His efforts were futile, however.
The students had already scattered around and couldn't hear the teachers' instructions clearly amidst all the chaos.
They had never experienced an earthquake before, so it was all the more difficult to calm them down.
The main thing in their minds there and then was to survive. They just wanted to run down the mountain and get to safety.
The crowd buzzed with frantic conversations, along with the occasional screams here and there.
In the face of all the panic, Principal Kong was rapidly losing his composure. Fear was creeping into his heart, and his head was buzzing.
And then—
"Silence, everyone! Pay attention to what I say. We have nine teachers, and each of them will be leading a group down the mountain. We will start moving after the tremors stop."