Chapter 141: Defending the City, Showboating in Style!

Chapter 141: Defending the City, Showboating in Style!

As Zhao Zheng exited the principal's office, he wore a helpless expression. The principal had convinced him to temporarily move back to the school.

Zhao Zheng didn't give in without a fight. He tried various excuses, even mentioning his love for sunbathing and the large sunbathing machine he'd purchased, making it impossible to move into the dorms.

Unexpectedly, the principal waved his hand, granting him the same privilege as Song Haitang—an independent dorm.

The so-called independent dorm was actually a teacher's residence, a regular house with ample space.

Even the largest sunbathing machine could fit inside.

Thus, Zhao Zheng had no choice but to agree.

Moreover, to prevent any further complications, the principal insisted he move into the school that very day.

At noon, Zhao Zheng had a meal in the school cafeteria.

In the afternoon, he began moving.

...

Upon returning to the apartment building, Zhao Zheng found Qin Muyin's door ajar. Inside, Qin Muyin was packing her belongings.

"Qin Jie, are you planning to move out?" Zhao Zheng asked.

"Yes!" Qin Muyin smiled and replied, "I received new orders. Since you're moving into the school, there's no need for me to stay here anymore."

"Where will you be transferred next, Qin Jie?"

"I'm not sure, probably to one of the frontlines. I'll only know once I return to headquarters."

Zhao Zheng nodded and politely said, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time."

Qin Muyin shook her head with a smile, "No, I should be thanking you. Despite being trapped here, this has been the most relaxing period since I joined the Zodiac Bureau. Not to mention, during the fifth-layer Spirit Realm, I benefited from your help and earned 20 Spirit Energy Points as a reward."

After exchanging pleasantries, they returned to their rooms to pack.

Although the sunbathing machine was large and heavy, it could be disassembled into several parts. As for the weight... with Zhao Zheng's current strength, what couldn't he lift?

Not just a few hundred pounds, even a large truck would be no problem! Zhao Zheng packed everything he needed and moved it all in two trips.

As for the apartment, he didn't sell it but kept it.

When Zhao Zheng finished moving and was about to organize his new dorm, Jiang Hebin, Wang Fei, and others came knocking on his door.

"Brother Zhao, we heard you moved back to school, so we came to visit."

"Yeah! And to see if you need any help."

From then on, these guys vied to help Zhao Zheng clean and organize his new dorm.

Later, Song Haitang also dropped by to take a look.

That evening, Zhao Zheng invited his classmates to a simple meal in the cafeteria.

After the meal, Zhao Zheng returned to his dorm and received a call from his grandfather.

"Grandpa, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Haha, I'm too happy to sleep."

Hearing his grandfather's hearty laughter, Zhao Zheng immediately knew that his great-uncle must have told him about today's events.

"Grandpa, no matter how happy you are, you must get some rest. Take care of yourself, and watch me grow. In the future, I'll bring the Zhao family to unprecedented heights, and you must witness that day with your own eyes!"

These words delighted his grandfather.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, Grandpa's going to sleep now! Work hard, my dear grandson, and let the family know if you need anything."

"I understand."

After hanging up with his grandfather, Zhao Zheng noticed a message from Chen Kai, sent a few minutes earlier, informing him that he was being bountied on the dark web for over 100 million!

Zhao Zheng wasn't surprised by this message.

The principal had already told him that his performance today would attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

It was normal for a bounty to appear.

Zhao Zheng opened the web.

News of their championship had spread across the entire network.

Moreover, Zhao Zheng's online reputation had significantly improved!

"I heard that Zhenwu University's team won the championship thanks to Zhao Zheng's leadership?"

"Yes, the news is everywhere."

"They say Zhao Zheng has a special talent in the Spirit Realm, with an extraordinary insight that allows him to perceive crises that others cannot."

"I also heard that Song Haitang's consistent SSS-level task evaluations are partly thanks to Zhao Zheng's efforts."

"In that case, he's not just a freeloader!"

"Haha, where did all these water army members come from, trying to whitewash Zhao's reputation? Seems like the Zhao family is pretty wealthy!"

