Chapter 6: The Cross-Shaped Wound

  Zayil walked straight to my front, his eyes fixed on the cross-shaped wound on my chest. He turned his head and coldly said to Little Hu Zi, "Tivisari, look at your miserable state. I think you should return to your den and rest."

  Little Hu Zi gritted his teeth and said, "Colonel Zayil, but...I understand what you mean, but...but I must kill this kid today. If you insist on letting him go, then please shoot me first!"

  When Little Hu Zi spoke, he seemed tense, but his tone revealed a determination to kill me. Zayil turned his head and asked Little Hu Zi, "Kill him? How will you kill him? Is it like this?" As he spoke, Zayil swiftly pulled out the pistol from his waist and shot my thigh. The bullet was extremely hot, and since the distance was very close, my thigh was completely penetrated, but fortunately, it didn't hit any bones.

  After shooting, Zayil handed the pistol to Little Hu Zi. "This is all I can do for you. If you insist on disobeying my orders, then use this pistol to shoot your own brain first. Then, after I order him to eat your brains, I will send him to heaven. Of course, if you have any family members, I will take care of them."

  When Little Hu Zi heard Zayil's words, he hesitated. He glared at me with hatred and then threw the pistol to Jie, who was standing beside Zayil, before turning around and leaving the dark prison.

  I spat on the ground and cursed, "Trash!" Zayil didn't pay attention to my behavior but instead ordered his soldiers to untie me. This action surprised me, and I tried to think of all possible reasons why Zayil would do this. At that moment, Jie's face was expressionless, and it was unknown whether he was looking at anything behind his sunglasses.

  After being untied, I found out that my weak body couldn't stand up. Zayil ordered someone to bring a wooden chair for me to sit on.

  "You're an excellent warrior," Zayil said. "From the cross-shaped wound on your chest, I can tell that you killed an equally excellent warrior who was armed with real guns."

  I endured the intense pain in my body and tried to control my emotions as I listened to Zayil's words, trying to understand his intentions.

  "So, a warrior like you is needed by 'Gurital'," Zayil said. "You might know that our organization was created by Umi. I can tell you that Umi is not just someone with a complex international background as you imagined. He possesses the most advanced science and technology in the world and has intelligence surpassing all humans. The 'Gurital' he created is an organization that can see through everything and control everything. There are too many inferior species in human society, so the appearance of 'Gurital' is to re-optimize humanity. When humanity is optimized, its civilization will also leap to a new height, and many unknown secrets will be revealed one by one. The world pattern will also undergo new and greater changes. To achieve such a grand goal, Umi alone can't do it, so he created 'Gurital'."

  I knew that Zayil was trying to brainwash me. His words were illogical and didn't make sense, but one thing was clear: he was trying to persuade me.