Chapter 22 I Remember I’ve Slapped You Before
Ai Li’s eyes were vacant, as if she had been struck by lightning ten times.
“Didn’t you just break up with Feng Ming?”
“Breaking up is not the same as being widowed, I won’t mourn him.”
After the speech, the people around started applauding, and Shen Zhuo casually clapped a few times.
“It’s quite normal to find an alpha better than him, isn’t it?”
“That’s true.” Ai Li had no principles, and she always thought everything her close friend said was right.
After being dazed for a few minutes, she regained her senses, her eyes shining:
“What kind of work does he do? Is he handsome? Is he any good?”
“The job is not bad, he’s very handsome, that… well…”
Shen Zhuo then thought of that 98% article again:
“Probably… it’s also not bad?”
“I’ve done a lot of research, shall I give you a few store links? They’re all good stuff.”
Before Shen Zhuo had a chance to open the link, Feng Ming issued an order, announcing the start of the simulated battlefield.
The crowd began to be divided into small groups according to the first-level results.
Shen Zhuo got the group list, but before he could open it, he was held back by Ai Li.
“Good news and bad news.”
Shen Zhuo immediately said, “Good news.”
“The good news is, I’m in your group.”
Ai Li opened the list, revealing a line, and Shen Zhuo’s name was right above Ai Li’s.
“Bad news?”
Ai Li silently opened the list.
Shen Zhuo smiled, “They’re all familiar faces, it’s not that bad.”
The list had five names: Ai Li, Xun Qing, Liang Yeta, Shen Zhuo, and a stranger named Jiang Shanqian.
The grouping was based on fairness.
The first three were A-level.
While the last two were B-level or below.
The three A-levels were powerful, but Shen Zhuo, a D-level, directly dragged down the average level of the team.
Although the simulated battlefield was divided into groups, the final score was based on individual enemy-killing scores.
Therefore, all the unity, selfishness, dedication, or cunning will be fully displayed in this test.
The simulated battlefield was a vast primitive rainforest.
In addition to the insect tribe that needed to be eliminated, there were also various mutated poisonous insects and fierce beasts.
They could score points according to the degree of danger.
After the helicopters dropped the examinees into the battlefield, they remained in the rear, observing whether the distress cold flares were launched by each examinee.
The air in the rainforest was humid and scorching, with trees nearly ten meters high, giant leaves blocking the sun, and sunlight shining through the gaps onto the waist-high shrubs.
Insects and snakes could be seen everywhere.
Shen Zhuo headed towards the insect tribe gathering place according to the red dots on the GPS.
It wasn’t long before Xun Qing and Liang Yeta found them.
Xun Qing was still aggrieved by the fact that Shen Zhuo had a new alpha.
He put on a calm and pleasant expression, but his teeth were almost grinding.
“How coincidental, we’re in the same group, looks like we’ll have to cooperate more in the future.”
Liang Yeta snorted.
Ai Li, who already disliked these two, didn’t even bother to respond.
Using the dagger he was carrying, Shen Zhuo cut through the branches blocking their path, taking the lead.
By the time Xun Qing finished speaking, Shen Zhuo had already walked five meters away.
The two were ignored, and Xun Qing couldn’t hold back anymore.
He was always the center of attention, and now that someone was slightly negligent towards him, he was dissatisfied.
“Shen Zhuo, Liang Yeta and I are A-level, so we should be the ones leading the way, you go to the back, and Ai Li can guard the rear.”
The omega automatically became the leader.
The advantage of taking the lead is that they can be the first to hunt and score prey.
Shen Zhuo didn’t say a word, stopped in his tracks, and stepped aside to let Xun Qing take the lead.
As dusk approached, the sunset cast a beautiful glow through the branches, with an orange-red sky without a single cloud.
In the rainforest, a thousand teams were heading towards the insect nest.
Liang Yeta’s ability was [Strength Enhancement], a standard combat-type ability.
Xun Qing’s was [Pain Shielding], which could be considered a healing-type.
They charged forward in the lead, with Ai Li following behind and chatting with Shen Zhuo.
