Chapter 81 Reward

Cai Xiaodong had just revealed the news, and before anyone could discuss it, Chen Qiongzhi strode into the training hall.

"Everyone, assemble!"

Everyone gathered quickly.

Chen Qiongzhi looked around at everyone and said straight to the point:

“I believe many people have seen the relevant news on the intranet.”

"Until just now, the official news has been confirmed."

"Now, let me inform you all."

"After entering the fifth level, the advance team encountered an accident and all of them died at 17:00 2nd standard time yesterday afternoon."

"The fleet's ruins exploration department has confirmed the accuracy of the news."

“War exists at all times.”

“When exploring ruins, you must not take it lightly.”

"As a mecha master, you stand at the forefront of human evolution, at the forefront of human resistance to aliens, and at the strongest front developed by ancient civilization."

"We need to have the arrogance to treat life and death as a matter of course, but also the humility to respect our ancestors and remember their achievements."

"At this moment, let us observe three minutes of silence for our predecessors, colleagues and comrades."

After saying this, Chen Qiongzhi was the first to lower his head and observe a moment of silence.

Although everyone could not hide their shock, rumors had already spread everywhere on the internal network and various channels.

At this moment, nature quickly entered a state of silence.

Although, many people had never met the advance team and had no emotional connection with them.

But seeing Chen Qiongzhi's unprecedented heaviness, he was quickly infected by the solemn atmosphere.

The same is true for Li Yi.

The three-minute silence ended.

Chen Qiongzhi said:

"Regarding this incident, I believe many students would like to know the details. After all, everyone is half a participant in the incident."

"Unfortunately, we still don't know the details."

"What happened specifically, what kind of powerful enemy did we encounter, all the information records have not been sent back."

"All we know is that they found an intact C-level upgrade pool in the fourth level, and then found an entrance to the fifth level next to the upgrade pool."

"After entering the fifth level, they lost contact."

"It was not until half an hour ago when the soul imprint they left on the Divine Lighthouse completely disappeared that we were able to confirm their death."

"As for the rumors that have been circulating before, it is likely that someone is deliberately fanning the flames and disrupting the fleet."

"The Supervision Department has been dispatched to check the channels through which all kinds of information flow."

"Have any of you ever posted messages on the intranet, in various groups, or on connected devices?"

As soon as these words were spoken, some people in the team below showed strange expressions.

Chen Qiongzhi said: "Those who confess will be treated leniently, and those who resist will be treated severely."

"Confess now, there may be hope later. If the Supervisory Department investigates directly, I won't be able to save you."

"Now, I'll count to three. If you exceed this time, don't blame me for not helping you later."

At this time, Chen Liji raised his hand in the crowd and said, "Instructor, I just saw someone post it on the intranet, and on a whim, I forwarded the message."

Chen Qiongzhi said:

"Very good. There is a patrol car from the Supervision Department waiting at the door. You can go in. As long as you take the initiative to report, do not conceal the facts, and admit your mistakes, I believe it will only be a minor punishment."

Chen Liji said shyly, "Instructor, do we really need to go to the Supervisory Department?"

Chen Qiongzhi shouted: "Go now!"

The sound was like thunder, causing severe pain in the eardrums of everyone present.

Chen Liji was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up, now, run!"

Chen Liji gritted his teeth and started to jog.

Chen Qiongzhi continued:

"Anyone else? You only have one chance. If you miss it, don't blame the instructor for being ruthless later."

No movement.

Chen Qiongzhi nodded slightly: "It seems that there is no one, that's good. If the Supervisory Department finds such a person in a few days, even if your crime is very minor, you will be removed from the special selection class and your authority will be reduced to level 0. I have said that I will not accept surrender now. Training begins!"

…

lunch.

The group of people gathered together.

Cai Xiaodong said: "I was really scared. Fortunately, I just saw the message and did not forward it."

Tan Haoran said curiously:

"I remember Chen Litang from our class posted something about this on the internal website, right? Although he deleted it quickly, I remember it had at least 50 views. What's wrong with his brain that he thought it was impossible to find him and didn't turn himself in to the instructor?"

