Area A12.
The sky is full of white sand.
The large protective robot flew low over a hill, and suddenly it seemed to get stuck, and fell from the air, swaying.
It stood quietly on the ground, its slender robotic arms dragging across the ground, leaving several deep marks.
After a while, a puff of white steam suddenly emerged from the robot and rose into the sky.
At the same time, the closed square shell on its chest popped open.
A slender hand slowly stretched out from inside and grabbed the robot's shell.
Immediately, a furry head popped out.
"Oh, we've come this far."
Sheng Zhang sighed as he crawled out of the protective cabin and stepped firmly on the ground.
Facing the fierce sandstorm, he raised his hand and nonchalantly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. His complexion returned to normal and he looked relaxed and at ease.
——How could he look like he had a splitting headache and couldn’t continue the game?
After walking a few steps in the deserted wilderness, Sheng Zhang suddenly remembered something and turned around to slam the hatch shut.
"Let me see," he muttered, "here, here and here..."
He tapped on the robot for a while, and the indicator light of the protective robot lit up. A ball of fire shot out from the bottom, and it flew up into the air again.
Sheng Zhang stood there with a smile, waving at the robot as it flew higher and higher. "Bye, hurry back to the safe house, or it will be too late."
Then he looked around, spotted a crack in the ground, and walked over happily.
"Finally I can slack off."
The young man put his hands in his pockets and muttered softly, "I hope that when I wake up, everything will be over."
"Please don't drag me into this, I hate trouble the most..."
He found a stone platform at the edge of the crack, jumped in and hid himself in the gap, lay down comfortably, breathed a sigh of satisfaction, and then a huge amount of mental power was released instantly, completely covering his entire body.
The round mental power spread out layer upon layer, almost solidifying into a substance. It looked like an egg and also like a cocoon.
But after a moment, the mental power began to harden, and a faint fluorescence appeared all over the body, the color flowed, and gradually merged with the surrounding gravel.
It looks like...
A piece of pure natural mineral.
…
X1 area.
The little star posed as a researcher, waiting in front of the cabin. All he could see was dust all over the sky, and not even a hair of the students.
He lowered his head in boredom and kicked the stones under his feet: "How long will it take? We said we'd be here soon."
The bodyguard warrior placed various equipment in the room. The props that had just been packed into the backpack had to be put back one by one. In addition, in order to make up for the lie that "the laboratory was attacked by Zerg", some new blood plasma and scars had to be arranged.
While diligently setting up the scene, he consoled them, "It's almost there, it should be soon. Cheer up, this is definitely a formidable team coming."
"Tsk," the little star muttered, "How can a bunch of high school students be that great..."
The tail sound drifted in the wind.
The soldier didn't hear clearly.
A moment later, he suddenly heard a "bang", like the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
The soldier thought it was the little star who dropped the equipment, and said with a wry smile, "Be careful, these instruments are all borrowed from the laboratory, they are genuine. If they break, Professor Wei will scold you..."
As he spoke, he pushed open the door of the flat-bedroom apartment.
“Boom.”
The soldier froze suddenly.
The pupils suddenly contracted.
Outside the door, a pool of blood was spreading, a glaring red. The moment the door was pushed open, the little star's chopped-off limbs fell to the ground.
His head fell in a pool of blood with a gloomy expression on his face - the murderous intent was so sudden that he didn't even have time to be frightened.
A little further away, there is a crack in the ground.
A thick liquid with a blue fluorescent glow gurgled out from somewhere, accompanied by a strange "gurgling" sound.
The warrior suddenly released his mental strength, and in that instant, he vaguely heard a faint whisper coming from underground -
"Hungry, so hungry, so hungry..."
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother...I'm so hungry..."
“I’m hungry!”
…
X1 area.
The two warring parties separated briefly, and Zhao Qingke suddenly turned around, only to see that not far away, Tan Yao, who had been swept away by Zhou Qing's long whip, had landed steadily on the ground. The short blade in his hand had disappeared, and was replaced by a small gun.
A faint blue flame rose from the muzzle of the gun.
The flames illuminated Zhao Qingke's pale face, and a strange mental fluctuation spread out, as if there was a faint ghost fire under the sky.
Not only Zhao Qingke, but all the members of Team A012 were so shocked that they were speechless the moment they saw the silver spear in Tan Yao's hand.
