"Is this... a warning that the Demon Tide has invaded?"
Bai Yongsheng tore his gaze away from the miniature corpse on the principal's office chair and gripped his wand tightly. His expression was grim. "This shouldn't be happening... How did they break through the academy's defenses?"
Under normal circumstances, the Four Great Academies were protected by the Lord of the Magic Ring. Any monster that entered academy territory would spontaneously combust on the spot.
Most of the time, monsters slaughtered other human settlements or small cities. They simply didn't dare approach this place.
Only during the brief interval when the Lord of the Ring was being transferred was a successful invasion possible.
Nothing like this had ever happened in previous years.
But this time...
The impregnable academy had developed a fleeting weakness, and the monsters had keenly seized upon it before it vanished.
Could it be?
"There's a traitor!"
Bai Yongsheng's eyes sharpened. His gaze swept over everyone present before finally landing on Yue Yiji. "Where is Shang Guizang?"
He was forthright by nature, yet careful-minded as well. Though he normally didn't show it, he could always seize upon the crux of a problem at crucial moments.
The principal had only just died, and the academy's magical protection had collapsed. Then, immediately afterward, the Demon Tide invaded. How could there be such a coincidence?
There had to be an inside agent!
And moreover...
The dean of Azure Blue Academy was the most suspicious of all!
As the Vice Dean of Azure Blue Academy, Yue Yiji should have known where Shang Guizang had gone.
Yet now, when questioned by Yue Yiji, he merely gave a bitter smile. "Since you already have the answer, why ask me?"
"Dean Shang failed to pass the principal's test and ultimately took that step..."
"He... betrayed