Chapter 100

"..."

Before everyone could calm down, Qin Su kept his eyes and ears open to check the surroundings of the Jump Platform. He listened silently to the chorus of curses and didn't urge his classmates to observe quickly. Amid the chaos, he walked to the edge of the platform.

It is obvious that some of the students' qualities, good character, social etiquette, gentle personality, and interesting soul are gradually disappearing.

The current situation is a bit terrible. Venting our anger is good for the students. If they curse this terrible world, they can't keep cricketing anymore.

Qin Su didn't tell everyone not to look. The more they were told not to look, the more their curiosity got the better. They were so rebellious that they had to look. It would have been better to just take a quick look to satisfy their burgeoning curiosity and then quickly look away with regret.

After reading...

It can be considered a bit of a shock to everyone, raising everyone's level of acceptance of horror.

[I really can't hold it in anymore, I'm really going to lose all my manners and vomit in the comments section, ugh--]

[As long as it's not vomited into my phone, I'll be happy.]

[How many times have I protested against comic book artists? Don't draw some of the scary and creepy scenes so realistically! Ugh!]

[I hereby declare that upon seeing these gruesome and terrifying scenes, all the sins I have committed in this life are now wiped clean.]

[Newspaper Work]

Around the same time, the same scenario occurred at the Maikafukelai 0724 Jump Point.

Blumer was never one to stand out; he always had a smiling face and was kind to everyone. Even though he had been training the students of the Unit 2 for a month as the Commander 2, no one was afraid of him.

As soon as the Spaceship landed and the hatch opened, countless students rushed out of the Spaceship before Blumer could.

Blumer was standing on the Spaceship, and before he could get off, he heard the sharp explosions and vomiting sounds coming from his classmates below.

Some students, eager to quickly see their surroundings and curious about the rare transparent Jump Platform, maxed out the night vision parameters of their Visual Helmets. The impact was so great that they didn't have time to remove their helmets and vomited inside.

"..."

That's terrible.

Blumer, sensing something was wrong, paused, listening to the chorus of curses from his classmates. From their frantic dissing, which sounded like they wanted to gouge out their own eyes, he predicted that the situation below wouldn't be good. He paused for a moment before getting off the Spaceship and bowing his head.

Despite having mentally prepared himself, Blumer felt a wave of nausea when he actually saw what was below.

My mind was filled with the question, "They're just a bunch of kids, why should they have to witness such a bloody, brutal, and horrifying scene?"

They knew people killed each other, but witnessing people tearing each other apart and eating each other was beyond their psychological tolerance.

Even he, who had never experienced significant emotional fluctuations since childhood, felt as if a huge boulder was pressing on his heart, making it hard to breathe, let alone the other students.

"What? The Third Practical Exercise for the freshmen of the Fourth Military Academy is set on the Maikafukeclai Planet?" In the narrow corridor, Greyliff, rubbing his sore shoulders, heard Qiu Pang's words from ahead, his voice sharp.

Qiu Pang's scalp tightened, and he turned his head, looking puzzled and awkward, to ask, "Yes, is there a problem?"

"Are you crazy?" Greyliff strode forward. "Who made this decision?"

"It was drawn by lot," Qiu Pang answered honestly. "The Fourth Military Academy Principal Aiseboer, drew the lot himself; there was no foul play involved."

For each Military Academy responsible for Purge the insects, a special department is responsible for drafting a list of targets for each graduating class's Purge mission. The list is then drawn by the Principals of each school, and the Principals distribute the insect lists to each class for them to draw lots.

When Qiu Pang learned that the Fourth Military Academy Class of 26 had been drawn to carry out the Purge mission on the Maikafuleike Planet, he also mourned for a second for Aiseboer's bad luck and informed the president of the result, asking if they should change the location.

What followed was that the president, for reasons unknown, rejected his proposal.

The Maikafukeclai Planet has two prisons, which were built beneath the two only Jump Point Platform on the planet to facilitate the dropping and picking up of Prisoners.

There are elevators on ten transparent pillars between the bottom Prisoner and the huge transparent circular platform at the top, allowing people to move up and down.

Once you have the necessary permissions, you can activate the elevator.

The Federation jurisdiction covers numerous planets, and every day countless Prisoners with sentences of over three hundred years are produced on each planet. Thanks to the president's rare insistence, there have always been only two prisons holding Prisoners with sentences of over three hundred years.

The prison provides nutrient solution regularly and in measured amounts, but does not provide any Pheromone Suppressant or Pheromone Blocker Patches.

To maintain the prison's capacity, the prison schedules a two-hour exercise break every day at noon. Ten Prisoner are randomly selected to take an elevator to the Jump Platform, away from the crowded prison filled with feces, human remains, strong Pheromones, and old, mottled bloodstains.

For those precious two hours, the Prisoners would fight each other.

