The faculty dormitory area.

When Teacher Le and Teacher Bai from Imperial University returned, their faces were dark.

Their old friends, who had been waiting for them, were sitting in Teacher Le's living room.

Among them was an additional person, Li Fan.

"Teacher Le, Teacher Bai, what did the organizers say?"

Teacher Yang from Yangdu University asked, though he already knew the answer in his heart.

Teacher Le and Teacher Bai exchanged glances, then slowly replied, "They said the safety talisman malfunctioned, which prevented them from leaving the instance in time."

"But... theoretically, the probability of a safety talisman failing is less than 0.01%."

Teacher Yang's expression was serious and he added, "Moreover, it's unusual for the talismans of two students to fail at the same time."

"The strangest part is that the two of them were together at the time."

Teacher Bai's expression was grave and worried, as she looked at Teacher Lin from Hedou University, "You know more about this. What's your take?"

"Well... before those two kids crushed the light orb, we were indeed monitoring their situation closely, right?"

Teacher Lin, with his hand under his chin, slowly voiced his deduction.

"Given the situation at that time, I believe there's a 99% chance they accidentally entered a barrier."

"The presence of a barrier can indeed block some functions of the safety talisman."

"Why the barrier was there, however, is unclear."

"It might have formed naturally, or perhaps it was man-made."

In reality, what he said was somewhat familiar to everyone.

"Man-made...?"

Only Teacher Yang expressed slight doubt. Being deeply engrossed in her field, she rarely took interest in other topics.

"It's not unusual for beings from other dimensions to create barriers."

"Furthermore, I believe there's a 99% chance this barrier was man-made."

What Teacher Lin was about to say next took everyone by surprise.

"I trust you also noticed that under the golden tree that nurtures the Dragon-Expelling Fruit, a scale was buried."

"And it's a reverse scale. Do you know what that means?"

"It means it's likely that some foreign being has imprisoned a dangerous dragon-type magical beast in that valley."

"Just like how Xidu University sealed a Fallen Angel beneath their campus using four beasts."

"The situation is quite similar."

As he said this, Teachers Le and Bai looked unsettled.

Especially Teacher Bai, who did not expect Teacher Lin to know about the secret at their university.

So now it means their students not only accidentally intruded into a barrier but also broke the seal of a dragon?

And one comparable to the seal of a Fallen Angel?

Although the small world of the instance limits the level of magical beasts, if it's of the same rank as that Fallen Angel...

It indicates a very high level of danger.

"Xiao Lin, so what can we do to get them out?"

"The fastest way."

Teacher Le was somewhat anxious now.

"There is no faster way to rescue them, because there's only one option."

But Teacher Lin shook his head.

"The chief judge said before, it was a one-time instance crystal, so sending someone in to rescue them again is impossible."

"But now, although the instance light gate has disappeared, its spatial coordinates still exist at the venue."

"This means it's still possible to reopen it."

"To get them out, one must find a Summoner capable of opening the space to assist."

"Reopen the instance light gate temporarily at the original location."

As he said this last part, his tone had become heavy.

Because a Summoner who can open spaces is of a higher caliber than all of them present.

It's not a matter of just being able to find one immediately, at least a few days would be needed.

Faced with this answer, everyone fell silent for a moment.

They were digesting Teacher Lin's response and considering whether they knew any Summoners with such abilities among their contacts.

"Teacher Li? Where are you going?"

Under Teacher Bai's gaze, the first person to get up was Li Fan, who had remained silent all along.

"To find someone."

Without breaking his stride, Li Fan lit a cigarette and walked out the door.

Click.

As he was about to step out the door, the sound of a shutter clicked in the hall.

Everyone: "???"

The teachers sitting nearby looked at Teacher Liu from Modu University, who was holding up a phone.

"It's nothing, nothing."

Teacher Liu sheepishly put down his phone, cursing himself for forgetting to mute it.

"Actually... there is another option besides finding a master."

At this moment, Teacher Le had an idea.

For a moment, everyone turned to look at him.

"Self-rescue."

Teacher Le uttered two words.

...

In the Sealed Valley of the Small Five-Element Realm, Li Pu and Long Ren had just jumped down from the cliff wall.

They climbed up again in an attempt to escape, as well as to see if the towering instance light gate in the central area still existed.

The result, of course, was not ideal. Due to the departure of the other competitors, the unstable light gate had disappeared without a trace in advance.

Li Pu knelt on the ground with his hands supporting him, looking very dejected.

"Damn, my first place in the team track... is gone."

Though he said before he didn't care, the actual loss of the large cash prize still made him feel a strong sense of regret.

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