Everyone followed Chen Chu's gaze and looked over.

Besides Zhang Xiaotuan, Fatty and Hai Xin also sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy over there.

"Quick, let's go take a look!"

Chen Chu called out, "In case someone starts fighting here, we can help break it up."

Immediately, everyone headed to the other side.

They arrived here in just one minute.

But what they saw made them frown.

"How come there's no one here?"

The fat man rushed over and stood where they had just sensed the fluctuations in spiritual energy, looking around.

But no one was seen.

Chen Chu carefully sensed the surroundings, but found no movement whatsoever.

It was as if they had just misread it.

"Chen Chu, did we just see it wrong?"

"No, it's possible if one person misinterprets something, but the probability of three people misinterpreting something at the same time is extremely small!"

Chen Chu touched his chin; there was nothing to cover him here.

In front is a lake, and behind it is a lush green landscape that can be seen at a glance.

But the person just disappeared right under their noses!

"Isn't that strange?"

The fat man looked around and asked in confusion, "Could it be that they just triggered a spiritual realm?"

"That possibility cannot be ruled out!"

Chen Chu nodded slightly, while Xiao Tuan tugged at him from the side.

"Even if other people are fighting, let's not meddle in their business, in case you get caught up in it."

Zhang Xiaotuan, an ordinary person, still held a certain amount of awe for awakened players.

Chen Chu investigated again, even communicating with the nearby plants, but received the same response.

There were originally two people here, and they were arguing, but they suddenly disappeared before they arrived.

"Why don't we go back and tell Teacher Qingqing? She should know why."

Hai Xin, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

Chen Chu nodded in agreement, "Teacher Qingqing is knowledgeable and should know what's going on."

The group lost all interest in sightseeing after encountering such a strange event in an unfamiliar place.

This made them wary.

Back at their hotel, it was Liu Qingqing who took the initiative to find them.

"Thank goodness you're back!"

Chen Chu was somewhat puzzled.

"Teacher Qingqing, what's wrong?"

Chen Chu noticed the anxious look on Liu Qingqing's face.

"Just now, the competition organizing committee issued a message asking us to urgently recall the students who are currently out of town."

"Since the afternoon competition ended, we have been unable to contact more than ten students!"

Liu Qingqing's face was stern.

"Fortunately, you're all back. At least we at Jiangcheng University are all here."

After Liu Qingqing said that, Chen Chu and the others exchanged glances.

They all thought of what had just happened.

"Teacher Qingqing, we discovered something strange while we were visiting the West Lake scenic area."

Chen Chu told Liu Qingqing what they had just witnessed.

"This news is very important. You should go back to your rooms and rest. I will inform the event organizing committee about this now."

Just as Liu Qingqing was about to leave, she turned back and said to Hai Xin.

"Hai Xin, please take a headcount every now and then and tell the students from Jiangcheng University not to go out. It's safe inside the hotel!"

"Okay, teacher!"

Hai Xin nodded in agreement.

Seeing Liu Qingqing's anxious appearance, Chen Chu realized that this matter might not be so simple.

"Chen Chu, what exactly happened to those people?"

The fat man whispered to himself.

Chen Chu shook his head; he didn't know what was going on either.

Is there anyone so audacious as to target these college students?

This is a competition jointly organized by more than a dozen universities. If someone really dares to do this, it would be equivalent to offending so many universities at the same time, as well as the Lin'an City Security Department.

When Chen Chu and the others returned to the hotel, they realized that perhaps none of them had considered the seriousness of the matter.

Every floor, even inside the elevator, is guarded by powerful players from the Spirit Realm.

Many of the players on duty in the Spirit Realm looked familiar to them. Upon closer inspection, they realized that these people on duty were all teachers from various universities!

"The situation might really be getting serious!"

Chen Chu frowned. "It's better if we don't separate. It's best if we all stay together."

The fact that these teachers are on duty here can only mean that the situation is extremely dangerous.

Moreover, from the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel, you can see that the vendors and students who had been playing on the shore of West Lake are also rushing back.

At this moment, many university students are crowding together in the restaurant, as if the large number of people gives them a sense of security.

“Let’s go back first. Haixin, have everyone open their doors and stand in the hallway outside their rooms.”

Chen Chu and his group's room was on the fifth floor. The entire fifth floor was given to Jiangcheng University.

The other floors are similar, with each university occupying its own floor.

After returning to the fifth floor, all the students from Jiangcheng University came out.

But they were also somewhat apprehensive.

"I heard that the two students from Shanghai University who participated in the competition today have both gone missing, and there's no trace of them at all!"

"And Lin'an University, Qingcheng University, basically none of the famous universities have escaped; students from all of them have gone missing!"

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