CHAPTER 719: CHAPTER 719

When the Star Beast attacked, Ji You already knew that Teacher Mu definitely wasn’t in the camp anymore. As reality matched Ji You’s conjecture, when Zhong Qing’s team reached Teacher Mu’s luxurious tent and called out for a while only to dive into the tent, they found that there was nobody inside.

At the same time, students from other groups also searched, but almost everyone had scoured the entire camp and still hadn’t found a trace of Teacher Mu.

She was gone, but when did she leave, and where did she go?

The students discussed it and couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The attack from the long-eared rabbit group was sudden and the students didn’t have time to continue searching for Teacher Mu, they could only hastily begin to defend...

Inside the temporary residence.

Ren An’s wound on the abdomen began to turn black, and their lips too were gradually changing from white to black...

This was the rhythm of the Star Beast’s X toxin permeating throughout various organs of the body, and without treatment, they might really lose their life.

Members of Zhong Qing’s team were extremely anxious at this moment. Suddenly, a girl shouted, "Where did the teacher go? Even if it’s an assessment, they shouldn’t risk the students’ lives to test us!"

"Right!"

"That’s too cruel."

"How could they do this?"

"It’s excessive! When I get back to school, I’m definitely going to complain to the Academic Affairs Office! If they don’t handle it, I’ll complain to the Alliance Education Bureau."

...

In their fear and trepidation, these students began to vent their inner frustrations and panic.

Zhong Qing tried her best to maintain calm within the team, but alas, it was ineffective.

"Bang!"

A loud noise interrupted the indignantly filled teammates of Zhong Qing’s team. They followed the sound and saw Ji You with a stern face, clearly dissatisfied between her brows.

People from Zhong Qing’s team were startled and unconsciously shut their mouths.

Ji You cast a cold glance at these people and said, "You have time to complain here, might as well think of a way to save this idiot."

Someone from Zhong Qing’s team said, "This... this is the Star Beast virus, we... what can we do?"

"Oh—" Ji You slightly raised her eyebrows with a frown and said, "So you have time to fart around here?"

Zhong Qing’s team: "..."

Chu Jiaojiao covered her chest and said, "Ji You, we’re girls; be a little more delicate, don’t be so crude with your words, it’ll affect your beauty score."

"Where is it crude?" Ji You turned to look at her and said without a good air, "And another thing— I’m a girl, are you?"

Chu Jiaojiao: "..."

Yue Qiguang asked boldly, turning to Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, Xuzhou, and the others, "Do we have any girls in our group?"

Everyone said in unison: "No!"

Seeing the topic being sidetracked, Ji You waved her hand and said, "Stop talking about this. Although I don’t know what’s wrong, my guess is that Teacher Mu won’t appear until dawn."

Zhong Qing was a bit anxious: "Without Teacher Mu, how can we save Ren An?"

Ren An’s situation was indeed not good.

The students, having been protected by their parents and schools from danger since childhood, had never truly experienced facing such a bloody and violent death. The entirety of Zhong Qing’s team was in a frenzy.

Ji You didn’t respond to this and turned to Shen Changqing and the others, saying, "Nobody sleeps tonight. Xiaoqing, you go with Zhang Ye, Jiaojiao, and Lance to find Yu Yi, Yu Song, and other teams with strong abilities to discuss organizing a patrol around the camp, ready to sound the alarm at any sign of danger."

The long-eared rabbit group was annihilated, but does that really mean there is no more danger?

Little did they know, danger often strikes at the most relaxed moment.

The students had already suffered a big loss; if they don’t learn from it, when they eventually go into battle, their deaths would truly be unworthy of pity.

Anyhow, from the very beginning, Ji You did not plan to treat this final examination as a mere test; she treated it with the same seriousness as facing a real battlefield.

Frowning, Ji You continued to arrange, "Lou, you stay with Yue Qiyuan and Yue Qiguang near our residence to keep watch, and by the way, protect these chickens."

Zhong Qing’s team: "..."

When did we become chickens?

Blushing, Zhong Qing coughed: "Cough cough... Compared to Ji You and the others, we really are chickens."

Out of their 10 people, 9 were slightly injured, and 1 seriously. What else if not noobs?

Ji You nodded: "I appreciate your realistic attitude."

Zhong Qing: "..."

Ji You looked up at Zhong Qing’s team and said, "If you don’t want to admit you’re noobs, if you don’t want to hide and be protected, then get your spirits up and join the patrol and guarding duties."

Zhong Qing was the only one in the team who wasn’t injured. She stood up and said, "I will keep watch around us."

After Zhong Qing spoke, her other teammates with minor injuries also spoke up one by one:

"Psh! Who’s a noob? Count me in."

"Take me too. I never need someone else to protect me."

"Our group will never admit defeat."

"Yes! Who says our group is worse than any other?"

...

Zhong Qing felt somewhat emotional; she had tried so hard to unite her team, but Ji You had managed to rally her teammates with just a few words.

Zhong Qing looked at Ji You, hesitant to speak.

Ji You said to her, "I won’t interfere or make arrangements for your team members. That’s up to you."

"Oh, right." Having said that, Ji You deliberately glanced at Zhong Qing’s team and added, "Don’t mess up this simple task of patrolling with your scattered effort, got it?"

Zhong Qing’s team: "..."

Zhong Qing knew that Ji You’s words were not meant to mock but to deliberately provoke them. The intention was to help her better manage the team. She nodded firmly and said, "Don’t worry, classmate Ji You. People from our team won’t make any mistakes again."

To be fooled once is foolishness, but to be fooled twice is both stupidity and idiocy.

"Only—" Zhong Qing hesitated. "Ren An..."

At that moment, Ji You suddenly said, "Little Zhouzhou, go find Penny and bring her treatment instrument here. I’ve already negotiated with her; it will be available for our use in about 5 minutes."

Huh?

There was actually someone in the student group with a treatment instrument?

Nobody really knew that.

A fully functional treatment instrument can rapidly heal the body and also alleviate and suppress the toxins from Star Beasts. With a treatment instrument, Ren An could last longer, perhaps even several days, which should be enough time to wait for rescue from the school.

Without questioning, Xuzhou nodded: "Okay."

Penny was the deputy Captain of Yu Yi’s team. Their camp had been flooded by the river, and they were currently staying with another group roughly 1000 meters away. It was just the right time to go there now. Knowing that it was a matter of life or death, Xuzhou did not delay and immediately turned to leave.

Hearing Ji You’s words, the hearts that everyone in the Zhongqing Group had been holding up finally relaxed all together.

Not going to die.

That’s good.

These students had awkward expressions, wanting to thank Ji You but too embarrassed to speak up. Each of them blushed and stole glances at Ji You like shy brides.

Zhong Qing, acting as their representative, stepped forward sincerely: "Classmate Ji You, thank you!"

"Cough..." Ji You kept a straight face and waved her hand: "No need for thanks. It’s a clear transaction. To treat his injuries, add another 100 points."

Zhong Qing and the rest: "..."

Isn’t the treatment instrument borrowed? Why charge extra?

Anticipating their thoughts, Ji You’s face stiffened as she stated coldly: "I borrowed the treatment instrument with my own abilities. Why can’t I charge?"

Everyone: "..."

And then.

Ji You’s lips curved into a smile and she said, "For the others who are injured, let’s make it 10 points each."

Zhong Qing and others: "..."

In a corner, Ren An, with his lips bruised and black: "..."

He shouldn’t have offended number 4444.