Chapter 116 Route

◎Supply Station◎

Bang, bang, bang—

The sound of explosions echoed over the woods.

[Micro-bombs?! This attack shows no mercy!]

Successive elimination messages are sent to the watches of the remaining contestants.

When Luo Wusheng's team saw the nearest supply station, they also saw the bumpy ground and the logistics robots that had been waiting at the supply station. They were arranging for the contestants who were bombed to withdraw from the competition.

Despite the "life or death" rule, the purpose of the military district as the organizer is to screen talents, not to actually murder them.

Micro bombs are buried underground. A sensitive person will feel it when he steps on them. At this time, there are still ways to save yourself.

But the problem is that the first teams to arrive rushed towards the supply platform, and their steps were raised and lowered in the blink of an eye.

By the time they realized they had stepped on a bomb, it was too late to retreat.

The miniature bombs placed by the organizers did not hurt anyone, but only numbed the contestants' legs.

But they were still eliminated.

Compared to military training, the league is cruel.

Once you lose, you lose, there is no chance of a comeback.

"You two wait here. Ah—" Luo Wusheng put his fist to his lips and coughed softly to cover it up. "Shi Hanqiao, come with me to get the supplies."

The supply station is located in the center of an open space. There are many pits left by bomb explosions on the periphery of the open space, but the ground inside the circle is flat, which proves that no one has passed by yet.

This means that no one knows whether there are micro-bombs under the ground in the inner circle.

Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng did not rush to the supply station. They first walked around the outermost layer to observe the ground, and then each chose a fixed point and walked towards the supply station in the center.

【???】

【How come nothing happened to them?!】

[It feels like they're strolling in their own backyard. Have they stepped on all the miniature bombs?]

Luo Wusheng and the others did not see how their predecessors stepped on the landmine, but the audience watching the live broadcast room watched the whole process.

The first team to arrive was the most unlucky. They walked forward without any sense of vigilance, and seven people were eliminated by the explosion. The teams that arrived later saw the explosion craters and the people who had just been eliminated, and became alert.

They advanced cautiously, jumping left and right, but in the end they still couldn't escape the 'lucky bomb'.

"Have all the bombs exploded?" Luo Wuming looked at the two people strolling in the garden and asked the same question as many netizens.

He always felt that something was not right. If all the bombs had exploded, there would be no threat in this area, and there would be no need for the commander to let them stay where they were.

"No, look at their pace." Josephine was keenly aware of the details.

Under normal circumstances, a person's steps are fixed within a certain range, neither too big nor too small, but Luo Wusheng and Shi Hanqiao's steps are now sometimes big and sometimes small.

What's wrong with their steps? Why can't I see anything?!

[I didn't notice it at all. I just saw how natural they were. Compared to the team that was looking around, they were so many levels higher!]

[Sorry, I only saw two pairs of long legs, damn it!]

Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng are such a good match. I haven't seen any sweet moments with them since the last military training. I didn't expect there would be after-sales service, hahahaha!

[I'm so happy! I'm so happy! Who can understand how happy I am to know they're teammates?]

[They were quite distant during the last military training, but this league has definitely seen significant progress between them.]

[Did you notice the micro-expressions on the other teammates' faces when Luo Wusheng asked Shi Hanqiao to go with him?! There's definitely something going on between them!]

Those who have been fans since the military training period were extremely excited when they saw Luo Wusheng and Shi Hanqiao in the same frame. They suppressed their excitement until the two of them acted "alone" before they started to scroll through the screen.

Fortunately, they only sent barrages in the Sphinx team's live broadcast room, which was considered to be a small circle of their own.

Those who don't support the couple just made a joking comment.

[You can't spot the obvious deviation from their path, but you can spot the subtle atmosphere between them, right? (jokingly).jpg]

Someone reminded them, and others naturally noticed the unusual behavior of Luo Wusheng and Shi Hanqiao, especially the latter's sudden step back and around the flat ground.

