Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Inside the Imperial First team’s lounge, the players were all intently watching the situation on stage, not daring to blink.
Therefore, no one noticed Counselor Song turn and walk out the door.
The inter-school competitions were in full swing, and the corridor was nearly deserted.
He looked around to make sure no one was following him before leaving the backstage area and going to a quiet corner.
He took out his phone; there was an unread message and a missed call. The contact was the same person.
The text message read: “[Suspicious person, wearing a South China Sea school uniform and a mask, has infiltrated the arena. Be careful.]”
Wearing a South China Sea school uniform and a mask?
Upon seeing this description, Counselor Song frowned.
The communication had suddenly been interrupted, and he had immediately disconnected the signal and shared the message with others.
This matter had clearly been botched. The students he sent out had been caught, but as long as they insisted they knew nothing, there was still room for maneuver. Therefore, he had specifically told others not to give themselves away.
And now these “masked South China Sea students” were clearly there to lure them out.
Sending a message as a warning was one thing, but why call them directly? He had emphasized so many times not to contact them unless there were special circumstances.
“…”
Could something really have happened?
Looking at the missed call, Counselor Song dialled back anyway.
However, the call didn’t go through for a long time. Just as he was about to hang up, someone answered.
Then, a long silence fell between them.
Something was definitely wrong.
Counselor Song was about to hang up when he heard a voice on the other end. It was a distorted electronic voice.
However, they had been using disguised identities to communicate, just in case one person was exposed and the others were implicated.
So, for a moment, he couldn’t even tell if the other person was really there.
But the next second, he knew the answer.
“What was your purpose in stabbing the Dark Flag student at Imperial First?”
“Click.”
The call was disconnected.
Hearing the busy tone on the other end, Wu Zihao turned and said, “He just hung up.”
Shang Yufei looked at the stolen surveillance footage. On the screen, Counselor Song’s figure appeared from around the corner, returning to the arena backstage.
No video of the call was captured. The perpetrators were very familiar with Imperial First and cleverly evaded the surveillance cameras.
They had anticipated this, so they had deployed people to monitor various blind spots beforehand, which allowed them to catch the perpetrators in the act.
The assailant was a student from the South China Sea Naval Academy.
Therefore, their primary target from the beginning was the South China Sea Naval Academy.
There might be more than one mastermind behind this— that was somewhat expected. However, it was quite surprising that the person they caught was someone from Imperial First.
No, it wasn’t entirely unexpected. Someone so familiar with the locations of all the surveillance cameras on campus could only be from Imperial First.
But unlike those “imposters,” even if they could directly kidnap those people and hand them over to the disciplinary team, they couldn’t do that with Counselor Song.
Because there was no evidence.
This contact number was disposable. Seeing that something had happened, the other party would probably be more vigilant. Throwing away the number would make the whole thing disappear completely.
However, investigating the real culprit was ultimately the disciplinary team’s job.
Shang Yufei turned to look to the side.
The person from the South China Sea Naval Academy, who had been knocked unconscious, had just slowly regained consciousness. Seeing several masked students surrounding him, the student looked on with surprise and suspicion.
Shang Yufei walked up to him, hands in his pockets, looking down at him: “Let’s talk. Who exactly are you people?”
This was probably the first time Bai Yue had felt “oppression” since his pheromones were awakened.
In the past, even A-level pheromone attacks were merely noticeable to him.
But Sikong Xing’s attack was exponentially more intense. It was also the first time he clearly perceived the class difference between different levels.
The opponent attacked while releasing pheromones, and Bai Yue raised his foot to dodge. But his legs felt as heavy as if they were weighed down by a thousand pounds
This was an extremely unfamiliar feeling to him, and his reaction was a beat too slow. When he looked up again, Sikong Xing was already in front of him, throwing a fierce punch.
Bai Yue raised his arm to block. But his limbs felt incredibly heavy, and he couldn’t block it. His body was hit and fell backward quickly.
Sikong Xing didn’t let it go, but followed up even more closely.
In his long-term training and study, Bai Yue had only focused on combat and pheromone control.
However, they hadn’t paid much attention to how to mitigate the effects of others’ pheromones.
As a result, he was now suffering a series of defeats.
“What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to use it yet?”
Sikong Xing had already flashed behind him and launched another powerful kick.
Bai Yue barely managed to raise his hand to block the attack. But the momentum from the impact inevitably sent him staggering backward.
Near the edge of the ring, he nearly fell.
He stopped in time.
The commentator, watching the scene, was stunned.
No matter how you looked at it, Imperial First was at a disadvantage. Although Bai Yue wasn’t as affected by the pheromones, his movements were visibly sluggish.
In contrast, Sikong Xing’s attacks were exceptionally swift and relentless, like a storm.
The commentator nodded: “Just as I suspected. Bai Yue just participated in the preliminaries last round, which must have exhausted him. That’s why he’s exhausted this round, just as I predicted.”
The commentator: “…”
You didn’t say that earlier!
The audience couldn’t help but stir.
“What’s wrong with Bai Yue? Why isn’t he using pheromones?”
“He’s probably tired. Killing that whale must have taken a lot of effort.”
The students of Imperial First looked down at the scene in the center of the arena with concern.
Sikong Xing stopped his attack, the smile gone from his face: “Is that all you’ve got?”
Bai Yue hadn’t attacked proactively, focusing instead on dodging. Therefore, although he was temporarily at a disadvantage, he hadn’t suffered too many injuries.
Hearing this, he raised his head: “I’m just getting used to it.”
Sikong Xing was taken aback.
Getting used to it? Getting used to what?
“That’s about enough.” Bai Yue straightened up.
He looked at Sikong Xing: “This time, I’ll take the initiative.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Sikong Xing felt the air turn cold.
It was the height of summer, the sun blazing overhead, yet a layer of cold sweat inexplicably broke out on his back.
It felt as if he were in an extremely cold place, the lake water beneath his feet frozen solid. Ice seemed to climb up his calves inch by inch, threatening to freeze the blood in his veins.
This was the first time in Sikong Xing’s life he had felt this way.
If it had a name, perhaps it would be fear.
The arena was encased in a transparent protective barrier. If one looked closely, one could see that the barrier was rippling, threatening to tear apart.
However, at this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on the two people on the arena, and no one noticed this anomaly.
Their pheromones were suppressed within the protective barrier, so they felt no pressure. Seeing Sikong Xing suddenly stop, they were puzzled.
“What’s wrong with him? Is he tired?”
Near the arena, the Dark Flag contestants waiting nearby were equally confused.
“Go! Take him down!”
“Quickly finish this! There will be other opportunities!”
They mistakenly thought that Sikong Xing didn’t want to end the match too soon and wanted to savor it slowly.
Sikong Xing didn’t respond to his teammates’ words.
His eyes were filled with Bai Yue’s image. When he met Bai Yue’s light gray eyes, he felt a chill run through him.
It was as if a giant scythe was held to his neck, ready to strike if he dared to move.
Bai Yue charged forward.
Sikong Xing didn’t withdraw his pheromones, but Bai Yue’s movements were no longer as sluggish as before.
“Charge, Bai Yue!” the students of Imperial First shouted in unison.
Sikong Xing watched Bai Yue’s sudden approach. Without hesitation, Bai Yue kicked him.
Sikong Xing was unable to move, taking a solid blow.
The pain brought him back to his senses.
He suddenly felt that the strange emotion filling his body shouldn’t be called “fear,” but rather “excitement”!
Bai Yue felt something was strange.
He hadn’t held back. Yet, after being attacked, Sikong Xing gave him a strange smile.
Strange person, Bai Yue thought.
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