Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 476 - 477: The Dormitory That Was Blown Up [15/25]

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"What’s going on? Why was there a sudden explosion?"

"I have no idea. Could it be a terrorist attack?"

"A terrorist attack? Here? This is the Luminous Royal Academy, who would dare to do that?"

"But didn’t some witnesses say they saw two suspicious small figures?"

"Small figures? Maybe they were just kids playing around? And where is this so-called witness?"

...

...

Amidst the chatter of a group of female students, Mengxi, holding a stack of books, hurriedly arrived at the White Lily Dormitory area, a private haven for upper-level female students. Given Mengxi’s unique status, these high-born young ladies wisely cleared the way, allowing her to reach the railing and look over at the site of the explosion.

"What the heck is going on?"

The scene made her eyes twitch.

Not far away, a magnificent, beautifully decorated building with European classical styling was engulfed in thick red flames and billowing smoke. The fifth floor and the two above it were consumed by the blaze, which showed no signs of dying down.

Countless female students living in the White Lily Dormitory had gathered outside, watching this horrific scene unfold.

It was undeniably a serious incident.

Not only was the fire-resistant barrier shattered by the blast, but even the special fireproof materials were gradually being devoured by the fire.

Fortunately, most students were either in the cafeteria or on their way back to the dormitory when the explosion occurred. No casualties were reported, just a lot of scared students sitting on the nearby lawn, being comforted by the school’s medical staff. Meanwhile, the academy’s security team and some senior teachers rushed to the scene, using water-based magic to contain the fire and swiftly launching an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion.

The usually quiet and elegant White Lily Dormitory was suddenly plunged into a state of chaos.

...

Watching all this, Mengxi bit her lip and then fixed her gaze intently on the sixth floor of the burning dormitory.

Because,

The building that was hit...

Was precisely where Mengxi’s dormitory was located.

Mengxi... lived on the sixth floor...

Without a doubt,

Her dormitory must have sustained significant damage... and would be unusable for the foreseeable future.

"What’s going on?"

Still a bit shocked, Mengxi was full of questions.

The school is super strict about fire safety. They’re always checking the dorms. Mengxi didn’t think this explosion was an accident. It felt like someone did it on purpose.

’A terrorist attacks?’

’But if it was an attack, wouldn’t they do it when there are more people around, not just after class when nobody’s there?’

Also

’If someone could blow up a building, why just blow up one? And why just where my dorm is?’

Was someone at the school jealous of her and targeting her? Trying to bully her?

Several faces flashed through Mengxi’s mind, people who could be involved. But after a moment of thought, she dismissed her own guesses. Blowing up a dorm didn’t make sense for those people.

’If not them, then who was messing around?’

After some pondering, Mengxi still had no answers.

But now, there was an even more ’urgent’ issue. She realized she was surrounded.

"Um, so... what’s going on?"

She turned around nervously,

And found herself surrounded by a group of starry-eyed girls. Mengxi instantly felt uneasy.

Turns out,

Her gut feeling was spot on. The moment she asked, the girls, or rather her fan club, swarmed her, their eyes wide with excitement.

"Mengxi-Sama! Do you need help?"

A girl with pink hair came up and grabbed Mengxi’s hand, speaking excitedly.

And with her taking the lead, the other girls couldn’t wait to speak:

"Big Sister! Your apartment was in the blast zone, right? So you have nowhere to stay now!"

"Big Sis, if you don’t have a place to stay, come with us! My bed is huge, plenty of room for two!"

"No, no, you should come to room 305. My dad just sent me some special ice cream from Saint Lomari. We can have a girls’ night!"

"Actually, One-sama have class tomorrow. You need a good sleep. Why not come to my place? I’ve got a really comfy waterbed!"

"Alright, everyone, no need to fight over it. If you ask me, let’s take Big Sis to my fancy apartment. It’s bigger, and all of us in the fan club can hang out there. Remember our motto: Big Sis belongs to all of us. We need to share, got it?"

"Wow, you’re so wise, Vice President!"

"Same here!"

"So... One-Sama, let’s go to the Momo’s Dorm. We’ll take good care of you tonight. If you’re okay with it, I wouldn’t mind giving myself to you."

"Come on, Sister, don’t be shy, let’s go."

...

...

"Uh... Ano..."

All their eyes were sparkling, but to Mengxi, they looked like predators who had just spotted a tasty meal. She felt her skin crawl, totally freaked out.

"Everybody, calm down..."

Mengxi quickly waved her hands, trying to stop the girls from swarming her.

She felt,

If she went with these girls to whatever Momo Dorm, she’d probably be eaten alive.

At this moment,

Mengxi even wondered if her crazy fans blew up her dorm on purpose.

Facing these ’hungry’ girls, Mengxi took a deep breath, hugged her bags closer, and tried to back away. But she was surrounded, no way out.

’What to do?’

’Should I use some sort of power to push them away?’

Just when Mengxi was super conflicted, an angry, commanding voice broke through the air.

"Hey! What are you all doing?"

The powerful voice made everyone shiver. The heart pupils in the girls’ eyes vanished as they turned toward the source of the voice:

"The... the dorm manager?!"

"Yes, it’s me!"

A woman in her forties, wearing an elegant purple dress, appeared in their view.

