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Chapter 678: Being Decisive

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

"Huiyin, thank you. If there's a day that Aina remembered something, you tell her that she should do what she liked. As for these beautiful memories, I will give her my blessings." Wang Zheng smiled, "After listening to your private concert, I can go back and brag about it."

Looking at Wang Zheng's smile, Lin Huiyin was also at a loss for words. What Wang Zheng said to her, Aina had also said the same thing, and she had no idea how to pass on the message to him.

Watching the quiet Lin Huiyin, Wang Zheng also stroked her blonde hair fondly. "Huiyin, from today onwards, that guy called Wang Zheng is just a passerby. You have to become a great Aslan princess."

Saying that, Wang Zheng called Zhang Shan over, "Wimpy Shan, let's go, I'll treat you to supper."

"Tsk, you pig head! I've not been a wimp for many years!" Zhang Shan hollered.

The two men walked away shoulder to shoulder, while Angela silently returned to Lin Huiyin, watching the backs of both of them. She had overheard his final words, and this made her look up to him. Wang Zheng was a person who was responsible and decisive. If it was another person, they might not have acted this quickly.

"You Highness, you have done everything you can. The matter is over." Angela respectfully said.

Lin Huiyin nodded her head, her beautiful eyes moist with tears. In the end, she was not able to free the burdens of Wang Zheng and her sister…

A public conference with the princess had become the hottest topic in Elite Academy, and had even overshadowed the competition itself. Unfortunately, Aina had enrolled in the Milky Way Military College, but the students had received another piece of exciting news. Aslan's second princess, Her Highness Lin Huiyin will be study at the Elite Academy X for a while.

She was originally supposed to appear yesterday night, but due to certain reasons had not managed to make it. However, the admission of Her Highness had been confirmed, and Lin Huiyin will be learning how to control and improve her ability X in Elite Academy.

The news about Aslan twin princesses had spread like wildfire. Those students who had been eliminated were all sighing in regret, as this was the best chance to leave a good impression on the princesses, perhaps they might even manage to capture the princess's heart.

Jiang Feng was still undecided about the recent arrangements of the academy, as it was more related to politics. However, as an instructor, he did not want to deal with these things, and he was also unable to interfere. Humans would never be able to isolate themselves, but the atmosphere of the campus had to still be maintained. However, this issue might still be considered to be positive, as it would give the students even more motivation.

Only with competition would the students improve.

In the five major sectors, each of them had eight participants entering. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the main competition. The competition details had been decided by Jiang Feng. From Jiang Feng's previous character, since the earlier rounds were that 'normal', the latter round would definitely be different.

Just as everyone had guessed, when everyone else were attending their normal classes, the forty students had been summoned for a wave of medical examinations.

Hydra and the rest were extremely calm. The four of them did not require such examinations, but they had also figured out Jiang Feng's plan. However, the risk was indeed high this time.

After an entire morning of complicated tests, all the students who entered the competition were qualified. They were lined up according to their sectors, and Jiang Feng stood right at the front. He swept his gaze across them, and a trace of a smile appeared on his lips. Being young sure was good, just like a newborn calf, absolutely fearless.

"I will be explaining the next stage of the competition. This will not be a simple showdown. By entering this main competition, all of you have proven your physical skills and ability X. Elite Academy does not want to only cultivate fighting experts, they are looking for leaders who can lead, and adapt to all unexpected situations. That is what we want." Jiang Feng said. "Hence, we will be going to an interesting place for the main competition. I believe that some of you are already aware, some of you might have already been there. Yes, it is the Abyss."

Everyone started whispering. It was obvious that all of them had heard about that mysterious yet dangerous place. It was said that the requirement for ability X was extremely high, and physical skills was less effective there. It seemed like that bunch from the Solar system would be miserable this time round, as their physical skills were superior to their ability X, but it would not be able to cause enough damage in the Abyss.

"You all may choose any mech you wish. The goal is to survive for one month. If you survive till the end, you will be qualified to show your strength in front of the teachers and students of both academies, and earn you own glory!" Jiang Feng's voice raised even higher, stirring the hearts of those present.

"Without a doubt, not only will the dean of both academies arrive, the two princesses of the Aslan Empire will also be here. They are still unmarried, so you should seize this opportunity to perform!"

Although Jiang Feng said it as a joke, there were quite a few who were affected by it. Many of them already had the qualifications, all they need was to attract the princess's attention. At the same time, they would also be able to attract the attention of the dean. The deans of Elite academy and Military College were also generals in the Union Command within the Milky Way. Due to the large number of students, the prestige was rather high.

"Instructor Jiang Feng, are there no rules, as long as you survive for a month?" Someone asked.

Jiang Feng smiled. "Yes, the place where you will be placed is at the periphery of the abyss, but as long as you enter the abyss, there is no safe place. Moreover, once you are in danger, the emergency rescue will take at least half an hour to arrive. The Xuan Grade students already have a grasp on the dangers within the abyss, and the Huang Grade students should quickly use their time to familiarize themselves. Any other questions?"

Those that were able to enter the main competition had full confidence in themselves. So what if it was the abyss?

However, only Hydra and the others were mentally prepared. They had already followed the troops to battle within the Abyss, even if it was only as a support role.

That's right, even with their skills, they were only the supporters.

At the periphery of the Abyss, the Milky Way military command had been continuously attacking, and fortifying themselves at the same time. On one hand, it was to reduce the numbers of the Zerg, while also protecting the mining area. The students from Elite Academy understood the situation with, and had begun their trials near the edge of the battlefield.

The periphery of the abyss was already a human controlled area, but the Zerg were still streaming out, just that there were no high tiered Zerg around. The further in one went, the tier of the Zerg rapidly increased, and had greater strength, but this was not enough to deter humanity. The stronger they were, the more desire they had to explore, but there was always a risk. The Abyss contained something that all humans desired, and the deeper the depth, the higher the purity.

This kind of mineral deposit was something that was essential in the development of human science and technology, and was consider to be a top secret. It involved the improvement of human-specific rune-type mecha and other weapons, and had been completely monopolized by the Union. The mineral was even rarer than the super gravity ore, and in the hands of the Milky Way union, it was the safest way to establish themselves.

After Jiang Feng's explanation was over, the rest of the time was preparation time. Farewells had been said, and each student was told to choose a mech. This was the key to their survival.

In the abyss, food and water was still plentiful. The important issue was not to be surrounded by the Zerg and fall into a trap. They had to understand that the rescue squad would not be something that they could rely on.

Even if they were the strongest forty in the Huang and Xuan Grades, they still had to be mentally prepared.

What the others were thinking, Wang Zheng did not know. However, he was looking forward to it, as it was a chance for him to put aside his thoughts. As for these Abyss Zerg, Wang Zheng had been curious about them for a long time. Although he had learnt quite a bit from Butcher, he did not have the chance to apply it in combat. According to his data, once they were out of the Abyss, the strength of the Zerg would greatly weaken, but they were definitely wilder and fiercer within it. When he thought about it, Wang Zheng was indeed a little excited.

Zhang Shan was extremely envious of him. He had dearly wished to train himself in such a place. He had already inquired about it, the Abyss would cause a constant drain on one's mental strength, which meant that it would greatly strengthen one's self-recovery strength, and was definitely a great place to train one's ability X.

What a pity that he could not go. However, it was also a good thing for him, as with Zhang Shan's current capabilities, he might just become a punching bag for the Zerg.

Wang Zheng chose the Golden Wheel Battle King. No matter if the bugs were outside or in the abyss, if there were a few of them, then he would just destroy everything. If there were many of them, he would not be able to run anyway, and even the Wind God would be useless. Hence, he gave the Golden Wheel Battle King a go. He had begun to favor this Manalasuo's mech, and was also proficient in using its ultimate attack.

Against the enemy, there was only a single word – fight!

Chapter 679: Abyss

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The transport ship took off. The entrance to the Abyss was in Roland, and everyone had already entered into their own mecha. Next, they would be randomly placed in various positions on the edge of the Abyss. However, they were unable to perceive the true entrance of the Abyss, nor the method used to enter. The only difference was that they would feel a kind of pressure pressing down on them, resulting in them needing to concentrate to alleviate it.

On the main screen of the monitoring room, Jiang Feng and a group of technicians were observing the above data. A list of physical conditions and mech conditions for the forty students had been displayed.

