Chapter 74 Chapter 74 What is the trigger point? ...
Tao Ying is carrying fuel barrels.
In front of him, twenty or so barrels were piled up into a small hill.
The fuel barrels are made of thick black metal with a corrosion-resistant and anti-static coating on the inner wall. They are about 1.5 meters high and each one has a yellow flammable and explosive warning sign.
Tao Ying ignored the warning signs above, turned the barrels sideways, and pushed them into the supply point one by one.
Kick it from time to time, or just let it roll down the slope.
There seemed to be no concern at all that the barrels might explode.
Finally, all the buckets were pushed.
Tao Ying dusted off her hands and just as she reached the corner of the cave, she heard people talking.
Tao Ying paused, a smile appeared on his face, then he quickened his pace and walked out of the cave.
"Click." A slight sound of a bullet being loaded.
Tao Ying raised her head.
The four-meter-tall black and white mecha, stripped of its optical camouflage, emerged from the fluctuating air.
The mecha had been waiting at the cave entrance for a long time, holding a gun in his hand.
A highly stealthy sniper model - the Tenki Zero.
A familiar muzzle.
But this time the gun was not pointed at the mecha, but at Tao Ying's body.
As soon as the bullet is fired, her body will be covered in blood and flesh.
A puff of white steam emerged, and the cockpit hatch opened. Xu Biao sat down, hooked his fingers, and gave Tao Ying a couple of pouts like he was teasing a dog.
"We've stockpiled so many supplies, can we use them all?"
"Give us some."
Tao Ying slowly took two steps back and pulled out an object from behind his waist.
Tao Ying tilted her head: "What if I don't give it to you?"
Xu Biao was very shameless: "Aren't you a teammate? It's normal for you to help us."
Xu Biao looked around.
Her two teammates were not there.
Before, he always followed the captain closely, worried that she would get hurt, but he disappeared at the critical moment.
Now the only one at the supply point is this weak captain.
Xu Biao grinned and said, "You have no right to bargain. No one will come to rescue you. I advise you to be more sensible."
Seeing that Tao Ying didn't react, Xu Biao pointed at Tong Feiming behind him and said, "You don't think you can defeat the two of us by yourself, do you?"
"Yeah, I really can't beat him."
Tao Ying admitted it generously.
She seemed a little tired from carrying the fuel barrels just now, so she simply sat down in front of the gun.
Xu Biao was surprised. Why wasn't this guy afraid?
In the previous audition, Tianji Ling’s gun was right in front of her, and this person quickly grasped the gun without any hesitation.
At the time, both of them were driving mechas, so Xu Biao had no way of knowing her expression. But Tao Ying was standing right in front of him, so Xu Biao saw it clearly.
She is smiling.
Normally, people can't laugh when they're being pointed at with a gun.
Xu Biao felt something was wrong.
But he quickly suppressed this feeling of unease.
This person must be bluffing on purpose, trying to appear at ease to confuse him.
Even if she really has a trick up her sleeve, she has no weapon in her hand, so what can she do to him?
Sure enough, the next moment, Tao Ying did not resist.
Tao Ying shrugged and made way.
Xu Biao snorted, very satisfied with Tao Ying's attitude. He thought that she must have been frightened by his show of strength before the game.
Xu Biao nodded conceitedly: "That's how to handle the current situation. Tong Feiming, you stay outside and watch."
He passed Tao Ying, who turned around naturally and touched her lower back with her hand.
Then he followed Xu Biao into the depths of the cave.
At the corner, no one noticed that Tao Ying was wearing...
A gun.
…
This is indeed an excellent supply point.
After checking, Xu Biao found that there were more than twenty fuel barrels. He was overjoyed and was about to push the fuel barrels out, but after taking two steps, he found something wrong.
This fuel tank is empty, there is nothing in it.
Xu Biao continued to check several barrels, all of which were empty.
So this guy just carried several empty barrels here?!
The supplies are not here, they were moved away long ago.
How dare you play tricks on him!
Xu Biao was about to turn around and question him when he suddenly felt a severe numbness on his back. Before he could react, he fell to the ground with his body twitching.
