Newspaper Boy

Chapter 158 The Murderer Sun Miaomiao

Following the Dean's ear-splitting roar, the library wall collapsed with a thunderous crash, and a giant, colorful tiger charged into the hall.

This tiger had eyes like inverted triangles and a white forehead, standing two meters tall at the shoulder, five meters long, with black and yellow stripes and snow-white belly fur.

Its fierce azure eyes scanned the students in the hall for a moment, then it tilted its head and looked towards the podium.

The Dean, now seemingly mad, grabbed a three-foot-long sword, pointed it at the students, and snarled:

"Kill them all!"

The giant tiger, receiving the order, rumbled a low growl, revealing yellowed fangs and a cavernous maw.

"Roar~"

A fierce and violent aura surged like a tidal wave.

This enormous tiger, a savage predator, leaped into the "flock," and the Saints before the benches scattered with cries of alarm.

Crack!

The benches collapsed and shattered under the tiger's attack.

Missing its initial target, the giant tiger lunged forward, easily pinning Sanyang Kaitai, the slowest of the group, to the ground.

Sanyang Kaitai swung his heavy fists, raining blows on the tiger's forelimbs, each strike echoing with a "thud." At the same time, the ground on either side of the tiger began to swell, and sharp stalagmites burst from the earth, aimed at its soft, white underbelly and jaw.

Ignoring the Mountain God's assault, the giant tiger simply pressed down lightly with its paw.

Bang! A hazy yellow light exploded from Sanyang Kaitai's body.

Immediately after, he let out a heart-wrenching scream, his chest caved in, the tiger's claws sinking into his flesh.

The Mountain God's vaunted defense proved utterly useless against the tiger's claws.

This was the difference between level 6 and level 4.

Just then, a sharp sword light whistled through the air, striking the tiger's forehead with lightning speed.

"Roar!"

The tiger recoiled in pain, instinctively jerking its head to the right, and at the same time withdrawing its claws from Sanyang Kaitai's chest.

Ren Junzi quickly grabbed Sanyang Kaitai's shoulders and pulled him away. "Dean, have you gone mad?"

The volatile and reckless Luo Lesheng stared in disbelief.

He had repeatedly assaulted his subordinates due to his uncontrollable temper, eventually seriously injuring one. The branch, citing his excessive volatility and unsuitability for the position of Deacon, had "exiled" him to Qinfeng Academy. Yet even he, with his fiery temper, was stunned by the Dean's actions.

The Dean, his eyes filled with nothing but hatred, raised his long sword high. "Chi," a blast of sword energy erupted, slashing towards the fleeing students.

Smack!

Suddenly, a vine lashed out from the side, striking the Dean's wrist with a sharp crack. The sword's trajectory skewed, and the arc of sword energy slashed diagonally into the wall.

Song Man retracted her whip, looked at the few teachers beside her, and shouted, "The Tiger King only obeys the Dean's commands. He's lost his mind! Subdue him first. If he's unrepentant, kill him!" Huo Mo, Xingkong Guancezhe, Mo Pan, and several others immediately took action.

Despite their confusion at the Dean's sudden madness, this was not the time for questions.

These students were all Saints, the future Deacons, the pillars of the official organization. Among them were the descendants of powerful Elders, and seed-level juniors like Yuanshi Tianzun. If they were lost here, the headquarters would likely execute them.

Song Man lashed out with her whip, forcing the Dean back, and shouted:

"Huo Mo, go help the students!"

On the other side, Ren Junzi dragged the heavily injured Sanyang Kaitai out of the library, leaning him against the wall. "No vital organs were hit," Ren Junzi examined the injuries, letting out a small breath of relief.

"I almost thought I was going to die with regrets," Sanyang Kaitai spat out a mouthful of blood, wincing in pain. "Is this what level 6 is like? It's terrifying."

Ren Junzi leaned in, looking into the library. Seeing the students already taking out their items and using their various skills to fight the Tiger King, he said immediately:

"Sanyang, rest here. I'll go help them."

"Be careful, don't die," Sanyang Kaitai cautioned.

Ren Junzi nodded, grabbed his sword, and returned to the library.

Sanyang Kaitai watched him leave, wiping blood off his palm on his thigh, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dull gold disk.

The disk was 8 centimeters in diameter, about the size of a bowl.

The surface was smooth as a mirror, and the back was a relief of the sun surrounded by countless lines. The smooth surface of the disk was engraved with a line of small characters:

[Prophecy: After his beloved lover Lin Su was murdered, Dean Li Yanxi was consumed by rage and grief. After lie detector items proved ineffective, Li Yanxi decided to drive the Tiger King of Badger Island to kill all the students and take revenge himself. This is last night's prophecy.]

