Chapter 167: The Malfunctioning Great Barrier

"Sister, the situation is like this..."

Regarding her sister's inquiry, Alice didn't have anything to hide. She simply explained the course of events.

This started from the research lab attack case a month ago. The culprit of that attack case still hadn't been brought to justice until today. Even though Alice had been working overtime to investigate for so long, the case still had no progress.

That attacker was clearly an old hand, meticulous in thought and clean in hands and feet. Not a single piece of evidence was left at the crime scene. Alice even used magic when reasoning didn't work. She found a senior sister from the prophecy department to do divination, but the answer obtained was that even the trajectory of fate had been covered up. The divination only occupied a loneliness.

There was no hope in finding people actively, so Alice could only stick to the path of "waiting for the rabbit." She had been sending people to secretly guard that research lab for the past few days. After all, the research lab was already under reconstruction. If the attacker had a conflict with the research lab, it was very likely they would commit the crime again.

It's just that this guard was directly for a month, and the little witch's patience had already been worn away. She felt that this attacker might have already shrunk back and shouldn't commit the crime again in a short time, so she slowly relaxed.

It's just that she had just taken a day off to accompany her sister, and the attacker who had been dormant for more than a month came out to make trouble again.

"So, Sister, I'm sorry. I have to go back and deal with it first."

The little witch put her hands together and apologized to her sister.

As the captain of Team 13, she naturally couldn't leave her team members alone at this time. Plus, the other party's style was simply like a provocation. How could the little witch endure this?

She was full of anger now, swearing to let that guy who was hiding his head and showing his tail, and also disturbing her sweet time with her sister, know what is called the cruelty of a witch.

"No problem, no problem. Work is important. I'm not in a hurry anyway. By the way, since there's nothing to do for the time being, why don't we accompany you to take a look? More people mean more strength."

Dorothy didn't care much about this. Instead, she was more worried about Alice's safety. Although this sister's strength was stronger than hers, after all, she was her own sister, and a sister always couldn't help but worry. And that attacker sounded very powerful, so she was a bit worried about whether Alice would flip over alone.

"No... Mmhmm, alright, then I'll trouble you all."

The self-reliant little witch subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after thinking about how she hadn't gained anything for the past month, and then looking at the luxurious lineup beside her sister, she ultimately nodded.

As a maintainer of academy order, she should still prioritize her duties, catch the person early, and stabilize the order of the thirteenth district, which was the top priority. As for her little self-esteem and little face, they shouldn't become obstacles.

Besides, acting tough in front of her own sister didn't make much sense. After all, her sister knew exactly how many pounds and ounces she had.

"Then, landlady, pack the drinks."

Dorothy said to the elf young lady shopkeeper who had already made the drinks.

After galloping all the way, five minutes later, the group arrived at the crime scene.

This was a small sky island that was quiet amidst the noise. It was separated from the bustling commercial street by a few streets. It was hidden behind several medium-sized commercial sky islands. The environment was very quiet, belonging to the kind of section where people were attracted to the front, so few people would pass by on weekdays.

Seeing this sky island, Dorothy's eyes lit up. This place was perfectly in line with her requirements for a club site.

The location wasn't too remote, but the environment was quiet, and it was a private small island, a single-family courtyard. She didn't need to care about neighborhood relations, and it looked very comfortable.

It's just a pity that the whole island had been bombed into ruins by magic now. The buildings that could vaguely be seen to have been very exquisite had now collapsed, and even the floating base of the sky island was somewhat cracked. And from the magic power that was still active around, Dorothy estimated that the magic used in the attack just now shouldn't be lower than the sixth ring.

*Good fellow*, what kind of hatred is this? Does it need such high-power magic to hit a small sky island?

The Home Witch couldn't help but click her tongue.

Magic above the sixth ring already belongs to high-level magic. Except for a small number of single-target spells that extremely strengthen the ability to deal with a single target, most other magic belongs to the "city-destroying" spells that can destroy a mortal city in one blow.

Although witch sky islands are indeed quite sturdy, there's no need to be so ruthless, right? This is aimed at destroying the whole island.

