Hearing Han Ning's promise, the expressions on everyone's faces eased slightly.
The truth was, their encounter with the Insect-men had left them with a lingering fear, forcing them to be extra cautious.
"Han Ning, I have another question," Dean Wu suddenly interjected. "What should we do with Lü Xiuning and the others' physical bodies?"
Thanks to the timely rescue by the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm and other medics, Lü Xiuning and a dozen or so other teachers and students had been left in a vegetative-like state. Their bodily functions were still normal, but they emitted no Spiritual Fluctuations, making them effectively brain-dead.
They had all seen similar scenes in movies and on TV—someone in a vegetative state miraculously awakens after some special event, against all odds. Because of this, no one truly believed them to be dead. Instead, they clung to a sliver of hope that they could still be saved.