Sanyang Kaitai leaned in, glanced at the battle in the library, retracted his gaze, and said in a low voice, "The Tiger King is wreaking havoc in the library. Yuanshi Tianzun, in order to protect the students, has no choice but to use the treasure obtained from the stone gate, which can kill an enemy with a single blow, to kill the Tiger King and the Dean."

The content of the prophecy on the disk slowly faded, and a new prophecy emerged.

It was precisely what Sanyang Kaitai had just said.

The name of this item was "Compass of Light - Fragment," which he had picked up. Its previous owner was the Chairman of the Merchant Guild.

It was also item number 9 on the lost item list.

The Compass of Light Fragment was a rule-based item, of Saint quality. Its function was simple - prophecy. Hold the compass, speak the thing you desire, and the compass will transform it into a prophecy, which will certainly come to pass.

But there were six restrictions:

1. Only three prophecies can be made per day.

2. The second prophecy can only be made after the previous prophecy has been fulfilled or failed.

3. Prophecies can only affect the Saint stage.

4. Prophecies must state the target's name and cannot be vague.

5. Prophecies must conform to the development of events.

6. Only one thing can be prophesied at a time.

Must conform to the development of events.

Prophecies that do not meet the above restrictions will fail.

Although there were many restrictions, except for the fifth, the others were not a big problem.

For example, he killed Lin Su, and the old Dean, as her lover, was consumed by rage and slaughtered the students to avenge his beloved. This conformed to the development of events.

Faced with a terrible enemy, Yuanshi Tianzun used the treasure behind the stone gate. This also conformed to the development of events.

A prophecy that did not conform to the development of events would be:

The Dean was consumed by rage and slaughtered the students; the students who entered the stone gate obediently offered up the treasure.

Therefore, he laid out his plans step by step, using prophecies and murder to make the development of events conform to his own ideas.

At first, he thought Xia Chaoxue was the most suspicious, so he attacked her through prophecy. After some interrogation, he discovered that she was not the one who entered the stone gate, and could only kill her to silence her.

The deaths of Lin Su and Xia Chaoxue were of the same nature, a mistake of target, a waste of resources.

Until just now, he had finally locked onto the target, confirming that Yuanshi Tianzun was the one who entered the stone gate.

Zhang Yuanqing, holding a shield, stood in front of Mudan Xianzi, blocking the Tiger King's paw.

Clang!

Zhang Yuanqing failed to hold his ground, and was sent flying like a ball, rolling past Mudan Xianzi, and slammed into the wall with a bang, creating a huge sound and crack.

The Tiger King staggered due to the electric arc, unable to follow up with another attack.

Bang bang!

Sun Miaomiao calmly fired, the bullets hitting the Tiger King's eyes, nose, and other vulnerable areas. She glanced out of the corner of her eye at Yuanshi Tianzun, and felt a slight relief seeing that he was unharmed.

In just one and a half minutes of fighting, Xie Lingzhou and Liu Yushu were bitten to death by the Tiger King while trying to escape, a complete slaughter. The fragile Hongwan Xingguan and Fang Shi didn't even have a chance to resist.

Hong Jige had his arm bitten off while protecting Xiahou Aotian, and now lay heavily injured in Xiahou Aotian's arms.

The remaining people had suffered injuries to varying degrees. The main forces restraining the Tiger King were Huo Mo Luo Lesheng, and the two "Pawns Crossing the River," Ren Junzi, and two Swordsmen, while others provided support.

The Dean was fighting Xingkong Guancezhe, Song Man, Mo Pan, and the approaching Jiao Ren Hu Administrator. It wouldn't be difficult to defeat the Dean with the combined strength of the teachers, but it didn't seem like it could be resolved in two or three minutes. The Thunderstorm Cannon had been used up in the underground palace, and new ammunition had not yet accumulated. He could only use the Azure Emperor Jade Belt, but in beast form, he would only be at level 5, and this Tiger King was definitely at peak level 6.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't hesitate, taking out the Azure Emperor Jade Belt and fastening it around his waist, and also pressed down on the jade pendant carved with a "Bear" on the belt.

He chose to transform into a Bear.

The jade pendant erupted with dazzling green light, making Zhang Yuanqing seem like a dazzling sun.

"Awhoo~"

In the intense light, a three-meter-tall black bear manifested, its thick black fur hanging down, standing upright, roaring to the sky, its saliva dripping like rain. Its dark brown eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and its body crouched low, its limbs flying, as it charged towards the unstoppable Tiger King.

The collision of the two giant beasts caused a terrifying explosion, and boiling shockwaves rolled out in layers, sending the splintered chairs flying. The students who were unable to retreat in time were struck in the chest and staggered back.

