Chapter 554: Escape Operation

Wu Xian finished speaking.

The newcomers’ eyes all lit up.

Many of them had believed they would die—either in class or during the assessment, only a matter of time.

But now Wu Xian offered them a chance to survive, and in their despair, they glimpsed a faint glimmer of hope.

But Kang Tiantian was displeased.

In her view, these newcomers weren’t worth protecting, but their existence still mattered, because danger would target them first, increasing the survival odds for others.

But Ma San whispered something in her ear, so she said nothing and stood silently with a dark face.

As the newcomers were about to cheer, Wu Xian quickly doused them with cold water.

“Don’t get too excited yet—before I send you out of the training center, you must know three things!”

“First, the roster only confirms that once a student from the Human Class is expelled, they may safely leave the training center—but it doesn’t say the outside world is safe.”

Liu Siyi and Ji Yaning instantly turned pale, recalling what had happened during the minor exam.

Their experiences were nearly identical.

Both had entered the slaughtered village, been horrified by the bloodshed, then encountered the rebel soldiers emerging.

Not knowing how to respond, they were killed three times by the rebels—shot, stabbed through the abdomen, even…

Recalling those moments sent chills through their entire bodies.

In this regard, the natives held an advantage over people from the real world.

Wu Xian paused briefly, then continued.

“Second, leaving the training center may grant temporary safety, but it’s not necessarily a good thing!”

“Because after this Fudi ends, you may all become Juanren —you’ll be forced to enter Fudi after Fudi, but this may be the only one that lets you escape early.”

“If you ease off here, the next Fudi will grow harder.”

But most newcomers felt nothing about this—they couldn’t think far ahead; just surviving already drained all their strength.

Only Wu Banqing and Hai Weijiang fell into deep thought.

“Third, this concerns implementation.”

“To be expelled, you must reach the principal’s office by six p.m.—exactly when night begins, and the creatures will become extremely dangerous.”

Xia Wentao shuddered, remembering the deformed tortoise.

“To ensure your safe departure, you’ll need a Juanren to protect you.”

“But this carries risk and offers no benefit to the Juanren , so you must pay them!”

“The payment is this: before six p.m. tonight, search the entire training center for statues, and hand them all over to the Juanren protecting you before you leave.”

Wu Xian paused, scanning each face.

“I’ve finished speaking—who agrees, who opposes?”

“Time is short—I expect your decisions quickly!”

Wu Xian then leaned against a tree, closed his eyes, and waited as murmurs spread around him.

About five minutes later, everyone had decided: five wanted to leave—Xia Wentao, Liu Siyi, Ji Yaning, Wei Kang, and Jiang Zisheng.

The first four were expected; Wu Xian’s plan had partly been designed to rid himself of these burdens.

But Jiang Zisheng also wanting to exit early puzzled Wu Xian.

This man was experienced, observant, decisive in judgment—he had no reason to act like Xia Wentao and the others, making short-sighted choices.

“I thought you’d choose to stay.”

Jiang Zisheng sighed.

“When I was young, I was bold and reckless. But now I’m older—I have more to consider. This time, I must survive to settle things outside before I can truly commit.”

Wu Xian said nothing more after hearing this.

This man was clearly someone of status in the real world—people like him couldn’t make decisions based solely on themselves.

Hai Weijiang and Wu Banqing’s choices were exactly as Wu Xian expected—one was sharp enough, the other was enjoying this Fudi.

As for Jin Shasha not choosing to leave, it was a pleasant surprise to Wu Xian.

In the one hundred percent correct version!

Wu Xian wanted to use her to break through with the etiquette teacher—but if she truly wished to leave the training center, he couldn’t stop her.

Fortunately, she chose to stay—whatever the reason, the etiquette teacher’s path could now continue.

Four Juanren volunteered to protect the newcomers in their escape.

They were Wu Xian, Su Mi, Huo Shutong, and one person who surprised Wu Xian: Xu Shen.

The first three had spare capacity beyond protecting themselves, so they could join this slightly risky mission—but Xu Shen barely managed to protect himself. Could he truly handle protecting newcomers?…

Those not joining the operation grouped in twos and threes, each set heading off to search for statues.

Wu Xian and his nine companions also needed to search for statues, but first, they had other tasks to complete.

Only those who lost all three red bars would be expelled—and these five newcomers still had at least one red bar on their badges; none met the expulsion criteria.

So Wu Xian had to find a way to get them expelled—meaning they had to break a rule.

But rules fell into three categories.

Category One: rules like helping the PE teacher fetch equipment—artificially created by the Student Union to prevent students from obtaining critical information.

Category Two: rules designed to protect student safety, such as no trash bins in rooms, because one would summon black monsters from the Hell Class.

Category Three: rules enforced by teachers—no tardiness or early departure, no looking away during language class, must sleep before eleven p.m.

Only teachers held authority to deduct red bars, so Wu Xian and his group had to break Category Three rules.

But now the problem arose: all three classes had ended, and the hungry newcomers couldn’t wait until tomorrow—Wu Xian had to find a way to deduct their red bars!

Wu Xian had several theories, but didn’t know which would work, so he’d have to test them one by one.

Before beginning the operation,

Wu Xian made everyone wait outside while he entered the dormitory, staying inside for about ten minutes before emerging.

Then he led the prepared group straight to the cafeteria—this was his first attempt.

(End of Chapter)