They All Said This Wasn't a Life Simulator! Section 10

"Didn't you say it's not good to call future employees trash?"

"But they really are trash."

Shrugging, the other person said righteously.

"Clean and swift actions, casually taking others' lives, hmm… killing without hesitation regardless of gender or age, isn't that pretty good? It all depends on who's more skilled and manages to survive."

"Trained by the same Master, I'm afraid they won't be able to break each other's moves…"

"That's why I said it depends on who's more skilled~"

"However, their methods and attitudes are still not quite right. I'll feed them more medicine when they get back and put them through a few more sessions."

Noticing that some "Consumables" were still left, Al shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied.

"They're still too arrogant, assuming they could deal with the remaining few even if they ended up mutually destructive… It's possible those people could have killed them after going completely insane, they underestimated others too much… Ah, I have a feeling this batch will be like the ones that can only be used a few times before being discarded, their heads are like they've been slammed in a door."

"Perhaps in their perception, the Similarly Trained Individuals around them were the biggest threats, thinking to seize the advantage at the start and clear out the biggest threats in one go, then slowly deal with the other trash."

"That's why I say they're like their heads have been slammed in a door. Even in a game, you have to clear out the mobs before fighting the boss, right? It would be hilarious if they messed up."

Clearly, Al was not satisfied with this batch.

As time passed, the scene in the room became clearer.

"…I think we need to reduce the room size in the future; there are still too many safe zones."

Glancing at the collapsed girl huddled in the corner and Xi Wang curled up by the wall, Al pouted and made a suggestion.

"Yes, yes, yes, you're absolutely right. You go tell the client and see if they're willing to exchange for a different training ground."

"Then forget it."

It's not easy to get money from those guys; they're really stingy… Although they're quite generous when it comes to their own lives.

"…Tsk, these guys aren't just trash, they're imbeciles… They're just going all out fighting each other. If you send these guys to do a job, how will they ever complete the client's mission?!"

Seeing the collapsed girl and Xi Wang still alive in the corner, Al pouted with some annoyance. It wasn't that he was targeting these two little ones, but rather that the trash's attitude wasn't right – they couldn't deliver a killing blow to their chosen targets, and when they got into a protracted fight, they didn't clear out the unstable elements around them. When they get surrounded on a future mission, they won't even know what hit them.

They always thought about seizing the advantage and finishing it in one go, but now they're tied up with each other, unable to even disengage and rest, forced to fight to the death here.

It would be truly hilarious if they were actually ambushed in the end.

"It seems this batch of trash is ruined… Ah… from trash that could be recycled and reused, they've become completely scrap."

"At least they can still be used a few times, don't be so pessimistic."

"But it's not worth it… We spent time, money, and manpower to train these trash, hoping they would become Blades, and this is the result?"

"Forget it, forget it, just one batch wasted, it doesn't matter… Hmm?"

Noticing Xi Wang making a move, Al raised an eyebrow.

"…What is this little guy doing? Dragging corpses? Planning to pick up scraps from the bodies?"

The colleague beside him had also noticed Xi Wang's strange actions.

"He looks like he's collecting bodies."

Seeing that Xi Wang wasn't doing anything with the corpses, not even thinking of searching them, but merely dragging them away from the chaotic battleground and tidying the appearance of the deceased.

"Pfft… this kid is quite interesting."

Upon receiving this answer, both of them almost simultaneously burst into laughter.

"What a pure and kind little guy… still thinking about collecting bodies at a time like this."

The colleague beside him checked the list of Consumables and found that Xi Wang was traded for with those guys.

"Hey… how interesting. If I remember correctly, those guys only gave people with a Criminal Record, either for murder or drug abuse. How did such a compassionate person get mixed in? This kind of kid doesn't look like someone who would kill anyone."

"He was forced to, you know how beastly those guys are. Maybe some unlucky fellow was killed by this kid… Hmm? Oh? This is interesting…"

Al suddenly remembered a mission he had carried out before, and the deal proposed by those guys, as if he had thought of something.

"Ha~ It seems they want us to clean up the mess for them. We've been outmaneuvered again… As expected, we still can't outplay those foxes."

Having figured out the key point, Al didn't care anymore. As long as a connection was made, someone would eventually become their client.

As for this little guy who needs to be dealt with… let him try his best.

He's just a Consumable anyway…

Just as Al was thinking this, he saw Xi Wang get stabbed by the girl and the dying middle-aged man, one after the other.

Al wasn't surprised. After all, besides Socially Disliked Individuals, everyone else who came here was a Criminal Record holder. The former were those who posed a threat to ordinary people or had a negative impact on society, but were not highly valued. The latter, simply put, were Criminals or Fugitives. They were all bad sorts, to be honest.

After all, they were Consumables specifically used to test trainees, so it was very suitable to pick people that others didn't want. They posed a threat, but not much of one to the trainees. Moreover, others didn't mind, and no one cared. It was even considered Eliminating Evils for the People to get rid of them. Such people were considered Excellent as Consumables.

Therefore, Al wasn't surprised that Xi Wang was attacked. After all, everyone who came here didn't mind using weapons to harm others; the difference was only in degree.

This was why Al found it amusing that someone like Xi Wang was mixed in with the Consumables – for those guys to push a kid like him, who was still overflowing with sympathy in such an extreme situation, to the point of killing, it could only be said that those guys were truly perverse.

However, Al soon changed his mind.

