After the four men stormed into the villa, screams of agony echoed from the villa complex as entire villas and their inhabitants were blasted into the air.
Although the live stream was shut down in less than half a minute, the video had already been leaked. Even more frighteningly, a large amount of video footage was recorded on other people's phones. It can be said that this battle between wizards and firearms was filmed from all angles.
Conservative estimates suggest that within ten minutes, one in a thousand people worldwide witnessed the battle.
Many people have already risked their lives to run towards the villa area halfway up the mountain. For them, death is not scary; what is scary is missing out on today's extraordinary world.
After forty years of cultural indoctrination, the whole world believes in the existence of supernatural abilities; they just haven't discovered them yet.
Whether online or in private, countless people dream of possessing extraordinary powers.
Now that it's suddenly appeared, how can they not go crazy!
A mundane life is meaningless; only a vibrant life makes one's existence worthwhile.
But before they even reached the halfway point, they found themselves struggling to breathe, their hearts pounding at twice the normal rate. Before they knew what was happening, their eyes rolled back and they passed out.
Looking down from above, one would see that within a kilometer of the villa area where the fighting took place, anyone who stepped inside would inevitably fall unconscious.
They seemed to have stepped into the realm of gods. Their lowly life force made them unable to withstand the immense pressure, causing them to fall into a coma. If they had gone any further, their fragile bodies would have been crushed.
At this moment in the villa area, Meng Jie was holding a beautiful little girl who was unconscious, and Hu Jianxing and the other three stood obediently in the corner like children who had done something wrong.
Inside the room, besides the four people who were standing obediently in the corner, there were three others kneeling on the floor.
The seven people who were just fighting to the death are now too afraid to even breathe, heads down, silent, tense, scared, and wringing their hands.
Their fear stemmed from the fact that, on a relatively intact stool in the room, sat the Dean, whose face they had never been able to see.
"I remember the academy has a rule that before the academy publicly discloses matters concerning wizards, they are not allowed to reveal their identities and strength in the ordinary world. Tell me, why did you start fighting in the ordinary world?"
Leo arrived ten seconds earlier using Shadow Walking, and the news was already on Tang Fei's desk half a minute after the battle at the villa complex broke out.
The battleground was quite far from the academy, making it inconvenient for others to come. Only Leo could arrive within half a minute by Shadow Walking.
When Leo arrived, he was watching Hu Jianxing use the power of Official Wizard to quickly flatten the entire villa complex. If he had arrived any later, he wouldn't have even seen the three people in front of him.
Enraged, the four men killed every single life in the villa complex!
"Dean... Your Excellency, it was... it was them... who attacked us indiscriminately... who... killed... all of our people."
The three Low-Level Wizard Apprentice kneeling on the ground were pale-faced. Under the gaze of three peak Wizard Apprentice, one Official Wizard, and the mysterious and unpredictable headmaster, they spoke haltingly.
If Leo hadn't concealed his aura, this conversation alone would have been enough to knock them unconscious; how could they possibly have had the energy to defend themselves?
They thanked the Dean, saying that if he hadn't arrived in time, they would probably be queuing at the Bridge of Helplessness by now.
"You're talking nonsense! You kidnapped my sister, and you know exactly what you're up to." Meng Jie was enraged by his twisted story. He had found his kidnapped sister in one room, and in the next room, there was a seven or eight-year-old child, clearly the child of the person kneeling on the ground in front of him.
This man kidnapped his sister so that he could wait until his son grew up, and then use his sister's exceptional talent to father an even more outstanding next generation.
It's just that his son was too young, otherwise his sister would have been killed.
Leo glanced at the three kneeling figures before him. They were probably students from around the tenth cohort. After successfully advancing to the level of low-level apprentice, they did not go to the Wizard World to study, but instead chose to return to their families to expand their influence.
What happened today was very simple. After coming into contact with wizards, they realized they were not strong enough, so they wanted the next generation to become wizards. After all, on the New Earth, only by becoming a wizard could one be considered a ruler.
Unfortunately, their children weren't talented enough, so they had to turn their attention to the next generation.
Meng Jie's sister, because her parents' bodies were slightly modified, was born with more talent than others, making her the best means of reproduction.
This is definitely not an isolated incident, but this is the first one that Leo has encountered.
Although they are considered the academy's tentacles in controlling the world, Meng Jie and the others must be given an explanation for what happened today.
Otherwise, if apprentices study diligently in the Wizard World while their families on New Earth are bullied, who will dare to enter the Wizard World in the future? How will they then manage New Earth?
"The three of you go to the academy now to face trial."
