I Can Read People's Comments-Chapter 214: A Game of Luck

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"Alright. It’s time for our next mission." Theo smiled, breaking the news to his student. He showed the mission details on the board.

Mission: Vanguard Zombie Subjugation.

Description: A Tier 4 Vanguard Zombie is spotted near Loss Varkos Base.

There were several pictures of the Vanguard Zombie.

Maya couldn’t help but suck a cold breath. "A Tier 4 Vanguard Zombie? Are we really going to take on this mission?"

"Yes. Is there something wrong?" Theo nodded nonchalantly.

"A Vanguard Zombie is a zombie that has undergone a mutation in their muscle, causing them to become much bigger than a normal zombie. In addition, their strength is immeasurable.

"According to my knowledge, a Tier 4 Vanguard Zombie can flatten an entire building with a single punch. Are we really going to take it on?"

Maya recalled all the information about the zombie and its danger. There were a lot of negative opinions about this zombie, making people believe that they should take on something else.

The post-apocalyptic world had two ways of fighting zombies. First, it was the talent they received as superhumans. However, the Vanguard Zombie had high resistance to elements like fire or lightning. So, the superhuman’s ability rarely worked against them.

The second way would be with weapons. They couldn’t shoot a missile unless necessary, so most of the fights ended up with exoskeletons. But even their exoskeleton could be crushed by the Vanguard Zombie.

Hence, just hearing someone mention Vanguard Zombie was enough to make people shudder.

However, Theo wasn’t afraid of this zombie. So, he added, "Avalon requested the mission with his reward for getting the top score in the previous exam. And at his request, Maya will also participate in this mission. Hence, there are only two more spots for this mission. Due to Li Wei’s condition, he won’t be participating in this mission."

"How are we going to decide who will go?" The other students looked pretty excited, not caring about the vanguard zombie’s reputation.

"If we do something big this time, the reporters will just use it to expose our weird class, so I will just make it simple."

’So, you’re aware that the lesson is weird…’ The students thought the same thing.

Theo took out a cylinder and put it on the table. After that, he put about twenty smaller sticks inside with two of them marked red at the tip.

"Alright. This is how we’re going to decide this time." Theo smiled, dropping yet another bomb.

The students dropped their jaws in disbelief. After all the brutal activities they had participated in, they never expected that this mission would be so simple.

’No. Teacher might use this as a way to warn us that there is nothing so simple in life.’ Serena squinted her eyes.

’Hehe. You want to fool us, but this time, we’re much smarter than the first time we entered this class.’ Lancelot had a smug smile on his face.

’Just look at the number of sticks. There are more sticks than the students.’ Aurora observed the sticks carefully.

’With Li Wei, Avalon, and Maya out of the way, there are only nine of us remaining. Mia has been playing with her father during the entire holiday, so she might also not participate ina sufficient this mission. It leaves only eight of us.’ Haruka looked determined to be one of the participants. At the very least, she had to make enough contribution since she had run away from her house.

’Only two?’ Luca and Lucas exchanged looks, thinking the same thing. They were going to participate together.

’A Vanguard Zombie, huh? It might be good training for my Strength Demon.’ Jayden’s expression turned serious.

’I can’t put living things in my Inventory, but I wonder if zombies are considered living things or not.’ Oliver smirked, thinking about something dangerous.

They didn’t realize that they were simply thinking too much. Theo said, "Who wants to go first?"

"So, this time, it’ll depend on our luck," said Lancelot to trick everyone.

’Luck? Do you think you’re tricking anyone?’ Serena snorted inwardly.

’This is not luck. Someone who’s faster might be the winner.’ Aurora’s expression turned grim.

’I can ask my familiar to tell me which ones have the red markers and participate in this mission.’ Haruka gathered her resolve.

’There might be a little difference in their weight since the paint must have weight. But can my control over my strength allow me to perceive that slight difference?’ Jayden fell into deep thought.

"We will do it!" Luca and Lucas stood up while raising their hands. "We’ll grab the two spots right away!"

"!!!" The other students overanalyzed it, making them react slightly too late. Their faces showed a bitter expression as if the twins had just taken their spots.

Luca and Lucas came together. They released their essence a little bit as if sensing the difference between the sticks.

Suddenly, both of them felt something and looked at each other. Their smiles were apparent to all the students.

"No way!" They thought that the twins would be the ones to go this time.

"Hehehe!" The twins chuckled and pulled out with prideful expressions. "We’re going!"

They took out a stick each, showing it to everyone. However, Theo’s voice soon startled them. "Yes. You two need to go back to your seats. Once everyone has taken the stick, you can go again."

"Eh?!" The twins raised their eyebrows and took a look at the stick they’d just pulled out. None of them had a red mark.

"What?"

"Impossible."

The twins wanted to complain, but it didn’t look like Theo was planning to give an explanation.

In addition, Haruka raised her hand this time. "I’ll go next!"

"Wha—!" Their opportunities had just been taken by Haruka.

Without hesitation, Haruka moved forward and asked her friends to find out about the number. Since she was a ghost, she could enter the cylinder, which allowed her to take a look at the stick with a red mark.