[Congratulations on being the first team to reach Supply Station 07.]

【Please select a space button.】

A screen is projected above each space button, showing the supplies stored inside.

The space buttons are divided into different types of supplies, such as food, accommodation, tools, weapons...

And they can only choose one space button.

[Choose the accommodation option! At least there's a tent to sleep in at night! Otherwise, are we going to have to sleep in the dirt in the woods?! That's horrible!]

[Pick something to eat. If there's nothing to eat, are you planning to starve everyone to death?!]

[But there's Han Qiao on the team! She's the only Alpha who can cook! She'd be better off making the nutrient solution herself! I saw a mutant wild boar on another team's livestream. Isn't that a ready-made ingredient?!]

[Choose tools! League play is different from military training, right? How can I even have time to cook? I can't even light a fire without tools!]

[I think it's better to choose weapons. It's hard to kill mutant beasts with the weapons they have! Weapons are the most reliable!]

[It doesn't matter which category you choose, as long as you don't choose the last one.]

The projections above a row of space buttons listed densely packed names of items, but the projection screen above the last space button was empty, with nothing on it.

Luo Wusheng reached out and took off the last space button.

Once the space button of the supply station is removed, it cannot be changed.

【......】

Shi Hanqiao looked around the supply station. It was simply arranged, with logistics robots at the four corners handling the aftermath.

"We got there first." Luo Wusheng threw the space button to woman A, without noticing that the original position was replaced by a new space button.

[Hey, what's going on?! Do the other space buttons slide down automatically?]

[It seems that when other space buttons are taken away, new space buttons of the same type will slide out to replace them, but the last one does not! ]

[Unique?! That must be very important!]

[What's the use?! There's nothing inside!]

Netizens were anxious. What they meant by "nothing" was not only that the projection was empty, but also that when Shi Hanqiao took the space button and opened it, there was indeed nothing inside.

[Isn't this just like getting a treasure but not knowing what it is for?!]

[Ugh! This is so miserable! You can see it but you can’t touch it! You have it, but it doesn’t belong to you!]

【It’s better to choose something practical! 】

Shi Hanqiao turned the space button, turned off the projection, and held it in his hand.

"Let's go."

On the way back, the two saw several teams gathered outside.

They did not dare to act rashly because they saw the bomb craters on the ground and the logistics robots arranging the eliminations to leave.

"Um...excuse me for interrupting you."

A Beta stepped out of the crowd and stopped the two men. "Can you tell me how you got through?"

[Um...Is this also possible?]

In previous years, the league was a fierce battle between teams, but this year, it's ostensibly a "life or death" situation, but in reality, you can't attack anyone from another team. What's the meaning?! I'm really confused!

I just hope they don't get morally blackmailed just because they're on a livestream. The league is a competition between schools, and if they don't have the talent, they'll be eliminated.

[Not really. The other person's attitude is pretty good. It's no big deal to say a few words.]

[Mainly because in such a competitive competition, sharing your ideas with others feels like a loss!]

"Can."

Luo Wusheng said: "I'll tell you the idea, and you can figure out how to get there."

Then he changed the subject: "But when you come back, you have to give me some supplies, no more than enough for seven people."

Most of the supplies in each type of space button are enough for 100 people. The organizer will not give so many things for no reason, which only proves that many things are consumables.

The Beta who asked the question agreed to the transaction.

Luo Wusheng said, "The pits on the ground represent these miniature bombs. If you check the shells, you'll know they are all the same type of bombs. This means their explosion range is fixed, and the size of these bombs is also fixed."

He paused deliberately.

The others stared at him intently, waiting for him to continue. Only a few people frowned and looked at the open space, as if thinking about something.

"The explosion range of the bomb covers all the open space outside the supply station, but the size of the bomb is not large. As long as we carefully avoid the land where the bomb is buried, we can walk past safely?!" Beta looked at Luo Wusheng with shining eyes for answers.