Xu Biao widened his eyes and raised his head.
Tao Ying was leaning leisurely against the wall with a smile on her face.
And she held something in her hand that she shouldn't have—
Electric shock gun.
"You—"
Tao Ying smiled and turned up the current of the stun gun a little.
"What did you say? I didn't quite hear."
Xu Biao said incoherently: "You——"
The electric shock gun made another crackling sound.
Xu Biao lay on the ground and could only breathe heavily.
"Ah, my hand slipped. I made a makeshift gun out of mecha parts. The voltage is a bit unstable. I hope I didn't get electrocuted, right?"
Tao Ying squatted down, picked up a stone and poked Xu Biao's left leg.
Xu Biao stared at her: "You, you, revenge..."
"Are you asking me if I'm taking revenge on you for what happened at the maintenance yard? Oh, not exactly."
Tao Ying raised her finger and shook her head, then she gracefully increased the current.
Xu Biao struggled backwards in pain, while Tao Ying pressed buttons for a while, seemed to feel a little tired, and found a place to sit down.
Tao Ying rested her chin on her hand, fidgeting with the stun gun in her hand. "I should have written an automatic program earlier. My thumb is sore from pressing it... I hope there's no fracture, right?"
Tao Ying rubbed her sore hands as she spoke.
And Xu Biao, who was on the ground, was enduring pain that was hundreds or thousands of times more severe: ...
Xu Biao: "Wait for me after you get out—ah!"
After a huge electric shock, Xu Biao screamed and curled up his body.
Xu Biao was in so much pain that he couldn't control his body at all. He turned his face to the side, his vision blurred, and sweat got into his eyes, stinging them so much that he wanted to cry.
It is also possible that he was already crying bitterly, but he just didn't realize it.
Xu Biao gritted his teeth and turned his head, trying to imprint Tao Ying's face in his mind. He wanted revenge...
But when he turned around, Tao Ying was no longer there.
Tao Ying stood on the other side of Xu Biao.
The shadow cast on Tao Ying's pale profile gave off a strange and inhuman feeling.
It was as if her soul and body were incompatible.
How did she change positions in such a short time?
Is he hallucinating?
It can’t really be a ghost.
Xu Biao was sweating profusely, not sure if it was because of the pain or fear.
Tao Ying stared at her hands and muttered, "Why is it happening again... What exactly is the trigger?"
She was puzzled for a moment and met Xu Biao's eyes.
The standing pilot looked frail and seemed about to fall down at any moment.
The muscular man on the ground was ready to attack at any time.
From anyone's perspective, Xu Biao should have the upper hand.
But Xu Biao struggled to support himself with his elbows, not daring to move for a moment. The pilot only took a slight step forward, which frightened Xu Biao so much that he twitched and could only kick his legs backwards.
Tao Ying took two slow steps forward with amusement, stepped on Xu Biao's neck, and looked down at him from a superior position.
"Did you see it?"
Xu Biao took two steps back. "You, you deliberately left me alone, didn't you? You deliberately brought the empty bucket to lure me in. This is a trap!"
"The thing around the neck is not just for show."
Tao Ying pulled out a knife from somewhere, squatted down, and slashed Xu Biao's neck twice threateningly.
Although interstellar medical technology is very advanced and a broken neck can be reattached, the human body's instinct has not evolved to get rid of the fear of having its throat cut.
When the cold blade drew a bloody mark on his neck, Xu Biao was still very scared.
Tao Ying just looked like she was teasing you for fun, but the moment she approached Xu Biao, her eyes suddenly changed.
As if to pierce people.
It was even more terrifying than the electric current on Xu Biao's body.
Tao Ying looked at Xu Biao as if she was looking at pieces of disassembled body parts, without any emotion, and even with a hint of murderous intent.
Xu Biao felt frightened.
He was beaten up when he was young.
When he was in the military academy, he would just smile even when the instructor beat him the hardest. However, the instructor had killed Zerg on the front line of the battlefield, and he could terrify Xu Biao more than anyone in reality.
But the weak pilot in front of him only needed a look to make him dare not move.
Why? Why does she give people such a sense of fear?
