"I did have that in mind. So, Flander, as the strongest fighter among us, can you guarantee the safety of me and the children during the battle?"
"The enemy's strength and numbers are unknown, so I can't guarantee anything right now. How about this, Zhao, you take your Little King Kong, and I'll take my Lightning (Flander's adopted 100-year-old Lightning Sable Soul Beast). While we still have time tonight, let's go back to the scene Shao discovered and investigate again.
Not much time has passed since the tragedy; a careful search should yield some useful clues. Hopefully, these clues will help us determine the danger of our opponents and the direction of our investigation."
"Sorry, I was a bit too careless just now. Well then, let's wait for Flander and Teacher Zhao to return before finalizing tomorrow's plan. Everyone doesn't need to come to the meeting late at night; let's just use our phones to notify each other."
"Shao, share your location with me and Zhao. The rest of you should go back and rest."
Flander spoke, and the other four teachers nodded in agreement.
Shao Xin shared the location coordinates he had recorded on his return trip using his phone.
Li Yusong and Lu Qibin returned to their rooms to rest; if they were to face the evil spirit masters tomorrow, they needed to be in good condition.
Zhao Wuji returned to his room and opened King Kong's soul-guided doghouse (a pet carrier with temperature control, soundproofing, and other technological features) to gently take out the still-sleeping King Kong. Sensing the change in its surroundings, King Kong immediately woke up, its black gem-like eyes looking at Zhao Wuji with gentle warmth, its pink tongue licking Zhao Wuji's rough fingers.
"Sorry to disturb your rest, King Kong. I need your help tonight."
"Woof!" King Kong, clearly understanding Zhao Wuji's words, responded with a still-childish bark.
Although only a little over a month old, King Kong, as a soul beast, was already comparable in size to some small to medium-sized dog breeds. With Cowen's close guidance and the added benefit of the mysterious cultivation technique that automatically circulated within King Kong's body, King Kong's intelligence developed very quickly. Although it couldn't yet communicate seamlessly with humans using a soul tool like Cowen, it could easily understand simple commands and cooperate with its master.
After helping King Kong put on its soul tool equipment for going out, Zhao Wuji didn't go out again but jumped out of his room's window. Normally, the noise created upon landing after jumping out of a window would be very detrimental to concealing one's presence. However, as a Soul Saint-level Soul Master, Zhao Wuji's abundant soul power allowed him to fly briefly without using a soul tool, so landing was not an option.
Because they were inside the city, Zhao Wuji didn't immediately activate his flying soul tool. Instead, he relied entirely on his soul power to propel his body upwards rapidly until he surpassed the height of Morton City's walls. Only then did Zhao Wuji activate his flying soul tool and quickly fly out of the city. Flander was waiting for Zhao Wuji in the direction he was heading.
The moon traced an arc across the night sky and gradually disappeared into the distance. The sun showed no sign of rising; it was the darkest hour before dawn.
In the hotel room, Oschin and Tang San opened their eyes almost simultaneously. Despite the arduous journey the previous day, their long-established biological clocks dutifully reminded them it was time to get up. Ignoring
Tang San's situation for now, as soon as Oschin made a move, Cowen, who was sleeping beside the bed, immediately woke up. To avoid waking the still-sleeping Oscar, the man and dog simply exchanged a few glances.
After a quick wash, Oschin led Cowen quietly out of his room. After greeting Tang San, who came out of the opposite room almost simultaneously, Oschin led Cowen and Tang San to the hotel rooftop.
"There's still some time before sunrise, so wait a bit. Cowen discovered something yesterday; listen to it together."
Oschin's words successfully made Tang San stop what he was about to do. "What is it? Tell me."
"Yesterday afternoon, after lunch, the teachers all gathered together while everyone went back to their rooms to rest. About half an hour later, no one came out of that room.
Only Teacher Li Yusong and Teacher Lu Qibin came out; the Dean, Teacher Zhao, and Teacher Shao didn't come out, but they weren't in the room either.
Around 2 AM, I heard Dean Flander knock on Teacher Li and Teacher Lu's doors to call them. Then the three of them gathered again in the room where the master was. About twenty minutes later, Teacher Zhao, Teacher Li, and Teacher Lu went back to their rooms. But soon after, Teacher Zhao and the Dean left the room again; they didn't use the door, they must have jumped out the window."
"This doesn't make sense. If the gathering before bed could be explained as the teachers discussing normal things, then..." " That time in the middle of the night was definitely suspicious.
The teachers' strength is practically invincible without the help of a Title Douluo. What could possibly make them discuss something so urgently that they're talking all night?"
Almost as soon as Cowen finished explaining what he knew, Tang San realized why Cowen felt this was unusual, but he couldn't think of a good explanation in a short time.
Unable to figure it out alone, Tang San decided to discuss it with Oschin. However, when Tang San turned to look at Oschin, he didn't immediately interrupt him. Although it was still very dark, Tang San could clearly see the thoughtful look in Oschin's eyes. Casually interrupting someone's thoughts wasn't a good habit.
Seeing that Oschin's contemplation seemed likely to continue for a while, Tang San temporarily entered a cultivation state using the Purple Demon Eye. Tang San believed that just as he wouldn't disturb Oschin's contemplation, Oschin wouldn't disturb his cultivation.
Undistracted, Austin tried to recall what he had seen. Yesterday afternoon, when Cowen reminded him to pay attention to the teachers' unusual gathering, Austin had a feeling that he had forgotten something.
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