Chapter 331: Interrogation

Meanwhile, Noah, Aria, and Adam stood nearby, watching the entire scene with completely blank expressions.

They had witnessed everything, from Elisa’s dramatic arrival to Asher’s completely unexpected reaction to her concern.

Before they could even begin processing what had just happened, Elisa turned towards them and used her wind magic once again.

The three students were immediately lifted off the ground and sent flying straight into the portal after Asher.

In the Academy Training Ground

Asher flew out of the portal and landed perfectly on the ground.

After landing, he looked around and noticed that every staff member present in the training ground was staring at him in confusion. None of them knew what had happened during the test. They only knew that something had gone wrong, and now Asher had suddenly appeared here.

However, none of them questioned him or approached him. Knowing his reputation, they simply decided that it would be better to keep their distance from him.

Asher paid no attention to their gazes. Instead, he casually summoned a massage chair, sat down on it, and activated it.

He leaned back comfortably, finally ready to relax after everything he had gone through.

However, just before he could even close his eyes, Aria, Noah, and Adam suddenly flew out of the portal and collided straight into him.

Because of the impact, the massage chair toppled backward with Asher still sitting on it.

Thud!

And just like that, all four of them ended up lying on the ground.

"AHH, fuck! Just move away!" Asher shouted in an annoyed tone.

The moment they heard him shouting and realized that they were lying on top of him, the three of them immediately scrambled to their feet.

Asher also slowly stood up from the ground, his expression filled with irritation.

"Why didn’t you teleport away? You should have already sensed us coming towards you, right?" Aria asked curiously.

She wasn’t the only one wondering about it. Noah and Adam also looked at Asher, waiting for his answer.

All three of them knew that Asher could have easily avoided the collision if he had wanted to. After all, sensing their approach and teleporting away should have been a simple task for him.

"Because I am not in the mood to cough blood right now! Don’t forget that I just killed two Diamond-rank cultivators who tried to kill me. I am injured right now!" Asher retorted.

He looked at the three of them with an annoyed expression before continuing.

"And instead of resting, here I am being harassed!"

Aria, Noah, and Adam simply stared at him.

They had been genuinely worried about his safety when he was trapped inside the barrier. However, after seeing how casually he had behaved once the barrier was destroyed, it had become increasingly difficult for them to believe that he had actually been in danger.

Adam was the first to break the silence.

"We were worried about you when you were inside that barrier, but ever since we saw how you were acting after the barrier was destroyed, it’s hard to believe that your life was actually at risk."

Adam looked Asher up and down, examining him carefully.

His clothes were in place, and there wasn’t a single visible injury on his body.

"You don’t even look like someone whose life was at risk."

Adam had barely finished speaking when several powerful auras suddenly appeared in the training ground.

The sudden arrival immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

Asher turned his gaze towards the source of those auras and saw several professors and the Vice Headmaster arriving at the scene. As soon as they had been notified about the incident during the practical examination, they had immediately rushed over to investigate what had happened.

Their arrival made it clear that the incident had already attracted the attention of the Academy’s higher-ups.

Asher looked at them for a moment before sighing inwardly.

’Whoever that demon was, I am going to kill that bastard for all the mess it has caused.’

Of course, Asher knew that the Demons had no idea about his true identity. They had most likely believed that they were eliminating an obstacle by targeting him.

Unfortunately for them, that obstacle happened to be someone they were supposed to be working with.

And Asher was definitely not going to let this matter slide.

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Soon, news of the assassination attempt on Asher spread throughout the entire Academy and test was cancelled too.

It became the most widely discussed topic among the students, spreading like wildfire from one part of the Academy to another.

Everyone was talking about what had happened during the practical examination. Some were shocked that someone had actually dared to target Asher, while others were more interested in knowing how he had managed to survive an attack from two Diamond-rank cultivators.

The news didn’t remain confined to the Academy for long, either.

Before long, it had reached the ears of several Noble Houses across the continent.

No matter how hard the Academy tried to keep the incident confidential, it was practically impossible to prevent the information from spreading. The Academy had countless students and staff members, many of whom came from influential families and Noble Houses throughout the continent.

With so many people involved, keeping such a significant incident a secret was nothing more than wishful thinking.

And so, the assassination attempt on Asher soon became a topic of discussion far beyond the Academy’s walls.

Meanwhile, Asher was sitting inside Professor Elisa’s room, surrounded by several professors and the Vice Headmaster.

The atmosphere in the room was relatively serious, but Asher himself looked thoroughly annoyed.

He glanced at the professors sitting around him before finally speaking.

"Why the fuck am I, the victim, being interrogated? I should be resting somewhere instead!"

His tone made it clear that he had absolutely no interest in sitting through this conversation.

Elisa, who was sitting nearby, looked at him before replying calmly.

"Because you are fully healed now and have no immediate need to rest. And also because you killed the attackers, so we don’t actually have anyone else to interrogate apart from you."

She paused briefly before asking the question that mattered most.

"So, did they tell you who sent them?"

Asher looked at her and answered without hesitation.

"It was the Demons. Vampires, specifically. That was the only thing they told me when I interrogated them."