Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 263

Chapter 263 Chapter 61.3 - Point Break

"Irina, can you hear me?"

Irina's eyes fluttered open, her vision blurry as she gradually regained consciousness. A dull throbbing pain echoed in her head, and she instinctively brought a hand to her temple, trying to soothe the ache.

"Haaaah... What happened?" Irina mumbled, her voice groggy as she attempted to piece together the fragments of her memory. The misty surroundings and the unusual glow in Sylvie's eyes added to her disorientation.

"Sylvie?" she uttered, her gaze meeting the concerned eyes of her friend and teammate.

Her mind was blank as if some pieces of something were constantly going around her mind.

'Just what is this?'

She couldn't understand at all. A

'I feel like I just woke up from a dream.'

In the pieces of her pictures, she saw her house, the maids…..The memories were blurry, and she wasn't able to understand everything clearly, but it was like waking up after a dream.

"Sylvie, what's going on, right? Why are we here?" Irina's words were accompanied by a pained expression as if the foggy haze in her mind mirrored the mist that enveloped Phantom's Land.

Sylvie's relief was evident, but at the same time, she was having a hard time understanding everything herself, so her face hardened at the mention of recent events.

Recognizing the need for Irina to cool down and gather her thoughts, Sylvie fetched a glass of water for both of them.

'Sigh….What to do…'

She handed Irina the glass, urging her to drink while she took a sip from her own.

"Take your time, Irina. It's a lot to process, and I don't have all the answers either," Sylvie said, her voice comforting yet tinged with uncertainty.

As Irina composed herself, Sylvie began to explain the strange occurrences in Phantom's Land. She recounted how people had suddenly lost consciousness, the eerie encounters with phantoms, and the protective power she had discovered within herself.

"People are unconscious outside, and I think it's related to these phantoms. Somehow, I have this power that protected me, and I managed to wake you up," Sylvie explained, her gaze focused on Irina.

"People are unconscious, huh? Have you checked everyone?"

Irina asked, looking around. She also had a hard time getting a hold of her head, but she forcefully calmed herself down after utilizing a mana circulation method for such cases.

'So, she has a unique power. I knew it.'

Even though it wasn't the time to make such assessments, Irina couldn't help but think. After all, out of all the people here, only Sylvie was awake, and that meant she was exceptional to the point that she defied all the geniuses here.

"Yes. After leaving Jasmine here, I looked for possible Instructors or Professors, yet everyone I saw was unconscious already."

"I see….."

Everything didn't seem to add up.

"So, according to what you're saying, these phantoms are somehow linked to the unconscious state of everyone. Normally, the Phantoms are unable to enter the bungalows, as we all know. But after some time passed while we were unconscious, some phantoms appeared from our bodies and attacked you, correct?"

"Yes. That is right." Sylvie confirmed.

Irina continued with her line of reasoning, her analytical mind at work. "If the phantoms emerged from us, it means the unconscious state of the people is somehow producing these creatures. The fact that they can appear even inside the bungalows after a certain time makes staying here unsafe as well. We can't afford to let others remain unconscious. It's not only a danger to them but also puts everyone else at risk."

Sylvie's expression tightened as she grasped the gravity of the situation. "So, staying in the bungalows won't keep everyone safe. We need to find a way to wake them up and deal with the phantoms at the source. But how do we do that?"

Irina paused for a moment, pondering the available information. Then, she turned to Sylvie with a determined look. "Sylvie, can you use your power on others? If we can wake them up, we might be able to gather more information and solve this mystery."

Sylvie nodded, her eyes flickering with uncertainty. "I can try, but..." She hesitated, a sudden dizziness washing over her. "I can feel it. The light surrounding me has already diminished. My mana reserves are almost depleted. I won't be able to wake up others without enough mana."

Irina's brows furrowed as she processed the information while checking Sylvie's mana reserves. To a trained mage like her, she could easily discern from the body symptoms, and she saw what Sylvie was saying was right.

"So, the power consumption of forcefully waking others up is so high….."

That meant two things. The first one is that Sylvie wasn't talented enough with her powers and used a lot of unneeded energy. That could be possible, but from what Irina had seen, even if Sylvie wasn't that smart, she had a talent for utilizing mana.

'That means….'

The enemy they were facing, the possible spell that Sylvie had mentioned, was just too strong.

She turned to Sylvie with a questioning look. "The spell you saw, it covered other people's hearts, right?"

Sylvie nodded in confirmation. "Yes, it seemed like some kind of dark aura was surrounding their hearts. That's what I tried to dispel."

Irina's expression grew serious as she decided to investigate the phenomenon herself. She approached Jasmine, who was still unconscious and focused her magical senses on the mysterious energy surrounding the girl's heart.

'This…..'

The moment she delved into it, Irina felt a surge of complexity and darkness that almost overwhelmed her.

"Urgh!"

Immediately, she increased the distance between her and Jasmine. Her headache intensified for a second while her whole world shook.

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