SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

Xiong Hei's eyes widened suddenly, and he froze on the spot, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Qiu Hu, have you forgotten something?"

"Hmm? Forgot what?" Qiu Hu tilted his head, smiling as he asked, "You want to hear even more details of my heroic deeds that day?"

Xiong Hei paused, glancing at him sideways: "That day, I was the one who led the men to meet you."

"If I had arrived even half a quarter of an hour later, you and none of your fleeing brothers would have survived, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

The air instantly became as still as if it had frozen.

Qiu Hu's lips twitched, and his previous arrogance vanished instantly.

He'd been bragging about this for half a month, and he'd almost forgotten how pathetic he'd been back then.

He forced a smile and said, "Hey bro, just listen to this for fun! Just treat it as a joke!"

"Click—" The door was pushed open, and Yu Ning walked in with light steps, her short pink hair swaying slightly with each step.

She looked at Qiu Hu and teased, "I heard it all outside, and you still have the nerve to brag? You're really shameless."

"I..." Qiu Hu was speechless for a moment, and his voice lowered: "Sister Ning, doesn't Wang have any plans lately? I'm so free."

Xiong Hei also looked at Yu Ning and said in a deep voice, "I have a feeling that this is the calm before the storm."

Yu Ning sat gracefully opposite the two and slowly said, "Wang took Sister Lan to Jiangcheng."

"Jiangcheng?" Xiong Hei frowned slightly.

Qiu Hu immediately seized the opportunity to tease, "Hey, weren't you always by my side? Didn't the King bring you this time?"

Yu Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold, and a blue tail fin bloomed out from her back with a "whoosh".

"Hey hey hey! Sister Ning, Sister Ning!"

Qiu Hu's face instantly plastered with a fawning smile: "That's not what I meant! Let's argue, but try not to fight, right?"

"Don't make me hit you."

Yu Ning snorted coldly, retracted the tail fin, and added, "Our hidden stronghold in Jiangcheng was completely wiped out overnight."

"It must be the kingdom's doing."

"If it were Zhen'e Ting or Bai Zhouqian, the news would have been sent out long ago."

"Total annihilation?" Xiong Hei frowned. "What's so special about a small place like Anping District that they're interested in?"

Yu Ning shook her head, her delicate brows furrowing slightly: "These days, the kingdom's influence has spread throughout the major cities without any attempt to conceal it."

"It's like he's searching for something, which is why Wang decided to go to Jiangcheng in person this time."

"What about me?" Qiu Hu's eyes lit up, his voice filled with anticipation. "My injuries are all healed. Don't let me just sit around in this building getting bored!"

"Don't even think about it!" Yu Ning interrupted coldly.

Qiu Hu pursed his lips, turned his head away helplessly, his face full of resentment.

……

9:00 am.

At the central square of Jiangcheng College, Cheng Xiao stood on a high platform and gave a speech, his voice spreading throughout the entire venue through the loudspeaker.

In one of the teams' seats in the audience, Wang Yueban leaned close to Lin Mu's ear and whispered, "Brother Mu, Coach Cheng Xiao is just too outrageous!"

"Setting aside an entire day for trainees to collectively climb the highest peak in Jiangcheng while carrying heavy loads, with a time limit—that's outrageous!"

Lin Mu said calmly, "His intentions are good, but this kind of training does pose risks to the trainees."

"However, since he has already said it, it means that the academy has reached an agreement with him."

"If this whole force were wiped out by the calamity... tsk tsk, just thinking about it is terrifying."

Before Wang Yueban could finish speaking, the girl beside him interrupted him: "Pah! You fatso, you're such a jinx!"

"Hey!" Wang Yueban retorted defiantly, "So what if I'm fat? Did I eat your rice?"

"And you! A girl who's 158cm tall and weighs 130kg, how dare you criticize me?"

"You!" The girl's cheeks flushed red with anger, and she was speechless for a moment.

At that moment, Lin Mu's pocket suddenly started vibrating.

He took out his phone with a puzzled look, and answered it immediately after seeing the caller ID.

Wang Yueban quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Hey, Brother Mu! Your voice is too loud! Coach Cheng Xiao is still talking!"

Lin Mu nodded to Wang Yueban, then turned and walked towards the back of the square, his steps indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about the gazes around him.

Wang Yueban exclaimed inwardly: "So he's just openly leaving the group to make a phone call?"

The students nearby also cast surprised glances, but quickly looked away.

After all, Lin Mu's absenteeism frequency was outrageous; he had never had a full week of attendance, yet the school consistently tolerated it.

There's a subconscious consensus among everyone: this person's background is definitely not simple!

Lin Mu walked to the very back of the plaza before speaking, "Hey, what's wrong?"

A hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone: "I remember you said your home is in Anping District, right?"

"That's right."

"A fierce battle broke out in Anping District in the early hours of the morning, and Zhen'e Division discovered a large number of corpses of mutants."

"The ones who did it were all men in gray robes. Their faces were completely obscured in the surveillance footage, and they could be seen in all the surveillance areas of Anping District late at night."

"Gray robes?" Lin Mu's expression suddenly turned serious. "Why Anping District? What is there there that they're watching?"

"It's not clear yet. I've already sent Xiaoman and Sanshi over."

Gu Cang paused, then added, "Besides the man in gray robes, I also saw a familiar figure. If I'm not mistaken, it should be her..."

"Who?"

A soft chuckle came from the other end of the phone: "Your...girlfriend."

Lin Mu was taken aback at first, wondering why she was in Anping District, then his voice turned cold: "Gu Cang, shouldn't we have a proper spar?"

"Fine, fine, I can't afford to mess with you!"

Gu Cang quickly changed the subject: "Should I send you the surveillance video now?"

Lin Mu said in a deep voice, "No need, I'll come find you now."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Cang sat in the bar and chuckled, "Still pretending? As soon as he heard his girlfriend was in Anping District, he came over immediately, didn't he?"

In the central square of the college, Lin Mu put away his phone and strode straight out of the college.

The three instructors on the platform all looked at his departing figure, and their faces instantly darkened.

Cheng Xiao paused for a moment, then continued to add to his presentation: "This mountain climbing trip with heavy loads is not as difficult as you might imagine; you only need to carry 150 kilograms."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the trainees gasped.

Carrying 150 pounds is not difficult, but carrying it up the highest peak in Jiangcheng is a life-threatening challenge for these trainees.

After all, the vast majority of awakened individuals in the academy are at the zero-level, with only a small number reaching the first level, and the second level being extremely rare.

Cheng Xiao continued, "The academy will deploy a strong security force to escort you."

"However, this training is off-campus. The college does not object to family members accompanying the training, but it does not encourage it."

Wang Yueban looked around in the crowd and finally spotted Lin Mu at the edge of the square.

He was walking towards the school gate without stopping at all.

Wang Yueban's small eyes suddenly widened, and he screamed inwardly: No way, buddy?

Coach Cheng Xiao is still speaking from the platform!

You just left? You didn't even give me any face?