As soon as she got the answer, Haruka pulled the stick out, showing it to the teacher. Unlike the twins, she was looking at the stick herself with anticipation, only to be disappointed that it was yet another normal stick.

"Huh?" Haruka blinked a few times. Her spirit wasn’t lying, but she almost forgot that Theo’s power was an illusion. There was a chance that he was manipulating the drawing.

However, it wasn’t like Theo to do all this. There must be a catch somewhere.

Unfortunately, the other students didn’t think the same.

"I will go next!" Serena, Lancelot, and Aurora raised their hands at the same time.

"You three can pick a stick together." Theo smiled, not wanting to make it complicated.

In the end, the trio came to the front and chose the stick with their own method.

However, the result was the same. None of them pulled out the correct ones.

"Huh?" They were confused.

With this, only Jayden and Oliver were left. Mia didn’t seem to be participating, so both of them exchanged looks before deciding to go together.

Yet, the result remained the same. They still pulled out the normal sticks.

’Is there something I miss?’ Aurora frowned.

’Now that I think about it, we can go together. And if he wants to make it fair, shouldn’t he put at least 24 sticks instead of 20?’ Serena noticed something was off.

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’That’s right. He said to the twins that they could go as soon as everyone took their turn.’ Haruka thought of another idea.

’This might not be a game based on luck. It’s based on…speed.’ Oliver opened his mouth in surprise as he turned around, saying, "I will pick another one."

Theo didn’t say anything, proving his theory.

"!!!" The other students also noticed it and rushed to the front.

"I’m going to be next!"

"Mine!"

"Mine!"

They didn’t care about what others thought. They had to reach the front much faster than anyone else.

Jayden took the initiative and picked another stick before the others reached the front. Aurora and Serena slammed onto each other, while Lancelot took the moment when others were distracted to use his fastest speed. The twins were flying in the air, not obstructed by anything.

However, the moment they were about to dive to reach for the sticks, their heads were stomped by someone, causing them to crash into the floor.

"Gya!" The twins fell head first.

"What?" Even Lancelot couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed. Haruka, the most timid person in their class, was actually the one who stomped on the twins’ heads.

At the same time, she jumped a little bit too far to the point where she would crash into Theo.

"Watch out!" Serena shouted, warning Theo so that he would get an extra point.

But Theo skillfully caught Haruka in his arms while saying, "Be careful."

"Thank you." Haruka thanked him while turning her head around. She knew there was a storage area under the teacher’s desk. Sadly, they couldn’t see it from their perspective earlier.

Now that she was behind the desk, she saw a stick hiding inside. As she expected, Theo used his illusion to hide this stick behind his desk, making them believe the two red sticks were among the twenty he put inside.

Without hesitation, Haruka grabbed the stick and showed it to everyone else. "I got it!"

"!!!"

The other students were shocked that one of the spots had been taken.

When they noticed that there might be a chance that Theo hid it in another place, Serena and Aurora split up, searching for another hiding spot.

Lancelot remained on his original target and grabbed a stick, which turned out to be another normal stick.

The twins also pulled another pair, which turned out to be normal again.

"NO!"

Serena and Aurora thought this was their chance. Since they couldn’t pick up a stick until they finished, Serena and Aurora could focus on their search first.

However, that was a foolish attempt. They ended up garnering hatred from the other classmates.

Lancelot sneaked up behind Aurora.

"What are you—" Aurora didn’t react fast enough as Lancelot actually threw her toward the can. "Wha—!"

Luca and Lucas actually helped Lancelot by raising the stick a little bit so that it would get dragged out by Aurora’s body.

Their plan succeeded, but Aurora ended up crashing into the board.

"Geh!" She fell down before shouting, "What are you doing?!"

Unfortunately for her, everyone’s attention wasn’t on her. Their eyes were locked on Serena.

"Are you going to pick one or get thrown like that?" Lancelot smiled.

"You are a noble, right? Can you even do something that rude…" Serena tried to stop him, but it didn’t seem that Lancelot was going to give up on this. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were filled with threat. "I… I will pick one."

"Good." Lancelot’s expression mellowed in an instant.

Serena had no choice but to pick up the stick, which turned out to be a normal one.

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With this, everyone’s turn had been reset.

All of their gazes turned sharp. This time, they had a choice about whether to look around or grab another stick from the can.

As expected, Serena and Aurora used the same method while Lancelot hesitated.

Jayden and the twins were considering their options while Oliver’s eyes flashed. After seeing their teacher’s reaction to all these ruckuses, Oliver knew that there was another trick.

The fact that violence could be used, it meant they could use their power blatantly instead of sneaking around to find the correct answer.

Theo had covered the can with black cloth so that everyone couldn’t see it. But he only said that they needed to pick the stick. It didn’t matter if it was still inside the can or not. Haruka had proved it, so it was time for him to take action.

Oliver approached the can. When his hand was only a few centimeters away from it, he sucked the can into his inventory, leaving only the sticks behind.

In that instant, he could see one stick with a red mark. Since he was the closest, he grabbed the stick and declared, "I won the last spot!"