Qin Xunzhen comforted her, "At least no one got hurt. It's a good deal to exchange a little damage to your mecha shell for everyone's safety."
Ye Jiu broke down, "I'm just a little heartbroken. Nightshade has an outer shell made of firefly metal, it's so hard! So expensive... and now it's burned so many holes in me."
"That's all money!!"
Damn, studying mecha combat has cost more money than studying mecha design these past few years. At least she used to have three million a month, but in the past four years she hasn't had any.
I've been focusing on repairing the mechs. I should have known better than to use this material for the outer shell; I should have just used a cheaper material and built it without worrying about the cost.
Qin Xunzhen looked at Ye Jiu with even more pity. "Fortunately, I listened to my mecha pilot's advice and didn't use this material. It's good in every way, but it's not corrosion-resistant and it's expensive."
Ye Jiu: Why didn't anyone try to stop me from using this material?! Oh, my mecha pilot is myself.
Ye Jiu put away Night Shadow, out of sight, out of mind. "Forget it, let's just get out of here."
Wu Yunshen stood still, thinking, "I guess I can't leave now."
Ye Jiu followed Wu Yunshen's gaze and looked up at the sky.
A huge, dark cloud was moving in this direction.
Ye Jiu looked closely and realized that this wasn't a dark cloud at all, but a terrifying number of insects!
"Ah—" one of the timid girls screamed.
Ye Jiu... Ye Jiu also wanted to scream.
Why did they all have to come at this time of year?
"Get in the mech and run!!"
Once they regained their senses, everyone piloted their mechs at full speed, trying to avoid the insects.
Ye Jiu and Qin Xunzhen walked side by side. "You keep up and hurry up. I'll cover the rear."
"By the way, what about the flying camera?"
Qin Xunzhen looked around and saw the familiar little flying camera, thankfully it was still following not far away.
Ye Jiu pulled over the small flying camera and shouted at it, "Lieutenant General Pei Zhiyu? Lieutenant General Su Huo? It doesn't matter who it is! See those big guys?! Stop the match and send someone to rescue us!"
"There must be hope for us, right?" Qin Xunzhen said.
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After discovering what was in Ye Jiu's camera, Su Huo immediately contacted Pei Zhiyu. Pei Zhiyu had gone to deal with the Sandworm King and hadn't returned yet. If he had finished dealing with it now, he could go directly to provide support.
What Ye Jiu encountered was a slap in the face to the military. They had confidently declared that there would be no Zerg beyond the capabilities of students, but they never expected that there were so many Zerg hidden on the planet!
This also proves that their military's cleanup was not thorough at all! As a result, the live broadcast was cut off, causing a huge uproar on StarNet.
The military launched an emergency public relations campaign, citing poor network conditions on the desolate planet. They also assured everyone that the children would be rescued soon.
The public is unlikely to believe this easily. Netizens on the planet closest to BR1 reacted particularly strongly, and they will be the first to suffer if the situation cannot be resolved.
In short, StarNet is in complete chaos.
Su Huo was also in a panic. He couldn't contact Pei Zhiyu, and communication with BR1 seemed to have been cut off. The worst-case scenario had occurred—there were Huo insects among the Zerg that could block signals!
I never thought I'd see a species of insectoid creature like this today, one I hadn't seen in over a decade.
Su Huo handed over all the matters to his adjutant, Meng Qianfeng, saying, "You stay in front of the station and contact me if the signal is restored. I'll take some men in to handle it."
Su Huo grabbed his coat and strode away. The team members, who had already assembled, immediately stood at attention when they saw him come out. Su Huo waved his hand and said, "Get on the spaceship."
Su Huo was about to follow after all the team members had entered when Huai Jin stopped him, saying, "Take me with you."
Su Huo's first reaction was to scoff, "Why would I bring you along? You're delicate and frail. Just wait until we're done dealing with this and come back."
Huai Jin's expression remained unchanged. "I'm faster at repairing mechs than any of the mech pilots present."
Su Huo hesitated for a moment. Indeed, Huai Jin had the right to say that. "Let's go. But I won't have time to take care of you then. Don't let yourself die in there."
Upon hearing the words "Let's go," Huaijin immediately boarded the spaceship, saying, "You don't need to worry about me."
"Tch." Su Huo walked onto the spaceship and closed the spaceship door.
After the headcount was completed, the spaceship took off and headed towards BR1.
...
Pei Zhiyu was completely unaware of the outside world while on BR1. After exploring the area, he discovered that the desert did indeed have a sand worm king, and one that was quite intelligent...
He clutched his injured arm, gritted his teeth, and walked out. He had been careless; he hadn't faced an opponent in so long that he had become overconfident. Now, injured, he didn't even have any medical supplies on him.
The communication equipment was destroyed in the fight, and for some reason, the computer also lost signal.
Pei Zhiyu could only use his clothes to bandage his wounds and rest on the spot until he felt better before heading east to meet up with Ye Jiu.
At least she took a first-aid kit among the supplies, so they probably won't leave that area easily anytime soon.
Upon arriving in the Northeast region, Pei Zhiyu saw a spaceship parked at the border.
Has anyone been eliminated?
Pei Zhiyu approached the spaceship, just as Su Huo disembarked and spotted him immediately.
Seeing Pei Zhiyu's disheveled state, Su Huo, contrary to his usual behavior, did not laugh at him. Instead, he returned to the spaceship and threw him a healing capsule, saying, "Wait in the spaceship until I'm done dealing with this and come back."
This is completely illogical.
Pei Zhiyu gasped, "Something happened?"
"Yes, a queen insect has appeared with a large number of insectoids. I brought people in to wipe them out. The entire planet's signal has been blocked, the assessment has been terminated, and the other students have been picked up by people arranged by Fan Ci."
Pei Zhiyu tore the clothes off the wound. So much time had passed that the clothes were stuck to the wound, a bloody mess. Pei Zhiyu didn't even flinch when he tore them off.
He placed the treatment capsule on the wound. "How many students are trapped?"
17 people.
"position."
"Central area".
"You go first, I'll catch up with them myself later." He couldn't leave Pei Zhiyu alone in the spaceship to wait for the outcome. With such a big incident, as long as he wasn't dead, there was no reason for him to sit idly by.
"Okay, you go on board the spaceship first, let's go."
Su Huo and Pei Zhiyu passed each other by.
Pei Zhiyu hadn't seen such a solemn expression on Su Huo's face in a long time.
After Pei Zhiyu boarded the spaceship, he discovered that there was another person inside, Huai Jin.
Why are you here? Wasn't the assessment suspended?
Huai Jin lifted his eyelids and said calmly, "Yes, I'm waiting to repair the mecha."
Pei Zhiyu was amused by this remark, "You're not exactly a helpful person."
Huai Jin looked down and checked his equipment for repairing mechs, ignoring him.
Silence fell over the spaceship. After a long while, Pei Zhiyu suddenly spoke up, "Ye Jiu is among those trapped, isn't she?"
Huai Jin reluctantly hummed in agreement, then continued, "You military personnel are indeed a bunch of good-for-nothings."
Pei Zhiyu ignored Huaijin, even though what he said was true.
The fact that such a major problem could occur certainly indicates that there are significant issues within the military.
After the capsule finished repairing his wounds, he took out a combat suit from the spaceship and put it on.
"You stay here, I'll go in and take a look."
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