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Wang Jianguo had no choice but to agree.

For a sergeant major from the Northern Frontier to volunteer to accompany someone is an immense honor for any martial arts academy.

The teachers leading the other five martial arts high schools turned red with envy upon hearing the news.

"Why is it that Ping An Martial Arts High School has a sergeant accompanying them?"

"Exactly! We at Yuncheng Martial Arts High School want it too!"

After the guard explained for a long time, he finally managed to stabilize the situation.

Lin Feng didn't care about any of that; he was only focused on the Ping An Martial Arts High School team.

More than sixty people entered the crevice one by one.

Ping An Wu Gao is ranked third.

Wang Jianguo walked at the very back of the group, a dozen or so students away from Lin Feng.

His steps were noticeably slower than usual; his legs were a little weak, but not to the point of being unable to walk.

The first layer of the F-level rift is similar to the one Lin Feng entered at the Seventh Defense Line.

There were a few armored wolves and steel-toothed rats on both sides of the passage, all of which were low-level beasts at the martial arts apprentice level.

The military deployed instructors and veterans at key locations to ensure the safety of the students and prevent any fatalities.

Lin Feng followed behind Ping An Wugao's team, with Lie Shan hanging from his waist without being pulled out.

For him, even an F-rank alien beast wasn't a warm-up.

His attention was entirely focused on Wang Jianguo.

After entering the crevice, Wang Jianguo seemed to have become even bolder.

He whispered to the young teacher next to him.

"That kid's just a sergeant major, not some high-ranking officer. After I got back, I used my connections at the provincial education department to file a complaint against him, saying he condoned his subordinates beating up educators..."

"Director Wang, please stop talking." The young teacher looked troubled.

"What's there to be afraid of? What can he do to me?" Wang Jianguo touched his burning cheek, his voice even lower. "When we get back to the provincial capital, I'll show him what happens when you offend Wang Jianguo."

These are words that ordinary people might not hear.

But Lin Feng is a fifth-degree martial arts master.

The perception range of a mental master covers a hundred meters.

Every word Wang Jianguo spoke was heard clearly.

Lin Feng didn't say anything and followed the group deeper into the crevice.

The second layer.

The density of the strange beasts has increased.

A group of steel-toothed rats emerged from the cracks in the ground, squeaking as they charged toward the student formation.

The instructor in charge shouted, "Attention all groups! Engage the enemy in the formation you used in training!"

The students scrambled to their feet, some raising knives and others drawing swords, creating a chaotic scene.

Lin Feng leaned against the rock wall, watching the students clumsily fight against the steel-toothed rat.

These kids have varying skill levels; the third-level martial arts apprentice couldn't even handle a mouse, while the fifth-level martial arts apprentice could barely manage.

Wang Jianguo hid at the very back of the group, his neck hunched, a short sword in his hand, the tip pointing downwards, clearly not daring to step forward.

"Director Wang, we need your help to keep things in order up ahead," the young teacher called out as he turned around.

"I'll observe the overall situation from behind!" Wang Jianguo said righteously.

Lin Feng watched from the side without saying a word.

After a lot of effort, the students finally managed to wipe out all the Steel-Toothed Rats.

There were no casualties, at most a few cuts from being caught, and the instructors distributed low-level healing pills.

The team continued to advance.

The third layer.

This is the bottom of the F-class crack.

The variety of strange beasts has increased, including armored wolves, poisonous lizards, and rock beetles, and their numbers have also increased.

The instructors led the way, and the students followed in groups.

Lin Feng noticed that each of the martial arts high school's supervising teachers was standing guard next to their students, ready to protect them should any danger arise.

Apart from Wang Jianguo.

Instead of moving forward, he shrank further back, as if he wanted to stick close to Lin Feng.

They probably felt it was safer to be closer to the sergeant.

"You're supposed to be the teacher in charge, shouldn't you go up and check on your students?" Lin Feng said.

Wang Jianguo felt a little embarrassed after being asked that question.

"I...I'm keeping an eye on what's behind me to prevent any strange beasts from attacking from behind."

"What's the point of ambushing someone on the third level of an F-rank rift?"

Wang Jianguo's mouth moved, but he couldn't say anything.

Lin Feng ignored him and continued walking forward.

A commotion arose ahead.

A mutated wolf, twice the size of a regular armored wolf, darted out from the side passage.

He possesses the strength of an eighth-dan martial arts apprentice.

This thing is considered a mini-boss in the F-rank rift.

Before the security instructors arrived, the mutated wolf pounced on the nearest group of students.

Those students were all at the third or fourth level of martial arts apprenticeship; they couldn't withstand it at all.

The girl in the lead screamed and was swatted away by the wolf's claw, crashing into the rock wall, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

"Help!"

The students were terrified and scattered in all directions.

Wang Jianguo was the closest.

His first reaction was not to step forward to protect the students.

He grabbed the collar of a short boy next to him and shoved him hard, pushing the student between himself and the wolf.

"Stop it! Go get it!"

The short boy stumbled and fell to the ground, exposing himself to the demon wolf.

The wolf pounced, its blood-red maw wide open.

Lin Feng placed his hand on the hilt of the Mountain-Splitting Blade.

Not urgent.

He didn't make a move.

Before the wolf's teeth could reach the students, an instructor rushed in from the side and slashed the wolf's hind leg, forcing it back.

Two veterans followed immediately and finished off the mutated wolf with three strikes.

The short boy lay sprawled on the ground, trembling all over, his pants soaked with sweat.

The instructor pulled the student up and glanced back at Wang Jianguo.

"Are you the teacher in charge? What happened just now?"

"I...I judged that he was closest to the demon wolf, so I instructed him to attract its attention first," Wang Jianguo stammered as he explained.

The instructor's face turned ashen, but he didn't lash out on the spot because of his status as a teacher from another school.

Lin Feng saw everything clearly from behind.

Wang Jianguo pushed a student to shield him from a knife attack.

He was not only a corrupt official, but also a coward.

No, he's more disgusting than a coward.

The coward was only afraid of death; he was risking his students' lives to save his own.

Lin Feng took a deep breath.

He removed his hand from the crack and walked up to Wang Jianguo.

Wang Jianguo subconsciously took two steps back.

"Sergeant Major, what's up?"

"Director Wang, the way you pushed that student just now was quite practiced."

Wang Jianguo's face instantly turned red.

"I didn't push him, I was in charge."

"Commanding a student at the third level of Martial Apprentice to block a mutated demonic wolf at the eighth level of Martial Apprentice?"

Lin Feng's voice wasn't loud, but all the students in the formation heard it.

Several students' faces changed, and their eyes were filled with fear and anger as they looked at Wang Jianguo.

The short boy who was pushed was still sitting on the ground, his lips pale and his fists clenched.

"Director Wang, Director Wang," Lin Feng squatted down and helped the short boy brush the dirt off his clothes, "I could understand why you embezzled the student subsidies back then. After all, there are plenty of people who are greedy for money."

"But how could you use students' lives as a shield?"

Wang Jianguo swallowed hard.

Lin Feng stood up and glanced around at the students.

"Dear students, there are still a few more stretches of road ahead, and we may encounter even more strange beasts. We can't count on your Director Wang anymore."

He patted the badge on his chest.

"It's alright, with Sergeant Lin here, you can move forward with peace of mind."

More than thirty students nodded almost simultaneously.

Several girls already had tears in their eyes.

Wang Jianguo opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He looked up and around, seemingly searching for an exit.