The battle started quickly and ended quickly.
When the searchlight came on again, five unconscious figures were lying on the stone platform.
Team A060 never dreamed that their league journey would end here with just one encounter.
"What should we do next?"
Han Tianming squatted down beside the five people curiously, raised his hand and gently poked the corners of their clothes.
This was the first time that her hypnotic ability came in handy in actual combat. At this moment, besides being exhausted, she also felt an indescribable excitement.
All the hard work from training till now turned into sweet fruits at this moment, with honey-like juice flowing in her heart.
Gu Qiongsheng smiled and said, "We can go up now."
Just now, just to be on the safe side, she used her gifted vision, and happened to see a string of beautiful bubbles from A060 rushing towards them, so she simply took advantage of the situation and set up an ambush.
Except for A060, the rest of the teams are still quite far away, and they can take this opportunity to return to the ground.
As for the unconscious A060 team, Gu Qiongsheng and others saw a huge realistic protective robot quietly appear in the corner of the stone platform, extend its long mechanical arm, and gently stuff the five people into its body.
The sensor is designed to release anesthetic when it is broken.
Protective robots are secretly deployed throughout the examination room and are controlled by the spacecraft's intelligent AI. They are usually in a dormant state and will only appear when they detect that their sensors are broken, and take the candidates to a safe house specially set up on the planet Weilun.
They will receive treatment and rest there, and wait quietly for the final competition results.
Zhou Qing, standing by, opened her eyes wide and asked in disbelief, "Sister Qiongsheng, how did you know someone was coming?"
Gu Qiongsheng observed the traces left by A060 and mumbled, "Hmm... I sensed it with my mental power..."
To prevent Zhou Qing from asking further questions, she deliberately changed the subject: "Qin Yuan, how did you come up with this?"
Just at the same time, Qin Yuan and she had the same idea and made exactly the same suggestion.
Gu Qiongsheng was secretly surprised and admired her very much - she had a natural vision, but what about Qin Yuan?
Qin Yuan just smiled and said nothing.
In fact, it was because his mental power was too strong that he often had an extraordinary sensitivity. In addition, the young man himself had been silent for many years and gradually developed the habit of being extremely meticulous. For example, he basically discovered and avoided all the traces of traps on the way here.
But this couldn't be said, so Qin Yuan quietly played the role of a vase, his voice as gentle as water: "Well, it's just a guess, I didn't expect to be lucky."
He caught a glimpse of the stone hole in the wall and suddenly said, "Wait a moment."
…
On the spaceship, the examiners watched as Team A1056 blocked the hole in the wall with a pile of rubble after taking away the ore.
One of the girls, who looked particularly thin, fiddled with something and then poured some fluorescent sticky liquid—which seemed to be made from waste liquid collected from scrap parts—on another huge rock and spread it evenly.
The light underground is dim.
Even with a searchlight and a mission manual, it is difficult to clearly identify the quality of the ore.
So after they left with the real ore, the remaining large chunks of rock appeared a strange deep blue color, glowing faintly in the darkness.
——There is actually fluorescent agent in the waste liquid.
Anyway, it now looks too much like the mysterious ore from the quest information.
Examiners: “…”
I never expected that there would be such a back-up plan.
The task information they provided was a bit vague. After all, it had to fit the setting of "emergency evacuation, mysterious ore that could not be mined." But at this moment, the examiners felt a bit of a pain in their teeth when they looked at the fake blue ore in the camera footage.
Once Team A1056 withdraws, the other teams won't fight to the death over a fake one, right?
...Damn, the more I think about it, the more likely it seems!
Although exams usually have emergency plans for several different scenarios, this one obviously goes beyond the pre-designed ones.
The staff cast their inquiring eyes towards Instructor Dong, who, in front of the screen, pulled at his hair in distress, and finally waved his hand helplessly: "It's okay, let it be."
The idea of using waste liquid collected on the road to disguise ore was a skill of Team A1056.
And they just happen to have the ability to perfectly simulate the color and luster of the ore according to the appearance of the ore in the mission information.
"This ability to adapt to changing circumstances is the most valuable thing."
Instructor Dong stroked his stubbled chin and said, "If the other teams were really fooled by a fake stone, it means they are also a bunch of idiots who lack basic discernment."
At this point, his impression of Team A1056 gradually changed.
