Chapter 68 Seduction
"I didn't expect you to remember me?" Qin Fengfeng from Zongda said with a hint of surprise. She quickly fired from a distance and took down a monster with good accuracy.
"How do we cooperate?" Sun You asked.
"Huh? Isn't your captain Zhou Jiu?" Qin Fengfeng heard another voice that left a deep impression on her. It was these people who had killed her before she even had a chance to appear.
[Actually, I'm also curious. Logically speaking, Zhou Jiu is clearly the strongest among them.]
[Jiu Jiu is the warrior, Sun You is the strategist; her commanding expertise allows her to better control the group's actions.]
[But it's so strange, every mech competition only has mech pilots, even the commander can only be a captain, not a commander at all.]
[It seems that military academies have these kinds of internships every year, but these kinds of battles aren't made public. The military is short of mech pilots, so they hold these competitions to attract a steady stream of new recruits.]
[I actually wanted to apply for mecha piloting, but retiring at 35 is too early. It's less than a fifth of the average lifespan of 180 years. I'm worried I won't be able to find a job later.]
Anyway, the government provides subsidies.
[Pshaw, the subsidies are meager and you're at the mercy of the government, I don't like that. So I really don't understand why so many people still apply to military academies.]
Can't we strive for lofty ideals?
[Pshaw, ideals? The alien beasts have all been driven to the fringes, leaving only humans fighting for territory. Humanity's only home, Ancient Blue Star, has been abandoned. What can they still feel a sense of belonging to, Planet A or the Central Star? It's all a society for the rich; I don't want to participate.]
[To the person upstairs: I used to not understand why anyone would report on idols, but now that I've fallen for Zhou Jiu, I understand. The power of idols is truly indescribable. I hope to be like Zhou Jiu and have the same career as her in the future.]
[Haha, Zhou Jiu's enlistment wasn't necessarily voluntary. He was a government-sponsored student, after all. Have you ever seen a government-sponsored student who retired at 35 and liked being dragged into fighting for territory by the government?]
None of them answered, so Qin Fengfeng continued, "Your mission is the same as ours, right? To protect the water source? Let's cooperate; fighting each other won't do us any good."
"Don't worry, we won't fight with you at this time."
"There are still many alien beasts. Everyone should fight them in their own areas and stay within our attack range as long as they don't intrude into our attack zone," Sun You said through speakerphone.
"Do you believe in the integrity of Zongda University?" Chu Ming, who often engaged in online arguments with his classmates, finally spoke up. As someone who was confirmed to be a member of the First Military Region in the future, he had an indelible conflict with the Third Military Region, and he was deeply influenced by his family.
“Of course I don’t believe it, but the current infighting among humans will only benefit the alien beasts,” Sun You explained, making her stance clear.
Zhou Jiu pursed her lips slightly. If she didn't know that Sun You's heart belonged to the Volunteer Army, she would also have thought that Sun You was someone who had a lot of goodwill towards the First Military Region.
“But we are enemies,” Chu Ming blurted out.
“Of course, all the other teams on the StarNet are our enemies,” Zhou Jiu interjected.
“Yes, but our mission is none of their business right now,” Sun You continued.
"Um."
[I just went to the live stream of the "Academic Gods" team. Their mission is a bit different; they're working with others to eliminate the strange beasts by the lake. Doesn't that mean they're just using the "half-baked" team again?]
I'm a little worried that Zhou Jiu will get scammed.
Haha, I want to see how that half-baked guy reacts when he realizes he's been fooled.
"Is their mission really the same as ours?" Lin Xiu asked, expressing his doubt.
"Whether they are the same or different, we need to clear the way forward. The reinforcements have already begun to arrive. We just need to protect them. The direction they are currently taking to eliminate the alien beasts is advantageous to us, so let them go for now. Once they step into our protection range, shoot them immediately."
"Yes, sir~" Lin Xiu replied in a nonchalant voice. He still remembered the many posts on the internet criticizing him after the exercise. He wanted to tell those people, "You can criticize me all you want, I'll still hit you."
Zhou Jiu remained silent, his fingers moving rapidly as he watched the strange beasts gradually taking shape. After exchanging a few words with Sun You, Zhou Jiu withdrew from the battlefield.
"Zhou Jiu, where did you go?" Qin Fengfeng asked the half-baked team through public address.
"You're meddling in other people's business." Chu Ming, who rarely argues, spoke in a very sharp tone.
"If we cooperate with each other, everyone will be more friendly to one another."
"However, this is a matter for our team. Are you curious?" Sun You said slowly, while his hands continued firing shot after shot without stopping.
"Their melee fighters followed Zhou Jiu away," Zhang Ji told the team's channel, sharing his discovery.
"Let them go. I've never seen anyone who can trick Zhou Jiu," Lin Xiu laughed.
Having already tricked Zhou Jiu, Sun You remained silent, still planning to do more things behind Zhou Jiu's back.
Zhou Jiu had already noticed the little tail behind her. She ignored the melee mech behind her, and just sped up, her fingers moving rapidly, maintaining a speed that allowed the melee mech to see her from time to time while ensuring that she could disappear immediately.
As they approached the place where she sensed spiritual energy, Zhou Jiu increased her speed and disappeared from the sight of the melee mech.
Zhou Jiu moved her feet, and using the energy blade in her hand, she drew runes at both ends, framing a range of 500 meters around her within her formation.
When the rune array was completed, energy fluctuations rippled around her, and all her movements were captured on camera during the live stream.
[Holy crap, what is this? Suddenly, I felt a mental pressure coming from where I was looking.]
I advise everyone not to go into the battlefield to experience it firsthand; I spent three days in a medic's pod last time.
This is a miracle, the mysterious power of the ancient planet Blue. I always said she was a child sent from heaven.
[The person who jinxed things should just shut up. This is a traditional practice of the ancient Chinese people, I think it's metaphysics.]
[Hey, where did Zhou Jiu go?]
Zhou Jiu walked through the formation as if no one else was around, and the strange beasts passing by ignored her and rushed towards Zong Da's melee mech.
[Huh? She actually saved the mecha pilot from the university? Is she stupid?]
I don't know if Zhou Jiu is stupid, but I do know the person upstairs is stupid; they can't see she has other plans.
Indeed, Zhou Jiu had already made a simple change to the position of the entire rune array, luring the melee mech to the vicinity of the entity she sensed as a threat.
Zhou Jiu followed behind, his energy blade emitting a faint energy reaction, merging with the surrounding rune array to create consistent energy fluctuations.
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