Chapter 70 Chapter 70 It feels like the captain’s dark side is about to…
Soon, the thirty-four teams were divided into two groups.
Entering the final ten minutes of pre-match preparation.
Everyone was very nervous in the competition preparation area.
Tao Ying finished debugging the mecha as usual, slid down the mecha's arms skillfully, and rushed in front of her two teammates.
Changli Military Academy and Junyao Military Academy entered the warm-up area for running-in.
The Beor Military Academy and the Norsca Federation Military Academy—according to Tao Ying's pre-match research, both schools were the type to get down to business without much talk. Sure enough, after a brief exchange, they simply began fighting.
The Turantis team stayed in the preparation area to discuss tactics with the Qingxuan Military Academy.
The teams were either chatting eagerly or fighting fiercely.
And the Space Ghost Girls are... eating.
"Would you like the new flavor of jerky?" "Yes."
"Hiss—what's the seasoning for spicy fried chives? Forget it, hand me a bottle of nutrient solution."
"Get it yourself." "Ah~ I'm so weak."
"Captain, there are no outsiders here, so please tone down your acting."
Nan Gua chuckled twice and said to smooth things over, "I'll get it."
Passing staff commented: This team has a gloomy atmosphere, but their humorous appearance makes up for it.
Tao Ying drank the nutrient solution and suddenly seemed to remember something. She asked, "Do you want to team up with the Alzeta Military Academy?"
Nan Gua and Lin Biege had just eaten and were feeling a little dizzy. They were suddenly awakened by the shock and kept shaking their heads.
Nan Gua: "No, they made you fall into the crevice last time!"
"Okay, then we won't form a group."
Lin Biege was confused. The lots had already been drawn, so why not form a team?
Thinking of this, Lin Biege suddenly said: "Shadow, it's difficult, don't tell me if there is any trick you haven't used yet...!"
Tao Ying waved her hand. "What can we do? The organizers didn't say we have to cooperate with each other. We can just go in and act separately."
Lin Biege was stunned: "It seems so."
As long as they get the beacon, they can advance. They will pretend that the Alzeta Military Academy does not exist!
As he was speaking, Lin Biege suddenly opened his eyes wide and pointed behind Tao Ying.
She pounded her chest in surprise.
“Mmm, mmm!!”
"Why, choking?"
Tao Ying bent down, picked up a bottle of nutrient solution and handed it to Lin Biege, but Lin Biege didn't take it. He still pointed behind Tao Ying with a look of horror on his face.
A hand passed by his ear and snatched the nutrient solution from Tao Ying's hand.
There is someone behind.
Tao Ying turned back reflexively.
Two sturdy men and one woman stood in front of Tao Ying, blocking the light from behind.
Familiar faces.
After a pause, Tao Ying gave a slightly cold smile.
"Xu Biao."
"Oh, what a narrow road for enemies."
Xu Biao walked over, dragged a chair over, and sat down with his legs apart, looking like he was looking for trouble.
The man and woman behind him also took a step forward, their arms slightly tensed, their large muscles stretching their T-shirts tight.
Lin Biege immediately stepped forward and protected his two teammates behind him.
"What are you doing?" Lin Biege asked loudly.
The man behind Xu Biao raised the end of his voice and spoke in a provocative tone.
"What, you want to fight? Come on, we'll keep you company. I'm just afraid you guys can't withstand my punches."
Lin Biege laughed in anger: "You——!"
After a moment of stalemate, Tao Ying spoke first.
"Human civilization has evolved for so many years, and games between higher animals usually don't rely on fists."
Tao Ying stood there calmly, her tone not sarcastic at all, but it just sounded a little off.
Higher animals don't rely on fists to play games...
Secretly calling them beasts?
Tong Feiming raised his thick eyebrows: "You want to die? Don't you know that we are from the Alzeta Military Academy?"
"Oh, of course I know—"
Tao Ying stretched out her words and raised her voice.
"It's the third-level military academy, Alzeta, that makes it to the finals every year but never gets a place."
"Very famous, who doesn't know Chester Star?"
Tao Ying smiled.