The other information will be used to analyze the performance of this forty students in their future battles, and to compare them with their past statistics.

As for Hydra and the others, Jiang Feng was already familiar with them. These four were the focus of the academy, and there was no doubt that they had lived up to their expectations. It was predicted that they would be able to rise to the Earth Grade within the next year.

Among the next batch of potentials, there were a few good seedlings in the Xuan Grade, but it had not yet met Jiang Feng's standards. This was not directly related to their current strength and weaknesses, but was mainly because of their potential. On the other hand, he had more hope in the new students.

There was no need to say anything more about Olivios, this kid was indeed a typical representative of the Arbiter 'Brahman'. He was not inferior to his elder brother, and even had the potential to exceed expectations.

What made Jiang Feng more surprised was the collective rise of the Solar system. Wang Zheng, Achilles, and Lear, this three of them were pretty decent, especially Achilles and Lear. They initially may have been neglected, but now that they were unearthed, had physical skills comparable to Wang Zheng, and their Ability X was even more powerful. Such minute details and familiarity was something that had been trained from a young age, while Wang Zheng's usage of Ability X was too rough, unlike the students of Elite Academy X.

Even though the match with Phantom King had used his flame Ability X, but in the eyes of an expert like Jiang Feng, it was quite disappointing. Having such great spiritual power, yet only able to use it till this stage, this could be considered as a waste.

Yet in this aspect of usage, the master could only show them the door. If they could not make any progress by themselves, that meant that they were lacking in certain aspects.

Physical skills and Ability X could only be combined to a certain extent. There were limited chances to rise up, without even mentioning reaching the level of Hydra and the rest.

Wang Zheng's physical abilities and combat experience may be slightly ahead of the rest, but his potential was still too low. Jiang Feng was also balancing things out in his mind. This kid had just given him a great surprise, but his strengths were still too unclear. It was quite the pity, but Jiang Feng decided that he would just observe him for now.

Although the monitoring room was not able to see the specific situation of the pilot, but they could still observe them through the information of their physical conditions and mech status. Once the two data points had fallen into a dangerous situation, even if the student had not sent an emergency signal, they would still send out the rescue troops. This had not been told to the youths, as they had wanted them to experience the dangers firsthand. Of course, Hocatolin, Hydra and the others should already be aware of this, but the opportunity for training would still be as effective. This allowed them to have their own freedom, instead of tagging along with the troops.

Only those that had seen the bigger would not be arrogant at this stage. After entering the Abyss, all the spacecraft's energy shields were covered with a strange pink color. The sky was also of the same color, as if it had been dyed in fresh blood. On the other hand, the ground was instead shrouded in an ink-like darkness, with few plants and minerals scattered across the landscape, and were even occasionally moving about. There was a feeling that the doomsday had arrived, this was the first impression that the Abyss gave out.

"All students please take note, we are about to launch. Please keep in mind the various requirements, and follow the instructions given."

A sound rang out from the system, and everyone had a different reaction. Most of them were eager test out their strength, especially for those who had never been on the battlefield.

After entering the abyss, the transport planes headed in different directions for a long period of time, before the mecha were finally deployed. There might be one or two mech that may meet each other within this month. A small scale cooperation would decrease the difficulty of survival, but this would also lose them a chance to train. It was hoped that this independent survival opportunity would allow them a comprehensive observation of the personal abilities of these students.

"Sir, should we turn on the video monitoring?" One staff member asked.

Jiang Feng shook his head, "Unless there is a problem with the data, do not switch it on."

All these youths were considered experts, and may be able to sense that they were being monitored. This would only inconvenience them.

At this time, Elite Academy had resumed its normal curriculum. The official finals would only be held one month later. Therefore, everyone's attention had been on the two princesses and the visiting group from the Milky Way Military College. They would be staying in Elite Academy for a month as exchange students, immersing in the atmosphere here.

Wherever the two princesses went, they were the most popular targets, but they were always protected by their bodyguards. Of course, these guards paid great attention to distance them from the rest of the students. Aina and Lin Huiyin did not wish for this, but the enthusiasm of their guards were far too high.

Meng Tian had also arrived in Roland with the delegation, but she had never revealed herself, which may be for the best. She had made the difficult choice of choosing not to meet with Wang Zheng, as she was unsure of what attitude she would have in front of him. In this aspect, Meng Tian was also a rookie, and had basically chosen to escape.

The fortunate thing was that Wang Zheng was undergoing the one month trial, which allowed Meng Tian to enjoy herself in Elite Academy.

She might not have many friends at the Milky Way Military Academy, but there were quite a few familiar faces here. Lie Xin, Lie Guang, Zhang Shan, Milo and the rest had gladly welcomed her in.

This was a true reunion, and both her eyes were filled with tears. Being separated by god knows how many light years, it was indeed difficult to meet them.

As time went by, everyone's rate and direction of improvement was different. There were those that they would never again see in their lifetimes. It was only when they were alone in a foreign country would they have such emotions.

Amongst them, there were actually quite a few who had already dropped out. This was also the reason why Lie Xin was frustrated with her defeat this time. She was an extremely strong woman, and although Achilles and the others had successfully advanced, she had failed to do so. Despite this, she was still filled with determination.

As for the Aslan Princess and whatnot, they both belonged in different worlds.

Everyone had learnt a lot about the issues at Milky Way Military College from Meng Tian. Although Meng Tian usually did not talk much, but meeting with old friends, she had put aside her usual frosty demeanor.

Everyone in the academy was evidently enjoying themselves.

As for Wang Zheng…

He had already arrived and immediately rushed outside. Wang Zheng knew more about the Abyss than the average person. Humans could survive in the Abyss, just that the pressure was greater, and was not suitable in the long run. However, he had the Primordial Regression Technique, which allowed him to slowly adapt to such an environment. This was the frightening thing about the technique. As long as it was not absolutely impossible to survive, this technique would be able to change one's body state and adapt.

Chapter 680: Knowledge and Experience

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

In this environment, Wang Zheng caught a whiff of a battlefield. In fact, wreckages of mecha could be seen strewn across the place, and it could be deduced that the humans had also experienced a great war with the Zerg when they first arrived.

There was no day and night in the abyss, only a constant blood colored sky. If one had a weaker mental fortitude, they would indeed go crazy after a period of time.

Wang Zheng returned to the Golden Wheel Battle King. The food prepared was obviously insufficient to last for a whole month, which meant that he had to hunt. The basics had been covered in his anatomy class. The Zerg could be eaten, but that did not apply to all of them. Some of them were toxic, while others had corrosive blood running in them.

Wang Zheng started to move forward with the Golden Wheel Battle King. Although remaining in the same area was a plan, it was not a good choice. He had a purpose in arriving here, and there were still gains to be made. Wang Zheng had to first survey the hunting grounds, resting and emergency hiding places, as well as the caves where the Zerg might emerge from.

The habits of the Zerg in the Abyss were not very different from those of the conventional Zerg. At most, they were a little slyer. Compared to the hive mind Zerg, the Zerg here acted individually and were more aggressive.

When Wang Zheng was still surveying the land, the others were not that fortunate, and had already started to battle.

On the main screen of the surveillance room, the status of an Aslan mech was being displayed.

It was Vermillion Bird's Hocatolin, and the Zerg were being slaughtered by him. Hocatolin had quite a bit of combat experience, and unhurriedly killing off the Zerg. The Zerg here were rather sly, and were willing to escape, hence he did not intend to let even a single one off.

As for Hocatolin's overall control, Jiang Feng nodded in approval. Due to his combat experience, the use of his Ability X was quite reasonable, and was highly efficient.

It was not long before the Zerg were all pierced by the beam saber. The ability to burn using the powerful flames made Hocatolin's flaming beam saber extremely powerful.

At such a place, the unique type Ability X did not have much use, while the strength of the five basic elements was more practical and sustainable.

After disposing of the Zerg, Hocatolin expertly dissected it, using the beam saber infused with his Ability X to break apart the carapace.

Jiang Feng signaled to turn off the video feed. He was not worried in the slightest about the four of them. Of course, the task of those four was not only to hang out on the edge to survive, but to go deeper in.

After Hydra and others landed, after confirming their equipment and supplies, they immediately moved toward the Abyss. Such opportunities were rare. If they could encounter a twice-evolved Zerg, it would be an excellent opportunity for them to refine their combat skills and Ability X, even if the danger was significant.

