The two mentors who looked almost identical nodded at the same time. One of the mentors scanned Liao Meng's face with bright green brilliance in his eyes.
Weirdly enough, under the reflection of his green eyes, all the veins on Liao Meng's face popped up, as if he were wearing a bloody mask.
Right now, everybody could see clearly that Liao Meng's boiling blood was flowing quickly on his body, face, and even his brain.
"Mr. Liao Meng, you are out."
The mentor with the green eyes said coldly.
"I'm out?"
Liao Meng was dazed for ten seconds before he realized what the word meant. His pupils constricted to the size of needle tips as he stared at Chu Zhiyun and Thangka.
For a moment, Thangka even suspected that he was going to lunge at her without caring about anything.
But in the end, Liao Meng only screamed and dashed backward, trying to jump over a few rows of shelves and escape from the supermarket.
"I won't be out. I've always believed in the gods. I —"
He jumped and howled. He was the embodiment of 'barbarism'. When he was about to stagger out of the supermarket, he was shot down by two soldiers of the purge troop with their taser guns. He knocked over a row of shelves and was buried in the messy goods.
The electric currents released by the taser guns were not enough to kill anyone, but they were enough to stun a wild horse instantly.
However, Liao Meng stood up in the middle of the electric arcs with his astonishing vitality and willpower.
His hair was standing on end, and his eye sockets were completely cracked. Even his pupils had turned a little white, as if he could not see the world around him clearly. He could only stretch out his hands that were covered in broken skin, trembling as he groped for his surroundings, wanting to follow the fresh air and escape outside.
Naturally, he was knocked down again. His flesh was hooked by two extensible chains and dragged back by brute force, leaving a shocking trail of blood on the ground.
"That's impossible. I don't believe it. There must be a mistake!"
Liao Meng cried in excruciating pain. "I've always been loyal to the Ultimate Benevolence Masters and the gods. I'm a Purger. I won't be corrupted by extraterrestrial devils. You've all been fooled! You've been mistaken! Save me! Save me! Save me! Gods, save me! Ahhhhhh! "
He rolled around on the ground, looking more and more like a bloody man baring his fangs and brandishing his claws.
"The Gods are saving you, so please remain silent."
The green-eyed instructor squatted down, extended a finger, and lightly tapped Liao Meng's forehead.
Liao Meng suddenly cramped for a moment. Cracking noises that sounded like gears were stuck echoed from deep inside his throat. He stopped moving all of a sudden. His hands and feet were rigid, making him look like a dead body.
The green-eyed instructor made a hand gesture and dragged the half-dead Liao Meng out of the supermarket with the soldiers.
Another instructor with a particularly big nose stared at Chu Zhiyun and Thangka thoughtfully.
He suddenly approached the two of them and sniffed them carefully with his big and sharp nose, like a hound standing on its hind legs.
He sniffed Chu Zhiyun for a whole minute and then sniffed Thangka for half a minute.
"Chu Zhiyun, in the past three years, you've been the most excellent student in the Holy Light Academy. Your performance in the 'ultimate test' was remarkable. We're even looking forward to seeing more splendid performances after you become a real 'Purger'."
The instructor who looked like a hound said with a fake smile.
Although it was a compliment, there was not the slightest warmth in his words.
Then, he turned his glass-like eyes to Thangka, "As for Thangka, you have the smell of fear. Why? There's no need to be afraid. You've made great progress in the 'ultimate test', which is beyond everyone's expectations. Remember, the gods are watching you, guiding you, and protecting you. As long as you obey the gods from the bottom of your heart, you'll never fear.
"Well, please continue your test. Before sunset, we'll reveal the final answer at the camp.
The dog-like tutor shrugged his big and sharp nose and walked out step by step.
It was not until the group of uninvited guests left for a long time that Thangka and Chu Zhiyun could not help but collapse.
This time, even Chu Zhiyun, who looked cold like an ice cube, could not help but break out in a cold sweat. Her back was wet, and she almost lost the strength to stand up while supporting Thangka.
"That was close."
After panting for a long time, Chu Zhiyun stared at the open supermarket door and said quietly, "Thangka, how did you know it was dangerous?"
"I … I don't know. It's just intuition. Since last night, my heart has been pounding, and my eyelids haven't calmed down."
Thangka said, "Monitor, didn't you say that the most important thing to be a Purifier is intuition?"
"Good boy, you're not simple. It seems that the instructor was right. You've made great progress in the past few days!"
Chu Zhiyun said as she held Thangka's arm and whispered, "It seems that I'll have to listen to your opinion more in the future."
