Chapter 35. Cornelia Wants to Get Off Work

Mental Collision was originally a control spell card with high risks and significant limitations.

Mages with high mental strength rarely engaged in close combat.

And most warriors who excelled at close combat might not necessarily win a mental contest against their opponent.

If they lost, it was equivalent to helping the opponent control them for a moment.

Except against certain specific classes, this was a spell card with very low versatility, making it quite useless.

However.

If I used this card, I would profit whether I won or lost!

If I won, I'd stun the opponent. If I lost, we'd both be stunned, and the opponent would likely be stunned for longer than me.

......

The moment the spell was cast, a sharp pain stimulated my brain, accompanied by an irresistible feeling of dizziness.

My vision immediately went black, and my body collapsed.

In the last moment before I lost consciousness, I saw.

Olive's body convulsed violently, tears uncontrollably streaming down her cheeks.

Her expression was a mix of crying in pain and laughing in excitement.

Beneath the gauze, her gaze was already extremely unfocused.

"Urglurglurglu......"

The pain, so intense it was beyond her comprehension, seemed to have snapped her nerves, making her unable to even control her own tongue.

After I passed out, the limp Olive also soon fell from the chair to the floor.

......

Not long after, the lock on the laboratory door began to tremble slightly.

"Ding!"

With a shattering sound, the door was opened.

The one who walked into the Demon Laboratory was the lock-picking expert, Cornelia.

At the very end, before using 【Mental Collision】, I had activated the broadcast function on my ring.

This would transmit the sounds around me inside the Demon Laboratory to the nearby corridor.

Even Cornelia, who was waiting outside, could clearly hear the sound of me and Olive falling to the ground.

And, of course, Olive's nonsensical babbling.

The task I gave Cornelia was to wait outside the laboratory. If she heard the school broadcast make two "dong dong" sounds, she should immediately pick the lock and break into the Demon Laboratory.

Then, Cornelia needed to finish off Olive before she regained consciousness.

Because I wasn't sure how long I could keep Olive stunned.

After all, Olive was a high-rank demon. Given enough time, she might be able to recover on her own.

By then, I would be in real danger.

Cornelia looked at the messy scene in the Demon Laboratory, wanting to make a sarcastic comment but holding it back.

Olive was sprawled on the ground, her face flushed, tongue lolling out, and unconscious.

As if she had been forced to drink a bottle of strong liquor.

Her body would twitch from time to time.

And I was just lying peacefully beside her as if asleep, even with a slight smile on my lips.

If one didn't know my plan, anyone passing by would surely suspect that I had done something outrageous.

Cornelia quickly ran to Olive's side.

She had no time to waste now; she still had the most important task—

To kill Olive.

This demon was extremely dangerous and must be completely eliminated to prevent future trouble.

Normally, even if Olive was unconscious, it would be very difficult for the Rank 3 Cornelia to quickly kill a Rank 6 demon without waking her up.

After all, her hammer had broken, and she still couldn't kill the Rank 5 Baron Bach.

The physical structure of demons was truly miraculous.

However, I had previously discovered a crucial point.

A very important method to easily kill demons in the Demon Academy!

Cornelia lifted the unconscious Olive.

She quickly ran to the window.

She pulled open the window and then threw Olive out.

She leaned on the windowsill, looking out.

Olive plummeted into the endless abyss, her figure completely disappearing from sight.

Cornelia let out a sigh of relief.

"Phew, job's done."

She stretched contentedly by the window.

Having an external brain was just great.

She thought for a moment and checked the mission objectives.

I had also instructed her that she could check the exploration progress of Mission 1 to confirm whether Olive was dead.

In their previous explorations, they had already confirmed: entering a room would grant a small amount of basic exploration progress reward, while clearing the room would grant a relatively large amount of exploration progress reward.

Whether it was successfully clearing it according to the rules or killing the demon teacher of the room, it would count as clearing.

She saw that the exploration progress displayed for Mission 1 had indeed risen sharply as I had predicted, and was very close to the 50% target.

【Exploration Progress 32.7% → 47.7%】

【Remaining Time 5 hours 10 minutes】

So next, they only needed to clear one or two more rooms.

But I and Cornelia had already done enough. Before entering the boss room, they had already discussed that after this job, they would not continue their crime spree.

They wanted to rest and then enjoy their pool party.

As for the humans in the boss room, my advice was not to make contact.

Because they didn't defeat Olive through conventional methods, if they then rescued the humans as required by the normal progression path, it might trigger unpredictable chain reactions.

With me in an unconscious state, the less Cornelia had to do, the better.

Cornelia squatted down, looked at the unconscious me on the floor, and wanted to poke my face to wake me up.

But after thinking about it, she stopped this action that might accidentally injure her teammate.

It was better to let me rest for a while.

She carefully reached out, supporting my back and the crook of my knees, and lifted me up.

Then she quickly left the Demon Laboratory and headed towards the Cooking Classroom.

......

"Mmm......"

Since I had only endured three times the pain plus the stun effect of the mental shock, I didn't stay unconscious for too long and gradually regained my senses.

I felt someone gently holding me, their delicate and warm hands giving me an unusual sense of security.

I felt goosebumps rise all over my body, and my eyes opened involuntarily.

At this time, Cornelia had just left the Demon Laboratory and was walking down the corridor.

As soon as I opened my eyes, I found myself being held in a princess carry by Cornelia.

Our eyes met.

Both of us fell silent.

It should have been a rather beautiful scene.

But it was a boy being held in a girl's arms, which seemed a bit awkward.

“......I think it would be more appropriate for you to carry me on your back.”

I chose a less awkward opening line.

"I was afraid I'd break your bones if I carried you on my back."

Cornelia had also considered carrying me on her back.

But she always remembered my initial instruction to her—my body was very fragile, so don't hurt me.

So she chose a safer method of transport.

"Forget it, this is quite good too."

I had come to terms with it.

Fragrant, soft, very thoughtful, and very reassuring.

After being busy for most of the Shadow World, what was wrong with enjoying myself a little?

Cornelia: "Should I put you down now?"

Me: "My head is still a little dizzy, take me to the Cooking Classroom."

Cornelia: "Oh."

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