They were the ones who had chosen this path. If they were afraid of death, they might as well return home and enjoy their lives.

Everyone who came here had such goals and ideals, or… ambitions.

After Lear had landed, his actions were almost the same as Wang Zheng. He had also walked out of his mech, allowing the his Ares Art to adapt to the environment. Ever since he had integrated his Refining Heaven Arts with the Ares Art, it had been a completely different feeling, allowing him to improve by leaps and bounds.

At first, Lear had wondered why he hadn't taken it out earlier. However, now he had understood that the Refining Heaven Arts was the foundation, and the most important thing was to lay a good foundation. Now, he could tell that he was improving at a rapid pace, and was soon able to adapt to the pressure within the Abyss. Gazing at the red glow in the sky, it seemed like it was the color that would celebrate his achievements. This place was extremely helpful for his development, but it may be different for others.

As for Wang Zheng… perhaps it was time to forget about him. One had to look forward, and his opponent had already been changed to be Hu Kan. Judging by the current situation, he did not have confidence of winning, as that guy's Ability X was far too oppressive, and their physical skills were also decent, especially that Hydra. Although he did not know why, his physical abilities were indeed amazing, and at the same time also had the suppressive Ability X. He was probably the hardest to deal with amongst the four great experts, but Lear's target hadn't jumped that far yet. First, he had to defeat Hu Kan and unify Black Tortoise Region, without making too many enemies.

This one month of time should be sufficient.

The others were not as bold as these people. They were cautiously observing the situation around them, the Abyss obviously still giving them a certain sense of pressure. After all, it was well known even from the outside world.

Ling Luoyu was both excited and nervous. She had finally came to the Abyss, and this is definitely an honor. The next step was survival. As it was more difficult to survive in this place for a woman than a man, she decided to find a few comrades first.

She and Redington had already made an appointment, and would try to meet up with each other. This was the best case scenario.

But what she did not know was that anyone who had this idea, had already crossed out from any further nurturing.

Under such 'safe' circumstance, yet still lacking confidence, how would they handle any heavy burdens in the future?

Sometimes, being overly conservative was not ideal.

It seemed like there was a special exception. A certain fatty riding a Wind God found a secluded area and turtled up, deciding to learn from the Zerg and hibernate.

Combat? Experience? This had nothing to do with him. This was simply a vacation time given to him by God.

Anyway, for him, sleep was something that would save the most energy. At the very worst, he just had to starve a little. Being able to happily relax for the entire time, what a beautiful sunset.

After thinking for a short while, Fatty began to snore.

He really was here for a vacation.

The surveillance staff was also speechless. They had seen all sorts of reactions in the past, and such a situation was a first even for Jiang Shen.

The first thing he did in the Abyss was to sleep. This lad could really sleep…

Olivios's choice was also to enter deeper in. He had already killed two Zerg. The resistance of the Zerg here was absolutely different, and they had an insane and cruel nature, which was in line with his own nature. The demon who had to suppress himself at the academy, could be completely release here. He loved this place, this was indeed heaven!

Wang Zheng had completed a patrol, but the strange thing was that nothing was found. There was no smell of the Zerg, which was a bit abnormal. According to his information, with the area he had covered, he would already have at least met with one or two Zerg. However, this place was extremely clean.

Was this due to the intervention of humans?

As the troops were on the front lines and were patrolling the areas where the mines were located, the Zerg had rarely come to this place. However, even so, there would still be scouts sent by the Zerg from time to time. On one hand, it allowed them to train themselves, while at the same time also assisting the troops in clearing out these individual stragglers, killing two birds with one stone.

It was far too quiet on Wang Zheng's side, but his intuition was also telling him that there was no danger here.

What was this situation? Being able to enter a may be a piece of good news for some others, but that did not apply to Wang Zheng.

It seemed that he would need to go deeper in. However, Wang Zheng did not hurry, and decided to rest for a single day, allowing his body to adapt to the environment in the Abyss. It was obvious that humans would rapidly become lethargic in here, somewhat similar to altitude sickness. However, this was not due to the lack of air, but was instead a constant pressure on their spirit.

Wang Zheng secured the Golden Wheel War God and opened the hatch. It was no doubt that the red glow across the horizon was quite sensational. After adjusting his breathing and slowly entering a meditative state, Wang Zheng's Primordial Regression Technique began to activate, soon reaching a balance. The air surrounding him seemed to have settled into a rhythm, but further into the Abyss, it was far more chaotic, occasionally even having been mixed with a tyrannical aura.

However, Wang Zheng had met with many such situations before, and had a method to cope. The Primordial Regression Technique reached a balanced state, and Wang Zheng gradually entered into a sleeping state.

Achilles had piloted his mech deep into the Abyss, as if he was reaching out towards a goal in mind. He was one of the three major inheritances possessors in the Solar system. Lear's strength had already begun to take shape. Mars had always been strong, but as they were always near the top, they instead had not performed well when the opportunity arose. Although the Lie Family had been trying hard, the spirits of the Martians were not affected and acted as if nothing had changed.

The moon was undoubtedly one of the most powerful, or even the strongest force presently, Heavenly King Arts had been passed on to Achilles.

Achilles was able to easily adapt to the Abyss, and he was extremely clear, what was the most important in this era.

Whoever finds the inheritance of that person will become a person who would establish a new era, and can become… God!

Chapter 681: A Tier Above Others

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

This was something that his family had handed over to him, but Achilles was rather dismissive of such rumors. He was a typical person from the Moon, and his goal of combat had never changed. That was the rise of the Solar system, and the glory of the Moon!

As for the aspiration of those people, it was not in the nature of the people of the moon. You could say that they were naive, but at the same time honorable.

After a day of rest, Wang Zheng was on the move. Since there had been no Zerg, Wang Zheng could only choose to proceed deeper in. After a day of adjustments, his body had begun to acclimatize to the Abyss. Although it may look like a desolate wasteland, the energy in here was several times higher than the planets outside. The only issue was the murderous aura lingering in the air.

Wang Zheng originally did not have an aim, but a loud crash in the distance attracted his attention. There was a ripple of an Ability X from the northwest direction, and it was extremely strong. If he was able to feel it from such a distance, it could only mean that both of them were extremely strong.

It was obvious that the ones fighting were both humans… why in the world would they start here?

Wang Zheng piloted his Golden Wheel War God over, but when the two had appeared within his vision range, he immediately halted his steps. He recognized both of them, being as famous as they wre.

It was Vermillion Bird's Hocatolin, while the other person was White Tiger Academy's No. 1, Hydra.

Coming all the way here to fight, there must be a private grudge between them. It was rare to have a chance to witness such a battle between experts. Wang Zheng was familiar with the strength of the average Expert tier, but what about those at the peak?

Hocatolin's mech was completely covered in flames, and had been combined with his Ability X. As he was already able to manipulate its state and shape, this Ability X was definitely already in the B rank.

On the other side was Hydra, known as the top person in the Xuan Grade, had not leaked out a single trace of his Ability X, but once he moved, his Ability X would explode outwards.

After reaching a certain stage, it was difficult to observe any obvious flaws, and at worst they were slightly weaker in certain aspects. Hydra and Hocatolin were battling fiercely, yet Wang Zheng could not feel any murderous intent from them. It seemed like these two were only sparring, If the opponent was tough enough, it could even be equivalent to the entire month of training.

Hocatolin's agility and Hydra's stability were in stark contrast, but neither side was able to gain an advantage. Both of their physical abilities were high, especially for Hydra. Ever since he had seen the Heavenly Overlord stance, Wang Zheng could tell that the opposing party's physical skills were extremely powerful, but this had exceeded his imagination.

A sword flashed out, followed by a shoulder tackle. Although he was not using a landslide, the power behind the strikes were almost comparable. However, Hocatolin was still able to agilely widen the distance, his mech was as swift as a bird, instantly reversing and slashing back at an elusive angle.

This was on a completely different level. No matter if it was physical skills or Ability X, they were no longer simple tools to be used, but were integrated together. This were skills that were formed over a long period of tempering.

Honestly speaking, Wang Zheng was still not at their level. This type of freedom and control was something the Wang Zheng was still pursuing.

