Dragon Academy, Principal's Office.
Xiao Tang stood in front of his desk in the office, looking at the old man in front of him with a respectful expression.
"Elder Lu, due to signs of a monster uprising within the Fire Forest Secret Realm, the new students' secret realm exam has been ended ahead of schedule!"
"The cause of the monster rampage is still under investigation, but based on the current investigation results, it is speculated that the source is very likely in the Endless Sea of Fire. As for what exactly happened in the Endless Sea of Fire, we still need to continue the investigation!"
"In addition, three students, Ren Wenzhou, Luo Fang, and Zhang Qiang, have been confirmed dead during this exam. According to their wristbands, they died in the Endless Sea of Fire!"
Xiao Tang reported on everything that happened during the secret realm exam.
But when he mentioned the words "endless sea of fire," his expression inexplicably became somewhat serious.
Sitting opposite him, Lu En, the principal of Dragon Academy, also looked rather grim.
"The monsters in the secret realm would not have rioted for no reason. Something must have happened in the endless sea of fire, but ordinary teachers cannot investigate anything at all."
After a moment of contemplation, Rune sighed.
"Here's what we'll do! Go find Fan Xi and tell him to go inside and see what's going on."
"yes!"
"By the way," Rune suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Xiao Tang with great interest, "How's that student I asked you to keep an eye on?"
"Not bad!"
Recalling the commotion caused by Lu Yuan's spoils when the exam points were tallied, Xiao Tang described the whole thing to Lu En, then smiled wryly.
"He truly deserves to be the talent you've chosen; he's definitely different from ordinary people! If you hadn't informed me beforehand, I probably would have doubted the authenticity of his achievements!"
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Xiao Tang's bewildered expression, Lu En smiled in a good mood.
"That kid's strength is far more than that. You'll discover many more surprises about him when you have the chance in the future!"
Xiao Tang was somewhat surprised that Lu En had such a high opinion of Lu Yuan.
"In that case, I'll have to look forward to it!"
After speaking with a smile, Xiao Tang thought of the information he had gathered, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but speak.
"Old Lu, about the deaths of those three students..."
Rune waved his hand dismissively.
"Just treat it as a normal student death, notify their family, and pay the school's share of the responsibility."
Before entering the secret realm for the exam, all students will sign a liability waiver.
If any student is injured or killed within the secret realm, Dragon Academy will only bear a small portion of the responsibility for inadequate protection; the majority of the responsibility will be borne by the student themselves.
After all, students of all grades at Dragon Academy need to enter the secret realm for the exam, and quite a few students die in the secret realm every year. Unless there are special circumstances, all student deaths are handled by the responsible teachers.
But this time it was clearly different from usual.
"Mr. Lu, this is the report after checking the movement trajectories of all students. I think you should take a look at it."
Xiao Tang did not respond directly to Lu En's words, but instead stepped forward and handed him a document.
Seeing Xiao Tang's serious expression, Lu En frowned slightly and picked up the documents he had placed on the table.
"Lu Yuan also entered the Endless Sea of Fire?"
As he looked at the information in the document, Rune's brows furrowed even more deeply.
The wristbands distributed by teachers do more than just show the students' locations; they provide real-time location tracking and record location information throughout the entire process.
In other words...
The school can track the movements of every student within the Fire Forest Secret Realm.
Because of the deaths that occurred during the exam, which were related to the Endless Sea of Fire, Xiao Tang retrieved the walking trajectories of each student. Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan had also entered the Endless Sea of Fire.
Based on the time and location, it is highly likely that Lu Yuan encountered Ren Wenzhou and others.
What Xiao Tang cared about most was...
The signs of life for Ren Wenzhou and the others disappeared when they separated from Lu Yuan.
This could very well indicate that Lu Yuan was involved in the deaths of Ren Wenzhou and others.
At the very least, Lu Yuan should know the truth about the deaths of Ren Wenzhou and the others.
But for some reason, Lu Yuan never mentioned this matter, which only deepened Xiao Tang's suspicion of Lu Yuan.
After reviewing the data, Lu En clearly understood Xiao Tang's thoughts.
"You think Lu Yuan killed those three students?"
Xiao Tang shook his head.
"This data can only show that Lu Yuan is related to the deaths of those three students, but it cannot prove that the three students were murdered unless other decisive evidence can be found."
In the end, Xiao Tang couldn't help but smile wryly.
The temperature inside the endless sea of fire is extremely high, and even ordinary fire-type beast tamers cannot withstand it.
That is precisely why.
The school never expected that any students would be able to enter the endless sea of fire.
