Chapter 490: Thunder on Flat Ground

In a peaceful space
Several giant male lions are lying on the ground, sleeping quietly during their nap.
Just then, a black hole appears in the air, and a crack-covered crimson fire hood emerges from the black hole, falling onto the ground with a clap sound.
The Five Dragon Flame Cover shattered, and Xiao Yao and the others quickly propped themselves up and remained vigilant around them.
At this moment, they found themselves in an unfamiliar environment, with reddish soil, scorching temperatures, and a hazy sky without a visible sun. Everything in front of them was telling them—
They came to a strange world!
Roar!!!
They saw several unfamiliar creatures invading their territory. The lion king roared and angrily charged towards them.
Ao Wu!
At this moment, a majestic and domineering golden wolf appeared, with faint golden eyes radiating immense pressure, causing the lion king to immediately halt its steps.
Wu~ Wu~
The lion king lay on the ground like a puppy, making a sobbing sound in its mouth, and its whole body was trembling slightly.
Little Ke glanced at it, then turned around and came to Xiao Yao's side.
The Lion King quickly stood up, turned around, and ran away.
Clap clap clap clap~
The other lions followed suit and quickly disappeared from sight.
Xiao Yao didn't pay attention to these lions. He looked around blankly and muttered:
"Where on earth is this!"
"We..."
Li Yu's face turned pale, with an uncontrollable tremor in his voice: "Are we unable to go back?"
As a descendant of the royal family, he knew too well the difficulty of crossing into another world. Without the spatial coordinates anchoring the main plane, even a summoner of kings would not be able to find their own world within countless alternative dimensions.
After hearing Li Yu's words, everyone fell into a silent silence, without any relief from surviving a disaster.
Just the thought of possibly dying here and never seeing their families again, a look of panic and despair could not be stopped from appearing on the faces of several people.
Whoosh~
Xiao Yao trembled and took a deep breath, looking at everyone, painfully said:
"I'm sorry, everyone!"
He lowered his head, his fists clenched tightly together:
"The person who just came was after me, it's my fault that everyone ended up in this ghost place."
His voice was extremely hoarse, and his whole body was trembling slightly.
If it wasn't for being implicated, his teammates would never have come to this unfamiliar world, nor would they be forever separated from their families.
He caused harm to everyone!
He is a criminal!
Just when Xiao Yao was trapped in extreme self-blame and pain, a small hand tightly held onto Xiao Yao.
Bai Lingxiao looked at Xiao Yao with a determined face: "Xiao Yao, I don't blame you, this is not your fault!"
"I don't blame you either!" Li Yu placed a hand on Xiao Yao's shoulder, his face still pale but his gaze clear:
"Xiao Yao, if it weren't for you, I might have died several times."
Xu Xingliang didn't say anything, he just patted Xiao Yao's arm with his hand, but from his expression, Xiao Yao knew that his best friend didn't blame him at all.
"Xiao Yao, pull yourself together."
"Although you usually appear soft and tender, your tone has become very determined at the moment: 'You are the backbone of everyone, and you absolutely cannot give up.'
"That's right!" Li Yu grabbed Xiao Yao's shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiao Yao, it's up to you if we can leave here. You have to pull yourself together."
"I..."
Hearing the encouragement from everyone, Xiao Yao took another deep breath. He lifted his head with an unparalleled determination in his eyes.
"I got it, I will definitely lead everyone out of here."
"If gold level is not enough, then platinum level, if platinum level is not enough, then diamond level..."
"In short, he will do his best to improve himself. Even if only reaching the King level gives hope to leave, he will promote to King level as quickly as possible."
He vows not to let his teammates down and will definitely bring them back home!
Xu Xingliang smacked Xiao Yao's chest and said, "This is the Xiao Yao I know."
Xiao Yao stood up straight, his gaze focused on the distance, and said, "Summoning battle beasts, let's explore this world together!"
"Hmm"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
…………
Pa!
The teacup fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces.
Ouyang Xuan's hand froze in mid-air, his voice trembling slightly, "What did you just say?"
Zhang Lao bowed his head in agony, his once meticulous hair and beard now disheveled, resembling a wild and demented old man.