It can be said that every single spot for daily exercise is built upon the lives of countless Prisoners, maintaining a bizarre balance in the prison's Prisoner.

Those who survived were naturally not simple in terms of Pheromone level and strength.

There is no death penalty, but it is quite normal for Prisoners to die in fights, just as it is normal for many Prisoners to face the risk of being shot when they are sentenced in court.

This rule was established after the abolition of the death penalty, when the president spearheaded the construction of a prison on Maikafukelai, a desolate planet long overrun by the Zerg, at great expense of human, material, and financial resources.

Given that the average life expectancy is 300 years, if someone is sentenced to a lifespan of over 300 years, even if they held a high position before being sentenced, the fact that they were successfully sentenced means that they have already been abandoned and no one will plead for them anymore.

In addition, many people who have reached their current positions have nothing left to stir their emotions, and privately they enjoy seeking visual stimulation by observing the bloody battles for daily spots to exercise.

Without Pheromone Suppressants, they are essentially devoid of humanity... They were never truly human to begin with; in short, they are a group of imprisoned, less than beastly creatures.

Strictly speaking, this matter did not harm the interests of others, and it was thus successfully implemented for more than 130 years.

The Maikafukeclai Planet has also been abandoned for many years.

The president's sudden inclusion of it on the Purge list was unexpected for Qiu Pang, just as Greyliff's sudden outburst upon hearing that the Fourth Military Academy Class of 26 was there was just as unexpected.

"Stop immediately," Greyliff commanded.

Qin Su, that morally insane maniac who would risk his life for a group of completely unrelated students, who knows if he'll suddenly feel compassion after witnessing this hellish scene, and think the Federation is disregarding human rights, and then cause him trouble?

He was almost driven mad by Qin Su's spirit.

Qiu Pang: "... It's no use telling me this. You know I'm just a..."

"Useless!" Greyliff gritted his teeth and turned to walk in the opposite direction from where he had come from.

Qiu Pang was inexplicably scolded, but he had gotten used to it and was immune to it. It was no use for Greyliff to go to the president now; the old man had already left on Spaceship ten minutes ago to visit another planet and would not be back for about half a month.

Meanwhile, at the Micafoklai 0725 Jump Point, the initial terrifying feeling of nausea gradually disappeared as the students stopped looking. The students, who had previously removed their helmets to vomit and let the dirty rainwater fall on their faces, now had time to pay attention to the uncomfortable reaction of their exposed skin, and they frowned and cried out in pain.

"Ouch... Oh, my face!"

"Ouch, that hurts..."

Did you leave a mark on my neck?

The rainwater was corrosive, and the streaks it left behind caused a burning pain, which to some extent diverted everyone's attention.

Once everyone had calmed down, they belatedly looked for Qin Su and easily discovered that he was standing alone at the edge of the platform with his back to them.

"... As expected of Commander 1, so calm, unmoved by the hellish scene below. Doesn't this indirectly prove that Commander 1 already knew about the situation here?"

"Yes, it was a bag. Why didn't you warn us? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have... Never mind, it was right under my feet, I couldn't help but look, but at least I would have been mentally prepared." Anthony cleaned up his helmet, which was still covered in vomit, with a long face.

The rain continued to patter down, and the stench was not only strong but also scorching. Anthony didn't care whether he had cleaned it properly or not, and he didn't want to leave the crowd to go back to the Spaceship and miss out on the gossip, so he just made do with wearing it on his head.

Lailisi resisted looking down at the gruesome scene below, rubbing her arms vigorously through her Combat Suit: "Does the Commander 1 think our endurance is as strong as his?"

"In that case..." He Muzhi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "I'm a little happy. It means that Commander 1 doesn't think we're as weak as he imagined."

"Wow, that's a great angle!" Sophia gave He Muzhi an approving look.

"I felt a surge of relief... but... weren't the Prisoners supposed to just be kept here? How could their condition be so horrific?"

"Is this a double standard? Isn't this deceiving the public? The Federation has always promoted human rights and equality for all."

"That's not how it works. A bunch of heinous devils, they deserve what they get."

"These issues are too complicated, I don't want to rack my brains over them. I only know the good news: there are people on this planet. The bad news: they're all monstrous demons. I have mixed feelings."

"Why bother with all that? They're locked up and won't be released anyway. So what if they eat people? It won't affect them."

"Yeah, thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem so scary anymore."

Don't make promises you can't keep.

[If I remember correctly, in the first season I saw the Prisoners at both Maikafukelai prisons having their outdoor exercise time.]

[Really?]

[What's there to be afraid of? With Qin Su around, we're not afraid even if they all come up to us during exercise time.]

Qin Su: "?"

The data he checked didn't contain any of this detailed information.

While the students were discussing, Qin Su Guan... to be precise, the filming had ended. He kept an eye on the information revealed in the comments section while turning back to the Spaceship, not lingering any longer to avoid revealing his lack of understanding of his surroundings.