That is the second form of mental power!
Even in their team, only Ling Kaixuan was able to do this!
Zhao Qingke herself had tried to condense a new weapon before. The moment she disassembled the soft sword, the almost soul-tearing pain made her tremble all over, her hands and feet cold, and her head turned to mush. Not to mention deconstructing and reshaping a new weapon in this state.
How could Tan Yao do this?
He was clearly still in F grade a month ago!
Next to the pale-faced Zhao Qingke, Lu Yuanji had a gloomy face and bit his tongue hard.
The pain and the fishy smell in his mouth barely allowed him to maintain his sanity. After a moment, he shouted, "Focus your fire on that red-haired guy!"
"I've investigated, he's the only strong attacker on their team. If we kill him, the others will just be supporting roles!"
He didn't believe that all of Gu Qiongsheng's team had condensed the second form.
Scammers, they must be lying, trying to undermine their confidence!
Hearing this, Zhao Qingke woke up as if from a dream.
She tried to calm herself down, gripped the sword tightly in her hand, raised the tip of the sword, and stabbed straight at Tan Yao.
At the same time, Lu Yuanji also rushed up a slope, took advantage of the high position to jump quickly, and the tip of the gun in his hand, which was shining with cold light, condensed a huge amount of mental power, and pressed down heavily like a cannonball!
The two men were one in front and one behind, one above and one below, trying to block all of Tan Yao's escape points.
Wang Mingzi also tried hard to condense a new protective shield to block Tan Yao's gun.
The wind was howling, and the white sand flying all over the sky was like an invisible giant claw, spreading out wantonly.
In the center of the chaos, Tan Yao curled his lips, a glint of contempt flashed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth and whispered a few words: "Idiot."
Raise your hand and shoot.
Shot after shot, the bullets hit the protective shield, shattering the glass-like fragile shield in an instant. At this time, Lu Yuanji and Zhao Qingke's attacks were also approaching -
The sky suddenly darkened.
It seemed as if dark clouds were looming and a storm was about to come.
Just as this thought flashed through Zhao Qingke and Lu Yuanji's minds, the next second, a huge black shadow fell from the sky, drawing a sharp arc in the air. The huge gravity coupled with extremely strong pressure instantly hit their waists and abdomens, throwing them far away!
“Bang!”
Zhao Qingke rolled on the ground for several times. When he finally stopped, he was covered in dust and dirt, as if he had been fished out of a mud pit.
Lu Yuanji was even worse off than her. He was hit hard by the black shadow and thrown onto the shady side of the hill - where there was a hard rock!
“—Crack.”
The young man's back hit the rock hard, a slight cracking sound reached his ears, followed by severe pain.
His left arm... was broken by that huge, heavy weapon...
Sliding to the ground, Lu Yuanji held his left arm in extreme pain and raised his head with difficulty and disbelief.
Not far away, in front of Tan Yao, was the figure of a thin girl.
Her arms were thin and white, her fingers were slender, and her body was as thin as a fragile bamboo. The wind and sand on Weilun Star were so strong that they blew over the girl's slightly loose clothes, as if it could sweep her away in an instant.
But what she held in her hand was a huge black sickle that was as tall as a person.
It is like the legendary black iron, its ink-black appearance makes people feel cold, it bends into a beautiful arc like the bright moon, and its sharp edge is shining with cold light.
Giant sickle.
Among thousands of cold weapons, the most lethal one.
At this moment, it was held tightly in the hands of an inconspicuous girl.
Zhou Qing used her fair, slender hands to easily lift the black scythe, which was several inches taller than her. A hint of shyness and embarrassment still lingered on her fair face, but her move was decisive and she swung it towards the ground with her backhand.
The strong impact wave was like a wave, overwhelming Lu Yuanji and others in an instant.
The ground was shaking, and large pieces of white ash were blown into the air and picked up by the giant sickle, turning into sharp sand and gravel that was enough to cause blood spots on human skin.
The sickle was like the god of death shrouded in darkness, cutting through the air with a loud, sharp sound. In the face of such a huge and powerful attack, even Ling Kaixuan had to retreat several meters to temporarily avoid the sharp edge!
"A bunch of idiots."
Beside Zhou Qing, Tan Yao leisurely cursed again.
