Entering the room, the two men glanced at their surroundings. Seemingly struck with shock, Lu Yi's eyes began to emit a sparkle at the scenes unfolding upon them.
Grinning, he said enthusiastically, "I can't believe this is where we're going to train! Isn't this a nice place?" Looking at Mu Wei with such expectations, the other person had no choice but to nod in agreement.
But even despite this, Mu Wei had also thought that "It really is a great place."
Setting his gaze on the training bots, Mu Wei had an itch to give them a beating. Seeing that psycho again made him more irritated than he thought. He disliked being on edge all the time, and Lu Beiyi seemed to know exactly how to give him a scare.
Clicking his tongue in disapproval, he let out a frustrated sigh and walked towards the new victims that'll face his wrath.
Clenching and unclenching his fists, Mu Wei's stomps paused promptly when he reached his destination. Without hesitation, he slammed his fists towards the bots and mercilessly rained down terror on them.
Nearby onlookers saw this scene and thought for a moment that the guy must've held a deep grudge against someone and needed to let out some steam.
Nodding at this, they simply agreed that something like this was common amongst them and decided to focus on their own endeavors. Speaking of which, Lu Yi, the enthusiastic youth, had also gone off to some other place and started his own training.
...
An hour later and the training bots were beaten brutally to the point of a few visible holes from Mu Wei's fists. After finally venting out his anger, the perpetrator simply turned his back around and walked towards the exit – flicking his long hair behind and leaving a sense of coldness.
Whilst walking, Mu Wei observed the room full of people; he was searching for the companion he came in with earlier. Where could that kid have gone off to?
After a few minutes of searching, he settled on a small corner of the room where his friend sat down breathless. Changing his way of direction, Mu Wei strolled towards Lu Yi and asked, "How did your training go?"
Looking up, Lu Yi showed a hint of surprise at Mu Wei's sudden appearance and gave a slightly tired smile at him, "It went well... just a lot more tiring than I expected."
The youth's appearance was practically drenched in sweat as his chest heaved up and down as he breathed. Comparing this with himself, Mu Wei's appearance wasn't at all disheveled of the sort. In fact, no one could even tell that he was the reason why there were a few dents on the training bots.
Humming at the kid's reply, the white-haired beauty suggested that the two should start heading off now and wash themselves; albeit he probably didn't really sweat that much.
It was a few minutes before noon when the men left the training room, heading back to their dorm room. On the way there, Mu Wei's eyes couldn't help but twitch as the distance got closer with each step. The sun was still shining brightly as it passed through the windows, and there weren't any visible anomalies to be seen.
Still he thought to himself that there was something wrong. But he didn't exactly know what it was. As his friend continued drifting off to his meaningless small talk, Mu Wei suddenly stopped and looked around him.
Just a few moments ago, there were plenty of people passing by them. So why is it that there's no one around them now? And why is the only voice in this hallway Lu Yi's?
The silence created an eerie atmosphere; like something was going to happen.
With a drop of sweat sliding down his porcelain forehead, the beauty abruptly grabbed the other with no warning and hastily ran back to the direction they came from.
Suddenly grabbed, Lu Yi let out a gasp of shock and looked at Mu Wei with a confused expression that seemed to be asking 'what's wrong?'
But with all the deaths he had gone through, Mu Wei knew better than anyone what the feeling of walking right into the grim reaper's scythe felt like. Quickening his pace, the two passed by a few more hallways until they could finally hear the chatter of people again.
Phew. What a relief.
Mu Wei instinctively thought that if he didn't get the two of them out as soon as possible, there would've surely been troubles. As he momentarily collected himself, his lips pursed at the thought of Lu Beiyi and his eccentric personality.
"Mu Wei… What's wrong with you today?" Out of breath, the youth asked with concern in his voice. He was disoriented from all the sudden walking-but-running type of pace they had and seeked a reply.
"It's nothing. I just feel like we should…" Thinking of an excuse, Mu Wei added nonchalantly, "make some new friends before we leave."
…
Heh.
It was a sort of weak excuse – especially coming from an esteemed actor and a regressor – but perhaps of Lu Yi's quick nature to believe, the youth didn't seem to be suspicious of his actions.
Rather, it seemed like the teenager had actually welcomed this idea – considering how Min-Ji, their friend, was nowhere to be seen; the teen probably liked the idea of meeting new people.
While the other seemed to express joyfulness at the idea, Mu Wei, on the other hand, wasn't as delighted. He was tense on the inside as he thought about Lu Beiyi's words before they entered the training room.
That damn bastard! Didn't he say that he wasn't planning anything this early on? Was he just lying through his teeth?
Squinting his eyes at the thought of this idea, Mu Wei suddenly felt stupid for even putting an ounce of hope in that madman's words. This man wasn't someone that could easily be talked with, and it was fairly obvious with every single interaction they've ever had.
The beauty's white-haired cascaded over his shoulders as the person seemed to be lost in his thoughts. At this moment, onlookers that were passing by couldn't help but take a second glance at the man.
His beauty was indeed very alluring, so much so that it could even be considered a curse. But Mu Wei didn't seem fazed about this – he was only worried about experiencing death once more and having to restart.
Lu Yi placed a hand on the white-haired youth's shoulders, urging him while pointing at the training room's entrance, "Come on! Let's go and look for people that seem friendly!"
Looking back and forth between the excited kid's face and the room, Mu Wei finally let out a low chuckle and smiled slightly, "Right. Let's go, shall we?"
Maybe this'll be a good way for him to distract himself from such pessimistic thoughts.
Not forgetting to look at the time, the youth ecstatically added that they should also have lunch soon after – else they'd want to starve themselves.
This made Mu Wei break out into an amused expression and nod with a small smile – like some of his anxiousness was slightly washed away.
At last, the two once again entered the room – looking for a new friend to make because of Mu Wei's pathetically obvious excuse.