Chapter 258: Even a small fly is still meat
Upon hearing this, Lin Wei revealed a delighted smile. "Thank you, sir! I will definitely perform well!"
She had heard plenty of empty promises from superiors before. No matter how sweet the words sounded, whether they could ultimately be fulfilled depended on actual actions. For now, it was best to be cautiously optimistic and remain vigilant.
Lin Wei didn't want to continue this sensitive topic and instead said, "Sir, it's rare to get a chance to enter a Mist Event. I should seize the time to hunt. Even a fly is still meat, right~"
After saying that, she gave Su Zhan a radiant smile and began searching for new targets.
Su Zhan followed her at a distance, neither too close nor too far. He did not interfere with Lin Wei's hunting, merely observing coldly from the sidelines. It was both a form of surveillance and an invisible deterrent.
Lin Wei was also well aware of this and dared not make any suspicious moves, only working even harder to perform.
Thus, the two of them, one in the open and one in the shadows, carried out the final cleanup work on the campus that was gradually settling into calm.
Until the grayish-white mist dome in the sky began to slowly recede.
Moonlight spilled over this campus that had endured devastation.
The Mist Event had ended. Before the mist completely dissipated, Su Zhan silently left the campus. He avoided main roads, sticking to alleys and blind spots of surveillance cameras, moving agilely through the night of Lincheng.
Finally, he arrived at a small hillside near the school. The view here was open, allowing a clear overlook of the entire campus. Su Zhan found a dense thicket to hide in, his gaze coldly fixed on the scene below.
The perimeter of the campus had long been tightly surrounded by vehicles and personnel from the Aberrant Purge Division. Searchlights illuminated the area near the school entrance as brightly as day. Uniformed Purge Division members, with serious expressions, were setting up cordon lines and establishing a temporary command post.
Soon, surviving students and teachers, guided by confirmed-safe Purge Division members, began to walk out of that hellish campus, still shaken and terrified. Most of them bore injuries, their faces etched with fear. Cries and sobs rose and fell continuously.
Su Zhan quickly spotted Lin Wei in the crowd. At this moment, she had transformed back into the image of that pure and captivating campus goddess. Her uniform was deliberately smudged with dust and bloodstains, her hair slightly disheveled. That pretty face was streaked with tear tracks, her large eyes swollen and red from crying, filled with utter helplessness. She tightly gripped the arm of a female Purge Division member, her body trembling slightly.
A female Purge Division member who appeared relatively gentle was softly comforting her. "It's alright now, classmate, it's alright. You're safe..."
Lin Wei suddenly threw herself into the arms of that Purge Division big sister, burying her face in the other's chest. Her shoulders shook violently as she let out suppressed sobs. Anyone who saw that appearance would feel pity for her.
On the hillside, Su Zhan watched this scene and thought to himself, "Great acting."
Outside the campus perimeter, apart from the official personnel, a large number of journalists and onlookers who had rushed to the scene upon hearing the news had also gathered. Outside the cordon line, a sea of people bustled, discussing animatedly.
"My heavens... what on earth happened inside that school?"
"So many people died! It's too tragic!"
"Such a sin! Those damned Aberrants!"
"My child goes to school there! The phone won't connect, I'm worried sick!"
"Why did the Purge Division take so long to arrive? If they came earlier, could fewer people have died?"
"What do you know! All electronic devices fail inside a Mist Event, signals can't get out! It's impressive they got here this fast!"
"Sigh, was it those scumbags from the Transcendence Society again? When will we finally wipe them all out!"
Camera flashes kept flickering. Journalists captured the scenes. More people wore heavy expressions, heartbroken over this senseless disaster.