He looked at Lu Yuanji and others, and in addition to teasing and mocking, there was also a hint of imperceptible pity in his eyes.
The boy's voice was deep.
"Who told you that I'm the strongest attacker on our team?"
…
In Gu Qiongsheng's team, Zhou Qing has always been an inconspicuous existence.
She is thin, short, looks fragile, and has a pretty appearance.
She did not have the outstanding mechanical talent of Tan Yao, nor the rare and magical hypnotic ability of Han Tianming, nor the wisdom to analyze and integrate information quickly like Qin Yuan. Even her awakened mental power was a featureless power type.
When analyzing the strength of Gu Qiongsheng's team, Lu Yuanji also subconsciously skipped Zhou Qing.
In his eyes, this girl was unremarkable and could not possibly be a hindrance to them.
But he just overlooked one thing——
Zhou Qing was the first partner to practice with Gu Qiongsheng.
When Tan Yao was still obsessed with "Home Robot Maintenance", Han Tianming was still sleeping in the classroom, and Qin Yuan was still playing chess with his left and right hands in the courtyard out of boredom, Zhou Qing had already stood firmly with Gu Qiongsheng.
They had played the two-player mode countless times, sweating profusely together on the playground in the morning light. The person Gu Qiongsheng had breastfed the most times was not Qin Yuan, but the skinny and petite Zhou Qing!
Seeing that Team A012’s eyes were about to pop out of their heads in shock, Gu Qiongsheng curled his lips in satisfaction.
A feeling of genuine pride welled up in my heart.
For the girl who has always been by her side, who speaks very little but works harder and harder than anyone else.
Even within Team A1056, where the training intensity far exceeds that of ordinary people, Zhou Qing is the hardest-working one.
She is buried gold, a rough jade wrapped in stone veins, but Gu Qiongsheng knows how strong and tenacious her will is, and at this moment, she finally has the opportunity to show her strength and beauty in public!
The giant sickle swept across, and another gust of wind whistled.
Zhou Qing stood in the center of the whirlwind, her thin body condensing infinite explosive power.
Her sudden outburst not only stimulated all members of the A012 team, but also strongly shocked the examiners who witnessed this scene on the spacecraft.
"This, this student..."
Someone's eyes lit up, and he murmured softly, "So strong!"
It's really powerful.
The examiners on the spaceship were all knowledgeable people, and they knew how strict the requirements were for a warrior to solidify a weapon like a scythe.
Not only that, forming a shape is only the first step in using this weapon. The more difficult part lies in balance and flexibility - due to the uneven weight distribution and the problem of center of gravity tilt that long-handled weapons are prone to, it is difficult for the operator of the scythe to accurately control the attack angle of the blade simply by wrist or arm strength.
Moreover, with every attack, the operator faces the risk of losing balance. If it is not handled properly, it is not uncommon for the body to be thrown out along with the sickle.
Compared to ordinary weapons, it is more like an unruly wild horse, a poisonous snake always ready to bite back at its master. From the moment a warrior holds it, he or she will always face the risk of being implicated by the weapon.
——But in Zhou Qing's hands, this "unruly" giant sickle was lifted with ease.
It was completely tamed, transformed into a loyal shadow, transformed into a dark night, and as the girl jumped and spun lightly, it cut out one sharp arc after another in the air.
Graceful and elegant, like a swan dancing ballet with its slender neck raised, but the moment it comes into contact with the enemy, it instantly transforms into the sharpest and most sturdy blade.
Without thousands or tens of thousands of times of hard practice, it would be impossible to achieve such results.
Staring blankly at the screen, Instructor Dong couldn't help but say, "Damn, it's like a work of art..."
A fusion of elegance and murderous intent, absurdity and rationality, the beauty of fragility and extraordinary power.
It was a heart-pounding dance of death that would intoxicate even a soldier like him!
Staff Officer Wu stood up suddenly.
The speed was so fast and the force was so great that even the seat fell backwards, but he was completely undeterred.
"This student must join our Fanxing..."
As soon as the words fell, another clear female voice interrupted accurately: "Impossible!"
Behind him, Lieutenant Colonel Zhou also stood up.
Her pupils became brighter, blazing like flames, and her rosy, plump lips curled up in satisfaction: "I've said it before, this team belongs to us, Yinhui."