“Aren’t you afraid they’ll steal all the scores?” Ai Li worried, “I’ve heard about your bet with him.”
Shen Zhuo casually stabbed a poisonous snake that had emerged from the nearby bushes, “Just small scores.”
Suddenly, a clear scream came through the walkie-talkies at their waists –
“Hurry! Come save me!!”
The faces of the four changed.
The walkie-talkie was now on the team channel, which meant…
It was Jiang Shanqian calling for help.
On the GPS, there was a green team marker and several red insect markers.
Shen Zhuo saw that the green dot was not far from the path they were taking, and the red dots were surrounding it.
“Wait!”
Shen Zhuo had already jumped down from a thick tree branch, hearing Xun Qing shouting behind him:
“He didn’t come earlier, which means he wanted to go alone. Since he’s the one who did this, why should we go save him?”
Shen Zhuo stopped and turned to stare at Xun Qing’s face.
Suddenly, he threw the dagger back, pinning a six-winged centipede to the tree trunk.
He seemed to understand a bit why the audience liked Xun Qing.
Green tea and black lotus, usually gentle and amiable, but when it mattered, he could be ruthlessly decisive.
When you couldn’t hear his malicious thoughts, you’d only feel the strong contrast.
But he wasn’t a saint either.
He just had a bad feeling that had never gone away since the day he watched Du Xun leave.
Subconsciously, he felt that having one more person was better than having one less.
“Quiet.”
Ai Li stood on a high tree branch, waving his hand at the group.
Ai Li’s ability, which he acquired at the age of 16, was [Farsight].
His vision was enhanced exponentially, allowing him to see distant objects clearly.
“Over there are wandering Type 1 insects, about human-sized, with relatively slow speed…”
Ai Li counted them, then looked down at the GPS, puzzled: “The number is wrong.”
“The GPS shows 5, but the actual number around Jiang Shanqian is…”
Ai Li paused.
Shen Zhuo had never seen him look so serious.
“Sixteen.”
Faced with the life-and-death situation, Xun Qing’s weak and gentle demeanor was gone.
“You can go and get yourself killed, but Ai Li is an A-level omega, he needs to stay.”
Xun Qing tightened his combat uniform, his fingers grasping at the nearby rocks, ready to leave from above.
“My memory is poor.”
Shen Zhuo pulled the dagger out of the centipede, slowly wiping the juice off it, and spoke calmly:
“I remember I just slapped you in the face.”
Xun Qing was choked, his neck slowly turning red:
“I’ve received military-style training, you should listen to me…”
Xun Qing’s words were cut off as he met Shen Zhuo’s eyes.
The young man had no emotions at all.
His black eyes were as still as facing a lifeless object.
“Oh, who are you?” Ai Li jumped down, standing beside Shen Zhuo, whistling with a playful smile:
“You like making others listen to you so much, are you a chicken, ready to crow?”
“You two!” Liang Yeta wanted to come out and protect the beloved omega.
But with a glance from Shen Zhuo, he inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat and couldn’t finish his sentence.
“If you want to run, then hurry up and leave.” Shen Zhuo couldn’t bring himself to make that hypocritical expression, his disgust written all over his face.
Xun Qing was trembling with rage, veins popping on his forehead, gritting his teeth: “You just wait!”
He then took Liang Yeta and disappeared over the rocks.
“Bye-bye~” Ai Li winked.
“Alright.” Shen Zhuo inserted the dagger into his waistband and drew a handy knife from the back, “Let’s go save him.”
“Sizzle – sizzle -“
The walkie-talkie started crackling again.
Shen Zhuo ran full speed towards Jiang Shanqian’s location, opening the walkie-talkie: “How is it?”
“Come quickly!”
The voice on the other end called out, but the tone was off.
It didn’t sound like he was injured, and it didn’t even sound like the same person from before, with a rather icy coldness.
After a few seconds, there was only one sentence.
Shen Zhuo and Ai Li exchanged a glance, and in that instant, their bodies turned icy cold.
The person said:
“The insect tide is coming, you will all die here.”
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