“Who are you…”
Liu Lin slowly raised her head, looking at Su Jiu’s familiar face. A trace of memory flickered in her bloodshot eyes, and the exhaustion on her face slowly turned into astonishment. She said in a low voice,
“Sister mentioned by Xiao Yu? Why are you here? I remember you graduated and went to Magical Capital University to study?”
Her impression of Su Jiu was solely from the girl who had turned the tide in the Huayang incident and her boyfriend’s sister.
Every time she asked Su Xiao Yu, the latter would always avoid the topic of her sister, always giving her the excuse that her “work nature requires secrecy.”
“Shh!”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu put a finger to her lips in a silencing gesture. She looked around at the others who still hadn’t noticed them, smiled, and said softly, “Don’t talk about these identities. Tell me why you are being chased by the Ancient God Sect…”
She paused, her gaze swept over the other two injured individuals, and her eyes darkened as she asked, “And where is my brother.”
“Deep in Hundred-Year Demon Mountain.”
Hearing this, Liu Lin’s face turned slightly pale. She stumbled towards a nearby stone wall and leaned against it. She clenched her fists and hit the ground hard before slowly saying,
“Xiao Yu, to cover our escape, she resisted the Priest with two Half-Kings. Now, our top priority is to contact the Army Camp for reinforcements. Our equipment and storage bags were all confiscated.”
“Contacting the Army Camp will be handled by the instructor leading the team, don’t worry.”
Nodding, the situation inside was as Su Jiu had predicted. Reinforcements were not urgent; she could easily capture those Priests. Now, there was one more thing to confirm—Su Jiu spoke again, asking softly, “How were you captured? And have you seen Teacher Yu’s daughter?”
“We were all knocked unconscious in one blow at night, but Xiong Er is quite resilient. He seemed to have heard the voice of the mole in the Army Camp.”
Facing Su Jiu’s confusion, Liu Lin was slightly stunned. She subconsciously shook her head and replied, “As for Teacher Yu’s daughter… there were some children of lower-ranking officers among them, but I really didn’t see her. Perhaps she was detained separately due to her status?”
Perhaps because she was her boyfriend’s sister, Liu Lin felt an indescribable aura of authority from her, and she confessed everything subconsciously.
“Detained separately…” Su Jiu’s gaze also sank. As expected, individuals with odd-numbered designations would be strictly managed. Li Zi Wei was like that, and Teacher Yu’s daughter was likely the same.
“What!? Various restrictions erupted at the military base, and the Master and some high-level officials were trapped in the conference room by sudden restrictions? There’s a Ancient God Sect Leader among the officers…”
While they were talking, the Female Instructor, who was making a call for help, suddenly let out a cry, her voice filled with disbelief.
The other end of the phone, not knowing what had happened, suddenly emitted a loud busy signal, followed by static.
“Ancient God Sect Leader… As expected, Luo Dong is very likely the Black-clad Bishop himself.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was slightly startled at first, then her expression returned to normal. She had anticipated that some things might happen in the military region, after all, Luo Dong had issues…
How could it be just him?
Now, Yu Meng had placed all his hopes on her, and she absolutely could not panic.
It was estimated that Luo Dong and the others had already started to deal with the other students. Now, the first priority should be to contact the other three teams and determine if they had any other hostages.
Based on that, she could decide whether to rescue Su Xiao Yu or wait for the rabbit. After all, this place should be the last place they would strike.
Thinking this, Su Jiu walked towards the instructor. She glanced at Miss Wen, who was still looking flustered, and finally focused on the Female Instructor. She patted the instructor’s shoulder and said in a deep voice, “Instructor, please calm down. Can you contact the people from the other squads now?”
“Indeed! They might take action against us, the teams out on missions.”
Being shaken by a student, the Female Instructor came back to her senses, looking a bit embarrassed. Ignoring why Su Jiu asked, she started contacting the other squads. First, she tried to connect with the first squad. As time passed, only a “beep—” sound came from the other end.
Occasionally, the strange calls of monsters echoed around, adding a chilling sensation to the “beep—” sound in the darkness. The spectating students couldn’t help but tremble.
Miss Wen could no longer hold back. She stood up directly, glanced at Su Jiu, who was dressed as a soldier, a hint of impatience flashed across her brow, and she said coldly, “We should go back to the Army Camp now, not waste time here. The Ancient God Sect might surround us at any moment.”
“I also think we should leave earlier.”
The tall, strong young man beside her also frowned. Leaving this place quickly and waiting for rescue was the most logical choice.
“The first squad was the team closest to the east base. They are very likely to have been ambushed by the Ancient God Sect. The situation is not optimistic, and they have most likely been captured.”
After glancing at the two, Su Jiu explained briefly and then continued to instruct the Female Instructor, “Don’t stop. Keep trying to call the second squad instructor.”
Without calling immediately, the Female Instructor looked at Miss Wen and the two who were still frowning. After a few seconds of silence, seeing that no one objected, she continued to dial.
