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While walking around the library searching for the old man,Irina heard some noises. Those sounded like someone was fighting.

She hurried up towards the place from where the sound were coming.

But what she saw was not anything she could have expected.

The old man was fighting a whole bunch of about thirty vampires himself alone.

Those disgusting creatures. How did they even for inside the academy?

Those all were at least at the rank of an Expert. While she was only at mid level of the Adept rank.

She could definitely not turn her back on the old man. She reached her communicator and was about to contact someone to help but one of those vampires saw her and attacked her.

While Irina successfully dodged that attack that disgusting creature did not stop and she was also dragged into the fight before she could contact anyone.

The old man had already killed most of the vampires in the group and now only four remained.

Three of which were tackling the old man and one was fighting with Irina.

Fighting would not be the right word. He was playing with her for fun.

Being a whole rank higher than her, he was much more stronger than her and could defeat her anytime he wanted.

While Irina was trying her best to survive the old man was definitely not doing good because he too like the other vampires who attacked him at the expert rank only.

His injuries had accumulated and he could fall anytime soon. When he saw that the girl who always comes to the library was also trying to help him, he made an impulsive decision.

This girl was definitely good at heart and after finishing off these vampires he could give her the inheritance of his family since he had no heir left,before he could die.

He used a move that could increase his magic power incredibly for a short period of time but this would be fatal for him, even more so now that he was so much injured.

His chances of surviving will be almost zero. When the vampires saw that the old man was suddenly strong,they could not do anything before the old man jumped on them and in a few minutes the three vampires were gone for good.

He attacked the fourth one that was handling Irina from behind and killed him too.

Irina was still injured during the fight and had a few ribs broken.

The old man's forbidden technique had worked but now he was barely breathing lying on the ground.

When Irina saw that the old man wanted to say something to her, she came near him and sat on the ground beside him.

He weakly took out a necklace from his pocket and gave it to her and said.

" Young one, I have served my purpose and now that I am about to leave I wish to give you this.

This is the inheritance of my family. Though this old man does not know what it does but we have been gaurds of this necklace for centuries.

I have no heir left within my family. Seeing your dedication this past month regularly I believe that you are capable to inherit this treasure from my family.

I wish you all the luck in this world and a happy journey ahead in your life."

With those last words the old man was gone, forever. Irina did not even get the chance to speak.

But now that the man was gone she took the necklace that was more like a silver chain whose colour matched with her hair and put it on her neck.

She quickly found her communicator that was earlier kicked away by that vampire and called Lucian.

She was not in contact with any of the instructors since she did not go to their classes anymore.

So she had no option but to contact the student council president, her brother Lucian.

He picked up her call after a few tries. He spoke in a hoarse voice indicating that he was fast asleep at this time.

" What is it Irina? Why did call me after midnight? And why are you not asleep yet? Is everything okay?"

" Brother I was in the library and when I did not see the librarian there I came out to find him.

Turns out he was fighting some vampires and at the time I tried to help her had finished them.

But he is dead now. I don't know where to report this so I just called you."

" What did you just say!!? Vampires!! In the academy!

Did you not see wrong! Where are you right now? Tell me. I will check this out myself."

" I am in front of the small building that is besides the library, in the garden."

" Okay stay safe .I will just be there in a few minutes."

Lucian hung up and got out of the bed hurriedly.

Irina waited for almost ten minutes and Lucian was already there.

When he saw that Irina was injured, he gave her a health potion and asked.

" Are you seriously injured somewhere else? Do I need to get you to the infirmary?"

" No I am alright. You should see the mess that has been made here by those cheap creatures. I don't understand how did they even got inside the academy."

That's when Lucian noticed the corpses behind Irina.

Those pale faces and bodies were definitely vampires. Even Lucian now understood how dangerous it could have been for anyone who was out of their rooms at this time.

But how did the vampires got here? This was the main question.

Lucian immediately called some instructors that usually worked with the student council.

Five instructors came there with the vice president of the council and some other members.

Irina recounted how she was regularly going to the library since she was accepted as the disciple of the principal, and how it felt odd when the librarian was not there.

And the events that followed afterwards.

She was allowed to go back after some more questions. Now it was not her headache of how the vampires got inside, it was the headache of the student council.

Thinking like that she remembered, the principal will also be informed about this breach of the academy by a few vampires so if he decided she would have no choice but to work with the student council to help them investigate.

Just then her focus shifted to the silver chain in her neck. What was so special about this chain that the old man's family had this chain as an inheritance?

Is it really something special or was the old man just being sentimental about a thing that was left to him by his family?

What will Irina do when she finds out what really this chain was?