Chapter 108.1

Chapter 108- Rule 31. The Leader Restores Order in Academy City (10)

Head Principal Lee Doo-hee stood in the Central Tower, gazing out over the landscape of Neo Seoul. Unlike usual, a faint, translucent barrier spread by a jammer could be seen outside the tower.

This was the pinnacle of Neo Seoul’s technology.

The barrier, imbued with high energy, blocked all magic-based technologies.

In other words, Woo-jin couldn’t simply leap through space to reach the Central Tower.
Moreover, magic-based attacks would hardly damage the tower.

The barrier was vulnerable to physical attacks, but the Spartoi on standby and the anti-air defense system would handle those.

And even if a problem arose, there were ample technologies in place to enhance the tower’s defenses during emergencies.

The problem was…

“Ahn Woo-jin….”

The Head Principal had just received a report from Seo Gang-jin.

“He’s broken… That bastard is truly broken now.”

The Head Principal closed her eyes, lost in thought for a moment.

“…Ah-yea.”

“Yes.”

Spartoi member Son Ye-seo, who was standing behind the Head Principal, responded.

“Ahn Woo-jin will undoubtedly come to kill me. He will destroy everything in his path and eventually reach me.”

“Oh, come on. Neo Seoul’s top forces are all on standby, including Gang-jin. And the useless old men of the Federal Council are hiding in safe places, protecting their own hides. With no major hindrances, even Ahn Woo-jin won’t be able to handle all this. He might cause some damage, but…”

“No… He’s coming. I know his type.”

The Head Principal opened her eyes again, frowning. Her arms resting on the wheelchair’s armrests were faintly trembling.

“Goliath… No, perhaps we’ve provoked someone even more dangerous.”

“Hm… But it’ll be fine, won’t it?”

Ye-seo said with a smile.

“You have your daughter, after all. ‘1215.’”

“But that child…”

“She’ll come.”

Ye-seo was confident.

“When she senses that the worst moment is upon us, she’ll come, without a doubt, to protect you.”

The Head Principal pressed her dry lips together tightly.

“So, don’t worry, Head Principal. Things will work out. What happens today will just be growing pains for the future.”

“…Let’s hope those pains aren’t too severe.”

The situation was dire.

The Disciplinary Committee had been raided, lost the Six Criminals, and operations had been completely halted.

Under martial law, any action they took would be seen as that of an unauthorized armed group, forcing them to confront Neo Seoul’s top forces.

The Disciplinary Committee was like a fish caught in a raging current.

“What do we do, what do we do…?”

The Disciplinary Committee’s executive office was in chaos, having been ransacked by the Student Council.

Ha Yesong paced around, chewing on her thumbnail, her head hung low. It was unlike her to look so serious.

“Everything’s messed up…! We need a solution, a way out…!”

“You’re giving me a headache. Can you sit still for a bit…?”

“Aaah! Minhyuk! What should we do!? The media and public opinion are slamming the Leader hard! The internet is in an uproar! If it weren’t for martial law, there would’ve been massive protests by now! The Student Council President tells us to sit tight without understanding our situation! And the Martial Law Guard is solely focused on taking down the Leader…!”

“This is why I didn’t want to get involved…”

Park Minhyuk sighed deeply.

Everyone felt trapped. Yoo Do-ha was seriously contemplating, and Oh Baek-seo sat still, staring at the floor.

“By the way.”

When Do-ha spoke up, Yesong and Minhyuk turned their attention to her.

“The Hanyang guys’ surveillance is weak.”

“There are guards outside, Do-ha…”

“I mean, there might still be a chance for us.”

“Hm…”

Yesong pondered for a moment before speaking up.

“What if we become rebels?”

“Are you insane? We’re struggling even with our current power, which is why we’re stuck in this dilemma.”

Minhyuk responded immediately.

“No, no. Even Mayeon High is on our side. If we form some sort of rebel alliance…”

“We don’t stand a chance. It’s not worth considering.”

Do-ha replied.

“I know! That’s not what I meant…!”

Yesong tried to suppress her irritation and compose herself.

“If this is a battle driven by the logic of power, then we should focus on bolstering our own strength too…!”
“So who can we recruit?”

“That’s… something we need to think about.”

“More than that, finding the Leader should be our priority. It’s obvious that he’s running around alone to keep us out of danger. He must have anticipated getting caught by the Martial Law Guard if he came back to our side.”

Buzzzz.

“Huh?”

At that moment, Oh Baek-seo’s phone vibrated. She pulled it out and checked the message.

[Dal: Having a tough time?]

‘Dal’ was Kim Dalbi. That’s how Baek-seo had saved her contact.

What was she trying to say?

As Baek-seo pondered over the message, another one arrived.