Ten minutes earlier, Xiang Ning gently laid his sleeping sister against Su Muhanâs shoulder, then stood up and whispered, âI need to go to the toilet. Help me take care of my sister for a bit, Miss.â
âAlright, go then.â Su Muhan gently held Xiaoyu, then her brows suddenly furrowed and she shot at him, âHow are you going to the front lines?â
âI have my Windbreakerâah! Ptui! Iâm just going to the toilet, what are you talking about?â Xiang Ningâs cheek twitched and he almost slapped himself for his stupidity. His cultivation was gone, and his mental power was gone, but was his intelligence gone too?!
âHehe.â Su Muhanâs eyes turned cold. âDo you want to leave your sister alone with no family? You have no cultivation, whyâre you going to the front lines? Are you stupid?â Su Muhan had never cursed since she was sixteen, but she broke her own record today, fuming at Xiang Ning.
âTeacher⊠I.âŠâ Xiang Ning wanted to explain himself, but couldnât get a word in with Su Muhanâs rapid fire dressing down until even he was questioning his own choices. He quickly waved and interrupted, âTeacher, teacher, calm down. Listen to me. I⊠Iâve recovered. My cultivation is back. Itâs true, Iâm not lying.â
âDo you really think Iâm stupid? Or do you think because Iâm always so nice to you, you can lie so blatantly to me, orââ Before she finished, she suddenly stopped.
Su Muhan wanted to say something, but he interrupted, âTeacher, donât wake my sister. Iâve rested enough, and sheâs grown up, too. Iâve done most of the things I should do, this is just one or two months earlier than planned. I feel way too guilty for making you all worry about me, thatâs why Iâm asking you to take good care of her.â After saying that, Xiang Ning turned to leave. Although there werenât many people in the bunker, they recognized him and could sense his frail body suddenly radiate an intimidating, god-like aura. Their eyes widened, but before they could make it out, the aura disappeared. Everything went back to the way it was before, as if nothing had happened. Some people wondered if they had made a mistake.
Xiang Ning arrived at the entrance of the bunker. Two combat class teachers guarded it, blocking him from leaving. âXiang Ning, you canât leave. Itâs too dangerous out there!â
âYeah, if anything happens to you, Mr. Headmaster is going to skin me alive!â
âTeachers, I was actually here only to deliver my sister to safety, itâs time for me to take my position,â said Xiang Ning.
âWhat position?â One of them planned to lecture Xiang Ning, but the other teacher made way for him, opening a small door that could fit one person. It was supposed to be for other civilians to enter.
âHey, are you mad? Whyâd you open the door?â yelled the teacher, but Xiang Ning gently blocked him. He stumbled three steps back, staring at him in shock.
âYou.âŠâ
Xiang Ning grinned, then stepped out and disappeared.
âOur Chosen One is back,â the other teacher smirked.
Xiang Ning left the bunker and jogged to the school gates. He double-tapped the watch on his wrist; his Windbreaker would arrive in five minutes.
His presence was discovered by a trio of special trainees from his school, who were rushing past.
âTeacher⊠Xiang Ning, why did you come out?â
âYeah, itâs too dangerous here!â
Xiang Ning frowned at their reactions. What was the matter? Unless⊠had the first defensive perimeter been broken? It had only been a few minutes, that was impossible, right?
âWhat happened?â he asked.
âWe donât know. More than seventy beasts suddenly appeared in the southeastern corner of our campus, and when we discovered them, the soldiers were already fighting!â
âSoutheast?â Xiang Ningâs brows were knitted. âWhoâs gone there?â
âAll of the stronger students have been sent there. Weâre only patrolling now to see if thereâs any other beasts who slipped inside.â
âAlright, be careful.â Xiang Ning left using the Shadowmist Ghost Step.
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âAlright⊠wait, no, this⊠holy shit!â
The students were stunned. Didnât they say Teacher Xiang Ning had lost all of his cultivation abilities? How could he run so fast?!
âWhat are you staring at? Report this immediately!â
âHey, canât you do it?â
âShut up, hurry!â
When the news was sent, it very quickly spread to Qi Jiuming, who nearly sliced the Ghostblade Mantisâ head off as he cursed vulgarly. âHas he gone mad?â A green vein popped on his forehead, and the initially drawn-out match turned lopsided when he stabbed one of the mantisâ eyes in rage.
The Ghostblade Mantis loudly hissed, its gigantic body wildly writhing as it blindly slashed at the ground, buildings, and trees, leaving behind deep cuts. It provided Qi Jiuming an opportunity to attack once more.
Due to the layers that the information had to go through, news of Xiang Ningâs possible recovery hadnât traveled very far as of yet. And because of the urgent situation, and no one listening clearly, all they knew was that Xiang Ning had run out of the bunkers. That was huge news! Xiang Ning held a certain status in the city, he had been given the Broken Blade Knight medal, and with his reputation, the school would be cursed out by the entire city if anything happened to him!
âWhereâs that brat now?â
âSurveillance found that he had left the school compound. I think heâs heading toward you! And I think heâs back!â
âWhat? Here? What do you mean by âheâs back?ââQi Jiuming wanted to kick the messenger after listening to the hurried report. He was left in confusion. If Xiang Ning was heading toward him, but he was also âbackâ, what was âbackâ? The bunker? Qi Jiumingâs mind raced, missing his chance to strike the mantis again.
As he was about to get a few teachers to search for Xiang Ning and protect him, a familiar figure appeared in his peripheral vision. âYou brat! What the hell are you doing!â
Xiang Ning appeared from around a corner, looking so confident that it stunned Qi Jiuming. What was that feeling? Why was it so peculiar�
âI want to kill beasts,â he smirked, looking up at Qi Jiuming.
âShut your mouth.â Qi Jiuming wanted to instruct two teachers to protect him when he heard a whoosh behind him. He internally shouted, NO! Before he turned, there were three sounds of metal shattering, then Xiang Ningâs voice. He wanted to punch that brat so badly.
âDonât look at me. I wonât ask for much, just buy me three Hunter Mk. 6 flying knives,â Xiang Ning chuckled, looking at him.