Mysterious Woman

Mysterious Woman

Watching Shi Li's back view, Luo Jun frowned slightly.

Just now, he had indeed felt the urge to kill, but in the end, he had held back.

Although Han Yuri had attacked first, it was understandable for him, the victim, to counter-kill in self-defense. But killing someone in front of four Heart Refining Realm experts still gave him pause.

Setting aside whether it would involve legal issues and affect his exam and future, merely exposing his ability to One Hit Kill would arouse suspicion and betray his master's instructions.

After weighing it all, he spared Han Yuri's miserable life.

Luo Jun also took Shi Li's final warning to heart.

Although Shi Li looked stern and harsh, as a law enforcer, he wanted the world to remain peaceful and stable. Luo Jun had displayed a certain amount of talent and might become a powerful Cultivator in the future. Yet the stronger a person became, the more likely they were to disrupt order and stability. Naturally, Shi Li hoped Luo Jun would grow into a powerful man who kept himself in check.

On that point, Luo Jun happened to agree with him. His childhood experiences had left him somewhat lacking in security, making him yearn for an orderly and stable world more than most.

But in turn, maintaining order required powerful strength!

In the past, he had been weak and helpless. Faced with others' mockery, contempt, and bullying, he had prayed countless times that the world would give him another chance—that it would not take away his parents, that it would not take away his happiness...

Now that he possessed the Dice of Heavenly Secrets and the Body Tempering Art, Luo Jun was confident he could change his fate and become a true powerhouse.

One day, when he was strong enough to face the chaos and Yin of this world, he hoped he would have both the ability and the right to give this world another chance!

Luo Jun clenched his fists before his chest, held his head high, took a deep breath, and silently encouraged himself.

Just as then, a groggy voice rang out.

"Huh? They all left?"

Luo Jun jumped in fright and turned his head. Yu Qiudi was rubbing her sleepy eyes as she climbed up from the desk.

"Teacher Yu... You just woke up?" Luo Jun awkwardly dropped his spirited pose and scratched his head.

"Ahhh..." Yu Qiudi yawned. "Did that kid surnamed Han confess?"

"Oh, it's already been settled." Luo Jun smiled.

"That troublesome business is finally resolved..." Yu Qiudi looked at the sky outside. "The exam isn't over yet. I need to get back to the testing grounds. You passed today's exam, so go back and get some proper rest. Prepare for tomorrow's final subject."

With that, she dragged her lazy steps out of the classroom.

"How did I forget about her just now?" Luo Jun frowned. "Teacher Yu's presence is so low when she's asleep..."

Under the secret protection of the prison guards and teachers, the exam concluded without incident at ten o'clock that night.

Incidentally, the more than one hundred Gray Wristbands in the Lower District who had huddled together at the entrance for warmth ultimately failed to hold out. A little over three hours after the exam began, a group of more than thirty prisoners found them.

Even prisoners worth only one point had physical capabilities far beyond Ordinary Persons. With the added boost of Vital Energy, taking on three or four people alone was effortless. What's more, these were vicious criminals who struck accurately and ruthlessly. They charged into the Gray Wristbands like tigers among sheep, leaving them in utter disarray.

Among the Gray Wristbands were a few White Wristbands who had obtained Score Plates and come seeking protection, hoping to scrape through until the end of the exam. But faced with the prisoners' overwhelming numbers, those White Wristbands fled as soon as the fighting began.

As for the proctors standing just beyond the entrance, separated by only a wall, they watched this unfair battle with cold indifference from start to finish.

Weak people gathered together might look numerous, but they were ultimately nothing more than paper tigers. Such a large target had no power to resist once the prisoners joined forces, and vast numbers of their wristbands were taken. By comparison, quite a few Gray Wristbands who acted alone and hid themselves managed to make it to the end.

Of course, if the prisoners had not acted, more White Wristbands and even Green Wristbands would have joined as time passed. With both numbers and quality, that group would sooner or later have become a tough bone to chew. But unfortunately, the prisoners were not fools either. While that bone was still fat prey, they acted decisively.

According to the statistics, 328 people ultimately passed the Subject Three exam. Nearly half the candidates had been eliminated.

After dinner, Luo Jun sat in his dorm room scrolling through his phone.

There were quite a few more posts about the exam on the forum. Most were from failed candidates complaining that the exam was too difficult, while many of those who had passed were making sarcastic remarks below.

As for the Wu Youde incident, there were no related posts. The exam was not over yet, and although Han Yuri had been caught, the matter still required investigation. The officials certainly would not speak carelessly, and Luo Jun and the other candidates involved had also been told not to spread word of it.

Of course, as the victim, Luo Jun would receive a certain amount of compensation. That would have to be decided after the Yuan Cultivation Society and the school assessed the matter.

As he idly scrolled through the pages, one post suddenly caught Luo Jun's attention.

I met the love of my life in a Chaos Mission!

The poster was called "Wen Jiu Yi Mi Ba." Most of the post was lovestruck rambling, but Luo Jun distilled the key points. This poster had taken part in a Tier B Chaos Mission and encountered a powerful monster. Just when he thought he was certainly going to die, he was saved by a mysterious woman.

The post went on for several long pages. Aside from the useful information mentioned above, the rest consisted of all kinds of exaggerated descriptions of how beautiful this mysterious woman was—how she was a miracle created by God, an angel sent by the heavens to save him, and so on...

Beneath this lovestruck, sycophantic post was a flood of skeptical comments.

"No pics, no proof!"

"Bro, your mental state makes it hard for me not to suspect you got hit by an illusion spell..."

"Go make yourself a cup of coffee. You'll calm down once you enter sage mode."

"Are you sure that's coffee you're making upstairs?"

Amid all the doubts, there was one dissenting voice.

Hui Fei De Da Xiang: I went on the mission with him. Out of the five of us, only the two of us survived. We really were saved by a mysterious woman.

Someone immediately asked below: Was that woman really that beautiful?

Hui Fei De Da Xiang: "One Eighty's" description is a little exaggerated, but I have to admit, she was fairly attractive.

She also added a rolling-eyes emoji.

Several people replied below:

So she wasn't actually that pretty?

Maybe she just happened to be exactly the poster's type.

The poster himself is probably just naturally a lovestruck fool.

Among the many replies, the post's author suddenly responded.

Wen Jiu Yi Mi Ba: Don't listen to her. Hui Fei De Da Xiang is a woman!

The moment those words came out, "Elephant's" reply—especially that rolling-eyes emoji—seemed to carry a hint of jealousy. The crowd of dirty old men below immediately changed their tune and began begging "Wen Jiu Yi Mi Ba" for photos and videos.

"Getting saved by a beautiful woman even in a desperate situation?"

Remembering his own near-death experience in a Chaos Mission, Luo Jun pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.

"How come all I ran into was a bald old geezer..."