Qin Su's actions immediately attracted widespread attention; everyone temporarily silenced themselves and followed Qin Su's gaze.

Only after Qin Su disappeared from sight did the previously quiet environment become lively again.

"The Commander left so soon?"

"From the time the Commander came out to the time he went back in, it was less than five minutes. Why did he leave so soon? Was it because of the rain?"

"What's a little bit of dirty rain?" Raymond said confidently. "It's obvious that Brother Su is used to this situation; there's nothing worth seeing. He stayed outside with us for a while and then left."

"Accompany? You're really good at putting on airs... Oh, I forgot I'm enjoying the same treatment as your (Class 6 now. Never mind then."

The members of 1st Brigade were unaware that the school had not issued clear battle rules. They only thought Qin Su was considerate, giving them enough time. They weren't in a hurry to understand their surroundings. After chatting enough to calm their nerves, which had been agitated by the crowd below, they carefully examined the area around the platform.

Rest Pod.

The area in front of Qin Su was covered with pictures taken outside. The Rest Pod was much smaller than the dormitory, and there were many of the pictures stacked on top of each other.

In order to clearly see the surrounding situation, Qin Su urgently 'crammed' and made sure he appeared to be very familiar with the place the next day, taking pictures of everything he could.

This includes the scenes he resisted but had to film beneath the transparent platform.

Interspersed among the numerous image pages is a skin for the "Class 118" group.

He was waiting; although he hadn't said a word in the Class Monitor's group chat, he would spy on it.

Blumer, a Class Monitor who likes to get to the bottom of things, was also unaware of the school's battle rules, so it was only a matter of time before he asked me about it.

He wanted to use the opportunity of Blumer finding him to inform the other party of the message he saw in the live chat.

--

At 11 p. m., Blumer returned to his cabin, sorted out his chaotic thoughts, and instead of going back to his Rest Pod, opened the class group chat in his seat.

He was also one of the 118 Class Monitor. Everyone was in a group. Although Qin Su's contact information was not available, the group was originally set up with the intention that everyone could contact each other privately. The function of adding group members was not turned off.

Although they could chat without adding each other as friends, Blumer harbored ulterior motives and finally found an excuse to proactively add Qin Su as a friend on his Optical Brain.

After waiting for a long time, Qin Su finally saw the message from Blumer and quickly accepted the friend request.

[Blumer: Hello Qin Su, this is Blumer.]

[Blumer: Well, may I ask what's going on over there? I'm not trying to pry, but things are a bit strangely tense here. I haven't received any detailed battle rules from the school yet, and I'm feeling uneasy.]

Knowing that Qin Su wouldn't misunderstand him, Blumer was used to doing everything perfectly and never forgot to layer his armor.

[Blumer: (Image)...(Image)]

Blumer sent out numerous photos he had taken on location, demonstrating with facts that he was telling the truth.

Qin Su: "..."

In a mere second, messages popped up in a flash. Clearly, Blumer had already drafted the messages before sending them to himself, and then One-Click Send.

[Qin Su: Hello, exactly the same, (image).]

Blumer saw the few words and one picture Qin Su sent, which perfectly proved that the situations on both sides were the same.

Although Qin Su sent few messages, he responded to every single one, which made Blumer much more relaxed, and he sent another message.

[Blumer: Could you tell me what the 1st Brigade is doing right now?]

[Qin Su: To observe, to rest.]

The school doesn't issue them, and his eagerness to ask makes him seem too impatient. The students aren't the ones who benefit the most from the insect Purge anyway. Even if the Prisoners on exercise floor come up in limited numbers, they don't have weapons, so there's no need for him to rush.

[Blumer: Then I'll rest too.]

Qin Su's intention was clearly to remain unchanged in the face of all changes. Qin Su showed no intention of contacting the school, Blumer issued an order in the Unit 2 group to rest first.

As soon as the order was issued, someone from the Unit 2 saw the message and quickly ran towards Blumer from outside, calling out from a distance, "Commander 2, why?"

"Yeah, it's only seven days. We're not tired. If we don't make arrangements now, how will we be able to complete the task later?"

Some people need to earn Star Coins through kills, and since they're not in Qin Su's team, they're not that confident, so quite a few people have come to ask Blumer for advice.

"It's not that we won't make arrangements, it's that we need to make them according to a plan." Blumer temporarily turned his gaze away from the Optical Brain and reassured the students, "This matter requires some time, rigorous and meticulous analysis, and step-by-step consideration to achieve a harmonious relationship between people and the environment..."

At this point, he noticed the constipated expressions on his classmates' faces.