After all, on the battlefield, everything depends on strength. If they can quickly deal with the A060 team and complete the mining mission, then many of the rough spots in the early stages of A1056 will become the correct strategic sacrifices in Instructor Gao's mind at this moment.
Especially after defeating A060 and taking away their searchlight sticks, the "A1056 energy crisis" in the eyes of the examiners was also resolved.
This team is quite capable as it fights to support itself.
Although he's a bit radical and sinister...his combat ability and strategic thinking are very strong.
Instructor Gao pinched his chin, his eyes flickering: "...Well, not bad."
Yes, it is worth cultivating.
There was also a glint of excitement in the eyes of Chief of Staff Wu of the Star Legion.
Their legion mainly fights in small teams, and they take on missions such as assault, exploration, and decapitation. Most of them require them to go deep into the Zerg hinterland and face insufficient supplies all year round.
Now, even though each team only has 5kg of supplies, A1056 can convert all the waste encountered along the way into resources, making its advantage snowball.
What they showed was exactly the potential that their stars needed!
And that little bit of sinister behavior during the final evacuation was exactly what Chief of Staff Wu wanted.
He couldn't wait to speak and ask for details about the team, but suddenly he remembered what Colonel Zhou had said not long ago, and his expression suddenly froze.
...No way?
Staff Officer Wu raised his head with astonishment in his eyes as he looked at the woman next to him who was staring intently at the screen.
The people from Yinhui said they wanted to bet on A1056 so early on, which shows that they had already seen the extraordinary nature of this team.
Damn it, is he already a step too late?
The examiners had different thoughts, but on the screen, Gu Qiongsheng and his team had returned safely with the ore.
With their gifted vision, they skillfully avoided all the descending teams along the way as if they had opened the entire map, and passed by other teams several times under the nervous gaze of the examiners.
In the end, not even a single battle broke out, and they returned to the ground intact.
Even Lieutenant Colonel Zhou of Yinhui couldn't help but be amazed.
She said "I want to bet on this team" because she knew Qin Yuan's identity, but she didn't expect that this team would give her such a big surprise?
It was much more powerful than she had imagined.
"It's terrible, terrible." Colonel Zhou murmured.
Where did our colonel find such a group of good kids?
What made her even more excited was that since the other party had teamed up with Qin Yuan, he should have reached an agreement with Yinhui in secret.
In other words…
This group of outstanding students has already stepped half a foot into their silver glory!
…
No matter how surprised the examiners were, the exam continued to proceed in an orderly manner.
Although Gu Qiongsheng's team had the upper hand, the candidates from other teams were no pushovers either. At this moment, fierce confrontations gradually broke out around their respective mission areas.
The teams showed off their talents, and all kinds of mental power shuttled back and forth on the screen. The examiners had to switch screens frequently to ensure that no outstanding students were missed.
This distracted their attention from Team A1056.
Battles, encounters, pursuits, and sieges broke out everywhere... Students were constantly eliminated, the robots were extremely busy, and the staff responsible for recording were also busy.
Instructor Dong sat in front of the screen, his legs crossed, nodding and sighing as he watched the chaotic battle unfold. He kept giving orders: "Give this one two points, deduct one point from that slow-reacting one, and this one, deduct both..."
As he was speaking, he suddenly choked and stopped talking.
What was displayed on the screen was the stone platform in the cave where Gu Qiongsheng's team had arrived.
At this moment, the scene was extremely "tragic".
——A battle just broke out here, with three teams involved, and in the end only one was left.
The only remaining team also "reduced" its members by four. The last one had tears in his eyes as he watched his teammates being dragged away by the robot while struggling to carry the large ore emitting a faint fluorescent light on his back.
He had an attitude of "Even if I am the only one left, I will complete the mission to the death."
It can be said to be touching and moving.
——If the big rock he is carrying at this moment is not a fake.
Instructor Dong: “…”
In front of the screen, Instructor Dong was overwhelmed with emotions. He covered his face with his thick left hand and couldn't bear to watch any further.
"Cut it off," he said, waving his hand feebly. "Deduct points from them—yes, all three teams, deduct points."
The points are deducted and the screen switches accordingly.
AI runs at high speed, quickly screening out images with evaluation value and pushing them to examiners first.
The examinees had forgotten about the examinees as they had been struggling to carry the stones on their backs and move forward in the dark cave.
No one saw it, just at the moment the screen switched.
A drop of sticky, strange liquid flowed out from the blocked gap in the stone wall and landed on the searchlight in the hand of the candidate carrying the rock.