Although Wang Zheng did not believe himself to be the best in the world, he was still rather confident in himself. He was eager to broaden his horizons, and was finally able to do so today. It was a pity that he was still at quite a distance. If he was on the same battlefield, the details of that oppressive strength would be even clearer. However, he was also aware of the rules, no one should ever disturb a spar. He was already fortunate enough to be able to watch from afar.

The two who were sparring against each other were obviously conserving their strength, not to mention their resources and abilities. It was simply suicidal to utilize their full strength on a mere spar within the Abyss.

Hocatolin and Hydra were old rivals, and were also the most promising students that could advance to the Earth Grade. No matter if it was intentional or unintentional for them to meet each other, since they had already met, both of them would naturally not be polite. As for the Abyss, the danger at the periphery was not high enough for them to be concerned.

"There's someone here."

"I have no idea which little rabbit is that ignorant."

Almost at the same time, the two mecha rushed toward Wang Zheng. Hocatolin drove an Aslan mech – a fifth gen Tempest Condor. At this moment, the mech was flying along with a pair of large wings, leaving behind a streak or red light. Hydra was piloting an Arbiter mech – Grand Tyrant series, seventh gen. An assault type mech… the acceleration was akin to a cannonball, with smoke rising from the ground, its speed not losing out to Hocatolin.

Within a moment, both mecha landed in fron of Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel Battle King.

"Report your name." Hocatolin spoke.

"Azure Dragon Region's Wang Zheng. I'm sorry, I have no intentions in disturbing your spar." Wang Zheng was full of admiration for these two. With their current level, he had no chances of winning. Even if he had a few tricks that were meant as a last resort, such experts might be able to avoid them. As for the minute details, he had still not reached a complete realm, as he was still lacking in combat experience, and even more combat experience.

The battle experience of Hydra and Hocatolin was likely to be far able his. The experience gained within the Rubik's Cube had reached a point where it was beginning to be insufficient.

Wang Zheng's name was no stranger to them. Hydra took a glance at the Golden Wheel Battle King. The reason he knew about Wang Zheng was due to Olivios, as he was an opponent that had been acknowledge by him.

The people from Arbiter preferred to use such a method to add pressure on themselves to improve.

"Mars, I have a personal grudge with this person. Since we've met, I'm going to teach him a lesson. Do you mind?" Hocatolin said.

Wang Zheng rubbed his nose, what was this even about. Listening to the other party's tone, both of them were rather familiar with each other, and it was instead him who had a personal grudge.

Hydra was still undecided, "Just don't kill him."

He did not care about Wang Zheng's life and death, but this person was the target of Olivios's trial. If he was really ruined, it would be a great disruption to the training plan for Olivios.

Wang Zheng did not know to laugh or cry at their arrogance. Even at their level, it would not be a simple feat to destroy him.

"Wang Zheng, I shouldn't be the one bullying you, but you know what you yourself have done. As a person from Aslan, I won't be able to rest well if I do not teach you a lesson. If you can receive three attacks of mine, I won't do anything else in the future."

Hocatolin had already confirmed that this guy in front of him had almost tarnished the dignity of the Aslan royal family. If that was not the case, Princess Aina would not have specially gone over to Wang Zheng to whisper those words. No matter what, he could stand it no longer.

Wang Zheng was speechless. The personal pride of the Aslan people were not something normal. In fact, he had also realized something during his time on Roland. No matter if it was Aslan, Arbiter, or Roland Garos, all of them emanated a sense of superiority, as if all the other countries were their subordinates. There were of course some people that believed it was something to be proud of, but this was not the case for Wang Zheng.

Chapter 682: An Upset

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Wang Zheng was unwilling to speak any further. Such a pompous attitude had to be taught a lesson. The further away from home, the more necessary was it to become stronger. Earth needed to improve, be strong, and be glorious!

"Classmate Hocatolin, don't be too proud. If three attacks are not enough, you can add a few more. We Earthlings are not that petty. Also, are you really a man? Why do you go around listening to that much gossip? That is something that only old ladies would do." Wang Zheng mockingly laughed. If it was just a spar, it might be a little difficult. However, if it was a matter of life and death, he would not lose to anyone else.

Hydra was slightly shocked at the sight. This kid's pretty brave, a mere Huang Grade student daring to be that arrogant in front of them.

Hydra's Grand Tyrant retreated in an instant, opening up the battlefield for the two men. The Golden Wheel Battle King was an agility type mech, but it was a pity that Hocatolin completely outclassed it.

Hocatolin believed that he had been rather polite, yet this guy was still running his mouth and bickering with him, causing him to be unable to follow up his taunts. He was indeed immature, forgetting his position as soon as he had gained a little strength. This was fine too, he no longer had to hold back.

Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel Battle King had also completed his preparations. However, the Golden Wheel Battle King was not appropriate for a duel against such an expert. Golden Wheel Battle King was more suitable for a group battle, while the opponent's Fifth Generation Tempest Condor was definitely a dueling mech. However, Wang Zheng had never found excuses for himself, and would not back down from a challenge.

He did not know if it was possible to win, but if someone had challenged him, his reply was to fight!

The two mecha were ready to go, and the Golden Wheel Battle King's wheels had begun rotating at a high speed. As long as no one died, the academy was too lazy to interfere in such situations. However, due to this combat, Wang Zheng had a chance to be directly eliminated.

Hocatolin had no thoughts regarding Wang Zheng, as it had no relation to him. He was merely a little savage from Earth, an idealist who was struggling for the rise of Earth all the time. He did not oppose that though, but instead pitied him. The strength of one's country had long surpassed the era where a single person could do anything.

Wang Zheng had seen the spar between the two previously. The opponent had not fired any shots, but it would no doubt be an overwhelming power. He began to focus all of his spiritual power, preparing to dispel the opponent's Ability X at any instant, and was quietly confident in himself.

But right at this moment, a suffocating force directly pressed down on his head.

Wang Zheng had a nauseous feeling, and everything concerning his visual and auditory senses was being compressed.

Was this a special ability hidden by the opponent?

Wrong, no, this was just the suppression!

This was the absolutely dominant force that a B rank Ability X had. Wang Zheng had to spent a few seconds to clear his mind, but the initiative had already been lost.

This was the difference in strength, and the opponent had not even acted.

Hocatolin also frowned, he had not expected the other party to shake off his aura that quickly.

Right at this moment, a gust of air directly slammed towards his front, and the momentum created by Hocatolin disappeared instantly.

"Mars, what are doing?" Hocatolin coldly snorted

Hydra was still expressionless, but his eyes had turned serious. "Settle your stuff latter, something's not quite right."

Hocatolin's face immediately changed. He was also quite familiar with the Abyss. When such a person like Hydra was serious, it meant that something major had happened.

Sure enough, the surrounding atmosphere was not quite right.

Hydra's Grand Tyrant flipped open its shoulders, and two electromagnetic blasts shot towards the sky.

The distant sky exploded with a turbulent shockwave, and Wang Zheng also noticed that something was wrong.

The shockwave was completely irregular, as if it had been blocked by something dense. There… were hidden units!

A few seconds later, a large group of creatures appeared, suspended in mid-air.

A group of Abyss Zerg!

Hocatolin and Hydra were both aware of the seriousness of the situation. The abilities and tactics of the Abyss Zerg were unlike any other from the outside world. A ball-shaped transport type Zerg had blocked off the main path. They had not assumed that the Zerg would airdrop in invisible units, an it was no wonder that this area was clear of any Zerg traces.

Both Hocatolin and Hydra had chosen this spot was precisely because they had not wanted to be interrupted during their duel, yet they had never thought that they would be this lucky.

Wang Zheng also thought that his luck was a little erratic. Sometimes, not a single Zerg would appear, yet now a whole mass of them were here. He knew the fighting power of this Abyss Zerg. With the strength of all three of them, killing a few tens would not be an issue, but it would be another matter if there was a second evolution Zerg still in hiding.

Even an expert like Mars Hydra, when faced with such a situation, made a single judgment – retreat!

However, the ground trembled violently, and chunks of earth burst up. Such a situation all three of them had experienced before, there were tunneling Zerg under them.

"Split up, depend on yourselves!" Mars shouted out, his mech immediately withdrawing to the south. There was no need to think right now. Without the support of the military troops, a direct confrontation was an idiotic move.

Although his was an assault mech, his speed was rather surprising. His Ability X had also been activated, and the mech charged away at full speed.

