The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

He had felt this feeling before with the little girl who gave him flowers, with Xue Yingsong and his daughter who had always been incredibly supportive of him, and with Cheng Caimeng.

"The principal... has a complicated past, but he does want to kill me and wants to drag Canglong City into gambling with his ideals."

Gu Ran didn't explain in detail, partly because it wasn't good to waste too much time on explanations right now, and partly because he was worried that Xue Yingsong's "betrayal" would have too much of an impact on these students.

Now is not the time to be distracted by these things, because what I have to do later is life-threatening.

"We'll talk about this later. Let me tell you about what you're going to face next."

Gu Ran's mental power recovered quickly. Although he only rested for a short while, his mental power had recovered by more than half.

He extended his telekinetic power in an instant, covering all the mecha trainees.

His current mental power allows him to detect with unparalleled accuracy whether a demon has invaded another person's body.

Then, his expression changed slightly.

Of the more than one hundred mecha trainees, nearly half have been possessed by evil spirits.

Although he had expected things to be bad, the result still weighed heavily on his mind.

He clearly projected his voice through his telekinetic powers, making it resonate in the ears of every mecha trainee.

Do you all believe me?

"Believe!"

"Trust Teacher Gu!"

"We believe in Teacher Gu Ran!"

A cacophony of sounds rose and fell from the scene.

"I will soon infuse a power—the same power you use to pilot your mechs—into your consciousness to remove the enemies from your bodies."

"Chang Mu and the others were previously controlled by this kind of enemy, so in order to avoid a tragedy like the one that happened to Chang Mu and the others, I will first eliminate the unstable factors inside."

"If you have any distrust towards me, it's best to leave the group now. Only when you completely trust me can I help you defeat the enemy lurking in your mind. Otherwise, I will be helpless."

“Those who harbor evil spirits in their sea of ​​consciousness will become unstable factors in the team, and may even turn against them and attack their own comrades. Therefore, I will eliminate such unstable factors first to prevent the tragedy from repeating itself.”

"Time is precious. I will only give you 30 seconds to think. After 30 seconds, I will immediately begin to clear out the unstable factors inside. If anyone has doubts about me but does not leave the team, and I fail to clear the enemy in their mind, then some very unpleasant things will happen."

The mech team seemed to be getting a little restless.

Gu Ran suddenly understood Xue Yingsong's feelings at that moment.

Sacrifice a few to save the majority.

Even most of the people you save probably won't be grateful to you.

Because among the few who sacrificed their lives were their relatives and friends.

They think you should save everyone.

You are in power, you have such great strength, you should and have the responsibility to save everyone.

However, the path Xue Yingsong chose was a gamble with a low probability of success, and there was no guarantee that she would succeed.

Therefore, Gu Ran did not think that Xue Yingsong's choice was correct.

Having survived the demonic incident, and with the utmost trust in Gu Ran, not a single member of the mecha squad left.

To Gu Ran's surprise, the others only stirred slightly before returning to calm.

No one left.

This result surprised Gu Ran, even though he had treated all the students he had selected with utmost care and provided them with the best treatment he could.

But he never imagined that these students would trust him to this extent.

Gu Ran underestimated his influence in Canglong City.

If we only consider his influence within Lanxin University, it is clear that he has not yet reached his peak and cannot be compared with Xue Yingsong.

However, within the entire Azure Dragon City, he possessed an unparalleled record of victories, having rescued millions of Azure Dragon City residents from New Covenant City and forced New Covenant City to sign a "defeat treaty."

He repelled the attack of the Abyss Demon Legion, and then single-handedly resolved the problem of Far East City.

Xue Yingsong not only did not hide these things at all, but also made every effort to use his publicity tools to help Gu Ran spread the word.

This result led to Gu Ran's extremely high reputation in Canglong City.

Among some ordinary people, it even subtly surpasses Xueyingsong.

These events had a significant impact on the minds of these mecha trainees; otherwise, they wouldn't have actively participated in the mecha project led by Gu Ran.

