Soon, several disheveled figures appeared in everyone's sight.
Leading the way were several male soldiers whom no one recognized. They were covered in blue paint and looked dejected, clearly having been eliminated in the final cleaning phase.
Bai Wei's gaze swept past them, anxiously searching behind her.
Then, she saw it.
Two familiar figures slowly walked up, escorted by two instructors.
The one walking in front is Sun Erniu.
Following behind her was Lin Hao, whom she had been longing for and regarded as her last savior.
"Lin Hao." Bai Wei called out, and her heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled down the moment she saw him.
Great! He's finally here!
Overwhelmed by ecstasy, she didn't even notice the blue paint on Lin Hao and Sun Erniu's bodies that signified "death in action."
She rushed to Lin Hao, grabbed his arm, and asked urgently, "Lin Hao, you're finally here! Quick! Tell the instructor! Tell everyone! Where are our flags? That red flag! And all the flags we seized from Du Jinshan and the others! Are they with you? Bring them out now!"
Like a drowning person grabbing onto the last piece of driftwood, eager to prove himself and wash away the humiliation he had just suffered.
However, the scene she had envisioned—Lin Hao pulling out a large number of flags and shocking everyone—did not occur.
Lin Hao, whose arm she was grabbing, was as stiff as a stone.
He slowly raised his head, his face, which had always carried a hint of arrogance, now filled with defeat and shame.
His lips twitched a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Bai Wei sensed that something was wrong.
Following Lin Hao's evasive gaze, she subconsciously turned around to look.
All the hundreds of people in the room were looking at her as if she were an idiot.
In those eyes, there was sympathy and pity, but even more so, there was undisguised mockery and schadenfreude.
What happened?
Why are they all looking at me like that?
Bai Wei's heart sank little by little.
Her mind finally calmed down from the euphoria, and her gaze slowly moved down until it landed on Lin Hao's training uniform.
Large, shocking patches of blue paint covered his chest, back, and thighs.
Killed in action...
Lin Hao... he was eliminated?
How is that possible?!
She knew Lin Hao's abilities very well; he was definitely top-tier among the new recruits. How could he possibly be eliminated?!
Bai Wei's mind went blank. In disbelief, she looked at Sun Erniu next to Lin Hao.
Sun Erniu's body was also covered in blue paint.
A terrifying and unacceptable guess surged into her mind.
"The flag...where is the flag?" Bai Wei's hand, which was gripping Lin Hao's arm, began to tremble uncontrollably, and her voice carried a hint of panic that she herself was unaware of.
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