Chapter 3041

The matter here hasn't been resolved yet, and another incident has occurred.

A student rushed to the faculty cafeteria, didn't find anyone there, heard movement in the lounge, and hurried over to knock on the door. After opening it, they said, "Ted Kord has been attacked."

The members of the Justice League stood up immediately. Wonder Woman, who was leading, frowned and asked, "How is he?"

"He's injured, but it's not very serious. He has already been taken to the school infirmary."

"What about the Blue Beetle on him?"

"The Blue Beetle is fine, and it was the one that made the sound to call people over, which led to Ted being sent to the hospital."

Everyone immediately realized that this incident was another link in a chain of schemes and was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

But now, a difficult problem lay before them.

This was highly likely a diversionary tactic by the mastermind, intended to make them leave Schiller here so they could manipulate him into doing something while his mental state was deteriorating.

But after all, Schiller's current condition was not known to the students, yet Ted had been injured in full view of everyone; it would be truly inappropriate for the professors not to show up.

In the end, Bruce decided on a response: Clark and Lila would stay here to look after Schiller, while the others would go to handle Ted's situation.

Bruce understood Schiller; in the vast majority of cases, it was very difficult for anyone to use external force to make his mental state deteriorate to this extent. Even if someone had made a move, Schiller must have either not resisted or gone along with it; he had his own reasons for doing so.

But Ted was just a silly kid; he was in real danger by being drawn into the plan, and once something happened to him, it would be like dominoes, falling one after another, with no room for recovery.

Therefore, they had to mobilize their main force to deal with the situation on Ted's side; having Lila here for the mental aspect and Clark for the physical aspect was considered sufficient.

After the group left, Clark looked at Schiller with concern, but he truly couldn't help. Lila also didn't dare to pry into Schiller's mental world again; she went to the nearby pantry to brew three cups of coffee.

During this process, Schiller remained immersed in his own mental world, shuttling through the giant cornfield maze, wanting to find clues other than that giant female corpse.

He felt someone prying into his mind, but he knew the other party would retreat in the face of difficulties, so he didn't pay it any mind. However, upon hearing that Ted had been attacked, Schiller reluctantly pulled his mind out and refocused his attention on the real world.

Lila and Clark were whispering about the attack on Ted.

Even if they weren't master conspirators, they could understand the mastermind's intention in doing this.

Ted was attacked; who was the prime suspect?

Of course, every classmate was a possibility, but the one most easily suspected was the Blue Beetle he carried with him.

Although there were multiple safeguards, who knew if this mysterious alien weapon still had other tricks up its sleeve? Last time it attacked Bonu, and this time Ted was injured; it was even more likely that it was the one who did it.

Then the professors would face a dilemma.

Two attacks were enough to cause panic among the student body. At this time, no matter how well-touted the regulatory measures were, they were useless; the professors had to take a stance and drive the danger away from the students.

But Ted might not be willing. From his various behaviors, it could be seen that he was more willing to believe that the Blue Beetle was being controlled.

The key was that the Blue Beetle wasn't willing either. It was instructed by the original Blue Beetle to stay by Ted's side to protect him. If it wasn't the one who did it this time, it knew someone was eyeing Ted like a tiger, so it was even less likely to agree to leave Ted's side.

But to ensure the safety of the students, the professors had to take measures. If the Blue Beetle wasn't willing to cooperate, then force would inevitably have to be used in the end.

By then, regardless of whether the professors destroyed the Blue Beetle or the Blue Beetle injured the professors, Ted would be unable to cope and was destined to be heartbroken.

Although the teaching time hadn't been long, the members of the Justice League had built a deep bond with this group of talented and diligent students; no professor wanted to see any of their students get hurt.

But if they didn't do this, they would be disregarding the safety of more students; the mastermind's scheme was truly vicious.

On the way to the crime scene, everyone was thinking about this matter, but suddenly, Bruce's phone rang. The others stopped and looked at him. Bruce answered the phone and said.

"What's wrong? Clark, is there a problem with Professor Schiller?"

Upon learning that the caller was Clark, the others' hearts hung in the air. Fortunately, Clark's tone was very steady, and he said.

"He's fine, he just woke up and wants to talk to you on the phone. I'm going to give him the phone."

Schiller's slightly hoarse voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

"Ted's emotions are not right; his mind may have been influenced by someone. If you go to find him now, it will stimulate his emotions and cause him to lose control completely, and he might even attack you."

On the other end of the phone, Schiller stared at the reflection on the surface of the coffee cup. He saw Ted, lying on the hospital bed, unconsciously stroking the water prison holding the Blue Beetle with his hand. His face was expressionless, and no emotions could be seen.

The coffee ripples swayed, and Ted's hysterical roar resounded in Schiller's ears.

"You all suspect that this has something to do with me, right?! You all think I'm the murderer, that I'm the kind of person who would harm classmates! You think the relic the teacher left me is a dangerous weapon, but I won't let you take it away!"