"Alright, I'll lay it all out." Blumer couldn't keep up the lie, so he shrugged and told the truth, "I asked Qin Su, and his situation is pretty much the same as ours. The school didn't send him the detailed battle rules either. He said he's taking a break. You all know Qin Su's character, right? No doubt about it, he definitely wouldn't lie to us. So we'll take a break too."

Hearing that Qin Su wouldn't get there before them, the members of the Unit 2 felt much more at ease.

"Commander 2..."

"Wait a minute." Blumer interrupted his classmates who were about to ask him a question, his brow furrowed so deeply he could trap a fly between his teeth as he looked at Qin Su's latest message.

[Qin Su: From 12:00 to 2:00 noon each day, ten Prisoners are given a break.]

"What's wrong, Class Monitor?" asked the students in Blumer's class, puzzled.

Blumer thought of the vicious thugs below him, and while replying "thank you," he looked up and repeated Qin Su's words to everyone.

When the message was repeated, Blumer had already taken a screenshot and sent it to the two main groups.

[Qin Su: You're welcome, goodbye.]

With the reminder over, Qin Su closed the chat interface. Finally at ease, he focused all his attention on the photos and videos he had taken and recorded.

After saying goodbye, Blumer didn't even look up before hearing his classmates asking him questions.

How did Qin Su know?

"The thought that they probably still have human flesh stuck between their teeth, and they have to stand on the same floor as me, breathing the same air as me, makes my whole body go numb."

"Luckily they didn't have weapons, but this is pure psychological torture."

"Wait, what if they attack us, Commander 2? What do we do then?"

"Can we... kill him?"

"You dare? I certainly wouldn't."

"I don't dare either. They are human beings just like us. I'm scared."

"I also..."

Blumer was thinking similarly to everyone else, "Just threaten them with weapons to keep them away."

Everyone nodded in agreement, 'judging others by their own standards,' believing that no one is willing to risk their life.

The 1st Brigade had been trained over the past month to obey Qin Su's orders without question. No one needed to repeat themselves. Since Qin Su n't with them, most of them were unsure of themselves and were usually scared back to the Spaceship around 11:00 AM by the constant stares from below.

At 11:50 PM, Qin Su spent ten minutes checking the number of people displayed in the Spaceship's Rest Pod and comparing it with the number of people in each shift. Once the numbers matched, he closed all the Spaceship's cabin doors precisely at midnight, 'welding them shut'.

To prevent the elevator Passageway from malfunctioning and allowing Prisoners to sneak into the Spaceship at night, causing an accident.

At 3 a. m., after reviewing the previously filmed videos and pictures, Qin Su silently left the Spaceship and spent half an hour filming new 'material' from the center of his Jump Point.

At six o'clock in the morning, after reviewing the new 'materials', Qin Su finally received the battle rules from the school after a long wait.

Along with the rules came a square map, with a diagonal line drawn in the middle. The square to the left of the diagonal line represented 1st Brigade, and the square to the right represented Unit 2.

Qin Su imported it into the Optical Brain, and two areas, one black and one white, appeared on the map, divided by diagonal lines.

According to the rules, the team that finishes clearing its designated area first is considered the winner.

After the cleaning is completed, a unified scanning test must be conducted to ensure that the number of remaining insects does not exceed five percent of the original number before the process is considered successful.

Qin Su: "..."

According to this map, he couldn't capture the entirety of his own environment, but he did capture a portion of the enemy's environment.

According to the photos, the tall and short vegetation created a scene of towering trees blocking out the sun. There were many ancient abandoned buildings in different areas, and day and night were indistinguishable. The ground was full of insects of all sizes. Even at night when the temperature should have dropped, he tried to take off his helmet and felt that it was unusually damp and stuffy.

The situation there was hundreds of times more complex and dangerous than the primeval rainforests of the Real World he had traversed.

Even fires couldn't ignite it, so we had to rely on a thorough, carpet-like Purge. However, because the tallest trees were over 400 meters high, it was impossible to clear them to the required extent without going inside.

What kind of "Purge" is this? It's clearly "reclaiming wasteland," and a "reclaiming wasteland" with the highest difficulty level.

As the scenes he witnessed during the filming flashed through his mind, Qin Su's defenses crumbled.

Even if it wasn't them, it would have been other students. It's one thing to use the horror of criminals to stimulate their mental health, but to also drain their 'labor value'.

No matter what world they're in, in the eyes of others, college students are nothing more than tools—people with inexhaustible energy, cheap and easy to use, even dogs wouldn't do it, but college students do it, and they have no room to resist, and anyone can step on them.

"Was there any human interference involved in the selection of Maikafukelai as the Purge site for the incoming freshmen?"

Based on the daily reports from the ghosts, Qin Su could confirm that Greyliff and the others wouldn't dare target him, but he couldn't guarantee the same for the others.

[No, this mission location was personally drawn by the Fourth Military Academy Principal.]

Qin Su: "... No wonder it's a school that occupies the Number 4."