The roars and screams echoed in the library, the sounds of the two giant beasts tearing and slapping drowning out everything else.

Sanyang Kaitai, hiding outside, ducked his head to avoid the violent shockwaves, propped himself up, and peeked inside.

He happened to see the black bear pinned under the Tiger King's paws, being torn apart.

Huh? He paused, quickly lowered his head and stared at the disk, confirming that he hadn't written anything wrong. According to the prophecy, Yuanshi Tianzun should now be using the treasure he obtained from the stone gate.

Is that all?

The Great Protector said that the hidden mission of Qinfeng Academy contained the treasure of the First Emperor. As the hidden mission of a Dominator-level dungeon, there must be powerful items inside.

This was something that anyone could figure out.

Sanyang Kaitai frowned tightly, both surprised and suspicious, but soon, he thought of the reason.

The real treasure was not on Yuanshi Tianzun. He lowered his head, pondered with knitted brows, and after a few seconds, his brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

It was on Sun Miaomiao.

The mysterious person who attacked Xianchan Jun and Xiaoyue Tu last night was Sun Miaomiao.

He could guess the reason why Sun Miaomiao targeted the two female students. It was probably because she thought the armored person who sneaked into Jiao Ren Hu that night was a female student.

According to Xianchan Jun and Xiaoyue Tu, they were attacked and seriously injured, on the verge of death, but when they woke up, they found themselves sleeping in their beds.

First of all, illusion could be ruled out. They were both level 4, and the Illusionist's illusion could not reach this level, even if they were of the same level.

There were not many remaining possibilities. It should be that Sun Miaomiao realized that she had mistaken the target, knocked the two unconscious, and healed them with Life Nectar. There were five reasons to support his reasoning:

1. Sun Miaomiao had a strong background and could afford Life Nectar, while other female students could not.

2. Sun Miaomiao was a Xingguan, and she had the ability to sneak into Xianchan Jun and Xiaoyue Tu's room silently.

3. Sun Miaomiao had been very close to Yuanshi Tianzun these past two days, almost inseparable.

4. Last night, he watched "Lin Su" enter the Dean's room, and Xianchan Jun and Xiaoyue Tu were attacked on the same night, which meant that Yuanshi Tianzun had an accomplice.

5. Yuanshi Tianzun probably could block lie detector items, but he refused to cooperate just now and instigated Hong Jige to object. This was to cover up for his accomplice.

If it wasn't Sun Miaomiao, then it was Zhao Chenghuang.

He had one more chance to prophesy today.

"Seeing Yuanshi Tianzun injured, Sun Miaomiao, in a fit of pique, used the treasure obtained from the hidden mission, and angrily killed the Tiger King and the Dean, and was identified as the murderer by the students and teachers."

The previous prophecy on the golden compass was erased, and a new prophecy emerged.

In the midst of the fierce tearing, the black bear's body dissipated in the collapsing green light, and the black bear under the Tiger King's claws turned into Zhang Yuanqing.

Slap!

The Tiger King lashed out, sending Luo Lesheng flying, and lowered its head, biting down.

"Yuanshi!" Sun Miaomiao screamed, anger and worry overwhelming everything. She stopped shooting and ran towards the Tiger King.

She reached out and grabbed into the void, and in an instant, pieces of scarlet light swept out, attached to her body, and formed a skirt armor, shoulder armor, helmet, chest armor, and arm armor.

She summoned the Wanrentu.

Idiot!

Tianxia Guihuo, holding his chest and leaning against the wall, had a drastic change in expression when he saw this scene. This is my armor!

It's her, she's the one who attacked us last night!" Xianchan Jun shouted.

"That's right, it's this armor. I didn't expect it to be Sun Miaomiao," Xiaoyue Tu said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yuanqing had just summoned the Violet Thunder Shield to block the tiger's mouth, and was about to use the Star Evasion Technique to escape the tiger's claws, when he caught a glimpse of a red light speeding towards him.

Before he could react, he heard a "Ah" sound, followed by the Tiger King's scream, and the paw pressing on his chest loosened.

The Tiger King's multi-ton body flew into the air and crashed out.

From the arm armor of Sun Miaomiao, a curved blade popped out. She took a step, twisted her waist, and swung the blade to slash down.

Pfft!

The Tiger King's head rolled off its neck, and blood spurted out like a fountain, splattering everywhere.

The peak level 6 Tiger King had no power to fight back against a Dominator-level item.

After killing the Tiger King, Sun Miaomiao turned around, leaped, and instantly crossed half the hall, sending the curved blade in her arm armor into the chest of the old Dean, lifting him high.

The old Dean screamed, his body rapidly withering, and in the blink of an eye, he was drained of blood, turning into a dried corpse.