Ted's eyes were wide with rage, the bloodshot veins in his eyes looking as if they would burst at any moment. The Blue Beetle was scurrying around in the water prison in a panic but couldn't escape. No matter what it said, Ted seemed not to hear it.

Booster Gold stepped forward to dissuade him, but this further stimulated Ted, making him feel that his closest friend didn't understand him either. The two broke into a fierce conflict. To stop them, the professors had to join the melee, and the situation gradually became uncontrollable.

Schiller slowly closed his eyes. Before the hallucination dragged him back into the maze, he saw Ted and Booster Gold change their appearance; purple and golden flames collided, burning fiercely.

"Have the base's smart butler send a message to the Blue Beetle, telling it that someone is trying to manipulate Ted. If it doesn't want Ted to get hurt, then let him become the real Blue Beetle; he will understand what to do."

After saying this, Schiller's consciousness could no longer stay in the real world and sank back into the hallucination.

Hanging up the communication, Bruce immediately sent a message to the smart butler and then said to Arthur, "Remove the water prison holding the Blue Beetle, right now!"

Although Arthur's expression was slightly hesitant, his movements were not slow. At this moment, they had already rushed to the door of the hospital room. Arthur waved his hand, and the water prison holding the Blue Beetle disappeared.

At this time, the Blue Beetle had already received the message from the smart butler. It had long sensed that something was wrong with Ted, but it was locked up and had no way to act. After breaking free, the light emitted from its body illuminated the entire room.

The professors pushed the door and entered. Ted had fallen to the ground. Just as they were about to help him up, a battle suit made of blue energy slowly appeared on Ted's body. He let out a slightly painful groan but quickly climbed up from the ground.

Ted felt confused about this, but after staggering slightly, he stood firm, holding his head and looking at the professors who had rushed in.

"Ted, are you okay? How are you?"

Ted shook his head. Bruce saw the bandage wrapped around his shoulder and knew this was the injury he had sustained. Ted also realized something at this moment; he touched the wound on his shoulder.

"Who attacked you?" Oliver asked.

Ted opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly took a breath, stood there, blinked, and said, "No, no one attacked me."

"Then what's with the wound on your body?"

"I... I did it myself."

Diana walked up in great surprise and said, "You don't need to lie, Ted. We are all here; we will protect you."

"I'm telling the truth." Ted insisted. He said, "After going back that day, I felt very scared. I didn't sleep all night. When I got up early in the morning, I felt my mental state was very bad. I felt that it was because I didn't watch the Blue Beetle well that led to Bonu being harmed..."

"I know she must be in a lot of pain, but I didn't mean to. I feel very guilty, but I have no other way. Then I saw an arrowhead in my roommate's equipment box, I... I stole one and pierced my shoulder..."

Diana widened her eyes and said, "So you self-harmed?!"

Ted nodded and said, "I'm very sorry, but I really didn't mean to. I didn't want to cause a riot..."

"Oh my god!" Oliver walked up, pulled him to sit on the bed, and then said, "The attack on Bonu has nothing to do with you at all! How can you blame yourself for everything?"

Oliver attracted Ted's attention. The others exchanged glances; they realized that what Schiller said might be true—someone had influenced Ted's mind and amplified the guilt in his heart.

At this time, Bruce's phone received a message from the Blue Beetle—"For a moment, he wanted to say that Bonu attacked him, but I stopped him."

Although Bruce didn't know the principle of the Blue Beetle's possession, it was clear that this alien weapon had its own magical aspects; when merging with the host, it could understand their thoughts.

Bruce quietly showed this message to the others, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. If Ted had really framed Bonu, this matter would have been troublesome.

Knowing that so many students were gathered here and hadn't said anything definitive, one could tell that there were no witnesses to Ted's attack; otherwise, it would have been a huge uproar long ago.

In the absence of witnesses, whoever had the most motive was naturally the prime suspect. Bonu had been killed once; although the one who did it was Zan, it was the Blue Beetle behind the scenes, so one couldn't say Ted had no responsibility for lack of supervision. It was logical for Bonu to want to take revenge on Ted.

Moreover, everyone knew Bonu's water-controlling ability was very powerful, and the wound on Ted's shoulder looked very much like it was made by a water arrow. He chose an arrowhead as a tool for self-harm, which must have been due to some kind of suggestion, just to make it convenient to frame Bonu.

If he had really succeeded in framing her, this matter would never end. The students would definitely split into two factions, one supporting Ted and one supporting Bonu, and no matter how the professors handled it, it wouldn't please anyone.

Fortunately, Schiller had seen through this trick in advance, taking a risky move to release the Blue Beetle, directly letting the Blue Beetle control Ted, which prevented him from saying irreparable words following his emotions.

Doing this also carried great risks. After all, if the Blue Beetle was still being controlled, it might control Ted to resist with force, and if the group started fighting in the hospital room, it would be a complete disaster.