CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: CRAVING YOUR BRAISED PORK

The seven collapsed on the ground, looking at the completely lifeless Wolf King, and collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle was extremely perilous; without the Slaughter Atlas, they would have been undoubtedly doomed today.

"Everyone, recover quickly, we still need to clean up the battlefield," Chu Chen said with a smile.

Everyone stiffened at his words, then revealed an excited expression.

The wolf pack is full of treasures, especially the Wolf King, a Commander Level Star Beast, with every material valued in the tens of thousands. And what kind of harvest will they gain from these over a thousand Gray Rock Ant corpses?

Thinking of this made everyone eager to act.

After half an hour of busy work, they finally collected all the spoils.

The six Shadow Wolf corpses provided them with two Star Cores, and one of them was the Shadow Wolf King’s Star Core.

Both Star Cores possessed Dark Attributes, significantly more valuable than the usual Five Elements Attributes. One was a Seventh Rank War General Level, the other a Commander Level, just these two Star Cores were worth over 500,000. Additionally, the wolf pelts, claws, teeth, and meat were expensive materials, roughly estimated at over 300,000.

The ant swarm was too large, making it impossible to carry all the materials, so they had to abandon the materials and extract the highest value Star Cores.

Over a thousand Gray Rock Ants provided more than 150 Star Cores, roughly estimated to be worth about 300,000.

Wang Lu looked at the materials on the ground and exclaimed excitedly, "Over a million, this is a big haul, making money is this easy."

Everyone looked at him as if he were an old fool.

Wang Lu scratched his head awkwardly, "Slip of the tongue, don’t mind me."

Everyone laughed at his words, and the atmosphere became very relaxed.

By this time, the Beast Tide had dispersed; Chen Haoxiang summoned his strongest Guardian Beast, whose Monarch Level terrifying aura scattered the Beast Tide.

The Beast Tide merely consisted of some Servant Level, War General Level, and Commander Level Star Beasts, with no powerful Star Beasts reigning over them.

Faced with the pressure of the Monarch, they had no thought of resistance.

After the Beast Tide ended, the school dispatched additional rescue personnel, and some capable parents voluntarily joined the search and rescue teams.

At this time, at Celestial Star City High School.

"Brother Qian, Chu Chen’s team hasn’t come back, looks like their luck ran out, probably died in the Beast Tide," a thin, dark-skinned boy said with a smile.

Qian Jiadong laughed loudly and said, "Well then, drinks are on me tonight, the promised reward goes up by 20%."

His spirits were evidently quite high, with Chu Chen and the others possibly dead in the Beast Tide, his ranking returned to the top three, preserving his dignity, and he could give an account to his family. The school and family would also provide him with a lot of cultivation resources, so the future looked bright.

"All of you shut up, Chu Chen and the others are our schoolmates, future classmates even, do you really hope they’re dead?" a girl said coldly.

Upon hearing the words, Qian Jiadong looked at the girl in surprise, "Ji Mingyue, what’s gotten into you? He took your first place, don’t you wish he were dead?"

"Hmph, not everyone is as contemptible as you are. I believe he will survive," she said, a middle-aged man’s image suddenly flashing in her mind.

"Wow, so lively here, over an irrelevant person, no need to damage our harmony. A pity, I intended to recruit him, turns out he had little fortune," Zhao Peng chimed in.

"Enough, Zhao Peng, you two cold-blooded guys are truly birds of a feather," Ji Mingyue said before turning to leave.

Qian Jiadong snorted and said, "Sneaky fellow, you dare compare with me." With that, he also turned to leave.

Zhao Peng’s face instantly turned grim as he watched the two leave.

"So arrogant, but I wonder how long you can stay haughty. I’ll eventually trample you underfoot," Zhao Peng sneered.

At the outskirts of the East City Forest.

All the parents of the missing students gathered here, anxiously staring at the forest, hoping to see their children in the next moment.

Mrs. Chu was among them, more anxious than anyone, because both her son and husband were in the forest.

As each second ticked by, everyone’s mood grew heavier; the longer it took, the lesser the chances of survival for their loved ones.

At that moment, a shadowy figure stumbled out of the forest.

Upon seeing it, everyone rushed forward, incessantly inquiring about their children’s situation.

The person merely shook their head silently.

"Husband," a voice of surprise called out from the crowd.

The man turned to find his wife approaching.

The two squeezed through the crowd, embracing one another.

"Why’s your face so pale, could it be..."

"Sigh! The Red Flame Wolf is gone."

This person was none other than Father Chu, whose spirit had taken a hit.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu’s face darkened abruptly; she was just as fond of the Red Flame Wolf as Father Chu was.

Seeing this, Father Chu quickly changed the topic, "Has our son come back? I heard from his classmates that he got first place in the practical assessment. I must show him a trick or two when we get home."

Mrs. Chu’s face grew even more ashen upon hearing those words, her inner sorrow being impossible to suppress, causing hot tears to fall.

Looking at this, Father Chu’s expression changed dramatically, quickly asking, "Has our son not returned yet?"

Mrs. Chu nodded at this.

"Don’t worry, I’ll go find him now."

"No, it’s too dangerous. Maybe our son found a place to hide and he’ll come back once the Beast Tide has passed," Mrs. Chu urged.

"I saw Principal Chen, perhaps he has repelled the Beast Tide. I’ll go look for him again," Father Chu insisted.

Just as Mrs. Chu was about to persuade again, a teacher shouted to the crowd, "The Beast Tide is already scattered, rest assured we are searching with all our might. Results will soon be out. Please wait calmly and do not venture into the forest on your own."

"The Beast Tide has retreated, let’s wait a bit, our son is smart; he’ll surely turn misfortune into fortune."

"Mm, I understand, you wait here, I’ll go get some information from the teacher."

Father Chu found a teacher assisting with the search and rescue operations and obtained the information left by Chu Chen.

"Hello, teacher, could I borrow your Communication Bracelet?" Father Chu said in a deep voice.

The City Defense Army’s communication devices and the school’s are on different channels. Originally, this was to prevent the City Defense Army from assisting students in cheating; now Father Chu could only ask to borrow a teacher’s device to reach Chu Chen.

"No problem, also, don’t worry too much. Based on your son’s description, there’s a high chance he’s alive." With these words, the teacher handed over the communication bracelet.

Seeing this, Father Chu gratefully took it over.

"Thank you, I’ll treat you to drinks later."

Holding the communication bracelet felt incredibly heavy in his hand, his emotions complex, fearing to hear bad news. After a psychological build-up, he finally summoned the courage to activate the communication function.

"Chu Chen, please respond if you hear this, this is Chu Xiong."

Chu Chen and the others had already left the ant cave, and upon learning from their communication devices that the Beast Tide had receded, they naturally didn’t wish to linger in the cave.

At this moment, hearing Father Chu’s voice from the bracelet, Chu Chen felt both joy and surprise.

Due to Father Chu’s authority, he dared not delay and immediately replied, "Chu Chen here, receiving."

At that moment, hearing his son’s voice, Father Chu’s heart finally rested easy.

"Son, are you okay?" Father Chu asked excitedly.

"I’m fine, just craving your braised pork now."

"Haha, good boy, I’ll cook plenty for you when you get back."