"Beep beep beep~!"
Several piercing alarm sirens sounded in succession, immediately silencing the conversation of the people inside the house.
Kyoko Fujibayashi, who was sitting in front of the computer, stopped what she was doing and pulled up a notification window. When she saw what was displayed, her expression immediately changed.
" Liu Yunyi, we've found the person you're looking for. Tatsuya, and Miyuki, you should come and take a look too."
Upon hearing Kyoko Fujibayashi's words, the group immediately went over.
"The target's current location should be near the First High School. His image was captured by the camera of a passing car a few minutes ago. Here's the footage," Kyoko Fujibayashi explained to the three while operating the terminal.
When Yunyi saw the Gu Jie on the screen, his eyes narrowed involuntarily. " First High School? What's he doing there?"
"I don't know, but he should still be nearby. What should we do? Are you going to go over there?" Kyoko Fujibayashi asked.
Yunyi nodded, but he didn't set off immediately.
"Can you pull up the surveillance footage from outside the First High School? See if there's anything unusual," Yunyi said.
Kyoko Fujibayashi nodded. In any case, she had already taken action, and what Yunyi said wasn't difficult; she could easily accomplish it with her abilities.
Soon, several surveillance cameras appeared on the screen. These cameras were located in various places around the First High School, some on the road and some in nearby shops.
Before Yunyi could comment on what was on the screen, Miyuki Shiba spoke first, "Brother, don't you notice anything different?"
" Miyuki, what did you find?" Tatsuya Shiba asked in confusion.
"There are too many people." The one who answered Tatsuya Shiba's question wasn't Miyuki Shiba, but rather Yunyi.
"I've been at First High School for quite some time now, so I know a bit about the surrounding area. Generally speaking, there are more Student Council around First High School except during school hours, and not so many people loitering around here. But these people in the surveillance footage, wandering around aimlessly, is quite unusual."
After listening to Yunyi's analysis, Tatsuya Shiba nodded slightly. Clearly, he also agreed with Yunyi's point of view.
"So, you think this might be related to that guy?" Tatsuya Shiba asked.
"It's not just a feeling, it's definitely related. Gu Jie has an Ancient Magic that can control corpses, and these people are likely the Corpse Puppet he killed. It seems that his appearance near First High School is not a coincidence, but rather that he is preparing to do something to First High School..." Yunyi tried to deduce Gu Jie's target.
"His purpose isn't important. Let's report this as soon as possible. First High School is having regular classes today. If this guy breaks in with his Corpse Puppet, there will probably be a lot of casualties!" Kyoko Fujibayashi said.
Miyuki Shiba nodded, took out her terminal, and sent the message to Maya Yotsuba and several close classmates. Kyoko Fujibayashi did the same, not only reporting the news to her family but also sending it to Harunobu Kazama and her friends in the police system.
"You guys handle the report. I'll go catch this guy over there. Once I catch him, I'll leave immediately. Tatsuya, next time we meet will probably be on the battlefield, right?" Yunyi said.
"Ah, that should be it," Tatsuya Shiba replied.
Although Maya Yotsuba and Miyuki Shiba secretly agreed to avoid Tatsuya Shiba and Yunyi encountering each other on the battlefield, judging from the current situation, the battle between the two sides has probably only just begun. As Strategic-Class Magic, Tatsuya Shiba will inevitably have to step onto the battlefield one day. Yunyi, who knows him very well, will certainly confront him head-on.
"Alright, I'll head over now." Yunyi said goodbye to the other three and turned to leave the room. Only after he left the mansion did Kyoko Fujibayashi finally breathe a sigh of relief, " Tatsuya, it seems you two siblings get along quite well with him?"
"I'd say we're friends. At least, that's what I think," Tatsuya Shiba replied.
"If he didn't always tease me, I'd be willing to be friends with him," Miyuki Shiba replied.
Kyoko Fujibayashi smiled but didn't continue. It was far wiser to befriend someone like that than to be their adversary. Those in their military hadn't grasped this, which had led to the current situation. If this resulted in a major war, every single one of the military's high-ranking officers would be fired.
After leaving the Shiba residence, Yunyi immediately took to the air and used Flight Magic to fly towards the First High School. Capturing Gu Jie was of course the top priority, but that guy was too cunning. If he used teleportation magic to get there directly, the guy might sense the danger and run away. If he let him make the first move, then by the time he arrived, even if Gu Jie wanted to escape, it wouldn't be so easy.
As for the safety of First High School, that's the concern of the school's guards and teachers. Yunyi's current position is a second lieutenant in the Great Asian Alliance, not the Public Morals Committee of First High School.
Just as Yunyi set off for First High School, Gu Jie also gave orders to the Corpse Puppet wandering around the area. These Corpse Puppet scaled the walls surrounding First High School and rushed towards the teaching building.
Their actions were immediately captured by the school's surveillance cameras. A piercing alarm sounded throughout the First High School school campus.
Attention students! An unauthorized person has infiltrated the school. Please return to your classrooms immediately for your safety. (Repeated: An unauthorized person has infiltrated the school. Please return to your classrooms immediately for your safety!)
As the alarm sounded, the quiet campus immediately descended into chaos. Though chaotic, these magic students were far more efficient than the average person. Guided by their teachers, they returned to the teaching buildings as quickly as possible. Of course, there were exceptions. The most obvious were those wearing Public Morals Committee armbands; they didn't follow the flow back to the teaching buildings but instead went against the tide. As Public Morals Committee, in situations like this, they were required to cooperate with the school guards to protect the school's safety.
Besides these people, another class of students also failed to return to the teaching building immediately.
This class for Class 1-A was an outdoor class, held right on the playground. The Corpse Puppet that had scaled the wall spotted them immediately and charged straight at them.
When the regular teacher spotted the Corpse Puppet, she immediately rushed to its aid. As a teacher, she was qualified to wear a CAD (Certificate of Accessibility) on campus. However, her magical attack, instead of stopping the Corpse Puppet, only fueled its ferocity! The attacked Corpse Puppet recklessly charged towards the teacher, grabbed her, and then activated a hidden Corpse Puppet Magic Sequence, self-destructing!