"What do you mean? Are you telling me that after all our efforts, after sacrificing so many elites, we not only failed to capture Ning Xuan, but we can't even confirm if she's dead or alive?" Dean Gu Qingkong of the Starry Sky Academy couldn't help but demand.
"Yes, Dean Gu." Ji Wuchen steeled himself and nodded.
"Who planned last night's operation? Who approved it? Weren't there repeated warnings not to harm her? She is the only female Spirit Controller in nearly a thousand years with a Legendary Level Companion Spirit! If we've caused her death, how are we going to answer to the Military Department and the Elder Council?" Gu Qingkong's expression was grim as he glanced at the others.
