39: Chapter 39 A Belated Lesson! The Den Busted

Li Mengrui froze.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found she couldn't utter a single word.

That's right.

What was it she had said just a moment ago?

"Chen Lin, aren't you being too cruel?"

"The Big Sister is just an ordinary person; don't you think I would be able to sense that?"

"If you beat her to death, how are you going to report back?"

Now, the retribution had returned.

Those words of certainty, those words of belief, instead stabbed back into her own heart like knives.

Li Mengrui's face turned even paler.

But this time, it was unclear if it was because of the poison or something else.

Chen Lin did not speak again.

He turned around and continued to deal with the little monsters pouring out of the rooms.

Behind him, Li Mengrui's body swayed, and finally, unable to hold on, she collapsed softly to the ground.

...

In the distance, on the observation vehicle, Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo's expression tightened.

Li Mengrui had collapsed?

"This..."

He was just about to say something, or rather, do something.

After all, Li Mengrui was lying there.

That girl was among the top three in combat power for the entire camp; if something happened to her, he, as the Chief Instructor, would also be punished.

However, Representative Luo Hong, who had the highest rank and widest perspective beside him, shook his head to stop him.

"Rest assured, she won't die."

"That kid Chen Lin knows what he's doing."

"That Big Sister is at most at the seventh stage of the Ninghe Realm; the poison after her death can at most threaten martial artists in the Qi Awakening Realm."

"Li Mengrui is at the middle stage of the Ninghe Realm, so she is in no danger of losing her life; she is just unconscious for now."

"Then you mean... we should just leave her alone?" Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo asked, somewhat hesitant.

"Leave her alone? How can we do that?"

Representative Luo Hong shook his head, a different expression appearing on his face for the first time: "Should we rush down there now to detoxify her?"

"And then what? Let her continue on like this?"

Speaking of this, Representative Luo Hong shook his head and continued to himself: "Let her suffer a bit this time and learn a lesson."

"Let her know how cruel this world is."

"Otherwise, with her personality, she might as well go be a virtuous wife and loving mother early on."

"Fighting against the alien race? Fighting against alien beasts?"

"Li Mengrui won't just be unable to help; she might even harm her companions!"

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo fell silent.

As someone who had been through it, he knew exactly what Representative Luo Hong meant.

It hit the nail on the head.

Although the words were harsh, they were truly and genuinely for Li Mengrui's benefit.

Through this mission, anyone could see Li Mengrui's problem.

To put it nicely, it's called an idealistic personality.

To put it bluntly—it's called a 'saintly' savior complex.

If such a person goes to the battlefield, would you dare to team up with her? I believe no one would dare!

While teammates are fighting for their lives in front, she is in the back asking, "What if he's a good person?" Isn't that just asking for death!

So this time, as long as it doesn't affect her life, letting her suffer a loss and learn a lesson is indeed the best choice.

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo sighed helplessly.

His gaze fell back to the surveillance screen, looking at Li Mengrui's exquisite Lolita dress, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

From her attire, one could tell that this girl was probably on her first mission to eradicate evil spirits.

You're already out here doing this kind of work, why on earth are you still wearing a Lolita dress?

Now, not to mention Representative Luo Hong, even Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo didn't have high hopes for Li Mengrui.

Sigh.

This girl was clearly the one in the team who wanted to perform the best, but unexpectedly, she ended up being counterproductive.

Given her strength, if she had performed properly, her results would definitely have been better than this.

One can only say—a greenhouse flower that hasn't experienced anything just won't cut it!

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo silently gave Li Mengrui a score in his heart, then withdrew his thoughts and looked at Representative Luo Hong.

"Representative Luo Hong, what do you think of Chen Lin then?" He asked tentatively.

His gaze turned towards the direction of the orphanage.

On the battlefield, Ye Huang, Wang Gu, and Liang Wu were still hesitating.

They were having their legs hugged by those children, and their faces were filled with difficulty and struggle.

They couldn't bring themselves to strike.

They really couldn't bring themselves to strike.

And what about Chen Lin on the side?

One punch per kid.

It was crisp and decisive.

By now, it was visibly obvious that this kid was getting excited from the fighting!

Wait, buddy, what the hell is "excited from fighting"?

"Him?"

"He is very much to my liking!" Representative Luo Hong gave the highest praise.

A smile appeared on his face once again.