At the very same instant, Hocatolin's Tempest Condor turned into a phoenix, and sped away in a flash of red.

Wang Zheng cursed them in his heart. These Zerg were most likely attracted over due to their duel, yet he was the one implicated.

If he had known this would happen earlier, he would had piloted the Wind God. This crappy Golden Wheel Battle King was nowhere near as fast.

Wang Zheng's reaction was of course not slower than those two, his Golden Wheel Battle King had already begun to shake the Zerg off.

The Zerg did not hesitate, and chased after him like a swarm of bees.

Although those invisible Zerg did not follow him, some of the Zerg that were capable of flying rushed over. From afar they looked like bees, but when they came near they looked like cows that had undergone plastic surgery. The ground started to churn, and one by one, the Zerg burrowed out, greedily looking at the Golden Wheel Battle King.

Wang Zheng's golden wheels did not attack. It was clear that he had zero chance of mounting an offense. If there was even a single chance, he would definitely use it to run even further, and never to look back.

This was the first time that he had retreated so sloppily, but he was indeed powerless. He had already seen the durability of these Zerg back at the laboratory, and the creatures living in the Abyss would definitely be even more frightening. If there were a few tens of them, Wang Zheng might had taken a risk and fought, but there were over a hundred currently, and might even have a hidden second evolution class Zerg present, this was just courting death.

The Golden Wheel Battle King spent all its efforts on escaping. There was no need to feel embarrassed, as among all the skills, the ability to escape was still the most important. The faster one could run, the longer they could survive.

Wang Zheng had not expected to encounter such a situation. In terms of escaping, the Golden Wheel Battle King was indeed a little lacking, and the encirclement of the Zerg was getting closer.

There was no choice. As the Zerg inched closer, Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel Battle King had to start fighting in order to create a gap.

Whoosh…

A golden wheel shot out, and one of the Zerg emitted a short cry and was instantly shot down. However, it was instantly swallowed by the Zerg following right behind.

But Wang Zheng's wheel had not been able to return.

This was the first time that Wang Zheng had actually fought against the Abyss Zerg in real combat, and it was entirely different from that in the World of Saints. He could no longer fire off the second wheel, else if he were to lose that, he would really have no methods left to resist the assault.

Wang Zheng could only continue running. In the face of life and death, it could bring out the strongest power hidden within. The Golden Wheel Battle King's speed suddenly rose, this was a wind attribute Ability X!

The distance that had been gradually shortening was abruptly pulled apart. At the moment of life and death, the explosive talent of Wang Zheng was undeniable.

This was his newly created Gale Escaping Steps!

His Ability X had been synchronized to the movements of his feet, and as if there was an electric motor installed, The Golden Wheel Battle King was dashing through the air.

Just as Wang Zheng had the hopes of shaking of the Zerg, a warning appeared on the screen. D*mn, it was another invisible unit.

If he was travelling at his normal speed, Wang Zheng would have sufficient time to react, but this was just too late. Right in front of him, a gigantic Zerg had already opened its mouth, and the Golden Wheel Battle King drilled directly in headfirst, and there was only darkness… only at that instant, Wang Zheng took advantage of his quick reactions and shot out a wheel. This was probably the most outrageous strike that he had made in his whole life.

Mars and Hocatolin had already left the battlefield, and returned to report on the situation. Such a situation was not uncommon at the frontlines, but was indeed quite rare at the rear, approximately only two to three times each year. Having such luck in meeting with such a situation, both of them were aware that it was likely that their Ability X had attracted them over.

Jiang Feng had already passed on the information to the nearest unit, but it seemed that a student had already gone missing.

The red dot representing Wang Zheng had disappeared when he had been swallowed.

Wang Zheng's identity was quickly found out, while at the same time Mars and Hocatolin had also made their report.

"At the time the situation was urgent, the three of us had fled in different directions. We are not aware of Wang Zheng's current status." Mars indifferently analyzed the report.

Hocatolin was also the same. This was not the first time that they had been on the battlefield. Such a thing as survival had to rely on oneself, no one would be your parents over here. They had not been in charge of looking after Wang Zheng. Moreover, under those circumstances, they also did not have a choice.

Jiang Feng also had a headache. This was not a good sign for them to have casualties. At the same time, he reminded all the students to stay away from the area where the Zerg had appeared. He was also helpless in such a situation, and Wang Zheng could only blame himself for his lacking skills. After all, under the same circumstances, Mars and Hocatolin had successfully escaped, but he had not.

Some may feel the Jiang Feng was heartless, but for these people who had seen many battlefields over the years, no matter if it was the death of others or their own, they had to place their feelings to one side. If one was concerned about every single death that happened, they would quickly be driven insane.

Of course, as a training program for students, Jiang Feng had to bear some responsibility for such a mess. However, this was an unexpected situation, and before entering the Abyss, all of them had been reminded multiple times that such dangerous situations might occur.

Although the staff present were not please, but they had also breathed a collective sigh of relief. The person named Wang Zheng was only a Huang Grade Class 7, and also did not have a significant background, hence it would not cause any major problems.

At this time, the surveillance staff were finally able to restore the final visual feed. Much of it had been damaged, but it could still be seen that the Golden Wheel Battle King had been swallowed up by the Zerg just as it was about to shake them off.

Chapter 683: The Meaning of Space

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

"Sir, this should be a Devouring Zerg. At present, we have not caught a prototype for this species. This should be considered a support-type, and we have the support of Dr. Butcher."

Jiang Feng nodded his head. If it was the Devouring Zerg, Wang Zheng might still be alive.

The Devouring Zerg was a Zerg that had only appeared on the battlefield in recent years. It had no attacking power and had invisibility powers, in order to swallow something close to itself. From past experience, the swallowed contents had been transferred to a place dozens of kilometers away, but most of the soldiers had gone missing.

However, no matter how slim the chances was, as an instructor, he could not let it go.

Mars and Hocatolin were allowed to continue with their training. Mars had no change in his expression. It seemed like Olivios would have to find another opponent for himself. As for Hocatolin, he was even more relieved. If such a person was to disappear, it would be a boon for the Aslan royal family.

What was space?

What was space?

The first sentence was asked by Old Merchant. The second sentence was Wang Zheng's reply. At that time, Wang Zheng was still a snot nosed brat. Because of a chicken leg, he was forced by an unscrupulous old man to answer some strange questions. In fact, the old man was mainly using him to satisfy his own desire as a techer.

"Space is a kind of existence. It is visible and tangible, just like a door, all you have to do is to open the door, and everything will be under your control." Old Merchant said with a smile.

"If you open the door, will there be chicken legs?" Little Wang Zheng asked excitedly.

In the end a bump appeared on his head, but Old Merchant's face was still fascinated, "Yes, behind that door is an entirely new world."

"Is the world yummy?" Little Wang Zheng was also influenced by the atmosphere, and asked in excitement.

Old Merchant looked at Wang Zheng in annoyance, "You are really hopeless. Never mind, let me explain to you. Behind the door is a supermarket that doesn't cost money. You can take whatever you want."

A supermarket that doesn't cost money? Suddenly, Little Wang Zheng's eyes sparkled with greed, there was such a wonderful world!!!

That was the door.

Except that it was too hard for him to put into words. Just like Zhang Shan, he had completely relied on his own feelings. From the beginning to the end, he did not understand what the nature of space movement was, but it did not pose a problem to him. Just like animals who used their own instinct, he knew how to use it. But as for the concrete explanation on how, he was totally clueless.

The students in Elite Academy was still carrying on with their lives. The news from the Abyss would obviously not be announced, and everyone had to simply wait for the final results.

Zhang Shan was indeed excited. In his case, it was insufficient to simply be serious, he had to constantly study in order for his ability to improve. After all, they were all from the Solar system. If they did not help each other, who would?

Thus, Zhang Shan began to ask around.

Aina and Lin Huiyin were keeping a low profile in Elite Academy. The academy had also issued a notice for the students to treat them with a normal attitude, allowing them to lead a normal academy life.

After all, they were students of Elite Academy, and their excitement had gradually returned to normal, and Aina and Lin Huiyin were able to gain even more freedom. In particular, Aina was indeed here to learn, her memory speed scaring off even the instructors.