Therefore, during this secret realm exam, none of the teachers mentioned the Endless Sea of Fire to the students.
It's unknown how Lu Yuan, Ren Wenzhou, and the others managed to enter the endless sea of fire.
But he understood.
Given the unique nature of the endless sea of fire, it would be completely impossible to find evidence to prove that the deaths of Ren Wenzhou and the others were related to Lu Yuan.
Even if Lu Yuan carelessly left behind evidence, it would have long since been completely reduced to ashes under the extreme heat of the endless sea of fire.
in short.
Even if Lu Yuan really did kill someone, he had no evidence to convict Lu Yuan.
Xiao Tang had seen this kind of trick many times.
There are many examples of people killing each other in order to seize cultivation resources, but as a teacher at Longteng Academy, he still felt dissatisfied with Lu Yuan's actions.
In particular, Lu Yuan possesses exceptional talent and is a person personally valued by Lu En.
In Xiao Tang's heart.
Despite Lu Yuan's exceptional talent, if he lacked compassion and empathy, and was inherently a bloodthirsty and wicked person, he wouldn't even qualify as a human being.
On the contrary, it is more likely to bring negative attention to Dragon Academy and Rune.
After all, a strong person who only knows how to kill is not called a talented individual, but rather a butcher villain.
However, Lu En knew about Xiao Tang's thoughts and concerns but did not agree with them.
"Xiao Tang, are you aware of the beast tide attack that happened in Yandu a while ago?"
Xiao Tang didn't understand why Lu En would suddenly steer the conversation to something that seemed completely unrelated, but he still nodded truthfully.
"Of course I know! That beast tide attack was unprecedented in scale. I heard that if a hero hadn't stepped forward to solve the root cause of the beast tide, the entire Yan capital would have been destroyed!"
Because of Xiao Tang's special status, he knew some things that the outside world did not.
When the hero who single-handedly solved the root cause of the beast tide was mentioned, his face showed undisguised praise and longing.
The source that could trigger such a large-scale beast tide must be extraordinary, and the fact that the other party was able to resolve it single-handedly means that their strength must be extremely high, at least above his own!
But then...
Rune's words completely shocked him.
"The hero you mentioned is Lu Yuan."
"What?!"
Xiao Tang looked surprised, even doubting whether he had misheard or Lu En had said something wrong.
Seeing Xiao Tang's expression, Lu En couldn't help but laugh and casually tossed him a stack of documents.
"Take a look! This is a report from Yandu. Although Mu Beiye hid himself very well, it turns out that the person who solved the beast tide crisis at its root was Lu Yuan."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tang immediately picked up the documents in front of him and quickly and carefully reviewed them.
Although some parts of the report were quite vague, it is certain that Lu Yuan was the one who solved the root cause of the beast tide.
"This...how is this possible?!"
He had just been filled with admiration, thinking that the other person's strength must be superior to his own, but now he was being told that the other person was not only just twenty years old, but was also a freshman who had just taken the exam under his supervision?!
“You read that right, everything reported above is true. I have no reason to lie to you about this,” Rune said with certainty.
"I did not mean that!"
Xiao Tang was still in shock, staring blankly at the report in his hand.
At the age of thirty, he was able to stand out from many teachers and become Rune's right-hand man. His strength and aptitude were better than most people. Sometimes he would even be so narcissistic that he thought he was a genius among thousands.
result.
The report in his hand was a complete slap in the face!
He was clearly ten years older than Lu Yuan, but his strength was far inferior to Lu Yuan's!
This left him completely bewildered!
“I understand what you’re thinking. When I first saw this report, my first reaction was also disbelief. I felt like something was wrong.”
Upon hearing Lu En's words, Xiao Tang looked up at him in a daze.
Then Lu En continued, "But it turns out that all of this is true, so I think that someone who would risk his life to save the millions of young people in Yandu could not be a villain whose mind is full of killing."
Hearing this, Xiao Tang finally understood Lu En's purpose in showing him these confidential documents.
"You mean there might be other reasons?"
Rune nodded, then brought up something unrelated to the matter.
“I remember that among the three deceased students, the one named Ren Wenzhou was Tian Bosheng’s nephew, right? Teacher Tian must have some questions about his nephew losing his life in the exam. You should remember to comfort him and show him more concern.”
Xiao Tang remained silent for a moment after hearing this, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I understand! I'll conduct some initial interviews and investigations to reassure Teacher Tian!"
Rune nodded and waved his hand.
"Then let's get started."
After Xiao Tang hurriedly left the office, Lu En leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh.
"Salvation or destruction? It's all in a single thought!"
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