Fang Zheng's paper presentation was the third one in the afternoon, so everyone was not too nervous - or at least Fang Zheng was not too nervous.

"Kasugano-san, aren't you nervous at all?"

Looking at Fang Zheng who was dozing off leisurely beside her, Mitsui Honoka asked anxiously, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"Why are you so nervous? You've been listening for a whole day. Now it seems that the level of this essay competition is indeed not high. At least it can be said that there is nothing to talk about..."

"It seems the attack did have a significant impact on other schools."

Kitayama Shizuku also nodded and spoke. They also observed the thesis topics of other schools, and found that these topics were basically nothing new. There was nothing they could do. After all, the representative teams of the nine schools were attacked during the attack. It was okay for the students with combat effectiveness, but those who were responsible for support and technical preparation generally had no combat effectiveness. Many magic engineering students from many schools were almost killed by the enemy. Under such circumstances, it was already quite precious for them to cheer up and participate in the thesis competition. It was really difficult for them to turn their grief into strength and come up with some innovative topics.

In fact, the most popular school in this paper contest was No. 1 High School where Fang Zheng was. After all, he had successively produced two papers, "Universal Flying Magic" and "Automatic Calculation Core", which were enough to compete with the legendary Silver, and even slightly better. But after learning that the theme of his paper was "The Practical Application of Flying Magic", most people paid less attention to them - in their opinion, No. 1 High School was doing this just to cope with the competition.

After all, they already have flying skateboards and flying CAD, and they think that what Founder is doing now is probably just to supplement these parts.

This is not surprising. A paper competition is not an innovation conference where everyone has to come up with a shocking new idea. In fact, most of the time, the themes of paper competitions are to complete and analyze existing research directions. Therefore, Founder's approach is not surprising.

In fact, even Chiba Erica and Shibata Mizuki didn't think there was anything special. They thought that Fang Zheng took out an improved version of the flight module that was used in the Nine Schools War...

Therefore, only Mitsui Honoka and Kitayama Shizuku knew what a perverted thing Fang Zheng took out.

That's why Honoka Mitsui is so nervous - it's more of anticipation than nervousness.

Soon, the speech of the previous school was over, applause rang out, and the other party packed up and left the platform. Then Fang Zheng took Kitayama Shizuku and Mitsui Honoka up. Under the gaze of everyone, Kitayama Shizuku came to the operating platform and connected her own operating terminal, while Mitsui Honoka stood not far behind Fang Zheng. Then, they saw Fang Zheng come to the microphone for the speech and coughed.

"Then, the next step is the thesis of the first high school. The theme of our thesis is..."

"boom!!!"

However, before Fang Zheng could finish his words, suddenly, the sound of explosion and vibration was heard in the conference hall, causing the students who were originally sitting in the audience to look around in surprise, not knowing what was going on.

"Brother?"

At the same time, Shiba Miyuki, who was sitting on a chair, grabbed Shiba Tatsuya's arm, and the latter frowned.

"It appears to be a grenade explosion."

Unlike other students, Shiba Tatsuya is a special forces master. He immediately discerned that this was not an accident, but more like the noise caused by an armed attack. But what was going on? Why did this happen? Shiba Tatsuya couldn't figure it out. You know, after the attack in the Nine Schools War, the authorities have strengthened the security level for such large-scale activities. If it was an ordinary criminal, it would be impossible to cause any impact here.

"Bang!!!"

Just as Shiba Tatsuya was thinking, suddenly, the door of the lecture venue was kicked open, and then several blond, blue-eyed, tall, fully armed men rushed in, pointing their guns at the audience.

"Everyone, stay still and don't move!!"

One of them shouted loudly, and when the students saw the attackers, they were terrified and couldn't help screaming.

Oh no, they are using weapons against magicians!!

Looking at the guns in the hands of these foreigners, Shiboda also frowned. Ordinary guns are of little use to magicians, so this kind of gun specially used against magicians came into being. These rifles used against magicians are more powerful than ordinary guns, enough to penetrate the protective barriers of most magicians.

In contrast, there are not many countries that can manufacture such firearms, at least small countries do not have this capability.

what to do?

Just as Shiba Tatsuya was thinking hard about how to solve the problem, suddenly, a voice rang out.

"roll!"

Fang Zheng, who was standing on the podium, looked at the soldiers rushing in from the door and growled. The next moment, these soldiers flew backwards as if they were hit by an invisible fist. Then Fang Zheng suddenly swung his hand, and the door that was kicked open by the soldiers immediately closed automatically with a bang.

“…”

For a moment, the entire lecture hall was silent. Everyone stared at the scene in amazement, not knowing how to react.

Fang Zheng coughed and looked at the speech in his hand again.

"Well, sorry for interrupting me just now. Let me explain again. The topic of our thesis in the first high school is flying..."

"boom!!!"

However, this time Fang Zheng had not finished speaking before the tightly closed door was blown open, and the soldiers rushed in again. This time they seemed to have learned their lesson, and they raised their guns and fired at the podium in front of them. For a moment, accompanied by thunderous gunshots, the podium was suddenly surrounded by smoke and dust, and the students who saw this scene screamed again.

"Brother! Are they okay?"

Seeing this scene, Shiba Miyuki hurriedly wanted to go over to help, but was stopped by Shiba Tatsuya.

"Don't act rashly! I think they should be fine."

Although he said so, Tatsuya Shiba himself was not sure. But now, these attackers were obviously furious. If they were angered, it would very likely implicate other people in the venue. Therefore, Tatsuya Shiba could only wait for the opportunity - but in his opinion, that man should not be defeated so easily.

After a long while, the gunfire stopped, and the foreign soldiers seemed to have finally vented their anger, sneering. At the same time, the smoke slowly dissipated.

