Chapter 1, The Crimson Classroom

The classmates in the classroom looked at him in astonishment

"What are you doing, student? Sit properly!" the instructor said to Lin Fei.

Suddenly, Lin Fei's body began to move, but it was not under his control. He sidestepped, evading a strike from the combat instructor opposite him, and with a speed that was difficult to perceive with the naked eye, he extended his left hand, gripping the opponent's throat with his five fingers. Then, with a sharp "crack," he closed his fingers together, and before anyone could react, Lin Fei had crushed the throat of the senior combat instructor who was teaching them, all in less than one second.

No! ! ! Lin Fei wanted to shout, but he still couldn't make a sound. When this synthesized voice echoed in his ears, he realized he was back in his original seat, completely motionless.

Looking at the thirty corpses in the classroom, including that of the instructor, and the blood that covered the floor. Just a few minutes ago, this classroom was filled with students, but now it resembled a morgue. Although Lin Fei usually enjoyed such bloody scenes, he still hoped this was a dream. Lin Fei pinched his arm hard, and the pain confirmed to him that this was not a dream

The instructor of the martial arts class was unexpectedly killed by him. Lin Fei, who had lost control of his body, was at a loss. Of course, Lin Fei's expression remained as calm as usual, but seeing the fierce combat instructor, who usually bullied the students, dead at his hands, he felt a strange excitement as he stared with wide, bulging eyes.

Nineteen-year-old Lin Fei is currently sitting in a military academy classroom, attending a lesson with twenty-nine other classmates, where the combat instructor is teaching them hand-to-hand combat based on video footage.

The mental fusion was successful. Approximately twenty minutes later, when the cold electronic synthesized voice sounded, he regained control of his body.

The classmates around him looked on in terror at Lin Fei's actions, all astonished by what he was doing. Lin Fei wanted to explain, but he found that his body was still beyond his control

Lin Fei, with the "Lin" from "Shuangmu Lin" and the "Fei" meaning to soar, is a slender individual and an orphan. Some say Lin Fei's personality is rather peculiar; although he experiences emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, he only feels a slight stir within his heart, and his expression remains cold and unchanged. He is not very invested in anything. He is a doer rather than a thinker; once he is determined about something, he will see it through, no matter how dangerous or difficult it may be.

As a student in the mecha department of a third-rate military academy in the Empire, Lin Fei has only one year left before graduating from this mediocre school. After graduation, he might join the army and become an ordinary mecha infantryman of the Empire, or he might pursue a certification as an anatomist and become a small-town citizen. In any case, everything seems very mundane to him at present, a mundane life, a mundane trajectory.

At that moment, an electronic synthesized voice once again echoed in Lin Fei's ear, "Attack eliminated, activating scanning device, nearby danger level is 14, proceeding with further clearance..."

Just as Lin Fei rubbed his eyes and confirmed that he was not seeing things, a voice echoed in his ears, "Host confirmation in progress, merging..." Following that, Lin Fei felt a sharp pain throughout his body. Although it lasted only a second, the excruciating pain seemed to penetrate to the very marrow of his bones, causing Lin Fei to suddenly stand up and shout, "Ah!" in the classroom.

His gaze is vacant

However, what happened next changed Lin Fei's life from that point onward

Lin Fei sat in his seat, and his expression returned to calm as he gazed out the window at the azure sky, with white clouds drifting slowly.

Then, Lin Fei, who had lost control of his body, witnessed a scene he never wanted to see in his life. Lin Fei, that is, his body, moved agilely around the classroom, launching attacks on his classmates. At that moment, he resembled the Grim Reaper, with each attack being a lethal strike. In less than one minute, he astonishingly killed twenty-nine classmates in this classroom.

Lin Fei, who was just startled by a sudden pain, was about to sit down but found that his body was beyond his control; he couldn't even lift his arms, and his eyes—he couldn't even close his eyes.

Mental power is in alignment, initiating fusion with the War God device... Activating automatic scanning device, eliminate nearby dangerous organisms before the fusion process... Conducting scan... The danger level nearby is 32, classified as primary danger, proceeding to eliminate... Lin Fei's ears once again echoed with the cold, synthetic voice of the electronics

The bell rang... The class was over, and he knew that, as usual, it was impossible to walk out of the classroom. The mundane life had already turned into a mirage. With books.

What should I do? Tell others that I was possessed by aliens, and then within a minute, I killed all my classmates, including the teacher. Even if I said it, no one would believe me

In order to support himself, Lin Fei attended classes at the military academy during the day and worked part-time as an assistant to the anatomist at night. In reality, the anatomist himself rarely came to work; most of the time, it was Lin Fei and his fellow apprentices who completed the tasks, extracting various organs from the corpses, weighing them, placing them in preservation bags, and finally refrigerating them

Lin Fei vaguely saw a light white feather drifting in from the window. The feather slowly floated onto his hand and then disappeared in an instant

"What on earth is happening? Why am I experiencing auditory hallucinations? Why can't my body move?" Lin Fei thought, as if he were an observer.

Lin Fei could only widen his eyes and watch as the instructor's teaching rod drew closer and closer to his head

Perhaps due to growing up in an orphanage, Lin Fei lacks enthusiasm for many things. The only thing that excites him now is blood; whenever he sees scenes of bleeding and intense action, he becomes exhilarated. This is one reason why Lin Fei applied to a military academy. Another reason, along with the previous one, is that for any citizen of the empire, all tuition fees for entering the military academy are waived, including meals and accommodation, along with various allowances, although the allowances are pitifully small

Lin Fei gazed out at the sky, where white clouds floated by, his mind occupied with thoughts of watching the bloody and thrilling "Death Mech Combat" competition with his classmates after school

"Activate the scanning device, the danger level in the vicinity is zero, deep fusion can proceed..." The electronic synthesized voice echoed in my ears once again

The Deathmatch Tournament has become a popular physical mech combat competition in recent years. Each participant is either a mech warrior from the enemy Beast Empire or a death row inmate from the Dragon Federation. During the battles, they pilot real machines to fight, and the loser is killed in the cockpit. Nineteen-year-old Lin Fei feels his blood boiling every time he looks through the protective screen and sees the bloody scenes of combat in the arena. Such scenes of bloodshed make him feel once again like a normal human being.

Seeing that Lin Fei did not respond, the combat instructor approached, raised the teaching rod in his hand, and was about to strike Lin Fei. Hitting students was a common occurrence at the third-rate military school Lin Fei attended