When Tu Dan returned upstairs, the students were all gathered around Zhang Tianyang’s bed.

The boys couldn’t help reaching out to touch and feel around Zhang Tianyang’s formerly injured areas, all finding it incredible. Such a serious injury—it healed just like that, without even leaving a scar.

The girls were too shy to touch him directly but couldn’t resist curiously glancing at his chest.

Zhang Tianyang was both helpless and amused, repeatedly emphasizing to everyone: “It really doesn’t hurt anymore. I don’t understand the principle either. When the mud was applied, there wasn’t any special feeling…”

As he was speaking, he caught sight of Tu Dan returning from outside and quickly called out: “Teacher Tu!”

Everyone noticed Tu Dan and gathered around—

“Teacher Tu, you’re back.”

“You talked with them for quite a long time…”

“…Teacher Tu, did you find out which game the mud is from? If we could bring this kind of mud into the fog, our chances of winning would increase greatly, right?”

Over ten students, each saying something different, immediately turned the small dormitory into a chattering cacophony.

Tu Dan gestured for everyone to quiet down.

“I found out, and I’ve also figured out the clearing method. However, the danger coefficient is still very high. If you want to go, we’ll follow the original rules—volunteer basis, split into two teams. The first team goes in first; if there are no problems, then the second team goes in.”

The first team faced great danger but could obtain the items first.

The second team seemed safer, but teammates were usually the more timid type, making it easy to mess things up.

Both had advantages and disadvantages. The students privately discussed among themselves.

The now-healed Zhang Tianyang walked over slowly, supporting himself on the bed, and asked: “Teacher, has the personnel list for entering the fog been determined?”

Tu Dan was slightly stunned. “Not yet. Do you have any good suggestions?”

Zhang Tianyang hesitated, then mustered his courage and said to Tu Dan: “Teacher, I want to enter the fog.”

As his words fell, the entire dormitory suddenly went quiet.

The students all looked at Zhang Tianyang.

A female student said quietly: “Tianyang, your injury just healed…”

“My injury is fine now.” Zhang Tianyang smiled casually, his gaze sweeping across his classmates’ faces. “Although it’s a bit thick-skinned to say this, but… I have the best grades in class, including physical education grades, and I have experience with two games, so I should be the most suitable candidate, right?”

He looked at Tu Dan again, his voice earnest: “Teacher, let me go. I really want to know what the doll game actually is, and what happened to our families who were swallowed by the white fog. If I can’t do it, the other classmates probably can’t either.”

Tu Dan looked at the student before her, her already heavy heart becoming even more burdened with helplessness.

If possible, she didn’t want to see any student take risks, but the world had changed. She couldn’t protect them anymore. Sometimes, she even needed them to protect her.

Tu Dan let out a heavy sigh. She didn’t directly agree with him but replied tactfully: “…This matter is extremely serious. I need to think about it more.”

Zhang Tianyang wanted to say more, but Tu Dan patted his shoulder and left the dormitory.

…

That night, Tu Dan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

At first, her thoughts revolved around each student, but later they unconsciously drifted downstairs, thinking about those few people below.

If… the people entering the fog were them, would they also be as troubled as her?

“Teacher Tu.”

Tu Dan came slightly back to her senses and turned her head. On the adjacent bed, the girl was looking at her with a pair of dark eyes.

The dormitory was a six-person room. Tu Dan lived in one room with several female students. The student whose bed was next to Tu Dan’s was named Chen Hui, the class’s study committee member.

Zhang Tianyang didn’t always rank first. Occasionally, he would have a few slip-ups and be overtaken by this Chen Hui.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Tu Dan asked her, keeping her voice as soft as possible to avoid waking the other two girls.

Chen Hui asked quietly: “Teacher Tu, are you still thinking about the personnel issue for entering the fog?”