Luo Luo went to look for the two teams that she had partnered up with earlier. Both team leaders readily agreed. Since the competition for new students had been interrupted due to an accident, and everyone had nothing better to do, they might as well help Luo Luo look for new students. However, when the rookie Hero went to look for other teams for help, Barton just happened to return.
The latter looked a little surprised. "Where are you guys going?"
Lolo said honestly, "We're going to search for our missing students."
Barton frowned. "Didn't we say that we, the Referee Committee, are in charge of this?"
"Senior, can you tell us the truth? How many people from the Referee Committee have entered the arena?" Luo Luo did not believe the other party's words easily this time.
Barton hesitated for a moment. "The first batch of referees that entered the Dungeon was about 30 people."
"Then where are they now? Why haven't we seen them?"
"They're helping Teacher Xavier repair the portal." "So it's best that you don't leave without permission. This is a special time. If you encounter danger outside, the Referee Committee may not be able to arrive in time."
Luo Bu spoke up at this moment. "That's why we're moving together to avoid danger as much as possible."
Barton's expression was a little conflicted. It was obvious that he did not want Lolo and the others to leave the temporary camp at the entrance, but he did not have a good reason to stop them. Most of the people who dared to participate in the Freshmen Competition were more confident in their skills. Moreover, boys of this age were young and hot-blooded. When they heard that a female student had gone missing, many of them volunteered to go out and look for her.
Just when he felt that he was in a difficult position, a voice came from behind him. "Alright, it's fine. I'll go with them to look for her. I'll protect them along the way."
"Teacher Harvey." Lolo was surprised to see him. She did not expect to meet him here. Teacher Harvey was teaching a senior class this year, and he still had classes in a few days. He had no intention of being a referee for this year's Freshmen Competition, so he should not have appeared in the Dungeon. He also looked a little tired, as if he had not slept for a few nights. However, he still forced himself to stay awake. "A member of your team is missing? Let's talk as we walk. "
Barton seemed like he wanted to say something, but he looked at Teacher Harvey and did not say anything.
With Professor Harvey accompanying them, many people felt a lot more confident, so more and more teams were willing to join the search and rescue operation. In the end, Professor Harvey only chose four of the stronger teams. Including Luoluo's original three teams, there were a total of 29 people. Compared to the vast desert outside the city, this number of people was still pitifully small, but Professor Harvey did not seem to have any intention of adding more people.
Everyone replenished their supplies, and under Barton's complicated gaze, they once again stepped into the yellow sands of the outer city. Only when they were far away from the majestic mithril city wall did Luo Luo walk up to the level 3 Magician. "Teacher Harvey, can you tell me what happened here?"
Teacher Harvey nodded and said, "I don't know what Teacher Xavier is thinking, but we can't keep this a secret for long. Barton didn't lie to you. The first batch of judges that entered the Dungeon consisted of more than 30 people, but he didn't tell you that there are less than 10 of us left."
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.
"Less than ten people, why … why?" Genji was confused.
Mr. Harvey sighed. "In fact, there were already signs before, but no one paid attention to it. After the Silver Tower's freshmen competition, there were two days to maintain the venue. The referees set up treasure chests and traps on the first day, and replenished their magical beasts. But on the second morning, they found that a few magical beasts were missing. I happened to be in Bantem for some personal matters, so I was asked by Headmaster Foreman to investigate the matter.
"At that time, everyone, including me, didn't realize the severity of the problem because magical beasts would also fight and kill each other for territory and food. Therefore, we were very optimistic that we would be able to complete the investigation before the Freshmen Competition began. However, we didn't expect that the situation this time would be completely different. After a night of searching, I found the corpses of some of the previously missing magical beasts. I discovered that these corpses were all well-preserved, but without exception, there was no skin."
"Oh?" Your Honor, the future Supreme Magus, recalled the female tarantula that he had seen not long ago. It seemed like this wasn't the first time this had happened.
"When I found the corpses, it was already the morning of the second day. My location wasn't very good, and it was nearly a day's journey away from the Teleportation Portal. Therefore, I used my magic device to contact the nearby referees, but for some reason, I couldn't get a reply. When I arrived, the competition had already begun. It was only then that I learned that the Teleportation Portal had been destroyed. Now, we're basically trapped here."
"Then, something even worse happened. We lost contact with most of the referees. Almost all the staff members of the Freshmen Competition's Referee Committee are at least Grade 2. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything in the arena that can threaten them. However, many of them have disappeared. We have reason to suspect that something that shouldn't be here has sneaked into this place. This is also why Barton didn't want you to come out."
Harvey paused for a moment before continuing, "But on this point, I have a different opinion from Teacher Xavier. I think we should take the initiative because I have a bad feeling about this. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous the situation will be for us. Not to mention, there are still many teams in the outer city. They are currently in danger, so you have two choices in front of you. You can either come with me to search for Jenny, but doing so might put you in danger, or you can turn back before we get too far away. It's alright. No matter what choice you make, I won't blame you. However, I hope that when you return, you can keep what I'm saying a secret. Whether it's Teacher Xavier or I, both of us are trying to solve the current problem. It's just that our methods are different."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