Gu Ran is perceived by most people in Canglong City as having unparalleled strength and extremely high scientific research talent. He is the only candidate to be the next president of Lanxin University and the only candidate to be the next de facto "ruler" of Canglong City.

It inspires a very strong sense of trust.

So to some extent, it was Xue Yingsong who used his power to boost Gu Ran's reputation, which is why Gu Ran has his current reputation.

"Alright, now that everyone has made their choice, I'll begin."

Without any hesitation or pause, Gu Ran immediately covered the mecha trainees with all the mental energy he had recovered.

Then, following the trail of those demons, the telekinetic power quickly penetrated into everyone's consciousness.

281. To save Canglong City, Gu Ran actually chose to bear the infamy alone?!

The sea of ​​consciousness is an incredibly mysterious entity for most people.

They find it difficult to perceive the sea of ​​consciousness on their own, but students who are able to enter Lanxin University will learn about the sea of ​​consciousness to some extent from some books.

When Gu Ran's mental power entered their sea of ​​consciousness, they immediately had a mysterious feeling.

This sensation is not as direct and obvious as that perceived by the five senses, but it can still be felt vaguely.

Gu Ran kept a close eye on their movements.

If they develop resistance towards him, his mental power in their minds will be suppressed, making it impossible for him to easily eliminate the evil spirit.

Although he could still destroy the demon if he continued to increase his mental energy, he couldn't do that.

It's impossible to estimate how many times more mental energy would be consumed in that way. It's highly likely that his mental energy would be completely exhausted before he could even eliminate the demons in their sea of ​​consciousness.

Therefore, he would give up on such a student.

He would only help them without regard for the cost of his mental energy if they survived this incident.

More than forty people had their consciousness invaded by evil spirits.

After Gu Ran finished speaking, some people's eyes flashed with panic.

These people are the ones most deeply influenced by evil spirits, and it is the evil spirits that are manipulating their bodies.

Gu Ran locked onto these people in an instant.

Once the telekinetic energy entered the consciousness of the forty-odd mecha trainees, the outcome was quickly decided.

To Gu Ran's surprise, none of the forty-odd people showed any resistance towards him.

Even those students whose bodies had already been controlled by the evil spirits immediately began to cooperate when they felt Gu Ran's mental power enter their sea of ​​consciousness.

Soon, Gu Ran completely eliminated all the evil spirits on the mecha trainees.

"Thank you, teacher!"

The mecha trainees expressed their heartfelt gratitude.

"All the evil spirits on you have been eliminated by me. If you don't feel any changes, don't worry, because you don't have any evil spirits on you, so I didn't do anything to you."

Gu Ran glanced at the other students who were looking around in surprise, and said.

He didn't fully reveal that not everyone possesses evil spirits just now, actually to give those who had doubts about him a reason to leave on their own.

However, the test results surprised him somewhat; not a single person had any doubts about him.

The students he personally selected all had an astonishing level of trust in him.

"Teacher, let's bring the others from Lanxin University in too! If we can unite them, our strength will be greatly enhanced!"

Chang Mu's voice sounded somewhat excited.

It seems to be an imagined scene where everyone at Lanxin University unites to fight against the alien species.

"No need," Gu Ran said calmly.

He wasn't overly surprised that all the mecha trainees believed in him; instead, he poured cold water on Chang Mu's enthusiasm.

"Even if you believe me, others may not. The principal's death cannot be explained in a short time."

"If we spend effort organizing and gathering them, it's more likely to be a waste of time."

If the name is not correct, then the words will not be proper.

Xue Yingsong's support was, for him, a "status" or "recognition".

If he hadn't killed Xue Yingsong in front of everyone, things would have been fine; he could have continued to use Xue Yingsong's name for the time being.

Upon hearing Gu Ran's words, Chang Mu had no choice but to abandon his own thoughts.

Indeed, even those mecha trainees personally selected by Teacher Gu Ran initially harbored doubts after witnessing that scene.

It was only after his explanation and that of the mecha team that they felt relieved and began to trust Teacher Gu Ran again.