"We really fell into their trap."
"Because there were more than a dozen teaching assistants together, and we were near the school, the Teaching Assistant Group's actions did not fully follow the 'VIP Protection' plan. We wasted too much time during the transfer."
"Fortunately, they were not very experienced either. They overlooked the effect of the school's Guardian Array on this 'sandbox,' which gave us enough time to recover. We can't blame them for being unprofessional—it's just that very few forces can pull something like this off under First University's nose, so unexpected complications were inevitable."
"In fact, only a few seconds after they cast 'To Dream With You,' we had already regained consciousness."
"It was just that they kept their distance from us, and we wanted to catch them off guard. So, at Brother Yu's request, everyone temporarily lay on the ground and pretended to sleep..."
Thomas's clear yet guarded explanation sounded in Zheng Qing's ear.
The young government-funded student stared blankly at the Teaching Assistant Group members who had supposedly been "asleep," now gathered in twos and threes, discussing something in low but heated voices. From time to time, they fired spells of different colors into the air, leaving his mind in complete chaos.
Across the snowy field, the only ones still deeply asleep were Xiao Xiao and the other three hunters of the You Zui Hunting Team. In a sense, that gave Zheng Qing a small measure of comfort.
Then he suddenly realized something.
"They..." The young government-funded student spun around in alarm and looked at the four uninvited guests not far away.
Just a moment ago, he had been prepared to follow behind the teaching assistants and face the brutal battle to come.
But to his surprise, neither that "deity," nor the Beautiful Snake Woman, nor