98: Chapter 98 Fukuoka University of Life Sciences

Instructor Yue Zhenhe stood in place, his entire being rendered speechless.

"What on earth is this?"

Zhou Jinan saw Instructor Yue Zhenhe first, his eyes lighting up instantly.

"Instructor Yue!"

Qian Shuying and Xia Xi also immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Wan stood at the front of the crowd, looking back at Lu Cheng. Seeing that although he was in a wretched state, he was still alive, her brows finally relaxed slightly.

Hearing the words "Instructor Yue," the six men in black reacted even more strongly... It's over... We're done for...

Instructor Yue Zhenhe scanned the area, his gaze landing on the six men in black. His mouth twitched... Aren't these six all damn Black Seeds???

The aura of the War General Realm crushed down instantly. With one step forward, the ground shook.

The six men in black froze instantly.

The next second, Instructor Yue Zhenhe took action directly.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several Source Power chains whipped out, binding all six people tightly with absolute precision. He also conveniently ripped off all their masks.

Seeing they were all unfamiliar faces, the moment the masks were removed, a corrupt aura instantly gushed out...

The six of them tried to struggle, but Instructor Yue Zhenhe raised his hand and slapped them down, instantly making them see stars and forcing them to lie obediently on the ground.

After Instructor Yue Zhenhe subdued everyone, he turned to look at the group of students.

A single glance showed everyone was injured, covered in grime, their breathing chaotic, and their clothes stained with blood and mud; they were clearly exhausted to their limits.

However, not a single student had met with an accident; this was a blessing in disguise amidst the misfortune...

Instructor Yue Zhenhe was silent for two seconds, his voice softening slightly.

"Listen up, everyone."

"During this selection process, we encountered an attack by Black Seeds."

"However, your performance was quite good."

"Being able to survive in such a situation and drag the enemy down like this has already exceeded the expectations of many instructors."

"Especially your frontline response, temporary coordination, and evacuation judgment—all were done well."

A few of them looked at each other... Actually... although, it seemed like it didn't really have that much to do with them...

Instructor Yue Zhenhe didn't continue speaking. He simply checked the number of people in the group, asked a few students with lighter injuries to help look after the wounded, and then gave an order directly.

"We cannot stay here for long."

"Head towards the academy first; military reinforcements should already be on the way."

Everyone knew now was not the time to rest, so they gritted their teeth and got back up.

The six Black Seeds were taken along by Instructor Yue Zhenhe.

The group set off again; the mountain road remained difficult to traverse.

Lu Cheng was the most severely injured. He originally wanted to tough it out and walk on his own, but after taking two steps, his legs went weak, and he almost fell face-first onto the ground.

Xia Xi was quick-witted and agile; she came to Lu Cheng's side and supported him.

"Let me carry you... You've worked hard today..."

Along the way, everyone walked and whispered to each other, their emotions finally slowly recovering from the tension and confusion they had felt earlier.

They walked for about half an hour.

In the distant sky, a low roaring sound suddenly came.

Everyone looked up at the same time.

Under the distant clouds, a giant airship, several times larger than the previous selection airship, was slowly flying towards them.

The hull was pitch black, with the military's standard silvery-white patterns along the edges, and the bottom thrusters emitted blazing tail flames, exuding a sense of immense pressure.

"Holy crap..."

Zhou Jinan tilted his head back, his eyes staring straight ahead.

"This is... a Dominion-class airship?!?"

Instructor Yue Zhenhe stopped, looking up at the airship. The expression he had kept tense the whole way finally relaxed a little.

At the front of the airship deck stood an extremely conspicuous figure.

It was a woman.

A head of red hair flew in the high-altitude wind; the color was extremely vibrant, striking even from such a distance.

She wore a form-fitting combat suit, her figure tall and slender. Standing at the bow with her arms crossed, she exuded an air of sharpness.

Many students noticed her at the first glance.

Instructor Yue Zhenhe looked at the giant airship drawing closer and finally spoke, his voice carrying obvious relief.

"Military reinforcements have arrived..."

The Dominion-class airship descended slowly over the ridge, its bottom thrusters roaring incessantly, kicking up large amounts of gravel and dust.

As soon as the airship stopped, before the cabin door had even fully opened, the woman standing on the deck stepped out. Her movements were astonishingly sharp; she leaped down directly from several meters high.

Bang.

Her military boots hit the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

The woman straightened her body, her red hair blowing backward in the wind. Her form-fitting combat suit outlined extremely sharp lines, and her shoulder insignia and the military emblem on her chest glinted slightly under the searchlights.

She scanned the scene first, her gaze lingering for a moment on the blood-stained students, the bound Black Seeds, and Instructor Yue Zhenhe, before raising her hand to salute Instructor Yue Zhenhe with a standard military salute.

"Lieutenant Colonel Yue, what is the casualty situation in the South Six and Seven Districts?"