Zhang Xuqiang said: "Maybe he was lucky, or maybe when he figured it out, the instructor had already clearly said that he would not accept surrender, so he gave up."

Li Yi said thoughtfully:

"Maybe there really is something wrong with this person."

Everyone became curious after hearing Li Yi's speech.

"Li Yi, what have you figured out? Analyze it."

Li Yi laughed and said, "Farewell, this kind of thing is not suitable for me to participate in. I'd better train honestly and become stronger. This simple life suits me."

Cai Xiaodong said: "Damn, Li Yi must have seen something this time. Since you saw it, why didn't you report it to the instructor?"

Li Yi shrugged and said, "The instructor has been watching for a long time. Do you think she didn't see anything? Okay, let's not discuss this anymore. It may easily cause problems and disrupt the layout of some big guys."

Everyone felt as if they were being scratched by a cat.

But now that things have come to this, it’s not a good idea to force Li Yi to speak anymore.

I can only change the subject and talk about something else.

Zuo Ying happened to raise the question:

"What on earth is there in the fifth level that could wipe out even the vanguard team?"

Cai Xiaodong pondered and said, "The opponent is most likely a manta ray that has mastered divine power, and there are more than one of them."

Sun Duxiu counted on his fingers and said:

"In fact, our current strength configuration should be very close to that of the advance team."

"My strength can be considered as a regular mid-level evolver. Yao Shiwan is a slightly weaker mid-level evolver, and Tan Haoran's strength is also very close to a mid-level evolver. This barely makes us three."

"Li Yi's strength should be considered as a stronger mid-level evolver. There are four of us. Zhang Xuqiang's strength is not bad either, and the others have made great progress recently. So, aren't we actually about the same as the advance team?"

Pharmacist Wan said speechlessly:

"It's far worse. Their advance team has been through hundreds of battles and their practical experience is several times that of ours, or even higher. Li Yi can fight them head-on, but the others, including you, Sun Duxiu, are probably not up to the task. They need more practice."

"Moreover, the advance team has a real mid-level evolver in the lead. What does this mean? It means that his divine skills can cover a range of at least 100 kilometers."

"Sun Duxiu, how many kilometers can you cover so far?"

Sun Duxiu scratched his head and said, "The limit is about 30 kilometers, which is already very impressive among the first-level evolvers, right?"

Cai Xiaodong was slightly shocked and said:

"Sun Duxiu, you can actually cover 30 kilometers, so strong? Isn't your divine skill a close-range tearing skill?"

Sun Duxiu said proudly: "Hehe, I also have a long-range skill. I won't go into details, but it definitely has a coverage range of thirty kilometers."

Everyone was amazed.

Zheng Xueyuan asked curiously:

"Sister Wan, how many kilometers does your divine skill cover?"

Yao Shiwan said, "I can shoot at around 20 kilometers. But to be honest, at such a long distance, if the shooting speed is not fast enough, it is actually useless. It is easy for the opponent to find and dodge. I still have to get closer to shoot, or shoot at fixed targets."

Li Yi's shock wave has an amazing firing speed and a large coverage area. When he first mastered it, the maximum range was 20 kilometers.

Now that there has been so much progress, he estimated that it should be no problem to shoot beyond a range of forty or fifty kilometers.

But to be honest, at such a long distance, even with a fast shooting rate, it is easy to be discovered.

Those who can hit are generally not strong.

This kind of long-range skill is only effective in clearing miscellaneous soldiers and fixed targets.

For example, the divine light bullet launching device they discovered before was originally suitable for being directly destroyed by divine skills.

However, there are two of those things, and the superposition interval and coverage range require a range of at least 80 kilometers to accomplish the task.

Therefore, they did not even consider using divine skills to solve the problem at that time.

As for the advance team, they only used the divine shield to pass this level, probably because they wanted to seize these divine light bombs and were reluctant to destroy them directly.

Thinking of this, Li Yi said: "I am now studying the relevant information about the Shenguang bomb. Combined with our last disassembly and exploration records, I feel that we have gained a lot. We should be able to seize this thing next time."

"However, since the advance team has been wiped out, the next virtual ruins exploration will most likely have some surprises, or accidents."

"Even if our place is secure, I will still advise everyone to be cautious and not take risks easily before you are sure."