...

On the battlefield, Chen Lin was fighting with gusto when suddenly—

"Mom! You killed my mom!"

"And you killed so many of my good friends!"

A childish voice came from the entrance of the orphanage.

Chen Lin turned to look and saw a little boy of about seven or eight years old rushing out.

Crystal-clear teardrops hung on his face, and those eyes, which should have been clear, were now filled with hatred.

"You are bad people!"

The little boy clenched his fists, his small body trembling slightly with anger.

In the orphanage, the persona of that alien Big Sister had always been a kind mother.

Many children lacked the ability to distinguish and mistakenly took the most dangerous alien race, which wanted to take their lives, as their mother.

The little boy now was clearly like that.

Wang Gu, who was beside him, frowned and leaned into Chen Lin's ear, whispering: "Brother Lin, what should we do?"

"This kid's eyes are clear; he shouldn't have been..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

Chen Lin's expression suddenly turned cold.

"Damned evil spirit! To think it would possess an innocent youth!"

"Showing hostility towards us, this is clearly the evil spirit controlling him!"

The little boy was stunned.

Wang Gu was also stunned.

What?

Chen Lin had already stepped forward: "Kid, don't worry, I will avenge you!"

"Huh?" The little boy looked bewildered.

"Take this blow from me!"

Before the words even faded, Chen Lin swung his fist and smashed it down directly.

Wang Gu: ???

Ye Huang and Liang Wu, who were beside him, froze at the same time, forgetting to shake off the little ghosts on their legs.

"My goodness... truly saving all living beings!"

"Brother Lin is still too overpowered!"

The subsequent battle had no suspense.

Although the little monsters pouring out of the rooms were numerous, their strength was just so-so.

Chen Lin and the others were all contestants at the middle stage of the Ninghe Realm or above.

With tacit cooperation, in less than a few minutes, the entire orphanage returned to silence.

"Done."

Chen Lin shook his numb fist and scanned the area.

"Search it."

Chen Lin ordered: "See if there are any fish that slipped through the net."

Several people scattered.

Ye Huang pushed open the main door of the orphanage and walked in.

Inside were very ordinary furnishings.

A dilapidated sofa, faded curtains, and yellowed certificates and some children's drawings posted on the wall.

If not for the slaughter just now, this place would look like a perfectly ordinary orphanage.

Ye Huang did not stop and walked straight to the director's office.

The door was open.

He walked in, his gaze sweeping over the desk, the bookcase, and the cardboard boxes piled in the corner.

Then, his gaze locked onto the document spread out on the desk.

Ye Huang walked over, picked it up, and took a look.

The next second, his eyes lit up.

"Holy crap!"

He couldn't help but curse out loud, his voice trembling.

This was an operation plan.

To be precise, it was an operation plan for the alien race lurking in human society.

It was clearly written on it that this orphanage, from the director to the second sister and third sister, were all from the alien race.

They disguised themselves as humans and operated here for three years.

They adopted stray children and gave them "motherly love."

But in secret, they were using the alien race's methods to brainwash and alienate these children.

The "mother" in the eyes of those children was actually a demon pushing them into the abyss.

And those alienated children would be used as tools for the alien race!

Endangering human civilization!

Ye Huang's hand holding the document was trembling.

Not from fear.

From excitement.

What the hell kind of concept is this?

Wiping out an alien race's den!

"This battle record..." Ye Huang took a deep breath, trying to calm his voice down.

"Not to mention top universities, at the very least, we're guaranteed admission to a first-class academy, right?"

He knew the weight of this too well.

What does admission to a martial arts academy look at? Battle records.

Solid battle records.

Slaying the alien race, eradicating evil spirits, protecting civilians; these were all solid achievements.

And their operation today directly wiped out an alien race's den that had been lurking for three years.

Seizing the operation plan and preventing a terrorist attack.

This could be bragged about for a year!

Never mind first-class academies; if handled well, even top universities would be fighting over them!

Ye Huang took a few deep breaths, calmed his mood, and continued to flip through the document.

But when he flipped to the next page, Ye Huang froze.

It was clearly written on it—Rainbow Kindergarten.

The moment he saw the content clearly, Ye Huang's eyes turned red.

He ran out with the document: "Brother Lin, look at this."

"The director of this kindergarten has a black heart. It has a, well, collaboration with this orphanage!"