And she was the infamous dorm manager of the White Lily Dormitory, known as Mrs. Camilla, a no-nonsense kind of person.

The next moment,

The girls stepped aside, heads lowered, making way for Mrs. Camilla.

Mrs. Camilla walked into the crowd, arms crossed, and stood in front of Mengxi. She then looked at the surrounding girls with their ulterior motives and said firmly,

"As young ladies, stop daydreaming about unrealistic things. Mengxi won’t be going to Momo’s Dorm with you."

"But... but Big Sister’s dorm is..."

"Her dorm got blown up, so she’ll move to another one. It’s not like Luminous Royal Academy is out of empty dorms!"

Mrs. Camilla said, cutting them off.

With her stern gaze, the fan club members, who were just regular students, lowered their heads, clearly uncomfortable. They were disappointed but didn’t dare to argue with this formidable woman.

"Hmph."

Seeing that the young ladies had calmed down, Mrs. Camilla slowly turned to Mengxi:

"Don’t worry about your dorm being blown up, Mengxi. I’ve already talked to the dorm manager at Plum Blossom Dormitory. They have some empty rooms. You can move there with other students whose dorms were affected until this one is repaired."

"Plum Blossom Dormitory, huh..."

"Yes, go get a dorm transfer permit from your floor leader, and then head over to Plum Blossom."

Saying this,

Mrs. Camilla gave Mengxi a pointed look, signaling her to leave quickly and not stir up the hormonal teenage girls around her.

"I... I understand, thank you, Mrs. Camilla."

Getting the hint and bowing in thanks, Mengxi grabbed her bag and quickly left the crowd. She hurried toward the teacher’s dormitory area, under the watchful eyes of the disappointed and resentful girls.

After seeing Mengxi leave, Mrs. Camilla finally breathed a sigh of relief.

...

...

Meanwhile,

Not far away, on the roof of another dorm building, a cute girl with pink pigtails peeked her head over the wall. She watched Mengxi leave thoughtfully.

"So she’s moving dorms, huh... to an empty room in Plum Blossom Dormitory."

’Hmm’

’I know what to do now’

’Hehe~’

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"Going to Plum Blossom Dormitory, huh~... I get it, hehehe~"

After jumping off the roof and landing on the empty lawn in the back garden, Yuan’er couldn’t help but show a mischievous grin.

"..."

Watching the pink-haired girl grin, the Dragon Loli Meliora fell silent, her gaze shifting uneasily to the rising plume of smoke in the distance.

’What on earth is this girl planning?’

Meliora couldn’t help but roar inside her head. Right now, she was utterly confused.

Originally, when she heard Yuan’er was going to blow up a dorm—specifically, the Girl of Destiny’s dorm—Meliora had a "makes sense" expression on her face.

— "Figures. Demons will be demons, always harboring a strong hostility toward the Chosen Ones. This attack must be aimed at killing the Girl of Destiny!" —

That’s what Meliora thought at the time.

However, when the Dragon Loli was considering how to stop this little rascal, Yuan’er’s next move left her stunned.

’This girl actually blew up the dorm before the Girl of Destiny returned? What is she trying to do?’

’Blowing up her dorm doesn’t harm her in any way!’

’And...’

’Shouldn’t demons have intense hostility toward the Girl of Destiny?’

’Why does this girl’s gaze toward the Girl of Destiny lack even a hint of murderous intent? It’s full of anticipation instead?’

...

Needless to say, Meliora was puzzled about the current situation.

While the Dragon Loli was lost in thought, Yuan’er had already bounced over to her side, grabbing her little hand.

The cheerful voice entered Meliora’s ears:

"Let’s go, Meli!"

"Go...go where?"

"To blow up Plum Blossom Dormitory~, hehe~"

"Blow up again?!"

"Yes, after we send Sister Mengxi to my mom...umm..."

Yuan’er suddenly stopped, as if she remembered something, then patted Meliora’s head:

"Anyway, just a couple more explosions! Don’t worry, we’re blowing up empty dorms, so we won’t hurt any of the big sisters!"

Saying this,

Yuan’er pulled Meliora’s hand and, following the map ran toward the nearby Plum Blossom Dormitory.

Regarding this, Meliora hesitantly asked:

"Do we really have to go?"

"Of course! Without your wand, how could we bypass the security and detection barriers? So let’s go, quickly! The sooner we finish, the more time we’ll have for other fun activities tonight!"

"O_o..."

Facing the somewhat forceful Yuan’er, a reluctant Meliora, fearful of getting told on to their parents, let herself be dragged toward Plum Blossom Dormitory...

During this time,

Meliora couldn’t help but look guiltily at the wand in her hand, which looked completely mismatched with her body.

The wand naturally wasn’t the Dragon Loli’s but belonged to Principal Vinarola of Luminous Academy.

After knocking out Vinarola with a light beam, Meliora "borrowed" her wand temporarily, using its permissions to help Yuan’er bypass various detections within the academy.

If Vinarola knew,

that her wand was being used to cause explosions all over the academy...

Vinarola would probably die of anger...

"I’m sorry... Vinarola, I... I had no choice!"

After a moment of internal struggle and "repentance," Meliora, like a helpless little child, let herself be pulled by Yuan’er as they quickly moved toward Plum Blossom Dormitory.