57: Shen Qingzhu: I’m going to fight you!

After hearing Whirlpool describe the entire process, the Mask Squad realized the seriousness of the situation.

"I can't believe there are so many monsters hidden in this year's Training Camp!" Moon Ghost exclaimed.

"He's a guy who likes to exploit rules, but this kid is really crazy. His target is everyone!" Balance's tone was cold, yet it revealed a strong interest.

"Hehe, with such a big appetite, he's probably going to burst!" Rose felt her great hammer was already thirsty for action.

Wang Mian looked at everyone, then at Whirlpool, "Wait, even though you're all excited right now, I still have to remind you!"

He pointed at Whirlpool, "What about him now?"

Whirlpool had already turned into a white number plate. Being with everyone else now was like a clove of garlic forced into an orange—he was an outsider.

Everyone looked at each other.

Whirlpool looked at them with a mournful face, "I'm no longer like you guys! I've disgraced you!"

Balance patted his shoulder considerately, "Don't worry, it's no big deal. It's not the first time you've disgraced yourself!"

"Yeah, yeah! You already disgraced yourself on the training ground, nobody blames you!" Rose also comforted Whirlpool.

"You guys..."

Whirlpool's fists clenched.

Wang Mian smiled, "Alright, stop teasing Whirlpool! You can just follow us!"

"Captain, but he can't attack new recruits anymore! And is it okay for us to do this?" Moon Ghost asked.

"Of course it's okay. The rules don't say that new recruits can't team up with us!"

Wang Mian's eyes gleamed, "Besides, that guy named Mu Dong is no longer a new recruit! Whirlpool, you only need to attack him!"

The sun slowly climbed to the mountaintop, and the crimson morning sun shone on the Mask Squad, making them glow.

Wang Mian turned and shook out his cloak, "Follow us, Recruit Whirlpool. We'll help you get your revenge!"

Whirlpool squatted on the ground, staring blankly at Wang Mian, then a smile appeared on his face. It was as if time had returned to his first day joining the Mask.

He stood up and quickly followed.

"Recruit Whirlpool, reporting for duty!"

On the helicopter, Yuan Gang and Instructor Hong looked at the numbers on the screen. Currently, 167 new recruits had been eliminated, with 72 remaining.

Indeed, by the end of the first day, more than half of the new recruits had been eliminated.

"Old Hong, it seems I've won this bet!"

Seeing that Yuan Gang was in a good mood, a logistics staff member asked, "Chief, what would you like to drink?"

"Get me a cappuccino! Old Hong, what do you want?"

Instructor Hong casually replied, "Just get me some fries!"

Suddenly, Hong Hao's earpiece rang.

His expression first showed surprise, then became serious.

"What? Captain Wang Mian, you're not joking with me, are you?"

Seeing Instructor Hong so flustered, Yuan Gang was curious, "Old Hong, what's wrong?"

Instructor Hong didn't answer, "Okay, I understand. I will report it truthfully to Chief Yuan!"

Yuan Gang looked at Instructor Hong, "What happened? Why are you so surprised? Did the Ancient God Church come knocking?"

Instructor Hong shook his head, "No, our arranged Mysterious encountered an accident!"

"Pfft!"

Yuan Gang couldn't hold it in and sprayed his coffee on the ground.

"Cough, cough, what are you talking about? What accident could the Mask Squad have? And none of the red number plates have been activated, which means no new recruits have taken their plates."

Instructor Hong shook his head.

"Chief, we were negligent! Someone in the Mask was indeed robbed!"

Yuan Gang's eyes widened, "No way, does the Mask also have such unreliable people? It wouldn't be that Greeting New Year Bro, would it?"

Instructor Hong nodded.

Yuan Gang slapped his forehead, "Alright, when you say we were negligent, what do you mean?"

"Someone exploited a loophole in our rules! Although Greeting New Year Bro was robbed, the other party gave him a white number plate, so Greeting New Year Bro became a new recruit!"

Good thing Yuan Gang didn't rush to take a second sip of coffee!

"Wait, Greeting New Year Bro became a new recruit, doesn't that mean that new recruit..."

Instructor Hong nodded, "That's right, that new recruit became the Mysterious we set up?"

"Damn! Who has such imagination? Lin Qi Ye? Molly? Cao Yuan? Shen Qingzhu?"

"None of them!" Instructor Hong shook his head, "It's the first new recruit to report this year, named Mu Dong!"

"Mu Dong? That newcomer from Xihong City?" Before Yuan Gang could speak, Instructor Hong took out Mu Dong's file from the archive box.

Yuan Gang took it and began to read it carefully.

"Name: Mu Dong"

"Affiliation: Xihong City 280 Squad Newcomer"

"Realm: Zhan Realm"

"Forbidden Territory: Sequence 401 'Sunlight Sphere'"

...

The more Yuan Gang read, the tighter his brows furrowed, "Is Old Mo hiding so deep?"

Instructor Hong was a bit puzzled, "Chief, who is Old Mo?"

"The captain of Xihong City's Night Watcher 280 Squad. Oh, you might not be familiar with that name, but you've heard of the title 'Butcher Knife', right?"

Instructor Hong gasped, "What? Wasn't 'Butcher Knife' sacrificed in that incident back then?"

Yuan Gang shook his head, "Never mind, this isn't a secret. He didn't die, he just suffered permanent damage. Let's not talk about that. This guy actually took in such a formidable student!"

"Yes, we focused all our attention on those few new recruits and never noticed this guy!"

Instructor Hong thought for a moment and added, "I didn't expect this guy, who looks so honest, to be playing such a big game in private! His action is a provocation to the entire Mask Squad!"

Yuan Gang put away the file and leaned back in his seat, his expression returning to calmness.

"Interesting, truly interesting, Old Hong, I'm really looking forward to the outcome of this competition more and more!"

Instructor Hong looked at the Chief and suddenly felt that this time, they absolutely must not mess up.

...

On a winding mountain path, Shen Qingzhu was covered in injuries and running in one direction.

"Damn it, these Mask guys are untrustworthy. Didn't they say there were only five of them? How did such a lunatic suddenly appear?"

Whoosh!

A sound of air breaking came.

"Ha! High-pressure barrier!"

Shen Qingzhu snapped his fingers, blocking the flying fishhook.

The bloodstains on his body were all caused by this fishhook.

Song Zhong took advantage of this gap, manipulated the fishing line to entangle the barrier Shen Qingzhu created, then pulled hard, closing the distance between himself and Shen Qingzhu.

"Hehe, Shen Qingzhu, you coward, so many teammates bought you time, yet I still caught up to you. Do you still want to escape?"

Shen Qingzhu's eyes were bloodshot, "MD, I'm going to blow up with you!"