A hard-to-fathom silence filled the air of the meeting room on the top floor of the Sage Institute Main Building.
At the center of the meeting room, the all-angle circular Magic Screen was still displaying the eerie midday religious ritual. The screen flickered from time to time, reflecting the cathedral's deep gold. Around it, the teachers seated at the round conference tables still didn't dare voice their opinions.
Silent light sliced through the air from every angle, causing shadows to climb over Loren's face from time to time.
"Loren, forget it. Let it go."
Vice Principal Ron, seated beside Loren, patted him firmly on the back.
Those three clergymen had it rough too. After running into Lanqi, making it home safely was already a blessing.
When the vice principal began speaking, many of the teachers wanted to try easing the awkward atmosphere in the meeting room.
"Dean, it's perfectly normal to get led astray after mixing with Lanqi. Besides, the three clergymen managing to pass through this Shadow World is already a great achievement. Let's just call it even..."
Teacher Theresa, the gentlest of them all, began speaking up for them again.
Lanqi always listened to her lessons very attentively, which touched her deeply, but it had also gradually begun to frighten her a little...
After this Shadow World, Theresa became even more certain of one thing—the necessity of Hughberlian at their Sage Institute.
If Hughberlian didn't usually keep Lanqi by her side, draw away his attention, and limit the space in which he could interact with others, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The other new students in their class would probably be mentally poisoned after exchanging just a few words with Lanqi and getting acquainted with him!
As a member of the Half-Demon Race, Hughberlian was able to get