59: traitor
Chapter 59: The Traitor
The defensive Magic Array was broken by surprise, and the air in the entire control room solidified for a full three seconds.
Then Nangong Yan's drawn-out scream pierced through the solidified atmosphere: "Oh my god, we're doomed! The defensive Magic Array has been breached!"
"It's over, it's completely over now. We're all going to be killed by the sea beasts, and then swallowed whole..."
"Bang!!!"
Nangong Yan's miserable cry was cut short as an angry flying kick came his way, sending him flying into the cave wall!
Jiang Chen was furious, roaring: "Idiot, shut your crow's mouth! If you jinx us again, I'll beat you to death!"
"Boom!"
At this moment, everyone finally reacted. Principal Gao Hong was the first to rush out of the cave, his face filled with shock, anxiety, and horror, spiritual power bursting around him in circles, turning him into an afterimage!
As he ran, he roared: "Zhao Zhong, stay here and command the overall situation!"
"Director of Academic Affairs, Adong, Chen Na... the dozen or so of you, follow me! The Underwater Shelter entrance must be held at all costs!"
"We absolutely cannot let these beasts charge in, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Principal Gao Hong named over ten teachers in one breath, taking nearly half of the available personnel, and led them swiftly towards the Underwater Shelter entrance!
Now that the defensive Magic Array was broken, only the iron gate remained, and it likely wouldn't withstand the sea beasts' attacks for long!
They had to provide support, otherwise, disaster would strike this Underwater Shelter!
"Yes!"
The Principal's voice was mighty. As he rushed out of the cave, his anxious voice still echoed within.
Director of Academic Affairs, Chen Na, and the other teachers followed the Principal without a word, their faces filled with urgency.
They were stationed at this Underwater Shelter, and naturally, all their parents, relatives, and friends had been brought here!
And now that something had happened to the Underwater Shelter... thinking that their loved ones might face unforeseen danger, these teachers also couldn't sit still!
In less than a few seconds, the atmosphere in the entire control room became extremely anxious!
Because the Underwater Shelter's defensive Magic Array was inexplicably broken, the previously safe situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Geng Ben, Shi Shan, and the other students watched the changes before them in shock, somewhat unable to react.
The entire control room fell silent. Zhao Zhong rushed to the Heavenly Eye Great Array, nervously checking the situation in other parts of the Underwater Shelter.
After kicking Nangong Yan away, Jiang Chen also rushed towards the Heavenly Eye Great Array, wanting to know what was happening in other parts of the Underwater Shelter.
Jiang Chen's heart felt heavy. How did the situation suddenly become like this?
Although the Underwater Shelter's iron gate was nearly half a meter thick, without the Magic Array's enhancement, it would be too difficult to withstand the sea beast horde's attacks. It probably wouldn't last long at all!
And what was most terrifying was that even if the Principal dealt with the sea beast horde currently attacking the Underwater Shelter, it would be somewhat futile!
The typhoon had just arrived, and this first wave of tsunami impact had just passed. There would be a second wave, and a third wave!
Countless sea beasts would follow the typhoon, endless in number!
Whether the Underwater Shelter's entrance could hold out suddenly became an unknown variable!
Zhao Zhong quickly scanned the Heavenly Eye Great Array, confirming that everything inside the Underwater Shelter was safe and sound. He let out a slight sigh of relief.
However, when Zhao Zhong's peripheral vision swept over the four separate monitoring screens on the other side of the cave wall, his expression immediately turned grim!
Jiang Chen, who was following behind, also noticed those four independent monitoring screens at this moment, and his expression likewise became serious!
Because these four independent monitoring screens were the surveillance feeds from the other four Underwater Shelters in Ningshui Town!
"Principal Zhao, this... only our Underwater Shelter has been attacked!" Jiang Chen said coldly!
"En!" Zhao Zhong's face became incredibly grim!
An ominous premonition rapidly fermented in both their hearts!
Even the dullest person would sense that something was wrong at this point!
Of the five Underwater Shelters in Ningshui Town, only the Underwater Shelter beneath the academy was attacked.
If that were all, it would be one thing, but when the sea beasts attacked them, the defensive Magic Array at the Underwater Shelter's entrance inexplicably collapsed!
When these coincidences were linked together, they were no longer coincidences, but rather someone's deliberate design and targeting!
Someone was secretly trying to deal with them!
The other teachers and students in the control room, hearing Jiang Chen and Zhao Zhong's conversation at this moment, also quickly reacted!
Their hair stood on end. They instinctively raised their heads sharply, their faces filled with panic as they looked around, feeling as if they were being stared at by a cold, venomous snake, with layers of fear rapidly spreading from their hearts!
On the other side.
Principal Gao Hong, leading over a dozen teachers, reached the Underwater Shelter entrance in less than half a minute.
As soon as they arrived, violent "clang, clang, clang" impact sounds came from the iron gate.
The iron gate, nearly half a meter thick, was trembling and deforming under the violent impacts, with one impact mark after another protruding from the gate, looking very frightening!
"Principal Gao, Principal Gao!"
Principal Gao Hong's expression became incredibly grim, but at this moment, spiritual power in the water in front of them condensed, quickly outlining an image—it was Zhao Zhong from the control room.
This was the Heavenly Eye Great Array's communication ability, like video calls in a previous life.
As soon as he saw Principal Gao Hong, Zhao Zhong immediately said anxiously: "Principal Gao, someone is specifically targeting us!"
"Of the five Underwater Shelters in Ningshui Town, only ours has been attacked!"
"And our defensive Magic Array inexplicably collapsed. This is probably not an accident, but someone did it on purpose!"
Zhao Zhong's words made the already extremely anxious Principal Gao Hong freeze in place like a statue!
His heart felt as if it had been struck by an invisible giant hammer, almost stopping!
Someone did it on purpose... "Whoosh!"
"Splash!"
Almost in the instant Principal Gao Hong was stunned, the seawater behind him suddenly exploded, water mist boiling!
A dark, shiny, ferocious long horn, nearly half a meter long, appeared out of thin air!
With lightning speed, it viciously stabbed towards the back of Principal Gao Hong's heart!
This attack was incredibly fast, appearing almost as soon as Zhao Zhong finished speaking, the timing was perfectly grasped!
Everyone present had no time to react at all!
"Clang!!!"
However, having been warned by Zhao Zhong and with an inner premonition, Principal Gao Hong, almost the moment the unusual sound appeared behind him, without thinking, frantically lunged diagonally forward and to the left!
A black long horn grazed Principal Gao Hong's right arm, leaving a long bloody gash on it!
Blood and flesh splattered, quickly staining the surrounding seawater red!
"Director of Academic Affairs... you, you're actually a traitor!!!"
The Principal, who had quickly lunged forward, turned around to see that at this moment, the disciplinary director Director of Academic Affairs, who had been following closely behind him, had his hands transformed into two long Water Buffalo horns at some unknown point!
That was Director of Academic Affairs's pet beast, the Iron Horned Water Buffalo.
(Apologies, last night at 4 AM, my sister-in-law's water broke, a 7 and a half month premature birth. My wife was at the hospital almost all day, and I was busy running around and taking care of the baby. I couldn't write. I finally have time now. Authors pseudonym will continue writing, there will be another chapter later.)