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Chapter 1012 - 472: Ashen Apostle... Turtle Man?_2

Chapter 1012: Chapter 472: Ashen Apostle... Turtle Man?_2

The "Burial Body" will was speechless: "..."

Soon, Zhang Lingzhen’s spine carbonized and shattered, but none of the broken bones dissipated. Instead, they floated among the ashes, forming a pattern like a planetary debris belt, circling around Ah-Gui’s skeleton.

Each bone fragment seemed to refract a glass-like luster, subtly outlining some sort of prohibited secret mark.

The ashes raged wildly, a terrifying breath constantly spreading, and now the entire classroom was like an erupting volcano, turbulent airwaves carrying smoke and dust out of the door, almost igniting Class 18 of Group C into the brightest bonfire in the Dark Forest!

In another part of the Teaching Building, the "Ashen Apostle·Fireman" was tracing this breath, constantly approaching here. It was like branding iron that had been reheated and was now cooling, with a body somewhat incomplete.

"Ashes... I crave... ashes..." It growled deeply, a frenzy and desire apparent in its eyes.

It seemed to be burning out, now making its final sprint.

As it approached the area of the ash eruption, the body was once more covered in light and heat.

Its brow arched slightly, like a scholar traveling through wind and rain, finally taking shelter in a broken temple and just happened to find a bonfire to warm up by.

Comfortable, truly comfortable to an extreme.

It greedily inhaled the ashes, and the body that had turned cold once again was inflamed with heat.

It quickly approached Class 18 of Group C, hurrying toward the source of the ash eruption it perceived.

...

May 10, X023 Year, 13:53, School Building Area, near Building A.

In the mist-filled layers of the world, in the void, there seemed to be a broken bridge extending from the direction of the Green Forest Belt, set up all the way to the Teaching Building.

That bridge bore some resemblance to the stone bridge of the Art Building, both supported by massive pillars of stone.

The difference was that the Art Building’s stone bridge connected the Watchtower and the Art Building castle, and its stone pillars directly plunged into the black seawater below, while the pillars here were submerged into the dense fog.

Whether due to the mist or the pillars themselves, the further down the pillars, the more illusory they appeared, like a mirage in the air.

Shadows swayed on the stone bridge, and they were all zealots (weird art students). Led by the weird art female teacher, these people were heading towards the Teaching Building. Some of them held items similar to the vessels in the hands of zealots from the Desolate Land, seemingly prepared to harvest a batch of ash crystals in the Teaching Building.

They were numerous, as if after most of the zealot weird art female teachers had been "sacrificed" for collecting "Ashes," the remaining ones were redirected from the Green Forest Belt.

Most of these zealots were relatively new people, with a fervent fire in their eyes belonging to zealots, yet many also bore a gleam of clarity and foolishness, curiously observing this path.

Like freshmen just entering university.

"Stop looking around! Be careful of seeing things you shouldn’t!" The weird art female teacher couldn’t bear the speed of this procession anymore and urged, sounding gloomy.

"You’re the worst group of students I’ve ever led!"

For these zealots, she felt increasingly dissatisfied.

When did they get here, and yet act like curious babies?

Had it not been for the sudden encounter with "ash" dust by the last batch, using many veterans’ lives, she wouldn’t have had to redirect this flock of riffraff.

The resources for new ones these days are increasingly poor!

Poor is one thing, but they can’t even manage to have any poor students!

The weird art female teacher did not know if the situation outside was indeed that bad, but she knew that if things continued like this, it would significantly impact their "Glorious Evolution" process.

The construction of that matrix had reached its final stages, and now what it needed most was all sorts of transcendent material resources, the most important of which was "Ashes."

Even high-ranking zealots could not host the ashes.

After all, this thing could ignite with the slightest mistake, and where were the high-ranking zealots who weren’t shrewd, seeking stability to "Glorious Evolution," willing to gamble their lives on probabilities?

"We just lost a batch, to stop losses, we must collect as many ashes as possible..." The weird art female teacher scanned the surrounding zealots, "If necessary, sacrifice this batch as well, leaving a tenth to gather resources..."

She made a decision secretly, then gave Ren Jianxiong a glance.

Ren Jianxiong immediately understood, and quickly urged as if driving a flock of ducks: "Stop dawdling! Still looking?! If the ’Divine Bridge’ disappears, you’ll only wait to be devoured by nocturnal species!"

He sighed accordingly, looking with some worry in the direction of the Teaching Building.

Zhang Lingzhen, being the only one among recent zealots worthy of being called a "protégé," disappearing right under his nose made him exceedingly uneasy.

"This little ancestor..."

This qualified newcomer was someone he specially applied to be allowed to lead, initially thinking it would be his achievement, only to discover he had invited an ancestor on board.

He gritted his teeth, waddling his corpulent penguin-like figure, cleverly catching up to the weird art female teacher.

At this moment, an intimidating aura suddenly erupted from deep within the Teaching Building, terrifying airwaves surged out like ripples!

From a distance, it seemed like a small sun was exploding within the mist and dark clouds’ coverage, space distorted, and terrifying airwaves surged like a tidal wave!

"Boom——"

The mist surged, and a ripple visible to the naked eye appeared in space.

The ripples oscillated continually, soon the outermost one swelled to the stone bridge!

The steps of the weird art female teacher halted abruptly. As the ripple swept over her, it felt as if she had collided head-on with a blossoming sea of flowers, submerging in that rich aura instantly!

The ripple carried a breath so intense that merely capturing it caused her body to tremble, her excited soul to bask in ecstasy!

Highly-concentrated transcendent material!!!

"Is it ashes?! Is it the absorbable kind of ashes?!"

Her eyes instantly flashed with destructive golden light, followed by an intense craving and longing.

"So delicious! So delicious!!"

She even longed to caress her face with both hands, but in front of other zealots, she couldn’t reveal such an indulgent scene. _{fr eewe(b)nove.l.co\m}

Necessary restraint had to be maintained, even though it was of no worth to zealots.

The others were naturally more unable to resist the allure brought by this breath, gazing infatuatedly in that direction, standing still like countless swaying seaweeds.

Ren Jianxiong’s determination was somewhat stronger, possessing his will. He suppressed the strongest urge of gluttony in his heart, looking at the weird art female teacher with shock and joy, his voice quivering slightly: "Teacher, that is...?!"

"Absolutely ashes... and moreover, the kind of ashes that the Lord and they have always pursued, which are released after ultimate compression!"

"That craft is something we’re incapable of!"

"We must report this immediately to the Lord and them!"

Ren Jianxiong shuddered involuntarily after hearing, his mind seemingly understanding something.