Chapter 328
[Great! It seems there are still people in this pathetic world who are clear-headed, capable of independent thought, and not swayed by so-called normal ideas.]
Unlike 99% of foolish humans, who are monotonous, dull, class-bound, filled with terrible oppression, malicious, and so sinful that even their breath pollutes the world, Zerg are simple-minded, egalitarian, and come from nature and return to nature. They are close to nature, the only beings born in harmony with it, the highest level of existence. It is said that anyone who has not experienced the wonderful sensation of being kissed by them, of their body merging with theirs, is not truly complete, and cannot cleanse themselves of their sins. They are divine messengers linking humanity and nature, a great bridge. For completeness, for true purity, for complete integration, for becoming a part of this world, family, join me... them!
[Eek (Aircraft, old man, neck hunched over looking at Optical Brain) My eyes are dirty! Oh God, I didn't go online to see this! Satina Church, pay me for emotional distress and eye cleaning fees (death smile)]
[6. This world is still too free; you can even see Satina Church nonsense and dragging people down online.]
[I'm not smart, but I'm not stupid either. I can tell the difference between living for hundreds of years and dying of old age, or living for decades and being eaten alive by a bunch of bugs. Thanks (eye roll)]
[A group of pitiful and ignorant fools]
[I thought everyone was just talking about it online, but oh my god, there are actually people who are genuinely passionate about Satina Church! Then again, if you like and admire it so much, why don't you go yourself? Is it because you don't want to, or don't want to, or don't want to (grinning)? I'm so curious~]
[Hey? Why are you so quiet? Why aren't you happy about feeding your beloved insects? I suspect some Satina Church aren't truly believers; they're just potential demons, Satina Church killers, using Satina Church as a pretext to incite and guide others to suicide. After all, freedom of belief is a matter within the sect, a gray area of the law. Also, let me reiterate the Federation rule that requires kindergartens to read aloud every year: 'Please believe in science.' Don't promote that nonsense that affects mental well-being and order.]
[Science? Qin Su]
Thank you, I retract my previous statement.
[Am I the only one wondering why, in the past, all those messy bug videos were censored and we had to painstakingly find resources to watch high-definition versions, but now they're released to us without a single Mosaic? Is it God Su want us to do?]
On other planets far from Kamila Planet, the students of Class 6, in different places, all stared at the same scene on the screen, their silence deafening.
(Class 6 finally understood why they hadn't received any response after the order was issued last night. Some people's ominous premonitions came true, and they felt that their hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, had finally died.
Only a small number of people, in an attempt to obscure the truth, deliberately included themselves on the list of those to be sacrificed for atonement today by the Satina Church. However, since the operation began last night, they have found themselves in a worse situation than Temple and the others.
Besides being unaware of what was happening outside, their vision was also blocked, preventing them from moving freely. They didn't know where they were or what kind of situation they would face.
They clearly felt as if a tremendous force was pressing down on them, their bodies as if they were in an ice cave, yet they were forced to maintain a standing posture, their forms feeling as if they were being squeezed from above and below, about to explode at any moment...
This chilling, irresistible chill reminded them of the fear of being dominated by Qin Su in the past. During this long wait, almost everyone's mind was filled with memories related to Qin Su, causing them immense mental and physical torment.
Meanwhile, many students in Class 6 heard their names called and saw their own people blocked outside the isolation zone. In the long-silent group chat, someone started a video call. Facing the same predicament again, students in Class 6 gradually agreed to join.
Within several small squares, the students of Class 6) looked at each other in bewilderment. After a brief silence, someone broke the suffocating atmosphere with a laugh and a cry.
"It seems we're all in similar situations, and there are no outsiders here. So, I won't waste any more words. What do you think the Class Monitor is trying to do this time?"
"Following the Class Monitor's habit from school, when the Class Monitor uses a partition to separate the inside from the outside, it means there will be a PK or... a fierce battle inside. In any case, the outside will likely be filled with Viewers or people who haven't had their turn to PK yet."
"Based on your analysis, besides those random insects, the only other beings inside the isolation layer are Satina Church followers. Satina Church followers take pride in being eaten by insects, so it couldn't be a fight."
"You mean the Class Monitor wants to unilaterally wipe out all the Satina Church who are preparing for sacrifice...? To deny them the opportunity to sacrifice and smear us? For our sake, the Class Monitor is willing to sacrifice his own reputation?! If that's the case, Class Monitor, I really... I'm going to cry..."
"... Don't rush to cry. Have you all forgotten what happened at the Setini Palace? What gives us the right? The right to dream big in broad daylight?" Jeffrey sneered. "Wake up, everyone. Could it be that the Class Monitor doesn't want irrelevant people to influence the Satina Church followers' actions?"
"Jeffrey, I don't like what you're saying." Raymond, even through the screen, wanted nothing more than to reach out and pinch Jeffrey's mouth shut.
Amidst the resentful stares of the crowd, Jeffrey wisely zipped up his mouth.
The already low spirits of the group sank even further.
When they felt insecure, many students in Class 6) wanted to seek a sense of security by using this title, which proved that they had some connection with Qin Su.
(Class 6 didn't speak. Their gazes toward Jeffrey and their approving look toward Raymond silently conveyed their meaning. But... Jeffrey's words, which they didn't like to hear, entered their hearts like a hateful curse, making them think about it with a pounding heart, and a certain part of their hearts quietly shattered and silently broke down.
