91: Chapter 91 No Nesting Dolls! Are you guys stacking yourselves up like idiots?

"Third Brother, keep your distance."

Diamond Five, whose human face grew on the back of a toad, lowered his voice and said:

"That female devil Teacher Shen Qing up ahead has very keen perception; we can't get too close."

"We only have one target, and that is the silver briefcase in the arms of that kid in pajamas!"

Plum Blossom Three, in a semi-transparent stealth state, nodded, his eyes greedy:

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

"Once they reach the rest point and their defenses are lax, that will be our moment to strike!"

The two thought they were doing this flawlessly, that they were the most brilliant hunters in this swamp.

However.

They couldn't have dreamed that right above their heads, amidst the dense branches and leaves of a withered, crooked tree.

There were two more pairs of eyes, blinking as they stared at them.

Those were two pitch-black shadows, whose specific appearances were unclear, squatting on a tree branch as if watching two silly monkeys perform.

The shadow on the left poked the one on the right with its elbow, emitting an extremely faint and somewhat eerie, weird laugh.

The shadow on the left:

"Hey, Second Brother, look at those two monsters below."

"Do they think they're hiding well?"

"That toad actually has a human face growing on its back, it's so ugly, I want to spit on it."

The shadow on the right:

"Big Brother, don't be hasty."

"These two seem to be tracking that group of two-legged beasts ahead."

"What's that called again? A human idiom... Oh right, it's called 'The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, the Swan Meat Behind'?"

The shadow on the left:

"Is something wrong with your Brain, you uncultured brute! It's called 'The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, the Oriole is Behind'!"

"What swan meat, you've got it all mixed up!"

"We are the big oriole behind!"

"Hehehe... It's been a long time since this swamp was this lively."

"Don't move yet, let them play first. Once they start fighting, we'll go down and give them a surprise!"

The two unknown "oriole" sent out spine-chilling, yet somewhat mentally challenged, low laughter from the tree, then continued to hide in the darkness, silently watching the "prey" below.

...

After more than half an hour of difficult trekking.

The main force finally stopped.

A relatively dry, slightly raised highland appeared ahead.

There were no luxurious buildings here, nor was there the survivor camp Jiang You had imagined.

There were only a few huge, moss-covered rocks, some long-extinguished bonfire ashes on the ground, and a few rotting warning stakes stuck in the ground.

This was the so-called temporary rest point.

Desolate and crude; apart from being slightly drier, it was no different from the mud pit outside.

"We've arrived, everyone stop moving!"

Teacher Shen Qing stopped, looked around, and said coldly:

"This is a safe zone cleared out by previous seniors."

"We will be stationed here tonight."

"There are no beds, no hot water; those who don't want to sleep on the mud, find a rock to lean against."

The students from Class A to Class E immediately let out a wail.

"Huh? Just this?"

"Where's my Simmons mattress? Where's my air conditioning?"

"Does this place not even have a bathroom?"

The teachers leading each class immediately began to enforce discipline:

"Shut up! This is special training! Not a vacation!"

"Class A, go set up defense on the east side!"

"Class B, take responsibility for the west side!"

"Classes C, D, and E, go pick up some dry firewood to start a fire!"

The large group, previously mixed together, was quickly split into several small groups, each occupying a corner of the camp and starting to get busy.

Meanwhile, on the side of Class F.

Jiang You hugged that dead-heavy box, standing next to a large rock, looking at the messy crowd around him, but his Heart was blooming with joy.

"Good opportunity!"

"Chaotic! Too chaotic!"

"Everyone is busy starting fires and setting up tents, surely no one will notice me!"

"Although this place is run-down, the grass over there looks quite deep. As long as I sneak in, dig a hole, and bury the box..."

"Hehehe, unknown to gods or ghosts!"

Jiang You looked left and right, finding no one staring at him.

So, he pretended to stretch, but in reality, he greased the soles of his feet and, hugging the box, began to move toward the waist-high weeds at the edge of the camp.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Just about to dive into the grass and gain the freedom of disposing of the loot!

