# 844
Chapter 844: I Am Lu Baoyou
Under Fang Mo's guidance, Ding Chongfeng and Li Zhenzhen precisely broke through two layers of the caretakers' encirclement, temporarily shaking off their pursuit.
Ding Chongfeng leaned against the wall, drenched in sweat. He glanced at Li Zhenzhen beside him, who was only slightly winded, then looked up at Fang Mo on the wall who appeared completely unaffected. His mouth twitched uncontrollably...
How were there so many monsters in this training camp?
"How much time is left?"
"Eight minutes."
"That explains it." Fang Mo nodded. "These 'Mysteries' are attacking more fiercely now, and they're very organized—not like random free attacks. It should be that Qi's... Commander Lin is controlling them behind the scenes to put pressure on us."
"Then what should we do?" Li Zhenzhen frowned. "If that person is personally directing the battle, we probably still won't escape..."
"It shouldn't be that bad, right?" Ding Chongfeng exhaled, his heartbeat gradually slowing. "Commander Lin set this up to give us endurance training under extreme conditions. The primary goal isn't to eliminate all of us, so there must be a way out."
"That's right." Fang Mo nodded in agreement. "I can sense where these 'Mysteries' are. Follow me when we run again—we should be able to last a few more minutes."
"Got it!"
The three exchanged glances, then once again began darting through the complex terrain, evading the pursuing "Mysteries" around them.
A few minutes later, the familiar whistle sounded again. Numerous "Mysteries" simultaneously stopped in their tracks, retreating like a tide and vanishing without a trace.
"Training ends." Lin Qiye's calm voice echoed throughout every corner of the training camp. "All surviving recruits, assemble at the drill ground within three minutes."
Upon hearing this, Ding Chongfeng and the others, whose nerves had been on constant high alert, finally relaxed.
They didn't stop walking but headed directly toward the drill ground. After all, their physical stamina had reached its limit. Once they relaxed completely, it would be difficult to drag themselves back to the drill ground...
They had barely escaped the fate of being locked in the small room. If they ended up being punished into the small room for some ridiculous reason, it would be too maddening.
When Fang Mo arrived at the drill ground, he realized how few recruits had survived.
Besides himself, Li Zhenzhen, Ding Chongfeng, and the bickering Su Zhe and Su Yuan siblings, there were only two or three others, their faces also filled with the relief of having survived a disaster.
"Su Yuan, what do you mean? Why did you flip me off just now?"
"? Do you have some kind of problem?"
"How can you curse at me? Can't you show some respect to your brother?"
"Brother, do you have some kind of problem?"
"..."
Watching the squabbling siblings, Ding Chongfeng coughed lightly and quietly turned away.
At the same time, several figures in deep crimson cloaks were walking slowly toward this location.
Su Zhe and Su Yuan immediately shut their mouths,乖乖地 standing in line with the others, heads bowed in silence.
"You performed very well." Lin Qiye's gaze swept across each of them. "Congratulations on avoiding the fate of the small room. Now, you may go to the cafeteria for dinner."
Joy immediately bloomed in their eyes.
Lin Qiye opened his mouth, seemingly about to say more, when he suddenly paused and turned to look at the entrance of the training camp.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"Qingyu, I'll leave the rest to you. I need to step away for a moment." After a moment's hesitation, Lin Qiye said to An Qingyu beside him, who wore a Tang Sanzang mask.
An Qingyu nodded.
Lin Qiye's form flickered and vanished from the spot.
...
Outside the training camp.
A shabbily dressed youth, his left eye closed, was walking slowly along the path.
"Halt!"
On the watchtower outside the training camp, several sniper rifles instantly locked onto him. The officers stationed outside the camp frowned simultaneously.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
The youth raised his head and replied calmly, "My name is Lu Baoyou. I'm here to participate in the recruit training."
The officers exchanged a startled look. After checking some documents, they responded:
"Lu Baoyou, your recruit qualification has been revoked. Go home."
"I've been home." Lu Baoyou said flatly. "So, I've come back..."
"You shouldn't have come back. Your qualification has been revoked. We can't let you in."
Several sniper rifles were mounted on the watchtower, aimed at Lu Baoyou from different angles, showing no intention of yielding.
They weren't instructors of this training camp—merely officers responsible for perimeter surveillance. They didn't care why Lu Baoyou had left or why his qualification had been revoked. Guarding this gate and keeping out anyone without authorization was their mission.
Lu Baoyou glanced at the officers and didn't say another word. Instead, he sat down slowly on the spot.
In front of the vast training camp, he simply sat there, like a homeless child, stubborn and resolute.
The officers' brows furrowed.
"What should we do now?" one of them asked quietly. "He's just a kid here for training, not an enemy. We can't exactly shoot him, right?"
"That would be excessive... Send a vehicle over to take him back."
"Will he even get in the vehicle with us?"
"Then we'll have to drag him. We can't let him sit here forever, can we?"
"Poor kid, really..."
...
Just then, a wisp of night shot out from the training camp behind the watchtower, transforming into a man in a deep crimson cloak who walked over slowly.
"Commander Lin."
"Commander Lin."
The officers, upon seeing Lin Qiye, all saluted and stepped back half a pace.
Lin Qiye acknowledged them with a sound, then turned his gaze to Lu Baoyou in front of the watchtower. Upon seeing his closed left eye, his expression slightly tightened.
At the same time, the snow-white blade of 【White Slash】 materialized from the void, automatically returning to its sheath. A white bear's phantom flickered past, as if whispering something to Lin Qiye.
A faint smile crossed Lin Qiye's lips before his expression returned to neutrality.
He passed through the watchtower and walked up to Lu Baoyou.
"Did you find your answer?" he asked casually.
"Yeah."
Lu Baoyou sat on the ground, looking up at Lin Qiye. He frowned, hesitated for a moment, then stood up from the ground to meet his gaze as an equal.
"I've been home. I've found my answer... Now, I want to come back." He said earnestly.
Lin Qiye gazed at Lu Baoyou's remaining eye and fell silent for a moment.
"Tell me, who are you?"
"I am Lu Baoyou."
"That's not what I'm asking."
"That's my answer."
Lu Baoyou said calmly, "Whether I'm the Fallen Angel's proxy or the son of Night Watch's Lu Qiu... I'm nobody's puppet, and nobody's shadow. I only want to walk my own path."