Three minutes passed in a flash.
Then I saw the magic runes on the scroll begin to surge rapidly, twisting on the scroll like maggots, and finally forming a sudden black crack large enough for a person to pass through in the air above the scroll.
Li Qing was silent for a mont, hesitated a little, took a deep breath, and carefully stepped forward, holding his breath as he went in.
...
...
Dark!
Cold!
Whether it was the heavy dark clouds that seed to be pressing down, or the air that slled sowhat pungent, there was a scent of rotting flesh.
And the first thing to catch the eye was a road paved with brown-yellow bricks, lined with tall, unknown trees, whose leaves moved without a breeze, seeming to sway lightly in a rhythmic breath.
Though it seed sowhat problematic to describe it, this was exactly the feeling Li Qing got.
These trees were alive.
And fifty ters down the road stood a rather elaborate gate, built from red bricks stacked one upon another, two large iron doors pushed outward, revealing a towering, sharp-edged building.
To Li Qing, this so-called Magic Academy exuded an overall aura of gloom and evil, with this classroom resembling a lurking giant beast intending to devour.
Most importantly, despite it being midnight, it was clearly dayti here.
Yes, dayti, though the sky was extrely gloomy, and Li Qing felt there was sothing hidden within it.
"Is this the legendary Gray Magic Academy?"
A sharp, excited voice ca from beside him, jolting Li Qing back to alertness.
While his attention was focused on the academy, unbeknownst to him, over a dozen people had gathered in threes and fours behind him.
These people were all dressed in black robes, with hoods covering their faces in shadow, making it hard to see clearly.
Seizing the mont while these people were discussing the Gray Magic Academy, Li Qing discreetly moved backward, blending into the crowd.
Standing at the front was too conspicuous; Li Qing had always disliked drawing attention.
After a while, one of the black-robed figures moved forward; seeing these fourteen people beginning to move, Li Qing followed silently.
In an unfamiliar environnt, never do anything too eye-catching.
The bird that sticks its head out gets shot.
This was a lesson Li Qing had learned from his career over the years; he understood his abilities and placed himself neither too conspicuously nor irreplaceably within the company.
So, ever since graduation until now, his life had remained smooth and untroubled.
"Jes, why do we have to wear these black robes and hoods?"
A nearby woman, her figure noticeably graceful, muttered softly.
Li Qing seemingly unaware, continued to walk steadily, his ears already subtly pricked up.
"Hey, don’t make things difficult for yourself; the last person who did that was eaten by the scarecrow!"
Jes, beside her, quietly stopped the woman’s actions, then complained: "Anna, you have to understand what kind of price we paid to co here. This isn’t your palace or your personal slavery ground; we’re just students here. You need to adjust your mindset,"
"I know, I know! I’ll be careful."
Anna waved her hand, sowhat impatiently.
Having been observing with care all along, Li Qing’s pupils suddenly contracted; his steps imperceptibly paused for a mont before he continued forward nonchalantly.
He had just seen the woman nad Anna, whose dragging black robe revealed a white tentacle with suction cups!
Without realizing it, he instinctively scanned the group, looking at the fourteen figures dressed in black robes around him.
What on earth was hidden beneath those black robes?
Li Qing finally understood; this was definitely not a regular Magic Academy.
Also, he realized why the acceptance letter emphasized wearing these black robe uniforms.
Everyone here had issues.
At this mont, Li Qing suddenly realized that the language system these people spoke was completely different, yet he could understand.
The miracle of magic, perhaps.
As they neared the academy gate, they saw from afar an individual still enveloped in a black robe, their sleeves and collar adorned with blue thread, standing tall, at least over two ters.
Seeing the group from afar, the black-robed person spread their arms, the long sleeves enveloping their hands.
"Welco, chosen ones, to Gray Magic Academy. Today is enrollnt day; everyone, please don’t let anything go wrong! Otherwise, the consequences could be dire, even life-threatening."
The man’s voice was quite calm, yet carried a slightly mocking tone.
Seeing the silent response to his jest, the black-robed man seed rather bored.
"Alright, I am the enrollnt coordinator, Zhuang Xu, and now I need to register your information. Welco, and I’m also your life advisor. If you encounter any study issues in the future, you can co to for answers, though I might not necessarily respond."
This one clearly had a deanor of not wanting to be bothered, leaving Li Qing quite speechless; after all, he had been so enthusiastic over the phone earlier.
"One more thing, as students of Gray Magic Academy, make sure not to take off your uniforms while at the academy. If they get damaged, please replace them imdiately at the administration office, though it’s not free."
Pausing, Zhuang Xu clapped his hands, making Li Qing’s heart tremble; this fellow’s fingers were sharply long, and his skin was a bluish-black like a corpse’s, definitely not human fingers.
"Additionally, is the thirty-year-old who was chosen to beco a mage here?"
Zhuang Xu scanned the fifteen people, with his face obscured beneath the hood’s shadow being difficult to discern.
Upon hearing Zhuang Xu’s words, they all responded with surprise, shock, and astonishnt in their voices.
"Human, chosen as a mage at thirty?"
"That ans they were single until thirty!"
"Such endurance!"
"How pitiful..."
"Who knew a human could actually make it here!"
"Hehe, chosen by the Evil God, do humans have the right to refuse being so fragile?"
As if sothing peculiar had mixed in, besides that, Li Qing sensed an air of malice, their malevolent gazes completely unrestrained.
For crying out loud!
Li Qing cursed silently, realizing Zhuang Xu had deliberately done this.
Killing him inwardly.
"Furthermore," Zhuang Xu’s voice drifted over eerily: "If you arbitrarily attack students within the Magic Academy, no matter what your status is, you will face severe punishnt—eternal punishnt. If you insist on doing so, believe , you will beg to kill you by then."
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