Crimson Heir: Shadows in Academia

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"Come! Let's have a good fight!" With that, Alex Qi, wielding the Blood-Drinking Blade, charged directly at Hans, who was caught off guard by its appearance. His advance was like a thunderbolt, unstoppable.

"Damn it! This is ridiculous! What the hell is going on? How did he suddenly summon a battle blade? Is it also a crystal dagger? Legend says it possesses the skills of 13 races!" Despite his thoughts and complaints, facing Alex Qi's attack, Alex Qi met it head-on without hesitation.

The clang of weapons clashing rang out continuously. With the Bloodthirsty Blade in hand, Alex Qi had completely turned the tide. This time, Hans's space to dodge was constantly compressed, forcing him to retreat. Alex Qi's mastery of the Bloodthirsty Blade in the Cain Divine Realm was ingrained in his bones; now, he wielded it as naturally as his own arm.

"What kind of insane swordsmanship is this? It feels like attacking with my own fist! It's so intuitive! Perhaps I'm going to die here today! I'm so unwilling!" Filled with deep resentment and anger, Hans suddenly launched a counterattack, charging forward recklessly.

"Good!" Alex Qi showed no mercy, swinging the Bloodthirsty Blade to meet the charging Hans head-on.

The clang of weapons continued. Taking advantage of Hans's missed attack, Alex Qi suddenly slashed the blade across Hans's head. With a "thud," the Bloodthirsty Blade cleaved Hans from his head to his chest.

Hans was nearly cleaved in two by the blow, his blood spraying all over Alex Qi from head to toe. Combined with the crimson Bloodthirsty Blade he still held, he looked every bit the murderous maniac.

"Phew," Alex Qi let out a heavy breath, the Bloodthirsty Blade vanishing from his hand. "Finally over. I wonder how those two are? I have to go check on them!" Ignoring the blood covering him, Alex Qi rushed towards Jack on the ground. He had already treated Linda's injuries himself; now he needed to check on Jack immediately!

Alex Qi appeared beside Jack in a flash. Jack's body was still in werewolf form, his chest heaving. Although there were obvious signs of life, anyone could see at a glance that Jack's condition was very poor, and he could die at any moment.

Alex Qi slowly probed the area with his mental energy and was instantly shocked by what he observed. The internal damage was severe. Apart from bones and blood vessels, almost all internal organs had turned into blood. Even the blood in his head was minimal; he was practically skin and bones.

Only his heart was still beating weakly, the meager amount of blood slowly flowing through the veins.

"What should I do? Simply injecting dark energy won't revive him! This guy has clearly activated 'Bloodlust,' but thankfully Hans interrupted it, otherwise, if he had persisted in the 'Bloodlust' state any longer, he'd probably be dead by now," Alex Qi muttered to himself, lost in thought.

Jack had risked his life to keep Hans moving forward, and Alex Qi was determined to save him; she couldn't let him die like this.

"It seems this is the only way! I have to use 'Soul-Stabilizing Technique.' Sigh... let's save their lives first! We'll figure out the rest later!" Alex Qi had thought of a way to save Jack, even though it could only save his life.

'Soul-Stabilizing Technique' was one of the spells Cain had sealed in Alex Qi's mind. Using three drops of his own "life essence blood" as a catalyst, combined with his own dark energy and the surrounding dark energy, it imprisoned and nurtured the dissipating soul within the dying body. One drawback of the spell was that it permanently fixed the original body and soul, making it difficult to perform transformation techniques; another was that it would consume a significant amount of the caster's strength.

Having made his decision, Alex Qi began to act. Linda was waiting there! Her condition was probably not much better than Jack's. Regardless of their motivations for protecting him, he couldn't ignore their serious injuries, even if it severely depleted his own strength.

Alex Qi slowly extended his right index finger, stopping just before it touched Jack's forehead. Blood slowly seeped from between his fingers—one drop, two drops, three drops—soaking into Jack's forehead the moment it touched it.

Seeing the blood seep in, a surge of dark energy erupted from Alex Qi, enveloping Jack. Then, Alex Qi made several strange hand gestures, striking the spot where the blood had seeped in with his palm. Instantly, a large amount of dark energy gathered towards Jack, only to be absorbed by his body.

Jack's heart began to beat strongly again, and even his previously emaciated body began to gradually recover. Seeing this, Alex Qi breathed a sigh of relief. This technique was something Cain had left behind; Alex Qi had never used it before and didn't know how effective it would be. However, it seemed quite effective, successfully saving Jack's life.

With the experience of treating Jack, he used the same method to treat Linda. Of course, before performing the technique, Alex Qi checked Linda's body. Although her internal condition was much better than Jack's, her crystals were gone, clearly indicating the activation of her clan's "Crystal Shattering" technique, which explained why she was a cat.

After continuous treatment, Alex Qi was covered in sweat, and his face had become much paler. Six drops of "Life Essence Blood" plus a large amount of dark energy were too much for even someone with his near-Count-level strength.

Alex Qi unleashed a ball of blue flame from his hand and slammed it onto Hans's corpse. The corpse began to burn strangely, but the floor and surrounding area showed no signs of burning, and even the temperature around Hans's burning body remained unchanged.

"Netherfire" was the strange blue flame Alex Qi had used to destroy Hans's corpse. This was a method of using dark energy, left to Alex Qi by Cain, and currently the most suitable and powerful spell for him.

Alex Qi moved Linda to Jack's side, then pulled up a stool and sat down beside them, slowly gathering dark energy. He'd expended considerable energy healing them, and if he didn't replenish it soon, dawn would break.