It was just like a supercomputer, this was one of the aspects of Aina's Ability X, a superhuman memory, and the ability to process and absorb all information rapidly. Of course, such a memory was not similar to that of a computer, but Aina's ability to master knowledge was indeed powerful. If she was the captain, any ship in space would no longer be afraid of any unexpected situations.

Lin Huiyin was not as focused as her. She… was the type that slept through class. When the instructors were speaking, she was humming to herself and fidgeting about. She had never liked learning in the first place, and did not want to take on any burdens. Although she was still a little interested in the lectures on Ability X, she had totally ignored everything regarding combat theory and such.

It was just that this cute and lovely princess was still extremely popular. Both of them had different personalities, but were equally attractive to others. Aina had poise, while Lin Huiyin was affable.

The Devouring Zerg was a new species of worm. There had been research conducted, this was an evolution of the Zerg that were trying to leave the Abyss.

However, humanity had no other choice, but only pray that the evolution of the Zerg would not succeed.

Butcher had recently been having a bad premonition. When he learnt about the student name Wang Zheng, he was stunned and rushed to the scene.

Although he was a military man, he was even more so a scientist. A scientist was not akin to a normal warrior. There may be a hundred outstanding warriors, but the seedlings of scientists, especially a unique one, may only appeared once every few hundred years.

It was not only him that thought that way. When he was talking to Gail and his other friends, everyone had said the same things. At any rate, Wang Zheng was still young, and it would be good for him to practice with the military, tempering his tenacity and body. This was something that they did not possess. At the same time, he could understand the situation within the military, and could make a better judgment when he was researching in the future.

The only concern was his safety.

Butcher was aware of Wang Zheng's situation. There were quite a few instructors that gave him a good evaluation, including Jiang Feng. But they had never imagined that such a thing would happen soon after leaving the academy, and it was such a big issue!

"Jiang Feng, what the hell are you doing? Didn't you say that the safety precautions of the test was done properly?!" Butcher was angrily brandishing a large anatomy knife.

Jiang Feng coughed a few times, "Butcher, calm down. This was an unexpected situation, we had also not expected a small section of the Zerg to attack the rear."

No matter what the case was, Butcher was still previously his instructor, and he could only stand there and accept the scolding.

Butcher was also frustrated, "Is there still a way?"

Since they came to find him, there should be a chance. If Wang Zheng was really dead, this would be a major issue. It had to be known that the space project had just succeeded, but the original creator…

"According to our surveillance records, he was swallowed by a Devouring Zerg. In theory, there is a certain possibility of surviving. Hence, we plan to surround these Zerg with a small force, while another group spread out to each. Hopefully, he would be able to escape with his life intact." Jiang Feng said.

Butcher studied the situation on the recording. The Devouring Zerg was also one of the more important targets of his research, but he had not been able to procure a sample.

"If it is possible, try your best to capture this Zerg alive!"

Jiang Feng had a bitter smile on his face. If they were able to catch it, they would have long done so. These kinds of Zerg with invisibility were the hardest to find. At this moment, these Zerg would probably have scattered away, and the reason why it had appeared so far away was probably because it was surveying the situation. Analyzing the battlefield from afar, this was identical to the humans.

This game had been going on for many years. The Zerg emulated the humans, and humans did the same to the Zerg. However, humanity now was in a defensive state. The inside of the Abyss was far more terrible than one could imagine, but fortunately it was not possible for the Zerg to escape, and they could only silently tolerate it.

Although Jiang Feng did not harbor any hopes, he still dispatched others to aid in the search. Hopefully Wang Zheng's luck was pretty good, perhaps he could be found nearby.

Chapter 684: Seeking Life in the Midst of Danger

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

After battling for a night and searching works going on for a few hours, they still couldn't find any signs of Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel. Moreover, the detection devices did not receive any signals. Under such circumstances, the military would not loiter around for extended period of time and could only retreat unless Wang Zheng's signal was to appear again.

Space was just like a visible door.

If one needed to open it, now would be the best time Wang Zheng needed it to be opened.

In the body of the Devouring Zerg, the whole mech was spinning as though it had entered a meat grinder. The energy shields were all turned on but were being exhausted in a rapid pace.

If Butcher was to see the situation inside the Devouring Zerg, he would definitely be astonished. This was truly an amazing structure and could simply be considered as a miracle in the universe. The star-dust like gases was devouring the mech. Any living organism that enter the body of the Devouring Zerg would fall into a dream-like state of a baby and would not be able to be awaken.

The reason why Zerg were able to rampage through the universe and went head-to-head against the humans was because they had an extraordinary evolution tree. This was also beyond the humans' research area.

However, the seemingly helpless mech started to move at this moment. The golden wheels started to spin rapidly. At the same time, blazing flame started to burn with the spinning wheels. The energy shields were destroyed by the stardust and at that very instant the Golden Wheel struck out fiercely!

At this moment, a black hole-like thing suddenly appeared in the magical universe and devoured the Golden Wheel mech and its burning golden wheel…

Rumble…

Accurately speaking, he was pulled in.

In some place within the Abyss, the sky was still red like blood. It was just that it was even gloomier in this place. There were green-like ponds all around the dimly lit land. The ponds were emanating some gases. One would easily feel that these weren't anything good.

There were some things piling up everywhere. Some were shiny and dilapidated while there were even things that were shimmering with fire sparks. Taking a closer look from the sky, those piles of things were actually large scale rubbish piles. Within the rubbish piles, they were all sorts of unknown things. There were even some debris of humans' mecha and even spaceships.

Large scale rubbish piles like this could be seen everywhere in this place. Within the green ponds, some disgusting Zerg-like things would crawl out from time to time, extended their claws quickly, stuck out their heads and would then escape agilely after grabbing something.

These Zerg seemed to extremely detest these "rubbish piles". Nonetheless, there would be rubbish falling from the sky from time to time.

Below a large scale rubbish dump, a small shadow was moving… it was a moving mech…

The mech seemed to be looking for something and was carrying a bag behind him. He was picking up things and stuffed it into the bag from time to time. The actions of the mech were very agile.

At this moment, a black spot appeared in the sky. The mech looked to the sky almost instantly. A black thing fell out from the hole. The mech hesitated for a while before charging towards the landing point.

It was a strange movement. A typical mech would definitely let out a huge sound if it was accelerating. However, this mech was moving towards the landing point silently.

At this very moment, the remaining 39 students across the different locations of the Abyss had basically all encountered Abyss Zerg. It was indeed a practical battle experience upgrade for all of them.

Sparring and battling seemed similar but were in fact 2 different concepts. There were many precedent cases in the Academy whereby one would score extremely well in school, was leader in various battle indexes and yet could not perform on the battle fields and would even burden the team. Some students might had average performances in school but were crazy as though they had been injected with stimulants on a bloody battle field. Such extreme cases weren't uncommon.

This was not just simply about if one could get used to it. Ability X users were truly more likely to be affected by this type of atmosphere. What the military really needed weren't those that could score high points but those that were equipped with real battle strength.

It wasn't just that Inner Roland was doing it. Various major military schools were also emphasizing training in this aspect. It was mainly to give those "low score' students another chance. Obviously, such exceptions weren't common. After all, those who scored higher had better abilities. The considerations of regular examinations of the various major military schools were already rather comprehensive.

More importantly, it was to make the students understand clearly the differences between sparring and life-death battles. At the same time, it was for them to get used to it.

During sparring, a mistake could be salvaged. At most, it was to correct it the next time. However a mistake might result in death on the battle field. It might even result in the entire team's extermination.

This was something that no one would be able to withstand.

No matter how many times this concept had been emphasized, it wouldn't be clearer than experiencing it first-hand.

In fact, Wang Zheng's situation was a negative example. If his mech was a little faster… if only he was a little more careful… if only his curiosity wasn't that strong…

Curiosity killed the cat!

To be able to come to this stage, one couldn't just describe it as simply being young and vigorous. After that battle, the rest of the people had quickly adjusted their mentality. Even those who might have underestimated the Zergs previously had started to be more cautious. The month in the Abyss was the best moment to summarise what they had learnt in the school. It was especially the case for students in the Xuan class who had been in school for at least 2-3 years. They had known quite a bit on the theories and exercises during normal times. However, it was still a first time they had such an opportunity.

After Wang Zheng's incident, Jiang Feng had no choice but to increase the intensity of protection. The employees were basically following the students' eating and sleeping conditions. These were also treatments for students. Once they had graduated, they would only had such treatments in their dreams.