After killing the person, the hostility in Sun Miaomiao's heart increased, and the desire to kill filled her mind.

"You are the Armored Man, the murderer who killed Xia Chaoxue and Lin Su?!" Xingkong Guancezhe shouted.

Song Man, Luo Lesheng and others stared at her warily, as if facing a formidable enemy. The Tiger King and the Dean were resolved, but they faced an even more terrifying person.

The injured students looked over in shock.

It's over, this stupid woman, it's all over. Tianxia Guihuo's face twitched violently, and he also experienced the Dean's fury.

However, compared to the exposure of the armor, the most urgent thing at the moment was to get Sun Miaomiao to take off the armor.

"Take off the armor, Sun Miaomiao, take off the armor quickly!" Tianxia Guihuo shouted.

At first glance, he seemed to be warning Sun Miaomiao not to be impulsive, like a police officer asking a bandit to put down his gun. But in fact, he was reminding Sun Miaomiao of the price of the Wanrentu.

This Dominator-level armor originated from the Enchantment Demon, and had two costs. One was that the wearing time could not exceed three minutes, otherwise, she would lose her mind and become a blood-drinking killing machine.

The second was that the number of killings could not exceed three people (three lives), otherwise, she would also become a blood-drinking monster.

Sun Miaomiao had already killed two lives.

If she killed one more person, everyone would die.

Sun Miaomiao suddenly woke up, the hostility dissipated, and she quickly took off the blood-colored armor and put it back into her inventory.

At the same time, the injured students and teachers swarmed up and surrounded Sun Miaomiao.

They held weapons and stared solemnly at the little princess of the Taiyi Sect, wanting to capture her, but hesitated to act rashly.

"Why did you kill Xia Chaoxue and Lin Su?" Song Man's eyebrows stood on end. "If you hadn't killed Lin Su, the Dean wouldn't have gone mad."

Sun Miaomiao frowned, not speaking.

After calming down, she suspected that she had been influenced by the real Armored Man, and had become irrational, and had even used the Wanrentu in front of everyone.

Her current situation made her feel helpless and unable to defend herself.

Xingkong Guancezhe hesitated and sighed:

"The Dean has always suspected that the murderer was the person who sneaked into Jiao Ren Hu that night, and according to the Jiao Ren tribe, the infiltrator was wearing armor, and it was difficult to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Miaomiao, I didn't expect."

The students were in an uproar, and their eyes became more vigilant, full of hostility.

"Kill her, avenge the Dean, Lin Su, and Xia Chaoxue!" Luo Lesheng said angrily.

Not far away, Hong Jige, with his severed arm in Xiahou Aotian's arms, was on his deathbed when he suddenly sat up in shock, and said angrily, "I didn't expect you to be such a Sun Miaomiao. You are unrighteous, and I will be unrighteous too. I agree with Teacher Luo!"

"Bullshit, Miaomiao wouldn't kill people. If you dare to touch her, I'll refine you all into Yin corpses!" Yuan Ting took the lead in jumping to the opposite side, standing beside Sun Miaomiao, glaring at everyone.

But his expression was resolute, more like he was helping a relative regardless of right or wrong, and he also believed that Sun Miaomiao was the murderer.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing stepped out of the crowd and said with grief:

"I don't believe that Miaomiao would do such a thing either. Everyone, calm down."

Zhao Feiwen shouted, "What's there to calm down? Everyone has seen it with their own eyes, is it fake? Oh right, Sun Miaomiao did it to save you, are you her accomplice? So, the person who killed Xia Chaoxue was you?"

"Zhu Mingxu didn't invite the wrong person back then."

Zhang Yuanqing silently retreated: "If you can do it, then go ahead. I won't stop you if you want to die."

Zhao Feiwen suddenly stopped talking.

The scene of Sun Miaomiao killing the Tiger King and the Dean in seconds was still deeply imprinted in everyone's minds.

Everyone was in a dilemma.

"I have an idea," a voice came from outside the crowd. Sanyang Kaitai, supporting himself against the wall, staggered back.

He said:

"Sun Miaomiao is the granddaughter of Elder Sun of the Taiyi Sect. We don't have the right to dispose of her. Why don't we tie her up and report this matter to the headquarters after the dungeon ends tomorrow morning."

After speaking, he looked at Sun Miaomiao again and said:

"You are too dangerous and must be restricted."

Sun Miaomiao scanned the crowd. The dungeon team had already put their headphones back on, as if they were discussing something.

Zhao Chenghuang said in a deep voice: "Miaomiao, I don't want to believe that you are the murderer either, but now, this is the only way."

Sun Miaomiao understood and said, "Okay."