72: Chapter 72 was no longer sufficient to satisfy human torture.

Freshman military camp.

Several instructors responsible for logistics and communications were sitting together in a circle.

Holding their phones horizontally, their fingers were tapping the screens so fast they were practically sparking.

"Go! Jungler, do you even know how to play? Attack the back row!"

"Support! Heal me! Heal me quickly! I'm going to die!"

"Damn it! Is this marksman throwing on purpose? Report! Must report after this!"

"What's so fun about that game? You just curse at each other all day. Come and farm the Big Red with me instead!"

"Yours is even more boring. You get kicked to death at every turn and get called a dead rat. Where's the fun in that?"

As the chief person in charge of this military training, Level 6 Martial Saint Instructor Lei Zhan was sitting in the main seat with his legs crossed.

He wasn't speaking to anyone at the moment.

His brows were furrowed, and he was staring at the phone in his hand with an extremely serious expression.

On the screen, the two bright red characters for "Defeat" were clearly displayed.

"Damn it! This batch of teammates is too hard to carry, harder to carry than this group of freshmen!"

Instructor Lei Zhan cursed as he exited the game interface.

Although there was no written regulation stating that instructors couldn't play games while waiting.

But this was, after all, military training.

If those little brats saw the usually dignified and cold "Devil Butcher".

Actually being a player who cursed at others in the canyon just to climb the ranks behind their backs.

Would he still have any face left?

Dignity is something hard to build.

But it can collapse in an instant.

It's like that pure goddess you've always yearned for, the one you wouldn't even dare to breathe loudly in front of.

Only to turn around and find out she's a paid content creator on Twitter!

Next time you see her, even if you aren't acting high and mighty, you at least won't be afraid to breathe.

Just as Instructor Lei Zhan put away his phone.

Buzz—buzz—

A low engine roar came from the distance.

The sound grew louder and louder, and even the water cup on the table began to vibrate slightly.

Instructor Lei Zhan's ears twitched.

That was the roar unique to heavy armored personnel carriers.

"Hmm?"

Instructor Lei Zhan instantly tucked his phone into his pocket.

The expression on his face seamlessly switched from "middle-aged gaming addict" to "iron-blooded Martial Saint" within a second.

The other instructors were equally agile.

They shoved their phones under their butts and sat up straight.

"What's going on?"

Instructor Lei Zhan stood up and walked to the window.

He saw yellow sand swirling in the sky in the distance.

The fleet of freshmen, which had only just set out that morning, was now returning in a grand procession.

He looked at the wall clock.

It was only twelve noon.

Instructor Lei Zhan's brows instantly knitted into a frown.

This wasn't right.

According to the original training plan.

Instructor Chen Feng was supposed to take these freshmen to sweep the outer perimeter, and they shouldn't have been back until sunset.

"What is Instructor Chen Feng up to?"

Instructor Lei Zhan's heart skipped a beat.

His first reaction was that something had gone wrong.

Was it a tactical error by Instructor Chen Feng that led to a large number of freshmen getting injured, forcing an early return?

Impossible.

Although Instructor Chen Feng could be stubborn at times.

He was definitely an expert at leading troops and was extremely reliable.

Then were the Level 6 Beasts in the outer perimeter too weak and wiped out early?

Even more impossible.

Instructor Lei Zhan knew the density of the beasts in that area.

Besides, Instructor Chen Feng had been an instructor for so many years and naturally knew that a one-day training plan couldn't be easily shortened.

Even if he had the ability to clear the outer beasts in half a day, he wouldn't do it.

It would make the freshmen think it was too easy, and then the training would lose its meaning.

Unless...

Someone caused trouble.

The moment this thought appeared.

The face with that punchable smile automatically popped into Instructor Lei Zhan's mind.

Lin Fan!

The one who turned the military training upside down.

The peerless Demon Pill who even made him lose his cool and take action!

Instructor Lei Zhan's eyelids twitched violently.

"Don't tell me that kid cooked up some new scheme again..."

"No, no, no, I need to think positively first... At least the fleet is back, maybe it's a good thing..."

Instructor Lei Zhan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the ominous feeling in his heart.

He straightened his collar, pushed open the door, and strode out.

No matter what happened, he had to maintain the aura of the chief instructor.

At this moment.

The fleet had already come to a stop on the parade ground.

The moment the vehicle doors opened.

Clatter—

A group of freshmen scrambled off the vehicles as if they were refugees.

Everyone was covered in dirt, looking panicked, and some of the girls even had red eyes.

The scene.

Was simply a scene of a massive rout.

Instructor Lei Zhan's heart grew even more panicked.

Did they run into the main force of a beast tide?

Before he could even ask.

Several freshmen saw Instructor Lei Zhan and, as if seeing a living savior, burst into tears and rushed over.

"Chief Instructor! Something terrible has happened!"

"It's a disaster!"

This shout sent Instructor Lei Zhan's hanging heart straight into his throat!

"What are you panicking about! What are you panicking about! If the sky falls, I'll hold it up!"

Instructor Lei Zhan shouted with a grim face.

The aura of a Level 6 Martial Saint erupted instantly.

It stunned the freshmen charging over, and their screams of terror were stifled.

"Look at you all! How embarrassing!"

