Zestis Tilla momentarily froze.

Although Lanqi's declaration sounded arrogant, paired with the bounty on his head, it seemed very principal-like.

It didn't sound like a joke at all.

After Lanqi proved his strength, almost everyone was certain that the tens of thousands of academic credits from the cut would end up in his pocket.

This promise was indeed not a problem.

And once a teacher took action, it would be equivalent to standing on Lanqi's side.

Or rather, any of them would stand on Lanqi's side, even protecting him to ensure he passed the assessment, so that he could use these academic credits to give back to all the teachers!

Although he was not nominally the principal now, in terms of actual prestige, he was already a true leader!

"In this way, this school should become full of love and harmony," Lanqi said softly as he put down the microphone, walked to the window, and opened the curtains. Light instantly filled the entire room. He looked into the distance with a rather gratified expression and sighed.

At this point, his work as a tutor was roughly over.

Or perhaps his new job had just begun.

"..."

Zestis Tilla was silent for a moment, then thought about it.

"Yes," she said.

She thought the teacher was right.

Trash should be put in the trash can.

Such strict management was the most correct way to govern.

"As expected of an ambitious demon girl, congratulations on your success."

"Thank you, teacher."

Listening to the conversation between the two mentors, Cat Boss felt like the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

It couldn't be said that Zestis Tilla had been led astray by him...

She didn't want to be human in the first place...

But today, Cat Boss was finally convinced.

This kid was purely a severe case of cognitive impairment.

He was the most normal-looking psychopath in the world!

If you didn't look closely, you would really be fooled by him!

...

On the other side of the assessment zone, in the building complex located in the central area of the Protos Royal Magic Academy, the somewhat restless atmosphere in the huge conference hall of the top third-year students vanished at this moment.

In the conference hall, the group of top students were so shocked that they opened their mouths but couldn't say a word, their minds as if struck by a heavy hammer.

Their eyes were mixed with unwillingness, resentment, and a hint of panic.

Lanqi's simple words already represented the ending.

And they had no way to restrain him.

"..."

Several students looked ashen.

At this point, their power and any interference seemed pale and ridiculous.

They had previously been constantly exerting fatal negative influences on Zestis Tilla and Lanqi, waiting to send Zestis Tilla out in the next round.

However, in a short moment, now, it was actually them who were being pushed to the edge of the cliff.

The atmosphere in the conference hall was once again so oppressive that it was almost impossible to breathe, and the entire space seemed to freeze.

Faced with the sudden change on the screen, no one easily made comments or expressed their feelings.

Now, no one could predict what would happen in the next moment.

And no one knew what the school would become after today.

However, one thing was certain: no matter the outcome, today's assessment would become the heaviest stroke in the history of the Protos Royal Magic Academy.

Also, the good days for the top students were coming to an end.

The conference hall remained in a state of deathly silence.

In the following scenes, Lanqi and Zestis Tilla had already left the broadcasting room and began patrolling the corridors.

Sometimes, suddenly, their bounty would jump up again.

There were also teachers who knew their stuff, directly grabbing students who had violated the rules in the first assessment, but without taking action, they actively brought them to Lanqi to be dealt with.

The captured students had vacant eyes, begging for mercy with tears streaming down their faces.

However, the teachers just grinned and cracked their knuckles, then executed them.

Amidst the rapidly weakening screams, Lanqi shook his head lightly, then looked at the top of the classroom, meeting the camera.

As if he could cross the distance of time and space, see the appearance of the top students in the backstage through the screen, and hear their voices.

Suddenly, even the sound of breathing disappeared for a moment in the conference hall again.

Lanqi just smiled slightly, then moved his gaze away like a passing cloud.

"..."

That glance just now, even though it was just a casual glance, made them feel an illusion, wondering whether they were watching Lanqi from outside the play, or Lanqi was watching them from outside the play.

Lanqi patted the teacher on the shoulder and continued his inspection of the school.

"Is this really our Protos Royal Magic Academy?"

This scene that seemed to only exist in nightmares had become a reality.

The originally carefree top students' breathing became rapid and irregular in an instant.

What kind of school was this?

Even though they were still in a completely safe viewing position, it made them even more afraid.

It was like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, that's why they were sitting here.

"... Isn't this guy afraid of being retaliated against?"

Finally, a top student spoke.

His hands clenched into fists involuntarily, his fingernails digging deeply into his palms, with a hint of venom.

Anyway, he had already offended them, it was better to fight to the end than to submit.

Daring to offend so many people, there must be a way to make him disappear in the imperial capital, Herolum!

"..."

The others looked at him, but did not speak.

"... Can you be more ruthless than the people from the Annihilation Branch of the Resurrection Church?"

"..."

Thinking carefully, if you really wanted to take someone down with dirty tricks, the highest-level service would be to go to the Resurrection Church and find the Annihilation Branch to entrust them with the task.

But the fact proved—even the Annihilation Branch was unwilling to mess with this person!

It wasn't that there were no people who had made the Annihilation Branch suffer, but most of them had very miserable endings.

And Luoqi McCarthy was really the first person who could make this group of terrorists willingly suffer a silent loss without any retaliation.

Hearing this, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Chloris, don't you feel disgusted?"

The most arrogant second-in-command was still trying to pull in one last person who might be able to deal with Luoqi McCarthy.

This duchess girl, known as a once-in-a-century talent, was not on the same level as them.

And her loss was undoubtedly the greatest.

"Do you know why I clearly think the monthly assessment days are boring every time, but I have never been absent?"

Chloris asked softly with a slightly playful tone.

A moment of silence.

For her, the academic credits of the monthly assessment days were nothing.

"Why?"

The second-in-command still asked.

"Because I am different from you, I have never underestimated the school rules."

Chloris seemed to finally finish her work and stood up. The shadows on her body, who was sitting on the dark side of the conference hall, faded away, and her simple hunting-style dress was finally covered in natural light.

She walked alone on the road leaving the conference hall, with only a smile on her lips.

It was time to talk to Associate Professor Shido about cooperating with Luoqi. This young man should show his talent on a bigger stage.

(End of this chapter)