vncnus Chapter 145 Raiding the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy
Chapter 145 Raiding the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy
Chapter 145 Raiding the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy
Upon returning to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Nana immediately began the task assigned by Dai Youheng without any hesitation.
She first used her student card as usual to go to the heavily guarded library, filled with the buzzing of sophisticated soul-guided devices.
With a clear goal in mind, she went straight to the area where books on the theory and application of level six and seven soul tools were collected. With a calm expression, she selected several thick books with complex runes and confidentiality level markings on the cover, and went through the borrowing procedures for the usual seven days.
However, this was only the beginning. In the following days, Nana's figure moved like a ghost through different corners of the campus.
Her eighth soul skill, Soul Threads, transformed into an invisible and intangible tool of manipulation. She carefully selected her targets, and those students with higher-level soul masters and those who had regular access to and habit of borrowing books became her puppets.
The process was completely silent. The controlled person only experienced a momentary daze before returning to normal, completely forgetting that they had gone to the library, borrowed valuable materials with their ID card, and then left the library to hand over the books containing the core technology of the Sun Moon Empire to Nana in a secluded corner.
Nana moved with incredible speed and efficiency. She quickly stored these books, enough to drive any Soul Master in the outside world mad, into her storage Soul Tool. By the fifth day, the already sizable Soul Tool space was completely filled with hundreds of thick books containing information on Level 6 and Level 7 Soul Tools.
She had no desire to seek personal gain or linger in the battle. Dai Youheng's reminder was still ringing in her ears, and she was well aware of the efficiency of the academy's management system.
Such a large amount of high-level material being borrowed in one go, especially given the unusual identities and frequency of borrowers, could not possibly have been concealed for long.
If the delay continues for another day or two, the library's system alerts and even the tutors responsible for reviewing the data will inevitably notice this highly unusual fluctuation, at which point strict scrutiny and blocking will follow.
"It's time to go." Nana stroked the cold surface of the storage soul tool, feeling no lingering attachment, only a calm and resolute determination after completing her mission.
She didn't need a formal farewell, nor did she need a graduation spectacle to deceive people.
For her now, this empire, which colluded with her enemy, the Holy Spirit Church, holds no meaning for her to look back on.
Defect?
That word doesn't quite fit her; she simply left a quagmire that had been plunging her into darkness.
Nana is just an ordinary girl. She doesn't understand the concept of "the country comes before the family." Her world is black and white. The Holy Spirit Cult, which caused her family's destruction, is her mortal enemy. The Sun Moon Empire, which protects the Holy Spirit Cult, is also an accomplice. Dai Youheng, who gave her a new life and the power of revenge, is the only young master she is loyal to.
Cognition is that simple.
She quickly packed her last few personal belongings—there weren't many worthwhile items to take—and then met up with Dai Youheng and Ling Ya at the agreed-upon location outside the city. Without any hesitation, the three of them vanished swiftly, leaving the bustling yet dangerous Mingdu behind.
The day after they left, the college library's management system finally discovered a series of abnormal borrowing reports.
The screen was covered with a dense array of red warning entries, indicating that a large amount of soul tool data had been borrowed by the same batch of student accounts, and that the students' supervisors had not submitted the corresponding research project reports.
The report was quickly presented to Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall and the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
"Hundreds of level six and seven study materials, almost all of them were borrowed in the last few days?" Jing Hongchen looked at the report, tapping his fingers on the table, his brows furrowed, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses filled with suspicion and confusion. "Did these students all agree to simultaneously attempt to break through to the level six Soul Master bottleneck?"
He immediately gave the order to bring all the students on the list in for questioning. However, the results of the questioning sent a chill down his spine.
Without exception, all the students who were brought along wore genuine bewilderment and confusion on their faces.
They unanimously stated that they had not borrowed these books recently and were even shocked by the existence of the borrowing records.
"Memory blank—mental manipulation?" Jing Hongchen made the judgment almost instantly. To be able to control so many students simultaneously and precisely, and leave no obvious traces afterward, was something no ordinary Soul Master could do.
He immediately ordered a thorough inventory of the relevant books in the library, which confirmed his suspicions: a large amount of valuable technical information had disappeared.
That day, he immediately sent people to search the entire academy, and found that Nana, a fifth-year student in the Soul Guidance Department with the Ghost Martial Soul, had not shown up for many days, and her dormitory was empty.
"Nana?" Jing Hongchen recognized the name, not only because of her martial spirit, but also because he vaguely knew that this girl had some unclear connection with the outer stronghold of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Could it be that the Holy Spirit Cult instructed her to do this? Do they want to seize all of the Empire's soul guidance technology?
He immediately led his men to the Holy Spirit Cult branch altar hidden in the shadows of Mingdu, hoping to find clues or confront the perpetrators. However, upon pushing open the hidden door, the overwhelming stench of blood and decay made him abruptly stop in his tracks.
The scene before me was like hell. The once eerie stronghold, which still had traces of people, had now been completely transformed into a deathly silent slaughterhouse.
The walls and floor were splattered with dried, blackened bloodstains, and severed limbs and remains were scattered everywhere, a gruesome sight.
The entire branch altar, from top to bottom, was completely slaughtered, with not a single survivor!
Jing Hongchen stood amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, his face extremely grim. He suppressed his discomfort and carefully examined the scene, discovering that the remaining energy fluctuations were extremely strange, containing powerful spiritual energy and a chilling soul force.
A startling hypothesis gradually took shape in his mind: "It was Nana? She killed everyone? But she was just a Soul King, where did she get such power? I remember the manager of this branch was a Soul Saint."
Jing Hongchen immediately connected the clues: Nana was suspected of retaliating against the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire; countless students were controlled; data was stolen; branch altars were massacred; and Nana herself disappeared.
All the blame seemed to be pointing to the girl who had suddenly disappeared.
"Was it revenge? She rescued her parents, and then sought revenge against the Holy Spirit Cult and the Empire?" Jing Hongchen muttered to himself, his heart filled with turbulent waves. If it really was Nana's doing, how did she obtain such power?
The methods used to massacre the branch altar were far beyond the capabilities of a mere five-ring Soul King. More importantly, were there other forces behind her?
Regardless, Nana had become the primary target. He immediately returned to Mingde Hall and, with the highest authority, issued an emergency arrest warrant for Nana, accusing her of treason, stealing imperial secrets, and murder. The warrant was quickly distributed throughout the city.
However, it was all too late; Nana had already left Mingdu with Dai Youheng.
The hustle and bustle of Mingdu and the pursuit were now far behind her. Ahead lay her new life and a future of loyalty to the young master.