Chapter 9: The power of a Rank One Evolver

The girls didn't waste time, and none hesitated this time. In less than five minutes, the dogs were all dead. [Seven kills left.....] The familiar voice rang in all the girls' heads. Layla, Emily, and Jade all killed two dogs each, while Chloe killed three, which brought her up to the rest. "Um,m Sir, why are you standing there like that?". Jade couldn't help but ask the question that all of them were wondering. Surprisingly, she asked it respectfully, I guess it's true when only the strong are respected. "Cough...I can't move". Great teacher Muku made a fake cough before exposing his shameful situation. "What!!" ×4. All the girls were flabbergasted by his statement. The cool image of him that had formed in their heads shuddered after less than ten minutes of life. A few minutes back. Muku woke up around the time Chloe stepped up. Though he still couldn't move his body, he felt a weird emptiness from within. He then noticed that some sought of energy was being drawn in from the air and being stored in his newly acquired mana core. The more the energy entered his body, the better he felt, and like with the name of the mana core he subconsciously knew, he also subconsciously knew that the energy was mana. A couple of minutes later, although his mana core was far from being full. He had enough in it to move again. The first action he took was to look towards the girls, that's when he noticed it. No, it wasn't one of their underwears, sadly, they were too far from that, and their school skirts were too long anyway. He saw a killer dog a few inches away from biting off Chloe's face. And the other girls would likely be in the same situation in a second or two. Without thinking, he raised his hand, and a silver sword manifested out of thin air and flew forward. It was his body that operated on instinct to protect the girls, and so the target was hit and died on the spot. Though he didn't wait for that, he lifted his body with an invisible energy. He stood up in such a way that even Michael Jackson would be jealous. The energy then carried him forward, another sword manifested, and he started cutting down all the dog legs in his sight. After cutting them down, he wanted to turn around and talk to the girls when he realised that his body couldn't move. And so, like any great teacher (In his head), he played it off like he meant to so it, hoping that he would be able to move before anyone noticed. Sadly, he was found out. "You're a disappointment". Jade disdainfully said, but anyone could tell she was happy that he had woken up. Except for teacher Mu, who still couldn't move. "Hey, I'm your teacher and your saviour, show some respect!!. Bes, I'd be fine in a few minutes, just need to regain a bit more mana.". Muku felt like turning around and spanking,g her, but sadly, he still couldn't move, so he could only shout. "So mana is real, huh?...and we gain access to it after reaching level one. How interesting, though if we lose control of our bodies after using it, wouldn't we end up dead sooner or later?" Critical Layla analyzed the situation while grabbing the sword embedded in the head of the first dog Muku killed. I'm pretty sure the only reason I can't move right now is because I had to use every ounce of it to save you. I had only gained less than a quarter of my core's maximum. Which leads me to believe that as long as you don't use all of it in a short burst, you should be fine.". Muku tried to explain the situation as clearly as he could. He had regained enough to turn around at this point. "Oh, that's good then". Layla only said that before shutting her mouth. If anyone looked at her face and bit closer, they'd notice that it now had a faint blush. It seemed that knowing that he used everything he had to save them touched the young maiden. "So cool, let's go kill more dogs, I also want to reach Rank One and massacre these beasts". Jade, who had snatched the other sword from Muku's hand, said with shining eyes while looking at it. Then suddenly the sword, along with the one Layla had, started fading until they faded into nothingness. "Oh". Teacher Muku suddenly said. "Hey, why did you do that, you jerk..." Jade wanted to curse Muku when she was interrupted by Layla. "What is it, Sir?" Layla asked, cutting off the rude Jade. "I felt that my mana recovery was going slower than before. I thought it could be because of the swords. So I thought to unsummon them, it appears my conjecture was correct, it worked. Seems I was supporting their prolonged existence with my mana." Teacher Muku said, his eyes sparkling, as a nerd, he of course liked finding out new things about things he found interesting. And he found mana interesting. "Oh, that makes sense; otherwise, it wouldn't be magic, but creation instead". Layla nodded as she said. The other girls didn't say anything, and Jade was still angry because they were ignoring her. "This room doesn't seem very ideal to stay in for the night, why don't we go to the teacher's lounge?". Emily suggested. "Hmm, makes sense, let's do that. Hopefully the dogs from the sixth floor and below don't come up during the night". Muku agreed while the girls nodded in agreement. "So, anyone else expecting another psycho with a dead body to pounce on our teacher again, or is it just me?" Jade said as they walked, led by Muku, who had mostly recovered his mobility, though his mana was still less than half of his core's full capacity. "Don't jinx iitplease". Muku's expression flinched a bit before he spoke. The girls just giggled, while subtly slowing doing. Noticing it, Muku's expression turned dark, but he continued to the door without saying anything. When he reached it, he couldn't help but gulp down some saliva before opening the door. Although the situation before wasn't too dangerous for him, if the killer dog were removed. Except for a few unique types of men, no other man would appreciate being jumped on by another man after all. Luckily for teacher Muku, the lounge was empty. Jade sighed in disappointment behind him, but he ignored the little brat. The room had a few sofas and a kitchenette with some coffee ingredients. It was a plain white room, but I had enough room for the five of them, though there were only three large sofas. The rest are single sitters. (And the author doesn't like describing rooms and such. So please excuse him if he's ever vague about it in the future. "At least there's more than just Coke now, we got some coffee too now. And luckily, the electricity hasn't gone off yet". Emily, always looking for the positive, said. "Your optimism is blinding, stay away from me". Jade jokingly said while moving away from her.