"We have met again, Student Nathan. You are so unique that I have always wanted to experiment with your body."
Nathan's expression turned solemn, recognizing the teacher. It turned out the culprit was truly among them. He wondered how he managed to bypass the principal's surveillance, but he also knew that the teachers had a certain degree of strength.
With his familiar, he should be able to escape the principal's detection when the principal wasn't focused on watching everyone.
Nathan had a troubled smile on his face. "This is rather surprising. To think you would be betraying us, Teacher Dikkleus."
Yes, the culprit before him was none other than the teacher handling the teleportation. He was the only one capable of sending the principal far away.
"Betraying you people, huh? We are never on the same side." Dikkleus shook his head. "The only reason I became a teacher at the Frexia Academy is to get resources. Now that everything has worked according to my plan, there's nothing left for me to worry about."
"You surely use the most cliche line in the book." Nathan smirked. "Let me guess, people like you who want resources either want to have revenge or women. And because you said the most dangerous person in this world is a scientist, that means you are researching something related to a woman… let's see, either your woman or your wife."
Dikkleus furrowed his eyebrows as if he didn't expect Nathan to figure out the situation. "To think that you are that smart… it feels like a waste to let you rot as an experiment subject.
"But I guess you don't understand the sadness that comes from separation. You are still too young to understand that."
Nathan's expression turned grim. "Separation, huh? Is there even a separation when you refuse to let it go? There is only sadness when you refuse to be separated from them. It seems you're trying to resurrect your woman."
Dikkleus smirked. "You truly make me feel conflicted, Student Nathan. You can figure everything out in just an instant. Do you know what this research means?
"If the aliens, specifically symbiotes, possess a human, they will be able to live like a human. My research is to create them so that they can get the person's memory and behave like a real human.
"This way, no humans have to be separated from their loved ones, even in death."
Nathan's expression darkened. "It seems we both have a different opinion about death."
Nathan had finally understood why those aliens existed. The aliens that were able to control humans didn't come from mature class aliens. They were artificially created.
Nathan had two options. Considering Dikkleus blocked the entrance, he couldn't escape unless there was an opening. Besides, he didn't think Dikkleus was weak enough to let him escape.
In other words, he had to wait for other teachers to come. Nathan had to buy enough time. Fortunately, Selena was here. He was just afraid that they would lose too much time or he would lose his flexibility with Selena here. More importantly, there was no way he liked to have Selena near this freak.
"It seems you're adamant about turning me into one of them. No, it's not just me. Your real targets must be the people on this island. I have wondered what kind of insane person was able to create all this… You have given up on humanity itself."
"I did tell you that you should be worried about a researcher or a madman. But if there was a madman who happened to be a researcher, you should cut them down immediately."
"Like you? For people like you, there is nothing impossible. Even reviving a person is just something within reach. You just haven't found the method yet."
"Exactly." Dikkleus smirked. "Nevertheless, I don't want to waste any more time with you."
Nathan suddenly felt the pressure. Even without his familiar, Dikkleus was probably strong enough to defeat him and his familiars.
He hurriedly thought of a way for another question that could distract Dikkleus.
As if he were reading Nathan's mind, Dikkleus said, "No. You won't be able to escape. Do you think you are clever when you're trying to buy time? Not a single teacher will come to help you, because…" Dikkleus smirked.
Jason and the others, who were gathering the students to the shore, suddenly felt a massive Ena fluctuation.
The students panicked, while the teachers looked down. All of them had the same thought. They summoned their familiars while using their Ena to stop the magic circle, but it was too late.
"Teleport—" Jason gasped and raised his head, looking at the students before disappearing into thin air along with the rest of the teachers.
All people above a certain threshold vanished from the island. No, even the teacher who had to watch over the ship had disappeared, leaving all the students behind.
They were teleported back to the port city. Even if they wanted to go back, they would need at least an hour to reach it. By that time, the students would have fallen into the culprit's hands.
"Where are the teachers?"
"Why are they all gone?"
The students looked around, unable to understand what was going on.
Selena suddenly stepped forward while holding her staff tightly.
Rudeus and August sensed it a step too late, but there was a massive amount of Ena suddenly covering the entire island.
All of a sudden, more than a hundred magic circles appeared on the edge of the island and released a purple light pillar into the sky.
A translucent screen soon emerged from one pillar to another before the pillar tilted to the center of the island, creating a massive dome that isolated the entire island.
Rudeus' expression turned grim. He couldn't help but remember what the principal said. There was a high chance that whoever the culprit was, they were trying to isolate them. No, it was most likely that the enemy's real target was the students.
Selena immediately said, "Everyone. You might want to grab your weapon and get ready to fight."