The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

However, they had witnessed Chen Guan's strength in the previous league matches.

Clearly, it's no longer appropriate to treat Chen Guan as a junior who needs protection.

It's time to let Chen Guan know more.

"This time is different."

Chen Guan tried to argue: "My leopard has just evolved and its mind is unstable. It needs its owner's company. This involves the important issue of the continuation of the species. I can't leave."

"Alright, stop making excuses." Baihu's laughter subsided, and his tone became flat: "This wasn't my intention."

The voice on the other end of the token paused, then uttered a name, blocking all of Chen Guan's escape routes.

"It was Beidou and the boss's idea, and of course, I had the same thought."

Chen Guan remained silent.

She'd even brought it up to her immediate supervisor, so clearly, he had no room to refuse.

"Why me?" Chen Guan asked.

"Because you are Xuanwu." Baihu's answer was simple and direct: "And also because Beidou wants to see what you are like on a real battlefield."

"This can be considered... a formal assessment."

An assessment...

As Chen Guan chewed on the word, he felt as if a scalding hot collar had been put around his neck.

He looked at the little leopard on the desk, who was still confused about the situation, and suddenly felt that a peaceful life might really just be a luxury.

"What are the mission requirements?"

He gave up struggling.

"It's very simple." Baihu's voice regained a hint of relaxation: "The Guiyuan Group is preparing to conduct a small-scale operation in a human city in the south."

"The goal is to solve one person's problem."

"But don't worry, your mission isn't a core assault," Baihu explained. "You're responsible for peripheral containment, stirring up trouble, and drawing all possible targets to your side."

Chen Guan immediately understood.

"Barecloth?"

"You can understand it this way," the White Tiger said noncommittally. "You are the perfect bait because you have many tricks up your sleeve and you can't die."

"There's no risk for you, is there?"

Yes, there's not much risk.

He paused for a moment, then asked the most crucial question.

Will there be any civilian casualties?

The white tiger's voice paused on the other end of the token.

The previous ease vanished completely in that moment.

After a few seconds, he replied in a businesslike tone.

"Lord Beidou's original words were, 'Control it as much as possible.'"

"But... I can't guarantee it."

Chen Guan held the token, unable to utter a single word.

The room was eerily quiet, with only the faint sound of the leopard licking its paws.

It seemed to sense that something was wrong, stopped what it was doing, raised its golden vertical pupils, and looked at Chen Guan with a puzzled expression.

Chen Guan did not want to become the kind of person who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to people with whom he had no grudges.

But he just happened to be in such an organization.

"I see."

After a long while, Chen Guan spoke.

"What time and where?"

"Three days later, Yunlan City." Baihu quickly provided the information: "I'll give you the details later."

"Remember, Xuanwu, don't mess it up."

After Baihu finished speaking, he decisively cut off the communication.

He could hear the hesitation in Chen Guan's voice, and emotionally speaking, Bai Hu couldn't bear to do it.

But Chen Guan wasn't the only one with no choice; so was Bai Hu. Either some of them would perish, or everyone would perish together. Bai Hu chose the former.

If Chen Guan is truly unsuitable, then Xuanwu should immediately replace him; they don't have that much time to continue trial and error.

The faint glow on the token's surface dimmed, turning it back into an ordinary black plaque.

Chen Guan threw it on the table with a soft thud.

"Awoo?"

Leopard jumped off the table, walked to his feet, and rubbed its little head against his trouser leg, as if asking him why he was unhappy.

Chen Guan bent down and picked it up.

The little guy's body was very light, like a warm ball of fluff, and his clear golden eyes reflected only his face.

He looked into those eyes and suddenly asked a question.

"Leopard."

"If one day I asked you to do something dangerous that might hurt someone, would you do it?"

Leopard tilted its head, as if trying very hard to understand this complex problem.

It thought for a moment, then opened its mouth and gave an incredibly clear answer.

I'm hungry.

Chen Guan looked at the pair of clear golden eyes in his arms and chuckled.

He felt like he had really been stupid.

It's unbelievable that someone would ask a leopard such a complex question about humanity and morality.

The answer "I'm hungry" is so simple, yet so correct.

Chen Guan put Leopard on the ground, walked to the window and sat down. Looking at the blurry figures on the training field outside the window, an unnamed fire burned in his heart, which he could not suppress.

"Hehehe."

Deep within his consciousness, Barna's unpleasant laughter echoed.

"What are you worrying about? It's not like you just found out what the Guiyuan Group does."

Chen Guan did not refute.

Yes, it's not like he just found out today.

But he was still very uncomfortable.

The phrase "control as much as possible" was like a tiny poisonous thorn stuck in his heart.

This means that civilian casualties are an acceptable price to pay when necessary.

They will become a cold number.

Perhaps he and Long Ao are the same kind of people, unable to bear sacrifice.

"What, are you getting all over the place with your saintly heart?"

Baal said nonchalantly, "You need to understand, kid, the path you're on isn't for good men and women. Looking back and forth will only make you die faster."

"I will not die," Chen Guan thought to himself.

"Yes, you won't die." Baal's voice turned cold, carrying a hint of disappointment.

"But your spirit will, your will will, and the ridiculous bottom line you are holding onto now will eventually be worn away by all sorts of things."

"Kid, you can't waste your emotions on useless people. Trying to be everyone's savior will only lead to suffering."

Chen Guan remained silent.

He couldn't refute Barr's words because Barr was telling the truth.

I am a cold-hearted person by nature.

If he had just arrived in this world, with no feelings for it, no sense of belonging to humanity, and no system, what kind of person would he be?

Without a system, there would be no popularity points that would force him to come to the school, and his original body might not even exist. Chen Guan would probably just be a wandering soul in the world.

Using an unfamiliar face, he continues to live a life similar to his previous life.

There is no love, no hate, no entanglements, no constraints, and nothing in this world.

He looked at his reflection in the windowpane, his face expressionless. Chen Guan imagined himself like that, and a sense of boredom washed over him.

That kind of life is too boring.

After a moment, he made a decision.

He accepted the task.

But he wanted to do it his own way.

Bait, huh?

Then let's make a bigger commotion and attract everyone's attention.

In this way, those who live ordinary lives may not have everything destroyed by unexpected disasters.