"Speak! What exactly happened! Where is Instructor Chen Feng!"

Instructor Lei Zhan's gaze was like lightning, scanning the crowd.

But his heart was pounding.

Because he scanned the crowd and didn't see Instructor Chen Feng.

Nor did he see that most conspicuous troublemaker, Lin Fan.

This problem seemed to be really serious!

"Report, Instructor!"

A boy stood up tremblingly; it was Lei Hu, who had previously been "Taunted" by Lin Fan.

At this moment, this 1.9-meter-tall strong man had red eyes, and his voice was trembling.

"Instructor Chen... Instructor Chen, he..."

"What happened to Instructor Chen Feng? He... did he die in battle?!"

Instructor Lei Zhan's heart tightened, and his fists clenched instantly.

His eyes turned red immediately!

"No... not dead..."

Lei Hu saw the change in Instructor Lei Zhan's red-eyed expression and hurriedly spoke up,

"But he's close to it... To save Lin Fan, Instructor Chen charged into the core area alone!"

Boom!

This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, striking Instructor Lei Zhan right on the top of his head.

The core area?

That's where the Level 6 Beast, the Red Scorpion King, is!

Even if he, Instructor Lei Zhan, went, he wouldn't necessarily have a guaranteed win, let alone Instructor Chen Feng, a Level 5 Martial King!

This is just going to his death!

"What exactly happened! Explain clearly!"

Instructor Lei Zhan grabbed Lei Hu by the collar and lifted him up entirely.

"Instructor, it's all because of us..."

At this time, Xia Wanqiu and Murong Yan also walked over from behind.

Xia Wanqiu's worried brows were knitted together.

Murong Yan's pretty face was also deathly pale.

"Instructor Lei, a group of elite beasts led by a high-tier Level 4 Two-Headed Demon Lion suddenly appeared on the outer perimeter..."

Murong Yan tried her best to briefly explain what happened.

"Those beasts were too strong, we couldn't block them at all."

"To cover our retreat, Lin Fan activated his Taunt skill alone and drew all the beasts away."

"He led the beasts towards the core area, and to save him, Instructor Chen spared no effort to take a Berserk Potion and chased in after him."

Listening to Murong Yan's account.

The surrounding freshmen lowered their heads one by one, their faces filled with guilt and self-reproach.

There were even faint sounds of sobbing.

"Lin Fan... he really is a hero..."

"We misunderstood him as a scumbag before, but he's actually greater than anyone!"

"He sacrificed himself to save us!"

"What are you talking about! Lin Fan isn't dead yet!"

"Well, if he's not alive, it's the same as dead."

Instructor Lei Zhan was stunned as he listened to everyone's words.

He froze in place, his head buzzing.

Lin Fan?

Hero?

Sacrifice?

How could these words combined sound so surreal?

The guy who could make the whole school's teachers and students furious just to scrape a bit of Defense value.

The Lin Fan who could give the finger to an instructor and had the word 'shameless' carved into his bones?

He would sacrifice himself to save people?

Instructor Lei Zhan's first reaction was, did this group of freshmen collectively fall under some kind of Sharingan genjutsu?

"Are you sure... he did it to save you all?"

Instructor Lei Zhan's mouth twitched as he asked tentatively.

"Of course!"

One of the girls shouted excitedly,

"In that situation, everyone knew that staying meant death! But Lin Fan didn't hesitate at all! He even deliberately cursed at us, wanting us to escape without any psychological burden!"

"In that scene, let alone us, even if you, Instructor Lei, were there, you would have been crying your eyes out!"

Looking at the students around him who were genuinely moved.

Instructor Lei Zhan fell silent.

Although his reason told him that that kid Lin Fan definitely wasn't that noble.

But the facts were right in front of him.

Lin Fan did indeed draw away the beasts.

Instructor Chen Feng did indeed chase after him.

And both of them were now in the extremely dangerous core area.

"Damn it!"

Instructor Lei Zhan cursed fiercely.

Regardless of whether Lin Fan really wanted to be a hero.

That kid's current situation was definitely a narrow escape from death!

And that hothead Instructor Chen Feng!

He actually dared to pop a pill and go into the core area!

Is that a place for a Level 5 Martial King like you to go?

You have no idea what your own limits are!

"Everyone! Stand by!"

Instructor Lei Zhan shoved Lei Hu away, turned around, and roared at the instructors behind him:

"Bring my fighter jet over! Bring the emergency medical pod! Notify the medical team to prepare for the highest level of emergency rescue!"

"Yes!"

The instructors were also frightened by this sudden turn of events and hurriedly turned and ran.

Instructor Lei Zhan looked at the Crimson Gobi in the distance, distorted by heat waves.

His eyes were extremely complicated.

"Lin Fan... you little bastard... drawing monsters into the core area! I think you just want those beasts to torture you severely!"

As someone who had been provoked by Lin Fan time and again, he absolutely held a skeptical attitude towards Lin Fan wanting to be a hero and entering the core area!

He was more willing to believe that Lin Fan's M-attribute had flared up again!

He was no longer satisfied with human torture and wanted the beasts to torture him severely!

"If you really die, I'll apply for a martyr status for you!"

"If you don't die... I'll definitely skin you alive!"