Your Problem Is Very Serious

Meanwhile.

In the conference room, only a few important leaders remained, along with Tang Zichen.

The other teachers had all been asked to leave by the Vice Principal.

"Student Tang Zichen, the next few questions are rather important. I was entrusted by the higher-ups to ask them."

The Vice Principal's expression turned serious. "Originally, these questions should have been asked by the Principal himself, but he is still supporting the front lines and cannot return for the time being."

Tang Zichen's pretty face remained calm. She asked a question she was rather curious about. "How is the situation over in Magic City?"

"It has more or less stabilized!"

The Vice Principal looked pleased. "Under Ms. Qin and the others' suppression efforts, the monster tide has basically been brought under control. They are now rebuilding the City Defense Wall. If all goes well, it will be completed in two months. By then, the Principal can return and take us back to Magic City."

Although the Vice Principal wore a smile when he said this, Tang Zichen felt that his smile was somewhat fake.

Well, if Principal Lu kicked the bucket, wouldn't he smoothly take his place and get rid of that "Vice" in his title?

"Ms. Qin is truly incredible. I heard that ten days ago, she made another breakthrough and drew a meteorite down from outer space, crushing tens of thousands of monsters to death in one stroke. That single move established the outcome of the battle and stabilized the situation."

"Such methods are no different from the immortal arts of legend. She truly deserves to be called the Pillar of the Sea of our Xia Nation!"

As the Vice Principal spoke, his gaze turned to Tang Zichen. He said expectantly, "Student Tang Zichen, you were even more outstanding than Ms. Qin was at the same stage. I believe that as long as you do not make any more mistakes in the upcoming Secret Realms, your future achievements will certainly be no less than Ms. Qin's."

That was clearly meant to imply something!

What did he mean by not making any more mistakes?

Was teaming up with Chen Ye a mistake?

Heh heh...

Of course Tang Zichen understood what the Vice Principal meant.

She did not want to respond. "Vice Principal, just ask whatever you want to ask."

For a student, not responding to the Vice Principal's words was rather impolite.

Yet the Vice Principal did not mind at all.

Even for the entire martial arts university, a student like Tang Zichen was a priceless treasure. They were afraid of losing her even if they held her in their palms. How could they dare have any objections?

"It's like this, Student Tang Zichen. During this Secret Realm, were you targeted by freshmen from other countries?"

"Yes!"

Tang Zichen did not hide anything. "Around a hundred freshmen from various countries besieged Chen Ye and me in the Secret Realm. Of course, I was their main target. Chen Ye was dragged into it because of me."

Upon hearing this.

Even though they knew Tang Zichen had escaped danger, the school leaders were still furious.

"They actually dared to make a move inside the Secret Realm!"

"These shameless bastards are openly violating the Secret Realm Convention!"

The leaders cursed one after another, their faces filled with indignation.

This was not an act.

If Tang Zichen had died in her first Secret Realm, these school leaders would all have been implicated and held accountable to some extent, affecting their futures.

The Vice Principal asked, "Then how did you get out of that predicament?"

"It's a long story. Leaders, you should just watch the video."

As Tang Zichen spoke, she stood up, connected her phone to the conference room projector, and began playing the video.

The video had naturally been filmed by Chen Ye.

Back in the Secret Realm, he had been confident that neither he nor Tang Zichen would die, and that he would kill all those insignificant trash who tried to ambush them. To prevent international disputes, he had deliberately recorded the video as evidence.

It now happened to come in handy.

When the video began playing, the opening shot showed a group of people surrounding Chen Ye and Tang Zichen.

As the camera moved.

The school leaders could clearly see those people. Black, white, yellow, brown... people of all races, obviously from different countries.

Moreover, every single one of them wore undisguised killing intent on their faces!

Even an idiot could tell that these people had come with ill intentions.

One young man from Wa Country even laughed wildly at the camera.

"I know you. I heard that you matched with a C-class Hero during the livestream? I admire your courage... You're filming us with your phone. Are you planning to keep this as evidence?"

"Only if you leave here alive can the video in your hand serve as evidence. Unfortunately, you and your girlfriend are about to be buried here."

Then Tang Zichen's voice sounded. "You came for me?"

The young man from Wa Country admitted it without concern. "That's right. Every team here represents a country. Like us, none of them wish to see your Xia Nation produce another Ms. Qin!"

At this point.

The school leaders' faces were already filled with rage.

Bang!

The dean was the first to lose his patience. He slammed his palm heavily onto the table and cursed, "These beasts are shameless! They should be killed!!"

The Vice Principal's face darkened, his expression solemn. "Watch the video first. We can talk about our feelings afterward."

Once he spoke, the others naturally had no objections. They suppressed their anger and patiently continued watching.

The video continued playing.

Soon, Tang Zichen's voice sounded again. "My companion is innocent. Can you let him leave first?"

After being refused, Tang Zichen quietly said, "Chen Ye, when the fighting starts, run to the left. Don't look back. I'll do my best to hold them off and buy you some time!"

Upon hearing Tang Zichen say those words.

The school leaders' expressions became even more serious than before!!

At a moment when her life was in danger, a girl was willing to let a boy run first. Was that not enough to explain everything?

The Vice Principal and the dean exchanged glances. Both saw the gravity of the situation in the other's eyes.

The thing they feared most seemed to have already happened...

Soon.

The video reached the scene where Li Zairong stepped forward.

What happened next.

Left every school leader dumbfounded and unable to believe it.

Li Zairong.

Was actually the younger brother of Li Zhongxi, the man who had committed monstrous crimes all those years ago...

One had to know that the Secret Realm Convention had been jointly established by multiple countries precisely because Li Zhongxi's actions had caused too great an impact.

The most important provision of the treaty was also the prohibition against freshmen from different countries slaughtering one another inside Secret Realms.

Afterward.

Li Zairong took out the decayed heart, causing the evolved zombie to appear and begin slaughtering everyone around it.

The video ended there.

Tang Zichen's voice sounded at the right moment. "The situation was critical at the time. Chen Ye and I escaped amid the chaos. As for what happened afterward, neither of us knows."

This was the explanation Chen Ye and she had agreed upon.

The more they said, the more loopholes there would be.

The best explanation was simply that they knew nothing!

After hearing Tang Zichen's words, the school leaders still looked shocked.

Li Zairong's unexpected involvement was something they had never anticipated.

The appearance of the evolved zombie was even more unbelievable to them.

The evolved zombie's whereabouts had been unknown back then.

Everyone had believed it had been erased by the Secret Realm.

They had never expected that after all these years, the monster had remained within Secret Realm 1, lying dormant.

Although the evolved zombie was nothing in the eyes of these school leaders, and any one of them could easily subdue it.

However.

For freshmen who had only just matched with Hero Talents, such a monster was an utterly unmatched nightmare!

Tang Zichen being able to escape was already an enormous blessing.

Now that the monster had awakened, wouldn't next year's freshmen be in great danger?

"I never expected that monster to still be in Secret Realm 1!"

The Vice Principal's expression was grave. "This matter is extremely important. I must report it immediately!"

I had been feeling unwell since this morning, and by noon I had developed a low fever. May I ask the experts, is this a second COVID infection? Of course, everyone, please rest assured. Even if it really is a second infection, I will keep updating normally. There is no such thing as "stopping updates" in my dictionary!!