Regardless of whether there's a rematch, at the very least, we can no longer stay on Butterfly Island.
As the troops from the Shanghai Military Region began their orderly landing on the island, the principals led their students away from Butterfly Island, leaving the space for the soldiers to conduct a comprehensive search and inspection of the entire island.
Throughout the journey, Wang Zheng was always accompanied by experts from the military, giving him no opportunity to be alone with Chu Tianxing. Wang Zheng naturally understood the meaning behind this and stayed close to Chu Tianxing. The two also tacitly avoided discussing the events that had occurred on the island.
After arriving at the training camp base with the main force, Wang Zheng, led by Chu Tianxing, met with a group of bigwigs from Shanghai, the Beijing Military Region, the government, and research institutes.
Once everyone was seated in a circle, an officer in military uniform with the rank of lieutenant colonel spoke first: "Wang Zheng, I am Ji Kai, representing the Imperial Capital Military Region. We would like to ask you for more details about the Butterfly Island incident, especially regarding Chi Bofei and the black mist that was chasing you."
Wang Zheng then said, "At the time, I was hunting a Shadow Panther. After I successfully killed it, I hadn't had time to collect my spoils when I vaguely sensed something was wrong. It seemed like someone was spying on me. So I tricked Chi Bofei, and then he appeared."
Lieutenant Colonel Ji Kai quickly asked, "How did you determine that it was Chi Bofei and not other trainees, alien beasts, or even instructors?"
Wang Zheng remained calm: "I didn't figure it out. As I said, I was just bluffing, it was just a guess."
As for why the guess is Chi Bofei
Firstly, because our hunting location was quite far away, and our hunting method involved using the meat of exotic beasts to lure wolves and omnivorous boars, and at that time we were still in the process of ambushing and had not even collected any spoils, so the instructors would not come here to retrieve the exotic beast carcasses.
Moreover, I could sense obvious malice; it could only be a human or a strange beast.
As for the alien beasts, we've killed most of them in the vicinity. In the past two hours, the only alien beast that has come close is the Shadow Leopard. Moreover, my teammates were on guard around the area before, so I ruled out the possibility that it was an alien beast.
That leaves only people. Chi Bofei and I shared a dorm room, and he had shown me obvious hostility on several occasions during training. Since we were located quite deep inside the training area, I didn't think any trainee would run into us there. So it could only be someone targeting me. I made a bold guess that it was Chi Bofei, just a casual remark, and unexpectedly, he actually showed up.
After speaking, Wang Zheng paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before continuing, "You should have seen Chu Xiaoman and Wu Huan's first-person perspective, right? Their video equipment wasn't damaged. Even if they lost communication and weren't synchronized, the cameras should have had built-in storage. Why would you still have questions about these details?"
Ji Kai clearly hadn't expected Wang Zheng to raise such a question.
A 16-year-old boy, who had just experienced such a life-or-death crisis, was not nervous at all when questioned by personnel from the central government, research institutes, and military regions. He was able to explain his motives clearly and logically.
Although Wang Zheng's words were well-founded, Ji Kai didn't seem very convinced: "Then tell me about hunting the Shadow Leopard. We have indeed seen the first-person perspectives of the other two."
"You were probably the only one who dealt with the Shadow Leopard, right? By the time the other two entered, you had already completed the hunt alone. But the Shadow Leopard is one of the best of the third-grade beasts, and it excels at stealth and ambush. It was the most powerful beast in this test. And you seem to be a healing-type Awakened One, right? How did you manage that?"
"He jumped over, I blocked him with my hammer, punched him, then jumped again, and smashed him to death with one blow. I didn't know he was so weak. Maybe I'm just naturally strong, and my father is very strong too, so it's probably hereditary."
Wang Zheng had long thought about how to explain his strength, especially since Chu Tianxing had shown concern for his health before the trip and asked him to get regular checkups.
Chu Tianxing had also made the same point at the previous meeting in Shanghai. Although the two had not communicated, it could only be described as a tacit understanding between an old fox and a young fox.
As soon as Wang Zheng was being chased by the Heavenly Demon and it was learned that he was alive, his information was sent to the big shots, and they naturally knew Wang Shengrong's identity.
No one could understand Wang Zheng's explanation, after all, he was really strong. One hit of his hammer would be enough to take down not only a third-grade beast, but even a fourth or fifth-grade beast with weak defense would only take a few more hits.
"Okay, that's all for the Shadow Panther. You can continue now."
Wang Zheng pretended to recall: "After Chi Bofei appeared, he went crazy, talking nonsense and making it impossible to communicate. His eyes were bloodshot, and black spiritual energy was emanating from his body..."
Several researchers in white lab coats nearby immediately became anxious: "What black spiritual energy? Explain in detail."
Wang Zheng turned his gaze to Ji Kai, who nodded to him, indicating that he should explain.
"I'm not sure if it was spiritual energy, but his face was very ferocious, the whites of his eyes turned blood red, his pupils were white, and his whole body was emitting black energy, which condensed into a pitch-black vortex behind him."
Within the vortex, strange little figures materialized and emerged. Though indistinct, I could sense their painful roars—though they made no sound, the feeling was there—before they attacked me directly.
The researchers wanted to ask more questions, but Ji Kai waved them off, saying, "You said Chi Bofei was talking nonsense. What exactly did he say?"
"He claimed to be the chosen one, the child of destiny, the savior of Earth. He also said he was a reborn being, and that there was such a thing as the end of the world and the descent of a celestial demon."
Wang Zheng kept a close eye on everyone's expressions as he described, deliberately emphasizing the words "reborn," "apocalypse," and "heavenly demon." But seeing the unsurprised expressions on everyone's faces, his heart sank. He concealed his special feelings for Chi Bofei and didn't say anything more.
"What are your thoughts on what he said?" Ji Kai continued to ask.
Wang Zheng sighed helplessly: "I'm just an ordinary high school student, what opinions could I possibly have? If what he said is true, then he's probably been reborn by now. Even if it really is the end of the world, my parents and Principal Chu will take care of things, it's not my place to worry about it. If it's false, then it's even less of my business."
At times like these, it's natural to show off your own strengths; blindly following others' lead isn't a good thing.
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