The Only Chance of Survival

At this moment.

Chen Feng, Houzi, and the others had already found a new exit. A large number of Mutated Beasts had been drawn away by Xie Kangzhong, making things much easier on their side.

"Going down from here will take us to the Third Layer."

Houzi said urgently.

There was a Restriction here, another entrance to the fourth floor. In this short time, Houzi had already found the route back. It had not been easy.

"It's up to you."

Xu Fei said nervously.

"Mm."

Chen Feng nodded. Just as he was about to focus, he suddenly froze.

"What is it?"

Xu Fei and the others exchanged glances.

"Shh—"

Chen Feng said softly, as though sensing something.

At this moment.

As everyone fell silent, shrill cries from afar became clearer. They belonged to the students of Senior Year Class 2—their voices!

Zhou Ling and the others were stunned when they heard them.

"That teacher actually ran away by himself..."

Even their hastily assembled team had not abandoned one another.

Yet Xie Kangzhong, the homeroom teacher who had personally led Senior Year Class 2, had abandoned his own students and fled alone? It was simply absurd!

"Forget about them."

Xu Fei sneered. "Those students can't tell right from wrong. They're no good either."

"Exactly."

Zhou Ling wholeheartedly agreed.

Following their teacher on an expedition?

To hell with that. They had clearly tried to rob them outright! They had actually demanded, right to their faces, that they hand over the materials they had worked so hard to obtain—and not a single student had objected?

What kind of values were those?!

However, Chen Feng had already stopped.

"Damn."

"Chen Feng, don't tell me you really want to save them."

Xu Fei and the others were dumbfounded. From the way Chen Feng had acted before, he seemed decisive and efficient. Surely he was not suddenly going to be overwhelmed with saintly compassion at a time like this?

They had spent a long time training outside, and the thing they feared most was encountering teammates like that!

"I just remembered something."

Chen Feng frowned deeply. "Who can guarantee that we'll definitely escape?"

"No one."

Everyone looked at one another.

Survive?

At a time like this, who could be absolutely certain?

Danger was everywhere.

They did not even know what that terrifying thing on the fifth floor was. Even if they got out of Dragonfall Mountain, no one knew what awaited them outside! Moreover, they all had a feeling that the danger outside might not be any less than inside. At a time like this, no one could be absolutely certain!

This time, it was truly perilous!

"I can guarantee it!"

Chen Feng suddenly said.

"Really?"

Xu Fei and the others were overjoyed.

In such a dangerous situation, Chen Feng actually had absolute confidence?

"Of course, if you're willing to trust me."

Chen Feng smiled.

Xu Fei and the others exchanged glances, then finally nodded fiercely. Though they had not known each other for long, they still trusted Chen Feng.

"Then come with me."

Chen Feng turned and walked toward the group of students.

"Sigh."

Xu Fei and the others smiled bitterly and could only follow.

They had no idea why Chen Feng had suddenly developed such a bleeding heart at a time like this, but since Chen Feng was confident, they would follow him and take the risk!

"At a time like this, we can only trust this guy."

Everyone smiled bitterly.

Chen Feng strode unwaveringly toward the students, a faint smile on his lips.

A bleeding heart?

How could that be!

He couldn't be bothered to care about those idiots!

The original owner had never been close to these classmates, let alone him! The reason he wanted to save those students was because he had sensed a familiar aura drift past him, and then realized something: if they wanted to leave alive, their only chance lay in that group of students.

More precisely—in Wang Yue's hands!

At this moment.

The waters around Dragonfall Mountain had already been dyed red with blood.

No one even noticed that high in the sky, a pure white cloud drifted there, rising and falling with the wind, looking so light and carefree.

Dragonfall Mountain.

Fourth Layer.

All the students sat on the ground in despair.

After exhausting every method they had and discovering that they could not harm those Mutated Beasts at all, they had completely given up hope. They were waiting—

Waiting for death to arrive.

Thirty people sat on the ground in suffocating silence, with only faint sobbing audible now and then. In the distance, a Mutated Beast was charging toward them.

Everyone knew that the moment the Mutated Beast reached them would be the moment of their deaths.

At that moment, Su Jin stood up and placed herself in front of the Mutated Beast.

"If someone has to die, then let me be the first, okay?"

Su Jin closed her eyes. "If I hadn't trusted the teacher so much and organized this event, I..."

No one stopped her.

There was no point. Since they were all going to die anyway, what difference did it make who died first or sooner?

"Roar—"

The Mutated Beast's aura grew increasingly terrifying. Many students trembled as they clung to one another. Seeing it charge right up to Su Jin, they could not help closing their eyes. Yet in that instant, a thunderous blast jolted everyone awake. When they opened their eyes, they were stunned.

A figure stood before them.

It was Chen Feng!

Chen Feng and his friends had killed that Mutated Beast!

"Even though it got stronger, it's still trash."

Xu Fei stepped on the Mutated Beast's corpse.

"Yeah."

Zhou Ling curled her lip and looked at the stunned students. "I don't know why that idiot Chen Feng insisted on saving you, but if you dare hold us back, I'll be the first to take you out."

Houzi and Tieshi merely gave them cold looks.

"Chen Feng..."

"He saved us?"

Only then did everyone come back to their senses.

They had been saved!

They had actually been saved!

Everyone wept with joy.

Then they quickly remembered—it was Chen Feng, the one they had cursed and driven away just moments ago, the one they had verbally attacked and forced out, who had actually come back on his own to save them!

Thinking of that, everyone lowered their heads in shame.

"I'm sorry."

Everyone was ashamed.

Chen Feng merely smiled indifferently. Before him, Su Jin stared at him in a daze. "Am I dreaming?"

"Want to go back to sleep for a while?"

Chen Feng replied irritably.

"Move!"

Chen Feng gave them no time for nonsense. "No one is allowed to speak, make noise, or cry! Anyone who causes trouble, I'll throw you out myself! Only this way..."

Chen Feng paused. "...can we survive."

Everyone fell silent. They noticed that Chen Feng had said we. Thinking of how they had treated him before, many lowered their heads in shame.

"Let's go."

Chen Feng led everyone to the entrance Houzi had found.

"I can help you."

Wang Yue took a deep breath. Though he hated Chen Feng, the two of them had to cooperate at a time like this. "I may not have any combat ability, but I'm also a Beginner Producer. My mental energy is strong, and I can help you remove the Restriction."

"..."

Chen Feng glanced at him and said coldly, "No need."

"Chen Feng!"

Wang Yue gritted his teeth. "I know you hate me, but we're at a life-or-death moment right now. Can't you put that aside for now? You only have 30 points of mental energy, while I have a full 80 points—who knows how many times higher than yours. I can remove the Restriction much faster than you!"

"No need."

Chen Feng calmly walked up to the Restriction.

"Chen Feng."

Wang Yue was furious, but he could only speak nicely. "With this kind of Restriction, 30 points of mental energy will take at least three minutes to remove. But I only need one minute. I—"

Wang Yue had not even finished his sentence.

Crack!

The Restriction was removed.

Wang Yue's mouth hung wide open, unable to close for a long while.

The other students were even more dumbfounded.

WTF.

One second?

What kind of heaven-defying talent was this? This was Chen Feng, their academic genius? The top-ranked Chen Feng from their school? The Chen Feng who had once stood above everyone else? At that moment, they suddenly felt that even if Chen Feng had failed to get into college, he was still someone they could never catch up to!

Some people were perhaps born geniuses.

PS: Thanks to "Meaty Meat" for the Alliance Leader support, and to all my friends for your votes and support! It's not convenient to go all out during the new book period, so let's save it for when it goes premium... hehe...