Third-person POV: Meanwhile, Luke, crouched in the corner of the basement, opened the top-secret file about Shirley he'd found earlier. Shirley Reed. 16 years old. Daughter of the Thunderbolt Pack Alpha and Imperial Congressional Representative. At age six, she'd been kidnapped. At age eight, after being molested by her cousin, she'd pierced his major artery with a lamp, striking with brutal precision. These two traumas gradually shaped her antisocial tendencies. At 13, she awakened her wolf spirit. Because her wolf spirit was wild and untamable during awakening, causing multiple destructive incidents, she was confined by both the Thunderbolt Pack and her family, with forced suppression of her wolf spirit use. Despite this, through passion and natural talent, she became a top-tier sniper who enjoyed putting on an act in public to gain a sense of achievement. She'd once joined an assassin organization and participated in missions to assassinate multiple Imperial officials. So the Astralis Empire's original plan to specially recruit her into the military department was shelved due to this record. Officials worried no one could suppress her wolf spirit and aggression. Seeing as she was a minor, she was detained and educated by Imperial supervision for several months before being released, but officials explicitly forbade her from touching any firearms. Just then, he saw an antenna on his computer suddenly light up. He was surprised. This meant that somewhere nearby, radio waves were being transmitted. ... "Mr. Blackwood, will this really work?" Hugo was doubtful. But Darius didn't answer him at all, just stared at Astralis College ahead. "Mr. Blackwood, our radio waves have been received, and we've gotten a response." A technician in white said respectfully. "They say they're currently trapped in a basement. And some people have fallen into the mercenaries' hands and are being held captive." Hugo's gaze sharpened. "Greywolf's leader, Lance, is extremely cunning and definitely won't go down with us just to complete the mission. With their current situation, there's no way they can escape. They're probably trying to use the academy's students as hostages to threaten us." Greywolf clearly hadn't expected their plan to be exposed so quickly. Originally they'd intended to put on a spectacular show and then make their escape. But Lance had never anticipated these two wild cards—Thora and Darius. Their thorough plan was suddenly disrupted, trapping them here. "Ask who he is and who's commanding him." Darius ordered. "Yes, sir." After a while, the technician translated the information. "Mr. Blackwood, he says his name is Luke, and the person commanding him is called Thora. But currently, this person called Thora is not among them. Thora had them avoid all the bomb placement locations. According to their guess, she should have gone to defuse the bombs." "What?" Lorcan's shocked cry exploded in Darius's mind. "She actually went to defuse bombs! She hasn't even awakened her wolf spirit yet. If she fails to defuse them, she'll be blown to pieces!" Darius also narrowed his eyes, forcefully suppressing the irritation and worry in his heart, and let out a cold laugh. "Ha ... she's got some nerve." If he could break through this electrical barrier with its special power, he'd absolutely rush to her side and beat some sense into her! But right now, he could only order with a dark expression. "Keep in contact with this Luke person, and have him report on Thora's status at all times." "Understood." When Luke received the signal, he was a bit puzzled. He knew that anyone who could send out radio waves at this time, even if not from the Imperial military, had to be someone seriously powerful. That's why he told them the truth, and also had a selfish desire to have Thora noticed by those above. Because in his view, Thora shouldn't be buried in obscurity. But he hadn't known the other party would be so interested in Thora ... Had he made a mistake? Boom! Another tremendous sound echoed as another explosion occurred somewhere in the academy. Thora looked up toward the explosion source. Another one detonated. Two left. She didn't have much time left. The other two were the academy's most vulnerable locations and would cause the strongest explosions. And one of them was right in front of her. She stepped forward and immediately started dismantling it. Suddenly, she sensed breathing approaching. The moment she turned around, a cold handgun was already pressed against her forehead. "So you're the little mouse scurrying around right under our noses."