Chapter 226

Miao Mingzhi sat at the conference table, his expression serious. "The matter of the five military academy members being seriously injured one after another has not yet been clarified. I suggest that all members of the experimental class and the regular team be called back to the military academy to ensure everyone's safety."

Zhuang Silin pondered for two seconds, then nodded.

"Okay, I'll notify them to return to school now."

At this time, within the Tongbao Spirit Realm.

Most of the people started heading towards the last remaining large treasure location without prior arrangement.

On his way to the treasure location, Xu Jintang received news of Zhuang Silin's return to school:

[The risks off-campus are currently high. If you have nothing urgent to attend to, please return to campus now.]

"What happened outside?" Xu Jintang asked, his mind returning to his spiritual sea.

Thunder Dragon King replied, "It seems that the five members of your human military academies were ambushed and injured; the matter has escalated considerably."

Xu Jintang was taken aback.

Were all the members of the five military academies ambushed?

Before entering the Spirit-Communing Treasure Realm, Song Qianyue was indeed ambushed, and she was implicated as well.

"Are the injuries all very serious?"

Thunder Dragon King: "It is said that many people need to recuperate for more than a month to fully recover."

Xu Jintang calculated the time.

It seems like there's only a month left until the Military Academy League starts.

If that's the case, wouldn't most students from the five major military academies be unable to participate in the Military Academy League as usual?

Xu Jintang frowned.

The fact that almost all personnel from the five major military academies were ambushed is clearly not an accident.

Moreover, the timing of this incident, which occurred right before the Military Academy League, is indeed too coincidental.

"If you want to leave early, you can use your Heaven and Earth Token to terminate your training in the Tongbao Spirit Realm," said the Thunder Dragon King.

"The Heaven and Earth Token has this use?" Xu Jintang asked in surprise.

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"Of course. And with this token, even if the Tongbao Spirit Realm ends prematurely, you can still freely enter and exit here in the future. However, all the supplies within the treasure points of the Spirit Realm will disappear. Simply put, this Spirit Realm can be used as a storage space for your future use, and as long as you allow it, others can also enter the Spirit Realm."

Ordinary storage spaces can only hold inanimate objects, but this spiritual realm can hold people and living things, making it, in some ways, a more advanced storage space.

Xu Jintang pondered for a while.

"That's fine too."

Without further hesitation, she took out the Heaven and Earth Token, and with a thought, the option to close the Spirit Realm in advance immediately popped up before her eyes.

"Close early."

After two beeps, a notification sounded throughout the entire Spirit Realm: "The holder of the Heaven and Earth Token has decided to close the Spirit Realm ahead of schedule. The Spirit Realm will close in five minutes. Please prepare accordingly."

The group, who were rushing to the treasure location, were all stunned.

"What? Close early?"

"No, we were so close to the treasure location, and now it's closing early?"

"Damn! Why did they close early?"

"Who exactly has the Heaven and Earth Token?"

Everyone was wailing.

Chu Er and his companions, who had just emerged from the Central Treasure Site, were also somewhat bewildered.

"Damn it! Not only did we not get the supplies from the central treasure point, but they also have to shut down the Spirit Realm early as soon as we come out?" Chu Er couldn't help but curse.

"Who exactly holds the Heaven and Earth Token? Why close it prematurely? Unbelievable."

"Sigh, I'm not going anywhere, I'm resting."

People who were originally planning to raid the treasure points gradually stopped. Some rested on the spot, while others sat down to chat and complain.

Everyone in the entire Spirit Realm was talking about it and complaining.

The holder of the Heaven and Heaven and Earth Token had already withdrawn from the Spirit Realm.

After exiting the spiritual realm, Xu Jintang immediately went to the hub terminal to buy a ticket and board the train.

After boarding the manned spacecraft, Xu Jintang opened the Star Network official forum.

#Students from five major military academies seriously injured: a coincidence or a conspiracy?#

--[The Military Academy League is just a month away, and the fact that the five military academy team members have run into trouble at this time is likely premeditated.]

--[Tsk tsk, this league is a bit unusual; the infighting has already started before it even began.]

--[However, with students from all five military academies currently injured, will this year's league still be able to proceed as scheduled?]

--[Who knows? Let's see the official announcement.]

Xu Jintang was also surprised when he saw these messages.

Unexpectedly, so many unexpected things happened outside while she was in the Spirit Realm.

Not long after, Song Tianqi called.

"Squad leader! Where are you? I won a spaceship in an underground arena tournament, and I'm just on my way back to the Federation Star Region, so I'll pick you up on the way."

Xu Jintang: "You received the notice to return to school too?"

"Yes, there has been a lot of unrest outside lately. There are attacks on the five military academies everywhere. It would be safer for us to go back to the school."