But then again, who built this island? The quality is truly awesome. It actually took such a blow and only cracked, instead of shattering into slag. This is something.

Recently, she had been studying architecture and was truly a bit obsessed. Dorothy's attention was immediately attracted by the structure of this sky island, and her focus shifted.

And beside her, the little witch Alice, seeing the miserable state of this sky island, also opened her mouth and couldn't speak.

*Good fellow*, last time it was just blowing up a room, this time it almost blew up the whole island. First blowing up a room, then blowing up an island, then what's next?

The little witch was shivering with anger. This attacker was so rampant. Did she still have the Correction Team 13 in her eyes?

It's just that in this thirteenth ring where witches are generally weak, there aren't many people who can cast damage magic above the sixth ring. After all, according to the magic power estimation at the scene, this blow would cost about 60,000 Total Mana, which would drain two of her sisters.

And the magic power of the witch students in the thirteenth district is mostly around 10,000 Total Mana, like her sister before.

Very good, the scope of suspicion has shrunk.

The little witch thought so in her heart.

"Captain, you're here. Ah, Eldest Young Lady, and Senior Sister Mia, why are you here too?"

Seeing the arrival of the group, the witches who were originally guarding here also walked over. They were all Alice's team members. It's just that when they saw the people following their captain, they were surprised first, and then became excited.

"Great, since the Eldest Young Lady is also here, then that hateful guy definitely won't be able to run away this time."

"Right, right, right, and Senior Sister Mia? Let's see how that guy hides this time."

And to this, Dorothy was slightly uncomfortable.

*Tsk*, just finished kicking the gym, those guys at the Armament Club were still a bit unconvinced by her, feeling that she won by taking advantage of the assessment rules and wasn't upright enough. But now, it's only been a month of eating, how did you guys suddenly turn from black to pink?

Of course, although food played a part in this, the more critical factor was her Zhai Wuhun.

The Fairy King Zhai Wuhun had been running to the Armament Club for special training for a month. Although she didn't manifest most of the time to save magic power, she still manifested occasionally to spar with people.

And unlike the social anxiety of Dorothy herself, her Zhai Wuhun inherited the side of Dorothy on the Total Mana Web, which was a genuine "social bull" (socially confident).

After all, most otaku are timid in reality and strike hard on the internet.

In this month's effort, the Zhai Wuhun was very mixed in the Armament Club. Her terrifyingly fast progress rate truly convinced many members of the Correction Team 13 who were receiving special training together.

And the Fairy King never hid her secrets. She was very willing to share her experience, which was simply the savior of the Correction Team who were suffering in Yufilia's special training.

After all, Dragon Mom was also a person who was not good at words, and her special training was naturally practice over theory, emphasizing that if you can move your hands, you should never move your mouth.

So, the teaching method was also relatively direct: keep practicing. She would keep attacking the students' flaws and then beat them up fiercely. And if this flaw hadn't been corrected the second time, she would beat them again, and the intensity of the beating would be fiercer than the last time.

In short, it was to use pain to help students remember and urge them to make up for the flaws in time. After being beaten so many times, they naturally learned to be obedient.

But such a direct teaching method had high requirements for the students' comprehension. Those who understood quickly only suffered one or two beatings to learn to be obedient, but those who were slow to understand were a bit hard to handle. And at this time, the Fairy King's pointing was life-saving.

Although her pointing was also very sarcastic: "So weak, this place just needs to be like this, then like that. Even a hand can do it." "No way, such a simple thing, no one can't understand it, right? Just need..." "If you still don't correct this... habit of yours, you'll be beaten to death sooner or later."

Mmhmm, it's really a pointing that makes people love and hate. What is hated is her broken mouth that keeps muttering and naturally masters full-point sarcasm. What is loved is her sharp eye that points directly to the point.

Thinking of the things her broken Zhai Wuhun had done, Dorothy felt a bit unnatural facing the Armament Club people, and had a feeling of public execution. Especially when she heard someone whispering.

"Wow, the Eldest Young Lady's true body is so quiet. This is truly great. Although the Fairy King Zhai Wuhun is also good, it just grew a mouth."

