Chapter 92: I HaveanIdea [2]
"You mean... this isn't an enemy attack at all?" He Yan frowned, his tone full of confusion. "Then why did the training camp make such a big commotion? Explosions, alarms... what exactly do they want?"
"It should be some kind of test." Su Qingqing said softly. "Maybe they want to see if we can remain calm and unite under extreme circumstances."
Bai Han also nodded, leaning against Ling Yue. She said in surprise, "Back in the ruins of the dormitory building, I saw that purple-haired sister (Su Qingyu) muttering something about 'herding ducks'..."
"Thinking about it now, we are the ducks being herded. We were deliberately corralled inside these high walls, not knowing what to do."
The surrounding students instantly exploded.
"Holy shit! You dog thief, you scammed me of my medical fees!"
"Motherf..."
"Refund!!"
"Huh?" Chen Yu hooked his finger. "Don't tell me you guys wanted to freeload on our Aisha's treatment?"
"Do you know that Aisha consumes her lifespan to heal people?!"
"Not convinced? Come on, come on. Before we break out, I'll beat you guys into submission first!"
Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. Dragon Aotian, Zhuge Jing, and Shen Lie stepped forward, looking ready to fight at the drop of a hat.
"Hey, look at you, getting anxious again."
"But getting back to the point..."
"Stop arguing!" Su Qingqing suddenly shouted. "It's useless to argue now. The key is to figure out what the training camp wants us to do."
"Are we supposed to wait here, or find a way to get out?"
The students gradually quieted down, their gazes focusing on Chen Yu, Su Qingqing, and the others.
Chen Yu didn't speak. Instead, he walked to the high wall and reached out to touch the stone surface.
The greenish-grey stone wall was thick, and the surface had a faint metallic luster. It was clearly reinforced by Lin Jun using the Castle-Castle Fruit.
He looked up at the top of the wall. Dozens of meters up, his Observation Haki could sense several auras.
It was the Silver Fox Squad. They were lying prone on top, watching the situation inside the walls.
"They are observing us." Chen Yu turned around and said to the crowd.
"They deliberately circled us inside and aren't coming in to attack. They just want to see our reaction."
"Actually, getting out is simple." Chen Yu showed Sailuo to everyone. "Just let this little Ultraman open an Air Door."
Underground Monitoring Room.
Huo Jia leaned back in his chair, holding a cup of freshly brewed hot tea. Looking at the students on the screen, his tone was disdainful. "These little brats only realized it now. Too slow."
Cui Ye nodded, sliding his finger across the screen to switch between different viewpoints.
Some students were bandaging each other's wounds, some were observing the high wall, and a few were secretly hiding in corners, evidently trying to protect themselves.
He spoke softly, "In previous years, students were either so scared they hid in corners not daring to move, or they thought about escaping individually, ending in a mess."
"This year, there are a few different ones."
"Different is good." Huo Jia took a sip of hot tea, his eyes becoming serious. "I also want to see a different answer."
"Officer Huo." Cui Ye asked with some confusion, "I actually don't understand. For this segment every year, is there a so-called correct answer?"
"No." Huo Jia said almost without thinking. "Whatever they do is the correct answer."
"Humanity doesn't need stagnation; it needs a hundred flowers to bloom."
Huo Jia paused and scratched his head. "I'm getting a bit off track. Anyway, I'm quite looking forward to these kids' reaction."
"Aren't you afraid they'll really start a riot?" Cui Ye asked. "What if they clash with the Silver Fox Squad and accidentally get hurt?"
"They can't hurt them." Huo Jia waved his hand. "Lin Jun installed defenses on the city wall; they can't climb up."
"Su Qingyu and Shi Feng are also watching nearby. If they really start a riot, it will only let them know what a 'gap in power' means."
"They also know that even if the whole group banded together, they couldn't truly defeat the Silver Fox Squad."
He paused, then added, "Just look forward to it. Knowing the problem has no solution, what will they do?"
"Give up?"
"Continue running away?"
"Or unite and fight back, losing miserably?"
On the screen, the students were arguing in a chaotic mess.
"Leave via Air Door? No!" Just as Chen Yu finished speaking, Su Qingqing stepped forward with a frown, her tone resolute. "We've been played like fiddles. From the dormitory to the bamboo forest, and now corralled into this high wall."
"If we leave quietly like this, it goes against the momentum of us Mythical Zoan users. I think we should fight back!"
"I agree!" He Yan immediately chimed in, clenching his newly recovered arm, fire still burning in his eyes.
"My justice allows me to run away!"
"Agreed." Jin Ling'er put down the bandages in her hand and looked up at the high wall.
"The city wall is reinforced by the Castle-Castle Fruit. My Float-Float Fruit can't fly that high, but I can still run interference."
"Why don't I distract the line of sight on the wall first, then we find a chance to break through? That way, at least no one gets hurt!"
"Distract? Too conservative!" Gong Wei had not been awake for long, and his face was still a bit pale, but he propped himself up against the tree trunk. "Wait till I recover a bit. I'll smash right through this broken wall."
The three of them held different opinions and immediately started arguing, which quickly spread to all the students.
"Hey, isn't there someone who can control rocks? In such a big dense forest, put some effort in!"
"My name is Wei Ping! And Gangzi, aren't you a Giant? Transform and step over the wall like it's a fence!"
"Hey you, aren't you a bird type? Fly up and fight them!"
"You're a bird! Your whole family are birds! That's the Bird-Bird Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Model: Giant Owl!"
"Let me do it, let me do it! I'm Gu Yunxi, Arms-Arms Fruit user. I can turn into a laser cannon. I'll blast them to death!"
"Yunxi, don't cause trouble. Learn the basic principles of a handgun first!"
"No, no! I don't want to fight back. What if we really can't beat them and get hurt? Let's just have Sailuo open the door and leave!"
"Leave? Why leave? We've been bullied right to our faces. Wouldn't not fighting back be even more shameful?"
"Fighting back depends on strength! How can a group of students like us beat the Silver Fox Squad?"
What was originally just a divergence of plans between Su Qingqing and the others had now completely spread to all the students.
The two groups—those who wanted to leave and those who wanted to fight back—argued until their faces were red. Some were even on the verge of shoving each other.
Ling Yue held Aisha, whose eyelids were drooping from exhaustion, and gently patted her back. She glanced at the chaotic crowd, her brows furrowing slightly.
Bai Han leaned against Ling Yue, her small hand tightly gripping the corner of Ling Yue's clothes. She whispered, "Sister Ling Yue, they are so loud. Are we... are we going to fight?"
"Stop it for a second!"
Chen Yu shouted loudly, interrupting everyone's argument. "Everyone, give me some face, stop for a second."
As if 'Red Hair' had logged in remotely, the crowd was forced to stop and look at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu stepped aside, revealing Zhuge Jing behind him.
"Fortunately," Zhuge Jing pushed up his glasses, "Everyone, I have an idea."