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Chapter 1088 Killing and Being Killed

For the people of the kingdom, this is a day of joy. Andariel, the Queen of Pain, one of the four demon kings, has been eliminated, the Blood Wilderness has been recaptured, and the crisis of the kingdom's destruction has been lifted. The king also announced the good news, saying that under the hammer of the Inquisition, the Demon King had been completely eliminated! Everyone can celebrate!

Hence, the royal city was also decorated with lights and colorful decorations, creating a joyful atmosphere.

 In the court of justice not far outside the royal city, there was another scene.

 "Chest out! Head up! Stand firm! Don't move!"

Captain Meld strode back and forth in the square in front of the church while staring at the dozen students in front of him. The latter were both male and female, but at the moment they were all wearing sportswear, obediently standing upright in the sun, motionless. Looking at this scene, Duanmu Huai nodded with satisfaction.

Well, it has to be like this, it has to be like this to be delicious!

　　Hey, this would be more appropriate if you had a piece of watermelon in your hand... Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand to Mary.

 “Mary, do you have any juice?”

"have."

 “A glass with ice.”

 “Okay, Mr. Duanmu.”

Marie took a glass of juice and handed it over, while Duanmuhuai raised the cup and took a sip.

 “Uh-huh—so cool!”

　　　…………”

 Hearing Duanmuhuai's sigh, the students who had stood under the sun for almost a whole morning also had twitching expressions, clenched their fists, and their bodies were shaking slightly.

 “Stand up straight, don’t shake!”

Captain Meld was also merciless. He directly picked up the long sword and whipped the **** of one of the trembling students with the scabbard. The slap made him stand upright again.

 “Wow...they are so miserable.”

 Seeing this scene, the students in the logistics team next to them also broke out in cold sweat. At first, they thought it would be some interesting military training, but to their surprise, the other party asked them to stand in a military posture without saying a word, and they stood there all morning - motionless from the time they finished breakfast until now. Even if they are watching from the side, they feel horrible.

 I can’t imagine what it must be like for the people standing there.

 “Okay, let’s rest for half an hour.”

As Captain Meld finished speaking, the students who had already been unable to support themselves collapsed to the ground, almost sitting on the ground unwilling to get up...

 “I, I thought I was going to die...”

 “What kind of training is this, what is its significance...”

 The students lying on the ground also sighed with emotion, and some complained dissatisfiedly. At this time, Duanmu Huai also put down the cup in his hand, walked in front of everyone, and looked down at them.

"What? This won't work? This is just the beginning. Now you know that it is not easy to learn how to fight."

“But this has nothing to do with fighting, it’s just about letting us stand here..."

 “Of course, what do you think fighting is.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai’s eyes turned cold.

"Have you read too many animations and novels and feel that fighting is a thrilling and exciting thing? Don't be kidding me. Even if you have qualifications far beyond those of people in this world, it doesn't mean that you can make good use of them. Besides, If you can't even pass this test, then the next test will be even more impossible for you."

 “The next test?”

 “It’s very simple, kill people.”

"…………Why?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's indifferent answer, the students were stunned. They raised their heads in surprise and looked at Duanmuhuai.

"What? You haven't realized it yet? When you go to the battlefield, you have to fight each other. If you don't know how to kill, you will be killed. Why do you want to go to the battlefield? Are you going to die?"

"No, but...aren't we going to fight against the devil? The devil is not a human being."

“Even if I’m not a human being, can you attack me?”

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly, then raised his hand. The next moment, he saw a bird flying in the sky suddenly falling, and was caught in Duanmu Huai's hand. Duanmu Huai then threw the bird to the ground.

 “Come, let me kill it.”

"this………"

 Looking at the bird struggling and flapping in pain on the ground, the students all showed unbearable expressions. Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

 “Mary.”

 “It’s...Mr. Duanmu.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Mary sighed silently, then raised her right hand - followed by a flash of sword light, the next moment the bird's neck separated and turned into a corpse.

 “Bake this thing, there’s a snack for lunch today.”

