Huo Yushen took Xia Chujian and swiftly returned to the Ancient Castle in the middle of the Small Island.
By now, the water on the island had already risen over the steps and was about to flood into the first-floor hall.
After the two entered, Huo Yushen nodded at her.
Xia Chujian understood at once and immediately used the Expedition Team Public Channel set up in her Quantum Optical Brain Wristwatch Carrier to call out to everyone.
"Teachers, classmates, I'm Xia Chujian, captain of Treasure Hunt 1st Squad. I have important news to announce!"
"Please gather in the first-floor hall immediately!"
After her message was sent, the members of Treasure Hunt 1st Squad rushed out without hesitation, thundering down the stairs.
Then came Qiu Zijun Team, followed by Tao Pao Squad. Finally, when the other squads saw that three squads had already gone down, they followed suit.
Among the teachers, Zong Ruoning was the first to bring his team downstairs.
Deputy Commander Hui Gu followed.
Once those two went down, the other teachers all came down as well.
Tan Tai Raoming was the last to arrive.
He had not wanted to come down in the first place.
He was the commander-in-chief of this operation! Xia Chujian was merely a freshman—what right did she have to summon everyone for a meeting? But when he saw that nearly everyone had gone downstairs, there was little point in staying alone on the third floor. He could only force a smile and saunter down.
Xia Chujian was actually already very anxious, but out of consideration for Tan Tai Raoming's dignity as commander-in-chief, she patiently waited for him to come down.
The moment his figure appeared at the staircase, Xia Chujian pulled up the Virtual Display Screen and played the scene she had encountered with