Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 552 - 185. Magic Tower Library_2

Chapter 552: 185. Magic Tower Library_2

"Captain Modot, it seems you hold him in high esteem?" Hobbs asked nonchalantly as he took back the taboo spell book and casually placed it into Lucite’s bag.

"Indeed." The patrol member’s enthusiasm rose at the mention of him: "Captain Modot is now a junior and has joined the Patrol for a full three years. He was on duty during his freshman year when Canyue first stealth-attacked the school. Almost all of his teammates died. If you talk about love for the school and hatred for Canyue, he is definitely among the top."

"Canyue’s first stealth attack..." Hobbs unconsciously clenched his fist but put on a puzzled face.

"You are newcomers. It’s normal that you don’t know," the patrol member sighed. "Actually, three years ago when Canyue first attacked our school, they launched a similar stealth attack. Only, it wasn’t on the same scale as this time."

"I have indeed heard that rumor." Lucite, noticing Hobbs’s expression, joined in the probing: "Just seems like the school doesn’t really care, and there weren’t any memorial activities or anything."

"Haha, do you know why?"

The patrol member sneered:

"In reality, that stealth attack killed many of us. Several students I knew were studying on the campus late at night, and just as they stepped out of the study room, they were caught in the self-detonation of the growth-armored vanguards. More than a dozen members of the Patrol died on the spot, and a few more were killed in the fight with the growth-armored vanguards—I still remember their names to this day."

Taking a drag on his cigarette and exhaling smoke, he said solemnly:

"Lore Swift, Sackley Merg, Donnelly Petri, and Lenna Inning."

Lucite turned his head to look at Hobbs, who was calmly watching ahead, quite indifferent.

"That incident was clearly a terror attack, yet the school forcibly suppressed it."

The patrol member stated coldly:

"Baizhu Star has always prided itself on safety and reliability, being the top choice for allied civilizations to send their children for study. The Council didn’t dare jeopardize relationships with allies for that reason—it’s easy to understand. Once they choose to send their children here, the school can influence the international students through education, reinforcing a favorable impression of the Crystal Tower."

"By the time they graduate and return home, these well-originated individuals will soon take over their parents’ positions, becoming local officials, rulers, corporate heads. At that point, they will be favorably inclined towards the Crystal Tower Civilization, or even outright become factotums and agents those at the top wish to cultivate."

"Those deceased classmates were just ordinary members of the Tanas Clan, from average origins. They joined the Patrol to earn extra credits for graduation, in hopes of easily finding a job. Such people are not scarce in our civilization; if they die, they die. Goddamn, it truly sucks... They were all such good people who loved life."

Saying that, he glanced at Lucite:

"Oh, I don’t mean you. People who change their fate with knowledge like you, our civilization has always respected. I just look down upon those mages in the highest echelons who did this, only seeing profits, lacking any human touch."

"It’s okay, I don’t mind, I also despise those people," Lucite said with a wave of his hand, indicating he wasn’t bothered.

"They are our compatriots, so if they die, they die," Hobbs said. "But if a few foreigners die, it becomes an international incident, which is why they can’t be neglected."

"It’s an unavoidable situation..."

The patrol member sighed:

"After all... we are at war."

"Even if they wouldn’t have died at the hands of Canyue, based on the timing, they’d likely have been promoted to Zeta Rank by now and conscripted for military service. At a time like this, the more people who support us, the better. We still rely on the vassals to fight the war and send troops and money."

"Civilizations that provide front-line support for the Crystal Tower, those that invest their core assets in our war, the civilizations that fight valiantly for us—there are quite a number of them. Can you really say any of them are wrong?"

The patrol member was going to say more, but suddenly there was a commotion from somewhere else.

"Senior Modote is back!" Sylia shouted excitedly: "How did it go, senior? Did you find that powerful magic book?"

Modote emerged from the crowd, clutching a stack of spell books. He nodded in response to the anticipatory looks:

"Yes, I have it in hand now."

A triumphant smile spread across his face.

"Now, we will all survive."

Modote declared solemnly:

"Canyue will not defeat us. Now, it’s our turn to strike back."

Li Aozi continued forward, discovering a few growth-armored corpses along the way, all with precise destruction of their heads, and footsteps numerous and chaotic, indicating a group operation.

"Lucite and Hobbs must have run into their own people," he thought.

With many people, tracking became easier. Li Aozi didn’t think too much and followed the tracks.

Because of the presence of the Dimensional Barrier, any form of transportation or fast movement such as flying became quite dangerous, with a slight mishap potentially leading to a plunge into two-dimensional space.

Li Aozi was no exception—the Higgs Field inside the school was still active, and although he also had Canyue’s Arcane Energy, he dared not use it recklessly.

Walking and testing the boundaries to find gaps and fissures in the barrier was the safest approach.

Fortunately, Li Aozi didn’t see many students two-dimensionalized along the way. Instead, more people had been mercilessly killed by the growth-armored vanguards, lying dead on the streets.