93: Chapter 93 This atmosphere is a bit off!

The bushes rustled.

Jiang You walked back, clutching that silver briefcase with a look of extreme annoyance, constantly wiping the surface of the case with his sleeve, as if it had been soiled by something filthy.

Behind him, Lu Xingye and Xiang Batian followed.

Lu Xingye sheathed his blade, wearing an expression that clearly said, "Is that it?"

Xiang Batian was scratching his head, seemingly still pondering whether the flight trajectory of that toad just now adhered to aerodynamics.

"You're back?" Teacher Shen Qing, leaning against a large rock and wiping her sunglasses, asked without looking up. "Took this long to go to the bathroom? Did you fall into the pit?"

Jiang You sighed and pulled the case tighter against his chest. "Don't even mention it, Teacher Shen."

"The environment here is terrible, and the sanitary conditions are concerning."

"I was just about to pull up my pants when a giant mosquito suddenly flew over! It looked just like a toad, and it came straight for my chest!"

Jiang You pointed at the marks on the case with a look of disgust.

"Good thing I reacted fast and used the case to block it."

"That thing was filthy; it almost got my... my precious case dirty!"

Teacher Shen Qing paused, looked up, and raised an eyebrow. "A mosquito?"

"That looks like a toad?"

She turned to look at Lu Xingye and Xiang Batian, her gaze questioning.

Lu Xingye curled his lip, hands in his pockets, and reported with disdain:

"Reporting to Teacher Shen, it was a mutated Black-Backed Toad."

"It probably had degenerated vision or a bad Brain, and it just slammed into Jiang You's case like a cannonball."

"Jiang You casually swiped at it and smacked it away."

Xiang Batian also nodded and added:

"Yes, based on the impact, it was just an ordinary Tier 2 creature. Aside from jumping fast, it had no special traits."

"Brother Jiang's case is quite high quality; it didn't even dent."

After hearing this, Teacher Shen Qing lost interest.

In an S-Rank Dungeon like this, encountering a few blind, low-level demonic beasts was perfectly normal.

"Alright, as long as you aren't hurt."

Teacher Shen Qing pointed to the most remote corner under their feet, furthest from the water source and situated in a low-lying area:

"Since you're back, let's set up camp here."

"This patch of land belongs to our Class F."

The members of Class F looked at the bare, muddy ground and fell silent.

"This... isn't this location a bit too remote? The feng shui is bad." Gou Fugui pushed up his glasses, looking at the mud and water underfoot.

Jiang You, however, didn't say a word and simply placed the silver briefcase containing the "secret" onto the ground.

"Alright, this is just fine."

Jiang You sat down on the case, using it as a stool.

He yawned and adjusted to a comfortable sitting position. "It's not like I can't sleep while sitting. The conditions are just a bit tough, as long as no one comes to bother me."

Seeing Jiang You's "lying flat" attitude, Teacher Shen Qing was speechless and waved her hand:

"Everyone, rest in place! Maintain vigilance!"

"Take turns keeping watch tonight! Jiang You, you take the first half of the night... never mind, looking at you, you'd just be sleeping anyway. Xiang Batian, you and Lu Xingye will take the first half of the night!"

...

As the night deepened, several campfires were lit in the camp.

Jiang You sat on the case, the "bomb" that would cause him social death pressed beneath his buttocks. His head bobbed, and he soon drifted off into dreamland.

[Internal Chat Group]

[stomach (dissatisfied)]:

"Is that it?"

"Where is my dinner?"

"I'm hungry! I want a midnight snack!"

[Kidneys (soothing)]:

"Bear with it, brother."

"There are too many eyes here, and that she-devil is still watching us."

"Wait until the second half of the night... when everyone is fast asleep, we'll sneak out and find some wild food!"

[Brain]:

"Agreed."

...

The night grew deeper, the campfires crackled, and the dancing flames illuminated everyone's tired faces, stretching the surrounding tree shadows into bizarre shapes, like lurking ghosts.

Jiang You sat on his "case stool," head tilted to one side, drool almost dripping from the corner of his mouth.

He was in a deep sleep, even snoring lightly, and he unconsciously hugged the silver briefcase in his arms even tighter, as if it were some peerless treasure he was afraid someone would steal.

