Alpha monsters

- I take it from your uncomprehending looks that you don't know Hjerlin? Craig asked the class.

After looking at the class for a while longer, Craig turned his gaze to Hjerlin who sat down next to his desk and wrapped her arms around her legs and buried her face in her knees. It was noticeable that she was very thin and most likely had not eaten for a long time.

- Hjerlin is a monster that takes the form of the last victim it eats. He can take the form of any race, any other monster, why do you think? - The professor asked the class.

If a monster can take on the appearance of its victim, can it get its memory and talent, if so, then such monsters will be very difficult to catch, I have never heard or read about such monsters, looking at the class, I also noticed that everyone was in their thoughts.

- Seen for the elite class, this monster is difficult to perceive but temporarily. Craig sighed.

- Thanks to the blood of the victim and the bones, the monster can rebuild its body that the victim had. But after eating the victim, the monster falls into a dream in order to digest the victim and rebuild his body for him. - Craig explained methodically pointing to the elf who did not take her eyes off the class.

- The thought is probably spinning in your head if a monster can take on the appearance of another creature, does that mean that remembering with talent also becomes part of the monster? The answer is no, the monster does not receive knowledge, talent from the victim. - The professor reassured the class, which was becoming more and more nervous at the sight of Hjerlin.

- How can you understand what Hjerlin is in front of you? You need to look at her neck, unlike elves, her skin is constantly peeling, they also always look like they are hungry, mostly go hunting at night or early in the morning. - Continuing to tell information about Hjerlin, the professor led her back to the cage, closing the cage, he returned to the table and looked around the class.

- If you think that this is the most terrible monster, I will disappoint you, there are even more terrible monsters that can devastate a small city. - Craig turned to the stufon in the class in a stern voice.

A shiver ran down my spine imagining how monsters devastate villages, imagining how rivers of blood flow through the streets, how screams of still living inhabitants of a village or a small town can be heard from different places.

- Hjerlin's weaknesses are primarily that during the change of his appearance he sleeps and at this time he is defenseless, depending on who he turned into, the weaknesses of his past victim also act on him. They hunt during the day but they are more dangerous at night. - In explaining Hjerlin's weaknesses, Craig placed great emphasis on time and weaknesses, but left out how they can be identified if they took on the appearance of any race in the first place.

Watching one hand go up from Lei'Xu and she doesn't lower it with a sigh, Craig allowed him to ask a question, expecting something about Hjerlin.

- Professor Craig, what do you know about alpha monsters? Lei Xiu asked looking at the professor.

Craig was taken aback, he was expecting a question about Hjerlin, but not about alpha monsters from a stufon who had just arrived.

Alpha monsters were considered the progenitors of all known or little-known monsters, if for all races the gods were those whom they worshiped, then the monsters worshiped the alpha monster, there were many legends about them, someone said that they died out over time or went into hibernation.

- Stoufon Lei'Xu, I'm surprised that you ask about them but I dare you to reassure the last alpha monster seen millions of years ago. Craig turned to Lei'Xu in a soothing tone.

- Then how do you explain the appearance of new monsters in my country? Lei Xiu asked the professor.

Craig looked thoughtfully at Lei'Xu and then at the class as a whole. What Lei'Xu asked was the topic that was discussed at the meetings of the rulers, the emergence of new monsters that were stronger, more enduring and most importantly more cunning.

We think this is due to the mixing of different monsters with each other and some subjects evolve into new monsters, but this is where the lesson came to an end. - Professor Craig spoke in a serious voice, indicating that he did not intend to continue the conversation on this topic.

After a couple of seconds, a bell was heard, marking the end of the lesson, getting up and heading for the door, I heard a familiar voice calling me. Turning around, I saw Heya standing next to me.

- What do you want? - I asked her, I didn't want to let her close to me, otherwise she could replace something in my behavior from her brother Alurik.

It was clear that Heya was taken aback by such an appeal to her, she was always treated respectfully and everyone wanted to curry favor with her, but not this half-elf who stood and looked at her relaxed. She would like to slap that haughty face to make him treat her like her title of princess requires.

- Stufon Trey, do you know what family I'm from? - Heya asked while squeezing out a smile.

I wanted to say that of course I know what family she is from, but the rules of the academy said that titles, ranks and much more had no role within the walls of the academy.

- No, why should this affect me? - I asked while watching the class empty and we stay in it together with her.

f it weren't for the upbringing and long teaching how to behave with the courtiers, Heya would already be screaming at me, I could see how her eyes narrow and she breaks into a smile.

- I am the princess of the Cray empire and after talking to my parents after your achievements in the challenge, we want to offer you service in our empire. Heya said majestically, she was already waiting for me to agree.

- I refuse, I'm not interested in serving for anyone's empire Princess Heya and now I'll leave you to us it's time for the next lesson. - Half-jokingly making a bow, I left the class, leaving Heya, who froze like a statue.

Leaving the class, I went to the next lesson, which was on higher magic, I knew that magic is divided into lower and higher magic. But how it differs specifically could not say for sure.

Walking along the corridor, I noticed how many stufons bored me with their eyes, someone tried to approach, but they were stopped by my look, which said that I was not in the mood to communicate with anyone.