Chapter 33 Eye contact

◎Next Step◎

"But, with your brain, even if you want to worry, you can't do anything about it."

The wind blew the curtain of the simple tent, and Shi Hanqiao walked straight to the central operating table. Its complex functions and rich information were incompatible with the simple environment.

It should be placed in the center of the fleet, not on an empty mountaintop.

"Can you do it?"

Manda scoffed disdainfully.

【I know this question! 】

[Dead man, shut up!]

【Hahahaha, I knew it! 】

The screen was filled with comments like "Shut up, damn you!" Shi Hanqiao whipped over, "I can kill you once, or I can kill you countless times."

Qian Xing, who was not panicked after his 'death', sensed a clue in this sentence. His eyebrows twitched unconsciously, and he had a stronger sense of foreboding.

But he also strictly followed the rules of the game. He couldn't say or ask anything. He could only listen and watch to understand the other party's information.

"Watch your eyes."

Shi Hanqiao didn't mind being stared at, but the other person's gaze was too intense, making it difficult for her not to notice.

Her ten fingers flew across the operating screen. While studying the mecha, she also studied the composition of the star network and the star realm. Otherwise, she would not have proposed lowering the standard of mental access by reorganizing the star cabin link.

The operating system of the console is complicated for others, but it is relatively easy for her.

[This must be fake! Qian Xing spent a long time fiddling with the outermost firewall, and she didn't even bother to read the instructions before breaking through it.]

[Qiao Mei, what else do you have that I don't know?!]

[I really couldn't see the situation clearly earlier. Can I call her Qiao Mei now?! She's clearly Qiao Jie!]

[Alphas who work hard are really attractive! ]

The light from the screen reflected on her profile is so beautiful! I love you, sister!

[The fork in front is out! You dare to destroy my CP! Let me do it!]

Information kept flashing on the screen of the console. The slender fingers moved so fast that they almost left afterimages, and the docking space button kept outputting military equipment.

Shi Hanqiao whispered, "Extreme environment."

drop--

Bang--

The large screen went black in the blink of an eye. After a countdown of three, the console was automatically destroyed and sparks flew.

Shi Hanqiao took two steps back lightly and avoided it calmly.

【Elegance, timeless.】

[She can even manipulate the whip to wave twice and block all the sparks.]

[If none of you feel bad about the destroyed console, then neither do I.]

[Shi Hanqiao really has a grudge against District 9's military, right?! I'm dying of laughter.]

@XiaojiuArmy, is this the system you claim has superb computing power?

[Didn't they say it could control the transformation information of a small planet?! That's it?!]

【Hey, why did you sit down?! 】

[Why are you yawning in such a tense situation?!]

[I'm looking forward to the intense night battle!!! Hurry up and get up!!!]

Shi Hanqiao put out a recliner and sat leisurely in the tent. She had completed the task given by Luo Wusheng and just needed to wait for him.

Half an hour later, the sound of gunfire, shouting, and footsteps mixed together and got closer and closer.

Luo Wusheng came in with Luo Wuning and Luo Wuying, who both looked very unhappy. The cold night covered him with a layer of frost, making his brows and eyes look even more cold.

The sudden attack and death by the Omega cousin was largely due to his own fault. Underestimating the enemy is a major taboo in combat. After reviewing the situation, the reason for the defeat became clear, but it didn't stop the two from feeling down.

Compared with Shi Hanqiao's busyness, Luo Wusheng was even busier. He took out a number of leisure chairs, benches, and small stools, arranged them, and asked everyone to sit down. There were still many empty small stools in the tent.

Finally, he sat next to Shi Hanqiao and asked, "What's wrong with the operating table?"

Luo Wusheng found it had self-destructed as soon as he entered. The lazy female A spread her hands innocently and said, "If it self-destructs, I don't have to pay for it, right?"

Shi Hanqiao was not poor, as he had a fixed income. However, the money he spent on researching mechas flowed away like water, and the Demon Lord, who had never worried about money, had to make ends meet.

