Escape

Looking at Roland, who had died just like that, He Wei Ni Ya was somewhat dazed.

She hadn't expected the battle to end so quickly, and she had won so easily, considering that her opponent was a genuine Golden Sound Performer from Primordial Two Great Families.

She had prepared a whole host of backup plans, but none of them were used.

Just over a month ago, she had to fight with all her might against Ayman, who was only Yinyin, and still couldn't win. She had to use herself as bait to turn the tables.

All of this was brought to her by Bai Wei.

Only...

He Wei Ni Ya's sense of disorientation intensified.

She knew this wasn't because she was being dramatic, but because of the backlash from the "termination."

Although she did not use Bai Wei's power in the battle against Roland, she could only end Roland's self-immolation of chains with [Termination] at the last moment.

And that's where the price came from.

It's getting faster and faster.

Despite her physical discomfort, He Wei Ni Ya quickly walked towards Roland's corpse.

The burning sensation from the chains on my wrist continued to intensify, because the "Terminate" command could only interrupt the chain's self-immolation; it couldn't stop it from alerting the others.

Therefore, the other Golden Sound must have already known that someone had been attacked, but they just didn't know who it was or where it happened.

The Aetherians guarding outside had no way of sensing the bracelet, so even those closest to it wouldn't immediately realize what was happening.

Therefore, He Wei Ni Ya must make good use of this time to absorb Roland's notes before leaving.

Even so, the time was very tight.

Fortunately, He Wei Ni Ya's Gold Score absorbs notes faster than the silver score. If it were Xi Ze, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape in that time, but she definitely could.

This is assuming no unforeseen circumstances.

Just as He Wei Ni Ya began absorbing the musical notes, a dazzling white flame suddenly shot into the sky from afar, instantly turning the night into day, accompanied by a rapid and sharp sound.

He Wei Ni Ya paused for a moment, then immediately turned her head to look at the wall on her left, while simultaneously activating [Gaze].

Through [Gazing], she indeed saw that the Aetherians who were waiting not far away, after a slight pause, immediately looked in this direction with serious expressions, drew their staffs, and quickly rushed over.

"Let's see if it's with young master Roland!"

The lead Golden Sound musician roared and pointed his staff at the hut.

A magical laser beam carrying five musical notes shot out, rapidly expanding upon contact with the hut, forming a Magic Power cocoon.

Then they rushed to the hut and were about to break down the door when it was pushed open from the inside first.

A man covered in blood and in a terrible state rushed out.

Ether Family musicians were about to raise their staffs to attack, they discovered that the person who rushed out was none other than Roland!

"Young Master!" the Golden Sound exclaimed in surprise.

"What are you standing there for?!" Roland shouted. "That guy's in there! Help me... no, kill him!"

"Yes!"

The Golden Sound Player immediately untied the cocoon that had just been deployed, and the other players rushed into the hut, while Roland rushed out.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Golden Sound rushed forward. "That guy's target was indeed you..."

Halfway through his speech, Golden Sound suddenly realized something was amiss.

Because he saw a bright red mark on Roland's head.

At first he thought it was blood.

But upon closer inspection, it became clear that it wasn't blood, but rather long, flowing hair that resembled blood.

"You bastard! Who are you...?"

He immediately raised the staff he had just put down, but he was too slow; He Wei Ni Ya's staff landed on his arm holding it first.

A series of chaotic melodies rang out, and the Golden Sound Player's entire arm twisted.

"Aaaaaaah!"

He screamed in agony, and He Wei Ni Ya managed to run past him, finishing him off with another shot.

However, the Golden Sound Performer was not entirely to be trifled with. He retreated immediately after being attacked and desperately dodged He Wei Ni Ya's second attack, preventing He Wei Ni Ya from ending his life on the spot.

The musicians who had rushed into the room earlier realized what was happening after seeing Roland's real body being burned by flames, and they turned back.

Although He Wei Ni Ya had already run far away, the Golden Sound Player still pointed towards her with his last breath.

