Not even two minutes had passed by when a "spider" climbed up the wall outside the school building, then leaped up and arrived right before Adam on the fourth floor.

"Why are you here?" Adam asked as he looked at Red Spider with a surprised expression.

"What? Am I here too early?" Red Spider was still as casual and lackadaisical as ever. "There wasn't much happening on May's end, so I decided to come over and check on you. Did I make it here on time?"

"Were you the one who killed the psychic mutant?"

"No, he was killed by the Mechguard officers. They arrived as soon as the electronic eye resumed normal operation, but I helped them track down the culprit. He was hiding beside a nearby subway station. Oh, there he is."

Red Spider pointed at the front gate of the school as she spoke, and Adam turned to discover several Mechguard officers carrying a body along.

Adam was too far away to clearly see...