"Where are Lawrence and the others? Can anyone contact them?" The silence lasted for a few seconds. Sophia never saw Lawrence and the others, who, as far as she knew, had been silently blacklisted by many classmates in Class 6). They not only did not accept the invitation to appear in the video, but they also did not speak in the group.
This is completely out of character for them; they shouldn't be so calm and collected.
More importantly, since the incident involving the Satina Church followers targeting Class 6) last night, none of the people she sent to find Lawrence have been able to locate them. She suspects that Lawrence's group might be in the hands of one of the classmates, or... in Qin Su's hands?
After all, some people had just speculated that the current situation in Leopold City Central Square might be because Qin Su wanted to strike first and wipe out the Satina Church before they could perform their sacrifices, thus deterring others from imitating him. Many people in their (Class 6 knew that the Satina Church' sacrifice was orchestrated by Lawrence and others behind the scenes, and Qin Su couldn't possibly be unaware of it.
Since it's a deterrent, it's normal to deal with the people behind it as well.
Although... judging from Qin Su's approach of distancing himself from them, such hope is slim, it's not hopeless, is it?
Until the very last moment, she still didn't believe that Qin Su was truly heartless towards Class 6), provided, of course, that they hadn't gone as far as Lawrence and the others.
As soon as she spoke, Sophia subtly observed her classmates' reactions, and soon saw that He Muzhi and many others were doing the same thing as her.
Seeing the reactions of the people in front of him, He Muzhi had been observing from the shadows, felt a little relieved.
Many people showed an unnatural expression after Sophia's words, but those who showed a strange expression were not, according to past observations and surveillance, the 'dangerous' level that he and many others in the class considered to be a threat to his current position.
On the contrary, those he categorized as 'dangerous,' such as Sophia, Luo Zhi, Andrew, seemed to wear masks, never showing any unusual expression. More importantly, like himself, they subconsciously paid attention to the reactions of others after Sophia spoke.
This indirectly proves that they also sent people to try to control Lawrence and the others, but they most likely got the same result: everyone returned empty-handed.
So, aside from those who were considered 'dangerous' to each other, among the remaining people, those who were simply still unaware and looked blank, indicating that they had never secretly controlled Lawrence and the others, had done the same thing as these 'dangerous elements' and received the same result. The only difference was that they probably didn't conceal it as well as the others.
It's impossible that these classmates beat them and Sophia to it, getting ahead of them and taking control of Lawrence and the others.
If Lawrence and the others were truly in their hands, it would demonstrate that they were superior to him and Sophia in terms of intelligence, speed of action, and networking, etc. Based on the facts, that was absolutely impossible.
Therefore, since the person is not in the hands of Class 6), they can only be in the hands of Qin Su. They are not like Qin Su. At this critical moment, even if they do ten thousand good deeds, it will not outweigh the impact of one bad deed being deliberately amplified. Even if this bad deed has no direct relation to them, they are still victims. But many people simply do not care about these things.
Qin Su was different from them. Faced with Qin Su's absolute strength, no one would openly question Qin Su no matter what he did.
To this day... he still doesn't believe that Qin Su really abandoned Class 6). Subconsciously, he stubbornly believes that Qin Su would stand on their side rather than Lawrence and the others. How could he not feel at ease with these thoughts?
"He hasn't responded to anyone."
"Me too. To be honest, I sent out the message last night, but it's like a stone sinking into the sea; there hasn't been a single response since."
"Let's be frank." After hearing a series of denials, Sophia looked away, a sense of certainty washing over her. "They're not in my hands. What about you?"
"It's not with me either." He Muzhi immediately understood Sophia's meaning and replied promptly.
No one expected that He Muzhi, who had become increasingly silent and incomprehensible lately, and whose distance from them seemed to be growing ever wider, would speak up at this moment. After their initial surprise, they reasoned that since both Sophia and He Muzhi had spoken, it was tantamount to admitting that they had secretly sent people to try to capture Lawrence and the others. So what was the point of them hiding anything? One after another, they simply admitted it without hesitation.
"Fine, it wasn't me either."
"Same."
Everyone present denied it within seconds. As the last person finished speaking, a doubtful voice rang out. "It wasn't us. Could it be... they've hidden themselves...? No, no, no, that's absolutely impossible. It looks like we've sent people out. So many people are practically everywhere. Even if Lawrence and the others wanted to hide, they couldn't. It can't be what I'm thinking, that they're with the Class Monitor, right?!"
Just then, the list was finally read aloud, and the lead Satina Church believer's voice was noticeably hoarser than before, entering the concluding phase of his 'passionate' pre-sacrifice speech. "... Now, only with this sinful body..."
[They have so many brainwashing phrases, I'm amazed at how well they can memorize them. With that kind of willpower, they could do anything but court disaster. But they finally finished reciting them. Who were they reciting again? I was playing a game and wasn't paying attention.]
[No, you should be asking who else in Class 6) besides Qin Su wasn't mentioned.]
[Fast forward to their deaths]
[Manual Speed]
The former glory was gone; the respect for the Zerg and for them had vanished. A flicker of pity crossed Freeman's crimson eyes. He no longer looked at these outwardly glamorous but inwardly rotten and sinful bodies. He closed his eyes, raised his hands, and cried out, "I beg you to immediately break free from the imprisonment that binds our souls..."
When Qin Su was tired of hearing it, he finally heard Freeman, the leader, shout out the familiar closing line. He breathed a sigh of relief and focused on doing a final check on his appearance in the mirror.