97: Chapter 97 Crushed with Bare Hands

Administrator Morgan concealed the reward intended for you.

It was only after the academy discovered you hadn't reported for duty and conducted a retroactive review that the truth came to light.

Magic Hand kicked the Administrator at his feet and laughed, "I doubt he ever imagined the information you provided would be worth such a huge reward."

Oh, right.

He suddenly remembered and asked, "Would you mind reverting to your original appearance?"

To be honest, I was just guessing who might come looking for Morgan at this time; I didn't actually see through your disguise.

In this regard, you have the best technique I've ever seen.

No problem.

Ronan deactivated the Phantasm Face function of the mask of truth, returning to his original appearance.

Magic Hand clearly had seen Ronan's appearance before coming, and after nodding in confirmation, he exclaimed, "Truly an amazing disguise."

Let me introduce myself. I belong to the Principality's Order Guard, and in terms of rank—

I suppose I'm your superior.

He pulled an ID from his chest pocket and signaled for Ronan to open it for verification.

Ronan opened it and saw his own portrait and the name "Farrell," with the affiliation listed as the Order Guard's Third Guard Unit, and the position as Deputy Captain.

It was his first time seeing such an ID, so he couldn't distinguish its authenticity and could only take a cursory look.

He closed the ID and handed it back to him.

Suddenly, his hand paused in mid-air for a brief moment; the divinity in his soul stirred.

Ronan immediately put on a smiling face and asked earnestly, "Mr. Farrell, could you please tell me about the academy I'm about to enroll in?"

The information I have is quite limited—

That's true—you were previously a reserve student of Senluo Fire Tongue, so they certainly wouldn't let you have too much information about their arch-rival.

Arch-rival?

Ronan noted this keyword.

Magic Hand weighed his words and said, "However, I cannot reveal too much information to you; I'm afraid of being targeted by the academy's confidentiality mechanisms."

I can only tell you that Disordered Light Void and Senluo Fire Tongue are the two top academies of the Elemental Department, and they often clash to vie for the title of representative academy for the Elemental Department.

Ronan's heart tightened upon hearing this.

The original owner was a reserve student of Senluo Fire Tongue; if he went to Disordered Light Void, wouldn't that cause trouble?

I've said what I needed to say, and this order has already been synchronized to the Moonless City branch of the Adventurers Guild.

He waved the notice in his hand.

Now, it's time for me to take him away.

Ronan looked at the Administrator on the ground and asked, "Where will he be taken?"

He silently attached a Soul Seed from his mind onto the Administrator.

This was made using Supervisor Liqi's soul, which he had obtained while saving Arabella earlier.

Handed over to the relevant departments for trial and sentencing, I suppose.

Magic Hand didn't seem to care much about it.

Not long after, he stood up, adjusted his trench coat, pulled a rope from the Administrator's body, and dragged the Administrator, who looked like a mummy corpse, away.

Ronan waited on the spot for half an hour before he started to act.

He turned the Concealment function of the mask of truth to the maximum and walked on the streets during the curfew, like an imperceptible ghost.

The images transmitted back by the Soul Seed showed that Magic Hand had dragged the Administrator all the way to the post station ferry.

It was the first time Ronan had seen a ferry without any river or water nearby.

But immediately after, a huge figure descended from the sky and landed.

He saw a strange flying creature with a wingspan of five meters, looking a bit like a giant fish, with special equipment fixed on its back that could be used for transportation.

Several people walked down from the flying creature.

After the leader negotiated a few words with Magic Hand, the people behind him came up and dragged the Administrator onto the flying creature.

Ronan's surveillance perspective moved onto the flying creature.

Then, the leader stepped back up, while the others who had come with him stood below, seeing him off respectfully.

Ronan's perspective caught a familiar figure mixed among them.

It was the Employer from the Ruby Dream Hall who had wanted to kill him earlier.

Just as he was shocked, the perspective rose continuously as the flying creature took off, and all that could be seen was the dim night sky.

Suddenly, a hand appeared in front of the perspective, precisely pinching the entire Soul Seed.

He had been discovered!

Ronan's heart tightened, and the face of the leader appeared in his perspective.

He said something, then smiled slightly and crushed the entire Soul Seed with one hand.

This was the first time a Soul Seed had been discovered and crushed with bare hands.

This person's strength was definitely not something Magic Hand could compare to.

Just when Ronan thought it was over, a sense of crisis of being locked onto suddenly appeared.

His skin faintly tingled, cold sweat poured down his whole body, and an invisible pressure swept across, making him afraid to even expand his Spiritual Domain.

The leader was using the Soul Seed to reverse-track Ronan.

Such strong power!

To be able to directly lock onto this area from such a long distance, and even have such strong oppressive force.

The invisible locking sensation was getting closer and closer, and the pressure swept back and forth across the entire area, but fortunately, the Concealment effect of the mask of truth was powerful enough, successfully helping Ronan avoid detection.

The opponent gained nothing, and the locking sensation gradually disappeared.

The next second.

A large-scale spiritual attack suddenly descended over the entire area where Ronan was located.

The air in the whole area seemed to become as heavy as a mountain, and he immediately shrunk his Spiritual Domain to the minimum, unfolding it to form a close-fitting spiritual defense.

The power of this attack was spread across the entire area, but it was still powerful, nearly breaking his Spiritual Domain.

After this, the opponent finally left completely.

Ronan breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't expect that just being curious about how the Administrator would be handled would almost lead to him being humanely destroyed.

His whole body was covered in cold sweat, and he didn't dare to stay for even a moment, hurrying away.

Having escaped the attacked area, Ronan inexplicably came to the Ruby Dream Hall, which was now the Sapphire Dream Hall.

The person who crushed the Soul Seed had the owner of the Ruby Dream Hall by his side, which always made him feel uneasy.

He expanded his Spiritual Domain, and everything was exactly the same as when he first came here.

Although the underground levels were empty, the service staff were still the same group.

He even saw the old flame of the previous Black Day's face.

However, he did not see the current store manager, Parker.

According to the information provided by Pelly, he had become the owner of the newly opened Sapphire Dream Hall.

Ronan thought for a moment and decided to go to his hometown, Jiuwan Village, to take a look.

But before that, he concentrated all the pressure of his Spiritual Domain on a single point.

Then, he moved the position of this point to his elbow, where there was an obscure spiritual mark.

Facing the massive amount of Spiritual Power pressure, the mark instantly disintegrated and disappeared.

This mark had appeared out of thin air after he looked at Magic Hand's ID.

From the moment he discovered it, Ronan had wrapped it layer by layer with Spiritual Power, completely achieving isolation.

He guessed that as long as one looked at Magic Hand's ID and closed it manually, it would trigger the magic on it, obscurely generating a mark.

These people, they are truly more devious than the last—