Li Jixi was stunned.

At least, he appeared stunned.

“How is this possible?!” He stared aghast at the monitor, as though he were filled with astonishment, “That’s impossible… How could there be such an issue with the academy’s magical artifacts? This is a Hunter-class evil ghost! Student Wang won’t be able to last more than ten minutes!”

“Instructor Qin, what do we do now?”

Qin Ye’s mind instantly began to spin.

Wang Chenghao was his friend. Although he wasn’t as close to Wang Chenghao as he was with Lin Han, he nevertheless still considered Wang Chenghao a friend of his.

Friends were one of the things he cherished most in life, especially given his age. After all, he had seen the departure of a friend too many.

Furthermore, there was an added realm of complexity in this matter given how Li Jixi had placed the problem on his shoulders.

It seemed like a benign response to the situation, didn’t it?

But just put yourself in his shoes. When an emergency arises, and someone beside you asks how they ought to react to the situation, what would be the first thing that comes to mind?

Surely, one would almost instinctively disclose their proposed emergency response.

It was an almost primal response - one that arrived at the conclusion without passing through the usual logical thought processes.

Is he… suggesting that I should rescue Wang Chenghao?

But, given the distance, a mere Soul Hunter would...