Chapter 183: The Disciplinary Committee’s Worst Nightmare

The second-year Beast Kin was being thoroughly beaten by Hulk. He didn’t even have time to summon his mana to defend himself. The initial strike from the mallet had left him disoriented, and he was even more stunned by the fact that a dwarf was attacking him.

To make matters worse, the profanities coming out of the dwarf’s mouth only added to his confusion.

Isn’t this the first time I’ve ever encountered these people? When did I become someone who terrorizes first-years? he wondered.

Taking advantage of the brief moment Hulk spent raising his mallet for another strike, the Beast Kin quickly tried to put some distance between them. He stepped backward, rapidly bringing out his claws.

However, before he could fully turn his attention to Hulk, another mallet slammed into the side of his head, sending him flying back toward the dwarf.

Hulk swung his mallet again, smashing it into the Beast Kin’s head and driving it into the ground.

Are there two of them, or can he clone himself? How the hell do I get out of this predicament? the Beast Kin wondered with a worried expression.

"Don’t let your guard down, Hulk! He really is a very evil and powerful tall entity! We should take advantage of this moment of weakness to defeat him! Can’t you see how strongly he’s resisting?" Kael shouted as he ran toward the Beast Kin.

Using his mallet like a golf club, Kael struck the Beast Kin’s head, knocking it out of the ground.

What resistance? the Beast Kin thought, slowly beginning to give up on life.

"I see what you mean! This vile tall Beast Kin is putting up a very strong resistance indeed! We need to end his life so he can never terrorize the first-years again!" Hulk declared.

Resistance? I can barely breathe! How the fuck am I resisting?! the Beast Kin screamed internally.

And what do they mean by killing me? Isn’t that against the school’s rules and regulations? I remember seeing someone with a Disciplinary Committee badge. They should stop these two lunatics!

Before he could finish that thought, a mallet constructed from darkness rattled his head once more, sending his thoughts into complete disarray.

"Yeah, we should kill him! We’ll be hailed as heroes among the first-years! Hulk, with your talents, you should join the Disciplinary Committee. I’m a member there, and if you join, you’ll get to beat up all these tall beings who mock others!" Kael offered enthusiastically.

Wait, he’s a member of the Disciplinary Committee?!

The Beast Kin’s head was lifted from the ground before he was sent sailing into the air. Only then did he get a proper look at his second assailant.

Unfortunately, the force of the strike left him concussed, making it difficult for him to think properly.

Cairo sat in his office, looking up as George entered with a stack of paperwork.

"I heard what happened at the Student Council. I guess Kael couldn’t wait to bring chaos to the academy once more," George muttered as he placed the paperwork on Cairo’s desk.

Cairo shook his head.

"George, what are you doing in the office?" he asked.

"What do you think? Handling paperwork," George replied casually.

"If you’re handling paperwork and Jace is training, while Mira and Miko are still here, then who’s patrolling the academy this evening?" Cairo asked, turning toward Lynx, who was standing beside him.

"Well, I asked Charlotte and Kael to handle the evening patrol. It was originally our turn," Lynx replied.

Cairo stared at him.

"What have you done?! That madman will go straight to hunting Felix to finish the job!" he shouted.

"I’m not sure about that. Felix should have returned to his dorm by now, and I doubt Kael is hardworking enough to go looking for him," Lynx muttered.

"You seem to be forgetting that this is the first time Kael has actually gone on patrol around the academy! From his first trial, you should already know that he’s a chaos magnet! That boy is going to start trouble this evening!" Cairo complained immediately.

Just then, Jace returned from training and walked into the office with a smirk.

"I think you’re overreacting a little, Boss. I’m not sure Kael is that chaotic. This is actually the first time he’s gotten into any major trouble," Jace stated.

Mira and Miko stepped into the office after him.

"I agree with him. Kael is pretty lazy, after all," Miko said with a smile.

"That’s exactly the problem!" Cairo exclaimed. "Kael is lazy, but whenever he decides to do something, he causes chaos!"

Before anyone could respond, the Communication Orb on the table began to glow.

"Senior Cairo, we might need immediate backup."

Charlotte’s voice came from the other end of the orb.

Cairo immediately rushed over and picked it up.

