A voice ca from the other side, hurried and tense. It was one of the higher authorities.
"Principal Adrian, we need an imdiate explanation regarding today’s incident. Parents are already filing complaints, and so are demanding accountability—"
"I am aware," Adrian interrupted calmly, though his tone carried authority.
"We are currently assessing the situation. A full report will be provided soon."
"That is not enough. Do you realize the scale of what has happened? Students are dead—"
"I said I am aware," Adrian repeated, this ti his voice slightly colder.
There was a brief silence from the other side.
Adrian continued, his tone now steady but firm.
"The academy will take full responsibility where it is due. But right now, my priority is ensuring the safety of the remaining students and preventing another incident."
"...Understood."
The call ended. Adrian placed the device back on the table slowly.
For a mont, he just stared at it. Then another call ca. The information about this incident traveled fast.
Mostly because of other students who already inford their parents about this incident.
Many students being children of high ranking family. While so parents of dead students calling.
For the next several minutes, Adrian remained occupied, answering questions, giving controlled responses, and dealing with pressure from influential figures.
Each call demanded answers.Each call carried bla, fear, or anger.
Yet Adrian’s expression barely changed.
He remained calm. With controlled and unshaken heart he handled everything.
But once the calls finally stopped. Silence returned to the room.
Adrian exhaled again, this ti more deeply. His shoulders relaxed slightly, but his eyes remained sharp.
"Weak..."
He muttered the word quietly. "That’s what he’ll think of this."
His gaze drifted downward. "A single man entered... killed students..."
His fingers clenched slightly. "And I couldn’t stop it...but I observed the barrier well...it will take few days to decode it...next ti it won’t work."
Adrian well knew the capabilities Malrick possessed. When it ca to magic, he excelled Adrian.
Forming a barrier that couldn’t let anyone enter... not even him... only he could create sothing like that.
That’s why, when he first touched the barrier, he understood the one who might be behind it.
It was made for especially Adrian to not enter, or anyone who was less strong than him.
Only soone stronger than Adrian could break it.
For the first ti, a faint trace of frustration appeared on his face. But it disappeared just as quickly.
Emotions had no place here.
He stood up slowly from his chair and walked toward the window.
Looking out into the dark academy grounds, he spoke softly. "I failed them."
A brief silence followed. Then his expression hardened again.
"But I won’t fail again."
He turned back toward the desk, his movents now decisive.
"I need information."
His mind began organizing everything rapidly.
"The one who fought that man... those students..."
"Damien... Regnar... Draven... Arisha... Lyria...and Noah"
He recalled their nas one by one.
"They saw him up close. Fought him directly."
His eyes narrowed slightly. "They might have noticed sothing... anything unusual."
He walked back to his desk and picked up another device, activating it.
"Prepare a report on the students involved in the battle at the eastern sector and bring it to ," he ordered.
"And arrange for to et them once they recover."
A voice responded imdiately, "Yes, Principal."
The device went silent again. Adrian stood there for a mont, thinking. Then his gaze slowly shifted back to the black tallic device on his desk.
His eyes turned cold.
"Malrick..."
He spoke the na quietly. "This ti... I won’t wait."
The room fell silent once again. But this ti it wasn’t the silence of exhaustion. It was the silence before a storm.
---
It was Monday.
Noah and the others had rested the night of Saturday and half of Sunday.
Now it was Monday, and classes were going to start as usual.
But that didn’t an the atmosphere of the Academy was like usual.
It was more gloomy, filled with fear.
The Academy was filled with so many strong individuals, and even a principal who was one of the strongest people in the world.
Yet soone had entered and brought chaos. Many students died. Most of them belonged to the first year.
It was as if the man who planned this chose a ti when mostly first years were present in that area at that ti,
who were not too strong or experienced, so easy to hunt.
The classroom was silent,
not like other days when it was filled with chattering.
Noah sat on the back bench of the classroom,
while the main characters sat at the front.
It was a sad thing for Noah that Regnar and Draven weren’t in his class.
They were in B-2 class.
Noah really thought that he could be good friends with them.
Just then, the sound of heels clicking against the floor ca into the silent classroom.
It pulled Noah out of his thoughts.
He looked forward at the blackboard, where Morgana Celestine was standing with her cold expression.
Today, her hair was tied in a bun. She was wearing a white shirt with long sleeves rolled up, the end of her shirt neatly tucked inside her black trousers.
She looked as beautiful and attractive as always.
But today, even Noah didn’t feel like admiring it.
The current situation was just too bad for him to be normal.
"As you all know... we lost so of our friends on Saturday. It was an incident that no one had ever thought about..."
Her athyst eyes traveled over the students calmly. A few lowered their heads, while others clenched their fists.
"As for not being able to save our students and workers... the Principal has already apologized to all of you in the auditorium yesterday..."
Noah listened to her words, knowing about it.
Since he and the others were recovering, they didn’t attend it.
But they had heard about it.
Morgana paused for a mont, her gaze hardening slightly.
"But rember this, students... take this as a lesson."
The room grew even quieter.
"This is exactly why you must train harder... beco stronger. Because the next ti soone attacks you... no one may co to save you."
A student swallowed nervously. Another looked down at their trembling hands.
"You will have to defend yourselves... and if needed..."
Her voice turned colder.
"Kill your enemies."
A faint chill spread through the classroom.
"The world is not a peaceful place. Rember that." Her eyes sharpened as she looked at each of them. "It is cruel... and unpredictable."
She straightened slightly, her voice rising with authority. "So you will give it your all."
After that she sighed.
Then she contiued with serious voice."We won’t have any lecture for today...also the VR-battle you guys were supposed to have this week is postponed for next two weeks. We decided to give you more ti to recover from this incident, also to cool down things. But your classes and training will continue like always."
The VR battle was postponed further. Noah didn’t care about VR Battle. He leaned back agaisnt the bench. While he continued to hear her words. Even Noah was not good mood today.
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