It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

In the empty classroom, there was only one person sitting there.

"Sophie Corbett..."

In the darkness, Vickrey's eyes shone with a long cold light. Compared with yesterday, although his voice was still cold, there was a hint of tenderness.

"6 hours 43 minutes."

"When are you going to keep me waiting?"

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped, and the annoying bells in Sophie's ears disappeared...

Chapter 33

Due to his bloodline, Weekley was born to be very conceited. This pride in his bones was almost passed down from generation to generation. Deep down, he looked down on almost everyone, even his own father.

You can't see humility in him, but at the same time, you can't find any negative emotions such as fear, hesitation, regret, doubt, etc.

The elite aristocratic education developed his abilities and thinking, but it also magnified his shortcomings.

Since then, Vickery has become more and more selfish and unscrupulous in doing things.

His way of handling the problem may be wrong, but it is definitely the most efficient.

Sophie's father is the most typical example. There were countless ways to shut him up, but Vickery chose the fastest and most direct one, which was to let him die...

For ten years, Sophie, who knew the truth, hated Vickery all the time.

But now she didn't have the courage to look directly into Vickrey's eyes.

There seemed to be a thick wall between the two of them, a limit she could never cross.

One is an A-level wizard who remains calm and calm no matter what happens.

One is a C-level wizard who is easily influenced by the outside world and even once doubted himself.

Although Sophie doesn't want to admit it, Vickery is really much better than her...

All along, I may have seriously underestimated this man from the Pod family.

“…”

Sophie finally lowered her head, not daring to look at Vickery on the stage.

This was an unwinnable battle from the start.

On one side is the professor of the college, and on the other side is myself who has never even gone to school.

There are huge gaps in time, experience, and knowledge.

This kind of accumulation of time cannot be made up for in an instant by just relying on talent. Her previous naive ideas were nothing more than wishful thinking.

"...sorry."

It took a long time for Sophie to squeeze out a sentence in a hoarse voice.

Her self-confidence completely collapsed and she no longer had the courage to fight back.

She lost...

"Pathetic." Vickery said coldly.

Sophie's shoulders trembled slightly. She raised her head carefully, only to find a hint of disappointment in the other person's eyes...

"Calm down is the most basic quality of a wizard, but you have never been able to achieve it."

These words stabbed into Sophie's heart like a knife.

"If you perform like this even in a small exam, what will you be like in actual combat?"

Sophie didn't want to hear any more. She wanted to run away, but she couldn't take a step forward.

"As a wizard, even if you are provoked..."

"Even in the face of failure after failure..."

"Even if it is, your enemy is standing in front of you..."

Vickery slowed down his tone and looked down at her indifferently.

"!!!"

At that moment, Sophie felt a chill running down her spine, and she looked at Vickery with wide eyes.

However, Vickery still looked cold.

"You also have to stay calm..."

Sophie understood the meaning of his words.

"Otherwise, your stupid father is your best example."

These words rekindled anger in Sophie's heart, and she couldn't help clenching her fists.

This scumbag!

"Okay, that's the end of my advice. It's up to you whether you want to listen to it or not."

This time, Sophie didn't run away. She raised her head and looked directly into Vickery's eyes.

She didn't want to refute, on the contrary, Sophie accepted the other party's advice...

From the first class she came to the academy, she endured

I kept getting into fights with my classmates, and almost dropped out of school because of it...

Thinking about it now, it was really stupid.

Even today, the other party didn't even do anything, and she just felt so sorry for herself...

That bitch Olivia must be smiling happily.

"Sophie, you really let me down."

Vickery adjusted his collar and sleeves, which was his habitual action after class.

Then he pushed open the classroom door.

"I thought you would be a gem, but it seems I was wrong."

“…”

Sophie stood there with a complicated expression, watching his retreating back, carefully recalling the meaning of these words.

Amidst the creaking of the wooden boards, Sophie stepped onto the podium. The feeling of powerlessness that had spread throughout her body had long since disappeared.

She stood where Vickrey had been, looking at the watch on the table.

[21: 52: 11]

[21: 52: 12]

[21: 52: 13]

Time is still passing.

“…”

Sophie pursed her lips.

"it's not finished yet."

Sophie turned back to her seat.

She rolled up her sleeves, conceived a spell in her mind, and refined her magic power.

The palm ignited fire again.

"I can definitely do it! I can do better!"

If it doesn't work tonight, then she'll stay up until tomorrow morning.

If it doesn't work tomorrow morning, then she will stay up until the day after tomorrow!

Even if you die!She won't give up either!

Thanks to Vickery, the word had been removed from her vocabulary forever.

"I can still do it even without what you just said!"

Sophie held back her tears, not letting herself cry.

Miraculously, this fiery emotion ignited the almost exhausted magic power and turned it into a steady stream of fuel.

Tick, tick, the nosebleed started flowing again.

"I can do it..."

The low blood drops soon turned into iron roses, blooming charmingly in the flames of the palm...

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At this moment, Vickery was leaning against the wall outside the classroom.

It had taken almost seven hours.

Hopefully the guy in the room won't let his overtime work go to waste.

Logically speaking, as long as the system did not issue a task or give a warning, he could completely ignore Sophie today.

But as the top wizard in the main line in the later stages of the game, Sophie must have amazing talents, and it is impossible to stop here.

Although she does lack many things now, such as mental strength, willpower, and even the most basic qualities of a wizard...

But it doesn’t take much to overcome these difficulties.

Sophie is like a new flame, very fragile, but as long as you add some firewood or pour some oil, she will grow to a terrifying point.

Although Vickery didn't know whether the scorching flame would burn him.

But in this ever-changing world, there is no fixed future.

To Vickrey, things like fate are nothing more than an excuse for the weak. The moment you believe that fate is irreversible, you have already lost...

Therefore, Vickery was not worried about whether his actions just now would cause him to get burned.

He has the confidence to become stronger than anyone else. He can light this fire and extinguish it at any time...

"Success!"

Loud shouts came from the classroom, and Vickery smiled slightly.

"Is the fire burning...?"

Chapter 34 It’s Vickery again!

At this moment, suddenly the classroom door opened and Sophie jumped out.

Perhaps due to the overdraft of her mental energy, she staggered down the stairs without noticing Vickrey behind her.

Vickery looked at her back, turned around and walked into the classroom.

"Ah."

The classroom was no longer dark, and all the magic on Sophie's desk was filled with dazzling light.

'Floating fire' floats in the air like a ghost, appearing and disappearing; 'thunder clouds' flash with dazzling blue light, as if heavy rain is about to pour; 'burning metal' turns into a rose and blooms in the flames .

Vickery looked at the watch on the table.

[22: 19: 03]

8 hours 10 minutes.

Was it only 27 minutes after that that this result was achieved?

Compared to Olivia's achievements, this is really a terrifying talent...

Vickery took out his score sheet and recorded it.

[Sophie Corbett, 8 hours and 10 minutes. 】

[The quality of magic can compete for first place, but it seriously times out. 】

[Score: 0 (not included in the score of this exam)]

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After casually dispersing the magic on the table, Weekly left the mage tower and came to the entrance of the academy.