[Sister Qiao’s focus is always very unique! ]

"Are you talking about money now?! What the hell did you do? You made the console self-destruct!"

[My focus was off, hahaha. You two are so close, it would be a shame not to French kiss!]

The tent, which was originally quite empty, seemed small because of the "corpse" and several small stools taking up the space. Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng were sitting side by side, and they both leaned slightly towards each other while talking. The former kept her back straight, listened with lowered eyebrows, and her golden hair fell on the latter's lazy shoulders. She raised her eyelids and looked casually at the tight jawline on the upper side.

The two people's sitting postures, one upright and the other lazy, give people completely opposite feelings, but when put together, there is no sense of disconnection.

Instead, there was an indescribable aura flowing in the air. Whether it was the moment when their eyes met in the air, or when the corners of their mouths turned up, or when they turned their heads away, the wonderful atmosphere of opposition and seamless integration between the two people almost overflowed the screen.

[Sorry, I've already finished thinking about these two people.]

[The one in front, you're so vulgar! I've only progressed to waist-pinching kisses, red-eyed kisses, and lip-wiping kisses. Perverted smile.jpg]

[Ahhh! Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng are locked up for me!]

[I declare that they have surpassed the Demon King couple I was obsessed with before! ]

[Demon King! Such an old-fashioned, familiar CP name!]

[Who still remembers this is a serious military training?! ]

"No, it's self-destructing."

Luo Wusheng unconsciously avoided her gaze. Instead of actively rejecting and distancing himself from her, his avoidance was filled with panic and caution, making her ears burn.

"That's good, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it if I sold it."

Shi Hanqiao moved his shoulders slightly and made a joke awkwardly.

"It's okay, I have it."

Luo Wusheng continued casually. Although he was not valued, his mother left him a legacy.

Over the past ten years, the assets he has managed have increased by more than ten times. On the wealthy and powerful First Star, his personal assets are among the top five.

He still remembered that when they first met, she destroyed a mecha.

A mere 30 million star coins was just a few days' pocket money for the young masters and young ladies of the major families. She paid it at that time, but Bai Xiangdi's attitude showed that her situation was not good.

She was alone on Shoudu Star, her parents were on the border, and the Bai family's attitude towards her was not particularly friendly.

Luo Wusheng felt a sense of closeness with her, and his eyes softened, but he unconsciously avoided her when their eyes made contact.

Temporarily avoiding eye contact can effectively relieve conditions such as accelerated heartbeat and shortness of breath.

"Not really—"

Shi Hanqiao stared at his unnatural look with amusement. Before she could finish her refusal, she stopped smiling and put away the nonchalant expression on her face.

"Here I come."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps.

Lone Peak is easy to defend but difficult to attack, crucially due to its single, long, rugged path, particularly the steep cliffs midway up. The first time we were able to make it safely, we did so thanks to mutual support and a lack of competition between the teams. By the third mission, everyone except allies is an enemy, and the rugged cliffs transform from a display of solidarity and support into a prime location for ambush and hunting.

The total number of people was decreasing at a terrifying rate. When the third mission was issued, half of them were out because they had no command and did not realize the seriousness of the situation. Those who had walked out of the Solitary Hall and failed in the second mission replaced them and became the open members.

In fact, the number of casualties that seemed to be zero has been halved.

After the eliminated ones regain their status as "survivors", they will also have to join the fight, because military training only allows one ally to survive.

In this situation, except for those who are restricted by the status of "eliminators" and must obey the orders of the commander Lesen, there can be no trust relationship between the alliances formed by themselves, and there is only a competitive relationship between the countless alliances.

Everyone wants to be number one, and any opponent must be eliminated.

The people were divided, and Lone Peak had an absolute advantage. Not only was the top of the mountain easy to defend and difficult to attack, but there was also an armament point set up there.

It can be said that whoever occupies the Solitary Peak has already stood next to the throne of the first place.

