Chapter 46: Glory Victory Beautiful Sunset
At this time, the game timer was already halfway through, and there were less than ten teams left in the competition area.
There were still many Zergs that had not been cleared out, but the gunshots in the dense forest gradually stopped.
All players tacitly reduced the consumption of energy weapons and relied on melee weapons to save precious crystal cores.
Although they had snatched supplies from several remnant teams that came to their doorstep, the pressure of energy shortage still hung over everyone.
In a clearing in the woods where a small-scale conflict had just ended, Calix cursed as he laboriously removed the remaining half of a dim C-grade energy crystal core from the wreckage of an eliminated contestant's weapon and loaded it into the energy tank of his heavy pulse gun.
As for the remaining twisted and deformed guns, he didn't even look at them and threw them into the bushes beside him like garbage.
Youan saw this, followed him, and picked up the abandoned debris.
Broken gun barrels, shattered components, and even pieces of charred metal... were all stuffed into the bag like stockpiles.
The audience in the live broadcast room were confused——
"What is he carrying a bag of rags for?"
"You're already at a disadvantage physically, yet you're still trying to find trouble by carrying so much garbage? I don't understand."
"Of course they have their reasons for doing this. Didn't you see that Lancelot even helped carry some of the things?"
No matter how the audience speculates or complains, Youan still does his own thing.
He struggled to shoulder his obviously overweight backpack, dusted off his hands, and suggested to his gathered teammates, "Let's go back to the stilt house ruins on the other side of the valley."
Quan Yi was puzzled: "Why?"
"I've always thought that insects like the Snow Blue Ghost Spider wouldn't go to a humid area like the riverbank for no reason."
"It appeared there, most likely drawn there by something." He paused, his tone firm. "The most likely cause was the energy fluctuations emitted by the high-purity energy crystal core."
The valley is the cleanest source of fresh water in the competition area. In the later stages of the competition, almost all teams will face the problem of drinking water and basic energy replenishment, and they will inevitably pursue the water source.
If I were the organizer, I would definitely place the key supply boxes in places where fierce team battles are most likely to occur. I could even use high-level Zerg as a natural barrier to increase the difficulty of obtaining them.
After Youan finished his guess, he raised his eyes and found Lancelot staring at him with a smile. He subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lancelot blinked, took the stunned dwarf rabbit orc into his arms, and rubbed the clever rabbit's head affectionately.
Everyone accepted Youan's speculation without any objection, and immediately adjusted their direction, carefully returning to the area of stilt houses that had become ruins.
They searched carefully in the ruins filled with a faint stench of decay and burning, and sure enough, they found a golden supply box deep in the lair where the Snow Blue Ghost Spider had been lurking.
Lancelot walked quickly forward, carried out the heavy box, and used Calix's tail to brush away the dust on the surface.
However, when he saw the combination lock displayed on the screen on top of the supply box, the animal ears on his head suddenly flew up and turned back. He looked up and squinted at the small light ball, as if making a silent accusation against the damn organizer.
The comments in the live broadcast suddenly burst into laughter -
"Supply Box: Unlock my heart, unlock!"
"When the organizers were setting up the competition area, they must have been grinning from ear to ear just thinking about the contestants' faces as they toiled to find the boxes."
"People really don't feel tired when they do bad things!"
"What are you afraid of? Isn't our clever Bunny King here?"
Of course they had thought of this and looked at Youan expectantly, waiting for this smart straight-A student to decipher the code.
Youan took the box and looked at it casually, then took out the mechanical pliers from his bag, aimed them at an inconspicuous connecting shaft on the corner of the box, and twisted it twice with a click. Then he threw the box directly to the ground, picked up Calix's gun and fired a shot.
"Bang!"
The organizers had carefully set up a triple-sequence code for the supply box, and it exploded just like that.
Youan calmly put away the mechanical pliers, as if he had just unscrewed the lid of a can: "Alright."
"No, it can still be like this???"
"Lorion is still writing equations and calculating. Doesn't that make them look stupid?"
"King Bunny: What a bunch of nonsense! Just tear it down!"
The supply box contained a lot of things: five high-energy Class B energy crystal cores, several high-energy nutritional supplements, and a small amount of medical supplies.
Youan distributed the crystal cores to everyone, and while everyone was changing gears, he immediately poured out all the weapon debris he had collected from his bag.
Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, he sat down cross-legged and began to sort, cut and reassemble these "junks" like a focused craftsman.