Duanmuhuai gave an instruction casually, but Mary just rolled her eyes, then turned around and left with the bird.

Then Duanmu Huai turned his head again and looked at everyone with a look of hatred for steel.

“Look at you, you are so reluctant to kill an animal, but you still have the guts to kill a demon? What an international joke you are kidding!”

 “Yes, but this bird is innocent...”

Hearing what Duanmu Huai said, some students quickly retorted, while Duanmu Huai stared.

"Innocent? What will you do when you go out to fight in the future and there is no food? Which deer, rabbit, etc. are not cute? But if you don't kill them for meat, where will the food come from? Or do you think they are innocent, so Do you want to starve yourself to death? Or fight on an empty stomach? Or just eat bugs?"

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“They are really flowers in a greenhouse, one by one. Don’t you think that the chicken you eat grows from a tree?”

Duanmu Huai looked at the speechless students in front of him and snorted softly. These are all habits common in the city. When he was a child, he would help his family slaughter chickens and fish. That was all because of his homosexuality. Young people these days will make a fuss and scream for a long time when they see a fish jumping. Killing a chicken seems more terrifying than killing a human being.

Although some of these students can cook, they only use prepared ingredients, such as frozen chicken. If you ask them to start by killing the chicken to make a dish, it will really kill them.

"And it's not just demons, there are demons, and cultists who believe in demons. These are all human beings, but we must kill them all mercilessly. If you can't do this, do it as soon as possible. Do it, otherwise it’s a waste of time!”

 After saying this, Duanmu Huai turned around and left, leaving only the students shivering in fear of Duanmu Huai's murderous intent.

 “Okay, so scary......”

“It’s been a long time since I felt the terror of being killed by a teacher...”

“The brave man is right.”

At this time, Captain Meld also came over and looked at the students seriously. To be honest, this was indeed beyond his expectation, because in this world, whether it is the children of poor families or the children of nobles, at least some of them kill animals - the poor need to live, and the nobles need to hunt. For this For people in the world, taking away life is not an incomprehensible thing.

But he didn't expect that these students from another world were so mentally fragile that they couldn't even kill an animal - in this world, only those pampered rich ladies would have this problem!

"The battlefield is only divided into life and death, not victory or defeat. If you live, it means taking the lives of others. This is the iron rule. If you are unwilling to do this, you will lose your life on the battlefield. That's what fighting is all about. So, you still have to be mentally prepared.”

 After saying this, Captain Meld also shook his head and turned to leave.

It seems that the problems of these young people from another world are more serious than he thought. He originally thought that they were all like Duanmu Huai - well, now that he thinks about it, it is indeed impossible.

At this time, everyone got up from the ground and sat on the table next to them - and at this moment Mary also brought juice for them. "Please use."

 "Thank you, classmate Mary..."

"You're welcome, but I also want to explain that Mr. Duanmu's warning is completely correct. Destroying the enemy means taking the lives of others. This is not the leisurely situation in the game. On the battlefield, if you don't kill people, you will be killed. Being killed, even if you only hesitate for a moment, it may become the reason why you are killed...so..."

As she spoke, Mary looked at the others and smiled bitterly.

"If you can't accept it, it's better not to continue training. Killing people is not an easy and pleasant thing."

 “Then...Miss Mary, have you ever killed anyone?”

　　Hearing Mary's words, Huangmae Kumiko, who had been holding the cup silently, raised his head, stared at her and asked.

 “Killed, more than once.”

"Then...Miss Mary, how were you feeling at that time?"

 “At that time……”

Facing Kumiko Huang’s question, Mary thought for a moment.

 “To be honest, I wasn’t thinking about anything at the time.”

"Why?"

"If it were a novel, maybe it would describe a lot of psychological activities during the battle, but in fact, many times, what I faced was a situation where I would lose my life if I was just a little careless. So most of the time , I basically didn’t have any thoughts, my body had already started to act, and after that...well, in short, it wasn’t a good experience.”

