Ye Ling's heart was pounding, and the mental power she had just improved still had a lingering trace of excitement. She couldn't wait to conduct the mecha telepathy training again to verify her breakthrough.
She skillfully started the training equipment, but the indicator light on the control panel was like a rooster with its throat strangled, flickering a few times and then going out completely.
"What's going on?" Ye Ling frowned, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
She hurriedly checked the equipment. The cold metal shell felt completely cold to the touch, like a lifeless, empty shell.
The subtle "click-click" sound was particularly harsh in the silent training room. It was the desperate groaning caused by the friction between the internal parts of the equipment.
Beads of sweat slid down Ye Ling's forehead. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Her fingers moved quickly on the control panel, trying to find the cause of the failure.
However, no matter how she tried, the device remained silent and motionless.
There was an uneasy atmosphere in the training room, as if the air had become sticky and made it hard to breathe.
Ye Ling took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
She carefully checked the core components of the equipment, but saw a cut mark, which was solid evidence of human sabotage!
A surge of anger instantly burned in her chest, as if a volcano was about to erupt.
She remembered the mysterious woman she had met on the training ground before - Leblanc.
A strong intuition told her that all this was Leblanc's doing!
This woman was like an insidious poisonous snake, hiding in the shadows, ready to deliver a fatal blow to her at any time.
"Why...why does fate always go against me!" Ye Ling clenched her fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms, the pain making her more awake.
She felt like a puppet being teased by fate, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not escape those invisible shackles.
The surrounding equipment made a low humming sound, as if silently telling of her misfortune, and also as if mocking her powerlessness.
She raised her head, her eyes as sharp as torches, as if to penetrate the hypocritical darkness, and she murmured to herself, "I won't be defeated like this!"
At this moment, the door to the training room was pushed open, and Kayn, with a face tinged with gloating, appeared at the doorway. He leaned against the door frame and said lightly, "Hey, isn't this our great genius Ye Ling? What's wrong? Is there another problem?"
Seeing Ye Ling's frustrated expression, Kaiyin was overjoyed. He deliberately raised his voice and said sarcastically, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems some people are only good at talking. When it comes to actual combat, don't they show their true colors?" He paused and added, "A loser is a loser. Even if he puts on a golden robe, he can't turn into a phoenix!"
Kayn's words were like a bomb, exploding in the training base.
Soon, the news that Ye Ling's training equipment had malfunctioned and the training had suspected to have failed spread throughout the base.
All kinds of rumors came like a tide, drowning Ye Ling.
"That's what I was saying. How could she suddenly become so strong? She must have used some unorthodox methods!"
"A loser is a loser, why pretend to be a genius?"
"How dare you compete with Kayn? Don't you even consider your own strengths?"
Ye Ling stood in the corner of the training room, listening to the harsh taunts, feeling as if her heart was being pricked by needles.
She bit her lips tightly to prevent tears from flowing.
The air around her seemed to freeze, making her unable to breathe.
At this moment, the door of the training room was pushed open again.
Duan Yu walked in carrying a heavy toolbox in his hand.
He walked straight to Ye Ling, put the toolbox on the ground, and patted her shoulder gently.
"Don't listen to their nonsense," Duan Yu's voice was low and powerful, "I know you can do it."
Ye Ling raised her head and looked at Duan Yu's determined eyes, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
She knew that no matter what happened, Duan Yu would stand by her, support her and protect her.
Duan Yu opened the toolbox, which was filled with various parts. He had bought them with his own savings in order to repair Ye Ling's training equipment.
He skillfully operated the tools, disassembling and assembling, and every movement was full of strength and confidence.
The people around were stunned when they saw this scene.
They didn't expect Duan Yu to go this far for Ye Ling.
You know, the Duan family has always hoped that Duan Yu could stay away from Ye Ling, the "useless guy", and even arranged a family marriage for him.
"Duan Yu, are you crazy? Is it worth it for a loser?" Kayn couldn't help but sneered.
Duan Yu ignored Kayn and focused on repairing the equipment, as if everything around him didn't exist.
The training room was filled with the smell of engine oil and metal, mixed with the faint fragrance from Duan Yu's body, forming a peculiar atmosphere.
Ye Ling looked at Duan Yu's busy figure and felt deeply moved.
She knew that Duan Yu was not only helping her repair the equipment, but also giving her strength and allowing her to rekindle hope.
Suddenly, Duan Yu stopped what he was doing, raised his head, looked at Ye Ling, and said, "I need your help."
Ye Ling wiped the sweat from her face, walked to Duan Yu, and her eyes fell on the parts in his hand.
"This energy converter is damaged and needs to be replaced with a high-power one. I have a spare in my bag." As she spoke, she took out an energy converter that was flashing with a faint blue light from the tool kit she carried with her and handed it to Duan Yu.
Duan Yu took it. She was worthy of being the woman he liked. She could always give him surprises at critical moments.
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