Her voice was steady and quick; clearly, she got straight to the point as soon as she landed.

Instructor Yue Zhenhe lowered his hand, returned a half-salute, and his tone was also very crisp.

"Three soldiers sacrificed, no student deaths, one student seriously injured."

Speaking of this, his brows still furrowed slightly.

Pei Zhuangning nodded, her face devoid of extra expression, though her eyes darkened noticeably.

She had rushed over from other areas and had already heard too much bad news; hearing the situation here now, she instead felt a brief moment of relief.

She spoke:

"Your side is in the best condition."

After saying this, she paused, her gaze sweeping across the faces of the students behind one by one, her voice lowering slightly.

"Only three students survived in the South One and Two Districts..."

Pei Zhuangning continued:

"You've worked hard this time. To be able to ensure the students' lives under the attack of the Black Seeds... I will report the situation this time to the superiors and provide corresponding rewards."

Instructor Yue Zhenhe, however, just waved his hand.

"It is not my credit that all the students survived this time."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhuangning raised her brows slightly.

Instructor Yue Zhenhe didn't play coy either; he directly raised his hand and pointed into the group.

"Look over there."

Pei Zhuangning looked in the direction he pointed.

At the back of the crowd, Xia Xi was carrying a blood-covered, half-dead youth on her back, walking cautiously for fear of jostling him apart.

The youth's head was tilted on her shoulder, his face deathly pale, his clothes tattered, and his aura was extremely weak...

Instructor Yue Zhenhe said:

"This little guy..."

He paused, his tone carrying a sense of disbelief that even he found absurd.

"He killed two Hua Hai Realm enemies by himself."

"Without him, I'm afraid this batch of students would have been in grave danger. Besides one War General Realm enemy, we also faced seven Hua Hai Realm and dozens of Meridian Opening Realm enemies here..."

The expression on Pei Zhuangning's face showed a clear change for the first time.

She was stunned for a moment, then looked again at the youth on Xia Xi's back, her eyes filled with a bit more scrutiny.

The aura of the Body Refining Realm.

She would not misjudge this.

And precisely because she could see it clearly, she felt even more strange.

Lieutenant Colonel Yue hasn't been beaten silly by the Black Seeds, has he? To be able to spout such nonsense.

A Body Refining Realm fighting a Meridian Opening Realm isn't unheard of.

Those top monsters in the Imperial Capital can indeed do it.

But a Body Refining Realm fighting a Hua Hai Realm...

And fighting two at once... Only a ghost would believe that.

Pei Zhuangning didn't say this out loud, but the meaning in her eyes was already very clear.

She came from the military and had spent years on the front lines; she had seen many geniuses and many monsters.

But no matter how exaggerated, it still had to be within the scope of common sense.

Instructor Yue Zhenhe naturally noticed her eyes and couldn't help but chuckle.

"What, you don't believe it, right?"

Pei Zhuangning didn't try to feign it either and simply nodded.

"If you heard something like this, would you believe it?"

Instructor Yue Zhenhe was amused.

"I didn't believe it at first either."

He turned to look at the youth on Xia Xi's back, the smile in his eyes slowly fading, leaving only seriousness.

"But the facts are right there."

"The corpses of two Hua Hai Realm Black Seeds—I saw them with my own eyes. To be injured like that and still be able to keep the enemies there, this kid is not simple, and his guts are plenty big."

Pei Zhuangning didn't reply, just took another look.

Instructor Yue Zhenhe continued:

"You'll believe it when you lead the team."

"However, I really think highly of this kid. What should be recorded must be reported to the Central Command."

She was silent for a few seconds, reassessed the seriously injured youth, a trace of something unusual flashing in her eyes, and then nodded.

"Alright, I will write the situation into the report as well."

After speaking, she turned around, looked up, and gestured to the airship deck.

Immediately, people above began to lower the transfer ladder and stretchers, and several military doctors rushed down quickly.

Pei Zhuangning looked at Instructor Yue Zhenhe again.

"Hurry up and come aboard; send all the students back to the fortress for treatment."

Instructor Yue Zhenhe grunted and immediately turned back to shout:

"Don't just stand there! The seriously injured go first, the lightly injured follow the military doctors, and the Black Seed prisoners are to be escorted separately!"

The group of students finally started moving.

Zhou Jinan walked forward while inhaling sharply.

"Damn... I guess we have great fortune and great fate..."

Lu Cheng, who was being carried on Xia Xi's back, smiled upon hearing this.

"I don't know about the 'great fate' part, but your fortune probably isn't that great..."

Upon hearing this, Xia Xi pinched his butt hard.

"Ah! Ouch, ouch, ouch! I'm a patient!" Lu Cheng said with a look of grievance.

"You're sick, yet your mouth still won't behave!"

Xia Xi dumped him onto the stretcher and then had the medical staff send him into the cabin.