Rampaging Forward

At this moment.

Dragonfall Mountain, Second Layer.

Chen Feng and the others were proceeding cautiously. Blue Ice Crystal Walls surrounded them on all sides. The place resembled a maze, with countless paths branching out.

Whoosh!

Light flowed before his eyes.

Chen Feng returned to reality. On the ice wall before him, a drop of Blood Essence blooming with strange patterns flickered continuously. An unusual radiance kept surfacing across the wall before it finally shattered with a bang.

Forty-five seconds!

Restriction removed.

Chen Feng let out a slight sigh of relief.

The Restriction here was much simpler than the one Xu Fei had brought out before. Chen Feng simply handled it himself. Though he was a little slow, he had at least not held the team back.

"Here."

Xu Fei handed over a bottle of Mental Recovery Reagent. "I have plenty of this stuff. Use it without worry."

"Thanks."

Chen Feng nodded slightly.

With his mental energy operating at full force, he could accelerate the rhythm of his Multi-dimensional State, so his mental energy consumption was enormous. Fortunately, Xu Fei was loaded. Through constant consumption and recovery, Chen Feng steadily improved, and his ability to use the Multi-dimensional State to search for genes rose sharply.

"You sure there won't be any problems?"

Xu Fei was somewhat worried about the Restrictions in the next two layers.

"Don't worry." Chen Feng smiled. "When it matters, I won't mess things up."

"That's good."

Xu Fei understood.

After clearing one Restriction and killing several Mutated Beasts, they continued onward. Yet at that moment, a burst of chaotic noise came from the distance. Even the entire Ice Crystal Cave began to tremble slightly.

"What's going on?"

Everyone immediately became alert.

"Houzi."

Xu Fei's expression turned grave.

Whoosh!

A faint glimmer of energy flashed in Houzi's eyes. He suddenly revealed a stunned expression, as though he had seen something, before it shifted into disbelief.

"Something happened," Houzi said in a low voice. "A lot of people have entered the first layer. They look young, like students from Jin City, and the one leading them seems to be a teacher. Every Restriction and every Mutated Beast has been taken out. Even newly sprouted material seedlings have been pulled up. These people aren't here to explore. They're here to conduct a full-scale purge."

Students? A teacher?

Everyone realized something was wrong. "How many?"

"Thirty students and one teacher." Houzi paused. "That teacher looks quite strong."

"What about the other explorers in the first layer?"

A cold glint flashed through Xu Fei's eyes.

"They were driven out." Houzi sneered. "A few teams tried to resist, but that teacher crippled them outright. If the students hadn't been there, he probably would've killed them."

Students, teacher...

Chen Feng suddenly recalled what Uncle Zhang had said about graduation.

"Can you show me an image of them?"

Chen Feng suddenly spoke.

Whoosh!

Light flashed through Houzi's eyes, condensing into an image before them. It was a small trick he had developed from his Gene Ability, and it was quite useful.

"So it really is them."

Chen Feng frowned.

"You know them?"

Xu Fei asked.

"Yeah." Chen Feng nodded. "They're students from Jin City's Senior Year Class 2—my former classmates. That man is the homeroom teacher, Xie Kangzhong. I remember he's a D-grade Gene Warrior. The other students are probably around F-grade. After I failed the college entrance exam, I lost contact with them."

"D-grade Gene Warrior?"

Houzi frowned. This teacher really was formidable.

"You're actually a high school student?"

Zhou Ling was surprised.

"You actually failed the entrance exams?"

What shocked Xu Fei even more was this. With Chen Feng's strength, how could he have failed? Based on the knowledge Chen Feng had displayed along the way, he could have easily passed the college entrance exams.

Chen Feng: "..."

Was there really any need to react so strongly?

"I was set up."

Chen Feng shook his head. "Nothing much to say."

"Mm."

Xu Fei did not dwell on it. "How's your relationship with them?"

"Bad."

Chen Feng summed it up in one word.

"Then let's go."

"We'll get the item before they do."

Xu Fei did not hesitate. "We absolutely cannot run into them."

"They're just a bunch of students. What's there to be afraid of?"

Zhou Ling sneered. "Even if Xie Kangzhong is D-grade, we don't have to fear them. Unless he wants all his students to die here, he wouldn't dare start a fight with us."

"It's not about their homeroom teacher. It's about the school behind them!"

Xu Fei shook his head. "Hit a student, and the teacher comes out. Hit the teacher, and the department head comes out. Hit the department head, and next time it might be the vice principal..."

"How do you know that so well?"

Zhou Ling blinked.

"Because I once accidentally killed a college student."

Xu Fei said blandly.

Everyone: "..."

This guy really was ruthless!

"This isn't our territory. Better not cause trouble."

Xu Fei warned them.

"Fine."

Zhou Ling shrugged.

The group quickly departed, moving even faster than before.

They went straight ahead without stopping at all. Whenever they encountered a Restriction, Tieshi would protect Chen Feng while the others dealt with the Mutated Beasts. Chen Feng would resolve it within minutes.

Very soon.

They passed the Third Layer and rushed into the Fourth Layer.

By then, those students had already reached the Third Layer. From the scenes Houzi had shown, Chen Feng had seen the devastation across the first two layers.

It was a complete mess!

Those students were practically like locusts!

Wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained!

"We don't have much time."

Xu Fei stared ahead and checked the location on his Wristband. "The thing I want should be around there. As long as we remove that Restriction, we can get it."

The group carefully made their way over.

This was already the Fourth Layer. Unlike the previous layers, the Mutated Beasts here had reached E-Class. Even they could run into trouble!

Whoosh!

A spider Mutated Beast dropped from above.

"Take care of it."

Xu Fei did not even blink.

Frigid icy energy blossomed from her hand, and Zhou Ling instantly froze the spider. If they wanted to deal with Mutated Beasts without leaving any traces, they could only rely on Zhou Ling at a time like this.

One...

Two...

Houzi's eyes flashed like lightning.

With Xu Fei's help, Zhou Ling easily froze all the Mutated Beasts.

"These things won't freeze to death. Hurry."

Zhou Ling was growing anxious as well.

The rumbling from downstairs was getting louder and louder. They had come exploring with utmost caution, but those students, following their teacher, were practically out on a picnic! They charged through everything along the way without restraint, causing them quite a bit of trouble.

"I know."

Xu Fei replied.

Chen Feng and Tieshi also found an opening and ran up to the barrier.

"Protect me."

Chen Feng said calmly as he instantly entered the Multi-dimensional State.

"Mm."

Tieshi let out a low grunt.

"How long will it take?"

Xu Fei asked.

This barrier was far more difficult than the previous three layers. Based on the roughly one minute Chen Feng had needed each time before, this one might take even longer.

Yet, unexpectedly, Chen Feng did not answer him.

"Chen Feng?"

Xu Fei asked again.

"Done."

Chen Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

Crack!

The barrier before them silently dissolved.

"WTF!"

Xu Fei and the others were stunned.

Only then did they understand what Chen Feng meant when he said he would never mess up at a critical moment. This speed was even faster than during the previous interview.

"I'm impressed!"

Xu Fei gave him a thumbs-up.

The group entered the secret chamber. There, a small purple grass swayed amid ice crystals, glittering faintly. It was the target of their journey—Ice Blue Silk!

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