Dean Fu did not suspect that the person in front of him was Shapeshifter in disguise.
Not to mention that [ Ability Diversion ] has a limited number of uses for the person to whom it is granted, even if it is another Shapeshifter in disguise, the person to be disguised should not be Dean Bai. He would see through it with a single mental scan.
Only an Dean Fu Awakened like Lei Yuan, whom Dean Fu had never encountered before, could successfully feign in front of him.
However, his mental energy swept across the entire Out-of-Control Zone and found that only Dean Bai was there; there was no Wen Jing, nor any assassins.
Dean Fu's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned, asking, "What happened? Where's Wen Jing?"
"Have no idea."
Dean Bai answered indifferently, unlike his usual carefree manner, and did not show any particular anger.
However, the calmer the person involved remains, the more serious the problem is often.
"I need to find some people, are you going to stop me?"
"..." Dean Fu opened his mouth slightly, then said nothing, only silently shaking his head.
Dean Bai nodded, and in front of him, used a heart-shaped creation to contain the core of the Out-of-Control Zone.
Ten minutes later, the two deans appeared at the Azure Jade Academy at the same time.
Saerjia was packing his things, waiting for the Arbitration Bureau.
The incident involving the fake Lei Yuan has occurred, and the committee has not yet reached a conclusion on the professor evaluation results. However, regardless of the outcome, he has already lost face and has no intention of remaining a professor at Azure Jade.
Moreover, judging from the fact that Dean Fu did not catch up with the assassin immediately, Wen Jing has most likely been assassinated.
His previous disruptive behavior was reported to the Arbitration Bureau.
However, as a high-level Awakened, Saerjia has the privilege of applying to go to Mystic Radiance Star for investigation.
Once he arrives on Mystic Radiance Star, he can use his connections to smooth things over, and this matter can be resolved peacefully, turning a major issue into a minor one, and a minor one into nothing at all.
Even if Bai Xiao returns, as long as he keeps a low profile on Mystic Radiance Star, the other party won't be able to do anything to him.
"Um?"
Just then, Saerjia suddenly sensed a change in the depth of the world.
The surrounding environment changed abruptly; gray fog surged in, and red, flesh-like cracks appeared on the ground.
The next moment, he saw the woman who had caused him countless psychological traumas.
"In vain..."
Saerjia then spotted Dean Fu, hovering quietly a little distance away, seemingly ready to provide cover.
His heart skipped a beat; he truly sensed the scent of death, and cold sweat poured down his back like a waterfall.
"President! The Arbitration Bureau enforcement team is on their way. Please give me another chance. What's the matter—"
Unfortunately, all that answered him was a torn space.
*
When the Arbitration Bureau team arrived in Azure Jade, they could not find the target, Saerjia; they could only see that the alarm for the Out-of-Control Zone had just been lifted.
"What happened?"
The enforcement team leader wanted to find the person in charge of the college, but only found the director of academic affairs; the two deans had disappeared.
The academic affairs director stepped forward cautiously, still shaken by the shocking turn of events.
"Dean Bai Xiao testified that Saerjia was an imperial spy and that he had personally executed him."
"What?!" The enforcement captain was stunned, then flew into a rage. "Execution? How can a high-level Awakened be executed without going through the Arbitration Bureau? Even if she's the dean, this is a provocation against the judiciary!"
The enforcement captain immediately realized, " Dean Fu isn't here? Why didn't she stop her?"
The dean of academic affairs, who knew the cause and effect of the matter, closed his eyes briefly. " Dean Fu testified against Dean Bai."
If Wen Jing were alright, Dean Fu might not have stopped Dean Bai at most, but now that Wen Jing is missing, he is most likely dead... Feeling guilty, he will instead help him.
"..." The enforcement captain was silent for a moment, realizing that the problem was beyond his authority to handle. After reporting the matter to his superiors, he asked, "So where are they now?"
Just as the dean of academic affairs was about to say he didn't know, the enforcement captain received a message from headquarters ordering him to return immediately.
Before I even boarded the spaceship, a series of new messages started popping up.
The Iron Curtain Group headquarters was attacked and covered by Out-of-Control Zone. Many high-ranking officials were killed by Dean Bai under the pretext of imperial spies.
These messages completely overturned the captain of the law enforcement team's understanding. Among the three deans, Bai Xiao was the least senior. He couldn't understand why the other party would suddenly be so unscrupulous and have the confidence to bring the struggles that had been kept under wraps to the forefront.
This question was quickly answered through communication with the supervisor.
Dean Bai previously carried out a secret mission and played an important strategic role on the periphery of the battlefield. Most importantly, she killed an Empire Awakened with the talent ability of [ Wormhole Construction ] Rank A, which prevented the Empire from penetrating deep into the Federation to plunder in the future.
Therefore, she also overtook the Federation Military Department General and became the tenth most wanted person on the Empire's wanted list.