Staff Officer Wu: “…”
Staff Officer Wu had a severe headache. Thinking back to what Lieutenant Colonel Zhou had said a few hours ago, which seemed casual but now seemed full of deep meaning, he felt unwell.
He pursed his lips, but watching the fierce battle between the A1056 team members on the screen, he couldn't help but ask, "He hasn't signed a contract, hasn't entered the system, and the competition hasn't even ended yet. How can he be one of your Yinhui people?"
"We have to wait until the game is over and let them choose for themselves, right?"
Lieutenant Colonel Zhou smiled even brighter, and said confidently, "They'll only choose us."
She turned around and sat down, crossed her long legs, and said cheerfully, "Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you."
Staff Officer Wu: “…”
Damn, so angry.
Staff Officer Wu was almost questioning his life. He had done nothing wrong, so how come he suddenly fell so far behind?
...No, it can't.
He sat down in his seat, his eyes flickering, and opened his personal terminal to send a message silently.
——Even if Yinhui had secretly reached some agreement with those students, he had to find a way to get a piece of meat from them.
On the other hand, Colonel Zhou was not as calm as he looked.
After sitting down again, she took advantage of the fact that no one else was paying attention and quickly sent a message to Colonel Qin.
[Boss, who are those kids on Xiao Yuan's team? They're coming to Yinhui, right? Right? Right?!]
"You have to keep them, Boss! These kids are so strong!"
…
On the screen, the battle continues.
After Zhou Qing's giant sickle materialized, Team A1056 burst out with a very obvious advantage and beat Team A012 severely.
Tan Yao's bullets, Han Tianming's hypnosis, Gu Qiongsheng's ubiquitous sharp threads... The powerful offensive was like a gale that hit them head-on, forcing Lu Yuanji and others to retreat in a hurry. After a while, several of them were injured and looked dusty and dirty.
If Ling Kaixuan had not reacted quickly enough and deflected Zhou Qing's sickle and cut Gu Qiongsheng's silk thread at the critical moment several times, their team would have been decimated.
But even Ling Kaixuan gradually found it difficult to resist such a fierce attack.
"grass!"
Lu Yuanji couldn't count how many times he had cursed.
He was extremely anxious, his left arm was aching like a dagger, and his lungs were burning.
The strength of Team A1056 far exceeded his imagination. This clear understanding made his whole body hot and he almost suffocated.
Everyone has a camera embedded in their sensor.
There were also drones hovering in the sky, and the intelligent AI was keeping a close eye on them - this meant that this high-intensity battle was attracting the examiners' attention.
...Damn it!
Lu Yuanji was breathing rapidly, and his lungs seemed to have turned into the bellows of an earthen stove, puffing out burnt hot air.
His right hand dropped casually, brushing the edge of his jacket pocket.
The outline of a hard object pierced through the protective suit and pressed against his palm.
...Do you want to use it?
If you don't use it now, it may be too late.
But is he supposed to take out the nutritional supplement in public?
After drinking it, his fighting power exploded immediately. Even a fool would know that there was something wrong with the nutritional supplement.
Lu Yuanji was conflicted.
At this moment, Gu Qiongsheng turned around and called out from afar, "Brother Yuan, what's wrong?"
The reason why he called him Brother Yuan instead of Qin Yuan was that he didn't want to arouse suspicion among Lu Yuanji's team members.
In the rear, Qin Yuan, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, raised his head slightly.
There were sparks in his deep eyes, his fine black hair fluttered in the wind, the corners of his lips rose slightly, and he made an OK gesture to Gu Qiongsheng.
"I saw it all clearly." Qin Yuan said softly.
Gu Qiongsheng also smiled: "Okay!"
She shook her slightly sore fingers, and the ends of the silk thread gathered in her palm and were flexibly hooked up by her slender jade-like fingers.
The girl looked up, her eyes swept across the faces of each team member, and nodded casually, and the others nodded in understanding.
Gu Qiongsheng raised his head and smiled at Lu Yuanji and the others who had barely found a chance to catch their breath. His sweet and beautiful smile, in the eyes of Team A012, was no less terrifying than a demon.
"Watch out," she said, "now, we're officially starting!"
Lu Yuanji: “???”
Zhao Qingke: “???”
Even Ling Kaixuan suddenly raised his head, and a rare look of surprise appeared on his usually cold face.