Teacher Shen Qing leaned against the rock, her sunglasses removed, revealing a pair of cold and sharp eyes.

She was not sleeping, her gaze scanning the darkness around the camp vigilantly like a hawk.

Lu Xingye and Xiang Batian were responsible for the first half of the night.

Lu Xingye leaned against a large tree, fiddling with a dagger, his eyes somewhat unfocused, wondering what he was thinking about.

Xiang Batian appeared energetic, arms crossed, pacing back and forth around the camp like a vigilant lion, carefully listening for any rustle of grass.

"I say," Lu Xingye suddenly spoke, breaking the silence, "do you think that toad from earlier really just slammed into him on its own?"

Xiang Batian stopped, scratched his head, and analyzed seriously: "From a physics perspective, its initial velocity, impact angle, and the force of Brother Jiang swinging the case all adhere to the law of conservation of momentum."

Lu Xingye curled his lip: "But I always feel something is off. Although there are many low-level demonic beasts in this Mist Swamp, they aren't stupid enough to actively slam into people, right? Especially slamming into Jiang You's... case."

When he said the word "case," he deliberately emphasized his tone, glancing at the thing in Jiang You's arms.

His implication was very clear: only a few people in their dorm knew that the reward in Jiang You's case had been stolen, so in the eyes of others, it was a case filled with treasure!

That Black-Backed Toad had appeared at exactly the wrong time!

And its target seemed to be that case!

Lu Xingye said no more, his eyes becoming even more profound.

Time ticked away, the campfires gradually dying down, leaving only a pile of dark red embers.

Aside from the chirping of insects and the occasional unknown beast roar from afar, the area around the camp was exceptionally quiet.

Jiang You's snoring gradually grew louder.

[Internal Chat Group] became active again.

[stomach (aggrieved)]:

"What about the promised midnight snack? It's almost the second half of the night! I want to protest! My gastric mucosa is protesting!"

[Kidneys (helpless)]:

"Shh! Keep it down! Don't you see those two gatekeepers haven't slept yet? And that she-devil, her eyes are as bright as searchlights! Wait a bit longer!"

[Right Hand (excited)]:

"Hehe, I think I just felt some movement in the bushes over there. Could it be some delicious game?"

[Brain]:

"There are indeed two unknown biological energies over there, but there doesn't seem to be any killing intent, so it probably isn't targeting us!"

"Everyone, be quiet first. Maintain vigilance."

"The second half of the night is when we should act."

Just then, in the darkness outside the camp, something seemed to move.

Xiang Batian stopped abruptly and shouted sternly: "Who's there!"

His voice was exceptionally abrupt in the silent night, instantly waking the half-asleep Lu Xingye. Even Teacher Shen Qing, who was leaning against the rock, immediately straightened her body, her gaze suddenly becoming sharp.

The others in Class F were also woken up by Xiang Batian's voice.

Jiang You was startled by the shout, suddenly opening his eyes and asking groggily: "Wh... what's wrong? Earthquake?"

He subconsciously hugged the case in his arms tighter, looking around vigilantly.

The darkness outside the camp remained, quiet as ever, as if the movement just now was just Xiang Batian's illusion.

"It's nothing," Xiang Batian observed carefully for a moment, finding nothing unusual, and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. "It might have just been the wind in the grass."

Teacher Shen Qing's gaze searched the darkness for a long time before finally slowly withdrawing. She gave Xiang Batian a cold look: "Stay vigilant, don't make a fuss over nothing."

"Yes, Teacher Shen!" Xiang Batian quickly replied, his face somewhat embarrassed.

Jiang You yawned, rubbed his eyes, and complained: "What is this? You scared me to death... I thought another giant mosquito was going to slam into me."

After speaking, his head tilted to one side, and he actually fell into a deep sleep again, still hugging the case in his arms tightly.

Lu Xingye and Xiang Batian exchanged a look, both seeing a trace of gravity in the other's eyes.

Was that just the wind in the grass just now?

In the darkness, two pairs of eyes hidden in the dense bushes were staring intently at everything in the camp, especially the case in Jiang You's arms that shimmered with a faint silver light under the dim embers...