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What is this situation....

She has always been a person who remains calm, but even now she was startled, her face changing color from the voice.

That little girl is the most talented student in Jiangnan Academy, even more so than Chen Ying, given time she will surely become the academy’s best Array Master. As a mentor, she has always preferred students with talent, so this time she came and gave the other party a mark.

As the Great God Ziwei, overseeing all of Jiangnan’s magicians, communicating with believers thousands of miles away still requires a considerable amount of the Power of Faith.

Among all the students, only that girl has this mark, which allows her to send a message from a distance and then expose her location.

The reason for this is because she also anticipated danger in this journey, hence she set this mark on the youngest and most talented girl, so she could come to her aid at a critical moment.

When the crisis began, Chen Qing preemptively placed all the students of Jiangnan Academy, except Shen Yuan, into a fragment prepared in advance. She originally thought the mark wouldn’t be needed, yet it came to use at this time...

Ziyue has experienced countless things over the years, but even now, her mind cannot calm down. If it weren’t for Chen Qing’s full attention on the Guard Commander, she would certainly have noticed Ziyue’s unusual state.

The Guard Commander did not act rashly either, realizing that this fellow in front of him obviously knew many secrets and speculated that the contract Demon Statue was actually close by. Since it can come over but dares not, it can indefinitely use that forbidden power.

Because of the Demon Statue lurking around, she also did not dare to use her full power recklessly, otherwise, exhausting too much would result in a fisherman reaping the benefits situation.

This kid really has guts, actually using this method to restrain himself.

But he was curious, this kind of stalemate isn’t a solution either, what exactly does he still have up his sleeve to break the situation?

At this moment, the Guard Commander’s doubts were also Ziyue’s. Ziyue set aside her suspicions and transmitted a message: "What do you plan to do next?"

"Waiting for the right moment..." Chen Qing gave an ambiguous answer.

Ziyue didn’t ask what exactly that moment was either, as spiritual communication doesn’t guarantee absolute security. Whether it’s the Guard Commander or the lurking monster, they could potentially intercept the message, so it’s better to be cautious.

"How confident are you?"

"Not much confidence..." Chen Qing’s expression remained the same, but there was a hint of a bitter smile in his transmission: "This time I’ve been really duped by you, if by luck I can survive and return, you’ll owe me a big favor."

"How can I make it up to you?"

"Give me another mark?"

Ziyue’s vague facial features slightly contracted, her heart skipping a beat. This guy, flirting at such a time, really knows when to pick his moments.

Rolling her eyes, Ziyue deliberately ignored that topic, suddenly changing the subject: "What about those students? You didn’t bring them with you, did you?"

"How could I?" Chen Qing’s corner of the mouth twitched: "It’s a life-or-death situation here, how could I dare bring them? I left them with Shen Qi, and I’ve instructed him to retreat back to Jiangnan with the Western Sea Army if things turn south.

Those students are all capable, and even if Jiangnan falls into others’ hands in the future, those students are excellent talents and won’t be specifically targeted. "

"That’s true... Shen Qi is a reliable person..." Ziyue sighed, "Knowing it’s a life-or-death situation, why did you still come?"

"When you gave me the mark, wasn’t it because you were afraid of dying? If you’re so afraid of dying, how could I not come?" Chen Qing said with a smile.

Ziyue: "......"

So... is this guy real or fake?

He’s too much like Chen Qing, and the sensation from the mark is also correct. In her lifetime, she has only placed marks twice, once on Chen Qing and once on Ali, with no chance of error. The mark on Chen Qing’s body was indeed her doing.

But if this person in front of her is real, then who is the lord next to the little girl?

Why was she able to be brought out?

Chen Qing said that the people from Jiangnan are all with Shen Qi. If that little girl had been kidnapped, she shouldn’t have spoken like that in the voice transmission; instead, she should have been asking for help.

If she was tricked, who... could have pretended to be Chen Qing to fool Shen Qi and bring this little girl in?

What exactly... is going on?

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"My Lord, this place is truly marvelous, was it really created? Who created it? A god?"

The little girl, while performing complex calculations, still managed to distract herself with questions, rendering Chen Qing speechless.

He considered himself to be quite the academic whiz. Back in his university days, he was from the computer science faculty, but he could arm-wrestle with the top mathematics students in math competitions.

But the little girl before him was clearly a monster-level genius. Amidst such high-level calculations, she could still afford to be distracted...

"It’s somewhat like a god."

"Somewhat?"

Chen Qing sighed. According to the fourth version’s design, those monsters... indeed could be considered gods, with the power to destroy entire worlds, create their own rules, they were akin to gods of chaos and destruction.

The Otherworldly Demon Statues come from another universe, not at all of the same level as the beings here, and their collision is like a clash between two worlds.

Our world is just one among billions of stars invaded, and from the perspective of dimensions, it’s not too much to call them gods.

"Did Ziyue reply to you?" Chen Qing asked the key question.

"No...." The little girl pouted: "She lied. When I was scared before, she said that as long as I contacted her using that mark, she would come to me immediately at any time..."

"Now let’s go save her." Chen Qing patted the little girl’s head. "If you manage to save her, you can boast about it all over the academy, and she won’t be able to retort."

"That’s right!" The little girl suddenly showed a happy smile, her saliva even dripping down her chin, clearly fantasizing about the triumphant scene among her senior brothers and sisters in the academy.

Seeing this made Chen Qing even more speechless because even in such a dire situation, the little girl’s hands never stopped moving. The complex formation was still progressing flawlessly, her capabilities...

Chen Qing even suspected she might be a computer.

But now that he thought about it, all life forms here were digital, so having such abilities... wasn’t really excessive, right?

"It’s done!"

Suddenly, the little girl exclaimed with joy.

Chen Qing hastily looked over, and within the entire complex Great Formation, elements flowed smoothly, and all the chaotic elements around were reconstituted, reverting to their real-world state.

"Good... This is it!" Chen Qing got excited. This little girl really was a treasure, to have figured out this formation in such a short time.

Originally, there was no chance of victory against those monsters, but with this... at least, there was a sliver of hope to fight back!

"My Lord, what is the specific purpose of this formation?"

"It’s the clarion call for counterattack.

.." Chen Qing smiled: "The Outer Demons can continuously attack us through this space, and the Human Race needs to take advantage of its strongest moment to launch a counteroffensive through this space because the resources the world can support are finite. If we can’t strike back... we’ll be worn down to death.

And this formation... is the first step in striking back! "