Master Bai! This Celestial Fox Spirit Is Asking For Divorce
Chapter 321: Episode 30.2 Just Gone

Chapter 321: Episode 30.2 Just Gone

Almost an hour before the couple’s climax.

Chairman Mao wasted no time after receiving the dreadful phone call and immediately flew to the bomb site using his powers. Riding his tornado with him was the promised Mo Lihua.

Due to the severity of the situation, Chairman Mao and Mo Lihua did not have the time to change their clothes.

They are making their way to Qilin Academy wearing their impressive banquet gown and tuxedos.

With their clothes and manner of travelling, they were meant to attract people’s awe and attention. However, that didn’t happen since everyone’s attention was on the bombing incident.

Their dazzling looks were overshadowed by the scenario that welcomed them. The situation is more concerning than one could have imagined.

"Oh my god..." Mo Lihua uttered under her breath, looking at the devastation that the mana bomb left. It was her first time seeing the aftermath of a mana bomb explosion in person. She couldn’t stop herself from having goosebumps.

The road leading to the Qilin Academy was no longer in sight. The trees, plants and streetlights that once beautified the outside of the prestigious school are now gone. It is like everything got deleted.

Not even a speck of their debris was left.

All that was left of the once well-manicured road was a massive gaping crater.

Mo Lihua couldn’t help but think that this was horrible.

What if someone gets caught in the explosion? Will they even leave a part of themselves for postmortem identification?

Dying by mana bomb has to be one of the worst ways to go in this world! f|ree(w)ebn\o.vel.com

"Chairman Mao, are we sure that—" Mo Lihua was supposed to raise a question about the need for their presence here, but she paused when she saw one agent running towards them.

Chairman Mao and Mo Lihua gracefully landed on the ground. Just in time for the running agent to reach them.

"Chairman Mao!" The agent loudly called, panting. Worry and concern were evident on her face, causing the two S-class awakeners to feel a slight jolt in their chest.

"Explain. Where are the first responders? What do you mean they all vanished?" Chairman Mao pressed the agent for answers straightforwardly.

This is the "bad news" he received in that phone call. The police, agents, and even the first medics on the scene suddenly disappeared.

It must have happened after they reported to Chairman Mao, as the backup team that was supposed to support them saw nothing but abandoned cars and an ambulance near the bomb site.

It’s impossible for more than fifty trained awakeners to just disappear without a trace. It is a dark conspiracy that is starting to brew.

"Chairman, we communicated with the offices of the missing people, and according to them, they didn’t report that they were going somewhere. They just vanished."

"Have you checked the Qilin Academy?" Mo Lihua asked. She looked beyond the devastation around her and saw the impressive walls and gates of the Qilin Academy.

It is still standing proud and tall despite the vicious explosion.

Mo Lihua knows that the place is sacred due to the existence of the great spirit protecting it. It is not surprising, but it is still impressive to see that it remained standing despite the mana bomb’s explosion.

If there is anyone who was inside the Academy when the bombing happened, then that person may have seen what happened leading up to the incident.

Mo Lihua thinks the missing people may have entered the school to investigate. It is also plausible that they went over there for their safety.

The agent nodded. He awkwardly added, "The thing is, even the campus police were missing. There were signs that they went out. Based on the evidence, they must have gone out to meet the first responders."

They checked the last CCTV footage inside the school and saw that even the campus police were caught off guard by the explosion. They are all inside the school’s premises before, during and after the bombing. The cameras caught them preparing to go on the defensive in case some terrorists tried to infiltrate the school.

Such actions fall exactly within the school’s protocols. However, that quickly turned 180 when they all ran off the school grounds.

It’s not shown in the footage what prompted the campus police to act against their protocol. But one thing is for sure.

It must be a matter of great emergency, and it must involve the missing agents.

Mo Lihua became impatient as the discomforting feeling started weighing on her. "What? Why?"

Little did she know, the old chairman had already spread his powers in all directions in search of answers.

And he might have found something.

Chairman Mao’s expression became grave. "To help, obviously."

With great explosive steps, Chairman Mao jumped down the crater and tapped one random spot of the cracked earth.

Boogsh! The exact spot crumbled under the chairman’s strength. It was a shocking sight, but what made everyone jump was the body that appeared on that collapsing earth.

"Medic!" Chairman Mao’s voice thundered.

Almost immediately, medics jumped down the crater and checked the person.

’He is a campus police officer,’ Chairman Mao noted upon seeing the man’s dirtied uniform.

