"So, what are your choices?"

Ai Li's voice was like a gust of cold wind, blowing past the ears of the boys and girls. They opened their mouths, but no one could say anything.

"But... they are still children..."

"No."

Kaori's rebuttal was coldly interrupted by Ai Li.

"They are pests and scourges, no different from locusts or rat cubs to humans. If we kill them, we can ensure peace. If we can't do that, when they grow up, they will attack villages, capture women, and then violate them and give birth to more goblins."

“…”

Hearing this, Kaori swallowed her saliva. At this moment, the young goblins seemed to know that they were in great trouble. They cried miserably, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to the crowd. Seeing this scene, the girls all showed their eyes of pity. They subconsciously looked at Ai Li, hoping that she would show some mercy, but the latter just stared at them without saying a word.

“I don’t want it!!”

At this moment, Tianzhihe Guanghui stood up, stared at Ai Li and spoke.

"I won't kill these goblins, they're just children! I can't do it!"

"Really..."

In response to Tian Zhihe Guanghui's answer, Ai Li nodded, and then she looked at the others.

"What about you?"

“…”

No one spoke, but many people nodded, obviously agreeing with what Tian Zhihe Guanghui said. In any case, these goblins were just cubs, and the education they received made it impossible for them to attack such young children.

"Really..."

After seeing their responses, Ai Li smiled again - if this was an orthodox RPG, then she would tell everyone next, "You have passed the test, because those who swing weapons at weak people who have no ability to resist cannot become heroes."

However...what they saw was just a cold, mocking smile, as if sneering at their kindness and stupidity.

"This is the decision you made, so... you will bear the consequences."

As she spoke, Ellie waved her magic wand, and the next moment, the illusion disappeared.

"Tomorrow, I will prepare to continue training."

After Ai Li left, the students also dragged their tired steps back to their rooms to rest. They were also depressed and seemed a little helpless. Looking at them, Teacher Aiko clenched her fists and stared at them.

"Big brother, everyone listen to me!"

Hearing their teacher's voice, the students turned to look at Teacher Aiko, who was looking at them and smiling.

"You did a great job, teacher... I know that this world is different from ours. It is true that sometimes people have to give up something in order to survive. But! But! As human beings, we also have things that we cannot give up! You did a great job, and I am proud of you!"

After hearing what Teacher Aiko said, the students' expressions relaxed a little, and some of them even breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, they had some doubts about their previous decision, but now that they had received the teacher's affirmation, they were much more relaxed.

"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Ai!"

"That's right, they are just goblins. We can handle them even if there are more of them!"

"That's right, at worst it's just like before, if you can't win, just self-destruct?"

The students relaxed and started to joke around, and Teacher Aiko was also relieved. No matter what, she didn't want her students to become cold-blooded executioners... Now it seems that her efforts have paid off.

But not everyone will feel at ease, such as Kaori... At this moment, she is holding the staff in her hand, looking a little uneasy.

"You made your choice and you have to bear the consequences."

Ai Li's words lingered in Kaori's mind, making her very worried. Although she had only known this girl for a short time, Kaori had already discovered that every word of Ai Li was actually guiding them to grow. Of course, this kind of growth was cruel and brutal, just like throwing a child who still believed in fairy tales into a prison called reality, but the most unconvincing thing was that every time she could prove that she was right.

"What's wrong? Kaori?"

After returning to the room, she noticed that Kaori was not in a very good mood, so her friend, the girl with the ponytail, asked in a low voice, and Kaori hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I think... we might have done something wrong."

"Why?"

The girl with ponytail was shocked to hear what Kaori said.

"Do you think what Miss Ellie said is correct?"

“But it’s always like this.”

Kaori frowned, feeling increasingly uneasy.

"If you think about it carefully, every time Miss Ellie asked us to do something, we would not do it, because in our opinion, every one of her requests was unreasonable and very cruel."

