Protest

Outside Mient Junior Academy.

The anxious parents quickly received the latest news online.

"Oh my god, the Imperial Court Cult has taken over the City Exam and caught a bunch of cheaters. I heard they sent all the cheaters to the front lines."

"No, please no!"

Many parents on the scene instantly broke down, slumping to the ground and weeping uncontrollably.

Su Yuan was also as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He said to Zhao Ning, "Wife, what do we do now? The military has taken over the City Exam. Will Su Ming be okay?"

"Stop your jinxing. How could Su Ming be in trouble?"

Although Zhao Ning said that, she was still uneasy, terrified that Su Ming had secretly cheated too. That would be the end of it!

"Right, right, I'm jinxing it!"

Su Yuan raised his hand and slapped his own mouth.

"Alright, just wait patiently."

Zhao Ning took a deep breath and forced herself to wait.

Inside the examination hall, after Su Ming's security check was completed again, he returned to his seat.

He quietly observed the entire examination hall as students one by one finished their security checks.

This security check was incredibly thorough; cheating was virtually impossible.

At this moment, Leo walked onto the podium, roughly tapped the table with his hand, and said coldly, "I'm a rough person, so I won't beat around the bush with you. The exam starts now. All of you, honestly do your papers. Don't force me to get physical!"

Hearing Leo say they could start the exam, the students immediately lowered their heads and began working on their papers. Not a single person dared to harbor any ulterior motives; they were all basically scared witless.

Su Ming also picked up his pen, focusing all his attention on answering the questions.

For a moment, the entire examination hall seemed to freeze. He couldn't hear any extraneous noise.

Time trickled by.

In the blink of an eye, it was three o'clock in the afternoon.

Leo and the others' communication devices all rang with instructions. They immediately shouted, "Pens down!"

Not a single student dared to write any more. Some were so scared they threw their pens on the spot.

"Collect the papers!"

Leo waved his hand, and soldiers stepped forward to collect the test papers, handing them over to Leo.

In front of all the students, Leo sealed the papers into a special file bag and sealed it with a special label.

After doing all this, he announced to everyone, "I declare the first part of the exam concluded."

"Phew~"

"It's finally over."

In the classroom, the students' taut nerves relaxed, and they all slumped in their seats.

"The exam is over, can we leave now?"

"Yeah, we can go home."

Students stood up one by one.

At this moment, Leo shot them a fierce glare. The students who had just stood up promptly sat back down.

"When did I say you could leave? All of you sit properly and wait for instructions!"

Leo shouted at the top of his lungs.

The students in the room all cowered, none daring to retort.

At this point, some messenger soldiers walked in and took the sealed test papers from Leo's hands.

Su Ming and the others sat quietly in their seats, waiting.

Although they had plenty of complaints in their hearts, no one was foolish enough to court trouble.

After about five minutes, Leo and the others received accurate information, and then they grinned sinisterly and shouted at the top of their lungs, "I announce that the second part, the auxiliary subjects, will begin in half an hour."

"What! We're taking the auxiliary subjects now?"

"No way, we haven't even eaten yet? And we just finished the papers, we're all dizzy and groggy."

"How are we supposed to take this?"

"Exactly, protest!"

The many students retorted with agitated emotions.

"Shut up!"

Leo let out a roar, and instantly everyone present fell silent.

Meanwhile, outside the school, many parents gathered at the entrance, constantly craning their necks to peer into the sealed school.

"That's strange, it's three o'clock now. The exam should have ended by now!"

"I don't know."

"Why aren't they opening the doors to let the students out?"

"Did something happen again?"

Su Yuan was so anxious his forehead was sweating profusely, and he asked Zhao Ning worriedly.

"Wife, why isn't our son out yet?"

"I don't know, stop asking me. I'm annoyed too. Everything is completely messed up this year."

Zhao Ning also had no idea what was going on, and she was very worried about her son's situation.

Just then, the school's sealed gates opened.

"The gates are open!"

Everyone shouted in surprise.

However, what happened next was like a bucket of cold water doused directly on everyone's heads.

Soldiers clad in exoskeleton armor, Iron Shell, walked out with grim expressions, clearing the area.

"Get out of the way! Clear the path!"

Although the parents at the scene didn't know what was happening, they still complied and moved aside. Not a single person dared to act tough.

After all, the Imperial Court Cult was not part of the Thirteenth District's forces. They would not be polite to those who didn't cooperate.

Once everyone had cleared the path, a massive rumbling sound could be heard from a distance.

Then, everyone witnessed a shocking sight: rows of extended military transport vehicles were approaching.

As these transport vehicles drew nearer.

Su Yuan and the others saw that these extended military transport vehicles were carrying black metal cylindrical objects. Embedded diagonally on the surfaces of these black metal cylinders were brand-new simulation training pods.

"This..."

Everyone was too astonished to speak.

Under everyone's gaze, these military transport vehicles drove into the school one by one. After all the vehicles had entered, the soldiers immediately sealed the school gates again.

"No way, what are they doing?"

"Yeah?"

The many parents discussed agitatedly.

At this moment, Principal Luoken, dabbing the fine sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, ran over with a fawning smile and said to everyone.

"Please, everyone, calm down. I have received clear notification that the auxiliary subject exam has been moved up. So, the students will be taking a second exam now. There's no need to panic; students will be released once the exam is completely over."

"Is this how things are done?"

"They just finished the first exam, and they won't even let them eat or rest before starting the second exam. Isn't this ridiculous?"

"Exactly! We want to complain!"

Groups of parents angrily berated Principal Luoken.

They didn't dare to yell at the fully armed Imperial Court Cult soldiers, but they could vent their anger on Principal Luoken.

Seeing the parents who looked like they wanted to devour him alive, Roken cursed inwardly, Damn it, it's not my fault. Take your anger out on the Imperial Court Cult people!

Of course, Roken couldn't actually say that. He helplessly tried to appease them.

"I can't do anything about it. I'm just a principal. The real decision-making power lies with the Imperial Court Cult. Please calm down and don't do anything irrational. The Imperial Court Cult people are ruthless. Many students have already been taken away to the front lines. If you make a scene like this, who knows what might happen."

At these words, everyone present fell silent. No one dared to continue shouting.