This wasn't an exaggeration when they said the situation was critical...
The Headmaster had spent many years navigating the Federation and was among the more senior members of the star-level experts. At the very least, people like Vayne and Lanaia were absolute juniors in his eyes. Going by age and experience alone, even their grandparents' generation would have to respectfully address him as Dean.
As the former Dean of the Space Department at White Dragon Holy Academy, he had the credentials. But seniority did not mean great combat power. As an Arcane Mage, he had always followed the academy's path, focusing on research. He was completely different from those mercenaries who took on high-risk missions every day.
So although people like Vayne and Lanaia had accumulated far less experience than he had, if they really fought, he was afraid his old life would not survive...
"Hey, hey..." LuLu immediately pouted from the side. "Weren't you just very confident in your matrix? How did the situation become critical already?"
Faced with the little one's attempt to undermine him, the Headmaster said expressionlessly, "Those mercenaries make a living breaking through defenses and carrying out assassinations. And that's not even counting the unknown undead following behind them. You should have felt the intensity of its Mental Strength too, right? Its origins are probably extraordinary..."
LuLu paused when she heard that, but did not argue.
That figure shrouded in Black Mist was clearly a terrifying existence. It had merely not shown its true strength yet because it lacked a physical body. But the immense Mental Strength hidden beneath the Black Mist was definitely no weaker than Andrew's!
Someone like that had probably once been an extraordinary Great Lord as well. With its knowledge of civilization, cracking a Space Matrix would probably not be difficult.