The truth was that with Jiang Feng's personality, he really did not want to do so. They had already made ample consideration based on their strength. If they couldn't even handle such situations, the Elite Academy would really have to look in to the standards of their teaching. These 40 students represented the elites of this batch.

However, Butcher did not give up. This had placed Jiang Feng in a tough position. Once one had been eaten by the devouring Zerg, although occasionally one might escape, most of the time there wouldn't be survivors. This was even the case for the super experts.

However with Butcher insisting, he did not have any other options. One could only say that the student Wang Zheng held great weight in the eyes of Butcher. Sigh. If he was so talented in the research field, he shouldn't have ran here to join in the fun.

Wang Zheng didn't know if he had touched upon the door to space. However, he had made his move and was sucked into the hole. Everything was spinning around him but Wang Zheng was forcibly trying to maintain consciousness. This felt worse than the time he was shot down on Tita Star. However Wang Zheng knew that if he was to faint, he would definitely die.

The internals of the devouring Zerg was extremely fragile and was just a digestive system. Its strongest ability was to cause living organism to faint and lose all forms of resistance. However, there would always be some strange people who could resist such hypnosis and Wang Zheng was one of them.

It wasn't a great feeling to have been pulled out. After experiencing everything around him spinning, he had to endure the feeling of breaking through space. This was different from the amazing experience of Zhang Shan but was more similar to the pain of having one's skin ripped off.

However, such pain had helped Wang Zheng to maintain consciousness. The Primordial Regression Technique was circulating at maximum capacity to resist such pain. With various warps, one's bones might had been broken if one wasn't trying hard to withstand through it.

There was a true sense of relief at the instance when he broke free from the restraints of space. Was everything fine now?

Negative. The Golden Wheel had completely lost reaction. The mech fell straight down from the sky. If he was to land this way, Wang Zheng could be renamed as "Flattened Wang".

At some distance from Wang Zheng, there was another mobile mech warrior approaching at full speed. The speed was very fast and the mech was jumping around agilely. Such techniques were truly astonishing. However, it wouldn't seem enough with the speed the Golden Wheel was falling.

Wang Zheng had no intention to just give up. He might be able to restart in other things, but he would not be able to restart his life!

If he didn't wish to die, he had to think of a solution!

As a pilot, Wang Zheng's only solution was to reinstate the mech's movement ability. His innate ability of analysis immediately engulfed him. Even though Wang Zheng might just be half a maintenance worker and he wouldn't had the time to fix anything, a clear understanding of the mech appeared in his brain at the instant his analysis ability perpetuate through the mech. His Fire Ability X immediately activated.

Rumble…

The Golden Wheel which had completely lost movement capabilities previously started to respond as though it was coughing.

However, such blunting force could only be maintained for just a moment. The mech was already damaged within the body of the Devouring Zerg. The Golden Wheel which lost movement capabilities continued to fall.

Chapter 685: Survivor in the Abyss

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

However the instance that he had gained had allowed the other mech to arrive at high speed. With a leapt, it pounced directly towards Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel.

Rumble…

Wang Zheng suffered another violent shock. Even given his body conditions, he fainted outright after the previous series of torture.

However, he did not feel that he would die from this impact.

When he woke up, he felt slightly better. He felt just like a mummy previously. Although he could felt sharp pain throughout his body, his bones felt alright. It was just that there were multiple soft tissue damage throughout his body and that wasn't something that would bother Wang Zheng.

He worked hard to open his eyes to get used to the surrounding environment so as to see clearer. There was a ball of fire some distance away and there was a person roasting things…

"Brat, you are finally awake. You have quite some luck." That person walked closer to him with a fork in his hands and Wang Zheng could see clearly now.

He was a human. Wang Zheng felt lucky. Looking at the appearance, that person was at least 70 years old and above. Although the clothes he was wearing was a little messy and dirty, the person possessed great spiritual fortitude.

Looking downwards, Wang Zheng finally noticed that the 2 calves of the other party were prosthetics… This was because the prosthetics were self-made with simple metal rods.

The old man revealed a smile and said," When I fell down in the past, I broke both of my legs directly and could only treat it crudely. Therefore, I had said that you were rather lucky to still be well intact."

The old man said it casually but Wang Zheng still felt a shiver in his heart. He could imagine how cruel life was in here.

After taking a deep breath, Wang Zheng regulated his own body condition quietly. A self-assessment was the most basic thing to do. Although the Primordial Regression Technique had some hiccups, it soon circulated smoothly. This meant that his body was still fine.

Seeing Wang Zheng sat up slowly, the old man was a little surprised. He handed the fork in his hands over to Wang Zheng and said," Have some of it for recovery."

Wang Zheng nodded and replied, "Thank you, Senior."

"Haha, there's no need for a thank you. You were lucky to survive and I am not a senior. Li Yizhuo, the same unlucky person like you. You could just call me Old Zhuo." laughed Li Yizhuo. "Looking from your appearance, you don't look like a regular soldier. How did you end up in here?"

"Wang Zheng, a student from the Elite Academy. I was participating in the Abyss trial and end up being eaten by the devouring Zerg when I was careless for a moment." said Wang Zheng. He didn't know what was in his hand but he wasn't a picky eater all along. Under all kinds of environment, maintaining stamina was the number 1 priority.

"Elite Academy X. Oh, there's no wonder then. Kid, which Region's Xuan Class was you from?" It had been a long time since Li Yizhuo spoke to someone and he was very happy about it.

"Azure Dragon, Huang Class 7."

Pfff….

Li Yizhuo spit out the alcohol that just entered his mouth. He revealed a look of sympathy soon after. It wasn't easy to find a bottle of alcohol in this place.

"Are the standards of the Elite Academy so high now?" Li Yizhuo felt that it was a little unbelievable. "Are you from Manalasuo?"

"Earth Federation. I might be a little special. Old Zhuo, did you attend the Elite Academy previously?" Wang Zheng moved his body a little. He was really quite lucky in his landing this time. Surprisingly, he did not break any arms or legs. In a normal situation, even if he was to suffer a grave injury, he would usually be able to recover with sufficient medical technology assisting. In fact, his previous injuries on Tita Star were more serious. However in this place, one could forget about treatment and serious injuries would mean death.

"Earthling?" Li Yizhuo was taken aback for a moment and shook his head. "It seemed that I was here for a really long time. Kid, how old do you think I am?"

"Approximately 60 plus years old." Student Wang Zheng was still being a little euphemistic.

"Brat, you aren't being honest. I probably look over 70 years old. The truth is that I am only 46 years old. I have only been here for close to 10 years." Li Yizhuo's gaze still didn't show any bitterness but was calm. "This space puts a huge toll on the human body. If one's Ability X isn't strong enough, a normal person would age rapidly within a year."

Wang Zheng was stunned for a while. He didn't want to become an old man when he left this space.

Li Yizhuo seemed to be able to see through a human's thought. "What��s the matter, do you still want to get out of this place?"

Wang Zheng smiled and replied," I have to think of something as long as I'm not dead."

"Haha, you were just like me when I was younger. This is interesting. You have been asleep for 2 days. Take your time to recover today. There isn't a lack of food and water in this place. Tomorrow I would be assessing your standards." said Li Yizhuo casually. After finishing his words, he left and went aside to repair his mech.

Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel was just beside it but it was damaged extremely badly.

The place where they were at was within a spaceship. However the surrounding had been damaged extremely badly. Outside the spaceship was a extremely huge sized rubbish pile. This had become the best refuge for them.

Li Yizhuo would go look for food every day. This was the rubbish dump of the Zergs. There weren't just human things around. There were even some strange things from outside the Milky Way Galaxy that would been thrown into this place. Therefore, there wasn't a lack of food and equipment. It was just that it was difficult to find alcohol.

Li Yizhuo kept a bottle for Wang Zheng. Although Wang Zheng did not know much about alcohol, he would know that a 30-year PO was worth a lot from the daily advertisements he had seen. However, time was no longer an issue in this place.

The atmosphere in the Abyss was harmful to the humans. Therefore only Ability X users could enter this place. However they couldn't stay for too long. As for where he was, it should be the deepest part of the Abyss. The exhaustion of the body was even greater. In fact, it could be said that just relying on Ability X might not be enough.