Is it officially starting now?
So what the hell are you guys calling those things before?
Warm-up exercises?!
Gu Qiongsheng didn't give them any time to be surprised.
As soon as the words fell, several people in the team rushed forward like cannonballs, carrying a powerful hurricane, and attacked the A012 team fiercely!
Lu Yuanji and others hurriedly resisted, and Ling Kaixuan's sword also clashed with Zhou Qing's giant sickle for several rounds in an instant. The actual mental power had a hard metallic texture, impacting and colliding with loud clanging sounds.
...It looks no different than before.
Lu Yuanji was thinking this in his heart, when suddenly, a clear and magnetic voice came from afar.
"Zhou Qing, upper right!"
Zhou Qing didn't think twice and swung the giant sickle towards the upper right corner!
Ling Kaixuan just happened to dodge in that direction, but he never expected that Zhou Qing would catch him in the act. He had no choice but to turn around in mid-air, flipping his spear backwards and sending himself flying, avoiding the giant sickle's sharp edge.
Just as he barely avoided it, Qin Yuan's next voice came floating over: "Left front, side block!"
Ling Kaixuan's pupils suddenly shrank.
The giant sickle drew a sharp arc in the air and struck heavily in the direction Qin Yuan pointed out, the direction where Ling Kaixuan subconsciously dodged!
Ling Kaixuan only had time to use the gun barrel to block his left shoulder. Zhou Qing's giant sickle hit the gun barrel hard. For a moment, the entire ground collapsed a little, and half of Ling Kaixuan's body was pressed into the crack in the ground.
Seeing this, all members of Team A012 were stunned.
Shit, what kind of cheating ability is this?
Precognition?!
This is outrageous!
On the spaceship, the examiners were also surprised and stood up from their seats.
"What kind of ability is this?" Someone breathed rapidly, his face flushed. "Is it really precognition?"
“…No, that’s impossible.”
Staff Officer Wu frowned slightly: "It's not a spiritual trait, it should rely on one's own brain power."
"Through early observation and extensive information collection, we can analyze the enemy's trajectory and muscle inertia, thereby inferring the enemy's subsequent actions in combat."
"It looks like a deterrent effect similar to foresight."
I heard that it was not precognition, but just mental logical analysis. The person who asked the question earlier nodded with some disappointment.
“It’s already very impressive.”
Instructor Dong stroked his chin and muttered, "It's only been a short while, and you've already got such a precise analysis of an enemy. How much information must have been incorporated, how many variables must have been analyzed?"
"Hiss...it's clearly a human brain, but it's almost as good as an AI. The members of this team are all monsters."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Yuan on the screen shouted again: "Qiong Sheng, lower right!"
"Tan Yao, front left, muzzle 37 degrees!"
The analysis in his mind covered the entire A012 team, which was completely different from what the examiner thought, that it was only targeted at Ling Kaixuan!
Along with a magnetic voice, Gu Qiongsheng's silk thread wrapped around Zhao Qingke's left arm, and Tan Yao's gun was aimed at Lu Yuanji's left shoulder.
Several people cooperated closely and attacked suddenly!
Zhao Qingke and Lu Yuanji didn't have the same strong body control as Ling Kaixuan. Their uncontrollable muscle inertia made them watch helplessly as the silk threads and bullets approached -
The evasive action made with all his strength played exactly into Qin Yuan's hands!
Wang Mingzi tried desperately to put on a shield for his teammates, but the bright yellow mental power just appeared for a moment and then shattered like a bubble. The boy himself squatted down involuntarily, covering his head in extreme pain - Qin Yuan also took his limit into consideration!
“…Crack.”
Amidst Gu Qiongsheng's exuberant smile, amidst the exclamations of the examiners outside the screen, and amidst the incredulous and terrified gazes of Zhao Qingke and Lu Yuanji, the sensors on their shoulders emitted a subtle, almost shattering sound—
“Swish!”
On the spacecraft, countless screens in the command hall suddenly lost their signals.
[Beep, signal not connected...]
The red error light flashed, and the AI warning window popped up. Large patches of black and white patterns like broken snowflakes covered the entire screen, sharp and dazzling, obscuring the traces of all the candidates.
The examiners, who were holding their breath, waiting to see the winner between the two talented teams, said: "???"
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