Suddenly.

A foot wearing a red leather boot appeared out of nowhere and stepped directly onto the grass in front of him.

"Crack."

A dry branch was snapped.

Jiang You slammed on the brakes and looked up along that slender leg.

Teacher Shen Qing was holding that long blade, her sunglasses pushed up onto her head, looking at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile:

"Where are you going again? Top Scholar?"

Jiang You's Heart skipped a beat; he hurriedly hugged the box in his arms tighter and squeezed out an awkward smile:

"That... Teacher Shen."

"I want to go over there... to relieve myself."

"Nature calls, and there's no bathroom on this road. I've been holding it the whole way."

Teacher Shen Qing raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping over the box in his arms:

"Go to the bathroom?"

"Why are you hugging such a big box to go to the bathroom?"

"Are you afraid someone will steal your excrement, or are you afraid the box will be stolen?"

Jiang You's face stiffened, his Brain running at high speed, immediately giving a "reasonable" explanation:

"Teacher! You don't understand!"

"This box contains my life and livelihood!"

"I can't rest easy if this kind of treasure leaves my sight for even a second!"

"Even if I go to the bathroom, I have to keep it on my knees and watch it! This is called 'Box present, person present; box gone, person gone'!"

After hearing this, Teacher Shen Qing actually nodded, even revealing a hint of appreciation:

"Hmm, good vigilance."

"In an S-Rank Dungeon filled with crises like this, one should indeed have this kind of awareness."

Jiang You felt happy inside: It's stable! As long as I get into the grass, I'll bury this broken box!

However.

Teacher Shen Qing's next sentence sent Jiang You straight to hell.

"Since you have such awareness."

Teacher Shen Qing pointed to the open space beside her feet, which was the very center of the Class F rest area:

"Then solve it right here."

Jiang You: "???"

"Right... right here?"

Jiang You pointed at the open space under his feet, then looked at the other students sitting in a circle eating dry rations, and even saw a girl from Class A passing by not far away.

"Teacher... this... isn't very good, is it?"

"This is too uninhibited! It's offensive to decency!"

Teacher Shen Qing sneered, pulled out her long blade, and stabbed it into the ground with a "clang":

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm saying, you just sit here and rest honestly for me! You aren't allowed to go anywhere!"

"As for going to the bathroom..."

Teacher Shen Qing pointed to Xiang Batian and Lu Xingye beside her:

"You two, go with him."

"Watch him in a pincer formation, front and back."

"If you let him leave your sight for more than three meters, I'll hang you two on a tree as wind chimes."

Xiang Batian and Lu Xingye immediately stood at attention and saluted; a glimmer of excitement—as if to say "finally caught you red-handed"—flashed in Lu Xingye's eyes:

"Yes! Guarantee to complete the mission!"

Lu Xingye walked over, put his arm around Jiang You's shoulder, and smiled sinisterly:

"Let's go, Top Scholar Jiang."

"It's been a long time since we brothers... went pee-pee together."

"I will stare at you tightly; don't even think about letting a fly get near you!"

Jiang You: "..."

Despair.

Overwhelming despair.

With the female devil sitting in command in front, and the two henchmen monitoring closely behind.

How the hell am I supposed to bury the box now!

The underwear inside this box... is it really going to end up in my hands?

Jiang You hugged the box with tears in his eyes, sandwiched between two burly men, and was escorted like a prisoner toward the depths of the grass.

Meanwhile, in the darkness not far away.

Plum Blossom Three and Diamond Five watched this scene, their hands shaking with excitement:

"Did you see that, Old Five!"

"That female devil actually sent two bodyguards to personally protect that box!"

"They even have to watch him go to the bathroom!"

"It's confirmed!"

"It's absolutely confirmed!"

"There must be a treasure of Grandmaster level or higher in that box!"

"As long as we snatch it, we'll be rich!"