A smile flashed across Thangka's face, and she said softly, "It's a pity that you want to be a Lurker, and I'm at most a Purifier. No, maybe neither of us can become the person we want, and we'll end up like Liao Meng."
Chu Zhiyun was silent for a while.
"What do we do now?"
The girl said in confusion, "I don't want to go back. I don't want to be like Liao Meng, and I don't want to be like the mentors, either. Have you not noticed that we have so many mentors? They have different facial organs and body shapes, but they look exactly the same. They are like different copies of the same template, except for the details.
"If my life is just to be one of the billions of copies of the same template, what's the point of it?"
"You want to run away, don't you, monitor?"
Thangka finally summoned her courage and said, "You've been trying to run away since you discovered 'Zhou Xiuyun' and 'Tiantian' yesterday."
"I …"
Determination and confusion were spreading out of Chu Zhiyun's eyes at the same time. Taking a deep breath, she mumbled, "I really don't know what I want to do anymore.
"It's hilarious. Before the 'ultimate test', I was confident that I could resist the temptation of all the extraterrestrial devils and become a real 'Lurker'. But unknowingly, I don't know if I've been invaded by the extraterrestrial devils. In short, my desire to become a 'Lurker' has faded.
"I-I don't know what I want to do either. I only know that I can't bear the life in the past anymore. I can't bear to become any of the mentors, the directors, the Purgers, the Lurkers, the worker bees, and the soldier bees.
"Run away? Can I really run away? Thangka, what are you going to do?"
Chu Zhiyun let go of Thangka's arm and subconsciously took a few steps forward. Suddenly, she stepped on something hard.
She picked it up and saw that it was the badge of Holy Light Academy. There were obvious scratches on the surface of the badge, which was stained with thick blood.
It was Liao Meng's badge. He had accidentally dropped it when he was rolling on the ground and being dragged by someone.
"I-I'll let the badge decide everything!"
Chu Zhiyun gnashed her teeth. "If it's face up, I'll complete the purging mission and return to the camp. If it's back, I'll … walk on my own path!"
She took a deep breath and flicked the badge into the air, making a buzzing sound.
Her eyes followed the trajectory of the badge, but after the badge drew a silver trajectory, it was suddenly grabbed by a fist that appeared out of nowhere.
The owner of the fist, Thangka, carefully placed the badge on the ground with its face down. Then, she put on a brilliant smile at Chu Zhiyun, showing her white teeth.
"Look, monitor. Its back is up."
Thangka said, "Then, it's decided happily. Let's go!"
"Thangka, you …"
Chu Zhiyun was at a loss for a moment. She almost could not recognize her 'sidekick' who had been pestering her since childhood. "If you go with me, Thangka, do you know the consequences?"
"Consequences? At most, I'll be sent to the temple to be purged. What's the difference between now and now? "
Thangka took the initiative to grab the monitor's hand. She said softly but firmly, "I saw you the first time I opened my eyes. We've been together for so many years. So, you'll never leave me alone, right?"
"This …"
Chu Zhiyun's eyes rippled with confusion again. She thought for a moment, but nodded firmly. "That's right. As long as you're willing, I'll never leave you alone. Let's go!"
The two older children stared at each other for a long time. In the end, they both laughed, gripped their weapons tightly, and strode forward.
"Thangka, the gods will continue to care for us, right?"
Chu Zhiyun asked as they stepped out of the door.
"Uh, I don't know if the gods will care for us."
Thangka raised her fist and said, "But I'm very sure that there must be something that will care for us!"
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I'd like to update my dear brothers and sisters on Old Niu's situation.
Thanks to everyone's blessings, and of course the doctor's brilliant medical skills, Old Niu's condition has been improving. Today, his feet don't hurt as much, and the swelling has basically disappeared. I estimate that he can be discharged soon!
It's just that he has to be on an IV drip from morning to night. It's really inconvenient to write when he's on an IV drip, so he can only try his best to rush it out in the morning and in the evening. Let's wait until he's discharged before speeding up. Everyone, please forgive me!
In addition, a very tragic thing happened today, which caused Old Niu's spirit to suffer a devastating blow. A nurse came to check Old Niu's temperature. She said, "Uncle, take your temperature!"
Old Niu felt that his world had collapsed in an instant. Really, although I call myself 'Old Niu', I'm just being modest. In fact, deep in my heart, I've always been like Li Yao. I feel that I'm a teenager in the prime of my life. So, am I really an 'uncle'?
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