"During this period of time, I suggest that everyone stay and practice more, fighting against the strong and the weak to increase the stimulation. The effect will definitely be much better."

Hearing this, everyone nodded seriously.

After all, the advance team's previous experience did serve as a warning to them.

Since Li Yi said so, just go with the flow.

…

The next day.

The training camp ended that day, and those who stayed behind for additional training went back one after another.

Li Yi turned off the lights in the training hall, prepared to fall asleep next to the Pluto mecha, and continued to capture fragments of actual combat memories.

"So late today?"

With a click, the light turned on automatically.

It was Chen Qiongzhi who walked over.

At this moment, her eyes were slightly tired and her steps were light, without the previous steady and strong steps.

It seems that Chen Qiongzhi has dealt with a lot of chores in the past two days.

It consumed a lot of emotions.

Li Yi turned around and saw Chen Qiongzhi's tired face. He was moved and said:

"Today, I expected that the instructor must have some negative emotions accumulated, so I stayed behind to create an opportunity for the instructor to release his emotional pressure, so that our class will not suffer tomorrow."

Chen Qiongzhi laughed and said:

"Creating an opportunity to release emotional stress? What do you want to do?"

"This kind of trick."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yi accelerated on the spot and suddenly rushed towards Chen Qiongzhi.

With this acceleration, every step he took when it landed on the ground was a triple shock, which pushed the speed and distance of his single step to the extreme.

This is a new skill he created as a result of his recent absorption of a large amount of memories, his fighting skills beginning to break through to perfection, his body control improving again, and his recent good physical condition.

He called this move the triple leaping step.

Every time you step on the ground to accelerate, it is a triple shock!

When he launches this move, his personal movement speed will be increased to the limit, as fast as an afterimage.

Complete several ground-stepping accelerations, leap up, and even jump fifty meters sideways!

At this moment, Li Yi's amazing acceleration did surprise Chen Qiongzhi.

"Is the speed comparable to that of a senior mid-level evolver?"

At this moment, Li Yi was only five meters away from Chen Qiongzhi who was standing at the door.

He stretched out his shoulders and arms, leaped forward, and delivered a powerful punch.

Boom!!! In a hurry, Chen Qiongzhi blocked with her right palm, but for the first time, she failed to block Li Yi's punch. She could only passively move her body backwards and use the Tiger Hidden Style of the Tiger Strike Style to dissipate the violent impact.

Bang!!! Chen Qiongzhi's body flew straight back, and when it was about to hit the wall, she flipped forward, stepped on the wall with both feet, and pushed hard! Boom!!! The air wave rolled up.

Chen Qiongzhi's body shot forward.

A huge dent immediately formed in the 8-centimeter-thick steel gate.

Chen Qiongzhi, who was ejected, and Li Yi, who was running towards them at high speed, suddenly overlapped.

Bang! Bang! Bang! In an instant, the two white lines collided at high speed.

"Good boy, you dare to attack me?"

"Instructor, use your true strength to beat me up. The harder you beat me, the faster your emotions will be released and the faster your stress will subside."

"If you want to be beaten so badly, then it will be as you wish!"

"I have been waiting for the instructor in full strength for a long time?!"

Li Yi became more and more excited as the fight went on.

That's right, this kind of exhilarating feeling is definitely far beyond virtual reality! Only real physical combat, real fighting, can inspire his divinity so deeply.

The fourth divine gene was about to be stimulated and released.

During the confrontation, the two were evenly matched, leaping and moving freely, using a variety of punches and kicks with various changes.

suddenly.

Chen Qiongzhi laughed, and there was a rare hint of satisfaction in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

"Full strength? No, I plan to fight you with 10% of my strength this time. You are so talented that you can make me burst out with such strength at this stage. I was far inferior to you in the past."

"But don't blame me for bullying the weak now. Today, I will let you see the power that I have suppressed for a long time. Li Yi, please see how terrifying I am!"

One percent??? Li Yi: “???”

He thought he had overestimated Chen Qiongzhi's hidden strength as much as possible.

I didn’t expect that Chen Qiongzhi hid it so deeply?