Chai Jie snorted coldly, "He has some courage, but not much self-awareness. The weak should hide behind the strong, not show off their strength."
As she spoke, Chai Jie took a step forward as neatly as if cutting with a knife.
She spoke in a warning tone, stretched out a finger and poked Tao Ying's shoulder.
"This world is dominated by the weak."
"We are strong. And you—"
"It's the weak ones."
Chai Jie pushed forward suddenly, and Tao Ying staggered and fell backwards into Lin Biege's chest.
"Xiaoying? Are you okay?"
Tao Ying didn't answer. She half lowered her head, and the shadow on her forehead made it difficult to see her expression clearly.
Dark clouds covered the heads of the six people, and the atmosphere became a little gloomy for a moment.
After a while, Tao Ying's body shook and he stood up again.
She raised her eyes slightly, and... there was still a hint of a smile on her face.
Xu Biao didn't realize the meaning of this smile and shook the nutrient solution in his hand as if in protest.
"You just said that higher animals generally don't solve problems with violence? Coincidentally, I have a theory too."
"We higher animals usually don't eat this kind of low-level food."
Xu Biao showed a tooth-grinding smile, raised his hand high, and then -
With a splash, the nutrient solution was poured onto Tao Ying's instep.
The cold liquid flowed down his ankles.
In a very humiliating manner, Xu Biao slowly poured out the bottle of nutrient solution as if he was pouring water on a dead person.
The last splash landed on Tao Ying's calf.
The fat on Xu Biao's face was squeezed into a ball because of his ferocious smile.
He sarcastically bowed to Tao Ying and said, "Here's to you, Grandma."
"I'm here for no other reason than to say hello. This is Tong Feiming and Chai Jie, my teammates. Don't forget to recognize them during the competition later."
"I still remember what happened in the auditions. Be careful and don't hold us back."
Xu Biao showed off his authority and left with a big laugh.
Half of Tao Ying's leg was soaked, and she looked very miserable, with her entire skin burning.
Nan Gua took out a tissue from her pocket, squatted down and was about to help her wipe it, but Tao Ying stopped her and pulled her up.
"I can do it myself."
"Are you really okay?"
"Worried about me?"
Tao Ying still smiled gently, her tone unusually calm, as if nothing had just happened.
Yes, I am worried...
Because Xiaoying's expression just now was a little scary.
Nan Gua whispered, "It feels like the captain's dark side is about to overflow..."
…
The unpleasant episode ended, and Lin Biege was dejected again: "Why did I team up with them? What bad luck."
Tao Ying crossed her arms and nodded calmly.
"Yeah, after getting the beacon, I still have to help them advance. It feels bad."
Lin Biege was bewildered: "Has it been confirmed that we will advance?"
Nan Gua: "We will advance! I will also beat those bastards from the Alzeta Military Academy to pieces. Leave it to me!"
The flame of revenge burned in Nan Gua's eyes.
Lin Biege stretched out his hand: "No, no, no, this is not the purpose of the competition... We want to get the beacon!"
Tao Ying was dragged by two teammates and walked slowly forward.
Tao Ying chuckled as he looked at the information on his computer.
Alzeta Military School.
Chai Jie is right, this world is indeed a world where the strong prey on the weak.
But she was never weak.
…
"The game begins!"
The Space Ghost Girls Team and the Alzeta Military Academy's mechas landed in the Greythorn Forest at the same time.
The trunks of the trees in the Graythorn Forest are straight and reach up to the sky. Even at the top, the branches are very thick.
Tao Ying's mecha stood firmly on the branch, barely shaking.
The mecha model selected this time has not changed.
She and Lin Biege were still using the Dawn T4, while Nan Gua was driving the Fool MK2.
However, because the weapon restrictions were changed in the semi-finals, they made some minor upgrades to their weapons.
Lin Biege's weapon has been changed to the Rifttooth Chainsaw.
It sounds very powerful, but it is actually a large chainsaw used for mechas, very similar to the one used for cutting down trees.
Lin Biege didn't think he was handsome at all.
"Why do you want to change?"
"Thermal knives are not allowed to be used in places like the forest. Lin Biege, you haven't read the weapon instructions I gave you."
