"It's medicine, but it tastes delicious." He couldn't help but smile as he watched Mu Qingyun chewing away.

They're quite cute.

She looked down at the water that had already boiled. "Alright, the water's ready. Make some for yourself."

"Okay." Su nodded. After preparing the water, she suddenly remembered something and asked softly, "I heard that after the first trial, the First Commander will find someone he considers capable and train him to be his successor."

"His successor?" Mu Qingyun raised an eyebrow in confusion. "But he's quite young, does he need to find a successor so early?"

"I don't know either. This is just a rumor, bought from the military academy." Su lowered his eyes, took a sip of water, and said, "Anyway, I have no hope, but you, Brother Mu, have a good chance."

"Me?" Upon hearing this, she gently shook her head. "There are so many strong people in the military academy trials. You just haven't seen them, but that doesn't mean they aren't there."

I didn't see it, but it doesn't matter anymore.

Su lowered her eyes and took a sip of water. "If Su Qiluo comes to you after the first round and says he wants to mentor you, would you be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun fell silent, a rare occurrence for her.

Would she be willing? Actually, she didn't know.

She has many things to consider, and her thoughts change from time to time. Just because she's willing now doesn't mean she'll be willing after she leaves.

She couldn't answer that question.

“I don’t know.” She sighed softly. “Being willing now doesn’t mean I would be willing then. But if Su Qiluo really comes to me, I’d really like to see what this top commander, who’s been praised to the skies, is really capable of.”

"You'll probably have to wait until you meet him to know." Su chuckled, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes. He wanted to see what Mu Qingyun's attitude would be when he met "Su Qiluo".

"I'm actually looking forward to it." She tilted her head.

Hearing this, Su raised an eyebrow. "You're really looking forward to him?"

“Of course, no one doesn’t look forward to the strong.” She said confidently. The weak fear the strong because they are unsure whether the strong will protect them or bully them.

But the strong will look forward to the even stronger, because they want to know what makes the stronger the stronger.

Upon hearing this, Su smiled unconsciously, a hint of anticipation appearing in his eyes. He was also looking forward to meeting her under his true identity.

"ah--"

The two had barely finished their conversation when a sharp scream suddenly came from outside, sounding like Bai Feifei's scream.

As soon as the sound came, the two looked at each other and ran outside at the same time.

"Bang--"

The door opened, and Bai Feifei, upon seeing Mu Qingyun, disregarded her composure and rushed to her side, embracing her tightly.

Bai Feifei buried her face in her shoulder; she was clearly frightened, and a low sob reached her ears. A small patch of her shoulder was wet.

Looking straight ahead, even Mu Qingyun couldn't help but get goosebumps from the scene before her.

Before me, countless rats were huddled together, seemingly mutated, with slightly larger bodies, huddled together in a dark mass.

Actually, if it were just a dark mass, it wouldn't be so bad, since it's similar to the Zerg. But these rats had green eyes that made them look rather creepy in the darkness.

Sharp teeth were exposed, and the mouth presented an eerie smile, giving off an indescribable feeling.

"This doesn't seem to be a virtual creature." Su frowned, looking at the dark mass in front of him, but didn't feel anything.

He had seen this kind of scene many times before.

However, for those who had just participated in the military academy trials, this was probably the first time they had ever seen it.

"Help, help!" Bai Feifei cried out weakly, her hands tightly wrapped around her waist.

Perhaps the scene was too horrifying, for she trembled for a moment, then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Is she... scared out of her wits?

Mu Qingyun instinctively reached out and hugged her waist, putting her down on the ground, and looked at the swarm of rats in front of him.

[Ugh, what is this? It's disgusting! Help!]

[Oh my god, this is a midnight bombshell! I can't take it anymore! Why is something like this here?]

[You just saw this this year, but it happened last year too. Mutant rat swarms occasionally move in groups at night, and if you run into one, you're just unlucky.]

Yes, and because the rat swarm moves so quickly, even if they press the elimination button, the sudden surge of energy might not last long enough for the rescue team to arrive.

【Huh? No way, then Brother Mu and the others...】

[Rat swarms usually don't act, but when they do, it's bloody. I'm doomed. Although I really like Brother Mu, this time, I might not escape my fate.]

...

"Go and wake them up." Su looked at the swarm of rats in front of him, his face showing no fear. He was thinking about how he could help them without making a sound.

"good."

Mu Qingyun frowned; she had naturally seen the comments on Bai Feifei's live stream as well.

Unfortunately, her period of weakness had not yet ended. Seeing the momentum of this swarm of rats, she was unable to get close enough to fight them. What should she do now?

"Xiong Ruoyou, Fan Xuanye, Kazel, wake up! Get up!" She ran quickly into the house and banged on the wall a few times to wake them all up.

Xiong Ruoyou and Fan Xuanye had just fallen asleep when they were woken up again. Both of them were a little resentful, but as soon as they reached the door, they instantly became wide awake.

Holy crap, what is this?

"A swarm of rats?" Kazel narrowed his eyes; he hadn't expected to encounter such a creature.

"Do any of you have anything on you that has a strong, pungent smell, like incense?" Mu Qingyun asked after thinking for a while.

Although she didn't know if these mutated rats were afraid of pungent smells, she was determined to try anything possible for the time being.

Although the rats looked frightening, they seemed to be just hesitating in place, showing no sign of coming towards them.

If they can be driven away, that's currently the best solution.

[Oh right, I just searched on Baidu. Mice are afraid of things with a strong, pungent smell, like perfume and incense.]

[This is a mutant species. Can mutant species be afraid?]

[I don't know, but there's no other way now. Brother Mu is currently in a weakened state, Su was already weak, and the others are all orcs. Outnumbered, it's definitely no use.]

[Sigh, and even if they are afraid of strong odors, tell me, who among them wears perfume or incense?]

...

"No."

Sure enough, everyone exchanged glances and shook their heads.

They're here for a trial, not a vacation, so why would they bring something like that?