"What’s going on, Charlotte? Speak to me! What’s the emergency?" he asked hurriedly.

Everyone in the office turned toward him.

Is there an invasion? Are their lives in danger?

Judging by Charlotte’s tone, the situation sounded dire. Frowns appeared on the faces of the other Disciplinary Committee members as they prepared for the worst.

"Kael and Hulk are about to kill a second-year student!" Charlotte reported hurriedly. "Hurry! The Beast Kin might actually die!"

Cairo, who had initially felt relieved that it wasn’t an invasion, immediately panicked again.

"What do you mean Kael is already assaulting a second-year?! I thought he was only allowed to do that during the day!" Cairo screamed.

He scrambled out of the office, with the rest of the Disciplinary Committee following close behind.

Lynx, who usually preferred doing as little work as possible, suddenly missed the days when Kael would simply sleep through everything.

Back then, he was just sleeping in. Now he’s disrupting my personal sleep schedule by causing trouble!

With that thought, Lynx hurried out after Cairo.

The others followed, all wearing stunned expressions.

"I knew Kael was radical, but not this radical! This could cause an internal war between the first-years and the second-years!" Jace muttered.

"Kael isn’t foolish enough to go through with something like that if it gets to that point," Mira replied.

Lynx glanced at her before slowly shaking his head.

Miko noticed his reaction.

"Lynx, is there something you’re not telling us?" she asked.

"You guys haven’t noticed the difference in Cairo’s behavior," Lynx replied. "If an all-out war were to break out between the second-years and third-years, Kael would be the one leading the charge."

Jace frowned.

"But if that happened, the second-years would definitely win. We have more experience than the first-years, and we’re stronger overall."

"Yes, we would win," Cairo said seriously. "But it would cost us dearly if a fight like that happened."

"What do you mean by that?" Jace asked.

Lynx remained silent in the background.

"I sparred with Kael earlier this semester," Cairo explained calmly. "Although it seemed like I was the only one holding back, I realized that Kael was holding back just as much. If we were to fight seriously, I’m still not entirely sure who would win."

Mira, who was walking behind him, smacked him on the head.

"And you decided to make this problem child your protégé? Your taste in people needs serious work!" she complained.

"Don’t worry about that. I’ve already sensed their location. Let’s hurry!" Cairo said, cutting off her complaints as he headed toward Kael’s mana signature.

Miko laughed at her sister’s displeased expression.

"There’s no need to get so angry. After all, Kael is his protégé," she said, soothing her sister before they continued chasing after Kael.

(A FEW MINUTES AGO)

Felix watched as Kael and Hulk continued beating down the second-year Beast Kin.

He had initially thought that Kael’s previous assault on him had been terrifying, but compared to what he was witnessing now, that beating seemed like child’s play.

Then another horrifying thought occurred to him.

Wait a minute. If Kael can beat up a guy he just met on the street for absolutely no reason, what is he going to do to me? I actually snitched on him!

Felix nervously glanced at Charlotte, checking whether she was paying attention to him so he could make a break for it.

But even if I manage to escape now, what happens when he comes after me later?

His thoughts were interrupted when Kael and Hulk smashed the Beast Kin’s head into the ground once more.

This time, several teeth went flying.

A sadistic grin appeared on both Kael’s and Hulk’s faces.

"Plwwwwsssssss!" the Beast Kin begged.

Unfortunately, he could barely form the word properly. His face was badly battered, his eyes were swollen and purple, and several of his bones were visibly fractured.

Despite his condition, Kael seemed ready to continue the fight.

"Are you not going to do anything?! Kael might actually commit murder if this continues!" Felix exclaimed.

He was beginning to see Kael in an entirely different light—and it certainly wasn’t a good one.

At that moment, Kael seemed like the scariest thing Felix had ever witnessed.

What the hell happened to the boy everyone used to call the Black Butterfly? Has he always been this dark? Felix wondered dreadfully.

"Of course I know!" Charlotte replied to his earlier question, though she had clearly been more focused on Kael’s rampage than on Felix’s concerns.

She immediately raised her Disciplinary Committee emblem.

"Senior Cairo, you need to get here now!" she called, contacting the other members of the committee directly.