The viewers in Alec’s live stream only saw a system notification for “Battle Failed” flash across Alec’s screen, and then the live stream went black, indicating the streamer had ended the broadcast.
The actions were seamless, and most of the audience in the live stream didn't react immediately.
Subsequently, question marks flooded the chat of the blacked-out live stream.
“????????”
“Good, good, good. The speed of ending the broadcast is ten times faster than his actions during the battle just now.”
“Streamer, streamer, why weren't your movements so fast during the battle just now?”
“Streamer, will we still see you in the streaming world in the future?”
“Streamer, so your ultimate skill isn't Whirlwind Slash, but Whirlwind Log Out?”
It wasn't over yet; Alec’s replies on the National College Forum were also brought back up for public shaming.
Although Alec ended the broadcast very quickly, there were people who recorded the entire thing from beginning to end.
Now, under Alec’s provocative post to Wen Xiangjie, there were all sorts of screenshots and freshly made memes.
There were direct screenshots of Alec’s battle failure notification.
There were battle screenshots of Alec being tormented by various debuffs, spitting blood and trembling.
There was also an enlarged screenshot of Alec’s pained expression, accompanied by the text: “I can’t take it anymore.”
With Alec’s humiliating log out, another reply provoking Wen Xiangjie was also brought to the top.
Below it, people kept asking when the original poster would also live stream an ambush on the Great Demon King.
However, for some reason, the original poster, who had been very active in the thread before, occasionally bickering with other students, had not logged into the forum since the day Alec humiliatingly logged out.
Most students believed that he had seen the live broadcast of Wen Xiangjie and Alec’s battle, gotten scared, and was now playing dead.
Therefore, after flaming this original poster for a few more days, everyone stopped bothering with him.
Wen Xiangjie’s rank also successfully rose to Silver IX; she only needed a few more matches to start her promotion series and challenge for the Gold rank.
It was just that, for some reason, her matchmaking time had significantly increased recently.
Silver and Gold ranks should have the most opponents, so perhaps her win rate was too high, making it difficult to matchmake?
Exiting the battle program, Wen Xiangjie suddenly received a message from Zong Yaqin.
“Zong Yaqin: I’ll come to your dorm tomorrow; I have a plan to discuss with you.”
“Wen Xiangjie: No problem, Teacher Zong.”
The next day, uncharacteristically, Zong Yaqin, upon arriving at Wen Xiangjie’s dorm, shed her usual relaxed demeanor, appearing like a drawn sword, exuding a sharp aura.
“Wen Xiangjie, the Family’s moles buried in First Military Academy have been roughly narrowed down to a few candidates,” Zong Yaqin said directly, handing a stack of documents to Wen Xiangjie.
Wen Xiangjie took the documents and carefully read through each one.
The identity of every person listed was far from simple.
There was the First Military Academy’s first-year director, a highly respected old professor who had taught at First Military Academy for many years…
No wonder from the moment Zong Yaqin entered the room, Wen Xiangjie felt an undisguised killing intent emanating from Zong Yaqin.
If it weren't for Wen Xiangjie discovering a flaw in Ji Chenyu, who would have thought that these people, who held significant positions in First Military Academy, could actually be deeply embedded moles of the Family in First Military Academy for many years?
Over the years, these people, relying on their identities, had unknowingly leaked countless crucial pieces of information to the Family.
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
“Currently, the most likely person to have helped Ji Chenyu enter the ranking match plan is this one,” Zong Yaqin said, pulling out the file of a refined and gentle middle-aged man and handing it to Wen Xiangjie.
This man, named Xiang Yu Feng, was the first-year director of First Military Academy, and Ji Chenyu’s information was personally approved by him.
“However, it’s not just the Family that has moles in our First Military Academy; our First Military Academy also has moles in the Family,” Zong Yaqin snorted. “According to intelligence, the Lin Family has launched a kill-on-sight plan against you. Although the specific details of the plan are unknown, they have already started to act.”
“Originally, one of the school’s course arrangements for you was to participate in a real game instance. They will most likely seize this opportunity to eliminate you within the instance.”
“The Lin Family’s kill-on-sight plan against you this time is at all costs, with success being the only option. So the school wants to use this opportunity to completely uproot all the Family’s moles embedded in First Military Academy.”
“You are the most important bait. To catch all these fish from the Lin Family, we need your cooperation. I must warn you, this is very dangerous, and you could very likely lose your life,” Zong Yaqin said seriously.
“You can also choose not to participate in this plan. This is not cowardice; it’s a normal choice in life. As long as you can survive and grow, the contributions you can make in the future will definitely be greater than participating in this plan, so you don’t need to feel any guilt.”
“This time, the school sent me because you are the person involved, you have the right to know, and at the same time, the choice is put in your hands. You decide whether or not to participate in this plan.”
If Wen Xiangjie didn’t participate in this plan, the Lin Family certainly wouldn’t foolishly expose their most deeply hidden moles. From then on, an eye would always be hidden within First Military Academy, constantly monitoring her movements and trying to cause her trouble.
There’s only a thousand days of being a thief, but not a thousand days of guarding against one.
Better safe than sorry. After all, Wen Xiangjie is currently temporarily living in First Military Academy, and the cleaner and safer First Military Academy’s interior is, the better it is for Wen Xiangjie.
One thing that neither the school nor the Family would understand.
For Wen Xiangjie, the game instances were actually safer than the outside world.
Moreover, Wen Xiangjie’s most important purpose in coming to M34 Planet was to expel the abnormal; she needed to enter more game instances, quickly accumulate experience and level up, so that she could proceed with her next step of cheating… no, plan.
“Teacher Zong, I agree to participate in this plan,” Wen Xiangjie said to Zong Yaqin with a solemn attitude after considering it. “Escaping isn’t a solution. Being able to eradicate the Family’s moles in First Military Academy in one go is good for both me and the school.”
“And sooner or later, I will have to enter real game instances. Whether it’s the college entrance exam instance or the ranking match instance from a while ago, these conquered instances are greenhouses. Continuously entering such game instances won’t allow me to better understand the cruelty of game instances, nor is it conducive to my growth.”
“Please trouble Teacher Zong to convey my wishes.”
“Good.” Zong Yaqin’s face showed her first smile of the day. “Since you’ve made your choice, then come with me. The principal and vice-principal are waiting for you.”