Versatile System Online

"They captured Ray", Elina let out a squeal in fright.

"Are you sure? He can't be captured that easily. You have seen him fight", Aliya replied as she laid back on the tree comfortably and continued,

"Also, don't worry about it. Just relax, I am sure the dean would come and resolve all of this",

"Aliya! At least hear me out before speaking. I am saying that they captured Ray while he put up no resistance. He just gave himself up to them", Elina said confused about why Ray gave himself up and didn't run away like any normal person.

"All that work tonight might have fried his brain or whatever", Aliya said as she closed her eyes and languidly laid back on the tree trunk.

"No, I feel that he has some agenda in doing this because the Ray I know would never be this careless and spineless", Elina spoke in a determined manner as her eyes held a hint of appreciation when talking of Ray.

On the other hand, Aliya upon seeing this, chuckled as she said.

"Someone's been believing in a certain someone too much. Don't you think?", She said as she hinted at Ray.

Listening to this, Elina's cheeks were a slight shade of red as she hid her face behind her hands.

"Don't talk nonsense Aliya, there is nothing of that sort going on. Also, haven't you seen how Ray is? He didn't even react back when Noah was... You know... Uhm", She said as she dissuaded Aliya's claim.

Meanwhile, when mentioning Noah and what happened before. Both girls shook their heads as they tried to clear their minds. It was clear that tonight's incident would be difficult to forget for a long time.

As the girls continued to chat, Ray on the other hand was brought to Van.

"Sir, we found him messing around in the bushes", Ray's capturer said as he held Ray by his hair.

"Throw him along with that girl. He looks like a freshman, and won't be of any harm to our plan. Also, be ready for the next step. We have got others turning as well", Van said as he ordered them to leave and be more attentive to the current situation.

"Two people caught already. Has someone gotten air of what we are doing? No that can't be, the director wouldn't let anyone get a hint of it. Guess they came upon unknowingly", Van thought as he contemplated the sightings of Ray and Emma.

If one would ask him how he was feeling. He would probably tell them that he didn't want to do any of this and continue with his life.

Sadly, Van was to blame for his situation as he had previously down some wrongs that only the director could correct. Not to mention that he was constantly being blackmailed over what he had done.

Sighing and resigning himself to fate, Van walked over to where they had captured someone who had given into his bestial side.

He walked over and stood beside Fin,

"Isn't it the most beautiful thing ever? For a strange alternate consciousness to go against the rules and take over its master's body just to protect it. Too bad this consciousness can't think for itself, or else it would have stopped that futile struggle already', Fin said as he spoke like a maniac while his underlings continued to hit the chained wolf for even the slightest movement made.

Within the cage where Emma and Ray were chained,

"Don't worry, the dean will be coming shortly", Ray said as he calmed Emma down.

"Need to know what they are actually up to", Ray thought as he formed a plan in his mind. A plan to get more information on what they were planning to do with these wolves.

"Emma, we have to get out of here and obtain as much information about it as we can", Ray spoke to Emma who sat on the soft ground as chains bound her hands and feet.

"How will we get rid of these chains and if we could somehow get rid of these chains, then what next. Let me tell you one thing, there is pseudo-magical realm expert and many mortal realm experts at the perfection stage hidden around us", Emma said as she discreetly pointed in directions where people hid and kept watch.

"Then we create a distraction and while they are distracted, I use an artifact to clone both of us and we make a run for it", Ray said without a moment's hesitation as it was his plan.

He knew that they wouldn't be left alone and many experts would be keeping watch on them.

"What kind of distraction?", Emma asked, a bit intrigued by Ray's plan.

"How about a big one? Like burning a part of forest or striking lightning down from the sky", Ray said as his lips curled into a smirk.

"Like you could do that, let's say you can do it. What next? I doubt your artifact or whatever you use would make the clones last long enough. Not to mention our energy signatures", Emma asked with a frown on her face over the difficulty of pulling off such a stunt.

Although Ray's plan sounded possible and straight forward on paper. In reality, it was just as hard to pull off. Not to mention any accidents caused while pulling off the plan.

"Emma, I know it's hard to pull it off but you got to trust me on this one. We need to know why. That why are they torturing countless students that have wolf-based systems and making them lose their human side", Ray spoke as he tried to convince Emma into helping him.

"Okay, I will help but before that, tell me what you need my help with", Emma spoke as she agreed.

"You wouldn't have to do much. Just place a part of our aura on the clones. This way to it would be hard for them to differentiate between real and fake", Ray told Emma what she had to do and cleared any of her doubts.

As for how Ray was conversing with Emma without arousing any suspicion?

His thought transference technique he used previously.

"Okay, I am ready. When to start?", Emma asked nervously as she readied herself to do her part and escape.

"Not too fast, just wait a minute", Ray spoke as he slowly churned the mana in his body while his mana core also pumped mana extensively.

"Time for a showdown", Ray grinned as a small blaze lit on his finger and made a small trail of fire as it traveled towards the area with denser foliage.

After the blaze reached the foliage, Ray provided it more mana and waited as the blaze evolved into a fire and then into a burning catastrophe.

…

While Ray followed his plan,

The dean sat in the meeting hall as a big screen stood behind him, displaying the evidence collected by Ray and his team.

Seeing that everyone had seen the evidence, the dean spoke,

"As the Academy faces a great crisis. I use my rights the investigation right away while I will take care of the matter into my hands",

After speaking, the dean looked around and noticed that everyone had pale faces as their eyes were still glued to the evidence shown.

Knowing that some were simply frightened of the consequences they may face if got caught while very few actually cared for the children.

The dean let them be, stood up from his chair, and went on his way to put an end to it.