Chapter 163: End of Level 3
Rowan noticed Silas's gaze and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
"No, nothing. I'm just bored. What else could that be?" Silas continued to play dumb.
But his eyes were still looking in Su Jinyi's direction with some worry.
Did I make a wrong judgment? But when I first saw her, I knew she was not an ordinary person. Logically, she should be able to pass this test, but...
When Colin thought about the dream he had seen, 539 seemed to be in great pain, with no desire to come back at all.
Luo Wen and Jiang Ze were both worried. They originally thought that 539, 001 or 61 would be the first to come out, but half an hour had passed and there was still no sign of them.
In previous years, many outstanding members had come out at this time, but this year there was only one 62 who came out early due to an instrument malfunction.
The third level of assessment involves a lot of things. If a candidate comes out too late, he will be considered to have weak willpower and will easily fall into traps when performing tasks in the future because of the things he cared about in the past. Therefore, instructors like to choose the students they like at the end of the third level.
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Suddenly, Lu Shaoang heard a little girl's voice, which sounded very much like the girl who asked him for help. He was delighted, as he had thought he would never see that girl again, but he didn't expect to hear her voice so soon.
Lu Shaoang desperately stretched out his hand to the girl, and when he was about to catch her, he woke up instantly.
After waking up, beads of sweat appeared on Lu Shaoang's forehead. He then realized that he had been having the same dream as when he was a child.
He slowly sat up, trying to recall the face of the girl in his dream, but strangely, his mind was full of Su Jinyi. Then he remembered that they were taking an assessment.
Has Su Jinyi woken up? Where is she now?
Lu Shaoang immediately strode outside, but almost collided with Colin who was coming towards him.
"Hey, Master Lu is out too? Why is he in such a hurry? Is he in a hurry to meet someone?"
Lu Shaoang was in no mood to answer 61's three questions. He just wanted to see Yi Yi as soon as possible.
Seeing the two of them come out at the same time, Luo Wen nodded slightly, recorded their time in his notebook, then frowned slightly and looked towards Su Jinyi's direction.
Lu Shaoang followed his gaze and instantly knew that Yi Yi had not come out yet.
He dreamed about his childhood, so what would Yi Yi dream about? He thought of the information he had investigated and her bad state when he first met her. What if...
"What will happen if I can't wake up from the dream?" Lu Shaoang suddenly asked.
"Do you want to say 539?" Luo Wen said lightly.
"Yes!" 001 said without hesitation.
"Don't worry, 539 will wake up."
But Luo Wen's comfort was like a ripple on a calm lake, which soon disappeared without any effect. Lu Shaoang's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, unable to break free, and that feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of anxiety.
He tried to keep himself calm, but the pain in his heart kept coming up like a tide. He tried to relieve the emotion with deep breaths, but every breath seemed to be fighting against the force. His heartbeat became rapid and heavy, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
When Lu Shaoang first realized that he could not control his emotions, he looked in the direction of Su Jinyi and murmured: "One by one..."
Su Jinyi vaguely heard someone calling her, the voice sounded familiar, but unclear. She tried to concentrate on hearing the voice, but there seemed to be an invisible force around her, making it difficult for her to distinguish the exact source and content of the voice.
She felt as if she was in a fog, and everything in front of her became blurry and distorted. She wanted to reach out and touch the things around her, but she found that her hand passed through the air and touched nothing. She seemed to be locked by invisible shackles and could not move.
She found herself in a strange place, which seemed like a huge intersection, with roads stretching into the distance in all directions. Every road looked exactly the same, and there was no sign or clue to tell her which road she should choose.
She tried hard to find Momo, but all she got in response was endless darkness and silence.
She was about to step onto a road when suddenly a voice sounded in her mind:
"Don't leave me, I'll be worried."
It’s... Lu Shaoang!
Su Jinyi stopped walking, looked back, and looked at the road she had chosen again after a while, as if talking to herself: "Momo, can we meet again later?"
After saying that, she turned around and ran in the opposite direction. Su Jinyi suddenly opened her eyes, and what came into her sight was a white glass room with surveillance cameras everywhere.
Before Su Jin could leave, the door was opened from the outside. She was unexpectedly hugged into a strong embrace. A familiar voice came from above her head.
"Yi Yi, you finally woke up..." The man's voice trembled uncontrollably, and the arms holding her trembled slightly.
"What's wrong? Did I sleep too long?" Su Jinyi said blankly.
"539 You scared me to death! Do you know that your heart almost stopped? I thought you would never wake up!" A teasing voice sounded.
Silas and Colin followed Rowan and Jiang Ze in, and the already small laboratory suddenly seemed closed.
"But our 001 is very anxious..." Silas continued to tease.
"You talk a lot." Colin added silently, but his eyes never left Su Jinyi, as if he was confirming whether she was injured.
"I... I talk a lot, so what? It's much better than some people's cold faces!"
"If you want to argue, go outside and argue!" Luo Wen said in a deep voice.
Silas then closed his mouth and made a face at Colin.
"You were in a dangerous situation just now," Jiang Ze explained for Lu Shaoang, "but it's best that you woke up. There's nothing to worry about now."
Su Jinyi silently glanced at the monitor above and nodded at him.
The people who had woken up came out one after another. Luo Wen took a quick look and saw that there were only 30 people at most. He only wanted the top 50 in the second round, and it was within his expectations that 20 people would be eliminated in the third round.
He Xiao was the last to come out. He silently looked at the people who were eliminated in the third round on the screen and whispered: "62, are those who were eliminated... dead?"
"Yes, the third level is just a matter of life and death." Silas couldn't help but scare him when he saw how scared he was.
"I almost died..." He Xiao shuddered all over, not knowing what he was thinking about.