The faint light filtering through the shadows of the trees illuminated his serious profile. Youan bit the spotlight, his hands moving non-stop. The broken mechanical components seemed to be given new life in his hands, emitting a subtle hum and a faint glow of flowing energy.
At first, Quan Yi and others just wanted to see what Youan could do with that pile of junk.
But as the mechanical weapon in Youan's hand gradually took shape, their eyes changed from curiosity to surprise, and finally to complete shock!
"Let's go? I want to try this!" Youan patted the cold metal shell and suggested excitedly.
So, Kagano 09 team seemed to have a trump card, and ran to the depths of the jungle in a show of force. Based on the mucus and traces left behind, they quickly ambushed a group of Zerg. Coincidentally, they also encountered two federal teams.
Lancelot was indeed worthy of being feared. The Mirage Whip danced skillfully in his hands. It wrapped around the branches of the giant tree like a living thing and pulled violently, and the whip instantly became as taut as a bowstring.
“Crunch—Boom!!!”
A teeth-grinding sound of wood breaking was heard, and the towering tree was actually pulled apart by the terrifying power contained in the long whip!
The huge tree crown crashed to the ground with overwhelming force, raising a cloud of dust, just in time to block the two teams that were trying to rush over to compete for the prey!
"Excuse me, gentlemen."
Amidst the thick smoke and dust, Lancelot retracted his whip and gracefully brushed off the nonexistent dust from his shoulders. His voice was filled with undisguised arrogance, "This road is blocked. You can go now."
The two opposing teams were shocked by this extremely domineering move and turned pale.
One of them, braving the situation, shouted, "Perhaps you haven't understood the situation yet. We've formed an alliance with Lorion's team, and they'll be here soon."
"Wow, an alliance? That's a huge pile of garbage."
Lancelot seemed oblivious to the other man's flushed face and acted magnanimously. "We're already told we're in a hurry. If you leave quickly, we can do a good deed for once."
As he spoke, he didn't even bother to look at the other person's exasperated expression. He casually waved his hand behind him and said, "Good boy, get out that particle cannon of yours and open their eyes."
Particle...cannon?!
This word was like thunder, exploding in the ears of the opposing players and the audience in the live broadcast room!
Several contestants looked up in confusion and horror, only to see a dwarf rabbit's foot with a smug look on its face appear, stepping arrogantly on the rocks.
On his shoulder, he carried a portable heavy artillery with a gleaming cold metallic sheen and a barrel as thick as an arm! The black muzzle, carrying a devastating sense of oppression, was pointed directly in their direction!
There were even some rough traces of modification left on the barrel, but this did not in the least diminish the terrifying deterrent power it exuded!
"How is this possible!"
"League rules... the rules allow this kind of thing?!
"If we reassemble it during the competition, it's fine. But even if we use the collected weapon wreckage, there won't be any extra core components!"
"Core components... Wait! I get it! He dismantled the supply box! If the base inside the box is rebuilt, it can be connected in series with the energy core to drive it!"
"Oh my god, I finally know what it means to make the best use of things!"
As the contestants listened to the faint hum of energy charging, the blood drained from their faces in an instant, and they immediately revealed expressions of having seen a ghost.
"Go! Go!"
Someone shouted, and this group of people no longer cared about their face. Like frightened birds and beasts, they turned around and ran away in panic, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest in an instant. Their speed was more than twice as fast as when they came!
"Tsk, boring." Kalix and Quan Yi couldn't help but curl their lips and look away.
Without the annoying competitor, the following battle was as easy as a real combat training.
Quan Yi and Kalix, one close and one far away, drove the Zerg scattered throughout the valley like sheep, gathering them into a relatively open area.
Then, comes the exciting firing session!
"You come first." Lancelot pushed the dwarf rabbit orc who was eager to try to the gun position.
Yuan excitedly picked up the particle cannon, which was a bit heavy for him. Lancelot was behind him, holding the tail of the cannon with one hand, aiming at the most densely populated area of the swarm, and pulled the trigger!
“Buzz—boom!!!”
An extremely thick particle beam roared out, instantly flooding the target area!
After the blinding white light, a large, charred pit was left on the ground. Most of the Zerg that had been baring their fangs and claws just now were instantly vaporized! The system notification sounded like popping beans!
[Cagano——Yuan +150 points]
[Cagano-Yuan +120 points]
Youan was knocked back half a step by the force of the blow, and his eyes lit up like stars as he watched his score soar.
Next came Quan Yi, Calix, and even Xin Fei, who was instigated by everyone to try it out. Lancelot was responsible for vigilance and the final finishing blow, using his whip to penetrate some of the fish that had escaped the net.
