Ch.21 Wolf in sheep's clothing

Even after Kris bold declaration; Xuan was still observing him and disregarding what's coming out of his mouth; slight twitch of the left eye brow; the drops of sweat at side of fore head; seemly imperceptable tremble in his knees and the paleness of his clenched fist. Xuan continued in a calm voice. "If its under normal circumstance, everyone has something they're talented at. I won't judge anyone with numbers and abilities. I won't be acting like a utilitarian person like now. But you have to understand our current situation. We are fighting against death, any mistake can cause everyone to die here. Yes, you killed 1 alien but at the cost of one of our own, To put it bluntly; you are the unnecessary one here, if you want our group to accept and treat you equally, you have to show us your worth. Otherwise how different are you from the seven that died outside?"

Zheng finally couldnt stand it and yelled, "No, I dont agree with your words. I was a normal person when I first got here. I got my current abilities through enhancements, so why is he unnecessary? If you give him the chance to live through a few more movies, he will become a dependable comrade!" Xuan remained calm. thinking to himself(But does he have that chance? To be accurate, do we have the chance to survive this movie? Even given the same amount of points to enhance, the six of us will still be much stronger than him maybe no physically but emotionally. He is the type of person that is constantly asking for attention; worst he is a compulsive liar not to extent of fooling people but fooling him self and he seems to be unaware of it; so basically is deeply rooted in his subconscious, he's in some sort of delusion that makes him think like, his playing a character; filling in a role. It all seem aritificial. I can't put my life or anyone's even in this type of guy.)

Xuan looked up to Zheng, "Don't try to take his place. Everyone has their own responsibilities. You are our biggest asset in this movie. Or do you want to save one person and let the rest of us die?" Zheng felt very angry. He was extremely scared of dying himself. Especially since he now had someone to take care of, he must live on no matter what. At the same time, he understood that feeling of going against death face to face. Even with his physical abilities he was still on the brink of death. Then is there even a slightest bit of hope for a normal person like Kris?

Xuan looks on towards Kris and ponders on ("His not in a delusion or is he inept but?! That's is this is just a facade!!! his wearing a mask of lies!!! His much more dangerous than I thought; such unknown variable and the his healing factor, his hiding something; but what's his goal? his last words an audition? he wasn't shaking and sweating due to fear but excitement, he thinks we are not qualified to see what's under the mask! and he is about to show us why?) eyes wide Xuan looked at Kris more intently and at a moment there he saw it; a barely noticesable smirk at the by play going on. Xuan couldn't help but feel a chill all of a sudden. Xuan knew it; (That little speach of his was not for the group but it was for him; Kris was telling him to play along and if he deviates from his role he would be eliminated. Everybody no; I was playing in his tune all along! I must not let the other realize or else I might not survive this movie.)

Jie put a hand on Zheng's shoulder as he got more emotional. "Le'ts do it the old way. We will vote, that would be the fairest. Zheng! Dont be emotional. Even if you dont consider our lives, what about Lori? Once we die, our created humans will also disappear! What do you want to do?" Zhengs body trembled at Jie's words.

He finally lowered his head and sat down in resignation. Xuan sighed, "Then we will start the vote. Those that accept my plan raise your hand." The result was five votes for and two against. That decided Kris's fate. Either conform with the plan to be a bait to gain the groups acceptance, or leave the group without any food or water, and he also wont get any protection. Kris looked extremely emotional. Zero and Kampa stood next to Xuan silently. When everyone thought Kris was going to burst, he took a few deep breaths and calmed down. He looked at Xuan with hatred (but Xuan knew this is just part of the script and also a warning.) and said, Okay, I already said, I will be the bait. Just like you all wish for, I will be the bait! So stop trying to justify your actions and clear your conscience." They felt a shiver from the hatred in his eyes.

Though Zheng didn't see it. He kept his head down the whole time. After the voting, Zheng walked over to a corner and sat there in silence. Lan walked over to Zheng after a while. She didn't really know what to say. On the contrary, he spoke first, "Lan, are you also afraid of dying?" " Uhm Yes, I am afraid of dying." " I am also afraid of dying, everyone is afraid. No one is really safe in this place, so why do we have to push the dangers over to someone else? The rest of us will only be safe for a little longer. Whoever can best accomplish this mission should go instead Lan interrupted him with a serious face. I think Xuan is right. If this was under normal circumstances, then youd be correct. But we are not facing normal circumstances. We are going against death How can we afford to protect a useless person without anything in return?" Zheng remained silent again. He muttered after a while, " I can't refute that. Yes, perhaps you and Xuan are right. But I still wish everyone could bond together. Everyone can do our best to survive, and not the strong oppressing the weak. If we encountered the same situation in our first movie, how would we feel? Wouldn't we hate everyone and this world? " Lan sighed and didnt speak again. She sat next to Zheng silently.

A few minutes later, they heard a cry. They looked at each other then ran to where the group was at. When the two arrived, everyone was focused on the monitor. There were four people walking as they were shivering. It was the two middle aged men and the young man and woman. After the four walked past, they saw a stage three Alien following behind. Zheng asked immediately, "What happened? Why didnt the Alien attack them?" Xuan was pondering and didnt answer, but looked at Kris at the edge of his vision. Though Lan touched her forehead and said, "Is it because of breeding? The only Alien species with reproductive ability was the Queen. In order to let the larvae grow, they would need hosts. Thats probably why the Alien didnt kill these four people on the monitor." Xuan nodded. "Yes. It must be for breeding. We have to execute our plan as soon as possible." (Because if we don't we might have to deal something other than aliens and this one is closer than you think.)