"What's wrong?"
Seeing Jiang Fan stop, Teacher Chen, thinking something had happened, quickly asked.
Jiang Fan glanced at the children. They were currently crossing a broken house beam.
While the beam wasn't very large and wouldn't be a problem for adults, it was extremely strenuous for the children.
There was no other way. Teacher Xiao Ran and Teacher Chen had to stand on either side of the beam, taking turns carrying the children across.
Jiang Fan shook his head.
"This can't go on, it's too slow!"
"We're not far from the safe zone, but we've only covered less than a tenth of the distance!"
"The longer we stay outside, the greater the risk..."
Teacher Chen immediately felt embarrassed upon hearing this.
"I'm sorry, it's mainly these children; they're all too young!"
"I've troubled you!"
Jiang Fan was taken aback. He then realized Teacher Chen had misunderstood his meaning and explained, "I'm not bothered!"
"I just think this is taking too long and is prone to oversight!"
Teacher Chen pursed his lips, looking troubled.
"But look at this..."
His meaning was clear. He also wanted to speed things up, but the current objective conditions were that each child needed care, and with only two of them, they truly couldn't accelerate the process.
Jiang Fan pondered for a moment.
"I'll think of a way!"
After speaking, he signaled Teacher Chen and Teacher Xiao Ran to continue, then stood in place to ponder.
The current situation was indeed troublesome!
If he wanted to quickly get this group to the safe zone, there were only two methods.
First, wait for Jiao Yang's team to arrive. They could each take a child and transport them to the safe zone simultaneously.
Second, he could personally fly back and forth a few times, taking one or two children with him each trip.
However, both of these methods had drawbacks.
If they waited for Jiao Yang and the others, it might take time, and it would require the deployment of the entire team, which could affect rescue efforts in other areas.
If he transported them himself, there wouldn't be these issues, and it would be fast. However, while he was en route to the safe zone, no one would be there to protect Teacher Chen's safety.
No! Both of these plans had problems!
So... was there a way to achieve the best of both worlds?
Jiang Fan frowned, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.
What if he could bring everyone over at once? Wouldn't that eliminate the need for someone to stay behind and negate the safety concerns?
His eyes grew brighter and brighter.
He couldn't fly with so many people at once, but what if he used a skill?
He recalled that when Hong Tiangan was teaching him the use of Fire Element Energy, he had mentioned a Binding Technique, which used a Fire Net to restrain enemies.
During his fight with Zhuang Hui in the Newcomer League, Zhuang Hui had also used a similar Earth Element cultivation technique, trying to trap him in a cage-like form.
So... could he use a non-damaging method to bind these people and transport them to the safe zone?
The more Jiang Fan thought about it, the more feasible it seemed!
Fire element attacks were too aggressive, and Earth element was too cumbersome. What about... Wind Element?
He had already mastered the application of Fire and Earth energies very proficiently. He hadn't tried other elemental energies yet, but now was the time to try.
If others knew what he was thinking, they would surely consider him delusional. After all, one's affinity for an elemental energy was entirely dependent on their innate talent at awakening.
But for Jiang Fan, this wasn't an issue.
He hadn't awakened normally. Instead, he had sensed Heaven and Earth Energy through the Innate Qi Absorption and Guidance Technique, so his various elemental energies were complete and balanced.
Therefore, developing and using any specific energy was effortless for him, with no bottlenecks whatsoever.
The only difference was the level of proficiency!
No sooner said than done!
Jiang Fan silently circulated the Innate Qi Absorption and Guidance Technique, drawing all the Heaven and Earth Energy into his meridians. The energies merged and established a connection.
Then, he divided his focus, separating the Heaven and Earth Energy strand by strand. Instantly, clusters of energy in different colors appeared before his eyes.
He waved his hand gently, and a light blue luminescence floated gracefully through the air in his palm, like dancing sprites, drifting slowly with the airflow.
"This must be Wind Element Energy, right?"
Jiang Fan tried to use the control methods for Fire Element Energy and Earth Element Energy to capture the Wind Element Energy, but he found that compared to the other two, Wind Element Energy was more agile.
Whenever he tried to control it forcefully, it would quickly disperse and merge back into heaven and earth.
Jiang Fan frowned.
It seemed that although the fundamental control methods for each type of energy were similar, one still needed to consider their characteristics to gain complete control.
He wasn't impatient and tried again to guide the cyan energy to flow before his eyes.
'Poof!'
As a result, after he finally managed to condense the cyan energy, he tried to maneuver it, but with a slight distraction, the energy dispersed again.
Brute force wouldn't work! He needed to feel the characteristics of the wind.
"The wind is formless, yet it has substance!"
"It must be guided by the heart, not suppressed by force!"
Jiang Fan murmured to himself, completely opening his mind and merging his consciousness with the cyan energy.
Gradually, the pale cyan energy no longer resisted. Instead, it actively formed vortexes following his will.
The vortexes spun faster and faster, eventually transforming into a stream of cyan energy that stirred up a gust of wind.
"It worked!"
Jiang Fan's face lit up with joy. He began to condense the cyan energy into a large net, following the method of the Earth Element cage.
After trying a few times and becoming sufficiently familiar with it, he waved his hand.
"Go!"
Instantly, the cyan energy flowed like water, engulfing the two teachers and the child who were busy nearby.
"Ah!"
Shouts of surprise came from them.
The two teachers, who were holding the child, suddenly felt their bodies lighten. They were lifted into the air by a gentle breeze, which startled them greatly. They hurriedly looked back.
In a flash, they saw Jiang Fan extending his hand in a grabbing motion.
He controlled our bodies?
The two of them felt an incredible sense of disbelief!
They were both ordinary people; when had they ever seen such a technique?
In an instant, Jiang Fan became even more unfathomable in their eyes.
"This is good enough!"
"Let's go, I'll take you to a safe zone!"
Jiang Fan said, his body gently floating up.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he lifted everyone to a height of about two meters and quickly guided them, flying towards the controlled area.