After several rounds of bombardment, the nearby Zerg were mostly wiped out, and the team's points soared like a rocket!
With the rapid harvest momentum, the team's total score is firmly locked in first place.
Time quickly advanced to the countdown of 5 hours.
The fighting in the competition area became more and more intense. Lancelot fed Youan some nutrient solution and collected plant distilled water, destroyed the supplies except weapons, and began to move towards the new dense forest area.
Countdown 2 hours.
The game was not over yet, with five teams, including Lorient, still remaining on the field, and the score gap between them and the second-place Winters family was less than 500 points.
Countdown 50 minutes.
At the entrance to a valley of a Zerg stronghold, they met Lorion's team again as if it were fate.
At this time, Lorion had obviously tried his best. In addition to several elite senior team members, he also recruited two powerful members of the federal team.
The numerical advantage of seven to five meant that the two sides didn't even need to test each other as soon as they met, and the fighting spirit that had been suppressed to the extreme exploded instantly!
Everyone saw that Lancelot and Calix rushed forward like two mad dogs.
Countdown 38 minutes.
Energy beams, mechanical collision sounds, and the hissing of Zergs mixed together, and the scene was extremely chaotic. Youan seemed to be very familiar with the terrain, and he allowed everyone to maneuver while rushing to occupy the higher parts of the valley.
As the two sides were fighting fiercely, a federal mechanic threw a mechanical bomb in a panic to avoid Calix's attack.
“Boom!”
The shock wave of the explosion triggered violent vibrations, causing the mountain wall, which had already become loose due to the Zerg's excavation, to collapse. A large amount of rocks, carrying soil and broken wood, rolled down like a torrent, smashing indiscriminately into the two warring parties!
Youan was so angry that he grabbed the mechanic's hair, punched him twice and ran away, but he was exhausted and his speed was obviously not as agile as at the beginning of the race.
At the critical moment, Youan was swept up by the whip and fell into a strong embrace.
Lancelot's palms tightly protected the back of his head. With a heavy muffled sound, the two men were hit as if by a sledgehammer, and they crashed heavily onto a protruding rock on the hillside.
The huge impact force made Lancelot frown silently, and a muffled groan escaped from his throat. The branches and leaves above his head were shaken and fell down, covering the two of them.
"Lancelot!" Youan felt the arm holding him trembling slightly.
Lancelot stood up and brushed off the broken leaves above his head nonchalantly: "He's still alive, and still doing well."
Lorion dodged most of the falling rocks in the chaos. He threw away the depleted mechanical gun in his hand, drew the energy lightsaber at his waist, and nimbly flipped over a fallen huge beam, looking over as if he was locking onto prey.
Lancelot endured the severe pain in his back and arms, and pushed Youan towards the relatively safe Xinfei: "Take him away." At the same time, he turned around and swung out the scarlet mirage whip in an instant!
The energy crystal core of his combat suit was shattered in half in the collision just now, and another senior combat department student also rushed over.
Even in a one-on-two situation, the red-haired noble still curled his lips arrogantly.
The next second, the originally flexible whip instantly deformed, and the whip body straightened and hardened like a living thing. The sophisticated mechanical structure inside was reorganized, and in less than a second, it turned into a scarlet long blade with serrated edges!
“Ding! Zila—!”
The sharp sound of metal cutting and energy collision rang out, and the strange blade swung forward. The huge tremor forced the senior students back, and then the blade quickly turned half a circle, firmly resisting Lorion's sneak attack.
Lancelot's style has always been quick in and out, with an undisguised ruthlessness in his sharpness. Even when attacked from the front and back by two tough opponents, he never lost the upper hand for a while.
"How did it change! How did it change! I just went to get some snacks, and I missed it!"
"Who knows?! What a perfect weapon! It can attack both near and far. If it had enough energy, it would probably be even more powerful!"
"It's worthy of being a weapon that can chop off a spider's legs with one whip!"
"I think he was too cruel...it looks so scary..."
"I'm impressed. There's actually a saint in this kind of actual fighting competition. Should we stop and play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will be the champion?"
Elsewhere, Xin Fei pressed the weakened Youan against a huge rock and quickly checked his injuries. "Don't move! A quarter of the crystal core of your combat suit is shattered. If your body's function is detected to be insufficient, the energy will decrease even faster."
Youan panted and uttered a "hmm", his brows slightly furrowed, his cheeks pale and bloodless, his pitiful appearance was quickly captured by the small ball of light -
"Sure enough, the strategic department is useless at this time."
