I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 181 Army Barbecue
"Yes, it's this store. I'll take you there once you officially join the company!"

Following Lin Xing'an's gaze, Ke Ke also picked up the small card.

"Junior, you haven't released the ghost realm in front of confused people to test them, right?"

"You can try it when the time comes. Confused people are quite interesting."

"You can release the ghost realm in front of them as you please, and they won't react at all. If they react, they are not stupid people."

Koko said with a smile.

"Okay! Then please guide me, Senior. I haven't tried it yet..."

Lin Xing'an also scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Hey, leave it to me, senior! I won't be polite to my junior for his first time!"

Keke patted his chest and said.

But after realizing what she had said, her face turned red again.

This time it was Lin Xing'an's turn to pretend he didn't hear it.

"...Senior, this boss...how did he come here from South City?"

"Humans and animals... even foolish people, if they try to leave the train station, won't we just eat them?"

Lin Xing'an took a sip of soda and changed the subject.

"He came twelve years ago, on the day when Mother Nancheng was born."

"There were hardly any colleagues at the train station that day, and those on duty didn't seem to be in the mood to work."

"And their whole family came with two confused friends."

Ke Ke's words made Lin Xing'an nod.

A hint of surprise appeared on her face. "Senior sister is amazing. She even knows all the information about ordinary people and animals!"

He gave a thumbs up and praised.

Ke Ke modestly waved his hand and said, "It's my job~"

The two of them gradually started to talk about new things, and their relationship unknowingly became closer.

Bursts of laughter could be heard from the room from time to time.

"Senior, do we have any training plans for the next two days?"

Lin Xing'an, who was already 70% full, rubbed his stomach and asked.

"Yes! Tomorrow, after your gloom has settled, we will conduct some specialized training on your abilities."

"Because your body has been upgraded to D-level, your [Wave] ability is also D-level accordingly."

"So the first step is to familiarize yourself with the D-class's [Wave] ability."

“Being truly familiar with and mastering your own abilities is the foundation for everything that follows.”

Koko held up a finger.

"Senior, your fingers are so beautiful, just like the white part of a scallion."

Just as she was about to say the second point, Lin Xing'an interrupted.

"you……"

This sudden sentence left Ke Ke speechless for a moment, and his face turned red. He didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"...Senior, but my ability is considered a passive recovery ability. How exactly should I train it?"

Lin Xing'an changed the subject again and asked.

Keke also retracted his fingers, but shook his wrist.

"Of course, it's to constantly drain your energy, and then continuously recover through [Waves] until you completely master the Darkness."

"Don't worry, junior, there's a special physical training room in this building."

"A, B, C, D, E. Each level of ability has a dedicated training room."

"So tomorrow will be very tiring, you must eat more tonight!"

Ke Ke stuffed another handful of meat skewers into Lin Xing'an's mouth.

Lin Xing'an lowered his eyes, pursed his lips and nodded.

"...Junior, the levels of this training room are just to accommodate various abilities and better improve them."

Noticing the change in Lin Xing'an's mood, Ke Ke also hurriedly spoke.

"There is no ability discrimination within the committee. Even if you don't have the ability, it doesn't matter."

"Strong abilities are just icing on the cake. After all, so-called abilities are meant to deal with humans and animals, and the higher the committee level, the less need there is to deal with humans and animals."

"Besides, even your [Wave] ability is more than enough to deal with most humans and animals."

"So don't feel inferior, it's all okay!"

Ke Ke held Lin Xing'an's hand and comforted him.

"Yeah! Anyway, I'll just train with you, Senpai!"

Lin Xing'an also nodded, took a deep breath and said.

"Of course, I will make sure everything is arranged for you!"

Keke smiled and said with great confidence.

"Then tomorrow, the second mission."

"After you have mastered your abilities, I will teach you how to integrate them into your own ghost realm."

"And teach you how to control and maintain the size of the ghost domain."

"Of course! Don't feel pressured, junior. I'm just teaching you a lesson, but you don't have to master it by tomorrow. We have plenty of time to practice!"

Koko said, shaking two fingers.

Then she extended a third finger.

"In addition to abilities and ghost realms, I will also briefly talk to you about the composition of our committee tomorrow."