He nodded. "As for the pattern of bomb placement, the previous eliminated contestants have already told you the answer."

The commanders in other teams understood it immediately, but they could not understand the purpose of this level at a glance like Luo Wusheng and Shi Hanqiao, nor could they instantly judge where they could go and where they could not go.

However, they tried hard to figure it out after Luo Wusheng pointed out the idea, and at least their serious attitude was eye-catching.

Ten minutes later, with the joint efforts of the five commanders, a route map appeared on the ground.

Most of the people dispersed in a noisy manner, all eager to head to the supply station according to the route map.

Shi Hanqiao leaned against the tree trunk bored, looking down at the empty map, the corners of his mouth raised in a slightly sarcastic manner.

Bang--

Someone on one of the routes stepped on a bomb, and logistics robots were dispatched to clean up the scene.

The scene suddenly became noisy, everyone's heart was in their throat, and some even looked around for the 'culprit'.

Shi Hanqiao stood in front of Luo Wusheng, his dark eyes cold as he swept over every unfriendly look that came his way, and the latter avoided them.

Luo Wuming and others also stepped forward and lined up in a row. Their aura alone was enough to suppress the remaining indignant people.

Even though there are only three Alphas in the Sphinx team, they are not someone that other all-Alpha teams can mess with.

No matter how much it is ridiculed as the fourth best military academy in the world, it is still one of the top four military academies in the entire galaxy.

The Sphinx team is not someone that anyone can provoke.

"Here you go." Beta, who returned first, handed over seven people's simple sleeping bags and daily necessities as agreed.

Shi Hanqiao glanced at the people behind him, "Where's yours?"

Several people voluntarily handed over the nutrient solution and tools. The remaining two Alphas looked at each other and feigned composure, saying, "We didn't make a deal with you, nor did we promise you anything. Why should we give you some of the supplies?"

Beta, who had taken the initiative to ask Luo Wusheng at the beginning, widened his eyes and looked at them in disbelief.

They did not agree to make a deal with Luo Wusheng, but they enjoyed the results, so it was only right that they should give up some of the belated sacrifices.

What's more, the supplies for seven people are nothing compared to the supplies of the entire space button.

"You agreed to it yourself, not us."

An Alpha glared back at the Beta who had been staring at them, then turned to the Sphinx team and said, "You're a prestigious school, and you're even trying to steal these little supplies?"

His companion echoed, "That's right! We didn't promise you anything, you're robbing us!"

Beta cast an apologetic look towards Luo Wusheng and the others. After all, it was really hard to predict what would happen.

"Well, you are the ones who are robbing."

Shi Hanqiao's voice was very flat, as if he was saying, "What a nice weather today."

Everyone was just surprised at her calm tone. When they realized what she said, their eyes widened and their gazes followed the two Alphas in a parabola down to the ground.

Bang, bang, two explosion sounds were heard.

Both were eliminated.

Turning his gaze back, Shi Hanqiao was standing where the two of them had originally been, throwing two space buttons with one hand.

Luo Wusheng stepped forward and took out seven portions of supplies each, then took the space button and threw it at the team members whose teammates had just been eliminated by the explosion.

The young man looked at woman A, who nodded slightly and walked towards him.

The indifferent look didn't even stay on the noisy crowd for a second, and then the Sphinx group led by Luo Wusheng left first.

"The route they calculated is wrong!"

A cry of surprise drew everyone's attention. Beta squatted on the ground, his eyes moving back and forth between the route map and the two newly appeared large pits.

The people gathered together looked at each other.

[Then the question arises: since the route these two people calculated was wrong, how did they reach the supply station and obtain the space button?]

【This is not that simple, it’s intentional! 】

[This kind of person is disgusting! ]

"etc!"

One person pointed at the large craters created by the two Alpha bombs hitting the bombs and said, "If those two craters are revealed, then this line will be correct."

She corrected the wrong route on the route map, and the other commanders nodded after reading it.

【My Joe is still the best!!!】