Summoned with an SSS-Rank Portal Skill

Chapter 179 Victoria is Intoxicated

Despite her attempts to produce the magical seals, Victoria wasn't succeeding. She was still a novice mage, and the magic Stuart had taught her wasn't the easiest to perform.

"I don't think I can do this," she kept saying to herself, and that self-doubt was preventing her from completing the task.

William had already tried to calm her down and get her to focus, but it didn't work. Because of this, he decided to be a bit harsher with his words.

"If you don't do this, you'll keep being one of the worst students here, and in the end, you'll become a joke to everyone. Not to mention, you'll never make your father proud."

William's words were harsh. Victoria felt a surge of anger upon hearing this from someone she had started to trust.

She focused entirely on trying to unlock the dungeon door, and to her surprise, she succeeded on the first try! William's harsh words had worked.

They slipped inside the dungeon before the guard could return and closed the door behind them to ensure no one would notice they had entered.

Once inside, Victoria confronted him.

"Were you serious when you said that?"

William laughed.

"Of course not, but I realized it's a great way to get you to focus. You work better when you're angry, it seems."

"Now that you mention it, it was during a fit of anger that I discovered my talent for magic… Anyway, what now? What do we do?"

Now that they were finally inside the dungeon, where would they go first? Neither of them knew the layout.

The place was dimly lit, with only torches on the walls providing light. The entire area was made of stone—a common feature for dungeons—and it was eerily quiet.

"Let's move carefully. We don't know if there are other guards inside."

Victoria nodded and followed, moving slowly.

There wasn't much to see, just a straight path ahead. It was a simple corridor. At the end of the corridor was another wooden door with an iron latch. Luckily, it was open.

And the door didn't have any magical protection, which was strange.

"Either they're overly confident in the protection of the other door, or someone opened this and forgot to close it," William warned her.

A place where magical beasts were kept needed to be heavily fortified, especially inside a magic academy! What if the beasts escaped and attacked the students?

Of course, they wouldn't keep extremely powerful beasts here, but it was always good to take precautions. Given that line of thinking, it was odd that the door wasn't more reinforced.

Victoria opened the door, pulling it slowly and peeking through the crack. She wanted to see if there were any guards inside.

Her eyes scanned the area, and she didn't see anyone. But what she did see were cells, each containing different types of creatures. Each cell was heavily reinforced, made of sturdy materials, and protected by powerful magic.

Now it made sense why the outer door wasn't as heavily protected. The beasts couldn't escape their cells. The magic used for protection was incredibly strong.

William gave Victoria the next instructions, as she seemed a bit lost, unsure of what to do.

"Let's look for a weak beast that you can easily defeat."

This wasn't too hard to do. Victoria walked along the cells, observing the creatures and sensing their magical power.

There were creatures of various power levels. The academy used these creatures for student training.

Victoria recognized one of the creatures.

"This one here, I faced it in my first class. It's a very weak creature."

William observed the creature she mentioned but ultimately decided to choose another one. Victoria questioned his decision.

"They'll notice if a creature goes missing or dies. We won't be able to hide the body. It's better to face a slightly stronger creature so they'll think another student killed it, not a novice like you."

They had to think not only about killing the creature and performing the ritual but also about not getting caught. William was considering all of this, but it seemed Victoria hadn't fully grasped it.

"But what if I can't defeat it?"

"We'll pick one that's a bit stronger. I'll help you with my power. It'll be fine."

The two continued