Zhang Qinglan struggled to crawl to the side of two senior students from the second year of high school, and greeted them with a crooked smile.

His disheveled and comical appearance eased the sadness in the hearts of the two senior students a little.

The three of them chatted quietly.

Lu Shi stood to one side, not paying attention to the interaction between the three.

At this moment, she is negotiating with Xiao Tongtong in her consciousness space.

"I dealt most of the damage that killed the Shadow Society member, so why did that kid finish him off without giving me any soul weight?"

"Transmigrator, please don't be unreasonable. The standard for absorbing souls is judged only by the final blow." Xiao Tongtong's cold voice was devoid of emotion.

Although I know that Xiaotong is just an AI robot without emotions.

But the cold voice still made Lu Shi's anger surge.

"Bad review! I'm definitely giving you a bad review!" Lu Shi roared in her mind. "You unscrupulous system, you've corrupted my soul! You're doing nothing right! Give me back my hard-earned soul!"

"Transmigrator, if you continue to act so unreasonably, I'll issue a ticket. I do have the authority to deduct the weight of the souls I've absorbed." The cold voice remained devoid of emotion.

You're ruthless!

When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!

Lu Shi walked angrily to the three students who were still chatting.

She frowned as she looked at the three people in their miserable state.

He sighed and unfolded the white star map in his hands.

Group therapy

Enjoy the healing comfort along with yourself.

I feel much better now!

I feel that my wounded heart has been healed.

"Teacher Lu, are you alright?" Seeing Teacher Lu trembling, Zhang Qinglan said shakily, her body also shaking reflexively.

"Yeah, if I hadn't seen you, I would have been even more fine," Lu Shi replied irritably.

"Then, then take me back to the fortress. I promise I'll never show my face in front of you again after we get back." Zhang Qinglan was secretly delighted, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Junior Zhang, such a beautiful and amazing teacher, and you're still complaining? This is such a blessing!" a high school girl exclaimed in surprise. Her eyes were filled with intense admiration as she looked at Lu Shi.

"Enjoy this incredible fortune yourself. This woman is crazy; she runs to wherever there's danger. She even electrocutes people without warning. I'll curse her out!" Zhang Qinglan thought to herself.

But he forced a smile and said, "Yes, Teacher Lu is too excellent! But I'm just a novice student and I can't possibly enjoy her. I'd better stick with the homeroom teacher from now on."

"Ha, you mean Wen Tianming!" Lu Shi sneered, "If you follow him, you wouldn't have enough lives to survive. Teacher Wen... that beast Wen is truly a beast! He's an absolute male hypocrite, he has no bottom line in scheming against people, killing as easily as eating and harming as easily as drinking water!"

As she spoke, Lu Shi's tone grew colder and colder.

"It seems that Teacher Wen has offended you too?" Zhang Qinglan asked cautiously.

"He's the leader of the Eighty-digit segment of the Shadow Society, and he's also colluding with magical beasts. He didn't just offend me. He betrayed all of humanity!" Lu Shi said earnestly.

"Ah!" The shocking news made the three students exclaim in surprise.

"Could there be some misunderstanding?" Zhang Qinglan was clearly still skeptical.

Just as Lu Shi was about to continue speaking.

Awooo...

The howls of wolves echoed from the valley.

Then, a deep and shocking tremor came from that direction, as if the earth itself was shaking.

"Not good, run!" Lu Shi shouted, a blue light flashing beneath her feet. "Quick, let's run towards the fortress."

After saying that, he rushed out towards the outer perimeter.

All three students were wind-type. Although the two second-year high school students didn't yet have enough magic to unleash Wind Wings, they still had enough magic to unleash basic Wind Tracks. Zhang Qinglan also quickly unleashed Wind Tracks; when it came to escaping, he was truly top-notch. His proficiency in basic wind magic was in no way inferior to the two second-year high school students.

Three streaks of azure light flashed, and the three of them chased after Lu Shi.

They just left.

Countless swift wolves crossed the area where they had been and ran straight towards the outer perimeter, towards the fortress.

...

Running through the Warcraft Forest, Lu Shi didn't forget to turn back and ask, "Which of you can contact the fortress?"

A high school girl raised her hand and said loudly, "I have a spatial artifact, although it's a one-time use item. But it can send a message to Commander Zhang of the fortress once."

