Half an hour later, outside the entrance of the college.
"Oh my god, I'm finally back!" After returning to the academy safely, Bowness breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "I swear, this is the worst mission I've ever had since I started my journey as a wizard."
"Do you usually perform tasks?" Enzo turned to ask.
"Of course." Bonis said with a matter-of-fact look, "The wizarding world believes in the principle of equivalent exchange. If you want to get anything in the academy, you have to pay a price. Apprentices like us who don't have a mentor can only work hard.
Take risks and perform missions to earn magic crystals.”
"Then were all previous missions so dangerous?" Enzo asked again, taking out his identity certificate at the same time.
The medal made of special metal aimed at the rock wall in front of it and emitted a ray of light. With a dull sound, the intertwined rocks slowly separated, forming an entrance passage.
The two walked side by side and entered the entrance passage.
"That's not true. Boss Hans has a very cautious character. Every time he chooses a mission on behalf of the team, he always avoids danger. Although the reward is a little less, the team has never had any casualties."
As Bonis spoke, she shook her head slightly, seeming to think of her companions who died in the peeling woods, and her face became a little sad.
After a while, the two entered the academy and saw a familiar building in front of them. Enzo was completely relieved. Just then, a strong figure walked towards him.
"Boss Hans." Bonis waved and asked doubtfully, "Where are Toby and Carano?"
During the battle in the Skinning Woods, after Enzo severely injured Lakasha, these two people were the first to leave. With the physical fitness of Knight Toby, even with the injured Carano, he should have been the first to return to the academy.
.
"Calano's injury worsened, and Toby took him for treatment."
Hans' face was a little pale. The power of blood could quickly increase his strength. However, due to the shackles of the blood source, if this power was used frequently, it would inevitably suffer backlash and have serious sequelae on the body.
"Don't you take care of your body?" Enzo frowned slightly and looked Hans up and down.
At this time, Hans was in extremely poor condition. Not only was the magic power in his body depleted, but gray-brown wrinkles also appeared on the skin of his neck, which continued to spread throughout his body as if he was under a petrification curse.
The blood of the stone monster gives him a powerful body and rock-solid defense capabilities, but excessive use of the power of the blood will cause Hans' body to become petrified, and eventually even become an immovable stone sculpture!
Hans shook his head and said solemnly: "I can still hold on for a while, so let's deal with the mission first."
After hearing this, Bonis quickly took out a cloth bag from her waist, handed it over and said, "Don't worry, Boss Hans, I will keep the mission certificate absolutely foolproof."
Hans took the bag and opened it, and a foul smell suddenly wafted out.
"Cat's Claw?" Enzo recognized what was in the bag. It was a plant that looked like cat's claw and smelled like urine. It could be used as a potion material after being boiled.
"The mission we took on this time was to pick some cat's claw in the misty forest." Bonis explained.
Enzo nodded slightly, and was about to say something more, but suddenly he felt dizzy in his mind, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if it had been pinched by a palm.
"Oops, it's a blood poison attack." Enzo's face changed slightly, and there was a hint of solemnity on his face. "Since you are going to hand in the task, I also have to deal with some injuries on your body, so let's say goodbye here!"
"That's... okay." Hans hesitated slightly and said in a deep voice: "Goodbye!"
After saying that, he turned around and left, heading straight for the mission area.
"Can you tell me your dormitory number?" Bonis blinked, put her palm on Enzo's chest, pressed her whole body against it, and said softly, ": Our team can leave from the Skinning Woods,
Thanks for your help, can you give me a chance to 'thank you' properly?"
She emphasized the word 'thank you', which obviously had some other meaning.
"Let's talk about it next time." Enzo shook his head and refused perfunctorily.
The blood poison had spread in his body, and he was in no other mood now. He just wanted to recover his physical condition quickly. After pushing Bonis away, he walked in the same direction without looking back.
"Hey, at least tell me your dormitory?" Behind her, Bonis was stamping her feet, looking at Enzo's retreating back, muttering something in her mouth.
...
After parting ways with Hans and others, Enzo quickly came to Lilith's cabin.
Pushing open the door, he walked straight in. The furnishings of Lilith's hut had not changed, and there was not a single customer in the store. Becky sat bored on a chair, holding the lazy black cat in her arms.
"Welcome." The black cat yawned lazily.
"Hello, Enzo." Seeing the familiar guest, Becky stood up, took the black cat aside, and said hello.
"Good day, Ms. Becky." Enzo nodded, but was not interested in small talk and went straight to the topic: "Please give me a potion that can cure the vampire virus."
"Have you met a vampire?" Becky was stunned.
Enzo covered his chest, took a deep breath, and exposed the wound on his neck. When Becky saw it, his face suddenly became serious, and he immediately pulled out a white test tube from under the counter.
"Drink this." Becky handed the test tube to Enzo and warned, "The process of curing the blood poison may be accompanied by some pain. Just bear with it."
"Thank you." Enzo looked ugly as he took the potion and drank it in one gulp.
The cold liquid slid down his throat and into his abdomen, and a bone-chilling chill spread in his stomach. However, the next moment, Enzo felt that the blood in his body was boiling like a burning fire, and even his skin felt a trace of heat and turned red.
"Uh...ah!" Enzo's eyes widened and he gritted his teeth.
After about three minutes, the feeling of blood boiling subsided, and the pain caused by taking the potion gradually subsided.
"Chip, detection..."
"Enzo's strength: 4.1 Physique 4.3 Spirit: 5.0 Status: The weak host has taken the antidote and the vampire virus has been completely eliminated. It is recommended to sleep to recover."
The sound of the chip machine sounded, and Enzo felt relieved.
The dizzy feeling in his mind has disappeared, and the beating frequency of his heart has returned to normal. Although his condition is still a little weak, it is just the sequelae of excessive consumption of magic power, and he can recover after a period of rest.
"What's going on?" Becky asked, handing over a glass of water.
Enzo picked up the water glass and drank it in one gulp. He felt much better. Then he smiled bitterly and told Becky everything that happened in the peeling woods.