As soon as Leo finished speaking, the three people kneeling on the ground felt as if they had been struck by lightning. It seemed that the Dean was showing them mercy by not executing them now.
However, those who had come from the academy knew very well that once they returned to the academy and were put on trial, not only would they be punished, but their entire families would also be implicated.
The college is not a place to study the law; it is a typical area of power, a dictatorial society where even the law has to circumvent it.
We'll handle it however we say. If you want to appeal or defend yourself, sorry, we won't accept it.
Before the three could speak, Leo flicked his finger, and they were kicked out of the room.
"Go back to the academy, and a few members of your family will survive. If you don't go, your entire family will perish."
The cold voice echoing in their minds had already judged them, forcing them to swallow all the words they wanted to say and obediently return to the academy.
Escape is out of the question. The entire world is under the control of the wizards. Any attempt they make to hide is utterly ridiculous and self-deceptive in the face of the wizards' mysterious and unpredictable magic.
After dealing with those three people, Leo turned his gaze to Hu Jianxing and the other three. This was the first time Leo had seen Hu Jianxing since his promotion.
"Not bad, you didn't disappoint me. You advanced to level one in just forty years. Even in other academies in the Wizard World, your performance is excellent," Leo praised Hu Jianxing.
"Thank you, Dean."
Hu Jianxing's face was grim. He had thought that he wouldn't be able to sense the Dean's strength during his apprenticeship, but once he reached Level One, he would be able to perceive something. However, what he was sensing now was boundless and even more terrifying than what he had sensed during his apprenticeship.
For an apprentice, looking at the headmaster is like a frog at the bottom of a well seeing the sky; for Official Wizard, looking at the headmaster is like seeing the bright moon in a candlelight.
The dean simply sat there, but in Hu Jianxing's eyes, the dean seemed to be standing outside a planet, looking down on them.
"I'm sorry, Dean. I was so anxious to save my sister that I called them over." Seeing that the Dean had finished praising Hu Jianxing and remained silent, Meng Jie took the initiative to take responsibility.
"I understand your feelings, but you disrupted the academy's plans, prematurely exposed the existence of the wizards, and violated the academy's rules. I must punish you." Even when facing his most outstanding students, Leo maintained his impartial and fair stance.
"It's all my fault, I'll take full responsibility."
Hearing that Leo wanted to punish him, Meng Jie became anxious. If his friend was implicated because of him, he would be tormented by his conscience for the rest of his life.
"Dean, I did it voluntarily. We can't punish only Meng Jie," Shi Xiang said.
"Me too, I'm willing to accept the punishment," Liu Xinqi added.
If four people are punished, the punishment will be lighter; if only one person takes the blame, it might be unbearable.
Meng Jie looked at his friends who were speaking up one by one, wanting to argue further, but was interrupted by Leo.
"Hehe, you guys have a really good relationship, but I don't care about that."
"Like those three before, go back to the academy and await punishment. No one can escape responsibility for their own mistakes. I will not agree to let someone else take the blame."
Leo sneered, instantly deflated the four of them.
Meng Jie glanced at his younger sister in his arms and whispered, "Dean, could I take my sister home first? My parents are very worried about her safety."
"No need. Take your sister back to the academy. I'll send someone to bring your parents to the academy as well."
"Your sister has great talent; she's destined for the path of a wizard."
After Leo finished speaking, he disappeared without giving them a chance to reply.
"What to do?"
Shi Xiang looked at Hu Jianxing and Meng Jie.
"I'm sorry, I've dragged you all into this," Meng Jie said apologetically.
"What's done is done, and it was our own decision. It has little to do with you, so don't blame yourself," Liu Xinqi comforted her.
"Let's go back to the academy first. Don't worry too much. I feel our punishment won't be too severe," Hu Jianxing said.
As the only Official Wizard among the four, he possessed stronger perception. He could sense the difference in the Dean's attitude towards them compared to that towards the other three, as the Dean was noticeably more amiable towards them. Hu Jianxing boldly guessed that even if they were to be punished, it wouldn't be too severe.
"Then let's hurry up and go."
The four walked outside, and before they had gone far, a military vehicle came to pick them up.
"By the way, did you see what the Dean looked like?" Inside the car, the three asked Hu Jianxing curiously.
Hu Jianxing recalled the moment he made eye contact with the dean, thought for a moment, nodded, then shook his head. "I didn't see very clearly, just a general outline. He looked a bit old, like one of the teachers in our college."
"Oh, I thought our dean was a handsome guy." Liu Xinqi said, somewhat disappointed.