112: Chapter 112 Would you be interested in... joining our Nirvana?

"Students who can't move, wait where you are! The teachers from the medical team will be here shortly!"

Zhou Hanguang's slightly weary voice came over the broadcast.

Most of the surviving students were still in a state of shock.

Some were crying, while others were looking for teammates they had been separated from.

However, under the firm guidance of the teachers, they began to leave this nightmarish place in an orderly fashion.

Because Chen Xi and his two companions had remained the most composed during the chaos and had saved many people, they had now become the pillar of support for the students.

Seeing this, the Wu Tian did not let them leave immediately.

Instead, he signaled for them to temporarily assist with the evacuation.

Chen Xi stood on a high slope, directing the flow of students while observing the surroundings.

"That way! The injured go to the left!"

Just then, a somewhat lonely figure entered his line of sight.

Amidst the bustling, panicked crowd of evacuees, the red-haired girl, Ye Fei, seemed out of place.

She didn't seem relieved to have survived like the others, nor did she quicken her pace out of fear.

On the contrary, she walked very slowly.

Chen Xi felt a stir in his heart.

He remembered the information he had seen earlier through [Card Affinity Reflection].

Seeing Ye Fei about to be swept away by the crowd, Chen Xi didn't hesitate.

"Mu Rou, keep an eye on things here. I have something to take care of."

With that, he jumped down from the high slope, wove through the crowd in a few steps, and reached out to grab Ye Fei's arm.

"Wait a moment."

Ye Fei's body stiffened abruptly, and she instinctively tried to pull away.

But when she turned her head and saw clearly who was holding her, the wariness in her eyes dissipated slightly.

"Chen... Xi?"

She called out his name somewhat hesitantly.

Chen Xi let go and asked with a smile:

"You know me?"

Ye Fei gave a bitter laugh and reached up to brush back her messy red curls:

"You just won the Freshman Challenge Tournament today, and then you were so composed in that situation just now... I doubt there's a single freshman at Jiang University who doesn't know you."

Her voice was a bit raspy and sounded very tired.

Chen Xi nodded, not wasting time on pleasantries.

He could tell that Ye Fei didn't seem to be in a good mood.

But some opportunities were fleeting.

Looking at Ye Fei before him, the bold idea in his mind became increasingly clear.

Next, they were going Outside the Border.

And they were going to carry out the suicide mission the Li Zhenhai had mentioned: 'clearing out Ferocious Beasts and advancing the front line.'

In an environment crawling with Ferocious Beasts, the aura Ye Fei possessed—which made them fear or even submit to her—was practically an invincible bug!

This strategic value was even higher than Su Xiaoxiao's explosive damage output!

Chen Xi's mind raced as he analyzed the pros and cons:

Generally speaking, the Beast Tamer class wasn't very popular in teams.

Because they needed to summon beasts to fight, which not only had a long wind-up time but also resulted in summons that often lacked intelligence, easily turning the battlefield into a mess.

More importantly, most Beast Tamers were extremely fragile themselves, the type that 'was finished as soon as their main body was targeted.'

Therefore, top-tier battle teams generally didn't recruit Beast Tamers.

But Chen Xi didn't care.

What he valued was Ye Fei's irreplaceable uniqueness!

Thinking of this, Chen Xi no longer hesitated.

Looking directly into Ye Fei's slightly sorrowful eyes, he offered an olive branch with a sincere and direct tone:

"Ye Fei, since you know who I am, you must be aware of our team's strength."

"We just won the championship, but we're still short on members."

Chen Xi paused, lowering his voice slightly:

"I know your name is Ye Fei, and you're a Beast Tamer."

"I also know... that you have a special ability regarding those Ferocious Beasts that others can't comprehend."

Hearing this, Ye Fei's pupils constricted sharply as she looked at Chen Xi in shock. He had noticed?

Chen Xi continued:

"In three days, we're going to participate in the Southern District Joint Training. Our destination is Outside the Border."

"I think that's where your true stage lies."

"I wonder if you're interested... in joining Nirvana?"

Ye Fei was completely stunned.

In those eyes that had been calm, even somewhat lifeless, a spark suddenly seemed to ignite, flickering with a trace of disbelief:

"Huh?"

Pointing at herself, she asked with a stutter, "You... are inviting me? To Nirvana? The championship team?"

"Are you sure...?"

...

On the Trial Grounds, the smoke had not yet cleared.

Just as Chen Xi was about to ask further, a sudden flurry of footsteps came from nearby.

"You there! And the members of the Nirvana Battle Team!"

A teacher in charge, wearing a red armband and drenched in sweat, rushed over, his tone urgent and slightly impatient:

"This place was just attacked, and we need to seal off the scene immediately for cleanup and casualty assessment! Whatever personal business you have can wait until tomorrow. Don't block the rescue team's way! Move aside, move aside!"

The teacher shouted while directing several school workers to move barricades.

Ye Fei was startled by the sudden reprimand. The fearless resolve she had shown when facing the Ferocious Beasts instantly vanished, and she reverted to a somewhat bewildered freshman girl.

"Oh... oh! Okay, teacher, I'm leaving right away!"

Ye Fei lowered her head in a panic and turned to blend into the evacuating crowd.

"Wait."

A warm and powerful hand suddenly gripped her wrist.

Ye Fei trembled all over and instinctively looked back.

Without any unnecessary words, Chen Xi's wrist turned slightly.

The black Smart Bracelet on his wrist gently touched Ye Fei's white bracelet.

"Beep—"

A crisp electronic notification sounded between the two.

[Friend added successfully.]

Ye Fei was stunned. Before she could react to what this high-profile figure, who had just won the championship, was trying to do—

Chen Xi's voice whispered in her ear:

"You Go back and think about it carefully.."

"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, Base Room 301 in the Administration Building. I'll be waiting for you there. Give me your answer."

After saying these few words, Chen Xi didn't linger at all.

He turned and left the scene with large strides, accompanied by Su Xiaoxiao and Li Murou.

Ye Fei stood there, clutching her slightly warm wrist and staring at the name at the top of her contact list—'Chen Xi'—as if she were still in a dream.

...

On the way back to the dormitory.

The streetlights on campus flickered, as the meteorite impact earlier had clearly taken a toll on the power system.

Li Murou, who had been holding back her words, finally couldn't help herself.

With her hands behind her back, she leaned in toward Chen Xi like a curious little fox, sizing up her captain with a mischievous grin:

"Captain Chen, oh great Captain Chen~ I heard you making your calculations from right next to you."

"What? You just won the championship, and now you've already got your eye on another beauty?"