46: Chapter 46 Nighttime Memories

Zhou Tianren's face turned pale and then flushed, his chest heaving violently.

The broadsword in his hand slashed fiercely against a nearby rock, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"Ahhhhhh! I'm so pissed! I'm so pissed!"

He roared in place like a madman, scaring Li Shan and the others behind him so much that they dared not approach.

It was too frustrating!

Truly too frustrating!

He had racked his brains and run until his legs were about to break, finally managing to ambush them.

Yet, they hadn't even exchanged a single blow before the other party just... left?

He had spent ages charging up his ultimate move, only for the opponent to pull the plug!

"Young... Young Master Zhou... should we... still chase after them?" Qi Huan asked cautiously.

"Chase my ass!"

Zhou Tianren turned his head abruptly and slapped Qi Huan on the forehead: "Outside is the school! Do you want me to get expelled!?"

He stared fixedly at the portal, his eyes filled with resentment and madness.

Since the underhanded approach didn't work, he would do it openly!

"Chen Xi... Good! Very good!"

"You chose this yourself!"

Zhou Tianren gritted his teeth, every word squeezed out from between them: "Since you were lucky enough to escape this time..."

"Then at the Freshman Challenge Tournament in two days, I'm not finished with you!"

"At that time, it will be inside a dungeon, under the watchful eyes of all the teachers and students of the school!"

"I will trample you under my feet in front of everyone! I will grind that disgusting face of yours into the mud!!"

"Let's go! Back for special training!"

"The Freshman Challenge Tournament will be your death day!"

...

As a dizzying swirl of light and shadow passed before their eyes, the sensation of weightlessness under their feet gradually faded.

It was replaced by the solid feel of the ground. Chen Xi and the other two returned to the school training grounds once again.

"Phew... we're finally back!"

Li Murou took a deep breath of the fresh outside air and patted her chest, which was still heaving slightly.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to look at Chen Xi: "By the way, Captain Chen, just a second before we entered the portal, did I hear someone shouting for you from behind?"

Chen Xi was thoughtful: "It seems so, the voice sounded quite urgent."

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be that suitor of Xiao Xiao."

Hearing Chen Xi's words, Su Xiaoxiao's expression instantly darkened again.

She sighed helplessly, a look of deep disgust and exhaustion appearing between her cold, clear brows: "That perverted rich second generation... he's truly like a sticking plaster."

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head gently, her tone carrying a hint of nostalgia and loneliness: "Back when I was in Night Curtain, Zhou Tianren tried to harass me at first, but he was somewhat wary of our team's strength and the Captain's reputation, so he didn't dare to go too far."

"But now..." Su Xiaoxiao gave a bitter smile, her eyes dim: "Once Night Curtain disbanded and the Captain fell, all these demons and monsters have come crawling out."

Hearing Su Xiaoxiao mention the Captain of Night Curtain again, the curiosity in Chen Xi's heart could no longer be contained.

Previously in the base room, Su Xiaoxiao had only vaguely mentioned that the Captain was seriously injured.

As for why that legendary team, which once dominated among the First-Year University Students and reached the top in just one month, had fallen apart overnight, there were many different opinions outside, and various conspiracy theories emerged one after another.

Chen Xi slowed his pace and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "I've always been quite curious."

"Logically speaking, with Night Curtain's setup at the time, even if you encountered a high-difficulty dungeon, it shouldn't have been tragic enough to lead to a direct disbandment, right? What kind of dungeon could cause your Captain and Vice-Captain to both be seriously injured and fall into a coma?"

Hearing Chen Xi's inquiry, Su Xiaoxiao was silent for a moment. She looked up, her eyes empty.

"That was a month ago..." Su Xiaoxiao's voice was somewhat ethereal, carrying a trace of imperceptible trembling: "At that time, in order to solidify our position as number one, Captain Shen Ye took us to challenge a Level 25 Nightmare dungeon."

"A Level 25 Nightmare dungeon?" Chen Xi frowned slightly: "Although the difficulty is very high, for you at that time, it should have been manageable, right? Just like how we farmed the Thunder Ruins today."

"Yes." Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "It was indeed very smooth at first. We pushed through to the middle section of the dungeon very easily, without even losing much health."

Speaking of this, Su Xiaoxiao's pupils contracted sharply, and her hands subconsciously gripped her magic staff: "But... just as we were preparing to engage the final BOSS, an accident happened."

"The entire dungeon suddenly experienced an extremely violent tremor!"

"Spatial tremor?" Chen Xi and Li Murou were both stunned.

"Yes." Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath: "Without any warning, the surrounding space began to collapse like a shattered mirror. Violent spatial turbulence poured out from the cracks, instantly scattering our team."

"That kind of power... was simply not something human strength could resist. Under the intense fluctuations, the five of us were forcibly separated. I only remember everything going black before my eyes, feeling as if my body was being torn apart."

"After that... when I woke up, I was already lying on a hospital bed in the school infirmary."

"The doctor said I was lucky, only suffering from some mental shock. But..."

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes instantly turned red, tears welling up: "Captain Shen Ye, and Vice-Captain Xia Qing... when the spatial turbulence arrived, they were exactly at the center of it."

"I heard that when they were rescued, they were covered in blood. Even now... they are still lying in the intensive care unit, hanging on by a thread. The doctor said... the chance of them waking up is minimal."

After listening to Su Xiaoxiao's account, Chen Xi's brows locked tightly together.

"Spatial-temporal turbulence..." He murmured this term, a thoughtful gleam flashing in his eyes.

Normally, the dungeons controlled by the school are strictly screened. How could spatial turbulence appear for no reason?

And afterwards. Could it be that no one even investigated it?

Unless... that dungeon itself had a problem, or someone had tampered with it behind the scenes?

Or perhaps, that dungeon was connected to some incredible place. The news was suppressed by the school authorities.

Countless questions swirled in Chen Xi's mind. He had originally wanted to ask for more details about that dungeon.

But when he saw Su Xiaoxiao's shoulders trembling with sadness, he swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

It seemed this might be the deepest scar in her heart. To uncover it now would be too cruel.

"Forget it, there's plenty of time in the future." Chen Xi thought to himself, waiting for a chance in the future to personally visit that dungeon.

He reached out and gently patted Su Xiaoxiao's shoulder: "Alright, let the past be the past. Captain Shen and the others are blessed, perhaps one day they will wake up."

"What we need to do now is become stronger. Only by becoming stronger will we have the ability to solve those unknown troubles, right?"

Feeling the warmth from her shoulder, Su Xiaoxiao wiped the moisture from the corner of her eyes and nodded heavily: "Mm!"

Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao's emotions had eased a little, Chen Xi continued: "Alright, everyone has been tired all day today, let's all go home and find our respective mothers."

He turned to look at Li Murou: "Mu Rou, you performed very well today, go back and rest well, and recharge your energy."

"Understood! Captain Chen!" Li Murou immediately stood at attention and saluted, returning to her energetic self.

Subsequently, Chen Xi's gaze fell on Su Xiaoxiao again: "As for Xiao Xiao... go back tonight and adjust your state."

"Tomorrow morning, remember to come to the base room early."

"It's time to help you customize your exclusive class core card!"