This is not the look of an ordinary student. It is the look of a soldier who has been to the battlefield and has witnessed countless deaths.
Ruthless, indifferent... and good at disguise.
Xu Biao's cheeks twitched twice and his breathing almost stopped.
This is not right.
Her expression was completely different from just now, as if she had lost something that a human should have.
This was no joke, she really wanted to kill him for a moment.
Xu Biao's back was covered in cold sweat. He kept shouting, "I give up! I won't bother you anymore! Never again!"
The entire supply point was filled with Xu Biao's cries for mercy.
Tao Ying paused.
Then, he regained his bored expression.
"I thought you would scream a few more times, but you're begging for mercy so soon."
Tao Ying put away the knife and stood up, then pressed the stun gun again, completely knocking Xu Biao unconscious.
She tapped her aching head and sat down to relax for a while.
My mental strength has been somewhat out of control since a while ago, and my head feels like it's splitting apart.
Before leaving, Tao Ying thought for a moment, barely suppressed the restlessness of his mind, walked to Xu Biao, and pulled the thing off his wrist.
Then he strode out of the field.
…
Tao Ying asked, "Lin Biege, Nan Gua, how are things going?"
Nan Gua in the team channel was very excited and seemed like he was about to jump up.
"Everything is arranged," Nan Gua leaned closer to the screen, "Can we start the plan now?"
Lin Biege wiped his sweat and said, "Shadow, are you sure you want to do this?"
Tao Ying looked at the empty fuel drums.
"Well, I've reached my limit."
"Now find the beacon quickly."
…
There are still two groups of teams that have not advanced, and there are exactly two Beacons left.
The winner is already decided, there is nothing left to see.
"But then again, this is the first time I've seen a target-seeking competition turned into a survival competition."
"Yeah, it's like a horror movie."
The audience was still frightened and left the theater in small groups, as if they had just watched a horror movie.
Some people are still waiting for the Easter eggs.
"Both the junior and the Space Ghost Team are sure to advance. Xiao Mo, why aren't you leaving yet?" Yin Zihang poked Bai Mo's back. "It's time to leave."
Bai Mo shook his head: "It's not over yet."
She put one hand on the wall of the transparent cabin and pointed at the Graythorn Forest with the other hand, signaling to Yin Zihang.
Yin Zihang leaned over to take a look in confusion.
"What happened to Graythorn Forest?"
On the south side of the stadium, under the crown of the giant tree, in the gaps between the green leaves, dots of red light flickered.
It looks pretty good at first glance.
But the second look was a bit scary.
The red glow...
"She, they set a fire in the Greythorn Forest?!" Yin Zihang raised his voice.
"I guess so." Bai Mo said lightly.
"But it's more serious than you think."
"These red dots are not breaking points, but guiding lines obscured by leaves. They are heading in the same direction, and their destination is—"
"The heart of Graythorn Forest."
Bai Mo's words had just fallen.
A thunderous sound that tore through the air rang out from the center of the flames, and a blinding light illuminated the entire arena.
——Boom!
The air waves generated by the explosion stirred up a violent storm, and the unstable airflow impacted the starship, causing it to vibrate continuously, and the audience's exclamations came like waves.
The starship shook unsteadily twice, and even cracks appeared in the transparent cabin.
The platinum-colored explosion light penetrated the protective shield of the stadium, even allowing the audience to see the blood vessels in the palm of their hands.
Bai Mo picked up the lazy Yin Zihang and threw him into the elevator.
"If you're afraid, go up."
Soon, the entire forest was burned down, and the audience seemed to be able to smell the smell of gunpowder through the protective shield.
In the end, all that remained on the field was the beacon hidden among the supplies. From the center of the explosion, two mechas quickly jumped out.
In a pile of charcoal, Dawn T4 approached a biconical crystal.
It half-knelt on the ground and picked up the beacon.
"activation."
The crystal trembled and cast a white beam of light into the sky.
But this little bit of light seemed so insignificant after an explosion that was powerful enough to impact the protective shield.
It took the host a long time to find the beacon's beam. He held the microphone and spoke with trembling hands.
"Congratulations to the Space Ghost Team for successfully advancing to the finals!"
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