On the way there, the newly formed teams were making the most of their time to get to know each other and try to develop a tacit understanding in the shortest possible time.

"So Qin Ming, you're from Siyuan City? No wonder you went to such lengths to apply to come here!"

Zhang He stroked his chin in sudden realization, then his eyes lit up. He slapped Qin Ming's shoulder hard, "Hey! This combination is brilliant! With my skills, Si Yan's brains, and you as a walking map to lead the way, aren't we invincible!"

Si Yan pushed up his glasses and smiled without saying a word.

The team leader may have also taken into account the unique situation of Qin Ming's team members, whose strengths were unclear.

Their assigned mission was located in the area of ​​the city center's main thoroughfare—a place where other teams could provide timely support should anything go wrong.

Although the main force of the beast tide was successfully intercepted outside the city, the toxic water vapor that accompanied the beast tide had already permeated into the urban area.

The spirit masters were able to barely resist with their spiritual power, but ordinary people experienced widespread weakness, coughing, and panic.

The arrival of the rescue team was like a shot in the arm for people in despair.

"They're here! The rescue team is here!"

"Quick! Get me out of this awful place! This fog is suffocating me!"

"This damn poison! My eyes hurt so much!"

"Water! Give me water! This little bit of water isn't enough!" Someone took the half-full bottle of water distributed by the volunteer and drank it down in one gulp, only to feel even thirstier.

"Waaah... Daddy, I'm thirsty..." a little girl cried softly. Her father silently gave all the water he had been allotted to the child and the elderly person beside him, while he himself licked his already dry and bleeding lips with difficulty.

The chaos and suffering before him made Zhang He's smile vanish, replaced by a look of pity: "Little monkey, it's your turn! Use illusion magic to calm everyone down a bit!"

The phantom monkey responded with a "squeak," its eyes gleaming with a gentle light, and a silent spiritual magnetic field spread out.

The agitated and panicked crowd seemed to be swept away by a cool breeze, their emotions visibly calmed down, and the situation was no longer out of control.

"Mist Snake Vine." Si Yan spoke concisely and to the point.

The black vines on his shoulders instantly split into dozens of energy whips, nimbly grabbing the bottled water, food, and medicine piled up in the distance with precision and efficiency, as if he had gained countless helpers, instantly doubling the efficiency of the distribution of supplies.

Seeing the two working together seamlessly, Qin Ming nodded to himself.

"Cang Xuan, confirm the surrounding environment is safe, and detect if there are any sick or weak individuals who require special care!"

The silver wolf let out a low growl, its golden pupils gleaming, its keen senses scanning like radar, filling in any gaps in its perception.

Water resources remain the key issue.

Water-type spirit beasts can conjure water out of thin air, but removing the slight poisonous gas from the environment is extremely mentally taxing.

Even with Keda's strength, it would be a drop in the ocean compared to the tens of thousands of people in front of him.

As Qin Ming watched the scene gradually return to order under the soothing effect of illusion magic and the cooperation of vines, he turned around and found the person in charge of the scene whose voice had become hoarse from shouting.

"Sir, may I ask where the drinking water currently being used for the relief efforts is being sourced from?"

"I have a water-type spirit beast; perhaps I can go and lend a hand."

The person in charge was already overwhelmed and almost in despair. When he heard the words "water system" and "help," he grasped at Qin Ming's arm excitedly, as if he had found a lifeline.

"At the Water-type Gym! It's there that the senior student is leading the team!"

"What's the name of the dojo?"

"Siyuan!"

Qin Ming's eyes lit up. What a coincidence!

"Zhang He! Si Yan! Cang Xuan, please stay here and help out for now. I have some urgent business to attend to and will be right back!"

Before the two could respond, he had already flipped over and jumped onto Keda's back.

"Hey? Where are you going?"

As soon as Zhang He asked the question, Su Yue Liu Luan let out a clear cry and transformed into a beam of moon-white light that shot into the sky.

Normally, the city's no-fly zone is now practically meaningless; the situation is urgent, and no one has time to worry about anything else.

Without Qin Ming needing to say anything more, Keda, who understood Qin Ming's intentions, carried a sense of eagerness and joy in returning home with every flap of its wings.

……

The atmosphere inside the Siyuan Taekwondo Hall was so oppressive it was suffocating.

Dozens of water-type spirit masters looked pale-faced, feeling both heartache and helplessness as they gazed at the exhausted spirit beasts beside them, some even trembling slightly.

They were just a handful of people, yet they had to support the entire city's drinking water consumption. Every drop of clean water was being drained of the spirit beasts' power.

After one round, many spirit beasts had lost their focus and collapsed to the ground.

If this continues, it won't just be exhaustion, but an irreversible depletion of our fundamental resources.

"Senior Brother... this really isn't working..."

"Hang in there! There will always be... there will always be a way!"

"Think of those innocent children, and our comrades who are fighting alongside us, and let's persevere!"

"Senior Brother!" At that moment, Qin Ming rode Keda straight into the front courtyard of the dojo.

"Qin Ming? Why are you back?"

The exhausted senior brother suddenly looked up, forcing himself to stay awake. Seeing the magnificent Keda, he smiled, "Keda... you've grown so big, and you're so amazing now?"

"Gah~" Keda affectionately rubbed his head against his senior brother's hand.

"Good! Good! It's good that you're here! You're a vital force!"

As the senior disciple spoke, he looked at Qin Ming, whose hands were almost empty, and then at the nearly exhausted people and spirit beasts in the dojo.

The glimmer of hope that had just ignited in their eyes dimmed again; there were still too few people.

Qin Ming glanced at the scene and saw the large snake coiled in the center, its scales dull and lifeless. He immediately understood how urgent the situation was.

He grabbed his senior brother, quickly typed a message on his phone screen, and silently showed it to him: "I brought a lot of water, where should I put it?"

The senior brother was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding how much water Qin Ming could carry with his empty hands, but suddenly remembered Little Fatty's attributes, and a sense of anticipation welled up in his heart.

He immediately led Qin Ming quickly towards a heavily guarded secret room deep inside the dojo, where several pipes connected to the huge public water tank on the outside.

The reservoir, which used to be sparkling and crystal clear, is now only a thin layer of water at the bottom and is in imminent danger of collapse.

"Hehe." A relieved smile finally appeared on Qin Ming's face. He first took out the space stone given to him by Elder Kong, and then summoned the impatient Little Fatty.

"Before I returned, I was fortunate to receive the help of the dean of the academy and managed to stockpile... well, enough drinking water for the entire city of Siyuan to use for several months."

He patted the little fat turtle's shell, then shook the space stone, a hint of smugness on his face. "Senior Brother, look... is this enough?"

The eldest brother watched as the pure and refreshing rain poured out from two slowly opening cracks in the void, crashing into the nearly dried-up reservoir.

The deafening sound of the water was the most beautiful music he had ever heard in his life.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the stinging in his nose and the tears welling in his eyes, and slapped Qin Ming hard on the shoulder, his voice choked with emotion: "Good lad! You...you are a great hero of Siyuan City!"

Gazing at the seemingly endless flowing water, the eldest brother's tense shoulders finally relaxed.

Qin Ming raised an eyebrow and smiled calmly, "As Spirit Masters, this is how we should be!"

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