"You're the water army, blind or brain-dead! Can't you check the official reports?"

Regarding online messages, Zhao Zheng only skimmed through them.

After every Spirit Realm, he and Song Haitang would trend on the hot search list. It was exciting at first, but after a while, it became less interesting...

...

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang had been staying on campus and hadn't ventured out, so nothing much happened during this time.

Today is November 1st, and as the morning sun rose, Zhao Zheng opened his eyes, emerging from the sunbathing machine.

Race: Human

Constitution: 1920

Spirit: 560

Strength: 1920

Agility: 1920

Talent: Kryptonian Bloodline [Steel Body 3, Super Strength 3]



Skills: Fist Bone Impact, Armored Color Dominance (Grandmaster)



Spirit Energy Points: 345

...

These were Zhao Zheng's current attributes.

Originally, with the champion reward from the fifth-level Spirit Realm, Zhao Zheng had 1145 Spirit Energy Points.

However, during this time, he spent 800 Spirit Energy Points to enhance his Armored Color Dominance to the Grandmaster level.

It must be said that the Grandmaster level of Armored Color Dominance is truly exceptional.

Not only does it boost defense and attack power significantly, but most importantly, the released aura can cover the entire body and extend to weapons.

This enhances the durability and even the attack power of weapons, making it incredibly practical!

Zhao Zheng hadn't tested his current strength, but he felt that with Fist Bone Impact, he could take on anyone in Zhenwu University.

He got up and went to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Living on campus had its perks, like not having to buy breakfast outside.

After all, the food outside wasn't always clean.

Although Zhao Zheng's body and stomach could handle dirty food, it was still beneficial to eat something clean.

After breakfast, Zhao Zheng returned to his dorm to rest for a while. At 10 a.m., he headed towards the school grounds.

Today was the day the Spirit Realm would open again.

He was about to embark on the sixth-level Spirit Realm adventure.

Oh right, the sixth-level Spirit Realm was the Amnesia Realm.

The school only knew that the team size was ten people; other details were unknown.

As for the Amnesia Realm, how did they know the team size? It was simple!

They let more people form teams and cross over, and when they came out, they counted how many people in each group were still holding hands...

If they weren't teammates, they couldn't hold hands after returning.

Zhao Zheng's team members were almost the same as in the fifth-level Spirit Realm.

When Zhao Zheng arrived at the school grounds, all the team members were already there, except for Song Haitang.

"Brother Zhao, we get to fight alongside you again; it's so exciting!" Wang Fei exclaimed enthusiastically.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hebin joked, "Don't flatter yourself; it's obviously because Brother Zhao is carrying us to an easy win!"

Everyone laughed.

From a distance, the other students looked on with envy.

It was now widely acknowledged across the country that anyone who teamed up with Zhao Zheng and Song Haitang was guaranteed an easy win...

An easy win indeed!

Who wouldn't want the chance to get an SSS-level task evaluation?

Everyone wanted to be like Jiang Hebin and Wang Fei, those "lucky ones."

At 11 a.m., Song Haitang finally appeared.

No one minded her late arrival, as Song Haitang was a special individual, and her safety was a priority.

Soon, 11:10 a.m. arrived.

The school official in charge announced loudly, "One minute to go! Everyone, get ready!"

Hearing this, the group held hands.

In a 1-6-9-book-bar-look-no-mistake version!

Ten people per group!

Time was up.

All the freshmen on the school grounds vanished.

...

A flash of white light.

When Zhao Zheng and the others regained their vision, they found themselves in a desolate wilderness.

The sky was gloomy and oppressive, as if it might rain at any moment.

The surroundings were filled with wild grass, and nothing else.

"What kind of place is this?" Wang Fei exclaimed.

A prompt appeared in everyone's left eye:

[Please arrive at any gateway before nightfall.]



In addition to this prompt, the group noticed that their left eyes displayed red arrow markings.

Each arrow pointed to a different location and direction.

"Oh, my left eye has these red arrow markings!" Wang Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Song Haitang explained, "These are probably Spirit Realm instructions. These markings indicate the directions to different gateways; we need to choose one as our destination and get there before nightfall."