He could see Xi Wang's expression through the observation window. He could tell that Xi Wang's cognition and rationality had undergone a collapse and reorganization. This was natural. Rather, it was remarkable that someone like him could hold on until now before collapsing. But to adjust his mindset so quickly and reorganize his cognition… he could only sigh at how terrifying this kid's mental fortitude was.

And this kid… seems to have a lot of talent.

After cleanly finishing off the girl, Xi Wang took a brief breath and began to observe the chaotic battle among the [Trainees], looking for opportunities to ambush them.

He didn't charge in directly to fight. Instead, he used the corpses to interfere. The bodies of the girl and the middle-aged man were thrown out, one after another. The timing was excellent, successfully hindering the trainees who were pushed to the edge. This caused those unlucky few to be caught and killed with a single blow.

Seeing this, Al really wanted to laugh. Look at that, after a prolonged struggle, they were caught by an "outsider" and messed up. Serves them right!

The scene that followed made Al burst out laughing. Some of them, while attacking the unlucky ones who were hindered by the corpses, also tried to attack others simultaneously, wanting to eliminate multiple people at once… In short, they were greedy!

They had already noticed Xi Wang, this anomaly, and the variable that had appeared, yet they were still unwilling to deal with this variable first… Ah, but that made sense. After all, they couldn't cooperate with each other; they were all guarding against sneak attacks from one another.

Moreover, in their understanding, how could a kid from nowhere be harder to deal with than their "comrades" who had undergone the same training and were equally ruthless?

Therefore, they remained underestimating him, placing Xi Wang's threat level last.

Such arrogance was truly disgusting.

"Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with our medicine, or if the dosage is off… Why are these people so stupid? Should we switch to a different medicine? Or develop a new one?"

Al clutched his forehead in distress.

"Do you even hear what you're saying?"

A colleague beside him rolled his eyes.

"But it's not entirely incomprehensible, is it? Who told them they couldn't cooperate?"

"After all, only one person can get out~"

"What, you think that kid will survive?"

"It's possible. After all, sometimes… [Geniuses] are hard to understand."

Al narrowed his eyes, observing Xi Wang's movements… He had noticed it when Xi Wang dodged fatal attacks several times before. At the time, he hadn't paid much attention. After all, although Xi Wang could dodge the fatal parts of the attacks, he still got injured. As long as the injuries accumulated, he would die.

But now… Xi Wang was displaying a [Talent] that even he marveled at.

Now, Xi Wang had entered the stage of direct confrontation with the remaining trainees. Thanks to the previous desperate struggles of those idiots, their stamina had been significantly depleted, and they had injuries. Their overall combat strength had decreased considerably. While this couldn't erase the gap between Xi Wang and them, it had shortened it somewhat.

The most important thing was… those guys discovered that Xi Wang was [Stealing and Learning] the "techniques" they used. Many of them were just small movements that could hinder opponents, but Xi Wang could learn them and use them against them.

The gap in techniques was closing at an extremely rapid pace.

If it weren't for the difference in physical quality between Xi Wang and them, they would have felt like they were fighting themselves, like looking in a mirror.

And just as they were gradually adapting to the sudden appearance of Xi Wang, they were disrupted by Xi Wang's suddenly accelerated attack rhythm. Then, Xi Wang seized an opportunity and, with astonishing explosive power, used a trade-injury-for-life method to directly eliminate them.

In the end, they couldn't understand where this kid Xi Wang came from. Was he also a "Trainee"? Just one who played the role of a sneak attacker?

Where did that explosive power that allowed him to contend with them, and even almost overpower them, come from? How could a child possess such strength? Innate divine strength?

And that evasion of fatal attacks was too outrageous. They had expected to kill him, but he managed to dodge them with that bizarre burst of power. What was that?!

But their thoughts no longer mattered, as they were all dead.

And now…

"Woohoo~ It seems we're very lucky… No, it should be said that we've struck gold."

Al stood up from his chair with great joy.

"We've found a fantastic prospect… No, I should say a genius!"

"You know what, old friend? I have a feeling this kid can become our best [Blade]."

"Yes, yes, yes, Al, whatever you say is right. I don't have much say in this matter anyway."

The colleague beside him responded somewhat perfunctorily, appearing helpless.

"But this is also thanks to those guys, isn't it? In this matter, those beasts actually did something good."

"Mhm… yes, thanks to them."

Al narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

"We should thank them properly…"

Al glanced at the interior of the room, seeming to have a brilliant idea, and the smile on his lips widened.

At this moment, Xi Wang was the only one left in the room. He was wiping the blood from his face with the remaining clean areas of his clothes, and at the same time, he walked towards the still-locked door. The numerous injuries on his body seemed to not exist.

"Knock, knock—"

Xi Wang reached the door and knocked twice politely, as if to remind those outside that [The conditions for opening the door have been met].

The door soon opened. A young man with a rather ordinary, even common, appearance stood outside with a group of "staff." The young man had a smile on his face and seemed very happy.

"I really didn't expect it to be you who survived… Although it's a bit unexpected, congratulations on passing the [Assessment] and successfully joining us. From now on, you'll be an employee under me~"

"...I don't think I have the right to refuse, do I?"

Xi Wang looked at him and said in a very calm tone.

"That's right."

"...Can I make a condition?"

"Of course. Privileges are always only open to the [Excellent], let alone [Geniuses]. But…"

The young man said in a cheerful tone, then added a warning reminder.