“Okay, tell him to have all the first-year high school students near the fortress retreat and prepare for defense.” Lu Shi said hurriedly, “Also, there might be a monster attack this time, a lot of them. I’ve seen countless Gale Wolves.”

Catching her breath, Lu Shi moved aside a large tree blocking her path and continued:

"If all these Gale Wolves were to charge out, their numbers could exceed ten thousand. Also, I have a feeling that their goal is to break through the fortress and take over N County."

Her tone was heavy, and her words silenced the three students.

Tens of thousands of Tier 1 magical beasts—that's a terrifying number.

The combined strength of all the military mages and students inside the fortress could barely handle these Tier 1 Gale Wolves.

But with so many Gale Wolves, there must be a leader. So how high must its level be? And how difficult would it be to deal with?

"If there are really so many Gale Wolves, and the fortress can't stop them, then N County will...fall." The girl said painfully.

"Oh my god!" This news made all four of them feel heavy-hearted.

"Don't worry. They might not necessarily be attacking fortresses. It's common for magical beasts to fight each other." Zhang Qinglan said with a smile, "Even if they really do attack N County, we can definitely hold them off. The military mages' homes are all in N County, and so are ours. As mages, our mission is to fight for humanity. Protect our homes and people, right, Teacher Lu?"

Seemingly seeking comfort, Zhang Qinglan spoke to Lu Shi.

But Lu Shi ignored him.

She watched as the high school girl took out a black, cube-shaped magical artifact, brought her mouth to it, and spoke briefly, explaining the situation. Then, she infused it with magic. The artifact activated, its four corners unfolding, causing a spatial ripple and a thin crack to appear. The artifact entered the crack and disappeared, and the space immediately closed.

Unlike the Shadow Magic's Shadow Escape, Lu Shi sensed another powerful fluctuation from the space where the magic had disappeared.

She couldn't help but marvel at how magical the Space Department was, truly mysterious and unpredictable.

An hour later, the four arrived at the yellow line that marks the boundary between the central region and the outer perimeter.

Looking at the yellow line on the ground, the four prepared to cross it.

Suddenly, a deafening roar came from the direction of the fortress.

Looking up, I saw that the sky above was blood red, the heavy color completely staining the dark night sky crimson.

It looked so eerie that even from this distance, you could feel a strong sense of crisis.

"It's a blood-red alert!" a high school girl exclaimed in terror. "Commander Zhang actually activated the highest level of alert. It seems that not only us, but others also warned Commander Zhang, which is why he acted so decisively."

“You’re right. There are indeed other people.” Lu Shi turned around, looked at the sky, and said coldly.

The group quickly turned around and saw a dozen figures with wings on their backs battling an 8th-tier Netherworld Serpent in the dark sky above the central region. Various colored lights shimmered, creating a magnificent and dazzling spectacle.

"They're those top students from the senior year!" a junior boy exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes! It seems they've suppressed the Netherworld Serpent," a high school girl said happily.

“No, they’re entangled.” Zhang Qinglan’s eyes narrowed slightly as she spoke with certainty.

"That's true. Even if a dozen or so high-level mages have all awakened to high-level in all three elements, they still wouldn't stand a chance against an 8th-tier magical beast," the high school girl said hesitantly.

"Let's go. At that level, who wins or loses is not something we can get involved in right now." Lu Shi stopped looking and turned to enter the outer area.

He has seven elements, but only Mind and Fire can truly be considered high-level.

Everyone thought he had a lot of magical artifacts, but apart from the defensive Illusionary Gold and the supportive Hidden Magic Needle, he was practically penniless.

Ah, that's real skill!

It's never enough.

Without further thought, Lu Shi crossed the yellow line.

The three students glanced longingly at the battle in the sky before following Lu Shi across the yellow line and continuing to run towards the fortress.

...

Just half an hour after they left.

Countless swift wolves rushed across the dividing yellow line.

Even more terrifying was the presence of countless Tier 1 and Tier 2 Gale Wolves, along with a large number of Tier 3 and Tier 4 magical beasts. Interspersed among them were also some Tier 5 and Tier 6 magical beasts. The Sacred Pegasus that Lu Shi had previously encountered was also among them.

All the magical beasts' eyes lit up, and they ran forward.

They were heading in the direction of the fortress that had issued the blood-red alarm, and further back... to N County.