Chapter 119 Armed Escort

Qiao Yu and the others reappeared beneath the high tower.

Ma Fei was already waiting for them.

"Ma Fei, why didn't we see you in the dungeon? Where did you go?" Yang Xiangdi asked, knowing full well the answer.

"Hmph! This dungeon was too easy. I didn't even bother to make a move!" Ma Fei looked as if he were too elite to be bothered.

"Oh, is that so? I thought you were deliberately avoiding us because you didn't want us to know you turned into a toad." Yang Xiangdi wore an expression of feigned understanding.

Ma Fei's face instantly turned green.

He couldn't figure out why everyone else turned into corpses, but he was the only one who turned into a toad.

If Shi Yimin hadn't suddenly betrayed them at the end, he wouldn't have bothered to help.

"Thanks to you turning into a toad, otherwise Shi Yimin would have really gotten away. Thank you, little toad," Qiao Yu said, patting Ma Fei on the shoulder.

Ma Fei's face turned even greener.

Qiao Yu suddenly felt like someone was staring at him, a very mysterious feeling.

Even though he didn't have eyes in the back of his head, he could just sense that someone was watching him.

Qiao Yu turned around and met a pair of venomous eyes.

Shi Yimin had been reduced to Level 1. All his previous efforts had been for nothing.

He glared at Qiao Yu with resentment, then turned and left the otherworld.

"Qiao Yu, be careful. Shi Yimin is the kind of person who holds grudges. He'll definitely try to get revenge on you," Gong Zhen warned.

"Don't worry. A Level 1 character who has to start all over again can't make any waves."

Qiao Yu didn't take it to heart. He wasn't afraid of Shi Yimin at his peak, let alone now that he had to start from scratch.

Instead of worrying about Shi Yimin, he should be more concerned about the drought demon curse.

"Let's go. I already went out to check. Bai Ze's people are gone. The mayor and the others are waiting for us in the real world," Ma Fei said expressionlessly.

Qiao Yu was touched.

Going back to the real world alone was undoubtedly like walking into a trap if Bai Ze's people were still there.

Ma Fei was risking his own life by doing this.

"I'm sorry, Ma Fei. I shouldn't have called you little toad." Qiao Yu looked serious. "Thank you, Toad Hero!"

Ma Fei's face turned even greener, as green as if he had used a fluorescent mask.

He left the otherworld without a word.

"You're finally back!"

Seeing Qiao Yu and the others return safely, Fang Biao Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and rushed forward to hug them.

Qiao Yu looked around and immediately gasped.

Dozens of military armored vehicles were parked all around, and a group of fully armed soldiers had set up a cordon, surrounding them layer upon layer.

The Su City government was truly enraged this time!

"Don't worry, Su City will definitely give you an explanation for this! I, Fang Biao Zhi, won't let any of those people go!"

Mayor Fang Biao Zhi's eyes flashed with icy killing intent.

"1, 2, 3, 4... Wait a minute! Even counting Shi Yimin who just came out, there are only nine people. Where's the tenth one?" Tai Xue Zhen asked in confusion.

Fang Biao Zhi's heart instantly clenched. If he lost a student, his career as mayor would be over.

"Huh? Is someone missing?" Qiao Yu scratched his head in confusion.

Who was missing?

Three seconds later, the group exchanged glances, each seeing the same name in the other's eyes.

"Gu Su!"

Qiao Yu quickly explained what happened in the dungeon.

Tai Xue Zhen's face darkened. He turned and entered the otherworld.

After a while, Tai Xue Zhen came out carrying a dark figure.

Gu Su was clearly very weak from being buried for so long, but he still glared at Qiao Yu with gritted teeth.

While he was buried in the dirt, he clearly felt Qiao Yu stomping on his grave twice after filling it.

"Phew! It's good that everyone's here." Fang Biao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. "Now that everyone's here, I'll tell you some things."

Fang Biao Zhi cleared his throat and began to speak.

"Besides you, examinees from three other cities were also taken away by the organization called Bai Ze, and there's been no news of them."

"This incident of kidnapping examinees is particularly egregious and has alarmed the top leader of the Great Xia Empire."

"Therefore, this year's competition for the top scorer in the national college entrance examination has been suspended."

"And for safety reasons..."

"Officials will be escorting you to your respective universities soon!"

Apart from Qiao Yu, the others' expressions changed.

"Uncle Fang, can you let me say goodbye to my dad first?" Ma Fei asked.

As the son of Su City's richest man, Ma Fei naturally knew Fang Biao Zhi.

"Ma Fei, it's not that Uncle Fang is being unreasonable, but Su City right now... is not safe!"

Fang Biao Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly. He agreed with Jin Tong's idea that there must be a mole in Su City that he hadn't ferreted out yet.

"I'll have people notify your parents. You can rest assured and go to your respective universities first."

Just as he finished speaking, several of the latest model military helicopters slowly approached.

The roar of the propellers shook everyone's minds!

"This is the military armed helicopter — Wuzhi-10, equipped with an M197 3-barreled 20mm Gatling cannon!"

"It can also carry Hongjian-10 missiles, various calibers of rocket launchers, and 500-kilogram bombs on the pylons!"

Gong Zhen excitedly shouted.

As a passionate military enthusiast, he never expected to see an armed helicopter so close.

He could even feel the cold gleam emanating from the helicopter's fuselage!

Looking at the gleaming cannons in front of him and the handsome gun bodies, as if carved by a knife and axe,

Qiao Yu couldn't help but feel excited as well.

Which boy could resist a Gatling gun that spat blue flames?

"Students from Kyoto, come here!"

A soldier in camouflage waved to Qiao Yu and the others.

After they boarded the helicopter, the military helicopter's propellers began to spin.

Instantly, a gale swept across the surrounding lawn, flattening the grass.

The military helicopter slowly ascended and roared toward Kyoto.

...

Not far from Su City, there was a small manor.

No one would have imagined that beneath this manor lay a huge base.

Hua Ci was kneeling on the ground, her body covered in wounds.

And in front of her sat a man in a suit and leather shoes, with a white divine beast embroidered on the cuff of his suit.

"Oh? They've already escaped from the otherworld?"

The man extended a finger, gently tracing Hua Ci's hair, his eyes filled with an unfathomable meaning.

"Heh, Qiao Yu? I met him once. At the time, I didn't think he was anything special."

"Now it seems, he truly deserves to be Qiao An Qing's son. I'm becoming more and more interested in him..."