Everything had been going quite smoothly lately. Whether researching Turn Stone to Mud or building the Type I Steam Engine, neither had triggered Cognitive Interference. Theus had thought he had found the pattern behind the phenomenon. After repeatedly confirming that the students understood its principles and uses, he had not been too worried about contamination appearing.
But reality slapped him hard across the face.
Just then, Theus sensed a large amount of contamination suddenly emerging from within his body, with even more gradually solidifying from within him.
"Class is suspended! Execute Emergency Plan Three immediately!"
Theus shouted at the students before rushing toward the nearby Banshees.
The students froze for a moment before reacting, then scattered in panic and ran toward the distant buildings.
When the advanced class had begun, Theus had not started teaching them right away. Instead, he had spent an entire day drilling them on various emergency procedures.
What to do if Cognitive Interference occurred, what to do if someone was contaminated, what to do if a steam engine ran out of control, what to do if a boiler exploded, what to do if a fire broke out...
To be honest, the students had found it all rather baffling. But since the lord himself had ordered it, they had obediently trained. Their movements were panicked and clumsy, but they had at least managed to evacuate successfully.
The Banshees had already picked up their weapons and spread out to guard the surroundings.
This place was on the easternmost edge of the island, not far from the previous stone caves. It was an experimental site specially established by Theus. Ever since the last contamination incident, he had moved every risky experiment here.
It was far from nearly all densely populated areas. Even if Cognitive Interference occurred, it would barely