The Seventh Base

Chapter 164: Chapter 60 The End

The entire Steel Dome City seemed to fall silent at this moment.

His name is Xu Mo, my student!

On Triumph Street, countless people watched the elder and Xu Mo, standing shoulder to shoulder, as if passing on a legacy.

Many felt heartache and regret.

God of War Tantai, the hero of Steel Dome City, was forced to apologize and retire.

His student and successor, for killing a scoundrel, had become a murderer, an enemy of the people.

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Shouldn’t Ming Yu have been killed?

“It was him,” someone trembled inwardly.

They had loudly demanded the surrender of the murderer.

He defeated Lin Jue in the Mecha battle, an S-rank monster from Noah Academy, the old man’s last disciple.

Such a man was bound to become a pillar of Steel Dome City, and even succeed the Old Dean to protect Steel Dome City.

They pushed a character with infinite potential, the heir to the Old Dean’s mantle and a future hero, to this extent.

Public trial.

Many felt a surge of cruelty.

Whether it was for the elder or for Xu Mo.

Feelings of self-blame and guilt filled their hearts.

Of course, there was also anger.

Those media outlets did not investigate the truth of the matter thoroughly, cherry-picked parts of the event to vehemently attack Noah Academy, and manipulated public opinion; those were the real instigators.

Noah Academy too, was silent, eerily quiet.

Everyone was silent.

Xu Mo, student of the Old Dean.

The students of Noah Academy looked at Xu Mo, many with admiration in their eyes.

So, it was him.

Ming Yu should have been killed.

Li Man’s heart clenched harshly, her mind in confusion and shock.

She understood then, she was the only one kept in the dark.

They all knew.

Desert Hunter?

Ridiculous.

Jiang Tong was the same; his face twisted as he clenched his fists tightly, how could it be, how could a lowly Desert Hunter be the Old Dean’s last disciple, an S-rank talent.

Lin Xi, Sun Xiaoxiao, Su Rou, Benjamin, Ye Qingdie, Xiao Qi, Elsa, Shadow; many eyes fell on Xu Mo, with Ye Qingdie’s and Elsa’s eyes red.

Today, the Old Dean came forth himself.

To proclaim to the world.

Xu Mo, his disciple.

From now on, Xu Mo would no longer be the lowly Desert Hunter, no longer the Hunter hiding in the shadows.

He is Xu Mo, an S-ranked monster in Source Power Fusion, a genius student of Noah Academy, the last disciple of the Old Dean.

“Brother Xu Mo is so handsome,” Sun Xiaoxiao whispered softly.

“Are you satisfied now?”

“How old is the Old Dean now, are you satisfied now?”

Some students from Noah Academy roared angrily at the reporters, venting their suppressed rage.

Many citizens bowed their heads, they were accomplices.

Are you satisfied now?

Noah Academy surrendered him to them, the Old Dean personally handed him over for their trial.

“Dean, the dean of Nanming Academy requests a connection,” someone stepped forward and spoke up.

“Connect,” Lin Qingze responded first.

“Okay.”

The person left.

The crowd flinched, the dean of Nanming Academy was also coming out?

Moments later, on the screen atop Noah Academy’s iron building, an imposing old man appeared.

He sat there, his gaze forward.

“These past few days, some incidents occurred in Steel Dome City; certain media captured parts of the event and, without fully investigating the facts, launched a strong attack on Extraordinary Academy, tarnishing its reputation,”

“Now, my old friend is forced to apologize,” the authoritative old man spoke solemnly, staring straight ahead, “this hurts me deeply!”

“What kind of era is this, with a crisis hanging over everyone’s head, Extraordinary Academy trains heroes, not cowards. If any of my students faced someone who hired killers to wantonly murder a woman in public, I would tell them, kill, kill, kill!”

Across the screen, everyone in Noah Academy seemed to feel the old man’s murderous intent and fury.

“This incident is a disgrace to the entire Steel Dome City. If those media with severe biases, that tarnish Noah Academy’s reputation, can still exist in Steel Dome City and appear before the public, all students of Nanming Academy will not fight for Steel Dome City anymore. Should there be a day when Steel Dome City faces a crisis, let those media and those decadent scoundrels step onto the battlefield to fight for you.”

The old man’s voice was filled with a tinge of angry roaring, then he switched off the screen.

The entire city fell silent once again.

All those involved in suspecting the academy bowed their heads.

As for the participating media reporters, they trembled.

They hadn’t expected the situation to escalate this far.

The murderer was a hidden genius of Noah Academy.

The Old Dean of Noah Academy stepped forward to apologize.

The dean of Nanming Academy also stepped forward.

Both elders, at the very top of Steel Dome City.

“It’s over.”

Many reporters felt a chill in their hearts; they had all accepted benefits, but now, they could lose everything.

“Dean, the head of the Steel Dome City Security Bureau requests a connection,” the person spoke again.

“Connect,” Lin Qingze said.

People looked up, and another figure in uniform appeared on the screen.

“Old Dean, I am very sorry for what has happened these days, we have been investigating the course of events, and we have also acquired some evidence of the Zebei Branch colluding with the Ming Group. The Ming Group and Ming Yu are involved in quite a number of criminal cases, and I thank the academy for providing clues,”

“Additionally, the incident that night, the students of Noah Academy faced armed thugs, the person they killed was the instigator. They are all heroes, innocent.”