"Over there!" he shouted. "Don't pretend to be Young Master Roland, don't let him get away!"

He Wei Ni Ya ran wildly through the night.

She looked terrible.

Although no one hurt her, the burdens in other areas were gradually increasing.

This includes not only her ever-present "gaze," but also the burden that comes with Gold Score changing his appearance, especially when he has to change his gender.

She believed she had planned tonight's operation thoroughly enough.

The reactions of the Golden Sound performers and the Ether Family were taken into account, and they also planned to take advantage of the brief time difference in information sharing between the Golden Sound performers and the Ether Family performers to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

But no one expected that the Golden Sound Performer would use such a method to send a message that would be known throughout the entire academy.

This approach was never mentioned in the secret room.

Was it a deliberate act of guarding against her, or was it the behavior of a specific individual?

If it's the latter, then who could it be?

He Wei Ni Ya didn't know, but she didn't have time to think about it now. The pursuers were still behind her, and she was still wearing Roland's face, which was too dangerous.

And the appearances of different characters can't be switched casually, especially not gender-swapped appearances. For at least fifteen minutes, she wouldn't be able to switch Roland's face back to He Wei Ni Ya's.

But she needed to shake off her pursuers in the shortest possible time and reappear before everyone as He Wei Ni Ya.

Otherwise, even if she wasn't caught and could hide for a long time, the fact that "He Wei Ni Ya" never appeared would be tantamount to revealing her identity.

Therefore, we must be fast, even faster.

As He Wei Ni Ya came into view, an ancient building slowly appeared.

That's... the boys' dormitory.

Suddenly an idea popped into He Wei Ni Ya's head, so she rushed straight into the boys' dormitory.

Just before the door closed, she saw the points of light chasing her still growing larger and larger.

When!

The door closed, shutting out all the noise.

A completely unfamiliar scene appeared before her.

This is an empty lobby.

There is no one.

There are no stairs.

There wasn't even a door.

All that exists are walls, walls painted with all sorts of strange patterns.

...really.

Does the situation in the boys' dormitory also need to be "deciphered"?

He Wei Ni Ya took a deep breath.

Although the structure is different from that of the Girls' Dormitory, the method should be the same: play the notes, and the corresponding pathways will open.

Girls' Dormitory are tiered, while boys' dormitories should be in other forms.

Each musical note can only go to one place.

But He Wei Ni Ya at this time possessed five musical notes, so she could go to five places.

This is the best place to keep the pursuers at bay and buy time to escape.

He Wei Ni Ya raised her hand.

Roland is the Fourth Sound, so those people are very likely to target the Fourth Sound when tracking him.

Since that's the case, she played a few more notes.

That's what she was thinking.

Just as she was about to resonate, her left middle finger, which had been silent until now, suddenly twitched and then wrote a number in her palm.

He Wei Ni Ya was slightly taken aback.

Because the number Bai Wei wrote down was clearly "four".

Why four?

They'll definitely search the fourth floor first, which won't buy us any time at all.

He Wei Ni Ya wanted to press Bai Wei for answers, but the footsteps outside were getting closer and closer.

There's no time left to think.

So, after taking a deep breath, He Wei Ni Ya chose to believe Bai Wei and played the Fourth Sound.

Then, a door slowly emerged from the empty wall.

Without further hesitation, He Wei Ni Ya rushed over and pushed open the door.

"Was it Roland who had the accident?" the Dean asked with a stern face.

"Yes, I heard that he was killed right under the nose of the Ether Family Musician." Finnis's expression was also very bad. "If it weren't for your decisive action, the Ether Family Musician wouldn't even know that Roland had been killed. But even so, he still managed to escape, and... he turned into Roland's appearance."

"It's turned into Roland's appearance..." The Dean's expression worsened.

Because transforming into Roland's appearance means that the other party has obtained the musical note.

But how did they manage to do that?

But there was no time to think about it anymore. He watched as the Ether Family rushed into the boys' dormitory and immediately followed them.

"Did they run into the boys' dormitory? They're asking for it!" he yelled. "Block all other exits!"