But after seeing the scene on the podium clearly, everyone was stunned.

Kitayama Shizuku and Mitsui Honoka were standing behind Fang Zheng on the podium, and Fang Zheng was still standing in front of the microphone with his right hand raised. At the same time, in the air two meters in front of him, bullets were densely packed and floating there as if they were solidified.

“What… is going on?”

Seeing this scene, even Shiba Miyuki's eyes widened in surprise. Although she knew that Fang Zheng possessed a very strong power, she didn't know what kind of magic he used. However, now... the other party actually stopped the bullets of the anti-magic weapon in the air?

What kind of system is this?

Shiba Miyuki was not the only one who had this idea. The audience here were all here to watch the magic paper lecture, so naturally they were all people who knew a lot about magic. When they saw this scene, they were also extremely surprised and didn't know how to explain it.

However, what really surprised them was yet to come.

"snort."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly, and then he saw the densely packed bullets that had been frozen in the air in front of him falling to the ground with a clang, and then...

"There is a road to heaven but you don't take it. There is no door to hell but you go there. You are really tired of living..."

As Fang Zheng spoke, everyone was surprised to see that the air around him produced ripples, and then countless sharp blades of various shapes emerged from it and aimed at the soldiers. Seeing this scene, the soldiers turned pale and livid.

"Monster!!!"

While shouting, they raised their weapons again in despair.

At the same time, thousands of swords were fired.

Hundreds of sharp blades whizzed through the air and crossed the lecture hall, covering the soldiers like a rainstorm. In just a blink of an eye, accompanied by screams, the soldiers were pierced by the blades and fell to the ground.

“…”

After that, the entire lecture hall was in dead silence. Everyone was staring at Fang Zheng standing on the podium as if they were under a spell. Even Kitayama Shizuku and Mitsui Honoka were no exception. In fact, after being pointed at and shot, their brains went blank, like wooden figures. Although they stared blankly at the scene in front of them, their brains had no thoughts at all - it was as if they had stopped thinking.

"Ahem, sorry, I was interrupted again."

Only Fang Zheng, who was the center of attention, wanted to continue as if nothing had happened. However, when he opened his mouth to speak, he found that the equipment in front of him was basically smashed.

"...Well, I guess this speech is ruined now."

Fang Zheng helplessly patted the speech manuscript in his hand and sighed. At this time, the audience who seemed to be frozen in time finally came to their senses, and then the students of the surrounding joint security team also quickly moved out.

"Catch the criminals!!"

Jumonji Kazuto roared, and then the security team members immediately stepped forward to control the gangsters - these gangsters were basically pierced through their hands and feet. Although they did not die on the spot, their current situation was almost worse than death.

As the guards arrested the criminal, another more violent explosion sounded, and this time the other audience members immediately became confused, they began to scream, roar, and curse. Soon, the order in the venue began to become chaotic.

"not good!"

Seeing this scene, Mayumi Nanakusa's face changed drastically, but before she could do anything, a voice came.

"Quiet."

Fang Zheng's voice was not loud, but those who heard his voice felt as if their hearts were hit by a heavy hammer. They stopped shouting immediately, and everyone turned their heads involuntarily and looked towards the rostrum, but no one dared to speak anymore - after all, what Fang Zheng had just displayed in front of them was already amazing enough.

"Everyone, don't panic. You should have noticed that we are currently in a rather troublesome situation... Does anyone know what exactly happened?"

Fang Zheng tapped the microphone and glanced around. At this moment, he acted like a leader of everyone present, but surprisingly, no one thought there was anything wrong with his behavior.

"I know."

Nanakusa Mayumi stood up hurriedly at this time, and Fang Zheng nodded, motioning her to go up to the stage and speak. So Nanakusa Mayumi also walked up to the podium and looked at everyone.

"I'm Nanakusa Mayumi, the former student council president of First High School. I just received news that this city is being invaded."

Hearing what Nanakusa Mayumi said, everyone was suddenly in an uproar, while Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows and pressed down with his right hand - the next moment, everyone shut their mouths again.

"The unidentified ships anchored at the port are attacking Yokohama, and the enemy squad lurking in the city is also cooperating in the offensive."

“…”

Perhaps because it was too absurd, the students below didn't know how to react. If it weren't for Nanakusa Mayumi's last name "Nanakusa" representing her honor as a member of the Tenth Master Clan, they would rather believe that this was a prank or a joke. However, everyone present knew Nanakusa Mayumi and knew her identity and strength, so it was impossible for such a person to joke at this time.

"It may be dangerous to escape from here, but the most dangerous thing is to stay here. I suggest that representatives from all schools gather students and start taking action immediately. Every second counts!"

"No, I object."

However, Nanakusa Mayumi had just finished her words when Fang Zheng interrupted her.

"We don't know the situation outside right now. Leaving rashly will only bring more chaos and danger. I suggest that we should hold on here and wait for reinforcements."

"But Kasugano-kun."

When Nanakusa Mayumi heard Fang Zheng's words, she suddenly became anxious.

"This is just an ordinary building. The enemy has powerful weapons. If they attack this building without any care, it will only be more dangerous. We can go to the shelter through the tunnel. It will definitely be safer there than here."

"If the other party clearly knows that we will escape, but does nothing about it, it would be really stupid. I don't want to be crushed to death by the collapsed tunnel due to a time bomb halfway through. As for the other problem you are worried about, Nanakusa-senpai..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.

Then, everyone saw a ball of light suddenly emerge from Fang Zheng's hand, then spread out in an instant, then flew upwards and disappeared into the ceiling.

“It’s not a problem now.”

"……Why?"

"If you don't believe me, how about we go out and take a look?"