“Beep—” The communication sound was still unable to connect, just like before. A strange atmosphere spread through the dense forest. The faces of the students, including Chuan Guang, who had been trying to brace himself, began to look grim, as if everything was moving towards Su Jiu’s predicted scenario.
Xiong Er also realized that something was wrong. A look of solemnity appeared on his bowl-sized face. Without Su Jiu needing to say anything, he went to the instructor’s side and said in a deep voice, “Continue. There should be a third team. Hurry and contact them!”
“If that team is also gone, it’s highly likely that the Ancient God Sect has a lot of manpower targeted at us…”
He muttered to himself, with a hint of panic in his eyes. Seeing such fear from such a large man was very rare.
“Okay!”
The Female Instructor quickly nodded and dialed the third team’s communication. Although she was Half-King Level, the elders of these Second Generation were Battle Kings, so she naturally couldn’t offend them.
“Beep—”
The sound of the communicator rang out again, tightening everyone’s nerves. They could feel each other’s heartbeats accelerating. If this call also failed, it was highly likely that all their escape routes would be blocked.
The great canyon behind them would be plunged into darkness!
Under the faint light, Su Jiu was also quietly waiting. This third squad was Lu Nan’s team. If other teams had instructors who were moles of the Ancient God Sect, this team absolutely wouldn’t.
If this team encountered an accident…
Then, they could only wait for the east wind to arrive.
“Hello! May I ask what’s the matter?” A slightly hoarse voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the communication device, with faint crackling sounds, as if stepping on weapons.
Hearing this voice, Su Jiu’s gaze deepened, but a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. Everything was as she had thought—Luo Dong had captured Lu Nan and the others.
Next, they just had to get captured obediently.
The Female Instructor, upon hearing this, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and a joyful smile appeared on her face. She quickly said into the phone, “Instructor Luo, I am the instructor responsible for the fourth team. We have encountered Miss Wen and a few others who were captured before. We hope you can quickly come to the location indicated by the transmitter.”
“They were actually captured by the Ancient God Sect. Now, we, along with two other teams and headquarters, have lost all contact. The Ancient God Sect might arrive soon. We should hide…”
“Roar!”
Suddenly at this moment, a strange roar erupted from Luo Dong’s side, completely drowning out the Female Instructor’s voice…
“White Wolf, shut up!”
But it was quickly suppressed. Luo Dong asked with a smile, “The officers of the Second Generation haven’t left, right? They’ll be needed later. After all, these Ancient God Sect people are quite troublesome.”
Hearing this, the Female Instructor paused slightly, looked around, and her gaze flickered over Xiong Er’s terrified face for a second before replying again, “They are all here.”
“Heh heh, don’t wander off. Just wait there. I’ll be there soon.”
After receiving the reply, Luo Dong chuckled lightly. His deep voice seemed to have become a bit sharper, with a hint of femininity.
“Yes.”
After the Female Instructor hung up the phone, she turned to Xiong Er, who was lowering his head and muttering, “It’s him, it’s him…” Her brows furrowed, and she said in a deep voice, “Did you discover something? What do you mean, it’s him?”
The students were made nervous by the strange atmosphere and immediately looked at Xiong Er. Su Jiu narrowed her eyes slightly, truly not wanting any “smart people” to appear in this situation.
Looking around, Xiong Er swallowed. He looked at Miss Wen, who was tightly gripping his sleeve, and then slowly enunciated,
“The person who just spoke with us… the voice is exactly the same as the one who knocked me out!!”
As Xiong Er’s words echoed in the woods, where only the chirping of gugu birds and the squawks of carrion crows could be heard, it was like a curse. Everyone was stunned at first, and when they came back to their senses, they felt their limbs turn cold.
Liu Lin and Chuan Guang instinctively looked at Su Jiu. Su Jiu remained silent. Liu Lin’s gaze fell on Su Jiu’s calm face, she gritted her teeth, and asked in a low voice, “What should we do now? Should we hide, or wait for Instructor Luo to rescue Xiao Yu together… Given Xiong Er’s personality, it’s highly likely to be true.”
Su Jiu glanced at her and made a gesture for silence.
After a moment of silence, the Female Instructor licked her dry lips, put on an ugly smile, and asked, “Are you joking? How could Instructor Luo knock you out?”
Xiong Er didn’t speak, but slowly shook his head. His large face showed no trace of deception.
After receiving Xiong Er’s confirmation, Miss Wen’s fear grew deeper. Her face turned completely pale. In the next moment, she suddenly looked up, her face pale, and said in a low voice, “We must leave here!! I’m not going back. Those Ancient God Sect people will definitely kill us!”
“I think Instructor Luo is a good person. We should stay and wait for him.”
At this moment, Su Jiu suddenly spoke with a smile. Her voice caused the surrounding silence. Even Liu Lin looked at her with astonishment.
