42 Get Rid of Them! (1/2)

After Wang Baole swaggered away, the surrounding students from the Dharmic Armament faculty all stood gazing at each other. That day had indeed been too strange. First, it was Cao Kun, who announced that he was going to humiliate Wang Baole; thereafter, there was the Head Prefect meeting, and then… before the proceedings of the meeting could be announced, they witnessed Wang Baole dragging Cao Kun out of the Dao College.

Following which… a beating!

And now, seeing the soaked, pale, and furious Cao Kun cutting a sorry figure as he covered his crotch, people could not help but form their own opinions.

Nobody could have predicted Wang Baole's move. This was too illogical. Moreover, no one had thought that he would actually hit someone… and another Head Prefect at that.

Not only were the surrounding Dharmic Armament faculty students taken aback, but even Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun were also gritting their teeth, feeling aggrieved. Especially Cao Kun, whose crotch, while unbearably painful, was also… a little numb. There was no feeling, which made his heart palpitate, his gloom and rage surging to the skies.

”Wang Baole!” In his anger, Cao Kun was helped up by others and swiftly sent to the sick-bay. Lin Tianhao continued to stand, watching Wang Baole's back, his gaze growing colder and colder for a long while. With a sneer, he finally left.

Seeing the three Head Prefects leave, the surrounding students inhaled and released a flurry of sounds.

”This Wang Baole is too aggressive!”

”With this incident, even Wang Baole won't be able to save himself. Even beating up someone as a Head Prefect…”

While everyone was discussing the incident, many older students shook their heads. They were experienced and knew that unless they had betrayed the Dao College or done something extremely heinous, nothing would happen to the Head Prefects.

This was indeed the reality. Even if Lin Tianhao wanted to target Wang Baole, and even if the Vice-Chancellor was willing to support him, the moment the whole Dao College found out, it would be impossible to hide the truth.

Especially following the news of the two topics discussed at the Head Prefect meeting—that all the inspectors of Spirit Stones Hall close to Wang Baole had been stripped of their rank and the release of Zhang Lan's group—this had shaken the entire Dharmic Armament faculty.

Thereafter, when Zhang Lan and the others were discharged, it was like throwing a huge stone into already troubled waters, creating an enormous wave. After all, the crimes of Zhang Lan and the others were abominable. To be found guiltless, especially with how the College Discipline Department explained how they had no power to discipline them as the four of them did not flout the rules within the Dao College, this was unacceptable to many students.

Once news spread, within the chaos, many people remembered the words Wang Baole had said when he beat up Cao Kun, and they understood his reasons.

”Well done! This Cao Kun has gone too far!”

”Even the Spirit Kernel Head Prefect agreed. It looks like the rumors of them being in cahoots is true!”

As the debate fermented, Liu Daobin and the others who had been fired—with deep anger in their hearts—joined in, constantly guiding the debate. As a result, Wang Baole only received a stern reprimand as punishment.

However, he was still unable to change whatever had been decided at the Head Prefect meeting.

These bullies have gone too far! Returning to his cave abode, Wang Baole felt resentful. Even though he had beaten up Cao Kun, he still felt that he had not released his anger. The kind of anger that came from being threatened and overwhelmingly humiliated by the two powerful Head Prefects made it hard for Wang Baole to remain calm.

He felt that he had already tolerated the first issue with much difficulty, but on the issue of Zhang Lan and the others, that was his limit. He had witnessed it and caught them personally, but Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun had actually distorted the facts and set all of them free.

To Wang Baole, this was unbearable. In the days following, he thought hard about various ways to resolve the issue and also instructed Liu Daobin to visit Sun Qifang's family to ask after the little girl.

As time passed, Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun started to calm down and interfere with the debate. Their combined influence was larger than Wang Baole's, so very quickly, alternative voices emerged within the Spirit Intranet and the Dharmic Armament faculty.

”Wang Baole no longer has any power at all. Because he has been completely overruled, he beat up someone like a cornered beast in desperation!”

”This Wang Baole, as a Head Prefect, how dare he hit someone? Humph…”

”We don't have to worry about Wang Baole anymore. His status as Head Prefect is only in name, and from now on, he can only swallow his pride!”

These voices soon became dominant. At the same time, Liu Daobin and those who had been dismissed were in a sorry plight. This was because the two College Discipline Departments of Spirit Kernel and Inscriptions had started to investigate them following their dismissal. With the Spirit Stones College Discipline Department's loss of influence because of Wang Baole, those people who were not dismissed had changed sides and joined the investigation.

These purging winds gained huge momentum. Every day, many students groomed by Wang Baole were taken away, especially Liu Daobin, who was the first one to be taken in for investigation. Despite, or maybe because of, Wang Baole's unconventional action of beating up Cao Kun, the inspectors seemed vicious but were in actual fact very careful. After all… not only did Wang Baole beat someone up, he had gone too far.

These incidents made Wang Baole's blood boil, and his eyes started to show his determination and frenzy.