Is she a top-level upper evolver? Or a celestial one? Boom!!! Li Yi saw Chen Qiongzhi's start and had a prediction, but his body's reaction was completely unable to keep up with the action. He was hit directly in the chest and was thrown out.

He landed on the ground from a distance and slid for twenty or thirty meters before he came to a stop.

And the moment he stopped, Chen Qiongzhi had already rushed over and his fist was right in front of him at an incredible speed.

BANG!!! Li Yi was thrown out again.

In mid-air, he did not take any action to relieve the impact, but began to adjust his breathing, stimulate the blood and energy in his body, and directly launched an explosive skill!

Not only that, he calmed down, and his soul completely entered a state of absolute emptiness, abandoning everything except fighting! The amazing characteristics of Pluto's divinity began to be stimulated.

A vague sense of coldness, and even the deeply hidden sense of hell, also emanated from it.

The air temperature dropped below 0 in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yi rolled to the ground, barely avoiding Chen Qiongzhi's subsequent punch.

Then, he stepped on the ground and forced himself to launch a four-step leap that exceeded his physical limits. He quickly caught up with Chen Qiongzhi and delivered a dazzling punch like a meteor.

Bang!!! Chen Qiongzhi blocked the punch with his knife hand.

In an instant, a large amount of ice and frost condensed and the cold air penetrated the body.

Even though Chen Qiongzhi's body was highly evolved, he couldn't help but tremble and retreated rapidly.

Surprise flashed in her eyes, and Chen Qiongzhi gritted her teeth secretly:

"I've used 10% of my strength, but I still can't defeat this kid?"

"I just don't believe it!"

"Come again!"

…

Three hours later.

"Instructor, is this really 10% of your strength? Are you kidding me?"

"Of course, why would I fool you?"

"Instructor, do you feel good? Are you relieved?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Not bad. Your current strength is barely enough for me to loosen up my muscles."

"Just to loosen up your muscles?"

"Almost. Otherwise, do you want me to break my bones?"

“Hopefully I can achieve that one day.”

"Then work hard."

"Of course."

"Well, thank you for tonight."

"Why are you being polite? Instructor, just ask me whenever you want. I want it anytime."

"hehe."

The lights in the training hall were quietly turned off.

…

The next day.

Cai Xiaodong was shocked:

"Damn, you have condensed the fourth divine gene?"

Li Yi frowned and said, "Such a big fluctuation? Your eyesight can actually see it?"

"What do you mean by my good eyesight? I am the second smartest and second most intelligent person in our group."

Cai Xiaodong said shamelessly: "But Li Yi, your aura is indeed fluctuating a lot, and you actually have the divine gene of the Wind God sequence. It seems that your luck is not particularly good."

Li Yi smiled and said:

"It's not Pluto's divine gene, but bad luck? Wrong, my goal is to condense many sequences. I can generate the first divine gene other than Pluto, which means that my progress is still very fast."

"That's right. You basically have one per week now. You won't reach the middle position in two months, right?"

Cai Xiaodong thought about it carefully and was immediately filled with envy.

Li Yi said thoughtfully:

"It seems that it is not a bad idea to try harder."

"Jealousy is tearing me apart."

Sun Duxiu came over and sighed:

"Alas, if I could only condense the ninth divine gene, I might be able to beat Li Yi. Unfortunately, I haven't succeeded yet."

Cai Xiaodong couldn't help but ask:

"Why do you have to have the ninth one before you can beat him? Now you have eight, why can't you beat Li Yi who has only four?"

This question caused Sun Duxiu to ponder: "Oh, yes, why? Am I not strong enough?"

Tan Haoran came over and said with a smile:

"Obviously, Li Yi's fighting skills are too strong."

Sun Duxiu scratched his head with both hands and said in confusion:

"Why is my fighting skills improving so slowly? With so many techniques, shouldn't I have mastered them long ago given my improved physique? Why? What's the gap?"

Li Yi said:

"The biggest gap lies in the awareness of using skills. Skills are not absolutely invincible, and strength is not absolutely invincible. Only the consciousness of the fighter can be absolutely invincible. If you understand this sentence, you will have the opportunity to make further progress in actual combat."

