Upon hearing Wang Zheng speak, Wu Huan and Chu Xiaoman immediately became alert, drew their knives, and looked around warily.
Chi Bofei emerged from the shadows, clapping his hands as he laughed maniacally. His expression was almost manic: "As expected of you, Wang Zheng! I knew you wouldn't disappoint me. After all, I'd never heard of you before! Ahahaha..."
Wang Zheng was actually a little curious: "I don't understand why you're so hostile towards me. We've only just met at the training camp, right? And now we've run into each other in this godforsaken place. If you say you're not here for me, I don't believe you."
"Yes, I came here for you. You ruined my plans, you skewed my life, and every time I see you, it gives me a splitting headache. You are a mistake, you shouldn't exist! I don't want to experience the apocalypse again. I am the chosen one, the child of destiny, I am the savior of the world!"
"And you! It's all your fault! I'll kill you!" Chi Bofei's face was contorted with rage, his eyes bloodshot, even his pupils had turned an eerie white. His mouth was agape, he looked ready to devour someone, and if you looked closely, you could even see fresh flesh stuck between his teeth.
Listening to Chi Bofei's ramblings and looking at the scene before him, Wang Zheng's expression became more solemn than ever before.
At this moment, an illusion appeared behind Chi Bofei. Spiritual energy should be colorless and invisible to the naked eye, but countless eerie, pitch-black spiritual energies emerged from his body, condensing into a deep darkness. It was as if he were in the depths of a bottomless abyss, where countless evil ghosts and demons were baring their fangs and claws. If you listened carefully, it seemed as if countless fierce spirits and vengeful ghosts were howling madly, their cries of ghosts and gods shaking the very soul.
Wang Zheng waved for Wu Huan and Chu Xiaoman to leave, then pointed to the earpiece. Chu Xiaoman immediately understood Wang Zheng's meaning, pulled Wu Huan along, and the two tiptoed back, gradually disappearing into the jungle.
Chi Bofei showed no reaction whatsoever, his strange pupils fixed on Wang Zheng.
Hearing his words, Wang Zheng was also somewhat moved, as if he knew some inside information. So he probed, "I don't quite understand why I would be wrong. If you want to take action against me, you have to find a suitable reason. Anyway, we still have plenty of time, let's talk first."
Chi Bofei had completely gone mad. He kept hitting his head, his fingers scratching his face so hard that blood was flowing down, but he didn't care at all.
He kept muttering, "Kill you, kill you, kill you. Once you're gone, everything can go back to normal."
"Yes! I'm going to kill you! Ah—"
Seeing the other party's crazy appearance and inability to communicate normally, Wang Zheng gave up the idea of trying to get information from Chi Bofei. Although he was a little confused as to why he was still carrying video equipment, he still hadn't heard the voice from the command center in his earpiece.
But none of that matters anymore. Since Chi Bofei wants to kill him, he naturally has to be prepared to be killed as well.
With this thought in mind, Wang Zheng yanked off the camera he was wearing on his head, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it until it was smashed.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of Butterfly Island, the trio from Kyoto University were cautiously exploring forward. Although they looked somewhat tired, they were in high spirits.
Du Wei and Fu Qiu surrounded Lu Youyou, acting like clowns and constantly trying to please their healing-skilled companion.
Suddenly, Lu Youyou's expression changed, and she said, "Something's not right. There's a smell of blood. It's at 11 o'clock. Be careful."
Although Du Wei and Fu Qiu looked rather pathetic from their earlier sycophantic behavior, they were undeniably reliable in an emergency. Fu Qiu, holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, took the lead, with Du Wei immediately conjuring two balls of flame and following closely behind.
After the three of them carefully crossed the bushes and saw what was in front of them, a wave of acid rushed to their throats. Du Wei couldn't hold it in and started gagging, hunching over.
Although Fu Qiu and Lu Youyou were in slightly better condition than Du Wei, their condition was still only slightly better. Both of them were pale and quite frightened.
Under a large tree ahead sat two mangled corpses, their bodies a bloody mess, as if they had been devoured by wild beasts. A large hole had been torn in their chests, their internal organs missing, but the teeth marks on the wounds didn't seem to be the work of any animal; they looked more like human bites.
Although the corpse was badly mangled, there were no signs of any strange beasts around, nor were there any bloodstains splattered on the ground.
The two men looked terrified, as if they had suffered a severe shock before their deaths, and there were two sets of damaged imaging equipment beside them.
If you look closely, you can vaguely see that the two are Brother Li, who was with Chi Bofei before, and another short student.
The scene before them was also captured from the three people's first-person perspective, and the command center immediately ordered the three to stand by.
Within five minutes, more than a dozen instructors had gathered around.
"This location is very hidden; it's a blind spot for surveillance on the island."
"The blood is still very fresh, so the time of death should not be more than 3 hours."
"The identities of the two have been confirmed: Li Yan from Northwest A&F University and Zhuang Liangsi from Lanzhou University. Their last first-person perspective footage was from two hours ago, but they were located more than 5 kilometers away at the time, and no other people or monsters were seen in the footage. The command center has called them, but there has been no response. Colleagues were just searching for their tracks in that area."
An instructor who appeared to be the team leader immediately organized the information on the scene and reported it directly.
The conference room of the Shanghai Research Institute was also noisy, with everyone discussing the matter. Some wanted to terminate the test and decide the distribution of the potions based on the current points. Schools ranked lower took the opportunity to propose a rematch. A group of big shots with top strength and status in the country were making a ruckus, which was quite ironic.
By this time, the director had already finished compiling the footage of Li Yan and Zhuang Liangsi arriving on the island, and naturally discovered their strategy of following Chi Bofei to take advantage of the chaos.
The old leader asked, "Chi Bofei? Chi Bofei from Tongji University? Where is he now? Immediately bring up his first-person perspective."
"Reporting to the leader, Chi Bofei's camera went offline half an hour ago. We tried to make a call, but he was out of range. We tried to deduce his movements, but all attempts failed. He has the ability to teleport and is very good at counter-surveillance. We have lost track of him."
The old leader made a decisive decision: "Bring all the trainees back to the assembly first. As for whether to hold a rematch, we'll talk about that later. Now, let's find Chi Bofei."
"Besides Chi Bofei, Wang Zheng, Wu Huan, and Chu Xiaoman from Jingnan University have also lost contact." The director's voice trailed off.
"Why didn't you say so before! How long have we been missing their footage?" The old leader immediately flew into a rage.
The director could only cautiously explain, "It's been about half an hour. These past few days, the three of them have been heading to the most remote places, and they're quite strong. This has happened several times already, so at first, no one paid much attention and just thought it was a temporary communication interruption."
After hearing from the staff that Wang Zheng and the other two had gone missing, Chu Tianxing felt uneasy. At his level, his premonitions and intuitions were never without reason. He now only hoped that Wang Zheng could protect Chu Xiaoman and Wu Huan.
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