55: Distress

“Qiangzi, you too!”

The student from the Combat Academy pulled his classmate over.

The two of them must have been close friends, their relationship very intimate.

His close friend had been tempted for a while, but was too embarrassed to join.

With his close friend pulling him, he went with the flow and joined the team.

“Teacher Shen, we’ve finished forming our team here!”

The first organized team appeared. Due to the animosity between the Combat Academy and the Medical Academy, they nominated a student from the Auxiliary Academy to be their captain.

The captain excitedly waved to Shen Bing.

Shen Bing nodded in satisfaction, “Good, you can depart now.”

“Yao Yi, follow them,” Liu Jiangyi instructed immediately afterward.

“Yes,” Yao Yi nodded, then walked towards the first team.

The members of the first team were instantly overjoyed.

The Peak combat power of their team was only that of a Second-Rank Martial Artist.

Having a Seventh-Rank Martial Artist follow them brought their sense of security to the maximum.

“Quick! Let’s seize the initiative!”

The captain spoke excitedly, immediately leading his team towards the east.

After the first team departed, the other teams visibly grew anxious.

Liu Jiangyi decided to add one last spark.

“The trial only lasts seven days. The earlier you depart, the greater your chances of ranking in the top three.”

“Furthermore, I will send experts to protect each direction. The teams that leave first will also have the highest safety factor.”

These words completely made the people on the field unable to sit still.

The next moment, over a dozen students from the Combat Academy and Medical Academy simultaneously jumped out, requesting to join nearby teams.

Most of these people were accepted, with only a small number being rejected.

With these people taking the lead, others also started speaking up.

And those who had previously refused due to embarrassment, seeing more and more people forming teams, no longer cared about their reputation and began recruiting.

In just over ten minutes.

The remaining seventy-four teams had all been formed, and then rushed in all directions.

Liu Jiangyi dispatched Yao Yi, Demon Two, and Demon Three to the southeast, west directions respectively, while sending three auxiliary teachers from the three academies to the north.

Among the three auxiliary teachers from the three academies, only Wang Quan was a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist. The Auxiliary Academy teacher was a Fifth-Rank, and Wang Jing from the Medical Academy was only a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist.

The three of them combined were not even as strong as one Demon Suppression Division expert.

That’s why Liu Jiangyi sent all three of them to the same direction to ensure the safety of the students in that direction.

All other teachers remained in the central position, waiting.

If a problem arose in any direction, they could provide support at any time.

“The most difficult first step is complete,” Shen Bing said with a sigh.

“Director Liu is truly impressive, I admire him!” Li Ning exclaimed in praise.

“I wouldn’t dare to interject even a single word in the matters between your two academies.”

The leading teacher from the Auxiliary Academy said with a smile.

This was a Fat Man (fat man) no taller than 1.7 meters, in his thirties, carrying a large gourd on his back, resembling Gaara, and named Luo Meng.

He, like the auxiliary teacher from the Auxiliary Academy, was at the Fifth-Rank Martial Artist Realm.

However, his Qi gave people an elusive feeling, especially his gourd, which seemed to contain astonishing energy.

“Teacher Luo, you exaggerate. As Teacher Shen said, this is just the first step. The seven-day trial has just begun.”

Liu Jiangyi’s eyes were serious, without the slightest hint of slack.

Although the trial encountered some difficulties at the beginning, overall, it was too smooth.

Especially since Wang Quan hadn't said a word from beginning to end and had obediently carried out his orders.

This made Liu Jiangyi even more uneasy.

He was almost certain that Wang Quan was a crucial part of the Combat Academy's conspiracy against him.

So, Wang Quan's inaction made Liu Jiangyi somewhat restless.

He wasn't afraid of open challenges, only of these unpredictable sneak attacks!

Especially the feeling of knowing there's a sneak attack coming but not knowing when, which was even more tormenting!

“Director Liu, don't worry. With Director Liu and the three masters from the Demon Suppression Division supporting this trial, it will be the safest trial the Martial Arts Academy has had in decades. There definitely won't be any problems.”

Is that so?

Liu Jiangyi could only say he hoped so.

…

A day passed in a flash.

Through the earpiece, Liu Jiangyi had already learned that nearly half of the teams had encountered Dimensional Beings.

But with the help of several masters, most of these teams that encountered Dimensional Beings successfully killed them. Some teams had injuries, but no deaths occurred.

“As expected of the Demon Suppression Division masters. On the first day of the trial, there were only injuries and no deaths. This has truly never happened in recent trials.”

Luo Meng exclaimed.

Li Ning also nodded in agreement, “Yes, this is great news.”

Saying that, he continued to look down at the ancient Alchemy book in his hand, immersed in his own world.

Luo Meng also began drawing and sketching on the ground, creating things Liu Jiangyi couldn't understand.

Even Shen Bing, who had been very nervous, showed some signs of relaxation, lying on the grass, staring blankly at the clear blue sky.

The few of them were so at ease it was as if they were on a picnic, not in a Dimensional Trial Grounds.

Liu Jiangyi, however, paced back and forth, always feeling a bit uneasy.

“Jiang Ge, you’ve been standing all day, lie down for a bit.”

Shen Bing waved to Liu Jiangyi.

Liu Jiangyi murmured, “Am I too sensitive?”

Liu Jiangyi sighed and took a step, preparing to go and lie down with Shen Bing for a while.

However, just then!

“Help! Help!!!”

A piercing scream suddenly came through the earpiece.

“Oh no! Something happened!”

Liu Jiangyi suddenly stopped, and the other three immediately sprang up from the ground.

“Where are you?”

Liu Jiangyi asked urgently.

“East… twenty kilometers southeast, a Class C Dimensional Being, requesting support… No… No!!!”

Whoosh!

Liu Jiangyi’s face instantly changed drastically.

“You all wait here, I’m going to provide support!”

“No! A Class C Dimensional Being is at least equivalent to a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist. It’s too dangerous for you to go alone, I’ll go with you!”

Shen Bing stepped forward.

“No, there are two Seventh-Rank Martial Artists, Demon Two and Demon Three, in the southeast direction. If they and I can’t solve the problem, then you going would be useless.”

“You stay here to prevent problems with other students. We’ll communicate through the earpiece.”

With that, Liu Jiangyi didn't wait for Shen Bing to speak again and immediately rushed at full speed towards the southeast direction.

A distance of twenty kilometers would take even a car ten minutes to travel.

Even though Liu Jiangyi was a Martial Artist and possessed the Indestructible Body, it was twenty minutes later when he arrived at the students’ distress location.

As far as the eye could see, the surroundings were no longer lush green grass, and the sky was no longer clear blue.

A short distance of twenty kilometers felt like stepping into another world!