comes from separation. You are still too young to understand that."
Nathan's expression turned grim. "Separation, huh? Is there even a separation when you refuse to let it go? There is only sadness when you refuse to be separated from them. It seems you're trying to resurrect your woman."
Dikkleus smirked. "You truly make me feel conflicted, Student Nathan. You can figure everything out in just an instant. Do you know what this research means?
"If the aliens, specifically symbiotes, possess a human, they will be able to live like a human. My research is to create them so that they can get the person's memory and behave like a real human.
"This way, no humans have to be separated from their loved ones, even in death."
Nathan's expression darkened. "It seems we both have a different opinion about death."
"Teleport—" Jason gasped and raised his head, looking at the students before disappearing into thin air along with the rest of the teachers.
All people above a certain threshold vanished from the island. No, even the teacher who had to watch over the ship had disappeared, leaving all the students behind.
They were teleported back to the port city. Even if they wanted to go back, they would need at least an hour to reach it. By that time, the students would have fallen into the culprit's hands.
"What?"
"Where are the teachers?"
"Why are they all gone?"
"This..."
The students looked around, unable to understand what was going on.
Selena suddenly stepped forward while holding her staff tightly.
Rudeus and August sensed it a step too late, but there was a massive amount of Ena suddenly covering the entire island.
All of a sudden, more than a hundred magic circles appeared on the edge of the island and released a purple light pillar into the sky.
A translucent screen soon emerged from one pillar to another before the pillar tilted to the center of the island, creating a massive dome that isolated the entire island.
Rudeus' expression turned grim. He couldn't help but remember what the principal said. There was a high chance that whoever the culprit was, they were trying to isolate them. No, it was most likely that the enemy's real target was the students.
Selena immediately said, "Everyone. You might want to grab your weapon and get ready to fight."