Chapter 93: The Chaos
"What the hell is happening?" Tracy muttered through gritted teeth, adjusting the unconscious Nora’s weight on her shoulder as she stared at the door before them.
The entire academy had descended into complete chaos, and the timing couldn’t have been more suspicious. It had all started just minutes after Asher had left with that Natalia girl. At first, everything seemed perfectly normal—the usual routine of admiring glances from guys checking her out, some bold enough to actually approach her. Tracy had grown accustomed to the attention, even found it mildly amusing at times.
But then, without any warning whatsoever—
BOOM!
The explosion had been deafening, echoing through the corridors and shaking the very foundations of the building. Tracy’s head had snapped toward the source of the blast, her heart already beginning to race.
The infirmary.
That realization had sent a chill down her spine. What could possibly be happening in the infirmary that would cause such destruction? The medical wing was supposed to be one of the safest, most peaceful places in the entire academy.
Something was definitely wrong—terribly, horribly wrong.
It was literally impossible for this sort of thing to happen under normal circumstances. The academy had security measures, protective barriers, trained staff. Unless...
BOOM!
Before Tracy could even begin to process what might be happening, the second explosion hit with even more force than the first. The shockwave caught her completely off guard, flinging her from the top of the stairs like a ragdoll. She tumbled down the steps, her body bouncing painfully against each stone step until she finally crashed onto the floor below.
A groan of pain escaped her lips, but her training kicked in immediately. Some instinct, honed through countless hours of combat practice, screamed at her to move. She rolled hard to the left just as something whooshed through the air where her head had been moments before, moving at a speed that would have been fatal if it had connected.