Translator: Callis
Editor: Shiru
Wu Zimo wasn"t a man of many words. His comrades could understand what he meant, so he didn"t say any more. He opened the map and pointed to the coordinates of their current location.
"We"re currently here. There isn"t any spider Zerg activity for a hundred kilometers. If we want to find a target, we need to leave. Since it"s still early, rest for ten minutes, then we"ll head towards these coordinates."
The others followed the direction of Wu Zimo"s finger and saw the next target he had chosen. There were some of them who knew that he was going to choose these coordinates.
It could be seen from the map that the number of spider Zergs in this area was relatively little, with only three. The most important thing was that there were no traces of other activity near these coordinates.
"Although we don"t know how those spider Zergs summoned their companions, or how far the range is, we now know that when they encounter a powerful enemy, they will summon companions. So, we must be aware of this problem when fighting."
When Wu Zimo learned that the target of the a.s.sessment were Dimensional Zergs, he went to the StarNet to search for information on them.
During the Interstellar Wars, there was indeed data showing that the Dimensional Zergs were the same as some of the insects that he knew and could connect with one another. However, according to the data, only the more advanced and intelligent Dimensional Zergs and those with large communities had such characteristics.
Since they were in the middle of the Interstellar Wars, it was very easy for the humans to notice that the way that the Zergs fought was very similar to the way that human armies did. It could be even said that the Zergs were more like a group of strictly disciplined military forces.
Wu Zimo had seen that description of the Dimensional Zergs at that time, but he thought that they only had to deal with the lowest level of Zergs during the a.s.sessment, so he hadn"t thought that the spider Zergs would have this ability.
Wasn"t this deception?!
If the spider Zergs suddenly convulsed, then all of them would gather to fight the students of the First Military Academy. It would end in ma.s.s destruction.
It must be known that the number of students in the a.s.sessment were much less than the number of spider Zergs on Planet XT781! Not to mention that more than half of the students were novices that had no practical experience at all.
It would only take half a day to eliminate a few hundred people. Wu Zimo didn"t really want to admit it, but the actual situation of the students in the First Military Academy really made people want to cover their faces.
"We"ll take note of it."
Other people must have also been able to think of what Wu Zimo had thought of. Even if they didn"t understand, they only had to think back of being chased by the army of spider Zergs and they would understand.
Seeing that his comrades understood what he meant, Wu Zimo continued: "This time, we only have three targets. So this time, if possible, I don"t want to have to use a weapon with strong lethality, like the photon artillery sh.e.l.ls." Wu Zimo raised his head and calmly swept his gaze over his comrades.
"Pah, Wu Zimo, why are you so serious?" Haney, a master of destroying the atmosphere, wasn"t frightened at all by Wu Zimo"s words.
"It"s just close combat with those disgusting spider Zergs, and it"s not like we don"t have any experience. You didn"t see my heroic bearing when I was fighting those two spider Zergs! Rest a.s.sured, we have six powerful sentinels with extraordinary skills!" After he finished speaking, he deliberately raised his chin, as if he considered himself unparalleled.
It was a pity that the others didn"t buy it. Zhang Ye and Baffil, who were sitting beside Haney, raised their hands and smacked the back of the proud-as-peac.o.c.k Haney"s head.
"Ah! How could you hit such an important head? What if you hit me stupid?!"
The irritated Haney was ignored by everyone. Unexpectedly, the usually silent Bit went on to say: "Even if you weren"t hit, you"d still be stupid."
"Pfft……ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Bit"s right!"
"Bit, I only found out today that you unexpectedly have a poisonous tongue."
Bit"s calm expression was as if he had said something about an ordinary situation, setting off another round of laughter. Haney"s red face especially cause everyone to laugh incessantly. The originally grave atmosphere instantly livened up.
When everyone had laughed enough, Laney said to Wu Zimo: "Wu Zimo, you don"t need to worry. We understand what your decision means. In fact, it would only be right for us to thank the Marshal for changing this year"s a.s.sessment."
"Indeed."
Zhang Ye also restrained his smiling expression, breaking his gaze and raising his head to look up at the sky. "I thought that with the strength of some of the top ten of the Mecha Department, it would be very easy to deal with the weakest Dimensional Zergs, but the reality was that I was fiercely slapped around."
"To view the sky from the bottom of a well, en. There"s an ancient Chinese phrase like this?" Baffil faintly echoed.
How could a person who Salah acknowledged be weak? Whether it was Zhang Ye or Baffil, plus Haney, Bit, and Laney, those six were from the top ten of the First Military Academy"s Mecha Department second years.
In school, they typically trained hard, but it would be impossible to say that they hadn"t believed that they were outstanding compared to other people and became immeasurably self-satisfied. They were all a group of youths; a compet.i.tive and ambitious att.i.tude was guaranteed.
But it was just the first day, or rather, it was a little less than half a day. This really allowed the privileged realize the cruelty of reality. They were only a group of pampered flowers protected within an ivory tower, unaware of the cruelty outside.
