Amid the endless, deathly silence, Shi Can took a deep breath and declared firmly, almost roaring.
"Of course there's a way!"
Those words instantly lifted everyone's spirits.
"Do you really think we old hands are pushovers? Mu Bingge came to the Social Security Bureau. How could we have spent all these years without preparing anything?"
A fierce smile curled Shi Can's lips as she flexed her wrists.
"Come on, everyone. Time to get to work."
Scrape...
Chairs scraped across the floor as the teachers, who had been listening to gossip just moments before, rose and gathered around Mu Bingge.
"Oh my, I thought [Abyssal Erosion] wouldn't act so soon. Looks like the Azure Dragon Division really is fierce. They've already driven her into a corner."
"I thought we wouldn't be needed today. Just as well. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get a good night's sleep."
"Look how badly our students have been frightened. Their faces have gone white."
Liu Shuai looked at Mu Bingge and said earnestly, "Look further ahead. A Level Nine Calamity is all this is. It isn't the end of the road for you young people. Your future should lie deeper in the Forbidden Zone.
"There are still so many unknown secrets in this world. Mu Bingge, get past this hurdle and keep moving forward."
They had been joking around with the students just moments before, but now each looked more serious than the last, their backs straight, so dependable that it brought a sting to the eyes.
"Light of the ten directions, Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking, suppress!"
With each teacher serving as a point in the formation, the ground beneath the base shook. Gears turned, and hidden instruments lit up, unleashing power that flowed to the surface and seared the lines of a formation beneath