Threat Elimination

[Record Department]

This department requires no control equipment within the research institute, nor does it need to make any specific arrangements for experimental scenarios.

Their sole responsibility is real-time analysis and detailed recording of the entire practical training process. If they foresee any potential dangers in advance, they immediately report them upwards to ensure the overall stability of the training.

The office is equipped with several mobile blackboards.

The central blackboard displays the theme of this training session: "Plant Zombie*".

*The difficulty of this theme is fluid and will be finalized before midnight based on the participants' subjective actions.

Currently, the employees of the Record Department have become excited, their spirits and bodies gradually relaxing.

The subjective actions displayed by the four young individuals have significantly lowered the difficulty of this theme, greatly improving the stability of the training. The estimated pass rate exceeds 90%, and they might as well start popping champagne early.

The department head, also smiling, affixed a red "Ritual Interruption" tag to the blackboard.

[Mansion - Master Bedroom]

Two girls, soaked in both sweat and rainwater, were taking out spare clothes from their backpacks.

They had attended the same school from kindergarten through middle school.

Unfortunately, though they were supposed to be together in high school as well, Wu Wen transferred due to a certain incident. Their time together significantly decreased over these two years, only managing to see each other on weekends when there were no cram classes.

And girls undergo the most significant changes during this age.

When the two girls took off their shirts in the master bedroom, Wu Wen was startled by the sight before her.

Anna not only possessed a height and muscle mass far exceeding the average for girls, but her physical development was also not lagging in any way, surpassing the average as well.

"Haven't seen you in two years, you've grown so much!"

Although the two usually acted very openly, Anna instinctively covered herself with her hands and glanced at Wu Wen with a strange expression.

Just as Anna was about to say something, she suddenly froze because she saw something strange on Wu Wen's body.

"Wenwen, what's going on with your body?"

"Huh? Oh, you mean these... My dad's cram classes have reached the highest difficulty, and the teacher is very strict, so accidental injuries are inevitable."

"This doesn't look like an accident, does it?"

Anna wiped the water off her body with a tissue as she moved closer, examining the numerous bruises, some blue and some purple, and even many scarred injuries.

Just as Anna was trying to get a clearer look, Wu Wen had already put on a black short-sleeved shirt.

"The human body is very resilient, something you should know better than anyone, Anna. As long as it can boost my growth, I don't mind even more excessive measures. After all, what we'll face in the future won't stop at just leaving scars."

"Wenwen~ Is Uncle being too strict with you?"

"Dad just cares about me. After all, I made mistakes, and this is the only way to catch up to the first-class echelon. If I had kept up back then, I could have gone to the same school as you... But it's good too, I wouldn't have met interesting guys like Luo Di there."

"That's true, that guy is indeed a bit special."

Anna also changed into a white short-sleeved shirt.

When the two opened their shared map, the light dots representing the two boys had already moved towards the mansion.

The class monitor had already put on a raincoat and taken out two more, preparing to give them to the boys when they returned.

"Should we go downstairs to meet them? If they've really dealt with the corpse, they'll probably have to deal with the remaining tree in the backyard. Luo Di was really smart to buy that chainsaw."

They met in the hall.

When everyone saw each other again, the class monitor quickly noticed a hint of discomfort lingering on Gao Yuxuan's face and curiously asked:

"How exactly did you two deal with that corpse? You finished so quickly."

"Threw it away," Luo Di replied.

The class monitor nodded. "Found a slope and just tossed it down the mountain? No wonder you were so fast. Oh right, what are you planning to do with the tree in the backyard?"

"Cut it down."

Since everyone agreed, they headed back to the backyard.

The sudden downpour interrupted the feast of insects and masked some of the pungent odors.

Also, due to the rain washing over it, the heat generated by sawing the wood would be quickly dissipated, greatly reducing the probability of an explosion.

The class monitor attached strip lights to the surface of the tree trunk to prevent the formation of "corners" during the cutting process.

When the high-frequency rotating saw blade touched the surface of the tree trunk, (Ah!)

Everyone heard a faint scream, seemingly coming from the tree itself, and the entire locust tree began to shake slightly.

Luo Di did not stop his actions; the cutting continued.

At times, foul-smelling sap would splash outwards, much like blood spurting from a severed artery.

At times, a large cluster of leaves from overhead would suddenly fall, as if each leaf carried a pained human face.

In less than ten minutes, The entire locust tree crashed to the ground.

Its trunk's cross-section lacked annual rings, instead being completely moldy and rotten, covered in dense small holes that made one's scalp tingle.

The tree was so rotten, it should have withered long ago.

Four raincoats were hung in the front yard, letting the rainwater wash away the stains.

Outside the master bedroom door, two girls were waiting. This time, it was Luo Di and the other person's turn to change inside.

Gao Yuxuan directly put his discarded clothes into a trash bag and tied a tight knot, as if they were too filthy to bother washing.

As he stood up to move the trash towards the door, his gaze was immediately drawn to a 'spectacle.'

It was a musculature, like a painting or something seen only on television, back muscles that didn't belong to someone his age. From a certain angle, they could even vaguely outline a ferocious human face.

Although Gao Yuxuan's sports grades ranked third in the class, there was a significant gap between him and the first and second place.

He hadn't expected Luo Di to possess such a physique. No wonder he could consistently maintain first place. He also knew Luo Di came from a modest background, so achieving this physique must have involved considerable hardship. A sense of admiration grew within him.

Time ticked to the afternoon [17:00].

From their departure early in the morning until now, the four of them had only taken a few sips of water, with virtually no nutritional intake.

Even though they were considered the cream of the crop among young people, their bodies were struggling. Fatigue and hunger struck simultaneously.

Having known the total duration of this practice beforehand, everyone had packed some food bought from the supermarket in their backpacks, including self-heating convenience meals and energy snacks.

"Luo Di, yours."

Just as Luo Di finished two wafer biscuits, the class monitor personally delivered a steaming self-heating rice bowl.

Of course, he wasn't the only one; the class monitor had prepared self-heating rice for everyone.

"Thanks."

As the warm, palatable food entered his mouth, Luo Di reflected on everything that had happened today, trying to deduce the ultimate threat of the simulated practice. But as his thoughts delved deeper, a worm-like drowsiness began to stir in his brain; he was just too tired.

Luo Di had to temporarily abandon his thinking, preparing to take a short nap after eating.

Anna, on the other side, seemed unsatisfied with just eating. She rummaged through her backpack and pulled out two bottles of high-proof vodka with Russian writing on them.

"Want some? We got rained on earlier, this should warm us up."

Everyone naturally shook their heads. Not only were they underage, but drinking would also impair the thinking and actions of most people.

However, for Anna, who was of pure bloodline and had been drinking at home since childhood, eating without drinking was like not eating at all. Alcohol seemed to put her in a better state and allowed her to rest better.

"Sigh~ Nobody's drinking? Then I'll just have it myself."

Anna didn't seem to mind and brought the bottle directly to her lips.

A spicy, hot stream flowed down her throat, immediately bringing a flush to her cheeks. Her posture gradually became less ladylike.

As she took a few bites of rice and was about to take her fourth bite, Click!

A "tongue click" sound, whose source couldn't be determined, was received by her ears, instantly sending a chill through her entire body. She was so startled that she almost dropped the bottle.

Anna looked at the others who were eating; they didn't seem to have heard the sound.

"Is it because of the alcohol?"

She decisively corked the bottle, ending her drinking for the day.