"Various institutions, various functions, and aspects concerning mothers, the treatment of humans and animals, and so on."

"You can ask me anything you're curious about then."

"As long as I know and can tell, I will tell you!"

Ke Ke paused, thought for a moment, and then nodded, "That's pretty much it for tomorrow's mission!"

"Okay! Then I'll eat quickly and go to sleep after that!"

Lin Xing'an didn't ask any more questions. He took a sip of his drink and started eating quickly.

Although the midnight snack looked like a lot, the two of them chatted while eating and finished it without any pressure.

"Junior, I'll call you at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Have a good rest. You've worked hard today."

"Okay! Good night, Senior!"

"good night!"

Keke waved his hand and went to the next room.

She didn't notice that there was a bit of darkness under her feet and followed her in.

"call……"

Lin Xing'an closed the door and rubbed his stomach.

At 12:50 in the evening, he took a shower, turned off the lights, got into bed, and closed his eyes.

I silently felt the gloom he left everywhere.

After this round of absorption, his maximum control distance over Yinhui has expanded to five kilometers.

With his safe house as the center, it just happened to include the two buildings of the siege department and the coordination department.

Zhang Guang and Liang, the head of the Coordination Department, both had rosy faces, as if they had just finished a conversation...

Xu Zhe was at his home in City Light. He had just taken the medicine given to him by Zhao Wuji and was rubbing his eyebrows.

In the room on the second floor, Xu Ye was shivering in the minus twenty degrees cold.

The whole house was extremely depressing.

Further...

Lin Xing'an closed his eyes and frowned slightly.

Controlling the darkness, it floated towards the location where the army was having a barbecue.

But unfortunately, the barbecue restaurant was beyond the limit of his control.

But the other direction...

In the winter den of stray cats and dogs outside the new campus of Beicheng University, a black cat that looked like it had just been weaned slowly opened its eyes as if it sensed something.

Its originally brown pupils turned blue-green in the blink of an eye.

And in front of it was a dark shadow like quicksand.

"Meow~"

It didn't get up, but just let out a soft cry and stretched out its claws to scratch through the darkness.

Everything went well...

It opened its mouth and mouthed the words.

And that little bit of gloom quietly dissipated in the drifting snowflakes. "..."

In the darkness, Lin Xing'an sighed silently.

So far, everything seems to be going well.

He can enter the committee smoothly.

He has won the favor of the Minister of the Siege Department and even a formal member. His future promotion path will definitely be smooth.

But, this is far from enough...

Only candidate members are qualified to know who the "sacrifice" will be, or may have already been determined.

Only those who enter the shrine are qualified to know the most hidden secrets of the entire chicken coop and the most basic operation - where exactly did humans come from and where exactly is humanity’s hometown.

Only by constantly climbing up and gaining power will he be qualified to lead humanity out of this chicken coop...

Lin Xing'an turned over.

His mind inexplicably thought again of the time when he was six years old and in the coffin in Villa No. 6, and the fifteen years that the angel Yu Shi had told him about.

Only three years left...

Lin Xing'an clenched his fists slightly.

Taoyuan paid such a huge price and Yu Yu spent so much time preparing for it in exchange for his ticket to join the committee.

he……

Can I really get out of this chicken coop...

The snow outside is getting heavier.

Lin Xing'an suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and confusion in his heart.

After a long time, after making sure that Keke in the next room was asleep, he no longer felt gloomy. With the fatigue of the day, he fell asleep in just a minute.

……

……

The next morning at six forty-five.

Keke was wearing a nightgown, yawning, rubbing her eyes and looking at herself in the mirror.

Maybe because she had a midnight snack and stayed up late last night, she had a pimple on her face.

"Um……"

Keke sighed and just blinked, and the pimples on his face disappeared.

Then she looked at her original appearance, then looked at her hands that Lin Xing'an had praised last night, and nodded with satisfaction.

After washing up, Keke was about to go downstairs to get breakfast when there was a knock on the door.

"Junior, are you up so early..."

She glanced at the time. It wasn't even seven o'clock yet...

"……minister?"

But when the door was opened, it was Zhang Guang.

