“Otherwise, you can wait here until the flying vehicle is repaired.”

“But… repairing the flying vehicle will take at least half a month. We’re heading back for now. Those of you who want to stay can continue staying here.”

Everyone: “…”

No one wanted to stay here. Chen Ling wasn’t here, and even the instructors were leaving. They could be wiped out by any random dark mage.

Sigh~

“Instructors, what about these five people?”

A student looked at the five Sagittarius Academy students still lying on the ground.

Except for Luo Shifang, they were all still alive. However, Chen Ling hadn’t used any healing magic on them, so they were still seriously injured.

These five were complete novices. They had only fought for a short time before being knocked unconscious, and later, Chen Ling had awakened them. They had witnessed Chen Ling’s terrifying appearance throughout.

The five students saw everyone looking at them and quickly shouted, scared, “Don’t involve us! We really don’t know him!”

They were frightened when they looked at Luo Shifang’s skeletal remains lying next to them. Watching Chen Ling kill Luo Shifang had been terrifying, and they had almost thrown up!

A person they knew had been devoured by a group of flies; they would have nightmares when they went home at night!

It was bone-chilling!

Yan Ran glanced at them calmly and said, “Go back. We won’t do anything to you, but we also hope that you won’t spread rumors when you return.”

“What? Instructor Yan Ran, you’re letting them off so easily? They followed Luo Shifang, so they can’t be good people!”

Yan Ran gave the person who spoke a cold look, and they immediately shut up.

Then she looked at the five students lying on the ground.

“First, you caused this mess. Second, what happened to Luo Shifang has nothing to do with us. I advise you not to talk recklessly about the person who killed him… That person is not someone you can provoke.”

“All right! We, we won’t say anything!”

Since Yan Ran didn’t pursue the matter, they naturally didn’t dare to speak up either. They couldn’t afford to provoke Luo Shifang, let alone Chen Ling.

The person who kicked the Star Leaders away with one kick… was too terrifying. They didn’t want to die.

Afterward, Yan Ran led everyone to leave, and the hot spring owner rushed out.

“Wait! Please hold on!”

A plump man ran up to Yan Ran and the other instructors, holding up a somewhat battered sign that had been blasted with magic. It read: Please compensate according to the price for any losses caused!

The hot spring resort had been severely damaged. The owner arrived late and didn’t see Chen Ling. When he received a call from the employee and dared to come, Chen Ling had already left.

He had been hiding in a corner, trembling with fear, and didn’t dare to approach earlier. With Yan Ran and the others, including high-ranking mages, he couldn’t afford to provoke them. But he also had to make a living, so he mustered the courage to approach them.

“Um… respected mages… could you please… I’m begging you.”

Yan Ran: “…”

“This… I don’t have much money on me.” Yan Ran still felt embarrassed.

One of the instructors beside her said straightforwardly, “It was those Sagittarius Academy people who started it. Go find the Sagittarius Academy students.”

“Well…” The hot spring owner looked troubled.

But the instructor didn’t pay him any more attention, leading the group away and saying, “Sagittarius Academy has money… We Aries Academy people are relatively humble and don’t have much money.”

“..”

I can’t believe it.

A group of humble people came here for a hot spring vacation…

However, with so many people, he didn’t dare to stop them. He could only reluctantly pretend to be respectful and say, “Please take your time, I thank the esteemed mages for your visit.”

After they left:

“Damn it… scoundrel!”

The owner walked over to the five people lying on the ground.

“Are you from Sagittarius Academy?”

“Yes…”

“You guys stay and help me clean up the hot spring, or you’re not allowed to leave!”

The owner didn’t dare to ask Sagittarius Academy for money. Sagittarius Academy was so close, and this area was all under their jurisdiction. He could only ask these people for help… sigh~

Running a business was too difficult.

On the way, Yan Ran suddenly said, “I forgot something. You can go ahead; you don’t need to wait for me. I’ll catch up later.”

Then she ran back to the hot spring resort and found the owner sitting on the ground, sighing with a worried expression.

The plump man was surprised when he saw her and quickly stood up from the ground, “Um, respected mage, did you forget something?”

“No… I want to give you some money.” Yan Ran still felt guilty, “Could you give me a card reader? I’ll transfer you some money…”

“Oh…”

The owner was stunned for a moment, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Are there really such good mages in the world? In this world where strength is everything, powerful individuals can do whatever they want.

Even if they visit his hot spring resort, they can not only soak for free but also enjoy top-notch service. He can’t complain about anything, and if they get upset and smash his place, there’s nowhere he can turn to for help.

But he never expected that there would be a mage who cares about him. He suddenly felt like crying. However, despite his feelings, he still had to collect the money.

Yan Ran transferred several tens of thousands of curse coins to him and said, “This is all my savings… I’m just an instructor, so I don’t have much money…”

Generally, even instructors among high-ranking mages are quite wealthy, but Yan Ran was an exception. She had no desire for wealth and often wore the same few outfits.

“It’s okay. I’m really grateful that you’re willing to give me this. Sob, sob.”

The plump man shed tears of gratitude. To him, Yan Ran was an angel.

Seeing him cry, Yan Ran couldn’t help but laugh and say, “I’ll ask our dean when I get back; he might compensate you a bit.”

“Okay, thank you, respected mage!”

After Yan Ran left, the owner looked at his transaction record and felt that his wounded soul had been healed a little.

“You guys! How long are you going to lie there? Get up and work for me!”

Meanwhile, Yan Ran, despite losing several thousand coins, was in a good mood. That’s just how she is—a simple and unpretentious person.

At this time, the Twelve Star Leaders had also returned home.

Everyone in the Constellation Palace was dumbfounded.

“Star Leader? How is this possible!”

“Who knocked out the Star Leader!?”

“Was it that mysterious person from earlier, the one who wanted to destroy the world?”

“Then why hasn’t the world been destroyed yet?”

Not only the Constellation Palace members but the entire world was puzzled. At the moment of the world’s impending destruction, who was the voice they heard? Could it be a deity? Did deities truly exist in this world? Or was it a devil? Why did someone want to destroy the world? And who was the injured person mentioned?

For now, these questions remained unanswered, but what happened today would inevitably be known to the world sooner or later. There were no secrets that could be kept forever, only a matter of time.

On the way back, Luo Yuxiu regretted…

Regretted deeply!

Chen Ling had just confessed to Sui Li’er a while ago! She had been too shocked to record this historic moment with her phone, and she now deeply regretted it.

She wanted to cry~ sigh~

At this moment, outside the small stone house, there was a sudden distortion of space!

Xuan Ming immediately stood up and frowned at the distorted space in front of her. What happened!? The energy fluctuations were incredibly powerful!