Lin Biege turned his head guiltily.
"I can't use it even if I see it, so why not try it myself?"
Nan Gua, a good student, raised his hand. "I saw it. The organizers explained that the switch to rip-tooth chainsaws was for environmental reasons. But the truth is, if the trees in this forest were burned, it would cost a lot of money."
Tao Ying touched Nan Gua's head from a distance: "That's right."
"Xiaoying, Alzeta's people have gone down."
"Well, stay up there for a while. I have something to confirm."
Tao Ying used the radar to inspect the field, and each team began to slowly move their positions.
Half the team has already started looking for the beacon.
The beacon has been treated to prevent retrieval, and it is impossible to find it using radar alone.
Players need to conduct a carpet search of the entire venue.
This tests both observation skills and luck.
There were thirty-four teams, seventeen groups, and only four beacons.
The four teams that find the beacon first will advance.
"Should we split up and look for the beacon, Shadow?"
"No, wait, the beacon isn't that important right now."
"Ah?" Nan Gua looked puzzled. "But don't we have to find the beacon to advance?"
"The venue is very large, and every corner must be searched carefully. The chances of finding a beacon in a short period of time are slim. In previous years, the semi-finals were very long, and it was usually not until the next day that someone found the first beacon. This year, the venue has been expanded, so it will probably take even longer." Tao Ying explained.
"The game is long, so..."
Nan Gua followed Tao Ying's thoughts and suddenly realized.
"I understand what you mean! Then I'll wait a little longer!"
Tao Ying smiled: "Very soon."
Lin Biege listened to the two of them singing in unison, hugged the tree and asked miserably, "Can you two top students just tell me what you understand and consider your teammates' intelligence?"
Tao Ying's lips curled slightly: "Looking for supplies."
The competition system requires them to search for beacons while ensuring the operation of the mecha.
Simply put, in addition to beacons, fuel and electricity supply points are also set up in the stadium, and a fixed amount of supplies are delivered every day. This amount is slightly less than the amount of supplies consumed by the players.
In other words, supplies are limited.
There will always be teams that lack energy.
This is an implicit elimination mechanism.
If the supplies are not confirmed in advance, there will be no extra energy to search for beacons in the following days.
Tao Ying knocked on the operating table.
"We've just found two supply points. Let's go."
Tao Ying and his teammates raided a nearby fuel point and a food supply point, stocking up enough fuel and food for the next day.
On the other hand, in the Meteoric Swamp, teams with some combat experience, like Tao Ying, are looking for supply points, such as the Turantis Tactical Team.
Zhu Xiaorui said excitedly, "We've got two days' worth of supplies, Senior Dahua, let's go find the beacon!"
Senior Ji said helplessly: "I already said my name is Ji Dahua, not Ji Dahua..."
But not every team is so clear about the true purpose of the competition test.
Especially some new teams, they just made it to the semi-finals by accident and their strength is limited.
For example, Valentis Military Academy.
They had used up their fuel early on while searching for the beacon, and the mecha eventually stopped working. The three team members had no choice but to get off the plane physically and look for a supply point.
But this was very inefficient, and in the end, I almost had to give up the game.
The Qingxuan Military Academy knew they had to look for supplies, but they were unlucky as they had set their sights on the same supply point as the Beor Military Academy. After a battle, they were no match for the Beor Military Academy and had to retreat.
When Qingxuan Military Academy continued to look for the next supply point, they found that it had already been looted by Tao Ying and others. They could only temporarily wait for replenishment the next day next to the supply point.
Strength and luck are both an integral part of the competition.
For a moment, only half of the thirty-four teams were still searching.
Tao Ying operated the Dawn T4 and found a safe place to store the supplies.
Then he stood at the highest point of the giant tree and looked down at the entire stadium.
"Now that we have secured supplies, let's start looking for the beacon."
"Okay!"
Tao Ying simply crossed out the areas searched by other teams on the screen.
"Lin Biege, you go to coordinate point B4. Nan Gua, you go to B6."
“Got it!” “Got it!”
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The author has something to say: Tao Ying: Games between higher animals usually don’t rely on fists.
Lin Biege: Did you secretly scold me too?
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