I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade-Chapter 1317 - 313: Dad, I Was Wrong

Swipe!

Swipe!

When Cui Xiaofei uttered these words, the trainees fell silent, no one spoke, but suddenly, a voice filled with reluctance startled them slightly.

Who is refuting Brother Cui?

Turning back, they saw it was Qian Chang.

At this moment, Qian Chang’s face was flushed, his expression excited as he stared directly at Cui Xiaofei.

"Brother Cui, it was you who came to the martial academy asking us who wanted to follow you, to let us gain the power to protect ourselves in the apocalypse. The principal tried to stop us and take us to the Sunshine Shelter, but we didn’t listen. We chose to trust you, yet now you’re telling us to return to the principal.

Sorry, I really can’t understand this situation."

Qian Chang was feeling very exhilarated, finally seizing the opportunity. Cui Xiaofei held a high position in everyone’s hearts; they were all willing to listen to him, making it difficult for Qian Chang to replace Cui Xiaofei.

But now, Cui Xiaofei had voluntarily stepped out, giving him an opportunity he felt he couldn’t miss.

With sidelong glances, he secretly observed.

Indeed, just as he thought, everyone’s emotions were fluctuating, and such fluctuations were good, indicating they were beginning to have opinions about Cui Xiaofei.

Cui Xiaofei looked at Qian Chang and slowly said, "Yes, I understand your confusion. I indeed made a mistake back then. I shouldn’t have gone to the martial academy, shouldn’t have taken you out. That was my mistake."

He admitted his own mistake.

It was indeed a mistake. He had thought too beautifully back then, believing the juniors would gain strength and have the power to protect themselves in the apocalypse. But who could have imagined their mindsets would change?

The arrival of power led to their inner inflation.

They walked a wrong path.

Zhao Zhong stepped out from the crowd and said, "Brother Cui, I’m willing to return to the principal."

Cui Xiaofei knew Zhao Zhong’s mentality had never changed, always filled with justice. He understood that it wasn’t the potion that made them violent, bloodthirsty, and arrogant.

But rather, they believed themselves capable of deciding the fate of ordinary people, leading to the inflation and distortion of their mindset.

Cui Xiaofei nodded at Zhao Zhong. Having Zhao Zhong step up was a good thing, but it was far from enough. He hoped everyone present would stand up and return to the principal to ensure their future paths wouldn’t deviate further.

"Brother Cui, what can we do if we go back now? Ask yourselves, are we still humans? Our appearance resembles humans, but our essence has nothing to do with humans. We might even be seen as monsters, and even if we go back, will they believe us? Being stared at with strange looks is not a pleasant feeling."

Qian Chang insisted he wouldn’t go back.

He was now under central focus training at headquarters, surpassing Cui Xiaofei was only a matter of time. It was absurd to return to the principal unless one’s brain was ill, and what he was doing now was working to collapse Cui Xiaofei’s image in the trainees’ minds, so he could control this group.

His words weren’t said randomly. Looking closely, the trainees were nodding secretly.

Indeed.

Others might not know if they were human, but they did.

Neither human nor zombie, a presence that becomes a monster upon gene breakthrough. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Zhao Zhong gazed at Qian Chang, having long felt something was off about him. Now it was clear; he was always opposing Brother Cui, clearly sowing discord between Brother Cui and the other trainees.

Surely Brother Cui was aware.

He just hadn’t said anything.

"Qian Chang, you should not speak that way. We all know how the principal treats us. Who says we are not humans? We are only experiencing changes in body functions after being injected with the potion. As long as there’s no gene mutation, we are no different from humans." Zhao Zhong countered Qian Chang’s words.

Then, before Qian Chang could speak, he looked at the other trainees.

"Everyone, think carefully. Since gaining power, has your mindset changed? Do you still have the same reverence for life as before?

Before we take such actions, it’s not too late to stop.

We joined the martial academy not only to strengthen our bodies but more to uphold justice and defeat the strong against the weak. We followed our brother to become stronger and, after gaining strength, to resist the apocalypse and save more people. Have you forgotten your goals?"

Zhao Zhong practically screamed the last sentence.

He genuinely didn’t want everyone to stray further. Now that Brother Cui had spoken up, he couldn’t do nothing; he had to advance following Brother Cui’s lead.

The trainees were engrossed in the thoughts Zhao Zhong had just shared.

Some were internally struggling.

Indeed, how could they not know the principal’s character?

All the trainees at the martial academy respected the principal. Otherwise, in the apocalypse without constraints, why would they continue listening to the principal? It was because the principal’s position in their hearts was truly high.

"I’ll also return to the principal. Sometimes, when night falls, I lie in bed with open eyes, wondering what I’m doing now and what I’ll do in the future. I feel confused, as if upon leaving the martial academy and the principal’s side, I began to gradually lose myself."

A trainee spoke with slight agony.

Cui Xiaofei said, "It’s not your fault, it’s mine. I was too idealistic back then."