Chapter 30 : St. Freya Academy’s Security Is Unrivaled!

“I can’t tell you who my master is.

If I say that name, I’ll die.

I can’t even mention it.

All you need to know is, once you’re completely unconscious, your subordinates will be re-injected with dissolving agents.

Cheer up — they won’t feel much pain while they’re unconscious.

The drug’s pretty strong, they’ll be on their way soon.”

Martin lit a cigarette.

“Since you’ve been so cooperative, here’s a bonus tip — that new little sister of yours is also one of our targets. Sorry, even though she’s not really a suspect, anyone who’s had contact with your subordinates has to be eliminated just to be safe.”

“What?”

Wang Ya’s eyes sharpened.

“Relax. Your sister’s lucky — the organization made an exception and assigned her an ultra-elite assassin. Top-notch skills.”

Wang Ya’s breathing grew unsteady.

She exhaled a deep breath, her eyes no longer dazed, but cold and deadly.

“You think you’re clever, don’t you?”

“Hmm? Maybe a little. I handled this unexpected situation perfectly. Honestly, even I admire myself a bit.”

Martin puffed out a smoke ring, looking smug.

“Heh…”

Wang Ya let out a cold chuckle, then reached out and pulled a black sphere from Martin’s pant leg.

“Hmm? What’s this?”

Martin was momentarily confused but immediately became alert, springing to his feet.

“You made a few mistakes. First of all, high-level undead have strong poison resistance. The symptoms of poisoning aren’t that severe…”

Wang Ya dropped the black sphere in her hand and slowly stood up.

“You… You!!”

Martin finally saw clearly what the black blob on the floor was — a parasite bug!

When did it get attached to my leg…?

Suddenly, he realized everything.

He slapped his forehead in anger and cursed loudly.

Cotton swabs, bandages, iodine…

Those were all just distractions to lower his guard.

The real threat had been hidden among those soft, harmless-looking things.

“Second, when things go too smoothly, instead of getting cocky, you should really consider — is this a trap?”

Wang Ya dusted off her skirt, which was spotless, her demeanor now completely different from the poisoned, powerless act she’d put on earlier.

“You… you damn bitch!”

Martin roared and raised both hands to strike — but his windpipe suddenly contracted as the parasite bug’s toxin took effect.

The poison caused the trachea to tighten, making it hard to breathe, and triggered severe dehydration and sweating.

“Cough… ugh… you… ugh…”

Martin clutched his throat and collapsed in pain.

“Third, the payment slip actually had glucose in it. It’s completely normal for a nurse to change the dressing. I was just messing with you when I said otherwise. If you hadn’t tried to be so clever and used the nurse to trick me, your mission might’ve actually succeeded.”

Wang Ya slipped on her high heels and adjusted her police cap.

“You’re under arrest, you smug idiot.”

“Fu—… cough… not a… chance…!”

Suddenly, Martin lunged toward the IV drip beside Awei’s bed!

Although Wang Ya appeared calm on the surface, her heart was already in chaos from the news that Su Xinran had been targeted by an assassin.

All she wanted was to rush over and confirm Su Xinran’s safety.

That urgency made her miss the chance to stop Martin immediately.

She reacted just a second too late and only managed to grab his lab coat.

Crunch — Martin bit down on the IV bottle, swallowing the liquid and glass shards in one gulp.

“Spit it out!!!”

Wang Ya clutched Martin’s throat tightly, but it was too late.

After a few spasms, Martin began bleeding from all seven orifices and went still.

“Damn it… I let my guard down…”

She tied Martin’s lifeless hands to the hospital bed with zip ties, then opened the door and called for a nurse and doctor.

Without waiting to confirm whether Martin was truly dead, Wang Ya rushed downstairs in a hurry.

Inside the car, she slammed the steering wheel in frustration.

From this assassination attempt, it was clear — something bigger was at play.

The attack that day wasn’t a random act by the Wildborn Faction on the highway.

There was a plan behind it.

Wang Ya didn’t have time to figure out what that was right now.

What mattered most to her was Su Xinran’s safety.

“Please… be okay…”

……

Back to the present.

Seeing the worried look in Su Xinran’s eyes, Wang Ya understood—she had made her worry.

“I’m fine, I promise. You and Ranzhu go on back first.”

Wang Ya put on a relaxed expression and smiled.

“Really?”

Su Xinran crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, staring at Wang Ya.

“Alright, alright! You little rascal, are you ever done? Go on, I’ve got serious business with the principal.”

Wang Ya pinched Su Xinran’s cheek and grumbled.

“Ugh… fine…”

Su Xinran sighed helplessly.

Since Wang Ya insisted, she figured there must be a reason and decided not to pry further.

Once Su Xinran was settled, Wang Ya headed into the gymnasium.

She was going to meet the principal of St. Freya Academy.

…

In the reception room—

“Yo~ you little brat, I missed you so much! You promised to come back to your alma mater often after graduation—why are you only showing up now?”

Elisha spoke with a hint of mock resentment.

“Work’s been busy. Not everyone can slack off in the office like someone I know…”

Wang Ya rolled her eyes.

“But I’ve gotta say… you’ve really blossomed. Especially those beautiful legs in black stockings… sigh, almost catching up to my darling Muchen…”

“Alright, enough of your pervy nonsense. Be serious, I came to talk business.”

“Hm? What is it?”

Elisha sat up a bit straighter.

“I’ve got intel—someone has infiltrated St. Freya Academy.”

“What? That intel must be wrong.”

Elisha looked utterly disbelieving, responding without hesitation.

“There’s no way anyone could infiltrate St. Freya. Our security measures are second to none!”

“Don’t jinx it with a flag…” Wang Ya broke into a cold sweat.

“No, no, no. That’s not a flag—it’s a fact. No one can sneak into this academy.”

Elisha replied seriously.

“The academy is protected by a domain barrier.

Without my permission, no one can get in.

Even those old monsters from the Imperial Capital couldn’t do anything here.

Wildborn faction members definitely can’t get inside.

But if you still don’t believe me, I can assign people to assist with an investigation.”

Seeing how confident Elisha was, even Wang Ya started to doubt her own intel.

“Just to be safe, let’s do a sweep. The Wildborn faction’s been making a lot of moves lately… it’s giving me a headache…”

Wang Ya rubbed her temples in frustration.

“I really hope my intel is wrong. I hope that’s all it is…”

…

Outside the men’s restroom by the gym—

Clang.

An orange soda can landed cleanly in the trash bin, tossed with precision by a girl.

“Didn’t you say you saw someone go in? So, where are they?”

“I… I swear I saw it clearly…”

A person in a black cloak stammered.

Just before the gym exercise began, he had clearly seen Su Xinran walk into the restroom.

“Buuurp~ I’m not playing with you anymore. At this hour, the roast meat stand in the cafeteria’s probably almost out.”

The girl burped, stretched lazily.

“Pray, okay? If I miss out on the roast meat because of you…”

Her eyes suddenly turned ice-cold, making the person behind her shudder.

Only after the girl walked away did he breathe a sigh of relief.

“What’s with that attitude? She’s just a lab rat after all… huh?!”

Suddenly, the man in black clutched his chest in pain and gasped for air.

Within moments, he collapsed onto the ground, writhing in agony.

“Spare me… spare me!! Aaaahhhh…”

As the crowd grew restless, the girl’s silhouette vanished into the sea of people.