Chapter 35: Information (2/2)

Lu Yin was surprised by this; were battle results also going to be announced now?

This information startled many other students as well. Hayden was known to be the strongest in his school, so a native defeating him was stunning, especially for common students like Jeraldine. Top students were often considered unbeatable, and this defeat made them consider the risks of this trial much more seriously. Although the Great Yu Empire held many trials every few months, it was rare for a top student to be defeated anywhere. The strongest natives of typical planets weren’t even Sentinels, ensuring that those like Hayden were invincible.

Another message quickly appeared, “Eddy has defeated the Tianzhu Monk.”

This piqued Lu Yin’s interest; why would Eddy and Hayden visit Tianzhu? Jeraldine anxiously sought out Lu Yin, “Now that the trial has officially started, you can see everyone’s location on the map and can contact them, too. You’re aware of this, right?”

Lu Yin’s heart sank, “You can contact each other?”

She nodded, “The students come from all over the Great Yu Empire so most of us don’t know each other, which is why so few people contacted each other over the past two months. Whatever, the important bit is that someone already released news that the criminal left something important in Beijing that he’ll come back to retrieve.”

Lu Yin’s gaze turned cold, “Who?”

Jeraldine shook her head, “I don’t know, the net only shows the positions of the gadgets, not their users.”

Lu Yin ran through the possible suspects in his mind, but the only people who knew that the criminal had left something in the capital were the Seven Sages, President Lian, and himself. Not even Eddy had known about it, so now that the news had been leaked, Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue would absolutely suspect him.

Surely enough, an energy wave swept through the area very soon. Lu Yin flew into the sky and saw Zhang Dingtian and Bai Xue, saying immediately, “I wasn’t the one who leaked the information.”

“Convince me,” the Bladesage glared at him.

Lu Yin narrowed his eyes in thought before ordering Jeraldine, “Announce that the criminal hid something in Tianzhu, which is why Eddy and Hayden were there. It was also why the Tianzhu Monk was able to beat Hayden.”

Jeraldine instantly complied.

“That won’t slow them down for long,” Zhang Dingtian said.

“I’m demonstrating my sincerity; it’s up to you whether you believe me or not.”

Zhang Dingtian inhaled deeply, clenching his blade. He wanted to capture this only outsider who knew the secret, but Lu Yin was too strong for him to be confident in victory.

“Let us check your gadget,” Bai Xue remained skeptical.

“Who the hell do you think you are?” Lu Yin shouted, “Come take it from me if you dare!”

“You!” Bai Xue was exasperated. She had wanted to give Lu Yin a chance to prove his innocence since he saved her life, but he was too stubborn.