My Level Zero System

The escape was successful.

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To be extra safe, Kain even destroys the road, preventing any Crawlers from finding and segueing them.

And then, he led the ten students around the protective wall, finally reaching a safe area.

"Kain! You're back!"

Mera ignored the gazes of the people around her and jumped to hug him.

This made Kain a little embarrassed, but he did not protest.

Only after Mera calmed down did Kain speak softly.

"Mera, gather all the students to the area in front of our base, I have something to announce."

"Is it important?"

Kain nodded, Mera saw that and could only worry and leave him.

Just now when Mera jumped to hug him, she clearly felt that he almost lost his balance.

In short, Kain was just trying to hold on. How exhausted must he be to be pretending like that?

Seeing Mera's back running away, Kain could only sigh.

Whatever Mera realized, he realized too.

He turned to the group of students behind him and frowned, because they were all gaping, as if they had just seen something terrifying.

"What's up guys?"

Kain wondered, all eyes now on him.

One person stuttered.

"Kain... is that person... Mera?"

"Yeah, I think everyone knows each other."

Kain replied calmly.

After all, they were in the same course, so knowing each other was nothing more than natural.

However, the reaction of these students... seemed strange.

"Kain, do you know what Mera's nickname was at the training camp?"

"She has a nickname?"

This time, Kain was truly surprised. He had no idea Mera was so famous.

Although this fame is not in a positive way.

"That's right, her nickname is... Lady Devil."

Kain's face fell.

What the hell kind of nickname is this?

Sounds even worse than his nickname "The Fool" at the beginning of the semester.

"If you don't know, then forget it. Lady Devil is sarcastic, never shows respect to anyone, and whenever she's dissatisfied, she'll choose to challenge and beat her opponent to a pulp. Even the coach in charge has a headache ."

"That… intense."

Kain was momentarily at a loss for words.

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Seeing that Kain didn't seem to believe it, the students just looked at each other and sobbed. To be honest, they didn't believe it either, but what they didn't believe was that the gentle girl from earlier was the infamous Lady Devil.

A moment later, all the students were summoned.

Including Kain's group, there were currently 75 individuals in this place.

"Today is a bloody day."

"None of us could have predicted that the monster attack would be so fierce. And we lost a lot of companions."

Hearing Kain's words, everyone was submerged in a sorrowful atmosphere.

Kain knew that the number of people who actually felt what he said was not all, but the crowd effect would do the rest.

Kain paused for a moment before continuing.

"So I think we have to cooperate, only by cooperating can we survive."

Of course, Kain wouldn't say outright that he would lead them.

He could, but that would cause some unnecessary backfire, which Kain could deal with, but that would also take time.

But this is the most precious thing right now.

Kain needed to unite the students' strength immediately.

Therefore, Kain's strategy is not to outwardly lead everyone. He will use a more subtle method, tying everyone's interests together. Then, everything will operate according to his strategy with benefits shared equally and guaranteed. At this point, even if anyone wants to disrupt, they cannot. Not only does Kain not need to personally come out to stop it, the others will already do it for him.

And so, with time, all would respect Kain as their leader, even though he never openly declared it.

"If we're already working together, then I have a plan to present. You guys can give your opinions."

Having said that, Kain gave a signal. Hector behind him saw the signal and brought out a huge map that had been pasted onto a wooden surface. Its massiveness and detail left all the students overwhelmed and amazed.

"This is the map of the lonely fortress, and we are... here!"

Kain points to the intersection between the western garrison and the western living area.

Kain explained his plan, the big plan of the course. How they would all live together as a community, fight off the enemy at the slightest warning, and also split up to patrol. This was the plan Kain had worked so hard to formulate before the night he had drawn the map.

Most people felt confused by the time they heard half of it, their heads already starting to spin. Only a few people followed Kain's words to the end.

"So, does anyone have any questions?"

The whole fell silent.

What else can they say? Rebut? Find fault?

That never happened.

"We support this plan!"

A group of 19 students stood up to express their attitude.

The nineteen students, although not even half of the sixty-nine students, were mostly small groups of less than ten people.

So when a group of 19 students spoke up, the weight of their decision was clear.

Very quickly, other groups of students followed suits. Whether anyone wanted to or not, it had to be this way, because this was a crowd effect, because no one wanted to be left behind.

Especially in this climate of terror.

This was also what Kain had been aiming for from the beginning. Then, Kain began to set about arranging everything.

He did not encounter any obstruction, partly because of the prestige of his strength, partly because of the prestige of his strategy, and partly because of the practical benefits he brought.

The second step of the plan is done.

Kain knew he had built up trust with the students, and could lead them in a normal state.

But this is not enough.

To be a leader, you need not only benefits and goodness, but also prestige.

This authority is not purely physical power, because this can easily cause a reverse effect. The authority here is spiritual power, a command, a sentence is enough to overwhelm the will of others. Even using the will of thousands of others to force each person.

And now, he has the perfect tool.

Kain gestured, whispering a bit. A moment later, the three bad students were brought out in front of everyone.

They were tied up by the legs and hands, and carried out like chickens about to be slaughtered.

"These three, if they don't help others, then so be it. They even bring monsters to others so that others can buy time to help them. I don't know how many students have indirectly died because of them, but I can confirm that they did. Because I am also a victim."

Kain said in a very pathetic manner.

"I wanted to help them, but they treated me like a human shield. They were truly a bunch of trash."

"That's right! It seems they led the monster to us!"

"Looks like we got it too!"

In this hazy fog, even if those three did it, it would be very difficult to catch them red-handed. However, with just a little anger, and a little association, a clear story would form in their minds.

Besides, no one would doubt Kain's words, especially since most of them were true. The gratitude and misdirection in Kain's words would make them ignore the fact that it was all Kain's one-sided words from the beginning, without any solid evidence.

But that's not all.

While Kain and the others spoke, the other three became enraged by the accusations and struggled continuously.

Kain signaled again, and Hector stepped forward and removed the cloths stuffed down their throats.

Kain understood why they were angry.

And Kain was looking forward to their next words.

"What right do you have to criticize us! Who knew those monsters were so ferocious?"

"If you were in our situation, you would act like us."

"We just want help! We just want to live! What's wrong with that?"

Although they also said a few other random things, the main idea was still the same.

Those are very baseless excuses, but they still strike a chord with some people.

They want to seek the sympathy of others. Humans have not only good sides, but also dark sides.

Those who were alarmed might not really sympathize with the three practitioners. But they would ask themselves, if they were pushed to the limit, would they do the same?

It was only at this moment that Kain spoke.

"That's not true!"

Kain shouted loudly, his voice filled with heroism, causing everyone to be momentarily unable to refute.

"When I arrived, I only saw all of you bravely resisting the monsters. You covered your injured comrades, protecting those around you with all your might. There was basically no one running away or being cowardly."

Kain's words immediately received a response.