"Yeah, nothing much. I just came to tell you that it's time for our operation. I also wanted to bring you two some breakfast."

"Is Lin Xing'an still resting?"

He asked, pointing to the next room.

"Yes, he absorbed the Yin Hui for four hours last night, and the effect was very good."

"Row."

Zhang Guang nodded with satisfaction and then walked into Keke's room.

"I finished talking to Minister Liang last night. He will go to South City with us. We will leave at nine o'clock and return tomorrow if nothing unexpected happens."

"Your task for the next two days is to teach Lin Xing'an. Don't worry about anything else."

"I asked Lao Ji to watch over the siege department."

"And then nothing happened. That's all I need to tell you."

He said after putting his breakfast down.

Ke Ke also nodded, "You even made a special trip..."

"I just happened to be passing by. Oh, by the way, I have something else to tell you first, uh..."

Zhang Guang paused. "Well... after we come back, we'll deal with the Taoyuan mainframe in the Coordination Department. You take Lin Xing'an with you. I promised him that."

"But he can't show up at that time. You have to use your ability to turn him into something inconspicuous and take him with you."

"The main purpose is to let Lin Xing'an experience a large-scale event, not to mention that this action is related to Taoyuan."

"So, what should it become? You can discuss it with Lin Xing'an when you have time. Whatever is most comfortable for you can be done."

He walked out as he spoke.

Keke followed behind and nodded repeatedly.

I couldn't help but sigh again in my heart about the importance of Lin Xing'an.

Normally, it's just a small matter, especially at such a busy time, how could Zhang Guang possibly go there in person?
"Alright, let's follow your plan for today's training. Are you planning to..."

"Oh! I plan to take Lin Xing'an to the gravity room this morning to train his physical endurance."

"Gravity room... As for the gravity room... what level are you planning to open it to?"

"...Class D, probably, the same gravity as Lin Xingan..."

Keke was stunned for a moment before answering.

"No, listen to me. I'll upgrade Lin Xing'an to Class C."

Zhang Guang was silent for a moment, then rubbed his chin and said.

"……this……"

Keke shook his head, seeming hesitant to speak.

The Gravity Room project is designed based on the two abilities [Gravity] and [Quarry].

Not to mention participating in a level of difficulty equal to their own, even the first level would be extremely difficult for a newcomer with no experience.

Can't even stand up.

"Minister, Level C is too difficult for Lin Xing'an. It can't achieve the purpose of training."

After thinking about it, Ke Ke rejected Zhang Guang's words for the first time.

"No, Lin Xing'an can do it. He can definitely bear it."

"The gravity room appears to be training physical strength, but in reality it tests how trainees can maintain their thinking and stability under such high-pressure gravity."

"As long as you can find the pattern, no matter how difficult it is, you can overcome it. Lin Xing'an can definitely do it."

Zhang Guang said very confidently.

"But……"

"Don't worry, this is not without precedent. More than 20 years ago, someone broke through a gravity level one level higher than their own, and they didn't have any special abilities."

"..."

Zhang Guang's words made Keke frown, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

The gravity room is a public project, and everyone in the committee can come to train and challenge it.

There's even a dedicated leaderboard.

There are indeed a few big guys on the list, but at most they are just challenging training by surpassing one small realm.

Or the ability itself is related to control or gravity, in order to reach a higher level.

In Keke's impression, there is no one who can challenge opponents of higher levels without special abilities...

"This person has a close relationship with Lin Xing'an."

Zhang Guang smiled.

The scene of Yu Yu, who was only eighteen years old more than twenty years ago, standing up in the gravity of Class B with ease when he was in Class C emerged in my mind.

"Let Lin Xing'an try it. If it doesn't work, we can lower the price."

"it is good……"

Keke took a deep breath and nodded.

Since Zhang Guang said so, she naturally had no reason to refute.

She actually became curious...

Maybe Lin Xing'an can really do it?
"Okay, you should go back too. It's very cold outside. Don't go out."

Zhang Guang waved his hand.

Then he exhaled and left the safe house.

It snowed all night last night.

It was already silvery white outside.

After watching him leave, Keke shuddered and walked back quickly.

(End of this chapter)