"I think the Fairy King is more fun. I used to play Total Mana Web duels too. I've been a fan of the Fairy King since then."

Dorothy: "..."

This damn Zhai Wuhun, ruining my reputation.

The Home Witch was shivering with anger.

And do you guys think I'm too omnipotent? I'm just an ordinary little witch. I'm not very good at handling cases, and you professionals aren't very good either. I'm just a spectator. What can I see?

Regarding the high expectations these Correction Team members had for her, Dorothy complained silently in her heart.

Although she watched a lot of "certain death-god elementary school students" in her previous life, it didn't mean she could really become a famous detective.

However, although she thought so in her heart, Dorothy still pretended to be confident on the surface and began to walk around this sky island, which was in ruins.

In order to increase her aura, she even took out a pipe from her bag and held it in her mouth, although this pipe was just for show, and what was burned inside wasn't tobacco, but a kind of magic medicine that calmed the mind.

And the little fox, who had been in an "Akarin" state, also followed her, acting as a detective assistant.

The civil engineering sisters were seemingly cosplaying as a detective combination, but in fact, they had already begun to study the construction method of this sky island with great interest.

Mia, who had been keeping a straight face, looked at this ruined sky island, and her face became serious.

"Have you checked the nearby spell permission records?"

She looked at Alice's team members and asked.

You have to know that the entire Witch Academy is shrouded in a spell control barrier. High-power lethal spells belong to controlled spells in the academy. Except for special places other than the arena, other places need to go through permission procedures to cast spells.

Logically speaking, this kind of high-risk magic released in the city should be discovered and frozen during the casting process, but now an accident has occurred.

"Senior Sister, we checked long ago. The result is 'no such person found.' It's the same as last time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been unable to find anyone for so long."

Beside Alice, a capable witch with two round white ears on her head and several pairs of huge horns, dragging a slender tail behind her, stood out and answered.

This was Alice's adjutant, the deputy captain of Team 13, the Rat Witch Ista.

"We also questioned the Holy Word Department long ago, asking them to check the operation status of the academy barrier, but those guys said the barrier is normal."

Mentioning this, the Rat Witch's face showed some anger.

The Holy Word Department is a department specifically responsible for maintaining the academy's Great Barrier. It's just that this department doesn't actually belong to the academy, but belongs to the Angel family inherited from the God King.

After all, although the Witch Academy was opened by the Angel families, it doesn't mean that the Angel families are equal to the Witch Academy. In fact, the Witch Academy is just the largest and most famous industry of the Angel witches. Besides that, they also have some other industries.

Therefore, the Holy Word Department is not managed by the Student Council, but is autonomous by the Angel witches.

It's just that the current person in power of the Holy Word Department is from the Dean's faction, and has never had a good relationship with the Student Council's Correction Team 13.

"Although those angels are indeed a bit arrogant, they wouldn't neglect their duties in such a major matter related to the safety of the academy. Since they said so, the Great Barrier should indeed be normal."

Mia didn't feel as angry as the little witches about this. She had dealt with people from the Holy Word Department many times and knew their personalities.

You have to know that the academy's Great Barrier was left by the God King, and the internal structure of the Angel family is quite magical. It doesn't look like a family structure, but more like a religious structure, where the highest-ranking "god" is their ancestor, the God King.

Then now someone ran to someone else's church and said that the holy relic left by your god is broken, so it would be strange if they could give you a good face. However, based on the fanatical faith the Angel witches have in the God King, even if they don't believe it, they will definitely go to carefully check the state of the "holy relic" afterwards.

Therefore, the fact that the Great Barrier is still operating normally should indeed be a fact.

Then the problem comes: since the Great Barrier is normal, why didn't it intercept this attack? It wouldn't be that someone erased the spell record, right? But the control rights of the Great Barrier have always been only in the hands of the Angel witches?

Ah, this...

... Senior Sister Mia fell into deep thought... ===== CHAPTER 168 =====

Ah, this...

... Senior Senior Miya fell into deep thought...