The other party was holding a black egg, looking bewildered.
Lu Fei didn't notice Fifth River's expression. Besides, it was pitch black here, so he couldn't see the other person's face.
He spoke sincerely, fabricating a story with a straight face and a steady heart:
"I saw this space about to collapse, and the egg would surely be crushed then, so I brought it out."
In reality, it was to keep it as a gift for Father Huangfu!
He had finished speaking; whether they believed him or not was their business.
Fifth River stared at Lu Fei, remaining silent.
He could sense that this egg was the one on the altar in the alternate dimension, but he couldn't understand why Huangfu Chenyi, who had personally come here to retrieve it, would end up with the item in the hands of this youth.
Seeing that the other party hadn't spoken for a while, Lu Fei deliberately raised his flashlight, vaguely discerning Fifth River's expression in the dim light.
On the face that was half mechanical and half human, there was a trace of fervor. He seemed quite fond of the black egg.
Hmm... Boys of the dark element really have no resistance to dark things... Lu Fei muttered inwardly.
He asked with a hint of confusion:
"Do you want to touch it?"
Fifth River, at some unknown point, had involuntarily reached out. Hearing the question, his hand, which was suspended in mid-air, paused. He quickly retracted it and shook his head.
Lu Fei continued, "If you really like it, how about I give it to you?"
Lu Fei appeared very generous because he truly felt indifferent to the object.
The more interested Fifth River became, the more sought-after the item would be. Lu Fei had no fortune to enjoy such a treasure of heaven and earth. Given his current situation, it was better to avoid trouble!
Fifth River was stunned once more.
After a long silence, he revealed a rather awkward bitter smile.
The war machine sighed and, with an unusually rare tone, said, "Since it chose to follow you, then you are its master."
"But I'll give you a piece of advice: don't let anyone know of its existence."
"There will be many in this world who covet it!"
Lu Fei grunted. Fifth River's thoughts coincided with his own.
However, since he couldn't give the item away, he felt a touch of disappointment.
"As long as it doesn't fall into Huangfu Chenyi's hands," Fifth River murmured to himself. His mood greatly improved, and a smile appeared on his cold face.
After a while.
He raised his hand, signaling Lu Fei to help him up.
Lu Fei understood.
After getting up, Fifth River said calmly:
"I can't control my contracted beast to fly right now. Carry me for a bit longer."
Lu Fei nodded slightly, "Where to?"
"The Central Command Center."
"I've already notified them to terminate this training session, but there still needs to be a wrap-up."
...
In the plaza in front of the Central Command Center.
It was crowded, with no sign of panic after the disaster.
Chen Fei stood on the podium. As the chief judge of the competition, with Fifth River absent, her authority naturally became the highest.
She occupied the center stage.
Beside her stood the deans of several academies. Lin Yuansheng's expression didn't seem very happy, while Chen Hong, on the contrary, looked smug. Pingzhen Beast Taming Academy's dean, Fang Dagang, had not shown up at all.
Rumor had it that this training session was being ended early due to sudden geological disasters, which would naturally make Longzhen Beast Taming Academy the first-place academy in this training trip!
"Oh dear, Dean Lin's complexion doesn't look too good," Chen Hong said, playing with her side-swept bangs, her eyes filled with smugness.
Lin Yuansheng was startled. His mood was already not great, and he became even more annoyed!
That b*tch, asking questions she already knew the answers to! Lin Yuansheng cursed inwardly, then smiled and said, "Dean Chen, your husband researches speed. I have a question, could you trouble him to answer it for me later?"
Chen Hong responded with an "mm," sounding a bit affected.
"Go ahead and ask."
"I wonder if something that runs on one leg can outrun something on two legs?"
As soon as Lin Yuansheng finished speaking, Chen Hong chuckled, "Does this even need me to ask my husband? I can answer it directly for you. Of course not!"
Lin Yuansheng nodded, clearly satisfied with this answer.
He then leisurely continued, "I've heard that a certain academy relies entirely on one ace team, while other students grow slowly, and this year's graduation rate is astonishingly low."
Finally, he sighed, "Alas, one leg is destined to walk slowly."
Chen Hong's expression changed. She realized she had fallen into a trap again.
Lin Yuansheng sneered.
No one could defeat him in the realm of sarcasm!
Below the stage, most of the students participating in the training session were gathered here, discussing animatedly, still shaken.
Several students who were unfortunately injured during the disaster had already been taken to the hospital.
All medical expenses were covered by the organizing committee of the training session.
"Teacher! Have they found him?!"
Ke Xin grabbed a woman's corner of clothing, her expression flustered.
Their group was fleeing towards the safety zone in panic. But as they ran, they reached the endpoint and discovered Lu Fei was gone!
Everyone panicked. There were cracked fissures all along the path. If Lu Fei had accidentally fallen into one, it would be disastrous!
After making several calls that went unanswered, and filled with worry, Ke Xin immediately turned back to search for Lu Fei, but she was stopped by a safety officer.
At this moment, over a dozen beast tamers appeared before them. They learned that these were all sent by Zhou Nanfeng to protect Zhou Shuyi!
Several beast tamers with flying contracted beasts were dispatched by Zhou Shuyi to search for Lu Fei. Meanwhile, the organizing committee also assigned a few people to join the search.
Just a moment ago, those beast tamers had returned, but they hadn't brought anyone back.
Ke Xin was in a state of utter disarray.
The woman shook her head, indicating that no one had been found. Her face showed a trace of sympathy.
Upon hearing the answer, Ke Xin's heart sank.
She had invited Lu Fei to participate in this training session. What if something had really happened to him...
She could no longer care about anything else and ran towards the direction of the ravaged dense forest.
Safety officers were already guarding that area, and she was stopped again.
"Let me go! My classmate is still in the forest!" Ke Xin exclaimed hysterically, her voice devoid of its usual gentleness.
"Classmate, it's really dangerous for you to go in now. Besides... besides, flying-type beast tamers have already gone in to search." The woman tried to dissuade her.
"He can't have met with misfortune. You just haven't searched thoroughly enough!"
The woman smiled bitterly. She could deeply empathize with the other's feelings.
She looked at the safety officers beside her. They exchanged glances and nodded.
The woman crouched down and held Ke Xin's arm, saying, "Classmate, I'll arrange for a few more people to go out and search. But you have to promise me not to act impulsively, okay?"
Ke Xin wiped away her tears and nodded.
On the stage, Chen Fei glanced at her watch.
"Why hasn't Teacher returned yet..."