"He is still alive!" One medic gleefully exclaimed as she used her healing abilities on the survivor.

The somber atmosphere quickly lightened as hope blossomed due to the discovery of one survivor. However, Chairman Mao’s eyes see beyond the "good news." Why do they only have one survivor? What happened to the others?

Chairman Mao gritted his teeth upon checking the bullet wound. This surely is not caused by the mana bomb.

This is certainly the work of the bombers! The fucking Cardinals!

"Uhmmmm..." Thanks to the diligent and combined healing of the medics, the injured campus police finally regained consciousness.

But to everyone’s surprise, instead of thanking his saviors, he started thrashing around, wildly defending himself.

"Who are you?! Get off of me! Get off!"

Chairman Mao skillfully held him off using his magic. "Calm down. We are not the enemy. I am Chairman Mao Huanlong from the Hunter Association. You are safe now."

The old chairman used his most reassuring voice, but to his dismay, it did not calm the panicking man down. He only flailed desperately like he had lost all reasoning.

His eyes look like those of a madman, and his words make zero sense to other people.

"No one is safe! Everyone is turning against each other! Everyone! We are all going to die. The world is— Ahhhh!"

Strong energy coming from the Qilin Academy’s direction swept the whole ground, and the enraged policeman suddenly let out a short cry and lost consciousness.

"This is..." The people around Chairman Mao were scared and speechless. They simply can’t fathom what drove a healthy, strong man to the edge of insanity.

However, Chairman Mao had an idea of who and what happened. "His mind was viciously attacked by a psychic awakener."

Mo Lihua summoned a long fire whip in her hands while looking in the direction from which the mana pulse came. "Reveal yourself or I will burn your skin with my flames!"

Her stance was exemplary, and her momentum was heroic. However, it all came crashing down when it was just a stray dog that ran towards them.

"What ridiculous..." Disgruntled Mo Lihua gritted her teeth. She is about to hit the stinky stray dog with her fire whip out of spite, but Chairman Mao quickly pinned it down with a strong gust.

"Stop!" Seriously, Chairman Mao is starting to regret taking this reckless fellow with him!

"Do not attack. I am the Qilin, the great spirit guarding the grounds of the Academy." A melodious female voice sounded from the dog’s mouth. "That poor school guard’s psyche was broken. If you want to save him, it is best to take him inside the school grounds and let him recuperate. There, my powers will help piece together his broken psyche. I could barely do anything for you if we remained outside the school grounds."

"Almighty spirit," Chairman Mao politely bowed to Yuqi, not minding the pale-faced Mo Lihua. He let her realize that she just almost jeopardised her family’s status by assaulting a respected great spirit!

"Please tell us what happened here."

The dog with dirty brown fur solemnly sat on its hind legs. "I cannot tell much. I’ve been completely blindsided. That vile mind slaver planted a bomb in a place where my sight and powers can’t reach. He must have used the people he sent earlier to test the range of my powers. That way, he was able to set up a proper stage for his ploy."

Chairman Mao balled his fist. Shen Yuan was correct! Bruno Rivera was here, and the fact that he has access to the mana bomb solidifies his connection to the Cardinals!

Yuqi, in a dog’s body, gave a profound gaze at Chairman Mao and Mo Lihua. "They didn’t try to break through the school’s barrier. They took nothing from the school. If they are terrorists, what’s the use of attacking an empty academy during summer vacation?"

That drove Chairman Mao into deep thinking. He silently connected the dots, and the truth soon came to light.

The Cardinals staged this attack on the night of the state banquet to delay the actions of the powerful awakeners who could potentially ruin their plan. They chose the Qilin Academy because of its ideal distance from the Great Hall. That way, it will take time for any S-class awakeners to stop them from getting what they want.

What exactly do the Cardinals want?

Chairman Mao’s side is missing agents, medics and police.

They are seasoned professionals who are capable fighters, healers and mages...

At that time, Chairman Mao felt like lightning had struck him.

"The Cardinals didn’t take anything because it is our people that they need. Bruno Rivera, that S-class mentalist, instigated a major commotion to make sure that talent awakeners working for the government will be in one place." Chairman Mao unwittingly said out loud.

Mo Lihua heard it and asked. "Why would he do that?"

"He is putting up a raid team. A raid team that could deal damage that a mentalist like him can’t and at the same time, act as a camouflage while he is slowly worming his way in where his real target resides." Chairman Mao said as he thought of one place that the Cardinals would want to target.