"Or we can split up and head towards different beacon locations..."

(End of Chapter)

Everyone fell into deep thought.

Zhao Zheng glanced at the stragglers and suggested, "Let's stick together and head to one point."

His words were met with nods from the group.

They didn't want to split up either.

Zhao Zheng then randomly chose a direction and led the group.

"It's almost nightfall, let's pick up the pace," Zhao Zheng urged.

As he spoke, he turned to Song Haitang, "Haitang, I'll carry you!"

This girl had clearly focused on developing her directional abilities, indicating a spiritual attribute.

Her agility attribute was likely not high.

That's why Zhao Zheng made such a suggestion.

Song Haitang's face flushed at his words.

With so many classmates around, she felt a bit embarrassed to be carried by Zhao Zheng.

But she also knew the importance of the task at hand, so she didn't object and climbed onto Zhao Zheng's back.

In an instant!

Zhao Zheng felt two soft buns pressing against his back...

He looked at the others and said, "Those with insufficient agility attributes, find a faster classmate to help. I think reaching our destination before nightfall will be the first test of the Spirit Realm."

His words made everyone's expressions turn serious.

The group hurried forward with all their might.

Although Zhao Zheng carried Song Haitang, he still felt incredibly relaxed. In fact, he had to consciously slow down to wait for the others.

The group was amazed by Zhao Zheng's speed but didn't think much of it.

After all, Zhao Zheng had earned numerous Spirit Energy Points in the fifth layer of the Spirit Realm, so it was normal for him to have high agility attributes.

Along the way, the land was desolate, devoid of any signs of human life.

It wasn't until half an hour later that they finally saw a wall standing between two mountain peaks.

This wall was also one of the many gateways indicated by the left eye.

From a distance, Zhao Zheng spotted numerous ancient-armored soldiers standing guard on the wall, ready for battle.

"Brother Zhao, those soldiers are wearing ancient armor!" Jiang Hebin exclaimed, out of breath.

"We're wearing modern clothes. Will they mistake us for foreigners and capture us when we get closer?"

"We have to go anyway, just be careful," Zhao Zheng replied, turning to Jiang Hebin. "You can change back now. If you approach them like that, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

At this moment, Jiang Hebin was still in his transformed state as a man-wolf, which he had done earlier to speed up their journey.

Hearing Zhao Zheng's reminder, Jiang Hebin quickly reverted to his human form.

The group then approached the wall.

As they reached the edge of the wall, they were immediately spotted by the guarding soldiers.

However, the soldiers didn't take any action; they just stared at the group.

When Zhao Zheng and the others were less than a hundred steps away from the wall, the gate finally opened.

A mounted cavalryman emerged and shouted at them from a distance, "Halt, you there!"

The group stopped and prepared for the worst.

The cavalryman pulled on the reins to stop his horse right in front of them.

"Are you foreigners?" the cavalryman asked.

The Spirit Realm had an in-built translation system, so everyone could understand his question.

Just as everyone was feeling confused, a task prompt popped up in their left eye:

[Basic Task: Assist the border guards in defending the gateway!]



[Main Task: Kill the monsters!]



[Task Time: 12 hours.]



[Hint: The more monsters you kill within the task time, the higher your task evaluation will be.]



Seeing the task prompt, everyone was startled.

They all turned to look at Zhao Zheng.

Although Zhao Zheng didn't say anything this time, the group was accustomed to following his lead.

His leadership in the fifth layer of the Spirit Realm had won them over.

Zhao Zheng immediately responded, "Yes, we're here to help you defend the gateway."

The cavalryman scanned Zhao Zheng and his group, noticing they were only ten people. He seemed a bit disdainful but didn't say anything more.

"In that case, follow me," he said, turning his horse around.

"Let's go," Zhao Zheng said, taking the lead and heading towards the wall.

He was confident in his abilities and wasn't worried about any tricks from the cavalryman or traps within the wall.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Soon after they entered the wall, more superhumans arrived on the scene.

...

(PS: A pure show-off Spirit Realm, hope you enjoy it!)



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