The head of the Security Bureau began, “Regarding the media corruption incident, the Security Bureau will also take over to conduct a comprehensive investigation. Finally, I wish the Old Dean all the best,”

Afterward, the image abruptly vanished.

The head of the Steel Dome City Security Bureau announced that Xu Mo and the students of Noah Academy were innocent.

They would investigate the Ming Group and examine the media corruption incident.

The Old Dean’s gaze returned from the screen, they didn’t investigate before, but now the timing was exact.

It seems, many would be the scapegoats of this incident.

“Old Dean, we were wrong,” some citizens bowed their heads.

“We were wrong,” those who had entered the academy apologized and admitted their errors.

“You were also misled. I hope from now on, you can see more clearly,” the Old Dean said. “Everyone, go back.”

After speaking, he looked at Xu Mo and said, “Let’s go.”

“Yes, Teacher,” Xu Mo nodded, following behind the Old Dean.

An old man and a young man left together.

Many people captured this scene.

It was like, a passing of the torch!

Many years later, this photo was auctioned for a sky-high price.

This scene was also watched by everyone in Steel Dome City.

At Extraordinary Academy, Lin Jue watched that figure.

He finally knew who had defeated him.

Beside Lin Jue, Olivia also watched that silhouette.

She memorized Xu Mo’s face.

That damn bastard!

…

A restaurant in the suburbs of Steel Dome City.

Many people sat together watching the screen.

These people were all from the lower echelons of Steel Dome City.

“Those bastards, they actually forced the Old Dean to apologize.”

“Tear down their buildings.”

Many were filled with righteous indignation.

At one table.

Several figures stared blankly at the young silhouette on the screen.

“Dad, what do you think Xu Mo’s Source Power Fusion Degree is?” Qin Lan asked.

“From what I heard, it seems to be S,” Qin Fu looked at his daughter, and as they exchanged glances, both felt somewhat surreal.

Was this still the same youth who had once joined them in hunting in the desert?

“Xu Mo is a big shot in Steel Dome City now, isn’t he?” Qin Lan said.

“Of course, the Old Dean’s last disciple,” Qin Fu responded. “He’s among the top echelons of Steel Dome City now.”

“So fast,” Qin Lan muttered softly.

“Yes,” Qin Fu sighed. They had once asked Xu Mo to test his Source Power Fusion Degree, thinking he had a chance to climb higher.

But in the blink of an eye, Xu Mo had reached heights they could only look up to.

The students of Noah Academy were considered chosen ones in their eyes, an everlasting regret for Qin Lan.

Nowadays, Xu Mo was the last disciple of the Dean of Noah Academy.

“I wonder if he still recognizes the ‘Sister Lan’ he once called,” Qin Lan said with a smile.

It was worth it!

…

In a villa in Steel Dome City.

A woman watched Xu Mo on the screen.

She laughed and cried at the same time, these were tears of excitement.

In this world, only she truly understood everything Xu Mo had gone through.

The department store boy had finally sprouted wings to fly.

From then on, the sky was the limit.

“Brother.” Beside her, a girl sat watching the young man on TV, and she also cried.

“Sister, I really miss big brother,” Yaoer said in her childish voice. She had grown quite a bit and understood some things now.

It seemed like she hadn’t seen her big brother in a long time.

Mia rubbed her head, feeling a bit heartbroken.

Now was still not the time to meet.

They were no longer Mia and Yaoer from the Underworld; they had new names now.

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Noah Academy, as the public and reporters began to leave.

Outside, some reporters were brutally beaten, and the Security Bureau’s people rushing in could do nothing to help; it was extremely gruesome.

Meanwhile, Steel Dome City also experienced a major upheaval.

The power of public opinion reversal was immense.

The first media buildings that had twisted the facts faced the encirclement of the public.

The Old Dean’s apology and the anger of the Dean of Nanming were imprinted in their minds, turning into raging fires.

Of course, the worst affected was the Ming Group.

At that moment, the Ming Group’s headquarters was surrounded impenetrably.

Ming Hui stood on top of the Ming Group’s building, watching as the crowd furiously surged into the group’s premises.

He knew he had been abandoned.

This was the outcome of a lost battle.

When he saw the Old Dean appear, he knew he had lost. He hadn’t expected Xu Mo to be the Old Dean’s last disciple, nor did he expect the Old Dean would bow his head and apologize.

The old are indeed cunning.

The two old men joined forces, warning them that the Extraordinary Academy was not to be trifled with.

“Bang.”

Ming Hui rushed outside, his body equipped with a full set of gear, smashing through the glass windows, his armor boots blasting out energy flames beneath.

“He’s trying to escape!” many people looked up at the sky and shouted.

“It’s Ming Hui.”

Someone yelled.@@novelbin@@

But in the next moment, from different directions, several figures suddenly soared into the air, intercepting him at various positions.

A Mecha charged at Ming Hui with terrifying speed.

“Bang,” a loud noise followed by Ming Hui’s armor shattering and his body slammed back to the ground, vomiting a mouthful of fresh blood.

Looking up, Ming Hui saw the Mecha hovering outside the building, its pilot was the head of the Mechanical Department, Leng Qiu.

At this moment, her Mecha’s feet blasted out terrifying energy light, keeping the Mecha afloat.

An A-level Mecha!

“As I suspected,” Ming Hui’s face turned ashen, just as he had predicted.

Once the academy retaliated, they would not give him another chance.

It was over!