"For a freshman to be able to do this is already quite good. Just stay calm and don't cause any more trouble."
"Wait, what is he doing?"
Xin Fei had just helped him recover some of his overdrawn mental strength. Youan endured the dizziness and sat up, his eyes fixed on Lancelot's bloody figure, and glanced at the wreckage of the particle cannon that was abandoned not far away and completely scrapped due to excessive use.
Countdown 26 minutes.
Amid Xin Fei's astonishment and the audience's disbelieving gaze, Youan drew out his lightsaber, which he rarely used.
He opened the toolbox and neatly disassembled the lightsaber's core components and guide barrel, then removed the usable base from the particle cannon.
The wreckage that had already become waste was going to be reused. Quan Yi, who was squatting on the tree, was dumbfounded, but he quickly suppressed his shock and helped to cover it with all his strength.
Of course Youan knew that the moment was urgent. His movements were extremely efficient. He was unaware that his fingers were cut by the sharp metal edge. His hands were as fast as lightning. No matter how fierce the battle around him was, he never stopped until the broken debris came to life again in his hands!
Countdown 13 minutes.
A light individual mechanical cannon with an extremely rough shape, exposed quantum circuits, and even emitting unstable electric sparks was forcibly produced by Youan!
It was like a program built on numerous bugs, and everyone was shocked.
Just when someone was about to say that if this thing worked, he would jump off the spiral tower of Kagano, Youan, in full view of everyone, held this mechanical cannon and staggered towards Lancelot!
"What did he create?! What did he create again?!"
"Oh my god! He put together a new lightsaber and a scrap cannon?!"
"Can this thing actually fire? It won't blow itself up first, will it?!"
"He's going to save Lancelot! He's crazy!"
"King Bunny! No! It's too dangerous!"
Countdown 12 minutes.
Lancelot had already dealt with the troublesome senior students. He swung his huge long blade and once again blocked Lorion's tricky sword. The severe pain in his back and the decline of his mental strength caused his movements to sluggish slightly.
Lorion keenly noticed this, a hint of cold sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he held the blade across his chest: "You know, from the first day I met you, I thought you were an eyesore."
Before he finished speaking, the fatigue in Lancelot's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by a gloating mockery.
Lancelot mouthed silently, "What a coincidence, me too."
Lorion frowned slightly, and subconsciously followed Lancelot's gaze and glanced sideways -
At the edge of the smoke-filled forest, a thin figure was carrying a crude gun barrel, aiming at him!
Countdown 10 minutes.
"boom!"
A beam of energy with a sharp scream instantly crossed the space and slammed heavily into the position of Lorion's group!
The violent explosion blew away the rest of the people along with the rocks under their feet, and threw them far away like broken sacks.
Lorion raised his sword to dodge with his powerful strength, but was also hit hard against the rock wall by the shock wave of the explosion, and the exquisite lightsaber flew out of his hand!
The hastily made mechanical weapon still retained a huge recoil, and the already weak Youan was violently pushed back, and his back hit a sharp rock hard!
"Cough! Puff..." Youan felt as if his internal organs had shifted and his vision was black.
Just when the audience was all frightened and stunned, Youan gritted his teeth and quickly got up again, using his trembling arms to support the hot barrel of the gun. He stood up again stubbornly and staggered, and walked firmly towards the fallen Lorion step by step.
Countdown 9 minutes.
Youan kicked Lorion in the shoulder and shoved the barrel of the gun into his mouth.
There was only extreme humiliation in Lorion's usually cold eyes, as if the arrogance brought by bloodline and surname was crushed to pieces at this moment.
You see, for these high-ranking guys, the code is obviously more useful than the main gun.
Lancelot narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, the things hanging behind him rustling, and suddenly he was stunned.
Damn it, why reward him!
Countdown 5 minutes.
Euan eliminated Lorion and fell into Lancelot's arms in a daze. As the last player was killed by Calix, the long competition finally came to an end.
The small ball of light approached quickly, and the image of the five disheveled people leaning miserably against the slope, looking up at the sunset in the sky, instantly cut into the screens of all the viewers.
The audience burst into applause with excitement.
Youan lay on Lancelot's back with his head drooping on his shoulder. Just as he was dozing off, he was suddenly shaken gently.
Lancelot's voice came from his ear, asking him to look at the sunset: "Isn't it beautiful?"
Youan tilted his head dazedly and opened his eyes. A dazzling crimson color instantly covered his entire field of vision.
He muttered "It looks so good" and did not let go of the tuft of red hair in his hand until he was put into the lifeboat.
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