Xu Jintang recalled the time when Song Ziqian was being chased.

This happened so suddenly, without any warning whatsoever.

"Okay, let's talk when we meet."

After hanging up the call, Xu Jintang quickly sent an address.

About half an hour later, a large manned aircraft slowly descended from the sky.

The aircraft landed smoothly on the ground.

Then, the aircraft hatch slowly opened, and a silver-white metal automatic staircase extended out from inside the hatch.

"Squad leader, they're here!"

Song Tianqi waved as he ran towards Xu Jintang.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Yuting and Xue Zhongqi emerged from the cabin door one after the other.

"Damn, the atmosphere outside is terrifying lately. We'd better hurry back to school for safety." Xue Zhongqi strolled over, fanning himself with a folding fan. Although he said this, there was no trace of nervousness in his expression.

"Do you think it might be the Reform Society's doing again?" Yan Yuting followed closely behind.

Xu Jintang wasn't quite sure either, "Let's go back and talk about it first."

The group exchanged glances, said nothing more, and turned to enter the cabin.

"To be honest, there have been a lot of things going on lately, and I have a feeling it's related to the Military Academy League." Xue Zhongqi leaned back in his sofa chair, crossed his legs, and lightly fanned himself with a folding fan.

"Definitely, otherwise why would those guys specifically target members of the five major military academies? I just don't know what their motives are," Song Tianqi replied.

Yan Yuting was sitting next to him, browsing forum posts.

The successive serious injuries suffered by members of the five military academies did indeed cause a great stir, and even at this time, the forums were still full of posts discussing the matter.

"It seems like only our military academy and Clifford Military Academy's members are unharmed right now. The other three military academies have all suffered," Yan Yuting said.

"Sigh, I guess they think we and Clifford are not to be trifled with," Xue Zhongqi said calmly.

Song Tianqi rolled up his sleeves, his fighting spirit instantly ignited, his face beaming with eagerness. "Definitely! If you're so capable, make those guys chasing me come find me. I want to see just how good they are."

Xu Jintang raised her eyes and glanced over. "I also encountered those people who were chasing me. At first, two of them were chasing Song Ziqian, but then they encountered me, so one of them switched targets to chase me. They were very strong, at least at the Seventh Tier or above."

Their attention was immediately drawn to it.

Xue Zhongqi looked surprised, "How did you escape from being chased by such a powerful person?"

"It just so happens that the Tongbao Spirit Realm opened ahead of schedule, so I just hid inside," Xu Jintang said casually.

Yan Yuting looked surprised. "That's incredibly lucky."

Xue Zhongqi felt that something was off.

Even with the best of luck, this event is still far too coincidental.

Moreover, based on his understanding of the class monitor, he had a feeling that things couldn't be that simple.

Song Tianqi's thought process was rather straightforward, so he didn't think much of it.

"Damn, they're hunting down people of Seventh Tier or higher. This hunting group is really big-spending."

That's what he said, but you could tell from his expression that he was extremely excited, even a little eager to try.

At that moment, there was a loud "bang".

A violent jolt emanated from inside the cabin.

Xu Jintang and the others all began to sway.

"Damn it, enemy attack!" Song Tianqi suddenly received an emergency warning from the cockpit and quickly stood up and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a warning beeping sounded in the cabin.

The warning red light then began flashing wildly.

Xu Jintang raised his hand and activated his mental power, his gaze quickly sweeping out of the cabin.

What just collided with their aircraft was a small satellite reconnaissance drone.

This type of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has strong exploratory and offensive capabilities, and is generally only used by the Federation army.

However, it is highly unlikely that such a specialized reconnaissance aircraft would accidentally collide with a private plane.

Therefore, it must have been intentional.

Immediately afterwards, an even more violent collision sound rang out.

The aircraft began to shake again.

This time, the cabin windows were shattered, scattering into fragments all over the floor.

Xu Jintang quickly turned around and rushed out of the cabin window.

At this moment, the spacecraft is still traveling in the Milky Way. People float in the Milky Way, where the air pressure is higher, causing their entire bodies to levitate.

Xu Jintang grabbed the aircraft's cabin door and nimbly circled the aircraft once.

Immediately afterwards, a hidden weapon gleaming with a cold light flew from mid-air.

Xu Jintang was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously raised his hand and flung it away.

The Phantom Darts hidden in the sleeve shot out swiftly, hitting the incoming projectile precisely.

A crisp "ding-ding" sound followed.

The hidden weapons were knocked to the ground one after another.

Xu Jintang frowned and looked around.

Hidden weapons came from all directions, but their exact source could not be found.

"The projectile must have been fired from the reconnaissance drone," Xue Zhongqi quickly realized. "When I was interning in the army, our Armament Camp's reconnaissance drones used this attack mode. This drone is probably being operated remotely."