Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

"Is this... a flash bomb?!"

Although Akane reacted immediately, she was a beat slower than Asuna in lowering her head and firing the flash bomb.

Although Yuka recognized what Lin En threw, she hesitated for a moment and was hit hard by the first flash bomb.

"Pong! Pong!"

Although the flash bomb was enough to produce a dazzling bright light that could temporarily blind people and a loud noise that could temporarily deafen people, for the Kivotos students with extraordinary physical fitness, it could only slow down their movements for a second or two.

But for Lin En now, one or two seconds is enough.

Almost at the moment they recovered from the dizziness caused by the flash bomb, Yuka and the others looked in the direction where Lin En had just been, to confirm whether he had taken this opportunity to escape with the two people from the game development department.

However, it was this subconscious look that made them miss the final chance to "turn the tables".

Because when they looked over there, what caught their eyes was not only Lin En and the other two who were lying on the ground, but also a dazzling light and powerful light energy shining from the darkness behind him!

Because Lin En used himself to attract the attention of Yuka and others, and threw the two flash bombs at the limit time, even the most agile combat maid could not avoid the bombardment from the sword of light!

"No! It's--"

"Magic power charging, 100%!"

Yuuka finally reacted, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Alice's powerful voice.

"Light!"

"Boom!"

Chapter 37: The most powerful and ferocious dragon in a thousand years! Migan Nero です!

"Although... the power of this shot is really terrifying..."

Looking at the ground that had been plowed into a shallow groove, Lin En couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Perhaps because the blow was shared by three people, although Yuka and the others were still lying on the ground due to the pain caused by the blow, they did not faint directly from it.

"What a reversal, teacher..."

Qian, who had just taken the initiative to go to the front and take the bombardment, coughed twice and tried to stand up with the help of the shield beside her, but failed because she didn't have the strength to do so.

"Wow... What an unexpected defeat..."

Asuna, who was at the back and had the quickest reaction, or should we say the sharpest intuition, had tried her best to dodge the direct hit of the shot, but judging from the fact that she could only try to sit up, she probably wouldn't be able to continue fighting for a while.

As for Yuuka, who had no time to calculate and could only use her shield to block most of the damage, she was now trying to sit up from the ground, as if she had finally figured something out and sighed helplessly.

"That is to say, from the very beginning, we have already fallen into the teacher's plan... Whether it was Alice's sudden rush at the beginning that damaged the elevator's security system, or the subsequent power outage, and then being recognized by me just now... these were all planned by the teacher..."

"Well... apart from being recognized so directly by you, Yuuka, everything else is indeed within my plan."

Lynn nodded slightly in acknowledgement of Yuuka's speculation.

"According to my original plan, you would not leave the monitoring room so quickly. By the time you realize what is happening and plan to leave the monitoring room and catch up, I will have the Ministry of Truth lower the titanium alloy roller shutter door used for partition."

Having said that, Lin En added as if he remembered something.

"As for the other student union members who are still in the Millennium Tower, I'm sure they have been separated by roller shutters by the Ministry of Truth who have reacted."

"I see... In other words, the reason why Alice used such a brutal frontal attack was to destroy the fingerprint authentication system? It seems that the newly replaced fingerprint authentication system has been hacked by the Ministry of Truth... No wonder I couldn't use my fingerprint to activate the elevator just now, but Alice in the confinement room on the lower floor was able to arrive in time..."

Yuuka couldn't help but sigh as she said this.

"Although I had a vague feeling like this when I helped you take back Xialai, I didn't expect that your strategic command ability is as strong as your skills. But..."

At this point, Yuuka chuckled as if she remembered something.

"It's not like we don't have a backup plan, right?"

At the same time, Alice, who came to Lin En and was about to ask him for a hug, seemed to feel something and closed her eyes slightly.

"It seems that someone is coming along the corridor. From the sound of footsteps, it can be judged that there is only one person."

"If there's only one of us, we should be able to break through, right?"

Before Tao Jing finished speaking, Midori's slightly puzzled voice reached Lynn's ears.

"Teacher Lin En, Senior Qing told us to run away quickly on the communicator..."

When Momoi and Midori looked at each other in bewilderment at the current somewhat contradictory situation, Alice finally opened her eyes.

"Confirming the approaching subject, checking the millennial student list... Subject in hand. Height 146cm, dual-wielding SMGs, wearing a top with a dragon pattern over a maid uniform..."

"Eh... difficult, could it be?!"

Unlike Taojing and Midori who looked ashen, Lin En did not show any surprise at all and turned to look behind him.

Almost at the same time that Lin En made this move, a somewhat short figure appeared at the door of the hall not far away.

"Wow... Are you the intruders this time? You actually managed to break into this place. You look pretty capable."

The girl who walked towards them from the doorway took off her jacket slightly and unbuttoned the collar of her maid outfit underneath.

"It's over... We finally saw hope! Why are you giving us this kind of despair..."

After taking a look at Tao Jing who seemed to be about to cry but had no tears, the girl looked around.

"Oh? Akane, Asuna, and the accountant were all beaten down? They are just three little guys, but I didn't expect them to be so capable."

The girl who said this seemed to have forgotten that she was also a "little thing" and said so with a smile.

But then, she fixed her gaze on Lynn and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"However, the reason why they were able to defeat my members and the accountant should be because of your existence, right? Hmm... without the halo... could you be Xia Lai's teacher?"

