# 812
Chapter 813: A Simple Assessment?
As the words fell, a small half of the 611 new recruits below the stage rushed forward, their eyes filled with fighting spirit!
The other small half stood frozen in place, still unable to回过神来.
Only a few people quickly turned and ran toward the edge of the drill ground. They knew very well that without weapons, they stood no chance against a special squad.
Even though only a small portion of the recruits had charged the platform, with such a large population base, there were still about 150 of them!
Countless dazzling Forbidden Ruins lit up, crashing like waves toward the platform!
BOOM——!!
A deafening explosion rang out, and within the billowing smoke, that platform had turned to ash.
But the seven members of the [Night Watch] squad who had originally stood there had vanished without a trace...
"Hm? Where did they go?" a recruit asked in confusion.
"They must have run, obviously!" another recruit exclaimed excitedly. "Even a special squad can't withstand attacks from over 600 people at the same cultivation level, right? Running is normal!"
"So what do we do now?"
"Split up and hunt them! They must be hiding somewhere in this training camp. We'll track them down one by one!"
"The commander-in-chief said we're trash, so let's tear off everyone's masks and win to show them! Let's leave them speechless!"
"Let's go! Split up!"
"..."
Under the coordination of several recruits with natural leadership qualities, everyone quickly divided into groups and headed in different directions to pursue.
Li Zhenzhen was about to follow one of the groups when her peripheral vision caught sight of Fang Mo standing motionless like a sculpture. She frowned slightly.
"That aura... it's him! It's him!" Fang Mo stared at the spot where Lin Qiye had just stood, his eyes gradually brightening. "He's Lin Qiye!"
"...You need help." Li Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. "Hey! Are you coming or not? If we can break even one person's mask, we can graduate directly! Don't you want to graduate early?"
Hearing Li Zhenzhen's words, Fang Mo slowly came back to his senses, seeming to think of something, his expression growing grave.
"What's with that look?" Li Zhenzhen asked.
"Don't you find it a bit strange?"
"Strange? Where's the strangeness?"
Fang Mo pondered. "Tell me, why would the commander-in-chief invite this squad here?"
Li Zhenzhen froze. "To... establish authority?"
"That's right, to establish authority." Fang Mo nodded. "But since it's meant to establish authority, shouldn't they crush us new recruits with absolute strength? I think even if the [Night Watch] squad's cultivation levels were suppressed, it shouldn't be difficult for them to give us new recruits a demonstration.
At the very least, they should have taken the initiative to hunt us down, not be the ones being hunted, right?
Wouldn't that completely fail to achieve the effect of establishing authority?"
Li Zhenzhen was stunned. Recalling how the new recruits had grouped together just now, excitedly chasing after the [Night Watch] squad, she fell into deep thought.
"Now that you mention it, that does seem a bit off... so why is that?"
"...I don't know yet." Fang Mo raised his head, looking into the distance. "But my instincts tell me this matter... isn't that simple."
...
Under the night sky.
At the top of a dormitory building, a scarlet figure wearing a Sun Wukong mask stood calmly, gazing at the excited new recruits below. Beneath the mask, the corner of his mouth slightly curled upward.
"They've scattered." Lin Qiye's Bluetooth earpiece lit up as he spoke calmly. "Everyone, execute as planned.""Understood."
...
Cafeteria.
Dozens of new recruits rushed into the cafeteria's main entrance and quickly spread out to search.
"Search! The training camp is only so big. We'll definitely find the [Night Watch] squad!"
"The other team got weapons from the warehouse. They'll be here soon."
"Does anyone have Signal Flares? Once we find the [Night Watch] members, we'll fire a Signal Flare right away to gather everyone nearby for a pincer attack!"
"No problem!"
"Liu-ge, let's go together."
While everyone was searching in separate directions, a younger recruit walked up to another soldier, seeming somewhat afraid.
The younger one was named Qian Duoduo, and the burly man walking beside him was his roommate, Liu Yang.
Seeing this, Liu Yang spoke helplessly. "Duoduo, you don't need to be so scared. It's just a competition. Honestly, I think our chances of winning are pretty slim. After all, the Night Watch won't let us graduate so easily... at the end of the day, this is just about establishing authority.
Since it's about establishing authority, it's not like the [Night Watch] squad would actually kill you, right? What are you so afraid of?"
"...But Liu-ge, don't you think having this canopy of night pressing down over your head is unsettling?" Qian Duoduo spoke timorously. "Anyway, I'm sticking with you, Liu-ge."
"Fine, then stay close to me. If you spot the [Night Watch] squad, yell immediately, understood?"
"Yeah, understood!"
The two walked out of the cafeteria through the back door and, under the dim lights, gradually made their way toward a corner.
Just then, they heard a whimpering sound ahead.
Liu Yang's footsteps halted. He grabbed Qian Duoduo beside him and made a silencing gesture. The latter nodded slightly, and together they slowly crept toward the source of the sound...
They reached a patch of shrubbery and pushed aside the branches, peering toward where the sound had come from.
In the desolate wilderness, they saw a figure wreathed in terrifying malevolent flames, gripping a Straight Blade. Blood dripped continuously from the blade's edge, soaking into the soil...
At his feet lay a blood-soaked corpse.
Through the dim lights from the distant roadside, Liu Yang and Qian Duoduo could barely make out that the corpse... was wearing an instructor's uniform.
The pupils of both men contracted sharply!
They recognized that instructor. He was the one who had led them during registration, pointed out their dormitories, and they had seen him on the platform at the drill ground just moments ago!
This...
They下意识地 looked toward the figure holding the blade.
It was a demon wrapped in a deep crimson cloak and pitch-black flames. As if sensing something, he stepped on the corpse, slowly turned his head, and looked toward where the two were hiding.
Those scarlet, terrifying eyes narrowed slightly.
Between the swirling malevolent energy, the corner of his mouth curved into a menacing arc.
"Hehehehehe..."
Malevolent energy, blood, darkness, sinister laughter.
He was like a demon slaughtering all creation.
This scene completely froze Liu Yang and Qian Duoduo in terror, especially the latter. His legs turned to jelly and he collapsed to the ground, losing control of his bladder.
"AAAAAHHHH——!!!" A scream of terror echoed across the sky.
The sinister-laughing demon was about to raise his blade and strike when he suddenly looked past the two of them behind. He hesitated, then vanished on the spot.