I Can Read People's Comments

[Chapter 131 Comments]

On the rooftop, Theo had been monitoring the situation. He had to ensure that each student was safe.

Fortunately, he got one comment this time. He muttered, "Energy fluctuation? The plant doesn't really release it, so there is indeed something happening around us. And looking at that reckless behavior… it's probably Avalon's group.

"I have carefully considered the group like placing Aurora and Luca who are calm headed without having the power to overpower their enemy. Jayden is a bit reckless, so I pair him with Li Wei. However, I'm lacking one person among the boys who can assess the situation fairly. And they are Avalon and Oliver. Hence, I group them together because Avalon has overwhelming strength while Oliver is versatile enough to retreat."

Even though he had explained it, Theo couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. He couldn't see or feel the fluctuation of energy from here even if he knew the general position of his students.

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'Teacher. According to Luca, the essence is contaminated. We're about to follow the contamination source to find out whether it's related to the plant or not."

"Contaminated?" Theo's expression turned grim. The details became even more apparent, but he still couldn't find where the enemy was hiding. "Things are not looking good. If the enemy can pollute the source of essence, it might be able to draw some power from it. In other words, we're going to face an enemy far more powerful than anything we've faced so far."

Theo imagined the kind of enemy that could get an unlimited supply of energy from the vein. "So, Modern Realm… What kind of monster would have this kind of power…"

He had to make a decision whether to recall the students or not. On the one hand, the assignment's purpose was actually to find any information about the author's problem that he created. On the other hand, it might become a bit too dangerous for the students.

"If that's the case…" Theo turned around. Instead of looking for the students, he was actually observing the entire hotel and all the visitors. He wondered how many people had essence within them.

There might be a few people who could fight. But to his surprise, his senses were blocked.

"Huh?!" Theo widened his eyes. At first, he didn't find anything weird in the hotel. But when he was outside the building, he could sense a barrier that sealed the hotel. "What? There is a barrier?"

Theo's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't even feel this barrier. The last time he checked was last night. It seemed that the barrier had just been formed.

Theo never thought that he would miss this.

"What kind of existence are we fighting now? Is it the monster from the Modern Realm? But this feels like I'm fighting against another being from another realm." Theo contemplated for a moment.

In the end, he decided to send a message to all students. The message was simple. "High Alert."

…

"!!!" All the students who received it were confused and stunned. They never thought that Theo would give them a warning out of nowhere.

"Is this part of the assignment?" Haruka muttered before turning to Mia. "Do you know anything?"

"No…" Mia shook her head. Her father didn't say anything, but it wasn't like she was completely clueless. There was one thing that hinted at something that must have happened. The fact that they were playing in the palm of the author meant that the author was building up the enemy. Hence, Mia said, "I think the assignment is still going on since my father doesn't tell us to stop looking for the plan. However, we have to proceed carefully."

"Is that so?" Haruka raised her head, wondering if her friend had found something. To her surprise, her friend actually returned to her and told her about something concerning. "Huh? Is that true?"

"What's wrong?" Mia's expression turned serious.

"Li Wei and Jayden are releasing a kind of energy pattern that makes them look like they are possessed in my world."

"For real?" Mia gasped. "Those two are the strongest in our class."

"I'm not sure. It's better if we go to them. According to my friend, they don't have any injuries, so it seems they haven't fought. So, they might get possessed without realizing it. If you trust me, can you stop them for two seconds?"

"I will try." Mia nodded. She didn't know much about possession, but it was something concerning to have two of their strongest fighters get possessed. "Can you release them?"

"I have my method, but I have to see their condition first. Depending on the possession, I might not be able to help them."

"Let's go. I'll inform my father about this on the way. I don't know what's currently happening on his side, there is even a possibility that other groups are also experiencing a similar thing. So, don't expect any reinforcement from my father."

"Should we go to another group first to get some help? No, the longer we let them be possessed, the harder it is to expel the residual ghostly energy from them. We have to act immediately even if this is very reckless." Haruka clicked her tongue, annoyed with the current situation.

"Then, let's go." Mia nodded while taking out her device, informing Theo about their finding.

Both of them rushed toward Li Wei and Jayden according to the ghost's guidance and found the pair not far from them.

Li Wei and Jayden looked surprised, not expecting to run into Mia and Haruka.

Li Wei was holding a flower in his hand while Jayden frowned. "Are they going to steal from us?"

Haruka said, "Mia. It's possible. Restrain them!"

"Got it." Mia nodded and quickened her pace.

Seeing Mia's movement caused Li Wei and Jayden to raise their stance. Even if they didn't have their weapons, they were still strong. They didn't believe they couldn't stop Mia.

However, Mia's objective was never to fight them. Since she only needed to stop them for a bit, it made her job easier.