Just like iron, if it didn"t go through ten thousand strikes from a thousand hammers, how could they make something of themselves?
Salah put away his frigid expression and reached out to pat Baffil on the shoulder. Liz and Lyle also rea.s.sured the comrades beside them. Wu Zimo, satisfied when he saw the change in everyone"s att.i.tude, nodded.
He looked up at the practically invisible surveillance insect and laughed faintly, "The others don"t know, but their change would be considered a success for the male G.o.d"s goal."
"Our resting time is almost up, we need to start working! For the top three! For the prize money! For the male G.o.d!" Wu Zimo suddenly sprang to his feet, his hands raised theatrically into fists. Behind him, there were only raging flames.
"……"
The first words of encouragement were normal, but as for the last two parts, don"t mention Salah, even Lyle turned his head away, pretending that they hadn"t seen anything.
Everyone once again entered their mechas and left for the coordinates that Wu Zimo selected. Because it wasn"t a rapid march this time and there wasn"t any danger along the route, everyone was especially relaxed.
"Lyle, what are you thinking?" Salah asked softly. Sitting in the c.o.c.kpit, he saw that Lyle"s expression was a little odd, his gaze shifting slightly.
Lyle had long since regarded Salah as a friend as important as Wu Zimo, so he didn"t think too much and answered: "Thinking of A" Mo."
Hearing that Lyle was still thinking of that fellow Wu Zimo while he was sitting beside him, an unknown light flashed through his eyes. Poor Wu Zimo, who was sitting in Bit"s mecha studying the map, suddenly felt like he was being stared down by a cold-blooded creature, and he subconsciously shuddered.
Wu Zimo turned his head to look at a certain direction, rubbing his nose and forcing a smile. Could it mean that he needed lie low again?
On Salah"s side, he acted as if nothing had happened, and continued to ask: "Wu Zimo?"
"Yes, I feel that Wu Zimo has been a little odd, ever since he came back."
Or, it should be said that the clever and quiet A" Mo had become much more lively. Although Lyle liked this lively Wu Zimo even more, sometimes, he felt a lot of pressure from Wu Zimo"s behavior.
For instance, he didn"t know when A" Mo had suddenly turned into the Marshal"s fan……
Before, A" Mo had only wanted to study. Even if there was someone next to him, A" Mo remained the same: quiet and lovable.
After listening to Lyle"s concerns, Salah had also looked up Wu Zimo"s data when he was getting close to Lyle. Wu Zimo"s data matched what Lyle said exactly. But after seeing the real person, Salah had to wonder if his family"s investigators had mixed up people. Such a lively and active fellow couldn"t be the one described in the data at all.
As he was speaking, Lyle"s words slowly trailed off and he paused for a good while before desolately saying: "Could it be that not awakening as a guide dealt A" Mo such a heavy blow?"
That"s right, the reason why Wu Zimo hadn"t aroused other people"s suspicions of a changed core before was because everyone thought the same as Lyle.
Wu Zimo suffered a lot because he couldn"t awaken as a guide, so he underwent a sudden change of character. In the Interstellar, these circ.u.mstances were very common, especially for Wu Zimo, who had such talent. Everyone thought that he would awaken as a precious guide, but the result was that he could only be an ordinary person in his lifetime.
With such a blow, there were some people who took it so seriously that they would directly go crazy. Wu Zimo"s change of character had already been accepted by everyone.
Feeling the desolation in Lyle"s tone, Salah"s gaze shifted and he raised his head, looking seriously at Lyle. "Is it not good this way?"
"Eh, no, that"s not it."
Facing Salah"s gaze, seeing his own reflection in his eyes, Lyle was unaware that his gaze had drifted. He shifted his gaze, embarra.s.sed, and laughed: "Actually, Wu Zimo is very good like this. Although I don"t know why he became the Marshal"s fan, the Marshal is everyone"s male G.o.d. It would be normal to worship him."
"Besides, liking Marshal Alman is better than that person he liked before. I"m telling you Salah, you know who I"m talking about……"
Then immediately, Lyle spewed out more insulting words against "that person". The topic suddenly changed from pertaining to Wu Zimo to denouncing a certain slag man.
The corners of Salah"s lips quirked up and he laughed softly as he listened to Lyle"s tirade, without a drop of impatience in his expression. It truly made for a harmonious scene.
Wu Zimo should be glad that he hadn"t heard the conversation about him between Lyle and Salah, or he absolutely would have facepalmed. Of course, he would also have been even more touched. For the original owner to have friends that were so concerned about him, it would really allow a person so be gratified.
"Everyone, pay attention. We"re going to enter the spider Zerg"s range of activity soon."
In fact, Wu Zimo"s warning wasn"t needed. From the three red dots on the monitoring system, it was clear to everyone that the relaxing times had pa.s.sed and a new round of battles were about to begin.
More plot coming soon?? Σ(ノ°▽°)ノ