The school staff nodded.

"Why is Roland the first one? Logically, his identity should be the most concealed." The Dean narrowed his eyes, then looked at Finnis, Todd who had rushed over, and the other two Golden Sound. "Where are the others? Although the bracelet has failed, it hasn't completely failed. At least we were alerted. So, besides Roland, where are the others?"

The Dean's look and words made Finnis realize that he believed Xi Ze was among the people in the secret room that afternoon.

Is this possible...?

Finnis subconsciously thought for a moment.

It was later discovered that this was indeed possible, since the other party had even bypassed the burning of the bracelet.

Since that's the case...

He looked around and began calling out names.

"Three people are still missing: Evan, Ka Lun, and..." His heart sank, "He Wei Ni Ya."

"Send people to search immediately," the Dean said coldly. "If they find it, have them come here; if they don't..."

He turned his head and looked at the empty wall in front of the boys' dormitory.

"Then I'll have to find him myself."

A school janitor jogged up to the Dean.

"Dean, we're certain that guy went into the boys' dormitory," the janitor said. "But we don't know exactly which passage he used. Should we wake up all the students?"

The Dean shook his head. "No, having too many people would make things more difficult... You know, he can disguise himself. Who knows how many faces he can turn into right now? Waking everyone up would only give him a chance to escape."

"That..."

"Call the male dormitory supervisor here," the Dean said coldly. "That guy tried to use the male dormitory rules to hide, I must say, that's quite an idea. But he clearly doesn't know that the dormitory supervisor is very capable..."

"Open the last door that has been opened."

Five minutes later, the dormitory supervisor, who had been awakened, waved the key-like staff in his hand.

Then, a door slowly emerged from the empty wall.

It is exactly "four".

"Found you." The Dean sneered as he pushed open the door and entered.

The other musicians immediately followed suit.

Finnis followed, but before entering, he looked back once more.

He saw Evan rushing over.

Since that's the case, the only one that hasn't shown up yet is...

His heart sank even further.

The Dean walked down the corridor, while the school staff behind him opened the doors of each room one by one and rushed in to check.

There was a commotion, but the Dean remained unmoved.

They stopped in front of one of the doors.

Because he saw bloodstains on the doorknob.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and the school janitor immediately came up and raised his staff.

With a "bang".

The door was smashed open, and at the same time, a woman's shriek came from inside the room.

Woman?!

All the school staff stopped what they were doing.

This is a boys' dormitory!

Realizing they had found the person, they all dropped what they were doing and rushed toward the room.

Finnis was no exception.

It really was that guy!?

His face grew increasingly grim.

It wasn't until everyone rushed into the room that they saw a naked man and woman inside.

The man was Ka Lun, while the woman was covering her face tightly, her identity unknown.

"Hey, hey, hey." Ka Lun looked at the musicians who rushed in and tilted her head, saying, "It's just bringing a woman back to the dorm to do some fun. Even if it violates school rules, there's no need to make such a fuss."

Finnis didn't say anything, but strode forward and pulled the woman's hand away.

"... Molly?!" Finnis exclaimed in shock. "How could it be you?!"

Molly shook her head, crying, "I didn't want this, I really didn't want this. He forced me. He said if I didn't agree, he would ask Miss He Wei Ni Ya to change the piece, and then I wouldn't be able to stay in the orchestra. I didn't want this. I finally managed to please Miss He Wei Ni Ya, really, I really didn't want this..."

"Please, Mr. Finnis, don't send me away, please don't send me away!"

Then, as if she had seen a savior, she cried out, "Miss He Wei Ni Ya! Help me, please, help me!"

Everyone turned around and saw Molly rush to He Wei Ni Ya, who had somehow appeared behind them, and hug her leg tightly.

He Wei Ni Ya was only wearing a thin nightgown, and her pretty face, red from the cold, was full of shock.

"Mo, Molly?" He Wei Ni Ya stammered. "What's going on? Is this bracelet meant for us to... catch someone cheating?"