Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength
Chapter 340 - 339 Unexpected

Chapter 340: Chapter 339 Unexpected

St. Jolia University’s faculty housing consisted of only one building.

It was a common apartment-style building, three stories high, generally provided to teachers with particularly special circumstances.

After all, in a city like Springs, being a university teacher was a dependable and well-paying job, so not many people needed such housing, and most would opt to buy or rent their own homes.

Given that premise,

only the first floor of the three-story dormitory was currently fully occupied.

The second and third floors were mostly vacant.

The reason Ronald had turned his attention to this apartment dormitory was due to an individual who abruptly resided alone on the deserted third floor, entirely inconsistent with the occupancy plan of the building.

Of course, Ronald did not believe that, on his first night of investigation, he would catch either Mil or the "Nine Commandments" Caster.

Such a search was, at best, a methodical pursuit,

part of a significant effort that evening.

However, reality...

never made sense with people.

When people thought something wouldn’t happen, it would happen.

Ronald and Heloise normally bypassed the dormitory’s guard and directly made their way to the third floor. Through the glass of the windowsill, they saw the only person living on the third floor at that moment.

—She was a young girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

—With a gentle face and average build.

—Dressed in a school uniform.

She was bent over a desk, with a St. Jolia University textbook in front of her, sitting quietly, reading, and taking notes.

When Ronald and Heloise appeared outside the window,

the girl still seemed utterly oblivious.

She seemed like nothing more than a college student deeply focused on her studies.

"..."

This situation seemed somewhat suspicious to Ronald.

His feeling that something was amiss was straightforward.

When he and Heloise reached the window, their figures, due to the angle, were backed by a streetlight, casting their shadows cleanly into the girl’s dormitory.

Given her currently serious demeanor,

seeing a shadow suddenly appear would undoubtedly startle her and cause her to turn to investigate.

But what was her reaction?

She remained engrossed in her studies.

There wasn’t just an absence of turning her head to look around; she didn’t even seem to experience any psychological disturbance.

Such behavior...

made Ronald quickly associate her with a particular scenario.

She was guarding against the "Divine Comedy’s" ability to detect emotions, so she suppressed her movements!

"..."

Quietly then, Ronald signaled to Heloise with his eyes. The black mist he had preemptively summoned also dropped at his feet and quickly spread to the second floor of the building.

This completed a simple isolation from ordinary people.

If anyone unaware of the mystical side heard noises and came to check, they would inevitably be discovered and thwarted by the "Fury’s" force, which easily handled ordinary people.

Meanwhile, Heloise, who’d noticed Ronald’s look, also took action.

Different from Ronald’s approach to setting up the surroundings, Heloise’s movements were much more direct.

With a flash of silver,

the girl had already drawn her blade in an instant, severing the window and its hinges with one strike.

Then, with practiced motion, Heloise burst into the room, her target squarely on the girl sitting at the desk.

At that moment, the girl who was still reading books finally lost her patience.

She angrily rose from her desk, her appearance, which had been like that of a female student, reverted to the form Ronald knew as Mil.

No one had expected it.

Ronald’s first target tonight was directly Mil!

"..."

"Kneel before me!"

At that moment, faced with the sudden assault from Nade, the flustered yet furious girl immediately pulled out her Nine Commandments spell, naturally aiming it at Nade who had approached closely.

Snap—

The spell was successfully cast, causing Nade to stumble.

An original spell was very effective.

Although Nade had previously expressed great confidence in her physical abilities, when faced with the overpowering command of Mil’s original spell, she inevitably weakened at the knees and nearly knelt on the ground.

Were it not for her body having undergone special treatment.

An ordinary caster would likely have to kneel on the spot, unable to straighten their knees.

Meanwhile, as all this occurred,

Ronald also charged into the room right after.

Wielding the dagger Nade had given him, Ronald decisively slashed down at Mil.

Faced with the alternating attacks of the two.

Mil also showed signs of desperation.

Commanding Nade with the Nine Commandments, she barely had time to resist Ronald, especially since both of their spells came from the same original, causing their powers to counteract each other.

In her haste, she also raised her hands, crossing them in front of her.

Trying to use this to fend off the blade in front of Ronald.

Crack—

Her neat and tidy school uniform was immediately torn by the dagger in Ronald’s hand.

However, due to the protection of the spell, the girl’s arms were not immediately affected by the sharp blade.

Still, the resistance was limited to this.

The sensation in Ronald’s hands was of a physically frail girl as one would expect.

Divine Comedy’s adult male strength, contrasted with a young girl’s physical endurance.

The difference was starkly disproportionate.

Nearly without any capacity for resistance, Mil immediately fell backward and harshly struck the edge of the table behind her.

"Ah—"

A scream full of pain burst from her mouth.

Faced with the sudden assault, the girl who had suddenly been attacked finally showed a pained expression on her face. Due to her back brutally hitting the edge of the desk, she couldn’t help but curl up on the floor, convulsing from the pain.

"How... how did you find me?"

"Why? I just wanted to live a normal life!"

"..."

Ronald did not respond to her.

He simply bent down and grabbed Mil’s chin.

The dark mist of the summoned ’Fury’, immediately adhered to Mil’s body through the gaps in his hand.

Thus, the powers of both original spells began to neutralize each other.

At this moment, the discrepancy in control over the original was apparent.

Though capable of mutual resistance, Mil was still at a disadvantage.

Continuing at this pace, Ronald was confident that he would completely break through her defenses within three minutes and then seize her consciousness.

Confirming his dominance over his opponent, Ronald then asked Nade behind him:

"Thor, are you alright?"