Chapter 103: Regret

Lin Qiye's lips curled up slightly when he heard those words.

He gripped the small knife in his hand, and his figure flickered like a ghost, darting through the jungle. At this point, he had no reservations; he pushed his speed to its limits.

Although the mysterious Superpower object was suppressing him, its effect on the Starry Night Dancer wasn't ideal. Right now, Lin Qiye was like a player with a cheat code, possessing "Dark Vision," "Double Recovery," "Super Endurance," "Double Speed," and "Full Map Reveal"!

On the instructors' tracking devices, Lin Qiye was rapidly crossing through the entire Jinnan Mountain, heading straight toward the other side.

At this time, the four buses carrying the other recruits had already left, and only one vehicle, filled with supplies and instructors, was driving toward the exit of Jinnan Mountain in the night.

The drones' batteries were running low, and had no choice but to return to base. The medical team trailing behind Lin Qiye, which had been following him closely, was struggling to keep up, gradually falling behind and eventually losing all trace of him.

If it weren't for the small red dot on the map still moving forward rapidly, the instructors would have almost thought that Lin Qiye had gone missing.

Nine hours into entering Jinnan Mountain...

Ten hours into entering Jinnan Mountain...

The instructors' bus had already reached the other side of Jinnan Mountain. They all disembarked and began using their night-vision binoculars to observe the situation ahead.

"How much longer?"

"Not long now... it's only been two hours. How is he doing this?" The instructor holding a tablet couldn't help but speak up. "Even though the Zhenxu Monument can't fully suppress his Forbidden Ruins, this speed is absurd! Did he turn into a ghost and just float out?"

"Are agents of gods all this abnormal?" Instructor Han Li asked.

"The best result was 6 hours, but that was near graduation. Before that, in five extreme training sessions, he never managed to cross the entire terrain." Instructor Hong looked at the dark mountains ahead, "Although the previous training locations weren't Jinnan Mountain, they weren't much different, and Jinnan Mountain's terrain is even more rugged..."

"Not only him, but in the history of the recruit training camp, only a handful of people have really completed the extreme training, and not a single one did so on their first try."

"If Lin Qiye manages to cross it this time, he will have created history for our training camp..."

"He's almost out." The instructor's voice came again.

All the instructors fell silent, raising their binoculars to carefully watch the front.

Suddenly, at the base of the black mountain, a muddy young man slowly emerged...

His military uniform was covered in scratches from branches and dirt, his military cap was missing, and he tightly gripped the small knife in his hand, the palms already bloodied from the friction.

Under the moonlight, his handsome face became clearer. He slowly walked toward the instructors and stopped in front of them.

"Am I done?"

Lin Qiye's hoarse voice broke the silence.

The instructors were stunned. After a moment, Instructor Hong stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"You did it," he said. "You've made history."

Lin Qiye's body swayed slightly, and he couldn't stop himself from stumbling forward. Instructor Hong acted swiftly, catching him.

Lin Qiye was truly exhausted. Even with the Starry Night Dancer's assistance, in such high-intensity training, he had reached his limits—no, he had even shattered those limits!

He was able to get this far not only thanks to the night's cover but also because of his incredible willpower and persistence!

Instructor Hong helped him to the side and had him sit down. Instructor Han Li handed him his water bottle and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Impressive!"

Lin Qiye gave a faint smile, took the bottle, and gulped down water.

It had been a full ten hours. Except for some water from the creek in between, he hadn't had anything to drink. His throat had been dry and parched.

"Slow down, slow down," Han Li advised.

"I just remembered something."

"What?"

"You still haven't given me my compensation." Lin Qiye said seriously.

"Compensation?" Instructor Han Li froze. "What compensation?"

Instructor Han Li had just arrived this morning, and didn't know much about the battle between the new recruits and the Masked Ones yesterday. However, the other instructors knew exactly what Lin Qiye was referring to and awkwardly looked away.

"Don't worry, we haven't forgotten. We'll make time for you tomorrow."

Instructor Hong walked over and handed Lin Qiye a ring, speaking helplessly.

"Alright." Lin Qiye nodded.

"As the creator of history, would you like to try accepting a punishment?" Instructor Hong asked.

Lin Qiye paused. "I succeeded. Why should I be punished?"

"Ah, just for fun! Anyway, no one else will hear us, so we'll just ask one question!"

Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Fine."

He took the True Words Ring and placed it on his ring finger.

Instructor Hong hesitated for a long time before finally asking the one question.

"What's the greatest regret of your life?"

Lin Qiye froze.

This question—he didn't even know the answer himself.

He had many regrets. That night, when he climbed to the roof and saw the Seraph, he went blind and lost a childhood that ordinary people could easily have; or when he fell from the roof and was sent to the mental hospital, branded as a heretic; or when he wasn't able to make his aunt and A Jin's lives better...

His life seemed to be full of tragedies and regrets.

He didn't know how long he had been silent, but after a while, he turned and looked toward the pitch-black sky, speaking slowly and heavily:

"I couldn't save him..."

In the haze, Bai Li Pangpang opened his eyes.

"Huh? Why am I in a tub?" He looked at his bare body in confusion, lying in a large tub filled with some kind of liquid that emitted a foul smell.

Instinctively, he tried to get out.

"You'd better lie back down quietly," Lin Qiye, also soaking in the tub next to him, reminded.

"Qiye, what's going on?"

"I came back later than you guys. I don't know for sure, but it seems the instructors prepared a medicinal bath for each of us, probably to relieve fatigue and strengthen our bodies."

"So where are my clothes?"

"I don't know. When I came back, you were already lying in here, like a boiled chicken."

"…"

Bai Li Pangpang scratched his head, surprised that his once sore arms seemed to have returned to normal. He spoke with surprise:

"This medicinal bath seems pretty effective."

"Night Watchman's secret recipe. Of course, it's good."

The dorm door opened, and Cao Yuan, holding a toothbrush, stood at the door, speaking calmly.

"Why didn't you soak in the medicinal bath?" Bai Li Pangpang asked in confusion.

"I'm already out," Cao Yuan rolled his eyes, pointing to the clear sky outside, "It's morning now. The instructors said morning exercises are canceled, and we'll head straight to the cafeteria for breakfast."

"The cafeteria..." Bai Li Pangpang's eyes lit up, but then he suddenly seemed to lose all enthusiasm.

Cao Yuan turned to leave, casually tossing out one last sentence.

"I heard breakfast today is buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk."

Whoosh!!

Bai Li Pangpang suddenly jumped out of the tub, eyes wide in shock. Without saying another word, he quickly put on his shoes and rushed out of the dorm.

Lin Qiye turned his head and noticed Bai Li Pangpang's clothes had been forgotten on the bed, and paused in thought...

A moment later, a scream from a girl outside the window pierced the air!