“Sizzle——”
A strange sound was heard, and the searchlight flashed a few times and suddenly went out.
The screen dimmed.
After a moment, the AI night vision mode turns on automatically.
The cave changed at that moment. The broken stones on the stone wall were scattered all over the ground. The cracks that had been covered up appeared again, and debris rolled down, as if something was trying to drill out from inside.
The mucus gurgled out, dripping, and gathered into a small puddle on the ground.
The fake ore also rolled to the side.
However, the only remaining member of the three teams has disappeared.
…
A few kilometers away, the town is in ruins.
Ling Kaixuan stood silently on a high place, his straight figure like a javelin, his black clothes fluttering silently in the wind.
The ground below was in a state of disarray, with a group of students falling down.
A group of robots moved in and out of the ruins, constantly carrying away the defeated students. Not far away, several teams that had not yet been eliminated looked at this scene in horror, and did not dare to move forward for a while.
What a killer!
They witnessed the scene just now with their own eyes. The two teams joined forces and launched an attack on Ling Kaixuan.
But no one expected that the young man in black raised his hand and grabbed it hard, and his mental power quickly transformed. This time, what appeared was not a cold weapon, but a modern energy gun!
Standing on a high place, Ling Kaixuan raised his hand and fired continuously, and each bullet accurately hit the sensor on the enemy's left shoulder.
His posture was skillful and calm, and his eyes were cold. Even if someone attacked from behind, he would decisively counterattack and knock that person out instantly.
It's like... it has eyes on the back!
The difficulty of materializing hot weapons and cold weapons is like heaven and earth.
The watching team had originally hesitated whether to rush forward together, but now they were frozen, facing Ling Kaixuan's cold gaze, with only endless fear in their hearts.
"Captain, shall we retreat?"
"Yes, Captain, we can change missions in a moment, let's go!"
Whispers were heard.
The captains of the two teams hesitated for a moment, then saw Ling Kaixuan swing the energy gun in his hand, raise the muzzle, and aim at them.
The captains' hearts were filled with alarm, and they gritted their teeth and said, "No more fighting, let's retreat!"
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!
This killing god is so powerful that he can kill every kid with one gun. There is really no need for them to fight him head-on!
Several teams walked very fast, driving power boots, and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.
On the ruins, Ling Kaixuan watched the scene coldly, his lips parted silently: "...idiot."
The energy gun in his hand dissipated instantly.
It was a huge burden for him to materialize this kind of weapon. In fact, he couldn't fire more than a few shots just now.
At this time, Zhao Qingke climbed out from the ruins below.
The girl, clutching a milky white potion, climbed up and collapsed weakly against the wall. "Finally found it."
"The object of the mission, this is what we were asked to bring back—wow, what is this?"
When she looked up, she saw several robots moving through the ruins, taking away the students who had been eliminated.
Looking at the densely packed enemies lying on the ground, Zhao Qingke opened his eyes wide in shock: "Did you do all this?"
Ling Kaixuan let out a low hum from his nose.
It's a response.
Lu Yuanji also climbed up from below.
Just then, I saw a group of people lying on the ground.
He was stunned for a moment, his lips moving: "Awesome, awesome..."
He had always thought that even if Ling Kaixuan was stronger than him, his strength was limited.
Now it seems that Ling Kaixuan's true strength is much stronger than theirs.
Is this what they call, "The top student scored 98 points because he was deducted 2 points, and the genius student scored 100 points because the test was only worth 100 points"?
"Stop wasting time," Ling Kaixuan's voice remained low. "Get the potion and leave quickly—where's Sheng Zhang?"
A white arm stretched out from under the ruins.
"I'm here."
Sheng Zhang, who arrived late, crawled out with his teeth bared.
His face was pale and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead. He staggered as soon as his feet touched the ground. Wang Mingzi, who was beside him, hurried to support him.
"Oh my," Sheng Zhang covered his head. "Ugh... I have a terrible headache. Is there radiation under the rubble?"
Zhao Qingke and Lu Yuanji looked at each other in surprise.
Is there radiation?
How come they don't feel anything?
"Oh, it hurts. It hurts so much."
Sheng Zhang's face was as pale as paper, and he forced a smile: "What we're saying is... can you let me go to the safe house to rest first?"
"I'm sorry...but you guys are so strong, even without me, you'll definitely win the championship without any suspense, right?"
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