Seeing Chen Chao enter, Hei Yue and Fan Xiangyu were both shocked. They didn't understand how he had suddenly appeared in the girls' dormitory, but the next moment, both quickly realized the reason. Fan Xiangyu curiously asked, "Did you run into something like this too?"
Chen Chao didn't answer her question. He glanced at the female ability user lying lifeless on the floor and asked coldly, "What happened here?"
Fan Xiangyu shrugged and said, "You can't blame me for this. Her special ability is mental control, and she tried to control me. I just struggled a little, and this is what happened." She looked at Chen Chao with an innocent expression.
Chen Chao nodded, then turned his attention to the subdued woman and said coldly, "Are you also one of Commander He's subordinates?"
The mature woman, seeing two large men appear in the girls' dormitory, was completely stunned. Hearing Chen Chao's question, she instinctively replied, "Yes... who are you?"
Chen Chao waved his hand, "Kill her."
Hei Yue was startled, "Why?"
Chen Chao looked at her and replied, "If we let her go, I'm sure the fact that we killed this woman, along with us being here, will get leaked. While there's no direct evidence to threaten us, it'll still give away enough clues about our abilities."
Hei Yue nodded, "I understand."
Fan Xiangyu could see that Hei Yue was reluctant to act, so she quickly took out a small silver knife from under her skirt and approached the mature woman.
"Please, don't kill me..." The mature woman begged in terror.
Fan Xiangyu gently lifted her chin and smiled charmingly, "I'm not killing you, just helping you escape. There won't be any pain..."
Swish!
The knife flashed across her throat.
The mature woman's eyes bulged in horror as she died, unable to close her eyes.
Fan Xiangyu smiled faintly and turned back to Chen Chao, "How should we dispose of the bodies?"
Chen Chao opened a spatial pocket, letting the Golden Dog retrieve the two bodies and take them inside. "Clear all traces of them being here. Pretend nothing happened. We were just here for a short while, so let's not stir up trouble."
Fan Xiangyu clapped her hands, "How did I forget about the spatial pocket? Hehe, a few live people just disappeared. I wonder what their leader will look like when he finds out, haha..."
Chen Chao shot her a glance, then led You Qian back to the boys' dormitory.
The next day, the sky was dimly lit.
Chen Chao and You Qian were woken up by Zhang Dong, who called them downstairs to gather in the training field. They saw more than 800 people lined up in neat formations on the wide training ground.
In front of the group was their instructor, a muscular man in his thirties, with sharp eyes and a major general rank on his shoulders.
"Stand straight!" The major general instructor's cold gaze swept across everyone. "Half of you are ordinary people who suddenly awakened and became superhumans. Your strength, speed, and endurance are all superior to normal humans, but don't get cocky!"
"Your fighting skills, survival abilities, combat capabilities, and willpower are far inferior to that of a seasoned soldier. A few days ago, Liu Cheng fought an old soldier from the A-level military camp. One was a superhuman with three times the human strength, and the other was just an ordinary person. The result? You all know it. He was defeated in ten seconds!"
The instructor's voice was chilling, "I expect you to train seriously, to go from superhumans to super soldiers. You are the country's last weapon. Each one of you is precious. The country needs you, and the people need you! The survivors who are starving in cities need you!"
"I know, for many of you, the lives of others don't matter. What you want is wealth, rank, power, and fame. But I want to say... if humanity is extinct, what does it matter if you become president? Even if it's for the promotion and wealth, I hope you work hard and take things seriously. The higher-ups will never give command of the army to someone without brains!"
No one spoke.
Except for Chen Chao and a few other newcomers, everyone else had seen how terrifying the instructor was. None of them could withstand a punch from him!
This instructor not only had combat skills at an elite level but was also an F-level evolved superhuman after gene enhancement. His physique was about six times that of an ordinary human, and his strength was twice that of these ability users!
Although the special evolution energy inside the mutant corpses had yet to be analyzed, the Tech Institute had developed a small batch of genetic enhancement drugs with side effects. They were very valuable, capable of enhancing physical abilities but reducing genetic potential.
For example, this major general's genetic potential originally required him to have a tenfold increase in physical strength before advancing to an E-level evolution. But after taking the enhancement drug, he would reach E-level when his physique reached eight times the human standard. Early evolution wasn't ideal, and when he reached his physical limits, his base physique would be about 10% weaker than other special evolution users.
Once the mutation energy in the special mutated corpses was extracted, no one would make such harmful drugs again, but at this stage, every evolved person was eager to get their hands on the genetic enhancement drugs!
"Two days later, the military will organize a hunt in 'C-8' zone for you. You have two days to train. Every bit of strength you gain now will increase your chances of survival on the battlefield!" The major general said coldly, "Now, begin training."
"Report!" Suddenly, a young man in the crowd raised his hand.
The major general barked, "Speak!"
"Sir, today Zhou Xin, Zhang Zitao, Huang Rong, and the others didn't come," the young man said loudly.
The major general's face darkened as he scanned the crowd, "Why didn't they come? Who shared a dorm with them?"
The young man looked toward Chen Chao's group, "Sir, I saw them go to welcome the newcomers yesterday, and then they never came back. I searched the male dorm but couldn't find them."
The major general's gaze turned cold as he looked at Chen Chao's group, "Where did they go?"
Chen Chao replied calmly, "I don't know. They left after the gathering."
"You're lying!" The young man shouted angrily. "They obviously attacked Zhou Xin and the others. After they entered your dorm, they never came out."
Chen Chao looked at him indifferently, "Don't slander innocent people. Speak with evidence."
"Many people saw it! They went into your dorm and never came out. How do you explain that?" The young man shouted.
"Yes!"
"Sir, I saw it with my own eyes. They killed Zhou Xin and Huang Rong."
"They're so ruthless!"
The crowd buzzed with discussions.
You Qian knew the truth but dared not speak up.
Chen Chao glanced around and immediately realized that these people were all from Commander He's faction. His expression remained indifferent as he said, "Speak with evidence. Do you think it's fun to gang up and slander people?"
"Who's ganging up? We're just stating the facts!"
"Don't think we don't have evidence. You'd better admit it; maybe you'll get a lighter punishment."
The major general furrowed his brows. He was well aware of the infighting among the ability camp factions. He didn't believe that Chen Chao and the other newcomer could have killed three well-trained ability users. Even if it was a sneak attack, it would have been noisy and hard to pull off.
"Everyone, quiet down." After a pause, the major general said, "I'll report this to the higher-ups and send a professional team to investigate. The results should be out in two or three days. If it turns out to be true, then Chen Chao and You Qian, you'll receive the punishment you deserve."
"Sir, these two are wolves in sheep's clothing! They must be eliminated now!"
"Yes, sir!"
The faction loyal to Commander He still didn't intend to let Chen Chao and the others off easily.
The major general shouted, "Enough! Stop causing a scene. You should focus on the practical training in two days. The person who ranks first will receive a high-level genetic enhancement drug as a reward, and the top ten will be allowed to pick any item from the national treasury. Now, continue with your training!"
The national treasury? Chen Chao's mind stirred.