Recalling the appearance of the ancient gods' retinue, Mary also looked haggard. It was really disgusting. Thinking about it, she even lost her appetite for lunch.

“…Of course, I have also had the experience of killing boys about the same age as myself.”

"Why?"

Hearing Mary's emotion, the students hurriedly opened their eyes in surprise.

 “That person is classmate Mary, who is your friend?”

 “Why kill him?”

 “Could it be a relationship problem?!”

 “Ahahaha...it’s not as exaggerated as you think.”

Facing the students’ questioning, Mary also waved her hand hastily.

“The other person is just an ordinary high school student... Well, that’s not right. It should be said that he looks like an ordinary high school student, but his true identity is a ghoul who makes a living by eating people.”

"eat human?"

"Yes, so I killed him at that time. Although he also cried and asked me what was wrong with just wanting to live, but... letting him live meant that there would be humans killed or eaten by him. , the duty of the Tribunal is to protect humanity at all costs, so I can only kill him."

"so………"

Hearing Mary's answer, the students who originally wanted to hear the gossip were somewhat disappointed, but they did not dare to say anything more. While others were looking "screwed", another person tried to lighten the mood.

"Yes, yes, Miss Mary, has Teacher Duanmu killed anyone? He must have killed a lot!"

“That’s right, Teacher Duanmu looks like a vicious murderer standing there!”

Perhaps they were tortured by Duanmu Huai, but now everyone uniformly aimed at Duanmu Huai. He originally looked as vicious as a murderer, and coupled with what he just said, it was hard not to suspect that he was an executioner with **** hands.

"Well………"

Facing everyone’s inquiries, Mary’s expression froze slightly.

 “Well...it’s really a lot.”

 “How much is a lot? Thousands? Tens of thousands?”

“...There should be at least trillions.”

　　　………………”

 Hearing Mary's answer, the students were silent for a moment.

 “I’m sorry, classmate Mary, did I hear wrongly?”

“Yes, this is too exaggerated. I have only heard of the quantifier “trillion” in the national budget...”

“There are less than 10 billion people on the entire earth.”

“But the Inquisition destroyed quite a few planets and systems.”

Mary shook her head.

“There are billions or even tens of billions of residents on those planets, but for the sake of mankind, Mr. Duanmu still decisively eliminated them all... That’s why I say this.”

 “Destroy the planet…”

 Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.

“All in all...I think you all need to calm down and think about it.”

Realizing that she was getting off topic, Mary coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"The purpose of the Tribunal is to defend humanity at all costs and to eliminate all existence that threatens humanity. This is why Mr. Duanmu and I fight for it. Because we are fighting for this goal, and this is also our job, so We have to do this... But you are different, you are just ordinary students. Although the king hopes that you can also go to the battlefield to increase your strength, Mr. Duanmu is enough to deal with the demons in this world."

 Speaking of this, Mary looked at everyone again.

"Therefore, I hope you can understand that this is not your responsibility, nor is it something you have to do. So personally, I still hope that you can all be safe and return to your original world as you are now. .After all, taking lives is not something you should do."

After saying this, Mary stood up, lifted up her skirt, and saluted everyone.

 “Then, I’ll excuse you.”

After saying this, Mary turned and left, while the students lay motionless on the table. On the one hand, he was too tired to move, and on the other hand, he was digesting what Mary said.

“Sure enough, the battle in reality won’t be as simple as in the game, right?”

Fidgeting with the cup in her hand, Kumiko Huangmae let out a long sigh, while the others also had serious expressions.

“I think what Mary said makes sense.”

Kosaka Reina reached out and took Kumiko Huangmae's hand.

"I hope Kumiko will stay like this. I don't want you to kill people, and I don't want you to be killed. Although you are a brave man, there is no need for you to force yourself to fight."

 “Well, I know, thank you, Rina.”

Hearing the comfort from her friend, Kumiko Huangmae showed a sweet smile to Reina Kosaka.

Hideichi Tsukamoto, who was sitting opposite them, watched this scene and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to cover his stomach.

 My stomach hurts...