"... Having performed such a great service, and then learning of the murder of his only student upon his return, it would be abnormal if he didn't go berserk."
The superior said, "With this overwhelming momentum, no one in the Federation dares to stop her, let alone Dean Fu, who was previously Neutral Faction, who is now on her side. Do you understand?"
"I see." The enforcement captain understood.
This anger needs an outlet—perhaps through Saerjia, or through certain members of the Iron Curtain Group...
After all, it's true that the assassination was carried out by Imperial Awakened, but if we really investigate the instigators, intelligence sources, and so on, these people are absolutely involved.
Whether it's the Federation or the Empire, it's nothing new for factions to use each other for assassinations during internal power struggles.
Moreover, even if Dean Bai is indeed using this incident to eliminate dissidents, under such circumstances, no one can stop him.
While all of this was happening in a spectacular fashion.
Wen Jing, the person who 'disappeared' in this incident, has just arrived silently at the South Pole of Red Earth Star, the lair of the ' Ten Star Group,' the only Federation certified rebel organization, through the Door Handle's teleportation.
Chapter 153
After passing through the " Draw a Gate on the Ground," Wen Jing arrived at the south pole of the Red Earth Star.
Believe it or not, compared to the asteroid belt on the edge of the battlefield, the climate of the Ocher Soil Antarctic ice sheet is much milder, with temperatures only around minus fifty degrees Celsius.
What appeared to be a desolate, snowy wasteland was quickly sensed by Wen Jing that there was a sizable underground structure nearby.
Conventional electromagnetic counter-surveillance techniques are certainly available here, but they cannot escape her Gravity Sensing.
"Did the teacher teleport me directly to the entrance of the enemy's base?"
After a brief moment of thought, Wen Jing headed towards the base without any hesitation.
Dean Bai teleported her to the main gate of the Ten Star Group, a move that carried a subtle threat—essentially telling them that she knew everything about their stronghold.
As long as the Ten Star Group doesn't want to go to war with the Red Earth Academy, they definitely won't dare to do anything to Wen Jing.
At the same time, detection alarms sounded in the underground base.
"A stranger is approaching?"
Immediately afterwards, everyone at the base saw a figure on the monitoring equipment.
"... Wen Jing?"
Not only the middle-aged man who had met Wen Jing once before, but everyone in the entire base who saw her immediately recognized her.
How did she get here?
While the young people were still looking at each other in confusion, the middle-aged man in charge of the base was well-informed and reacted quickly.
Connecting this to the news of Wen Jing's assassination, one can roughly guess what happened.
"Quick! Open the door and let her in."
Before long, Wen Jing had entered the underground area and was touring the base under the guidance of the middle-aged man.
This person's name is Yan Sheng, and he was the other group of people she rescued while rescuing entomologist Xu Yin last time.
If she hadn't gone then, the undercover agent, Purple Hair, was also preparing to launch a rescue operation.
Wen Jing sensed that this group of people were unusual, but he didn't investigate to avoid complications. Little did he know that they were the infamous rebel organization.
She then told Xie Ming everything, and he said he would handle it.
Looking back now, he must know the whole story.
What Xie Ming knew, Dean Bai certainly knew as well.
"No wonder the teacher sent me here. Whether it's repaying a favor or doing someone a favor, the Ten Star Group is the least likely force to betray me right now," Wen Jing thought to himself as he toured the place.
Along the way, the various facilities in this underground base, which would have seemed incredibly high-tech in Wen Jing's previous life, are quite ordinary in this era, lacking both technological sophistication and advanced materials.
To put it bluntly, apart from the basic framework, the entire base was almost entirely patched up using various discarded materials.
Of course, Wen Jing also noticed that these 'patches' were not entirely useless; the modification style had a unique ingenuity that was different from the mainstream technological creation style.
If this were just an ordinary gang base, it wouldn't be a problem, but as the Federation's only terrorist organization, it's really a bit of a misnomer.
Moreover, most of the people active in this base are ordinary people carrying weapons and undergoing cybernetic modifications; the number of Awakened is very small.
Yan Sheng, standing beside him, smiled slightly and said, "You didn't expect things to be like this here, did you?"
Wen Jing nodded.
"If things go really well, who would rebel?"
Yan Sheng's attitude was quite carefree and straightforward. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he didn't hesitate to reveal the organization's secrets to her. "Our organization's strongest military force currently consists of people who joined us because they had a blood feud with a conglomerate."
Wen Jing raised an eyebrow. "Then it seems to be no ordinary grudge."
"Of course, it's a blood feud; six out of ten groups have issued warrants for his arrest," Yan Sheng chimed in.
The two practiced Tai Chi and chatted until they arrived at the outside of a cabin that resembled a classroom.
Through the lattice window, you can see about fifty students sitting inside, attending class.