Luo Wuning and Luo Wuying followed Qian Xing's command and blocked the only way up the mountain. With sufficient ammunition and an excellent shooting position, anyone with a slightly better aim could "shoot" anyone who tried to go up the mountain. What's more, the two of them were individual soldiers in the shooting position, so it was effortless for them to stop anyone from going up the mountain.

Qianxing's plan was perfect, but there was a flaw in the teamwork, which led to the complete collapse.

As a "corpse", he could not speak and could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart. He glanced at Shi Hanqiao and Luo Wusheng from time to time, staring at the front and letting the situation develop.

The muzzle of the gun lifted the curtain, and the bullets landed on the "corpses" in the front row and on the ground. A group of people walked in amidst the white smoke.

"Are they all dead?!"

"Is there anyone faster than us?!"

No one spoke in the tent, everyone followed the military training rules.

"It must be these two people." The leader projected a map in front of him. Small green dots overlapped densely near the Solitary Peak. The two red dots were so densely embedded in the green that only the light at the edge could be barely seen.

"It's just two people, how big a storm can they cause?"

"There must be an alliance we're unaware of that has already hidden itself in the mountains, ready to reap the benefits."

"The military supplies are all here. Someone must have gotten there first." An Alpha quickly gathered the weapons and equipment.

"Someone is coming, hurry up!"

The first group of people came and went, and so did the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth groups.

[I really can't hold it in anymore. This is clearly a serious military training, why is it so funny?]

[How could two living people not see such a huge thing?! They are all blind.]

"Didn't anyone notice anything was wrong?! The person you're looking for is right in front of you!!"

"What's wrong with you guys?! Take a good look at those two people whose style doesn't fit in with the surrounding paintings!"

[But then again, if I were there, I would definitely be fooled.]

[Thinking about it, we have a God's perspective. If we put ourselves in their shoes, it would be difficult to spot two living people among a pile of corpses.]

[Hahahahaha, are you trying to make me laugh to death? Are they treating the tent like a 'morgue' and making everyone who dies come here automatically?]

[I can’t take it anymore. I’m out of breath from laughing. Let me slow down.]

[Luo Wusheng, this 'corpse storage' is as you wish!]

Luo Wusheng inadvertently met Shi Hanqiao's playful gaze, and his phoenix eyes revealed helplessness. Mixing in with the "corpses" to hide his identity was just one part of his plan, but he didn't expect others to think this was a "corpse" storage station. As the top of the mountain was captured, countless new "corpses" consciously walked into the tent to wait for official processing.

There were too many "corpses" and not enough space. Luo Wusheng couldn't be as idle as Shi Hanqiao if he wanted to observe the situation. He stood up, and the curtain was lifted. Another wave of eliminated "corpses" came in consciously.

"It would be great if Luo Wusheng was here. Our team has no commander and our play is too chaotic."

"Everyone's like that. I was even killed by a teammate's bullet during a melee. It was really uncomfortable."

"I still don't know how to win in the end. I only understood the obvious thing about surviving. As for the hidden rules that others mentioned, I really didn't understand them."

The 'dead' are not unable to speak, but they cannot reveal any information. In the large-scale melee, there are heavy casualties, and with the existence of the 'morgue', it is okay for them to chat after 'death'. After all, everyone is 'dead' and there is no way to reveal any information.

There were about twenty or thirty "dead" people in this group, belonging to seven or eight allies. Josephine and Covia, brother and sister, both "died" in this group, and like most people, they went to the "morgue" that everyone agreed on.

"Hey, you died too!"

When she saw Luo Wusheng, Josephine couldn't help but burst into laughter, looking surprised.

"It's better to shut up, dead man."

Luo Wusheng reminded her meaningfully, and pulled up the map for final confirmation. When she looked up and met Han Qiao's gaze as she stood up and looked at him, she stood up helplessly and swiftly.

Just a look at each other, no need for too many words.

The two stood side by side facing each other in front of the curtain, and it was time to take the next step.

【Author’s words】

sleepy