For example...if you see a woman being abused, don't rush to save her, but calmly observe the surroundings and determine the situation on the battlefield. After all, they have been raped for so long, they don't care about a few more minutes.

Also... for the goblins you kill, you must learn how to finish them off and make sure they are dead as hell.

Even when treating, one cannot let down one's guard, because no one can be sure whether the goblins will come out from somewhere else.

At the beginning, the students didn't take Ellie's words seriously and some even went against her.

And then... they died.

Kaori was the most unlucky. The first time, she was stabbed in the lower abdomen by a goblin lurking in the garbage dump. At that time, the goblin twisted the dagger hard after stabbing it into Kaori's lower abdomen. If it weren't for such an unscientific thing as healing magic, she would probably have died from the pain alone.

The second time, the goblin hid behind the victim and attacked Kaori through the victim. Although Kaori was quickly pulled away by her friends and escaped, she was devastated to see a dagger pierce through a person's body and stab herself.

The third time, everyone learned their lesson and made sure there were no goblins ambushing around or behind the victim, so they let Kaori go up to treat him.

Result - the goblin jumped directly from the ceiling and smashed her head with a stick, making Kaori feel death for the first time.

In response, Ellie mocked them, "It turns out that blind people never look up."

"But...every time she says something, it makes sense."

Kaori sat on the bed and sighed softly.

"To be honest, I'm really worried whether we have made the wrong decision. Just like what Miss Ellie said, what the goblins do is evil in the eyes of humans, but for the goblins, it is just a part of their lives. Just like the tiger that attacked the village, people think it is a scourge, but for the tiger, it is just prey..."

"So you think we should kill those... children?"

"I don't know, but I always feel uneasy inside."

In response to her friend's question, Kaori clenched her hands.

"Every time we disobey Miss Ellie, we suffer a profound lesson. I suspect... this time will be no different."

Soon, the next day arrived with uneasiness.

When Ellie arrived at the training ground, she announced...

"Your training today is an adventure."

"adventure?"

"That's right."

As she spoke, Ellie raised her magic wand and waved it gently in the air. Soon, the portal appeared again. This time, everyone saw a beautiful flower sea and grassland, as well as a small village on the other side of the portal.

"This village is near harvest time and is being harassed by goblins. Your mission is to defend the village and eliminate the goblins."

Ellie finished her words calmly and stepped aside. Although what she said was simple, the students were obviously not so relaxed. After all, in the cave before, she also said "save the hostages and kill the goblins". At that time, the students thought it was simple at first, but the result was... they were left with a psychological trauma that would be indelible for the rest of their lives.

Being able to step into this grassland with a cautious rather than casual attitude means that they have also grown.

"Ah, welcome, adventurers!"

The adventurers who entered the village were warmly welcomed and entertained by the villagers, which made them very excited and happy. Especially the teenagers, isn't this the reason why they play adventure games? Being praised and relied upon as a brave man who saves the world is a very comfortable feeling.

The old man who was the village chief received them warmly and said that goblins had appeared frequently recently, so he hoped that adventurers could help. Naturally, everyone agreed to this. After all, this was the purpose of their coming here.

"By the way, what exactly is this place?"

After saying goodbye to the village chief, everyone walked in the village and saw villagers laughing and celebrating the harvest, children chasing and playing everywhere, golden wheat fields dancing in the wind in the distance, and girls in the village singing, praising the gods, and waiting for the festival.

It is a beautiful scene that is like a painting, and it is real no matter how you look at it.

But they know that this is not reality.

Just like the cave before, everything they experienced was real, but they could pause and start over... According to some boys in the class, it was like a maze in a game.

"To be honest, I think that witch lady is really amazing..."

"I asked the magicians in the palace, and they said they couldn't create such an illusion either."

No matter how you look at it, it seems like real life.

"We have to save the people in this village no matter what."

Tian Zhihe Guanghui spoke, and at the same time he reached out and subconsciously touched his lower abdomen.

“It’s our responsibility.”

Then he spoke.