The current person in charge of the camp was an old Tier 4 Magician named Harris. He mainly taught Spiritual Magic in the academy.
Although the old man had a head full of silver hair, he was still a very childish person. He also liked to joke with the students during breaks. Originally, he planned to leave Gudilesi after teaching this year's batch of students. His son-in-law was a small lord, and he had been writing letters to invite him to retire in his territory.
However, the old man was used to staying in the university city, so he didn't leave. It was only at the beginning of this year that he made up his mind and submitted his resignation letter to the academy. He would leave for the flower-filled valley where his daughter and son-in-law lived after the school's matters were almost settled.
However, he didn't expect to encounter such a thing before he left. Harris's expression was very serious. The old man knew that they were in a very bad situation. He was the one who set up the magic traps outside the city. These traps might be useful against the insects, but the monster that appeared at the end of the night was extremely powerful. Obviously, a few low-level magic traps couldn't stop it.
On the other hand, Teacher Xavier left a magic array after getting injured and left in a hurry. Nobody knew if the monster would come back or when it would come back. Everyone in the camp spent the past two days in a state of anxiety.
Harris had been helping Teacher Xavier repair the damaged teleportation array. Apart from him, there were also a few teachers from the Magic School. The situation in front of them was a little tricky. The monster didn't just use physical means to destroy the teleportation array. Instead, it had carved another magic array on the teleportation array. Its purpose was to encrypt the original teleportation array.
This method was very advanced, and it required a sufficient understanding of magic arrays. However, at first, everyone didn't pay much attention to it. After all, they had Master Xavier. Although the encrypted magic array was powerful, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to deal with.
However, this time, things didn't go as smoothly as expected. According to Xavier, the encryption method used in this magic array was very ancient. Although he could find a way to crack it, it would take a certain amount of time. So, several magic teachers stayed behind to help, and the inner city was left to Barton.
Fortunately, there were enough supplies in the freshmen arena, so everyone didn't panic too much. The repair of the teleportation array was carried out in an orderly manner until the incident two days ago.
Xavier's injuries were more serious than most people imagined. He returned to the teleportation array and briefly explained what happened. He asked Harris to take care of the students in the inner city, and then he left to recuperate.
According to Xavier, the monster that night was much more seriously injured than him, but its recovery ability was far superior to that of humans. Once it recovered most of its strength, the first thing it would do would definitely be to kill him. After all, Xavier was the only existence in the entire arena that could threaten it.
Thus, in order to avoid implicating the others, the seventh grade Magister chose to stay away from the others and find a secluded place to treat his injuries. He didn't tell anyone where he was going. Only by doing so could he ensure the safety of the others to the greatest extent.
However, as time passed, Harris began to worry more and more. Xavier was still missing, and without him as the backbone, the speed at which the magic array was being broken had slowed down. At this rate, it would take at least a month for the teleportation array to be repaired. Such a long time would be enough for the monster to kill the freshmen in the inner city four or five times.
The panic in the inner city quickly spread to the people who returned. At the same time, those who returned later also shared what they saw at the bottom of the tower with those who stayed in the inner city, including the human-shaped container wrapped in the giant white egg and the human skin carpet on the ground. Because of this, the atmosphere in the camp became even more gloomy.
Some teams began to pack their things, preparing to leave and continue deeper into the inner city. In this situation, with hundreds of people gathered together, it was too big of a target. Since they couldn't defeat the monster, they might as well escape to the inner city. Perhaps they could use the complicated terrain of the inner city to deal with the monster and hold on until the rescue team arrived a month later.
Many people had the same idea. Although Harris repeatedly said that the situation was still under control, and advised everyone to stay calm and not run away, the longer Xavier went missing, the more people began to think about leaving.
"We can't go on like this. It won't be long before everyone in the camp runs away. They had a good idea, but they neglected the monster's mobility and most importantly, its reproductive ability. Most of these newborns are rather ordinary. They might be able to resist the worms for a while when they're together, but once they're separated, they'll become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Moreover, as more and more people are caught, it'll provide more hosts for the worms to breed. They won't last more than a month," Luo Bu said, shaking his head.
"Then what should we do? Why don't we gather all the team leaders and ask Mr. Harris to explain to them how powerful the monster is?" Genji suggested.
"It's useless. Previously, the referee committee chose to keep everyone in the dark. The advantage of doing so is to ensure the stability of the camp, but if something goes wrong, no one will believe them anymore. In fact, that's not the most serious problem right now. If we don't control the panic and despair in the camp, the situation will only continue to worsen."
"Do you have any ideas?" Lolo looked at Zhang Heng. If there was one person who could do something at this time, it would be this guy in front of her.
As expected, Luo Bu did not disappoint her. He nodded and said, "There is a way. In fact, I personally don't approve of everyone staying in the camp. It's too passive. Look around you. Even if you can dissuade them today, they will only want to escape tomorrow. The key is to give them a goal and make them feel hope."
"But how do we give them hope now?" Even Lolo had to admit that the situation couldn't get any worse. Their only hope, Mr. Xavier, was in danger. The entire freshmen arena was filled with danger, and pessimism was everywhere.
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