[What did you say?] Lian Han's expression changed.
"[They're really dead.]" Xing Yucheng's tone was also grim. "[Although the Skynet system has been greatly improved, using it inevitably still requires a wisp of the user's mental energy. Normally, the wisp of mental energy that dies in Skynet is sent back to the corresponding connection pod, which is called 'offline.' But just now, their mental energy simply vanished, as if they were erased."]
[The damage to their mental consciousness caused by being caught completely off guard is enough to prevent them from ever waking up again!]
Lian Han pursed her lips; it was she who had caused them to be caught by the scorpion.
Sensing her thoughts, Xing Yucheng rebuked her, "[Is that your fault? They wanted to take you down with them, and you're going to let them go? You just don't know what the consequences will be. Probably no one knew this selection process would turn out like this.]"
Therefore, it's a foregone conclusion that this selection process for the miracle is flawed. The only question is—[was it because the Ghost Scorpion killed them that they died, or is this the case for anyone who dies during the selection process?]
[It's not clear yet. Why don't you give it a try?] Xing Yucheng said jokingly.
Lian Han glanced at the person he had controlled and immediately rejected the idea. What if he really died? It was just a selection process; there was no need to kill someone.
Xing Yucheng already understood her answer, then smiled and said, "Alright, don't be so serious. The goal this time is to become the champion unscathed, so first and foremost, we need to ensure we don't get eliminated in the Skynet system. It's the same now."
[But others—]
Xing Yucheng sighed softly, "[Even if you tell them, will anyone believe you? They'll just think you're exaggerating for a selection competition, incredibly foolish. That's human nature; unless they see it with their own eyes, no one will believe you. I bet even if you tell Li Yingmo, he might not completely trust you, because you can't explain how you know.]"
Lian Han remained silent, and that made sense.
"Miss, the scorpion swarm is gone, can you please let me go?" Xie Shi's voice pulled Lian Han back to reality.
"No." Lian Han raised an eyebrow. "Come on, tell me obediently how you control the scorpions."
After a thorough interrogation, Lian Han, satisfied, abandoned Xie Shi and ran towards his teammates.
"Are you alright?" Upon seeing Lian Han, Li Yingmo's first reaction was to pull her over to check her body.
"I'm fine."
"Red dots just appeared around your location on the map. What happened?" Yi Jun asked.
"Let's talk as we go. Getting to the oasis is the priority." Lian Han smiled.
"good."
When Lian Han revealed that the ambush attackers and the swarm of scorpions could be controlled, the group exchanged bewildered glances. They only breathed a sigh of relief after Lian Han assured them they would not encounter the Ghost Scorpions again.
However, once one or a few living creatures are discovered, the number of creatures appearing in the desert increases, including many that are aggressive or highly poisonous.
With Lian Han in front and Yi Jun behind, Li Yingmo in the middle barely had a chance to make a move.
Until they encountered a pack of wolves. These wolves were exotic beasts called Gale Wolves, incredibly fast, and there were often hundreds of them.
The four men looked at the blue wolves around them, their scalps tingling. There must be at least seventy or eighty of them, if not a hundred.
"Fan Tu, Xi Yao, how are your combat capabilities?" Yi Jun asked.
The Swift Wolf can't outrun the Wind Wolf, so it has no choice but to fight.
"I'm a mecha pilot," Li Yingmo smiled. "I'm perfectly capable in real combat."
"I think I can protect myself," Xi Yao said with some frustration.
“You two together. Shui Yiyue, how about we split it in half?” Yi Jun’s eyes gleamed with intense fighting spirit.
"Let's see who kills more." Although it was strange that a commander would have such strong fighting spirit, Lian Han still agreed with a smile. Most of the Gale Wolves were C or D level, and the two of them were A level, so dealing with them would be no problem at all.
There are just too many of them.
"Let's begin." After saying this, Yi Jun drew his energy sword and charged into the wolf pack.
Lian Han glanced at Li Yingmo and the other two, not wanting to be outdone, and said, "Be careful, call us if you can't hold on."
Li Yingmo's lips twitched. He was an S-rank after all. Although he had taken inhibitors to disguise himself as a B-rank, with so much practical experience, there was no way he could have any problems, right?
Lian Han's weapon is a dagger.
The two fought fiercely, their attacks ruthless. The wolf pack had lost nearly half its members, and the wolves began to retreat.
Lian Han and Yi Jun stopped and exchanged a glance. "You're quite good at using the dagger."
"Your sword is one too." Lian Han smiled, put away the two wolf corpses, and walked back to the two men.
"The wolves were scared off and shouldn't come back. How are you all?"
"It's nothing." Xi Yao shook her head, her gaze now filled with awe. A commander and an armorer—where did they get such terrifying combat power?
"Then let's keep going. The smell of blood might attract something else. It's a pity there's no water source, otherwise we wouldn't need to go to the oasis."
Upon hearing this, Lian Han exchanged a glance with Li Yingmo, then glanced discreetly at the ring on her hand. Her current identity was that of the young master of the Shui family, and the Shui family was skilled in controlling water.
Qianya had already taught her how to control water and how to condense moisture from the air. But the desert was too dry, and doing so would inevitably consume a lot of her mental energy. As for her strength—even Li Yingmo had injected inhibitors, so she certainly wasn't much better off, suppressing her strength to A-level.
However, they did not encounter any trouble after that and arrived at the oasis smoothly.
Looking at the clear, cool stream, Lian Han felt as if she had come back to life. Prolonged dehydration was unpleasant.
However, she was relatively lucky; she had a water-element ring, which she couldn't use openly, but she could still secretly replenish her water supply. The three behind her, Xi Yao and Yi Jun, were in much worse shape, pale and severely dehydrated. Xi Yao, in particular, was swaying as she walked, and Lian Han seriously doubted whether she would collapse at any moment.
"Rest where you are and try not to get separated from others," Yi Jun said.
Yi Jun would be a very good commander—Lian Han thought to himself as he watched the three women practically dive into the water, while the blonde, blue-eyed girl kept watch over their surroundings.
After drinking a few sips of water and washing her face, Lian Han walked over to Yi Jun and said, "You should come over too. I'm feeling much better."
Yi Jun nodded. Lian Han was a very considerate person—after his explosive combat power, Lian Han gained another label in Yi Jun's mind: considerate.
"The water supply must be adequate, understand?" Yi Jun emphasized.
"Hey, Yi Jun, Shui Yiyue, my map seems to have changed," Xi Yao suddenly reminded them.
A map? Those who were still filling water or resting stopped what they were doing and checked their smart devices.
The map still shows a temporary base, but its location—how did it move to the depths of the oasis? In addition, many orange or red dots have appeared, most of which are moving.
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