Fang Yang's words stunned everyone present.
“You have a path?” a girl subconsciously repeated, her face filled with disbelief.
“Are you serious? This is the North District, a restricted zone! No one in Dawn City even knows the exact situation here.”
Fang Yang was in no hurry to answer. He simply smiled, playing up the mystery.
He pressed his hands down, gesturing for everyone to lower their voices.
“Don't worry about how I know,” he whispered.
“Anyway, once the cameras are turned on, we can't talk about this anymore. When the time comes, just follow me and move fast. We must take first place this time!”
He paused, his tone growing heavier. “Especially... we have to beat Qingping Academy! Got it!?”
The expressions of the surrounding students shifted instantly, and they nodded vigorously.
Every academy wanted to surpass Qingping, but Yaoguang's desire was undoubtedly the strongest.
Ever since the “cultural exchange” with Zheng Ziyun, Bai Feifei had basically used Yaoguang Academy's reputation as a doormat.
Principal Zheng Ziyun hadn't shown his face since that day; rumor had it that he had fallen ill from pure rage.
“Alright, Brother Fang, we believe you. Just tell us, where are we going first?”
Fang Yang nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand.
“Just follow me. You all brought your potions, right? Don't tell me you couldn't get any.”
“Remember, when we start fighting, take them if you need to.”
The group wasted no more words. They quickly lined up and marched in the direction Fang Yang pointed.
Each of them wore an excited expression, tinged with a guilty thrill, as if they had discovered a shortcut to victory.
However, at the same time, similar conversations were quietly taking place in various corners of this vast red soil restricted zone.
“Let me tell you, I have a path.” Over at Lieyang Academy, a short-haired girl lowered her voice, her eyes gleaming.
The students of Tiandou Academy gathered behind a ruined wall. The leading boy looked left and right, and only spoke after confirming no one was around.
“Three days... only fools would waste time exploring on their own.”
“Everyone, I have some information that others don't know.”
Lieyang Academy.
“I have a route that will guarantee our victory.”
“Keep this strictly to yourselves.”
Across the uncharted red soil, whispers echoed everywhere, making it seem as if everyone had a path...
...
Meanwhile, at the outermost edge of the red soil restricted zone, a solitary figure walked alone.
—It was Bai Feifei, lost in thought and worry.
Wan Qianhong was gone.
After saying what she needed to say, she had departed alone, claiming she needed to keep a stealthy eye on the Qingping Academy team. That was her temporary duty for participating in this Graduation Show.
As for Bai Feifei, who was in charge of everyone's safety, she currently had nothing to do and had no idea what she should be doing.
After all, no idiot would call for help this early on.
Her eyes were somewhat vacant, but finally, she spoke in her mind:
“What do you think?” she asked.
“Think about what?” Xu Mo replied listlessly.
“About Prophet Liu Yun,” Bai Feifei said hesitantly.
“Is she the mastermind behind the promotion of those potions?”
“Or rather, could she be the reason for the fall of Dawn City?”
Xu Mo: ...
He naturally didn't know the answer to this. Although he knew a lot of the game's progression as time went on, she couldn't just treat him like the Book of Answers.
He had only just learned some of this information about Liu Yun from Wan Qianhong as well.
However, he certainly didn't believe that Liu Yun had absolutely nothing to do with this.
“Hehe, maybe,” Xu Mo chuckled, giving no direct answer.
“But if you want to know if she's the mastermind, I actually have the simplest, most direct, and most straightforward method.”
“What is it?” A sudden sense of foreboding rose in Bai Feifei's heart.
“Turn back right now. You haven't gone very far anyway. Go back and kill Liu Yun, then see what happens.”
Bai Feifei: “...Huh?!”
Her mind went blank for a second. Her hesitant state of mind from just moments ago was completely shattered by this single sentence from the Evil God.
This was way too reckless with human life. Wasn't there a slightly more appropriate way?
Besides, kill Liu Yun? Just how powerful was she...?
“I don't think that's a good method at all. We don't even have any evidence.”
“Besides, is it even possible for me to fight a Prophet?”
“While this move is risky, and the chances of winning are indeed slim,” Xu Mo interrupted her, his tone carrying a trace of a swaying, persuasive rhythm.
“it is indeed the most direct and straightforward approach. If you find other ways too troublesome, you can give it a shot.”
“And it's not like you have absolutely zero chance of winning. Besides, you have me, so there's no need to be too afraid.”
As Xu Mo spoke, he actually began to seriously calculate how much of a chance he had to eliminate Liu Yun with the power he currently possessed.
Bai Feifei: ...
Bai Feifei took a deep breath. This Evil God was still the same old Evil God, with only one way of solving problems.
You're clearly the one who finds things too troublesome and just wants to go on a killing spree again!
“No, no, I won't trouble you...” she said. “I still feel like the Prophet isn't that kind of person.”
Xu Mo didn't push the issue, only chuckling again.
“Whatever. Let's ignore this nonsense for now and farm some monsters first.”
“Since we already know the Xu family wants to screw us over, we can just wait for them to deliver themselves to us.”
After he finished speaking, Bai Feifei nodded. No matter the situation, boosting her strength first was always the right choice.
Bai Feifei temporarily pushed those messy thoughts aside.
“Alright, let's head out then.”
As she took a step, Xu Mo's voice rang out again.
“Wait, no rush.”
“I know where the monsters are. If you look aimlessly on your own, who knows how long it'll take? Just go where I tell you!”
Bai Feifei stopped in her tracks and quickly replied, “Oh, okay.”
“Also, aren't you the safety director?” Xu Mo's voice carried a hint of mischievous amusement.
“Check everyone's locations first. Prioritize going to the places where people are heading, lest they run into them first.”
Bai Feifei was taken aback, and then her lips couldn't help but twitch. She spoke with a strained expression:
“Uh... are we going to steal the students' tasks?”
“What do you mean steal?” Xu Mo's voice instantly rose an octave!
“Do you still want to save Dawn City or not? Have you forgotten why you came here?”
“And you've forgotten your identity. You are the highest-ranking safety director for this operation. You can't let down that guy surnamed Liang's expectations of you.”
“How are you supposed to handle safety? If you go ahead and kill all the aberrations first, won't the students naturally be safe?”
Bai Feifei: ...
Is... is that really how safety is supposed to be handled?
But on second thought, killing aberrations would increase her own strength, whereas it wouldn't benefit her if others killed them. Thus, she didn't refuse.
“Alright.”
As she spoke, she opened the location tracking information of all the students on her smartwatch.
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