Being insulted like this by a junior like Ye Yu, Xu Linyuan’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly.
Aside from the public embarrassment, his primary emotion right now was shock.
What?! Did she just mention the Evil Gods of the Old Days?
Damn it, Zhulong and his group worship an Evil God? Even he didn't know about this!
Was this real or fake? Didn't they say they were relying on a special, unranked Containment Object?
Why the hell was this related to those legendary existences?
Moreover, based on what she said, he didn't even need to investigate how much information had leaked anymore—she had just spilled everything!
Zhulong, are you an idiot?! Why did you say so much?
Meanwhile, hearing this incredibly explosive topic, the surrounding circle of reporters turned their lenses toward Ye Yu in unison, like sharks smelling blood in the water.
It had to be Teacher Bai!
As the saying goes, “having seen the vast ocean, all other waters are but drops.” Ever since Bai Feifei left, Dawn City’s entire media ecosystem had felt paralyzed.
There was simply no fresh material.
But now, the moment they met again, there was already a massive scoop.
If not for the tense atmosphere, every single one of them would have charged forward with their microphones.
Hearing this, Ye Hanshan’s expression also shifted instantly.
He cast a sidelong glance toward Xu Linyuan, imperceptibly shifting a step closer to his daughter.
He was also shocked by Ye Yu’s words. The massive influx of information was too much for his brain to process all at once, but he knew one thing: the people opposite them had come to silence everyone. That was highly likely.
“What utter nonsense! The existence of the Evil Gods of the Old Days has never even been proven. How could you suddenly encounter someone who worships one in the North District?”
“This is completely absurd. In all these years in Dawn City, the only time we've ever heard anyone mention the Evil Gods of the Old Days is that so-called organization behind Bai Feifei.”
Xu Linyuan was forced to speak up, shouting back angrily.
At this point, he couldn't just stay silent. He could only stare them down and deny everything.
As he spoke, he quickly winked at Li Tai and Huang Xin beside him.
“We experienced it ourselves! Every single one of us who participated in the Graduation Show can testify to that!”
Ye Yu shouted at the top of her lungs once more.
This time, voices of agreement began to rise from the academy's ranks. She was no longer speaking alone.
“Yeah! We've already witnessed the power of that Evil God!”
“That was nothing like a Word Soul. We've never seen anything like it before.”
“Are any of the cameras we took in still intact? Don't they all have video recordings of what happened?”
Hearing these voices, Xu Linyuan’s brow twitched violently. He felt an unspeakable discomfort, as if he had swallowed a fly.
You guys actually witnessed it?!
Right... That's highly possible. After all, the intelligence did mention that some sort of storm restricted zone had appeared.
Zhulong, what the fuck were you doing? How on earth did you let these people make it back alive?
At this moment, the Xu family elder spoke up.
“Bullshit! You juniors haven't experienced the cruelty of the real world. You're completely being led by the nose.”
“If there really were an anomaly on the level of an Evil God of the Old Days, how could you little brats still be alive?!”
“Indeed,” Li Tai, the head of the Li family, chimed in with a grim expression. “Furthermore, as far as I know, Bai Feifei seems to possess a Containment Object that can induce a sense of dread and even trigger hallucinations.”
“Perhaps you were all hit by a collective hallucination.”
They had no other choice now and were racking their brains to fabricate whatever they could.
Right at that moment...
“Makes sense!” Ye Hanshan, who had been listening for a while, suddenly spoke up loudly and gave Li Tai a thumbs-up.
“It seems we have a mystery on our hands. Both sides have their points, which is a real headache.”
“But this is no time for bickering. How about this? We enter the city first, restore the defense level of the North District, and then report to the City Lord to convene a Voting Assembly. What do you think?”
Ye Hanshan’s expression was dead serious, as if he were genuinely offering a constructive proposal.
But the moment those words left his mouth, a dead silence fell over the area. The corners of Xu Linyuan’s and the others' mouths twitched. Speechless, they glared intently at Ye Hanshan.
Damn it, how could we possibly agree to that?
They knew exactly who had a guilty conscience and who was talking nonsense!
Damn you, Ye Hanshan. Are you really taking Bai Feifei’s side just like that?
Xu Linyuan’s mind raced as he quickly changed the subject.
“Regardless of that matter, the reason we came today is because Bai Feifei led a force to attack the North District.”
Li Tai, Huang Xin, and the others quickly chimed in as well.
“Yes! She destroyed the defenses of the North District and killed the commanding officer. That is already a capital crime.”
“She even coerced the students, using hallucinations and threats to make them cover up her criminal motives!”
“Exactly! Perhaps these students have already been secretly controlled by her. We don't have time to waste. We must kill her immediately to save the students and show them the truth!”
“She killed my son, Huang Jiahao, the moment she entered Dawn City. She has long been steeped in evil!”
These fifty-something Edgerunners had completely thrown their dignity out the window. They made up wild, illogical accusations, perfectly matching Xu Mo's prediction of a “cornered dog jumping over the wall.”
Seeing that their original plan had failed, they could only resort to crude and awkward slander. They just wanted to find any semi-plausible excuse to pool their strength and quickly eliminate the most critical person.
They would concentrate their fire, clear all the students of blame, and dump all the scapegoating onto Bai Feifei alone!
It was a classic case of making Bai Feifei out to be the ultimate villain.
Their words also served as a subtle hint to people like Ye Hanshan—this has nothing to do with your daughter, we only want Bai Feifei!
Below them, the reporters' cameras panned back and forth, frantically capturing every single moment these big shots spoke.
“Hehe... Hahaha!”
Just then, a burst of laughter rang out, interrupting the farce. Everyone turned to look at the source of the laughter: “Bai Feifei.”
Xu Mo could barely keep a straight face as he looked at the people before him.
“How did I never realize you guys were so humorous before?”
“No, seriously. As villains, how did you manage to reduce yourselves to such a pathetic state?”
“If the final bosses of the starting zone are only at this level, then I have to say I'm deeply disappointed in the storyline.”
No one around could understand what she was talking about, but all the reporters instantly aimed their cameras at her anyway, sensing that something epic was happening.
Xu Mo thought for a moment and flashed a smile at Xu Linyuan.
“If you guys don't know how to be villains, how about I teach you?”
“For example, just like you said, secretly controlling the students...”
“There's no need to do it secretly!”
With that, he reached back, grabbed Ye Yu by the shoulder, and smoothly pulled her in front of him, resting a short sword directly against her neck.
“Didn't you say you wanted to save these students? Perfect! Right now, all of them have been taken hostage by me!”
“If you don't want me to kill the hostage, you'll do exactly as I say from now on.”
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