"Yes, I am Xia Lai's teacher, my name is Lin En. As for the halo you mentioned..."

Lynn said this and turned on the halo projector inside his hat again, then shook his head slightly before turning it off again.

"I can have it too, right?"

"Eh... I didn't expect that even though your outfit looks a bit fancy, it actually has this kind of gadget?"

It seemed that Lin En's actions aroused the other party's interest, and the girl's mouth curled up slightly.

"Of course, I have more than just these little gadgets."

As Lin En said this, he gently pushed Alice aside and stood in front of the crowd.

"Nero-san, are you willing to accept my challenge?"

"……what?"

Hearing Lin En's words, not only Nero himself, but even the people in the game development department beside him and Yuka and others who were not far away and had just recovered their strength to sit up from the ground were stunned.

"Teacher, are you out of your mind?"

At this time, not only Nero thought so, but the others also had the same idea.

"Teacher, what are you talking about..."

Before Lu could finish her words, Lin En pressed his hands with his back to her, then spoke softly.

"If we fight him head-on, it will be impossible to defeat Nero. And you should know better than me that Nero, as the head of C&C, is the one with the title of the strongest combat power in Millennium Science Academy."

"But...but, the Sword of Light no longer has enough power to fire at 100% power again..."

Hearing Alice's somewhat flustered voice, who seemed to have misunderstood his meaning, Lin En actually chuckled.

"No, Alice. To defeat someone, you don't just have to defeat them in a head-on battle... Sometimes, taking advantage of your opponent's personality to create favorable conditions for yourself is also a part of defeating them."

"And this is the method used by adults."

Chapter 38 Because I've Got a Fancy in You

Seeing that Alice and the others didn't understand what he said, Lin En didn't say much, but handed the [Mirror] to them.

"Alice, Tao Jing and Midori, take the Mirror and leave first. The security system of the Millennium Tower is now almost completely under the control of the Ministry of Truth. If you leave now, you will definitely not encounter any obstacles."

When Lin En said this, the first person to react was Tao Jing.

"The teacher should just be trying to scare them to buy us some time. They definitely don't dare to do anything to the teacher."

After mumbling this quietly, she grabbed Alice and Momoi's wrists.

"Alice, Xiaolu, let's go quickly. While the teacher is holding Nero-senpai back for now, we have to leave here quickly! We can't let the teacher down in vain."

"No! Alice believes that the teacher can definitely do it..."

After slightly tightening her hand on the [Mirror] that Lin En handed to her, Alice, who was held by Tao Jing's wrist but could not be moved at all, looked at Lin En seriously.

"In the game, the heroes who are left behind will always return safely... Teacher Lin En, you must..."

Although Alice didn't finish her words, from the pair of clear blue eyes that were looking at him, Lin En seemed to hear the thousands of words she wanted to tell him.

"Just wait for my good news."

After patting Alice's head and watching Taoi drag the two away, Lin En turned around and looked at Nero.

"Nero, now that all the irrelevant people on my side have left, how have you considered the matter I proposed?"

Looking at Lynn who was reaching for his hat, Nero chuckled without any hesitation.

"Okay. Originally, I came back to see Asuna because she told me on the comms that she met a very interesting junior whom she wanted to bring into C&C. So I came back to see her quickly... It seems that she was talking about the teacher, right? In that case, I agree."

Nero said this while carrying one of the submachine guns on his shoulder, looking very interested.

"However, although the teacher's clothes are made of bulletproof material, they should not be able to withstand intensive shooting, right? In this case, I will fight you without shooting. But... if you don't have a weapon, how are you going to fight me? Or do you come with bare hands?"

"You don't have to worry about this, Nero."

Lynn bowed slightly towards her, and at the same time, several playing cards suddenly appeared between his fingers.

"The Phantom Thief has many magical gadgets, so you can use your favorite weapon. On the contrary, if you underestimate the Phantom Thief, you will suffer a great loss, right?"

"Eh... So the teacher is also a magician?"

Seeing several playing cards suddenly appear in Lin En's empty hands, Nero couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. But then, as if she remembered something, she asked Lin En.

"But... besides confronting me head-on, teacher, you should have other plans to lead them out of here, right?"

"Well, I have at least three possible plans on how to escape from this place with them."

After hearing Lynn's answer, Nero couldn't help but feel curious.

"In that case, why did you choose this... um... the plan that is most likely to lead to your death?"

"Well... the answer to this is also very simple."

As Lin En said this, he looked at Nero, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly in the same way as the other person.

"Because I'm attracted to you."

"Oh?"

Seeing that Nero seemed confused, Lynn smiled and continued.

"Let's make a bet, Nero. If I win, you'll be mine, how about that?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Lin En say this, Nero first widened his eyes slightly, but then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I didn't expect you to be so confident, teacher... However, if you can really do it, I will admit that you are qualified. But..."

Nero lowered the submachine gun in his hand to the ground while saying this, his mouth stretched wide as if he was smiling.

But Akane and Asuna, who knew Nero's character well, knew that when their minister showed this expression, it meant that their minister was ready to start [hunting].

"But if the teacher can't do that, then he will have to pay the price for his arrogance, okay?"

Nero said this while removing the magazines from both guns and speaking to Lynn with a smile.

"Let me make this clear first. Even without bullets, my hits are still very painful. So don't try to just use your body to take it, okay? Well, if you can hit me... um... anywhere on my body except my weapons five times in total, you win."

"...Are these conditions a bit disadvantageous to you?"