He crouched on the ground, curling up into a ball, his hoarse voice filled with an undeniable self-blame and regret:
"It's all my fault, I didn't protect Xiao Yao, didn't protect those children!"
Watching Zhang Lao's painful and remorseful expression, Principal Ouyang's eyes flickered with regret as he softly said:
"Zhang Lao, wake up first!"
"Zhang Lao completely didn't hear Principal Ouyang's words. His fingernails firmly pressed against the ground, and the tips were already worn to a bloody pulp."
"Zhang Lao!"
“张道玄！！！”
欧阳校长怒声道：“张道玄，你先起来！”
张老抬起头，呆呆地看着欧阳校长。
“你先起来！”欧阳校长单手一扶，一股无形的力量托起张老。
"Zhang Lao, let's first confirm whether Xiao Yao and the others are safe!" Ouyang Xuan asked.
"Safe... safe..."
In Zhang Lao's blank gaze, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared. He quickly took out his phone and dialed a number to Chen Jiaying. The call was quickly answered.
"Jiaying!"
"Zhang Lao, do you need something?" Chen Jiaying's respectful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"You're alright, you're alright, that's great, that's great!"
Zhang Lao grasped his phone tightly, his aged voice filled with unstoppable joy, and his eyes gradually turned red.
"Zhang Lao, what happened?" Chen Jiaying inexplicably felt a sense of panic.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, I have to hang up!"
Zhang Lao quickly hung up the phone, looked at Principal Ouyang, and tremblingly said, "Xiao Yao is not dead yet!"
He remembers Xiao Yao telling him that if anything happens to him, Du Ka Miaodi and Chen Jiaying, who planted the terrifying seed of Mo Teng, will also die immediately.
At that time, it was just a statement of Xiao Yao's abilities, but now it has become important evidence for their continued survival.
"What's going on?" Principal Ouyang asked.
"Zhang explained the situation with Chen Jiaying and Moteng,"
After listening, Principal Ouyang also breathed a sigh of relief.
"As long as he's alive, there is still hope for rescue."
Principal Ouyang said in a deep voice, "I will notify Master Ye, and now we can only rely on the Four Grand Masters and the Martial King!"
Old Zhang grabbed Ouyang Xuan's arm, his eyes filled with pleading. "Principal, you must rescue Xiao Yao and those few children."
"Don't worry!" Principal Ouyang patted Zhang Lao's hand and said firmly, "I believe the Grand Masters and the Martial King will do their best to save them."
If it were someone else, the Four Grand Masters may not really care.
But among the disappeared, there is the most outstanding genius in the history of the Dragon Kingdom - Xiao Yao. He is widely recognized as the super genius with the greatest potential to become the next Grandmaster, or even the next King.
He believes that the four grandmasters and Wuwang will do everything they can to save Xiaoyao.
"Please!" Zhanglao tightly held Ouyang Xuan's hand and said.
"Zhanglao!" Ouyang Xuan said solemnly, "Feng, Yeye, and the children from the Li family are also involved. They can't be kept in the dark. We can only tell them the truth."
"In addition, let's inform Xiao Yao's father too!" Ouyang Xuan paused for a moment before saying, "After all, as the captain of the Enforcement Team, he can understand the danger of summoners."
"Let's temporarily keep the fact that there is a child from an ordinary family hidden for now!"
"The news of Xiao Yao's disappearance must not be known to the outside world. These summoner families have a sense of discretion, even if they are heartbroken, at least they can control themselves. However, it's uncertain for ordinary families."
"Let me be the one to inform them!" Mr. Zhang's eyes displayed a hint of agony.
He knew very well the pain and desperation these people would feel when they found out that their children had disappeared into the spatial turbulence.
He doesn't know how to explain to these people that their children are still being harmed under his protection.
But no matter what, this is his responsibility, and he must bear it.
"There is one more thing!"
Principal Ouyang's eyes flashed with a strong murderous intent: "We must find the group who ambushed Xiao Yao, and this time they must pay with blood."
"I want them dead!!!"
Hearing Principal Ouyang's words, Mr. Zhang's eyes quickly turned crimson, and the violent murderous intent made the entire room tremble.
- Off-topic discussion -
"The platinum level is returning to the main world, the plot in the parallel world won't be too long. Can anyone guess who the new hero is?"