171 Brutal Selection (2/2)
”Ah, I didn't do anything…” Scarlet replied honestly and commented out of blue, ”You two really love each other a lot. I can see it clearly.”
”Don't worry, you will find someone for yourself as well,” Dongmei promised and held onto Scarlet's hand to cheer her up. She didn't reply to that as she turned quiet for a moment and only looked at the two, her gaze stopping at Wuxing.
”Mhmm, I believe so too,” Scarlet agreed and picked up her backpack, showing she was ready to leave.
They moved without delay and this time Dongmei was also leading the way for them. She explained how her Ability worked on the way, making Wuxing amazed. She had some troubles at first but after a third try and Layla help, she was able to split her mind into two, using one into walking while the other for scouting.
They almost got caught in another battle but thanks to her, they were able to dodge it. Compared to Wuxing, her scouting used much less energy and she was able to scout much bigger terrain. She could see almost everything within the two kilometer radius after just a few tries.
”You are really amazing,” Wuxing said with admiration in his eyes, realizing they almost reached the base without meeting anyone for the last eight kilometers. Just with her ability, any mission he took in the past would be as easy as stealing a candy from a kid.
”I can see the base,” Dongmei suddenly informed, stopping abruptly. ”There is a trap set up right in front of entrance. Four men are waiting for contestants to pass before killing them. I can see three dead bodies already.”
”I knew it,” Wuxing muttered, rolling his eyes. ”Those are not the participants of the selection.” Wuxing wasn't worried at all but he knew exactly what it was.
”Yeah… Something is wrong... They have more gear on them and kevlar underneath their shirts… They seem to be—” Dongmei spoke, gathering more clues until the two answered at the same time.
”Instructors.”
Scarlet was the only one surprised. ”Why would instructors kill people?” She asked bothered, not understanding why would anyone kill for fun like that.
”It's an early selection,” Wuxing explained with a gloomy sigh. ”There are more than ten thousand candidates on the island landing since morning in different groups. The base has limited amount of space so I they don't expect more than a few thousand to reach the real selection.”
”Isn't that too brutal…?” Scarlet asked worried. ”They should give everyone a chance…”
”Scarlet sweetie, this is the brutal truth behind the selection,” Dongmei smiled bitterly as she hugged the pure blonde head of Scarlet and looked at Wuxing, ”Less than fifty percent should even reach the base, being killed by either other participants or the instructors. Am I right?”
”Even less than that. Seven Stars wants the best of the best. The main goal of this selection is to train killers but they can't do it without an actual killing. This is the integral part of the training,” Wuxing revealed the truth. ”I wouldn't be surprised if the whole island was monitored. They can easily do that with a satellite and count how many of us are left. For them it's best if we all meet and try to kill each other.
”So cruel…” Scarlet murmured unhappily, hugging Dongmei to feel better.
”Let's go. We have to pass through them anyway,” Wuxing decided, knowing they can't dodge them. ”They shouldn't fight us as we are in the group. At least one of them would get hurt.”
”Wait, I know what we can do…”