Before reaching them, Mia abruptly stopped, confusing Jayden and Li Wei. However, she hurriedly placed her hand on the ground and shouted, "Come forth!"

The ground suddenly cracked as two teddy bears emerged from the ground and caught Li Wei and Jayden from behind.

"Huh?!" Li Wei and Jayden didn't expect this, but it wouldn't be a problem for them to escape. Jayden released his energy and exchanged it for brute strength, while Li Wei was going to blast this doll away.

Unfortunately for them, Haruka had gotten the time she needed. She took out a human-shaped piece of paper, bit her thumbs and smeared her blood on the paper.

"Heed my prayer, Via." Haruka shouted while tossing the paper into the front.

It looked like the paper was flying. On the way, the paper started to glow brightly. This white light gradually formed into the shape of a human and reflected the appearance of a 16-years old girl.

She had long wavy hair and wore a one-piece white sundress. When she opened her arms, her palms were oozing out white-colored energy. Mia never saw this girl, but she could guess the identity of this person. She must be the ghost that had been following Haruka.

"Wha—!" The two were surprised because this was the first time they had seen this girl.

Due to Mia restraining them, the white ghost could reach them and grab their heads. The white energy on her palms seemed to be restraining them.

Haruka took this opportunity to reach them, brought two talismans, and placed them on their foreheads.

She raised her right hand with her thumb, index finger, and middle finger pointing up. "Ong!"

The talismans released a lot of essence as a star mark appeared on the talismans. A black-colored energy started coming out of that star mark. Once it stopped, the star rose and turned into a 3D-shaped star, sealing the black-colored energy before disappearing.

"What are you doing?!" Jayden shouted, not knowing what they did to get this kind of treatment.

"Haruka, we don't have an enmity between us. And Mia, do you think I won't hurt you because you are Teacher Theo's daughter? Did you do this just for the flower we've found?" Li Wei gritted his teeth, asking for an explanation.

It was at that time that Haruka finally understood their circumstances. She glanced at the flower in Li Wei's hand and said, "Are you sure you're holding a flower?"

"Huh? Of—" Li Wei raised his hand, only to find a big worm on his hand instead of a flower. More importantly, it was a dead worm as the body had been crushed by Li Wei's hand and its blood and flesh were smeared on his hand. Li Wei threw it away out of reflex. "What the hell is that?"

Haruka sighed. "You two were possessed earlier. I just released that possession from you… No, instead of possession, should I say it's similar to a curse?"

"A curse?"

"Yeah. Talismans are a catalyst for our power. Curse is similar in that regard, but instead of talismans, it's using other things. And whoever gave you that worm must have cast the curse on both of you. The worm is simply keeping you trapped in that possession." Haruka explained.

"What? Are you serious?" Jayden gasped.

"Then, this is not good. The person who gave this to us was an old lady. She was extremely strong." Li Wei recounted what happened earlier.

"There is a possibility that the old lady you saw earlier is not her true form. After all, we're facing an existence similar to a ghost," Haruka explained while thinking about the solution.

"To think that we would face this kind of problem on the first day. Isn't it too fast?" Mia let out a long sigh.

"This is not the time for that, Mia. Please get serious about it." Haruka became a bit annoyed with Mia's attitude.

But Mia actually reminded her that they had forgotten the more serious problem. "I sent the message to my father earlier, but we didn't receive any help from him, right? And according to Li Wei, they met a strong old lady, so…"

"!!!" Li Wei instantly realized what she was trying to imply. "That old lady must be roaming somewhere and Teacher Theo is there to handle her. That's the only reason he didn't help you."

"Exactly. That's why I think it's better to find other classmates first. We will only hinder him going without a plan or enough strength, so we should join hands with the others before checking the situation. I think I also need to bring that item from the hotel."

"What item?" Jayden asked.

"The Eye of Truth. It is an artifact that my Dad got from Lancelot's grandfather. It allows me to bypass any illusion or whatsoever and see the truth. It should be able to see whether you are possessed or not since it's not just about illusion… According to my dad."

Li Wei thought it was reasonable to retrieve that artifact since it would be helpful to them. Hence, he suggested, "We should split up."

"No. We can't split up. We don't know the true extent of the enemy, so it's best to stick together." Mia turned to Haruka. "Ask your friend to fly in a different direction. If she finds my father, it's best to avoid the conflict and report right away. Also, tell the others that we are going to cancel the assignment."

Haruka agreed with her, but the moment she took out her device, she noticed something. "Huh? The signal is gone?"

"What? I could have sent a message earlier."

"Don't tell me, the trigger was…" Haruka looked at the dead worm as her face became pale.

Li Wei hurriedly stepped forward. "Let's go. We don't have any time to waste. We will have to manually search for them."

"Indeed." Mia nodded with a serious expression. Her hands were producing dozens of teddy bears to help them search for their classmates.