Tom Nixon, a precious asset on the "Hero" side and an outstanding third-year student, had actually collapsed unconscious on the ground.
Ryan Harks, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and saved Tom Nixon, was leaning on his cane as he administered emergency treatment.
Meanwhile, the "Hero" Victor and his "partner," Robert, were both standing in the middle of the hall, looking as though they were... spacing out?
Dark rapidly analyzed the information before him.
Tom Nixon was one of those who held part of the "script."
If Ophelia Brad wanted to guide the ritual in the direction she desired, she would have to deal with him first.
The "lie" covering the surface of the ritual could not be exposed.
Though Tom Nixon was not weak, he knew the "script," and thus had not been wary of Ophelia Brad. It was only natural that she had found an opening to defeat him.
That explosion just now had most likely occurred when Tom Nixon's emergency defense was shattered.
As for why Victor and Robert were standing in the hall, spacing out?
Dark truly could not make sense of it.
His gaze continued to search, eventually settling on the Blood Magic Circle beside the throne.
A fluid flowed rapidly within the blood-red glowing magic circle, like blood.
A glass bottle thirteen centimeters in diameter floated quietly above the magic circle.
The glass bottle contained a transparent liquid.
A plump, fleshy infant was curled up inside.
This was without doubt the infant form of the vampire Vlad!
Feeling the tremor of the "Misdreavus" Magitech Card, Dark finally gained a relatively comprehensive understanding of the situation in the hall.
"Come out."
Just as Dark tried to continue observing, Ophelia Brad spoke lazily from atop the throne.
Her scarlet eyes stared directly in