Sun Duxiu said: "I understand your consciousness, but I can't do it. Knowledge and action are not in harmony."

Li Yi said: "If knowing and doing are not in harmony, it means that you have not truly known. If you truly know, you will naturally know how to do it."

Cai Xiaodong wiped his sweat and said:

"Are all your exchanges among martial arts masters so philosophical?"

Li Yi laughed and said, "I'm just bragging."

Sun Duxiu didn't pay attention to what Li Yi said next and fell into deep thought.

Because he was too focused on thinking, he made several mistakes during the gravity training in the morning and was almost crushed by gravity.

Practical training in the afternoon training camp.

His opponent was Zheng Xuefei, who was currently ranked seventh. He was unexpectedly knocked to the ground by Zheng Xuefei and lost unexpectedly.

Thus, Zheng Xuefei avenged her previous defeat to Li Yi and recovered from her previous failure. She won the fourth place in the class in one fell swoop. She was radiant and her royal face became unusually beautiful.

Sun Duxiu was still in a trance, which caused concern among the team members.

"Sun Duxiu, are you possessed by evil spirits?"

Tan Haoran said worriedly.

"Bewitched, Tan Haoran. I didn't expect you to be so superstitious."

Cai Xiaodong laughed, then said seriously:

"I think Sun Duxiu is in the legendary state that martial arts masters dream of, enlightenment! Once he succeeds in enlightenment, he will become a god on the spot!"

Pharmacist Wan said speechlessly:

"Stop talking nonsense here and don't lead the ignorant little girl astray."

She was talking about Zheng Xueyuan.

When she heard Cai Xiaodong talking about enlightenment, her eyes lit up like light bulbs.

Li Yi said:

"This may be due to a demon or he may be really obsessed. Don't worry about him. Wait for a while. Sun Duxiu may really realize something different."

When Cai Xiaodong heard what Li Yi said, he immediately said sarcastically:

"I just said that casually. Sun Duxiu wouldn't really come up with some amazing skills that would allow him to beat everyone, right?"

Li Yi was not worried that Sun Duxiu would catch up with him.

This is the absolute confidence he developed from absorbing countless memories and experiencing countless actual combat in the field of fighting.

In his opinion, it is worth being happy if someone in the group can really grow.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the fifth exploration.

This time, Chen Qiongzhi spoke carefully:

"For this exploration of the ruins, the Mecha Corps has jointly issued a bounty mission."

"Mission content: Investigate the cause of death of the advance team and provide detailed strategy intelligence."

"The mission reward amount starts at 60 million star coins and is capped at 300 million star coins. The more complete the intelligence and the clearer the evidence, the higher the value."

"If there are other important and additional gains, the bounty can be increased depending on the situation."

"In addition, there are several B-level and C-level divine weapons. If the investigation results, intelligence, and evidence chain are very sufficient, they can be used as rewards depending on the situation."

"I will announce the specific list of divine weapons on the light screen."

"Now I'll give you five minutes to read the relevant intelligence materials and detailed instructions for the mission."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone couldn't help but raise his hand and asked, "Instructor, then the teams that are still exploring the first and second levels will miss out on this bounty and divine weapon, right?"

Chen Qiongzhi nodded and said:

"It's obvious, isn't it? Since this is an exploration mission for the fifth level, it's naturally a reward for the team that has the strength to enter the fifth level."

"If you are weak, practice more. You will always have a chance in the future."

"But right now, if there is any hope of completing this bounty, the entire special class, at most three teams, can complete it."

"I can even say without shame that only Li Yi's group can possibly accomplish it. Even Zhou Huize's group in Class 1 cannot do it."

"But possibilities are possibilities. Maybe even Li Yi's group can't do it, which is the most likely thing to happen."

"Those of you exploring the periphery, use your brains more, maybe you can find other clues. In short, don't give up any opportunities, think more, understand?"

The man could only say, "I understand!"

It is not certain whether you truly understand or realize it.

…

Everyone began to enter the virtual reality.

In mid-air, the mechas fell calmly.

Cai Xiaodong said worriedly:

"Sun Duxiu hasn't come out of this state of madness yet. Is he completely crazy?"

Li Yi groaned and said, "It's hard to say. Maybe if he has another high-intensity battle to stimulate him, he might really realize it."

