Chapter 278 - No Regrets! (1/2)

Frozen in place, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan saw the lion's maw open wide. In the next instant, a torrent of flames spewed forth.

I-it came back! That adult Three-eyed Golden Lion is back!

Do I regret this?

All four of them asked themselves the same thing as they were engulfed by in flames.

Tang Wulin resolved himself. No! I have no regrets. I'm lucky to have comrades like them.

Xie Xie had similar thoughts. I'm a man, and a man doesn't second-guess his decisions!

Gu Yue didn't have any regrets either. She felt perfectly calm. Renouncing the soul bone had been the easiest choice for her since she never wanted it in the first place.

Xu Xiaoyan was at ease. Like the others, she harbored no regrets.

Why would I regret anything? I already made my choice. At least the mom lion will be happy when she sees her child is fine. They're just data anyway. To us, this is just a virtual world… but to them, this is reality.

A soul bone could change a person's life forever, but so could loss of a child!

And their vision went black.

In the next instant, light shone through the darkness as their metal capsules slid out of walls.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan each lay in a capsule, and all four of them sat up at the same time.

They were in the same metal room as before. A large screen displayed the cave they were just at.

Inside of the cave, the mother lion crouched to her cub's side and enveloped it in golden light. The light healed the cub's wounds, and it opened its eyes.

Once she saw her child regain consciousness, the mother lion took the cub into her bosom, a gentle golden light surrounding them both.

Tang Wulin and his companions silently watched the scene play out on the screen. For some reason, when they saw the mother lion nuzzling its cub, the weight in their hearts disappeared.

The four of them couldn't help but smile.

Tang Wulin was the first to get out of his metal capsule, then he went around the room to help his teammates out of theirs.

“I have no regrets!” Tang Wulin grinned at his teammates.

“Me neither!”

“No regrets here!”

“My conscience is clear!'

The other three responded in kind, sharing the same knowing smile. Tang Wulin extended his right hand. Familiar with his personality, Gu Yue placed her hand on top of his. Then Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan placed their hands on top of theirs. At that moment, their joined hands symbolized their camaraderie.

All of a sudden, steady clapping resounded throughout the room.

The four of them turned to see Shen Yi watching at them, eyes filled with admiration.

“I have been overseeing the entrance exams for many years now, but I still remember when I took mine. Back then, I was just like you four. You might not know this, but you just took the hardest level of the ninth trial. The challenges presented to you were the most difficult that we had available. This trial tested your patience, your ability to survive, and most importantly, your character.

“I'm sorry that I tricked you earlier. Your individual character was the true focus of this trial. If a powerful soul master lacked kindness, honesty, and justice, they would be a danger to the entire Federation. Shrek Academy refuses to accept such people.