Chapter 32: Bad News

Yingzhou led the soldiers straight to the third floor; they searched every corner cautiously, not letting go of any place that might hide the source of the Spiritual Power.

As he entered a dormitory, a relatively weak Spiritual Power Fluctuation radiated from within; it was clearly the location of the Spiritual Power source they were looking for.

"Found it!" After the Krieg soldiers confirmed there were no issues inside, Yingzhou walked in quickly.

He saw a strange pattern drawn on the dormitory floor, a pattern filled with mysterious Runes and lines, looking extremely complex and eerie. In the center of the pattern was a piece of flesh that kept writhing, exactly the same as the flesh on the body of the Zerg outside the dormitory building. This piece of flesh seemed to have a life of its own, constantly trembling and twisting, emitting a nauseating odor.

"What is this? Could it be some kind of evil ritual?" Yingzhou frowned, a sense of unease surging in his heart. He immediately realized that this piece of flesh was very likely the culprit providing a steady stream of Spiritual Power to the Zerg.

"Forget it, destroy it first!" Yingzhou gave the order decisively, preparing to have the Krieg soldiers use firepower to destroy this eerie piece of flesh. However, just at this moment, the flesh suddenly stopped writhing, and the originally weak Spiritual Power Fluctuation vanished in an instant.

Yingzhou's heart sank. "What is going on?" His gaze became grave, and he stared vigilantly at the piece of flesh.

Just as Yingzhou was puzzled, the flesh shuddered violently, and the entire mass melted like water, rapidly merging into the pattern on the floor. As the flesh merged, those mysterious symbols in the pattern began to emit a dazzling blood-red light, accompanied by a powerful aura erupting outward.

Yingzhou was hit by this powerful aura and could not open his eyes; he tried hard to squint into a slit, wanting to see clearly what exactly was happening at the center of the aura's eruption. He saw the blood-red light becoming more and more intense, gradually expanding and enveloping the entire dormitory.

In a trance, Yingzhou seemed to see the pattern gradually growing larger, as if it were about to Devour the entire dormitory. His heartbeat accelerated, and he felt an unprecedented fear.

"Blow this place up!" Yingzhou said to the Krieg soldiers beside him in a firm tone.

The few Krieg soldiers beside him did not hesitate to take out explosive devices from their backpacks, and against the strong airflow, they walked with steady steps toward the center of the pattern, which was the core area for destruction.

Yingzhou quickly withdrew from the dormitory, knowing well that the coming explosion would trigger a terrifying storm.

He had to get away from this dangerous place as soon as possible to ensure his own safety and that of his companions.

"Boom!" Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, the entire space shook.

However, unexpectedly, the Spiritual Power currents inside did not weaken as expected; on the contrary, they became more chaotic and ferocious.

At the same time, the Zerg outside also sensed the abnormality of the Spiritual Power source.

Its originally rampant actions suddenly paused, as if it had realized something important.

It tried to rush toward the dormitory building to find the source of that powerful force, but its path was blocked by several teachers.

"Its state is not as strong as it was just now! Yingzhou succeeded, let's hurry and finish it off!" Ma Fengtian shouted excitedly to the other teachers.

A glimmer of hope shone in his eyes, as if he saw the dawn of victory.

Encouraged by him, the teachers all unleashed their full strength, their attacks smashing into the Zerg like a violent storm.

Finally, under the concerted siege of everyone, the Zerg's huge body began to tremble violently.

It let out a painful roar that echoed throughout the campus.

Subsequently, with a dull thud, it collapsed to the ground, its massive body turning into countless pieces of flesh that fell to the ground, finally dissolving into a pool of blood.

After resolving the Zerg, the group did not lower their guard.

Because on the third floor of the dormitory building, violent Spiritual Power was flying around in an area like a wild horse that had broken its reins.

They followed no pattern, as if venting some uncontrollable anger.

"Yingzhou is still inside!" Seeing this, Long Yang got up and rushed toward the dormitory building.

Just at this moment, the violent Spiritual Power suddenly condensed, and everything within that area vanished in an instant.

With the disappearance of the violent Spiritual Power and the things in that area, the Lingnengzhe Xuexiao suddenly fell into a brief Silence.

"Yingzhou!" Long Yang looked at the scene before him in a breakdown, shouting Yingzhou's name toward the crumbling dormitory building.

However, no one responded to him. Xun Zhe pulled Long Yang backward with force while shouting loudly: "Long Yang! Have you lost your mind? This building is about to collapse!"

"But... but Yingzhou is still inside..." Long Yang's eyes were fixed tightly on the exit of the dormitory building, his heart hoping to witness a miracle.

However, with the complete collapse of the dormitory building, the last glimmer of hope in Long Yang's heart was also ruthlessly shattered.

Ma Fengtian quickly organized personnel to launch a search for Yingzhou and walked to Long Yang's side to comfort him: "Don't worry too much, I believe Yingzhou will be fine."

Long Yang's eyes became dim and lusterless; after a long Silence, he said slowly: "Yingzhou shouldn't have fallen in a place like this; he had only just become a Diji Lingnengzhe."

About half an hour passed, and when the teachers who went to search returned to Ma Fengtian to report the situation, Long Yang finally had to accept this cruel reality.

Perhaps, just like that mysteriously vanished area, Yingzhou had turned into nothingness, and not even a complete skeleton could be found.

When Bai Tao learned of this news, he stood frozen in place; he suddenly roared loudly at Long Yang, who had come to notify him of Yingzhou's death: "Impossible! Why are you all fine! Only Yingzhou had an accident! Why!"

Su Miao, who was to the side, grabbed Bai Tao and said to him: "Calm down! We are also heartbroken that Yingzhou has died."

Long Yang did not refute Bai Tao's words, because he still had to notify Yingzhou's family of this matter.

Long Yang knew the difficulty of this Task, but he also understood that as Yingzhou's teacher, he had the responsibility to personally tell Yingzhou's family this unfortunate news.

Arriving at Yingzhou's door, Long Yang knocked. It was Yingzhou's mother who opened the door; she had a gentle smile on her face, but upon seeing Long Yang's heavy expression, the smile gradually froze.

"Ma'am, I am Yingzhou's teacher, Long Yang." Long Yang's voice trembled slightly, but he tried his best to remain calm.

Yingzhou's mother seemed to have sensed something; a flash of unease crossed her eyes, but she still invited Long Yang into the house to sit down.

"No, I will just say a few words, it won't take long." Long Yang stood at the door, his body straight, and saluted Yingzhou's mother. "Your son was a very outstanding Psionic; he was the most hardworking student I have ever seen. But the school was invaded by the Alien Race this time, and Yingzhou helped us solve a big problem, allowing us to survive because of it. But he... sacrificed himself; he was an outstanding Psionic."

The air in the room seemed to freeze; Yingzhou's mother was stunned, unable to accept this sudden bad news for a moment. Yingzhou's mother covered her mouth, tears sliding down silently. Finally, she burst into loud sobs, mourning her departed beloved son.