The pharmacist said politely, "Never mind. If there is a problem, the AI ​​will detect it and send out a medical alert."

“That’s right.”

"By the way, Li Yi, the fifth level's bounty mission is to investigate the cause of death. Shall we do it?"

Li Yi said:

"Of course I can do it. I also want to find out what is under the ruins. But since there is a C-level upgrade pool in the fourth level, our focus this time, after dealing with the divine light bullet, should be to find the location of the C-level upgrade pool."

"If there is still energy left, it won't be too late to investigate further."

…

25 minutes later.

The mechas were familiar with the route and they increased their speed to the maximum, quickly arriving at the area of ​​the divine light bomb.

Originally, Li Yi wanted to hunt the giant manta ray again.

But since the advance team was wiped out.

He also planned to change direction and first figure out the matter of the upgrade pool before tackling the fifth level.

Since it could wipe out the advance team, the strength inside must be suitable for letting the team members experience the desperate gap.

Under Li Yi's arrangement, the same trick was used again and all the mechas were hidden in the hole dug next to the magic light bomb.

On the sidelines, it was still Cai Xiaodong.

This time, Li Yi was in command and Cai Xiaodong was in operation.

Just in case, you have to do this to prevent failure and being eliminated early.

now.

The Mingfeng mecha began to operate according to Li Yi's instructions.

Everyone's heart was lifted.

10 seconds passed.

Safety.

One minute later, it's still safe.

Finally, after 3 minutes, the innermost launch black box and ammunition black box of the Shenguan bomb were successfully removed.

Cai Xiaodong in the cockpit was stunned:

"Damn, Li Yi, you're amazing. You can really figure it out after only one week of study?"

Li Yi smiled faintly.

It's certainly not as simple as just one week.

Instead, he would repeatedly ponder the various information given by Zhao Guozi in his spare time, and communicate and discuss with Zhao Guozi from time to time. By increasing his daily behaviors, he stimulated the generation of various parallel memories in his dreams, and then digested and absorbed them.

Combined with the various explosion trigger points they recorded last time, this time they were successful.

The hardships involved are beyond the understanding of outsiders.

However, thanks to this, Li Yi has truly gained an understanding of the application of ancient technology and is no longer someone who only knew about human technology.

at the same time.

Ai Xiaochi's voice also came:

"Congratulations on providing a very complete record and intelligence on the disassembly of the divine light bomb. This will also make a significant contribution to mankind's future exploration of other ruins. This is top-notch SS-level intelligence. Because it is highly feasible and has strong reference value, it is estimated to be worth 500 million star coins!"

"At the same time, due to your outstanding contributions, you will also receive different proportions of military merit."

"Among them, Li Yi, who was the leader of this intelligence acquisition, was awarded 2,000 combat merits."

"The main executor, Cai Xiaodong, received 500 combat merits."

"Zuo Ying, who participated in the whole process, was awarded 500 combat merits."

"The rest of the team has made contributions throughout the process, and each of them is awarded 200 combat merits."

"Thank you again for your contribution to humanity."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone went crazy.

"Damn, Cai Xiaodong, this can earn you 500 combat merits without any effort. I'm so envious."

Sun Duxiu actually came out of his trance and started shouting and yelling.

Not to mention Sun Duxiu, the others were also extremely envious and jealous.

That's a military achievement.

It’s a good thing. Many experienced mecha masters may not have it.

Cai Xiaodong said proudly:

"Who told you not to be the first one to go? This is the reward for being brave enough to take on tasks."

Although Zuo Ying also won 500 military merits.

But she inspired her divinity throughout the whole process, and no one else could take that position except her.

Therefore, everyone's focus was on the show-off Cai Xiaodong.

Li Yi was also slightly pleased. Not bad. 2,000 combat merits would already allow him to upgrade to level three, right? Moreover, combat merits also had many hidden benefits that could be unlocked one by one.

"Okay, everyone, don't get excited yet."

Li Yi said:

"Since things are going so smoothly, our next step is to quickly head to the fourth level to see if we can find the entrance to the fifth level and investigate the cause of death of the advance team."

(End of this chapter)