Wang Zheng ate some things and drank a few mouthfuls of alcohol. The main rationale was to loosen his Qi channels and muscles. Wang Zheng did not need to get drunk. As long as he was alive and had his arms and legs intact, any environment would only strengthen his determination.

Li Yizhuo was observing this kid while repairing his mech. He was truly a little surprise. Wang Zheng's ability to take things as it came was truly not common. This wasn't just because of his existence. From Wang Zheng's calm eyes and his stable way of handling stuff, these types of inbred warrior qualities were truly not common. He was especially impressed with the excitement seen in Wang Zheng's eyes. Earth… had it become so strong?

He had truly been away from the human world for too long and no longer understood the situation outside anymore. Li Yizhuo smiled while shaking his head. He happily repaired his "brother" while humming a song from over 10 years ago.

Wang Zheng was circulating the Primordial Regression Technique. At the same time he was trying to regulate his own condition. It was a pity that he did not have the full 64 Point Blade Technique. If he could use both of them at the same time, he would definitely be even stronger.

The Primordial Regression Technique helped the body to get used to the surrounding environment. At least Wang Zheng did not notice how the space would harm his body.

Moreover, there's a saying of taking thing as it came. Wang Zheng wasn't willing to expend energy on things that were beyond his control. He wasn't one to plan his entire life out.

A complete recovery took half a day. Wang Zheng wasn't complaining about it. His body was still feeling a little weak and soon he fell asleep.

When he woke up, Li Yizhuo seemed to be looking for something. Seeing that Wang Zheng was awake, he quickly kept the thing and revealed a smile.

"Kid, you recovered pretty fast. Manalasuo has finally been able to come up with a working model of this sort of mech. It is a pity that it is damaged beyond recognition."

"If there were enough materials around, I might be able to fix it." replied Wang Zheng.

"Oh, you know how to repair mecha?"

"I minored in it in the past. I should be able to do it."

"Interesting kid. It seems that you can already move and jump around. Let me bring you around and familiarise you with the surrounding environment first." said Li Yizhuo. Although it was a prosthetic, it was clear that he had already gotten used to the metal rods and there wasn't any inconvenience in walking.

Chapter 686: Comrades in the Abyss

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The two of them walked out. Their station base had been decorated by Li Yizhuo. The Zerg did not manage the rubbish dump much. Obviously, they would only send their army down for a sweep if there was extremely large commotion. Therefore, this place was also very safe so long as they maintained a low profile.

As for the Zerg borne within the green swamps, they were in fact rubbish Zerg. They could even survive in any holes dug here. When Li Yizhuo couldn't find any supplies, these Zerg could be eaten to last through the days.

Wang Zheng felt that the reason why Old Zhuo had aged so quickly was partly due to the environment. Another reason was likely because of the injuries that he had. He had lost too much Yuan Qi when he fell. However if he could still recover completely under such circumstances, the strength of Old Zhuo would likely not be weak.

Although his external appearance was aging quickly, his skills were not affected at all. Wang Zheng could still felt that he was consciously suppressing his strength.

There were such rubbish piles all around them. Some were even so high that it reached the cloud.

"The universe is truly too broad. We humans had thought that we were the center of the universe just because we had control of the Milky Way Galaxy. This was not different from the past where the people on Earth thought that Earth was the centre of the Solar System and having a narrow field. If one had to name the number 1 strongest race among all, it would likely be the Zerg." said Old Zhuo. "Basically, one can witness part of the civilizations that they have destroyed."

Humans truly seemed to have the blessings of the gods. The Zerg seemed to have attempted to invade the Milky Way Galaxy multiple times previously but had failed due to various reasons. This Abyss seemed to be a way to infiltrate the Milky Way Galaxy but the Zerg had failed at the very last stage.

Maybe humans were truly the chosen ones in the universe. Putting it simply, however Old Zhuo was not optimistic about the current human military strength.

"Old Zhuo, although we humans are arrogant, this is in fact a form of ability. This is because it was the motivation force to turn dreams into reality." laughed Wang Zheng.

"Kid, it is clear that you have been brainwashed. If you can still maintain this way of thinking after 20 years, I would be convinced by you. Haha." Li Yizhuo smiled and shook his head. He was also full of ambition like him in the past. However, this was truly what made humans unique.

Wang Zheng looked at the surrounding in a detailed fashion and recorded down the spare parts that he could use. He wanted to assemble his own mech and modify the Golden Wheel. To do his job well, he had to sharpen his tools first.

The two of them hung around for almost a day and Wang Zheng had a decent understanding about the surrounding environment. He could not hold back and ask," Old Zhuo, since you have been here for some time, is there a way out of here if we wish to leave?"

"Haha, kid. I was wondering when you would ask. Not bad. I have been looking for a way to leave this place all these years as well. I'm not too clear about the spatial structure of this location. All I can say is that the higher existences of the Zerg have the ability to control the power of space. I once spent a year delving deeper but this place seems to be without borders. Therefore this isn't a viable method to escape." Li Yizhuo said.

Wang Zheng also nodded his head. Even if he was not eaten by the Zerg, he would die from just walking.

"The Zerg would open the channels every once in a while to dump rubbish into this place. Based on my observations, the moment they are dumping things, the entrance should be the battlefields of the Abyss." said Li Yizhuo.

Wang Zheng immediately understood. Currently, the only battle field between the humans and Zerg were in the Abyss. In other words, the other end of the channel was highly likely the front line of the battle field. Nonetheless, if he did not wish to die in this place, he would have to take the gamble.

"We might have the thought of leaving this place but it won't be that easy. Moreover, we only have once chance."

Old Zhuo was truly not hasty. He had already waited for so many years. The crucial thing was that this matter couldn't be completed with just one person. It would require at least 2 people to do so. The rare opportunity had arrived and his standards weren't bad at all. Therefore, he had to be even more careful.

Both of them had to first solve the problem of the mecha and Old Zhuo already had some thought about it.

Looking at the spaceship debris that was piled up like a mountain, it seemed that humans had paid an extremely big price when they entered the Abyss. All they could see was just the tip of the iceberg.

A typical old soldier would usually like to boast about his past. However, Old Zhuo did not have such a hobby. On the other hand, he was curious about Wang Zheng's situation. It was especially so as the rise of Earth was definitely not possible in his time.

Wang Zheng had previously felt that Old Zhuo was detached from the happenings in the outside world for too long and did not have the inner qualities of a senior expert.

However, Wang Zheng soon realized that it was he who was too tender.

Oh d*mn. Old Zhuo was just trying to find out more about what he wanted to know before he began boasting. In the past he had…

The year before the past he had… and the year before the year before the past…

Student Wang Zheng soon changed from being calm to being tortured to being calm again. After all, he was going to be the underling. He had to fix Old Zhuo's "Beggar" mech first.

This mech was also assembled from the parts scrounged in the area. Moreover after all these years, it had undergone countless revisions and most of the parts had been changed multiple times. Nonetheless, the performance of the mech was still great. It was just that it was badly damaged again while trying to save Wang Zheng.

"In the past, all the ace pilots were all ace maintenance technicians. Only with a full understanding of the structure of the mech could one truly be a real mech warrior. Therefore to become a great doctor, one had to become a killer. Do you understand?" Old Zhuo wasn't holding back in showing off his own skills.

One couldn't deny that Wang Zheng felt unconvinced initially. However, one would not be afraid of not knowing the stuff but comparing the stuff they know. Old Zhuo really had the skills to back it. It was already godly to be able to slowly assemble such a "modification garage" under these poor conditions.

One could imagine that if he wasn't spending all his time researching his mech and looking for an exit route all these years, he would likely have gone crazy.

"Old Zhuo, did you add a thruster?"

"Obviously. The openings were always in the sky. We have to fly into the sky to have the chance to escape."

"Wow! That's so cool!" Wang Zheng was surprised. As a maintenance technician, he clearly knew about the mainstream mecha used in current times. The army and the air force were still separate entities. Other than some super mecha, most of their abilities were separated. For a mech to be able to maintain flying ability and strong ground battle prowess, the technical content was too high. The costs would also be too high and it wasn't suitable for mass production.

Obviously, specially made battle ships were an exception. After all, there was a great difference between fighting in zero gravity and fighting on the ground. From this perspective, Old Zhuo truly had some skills and wasn't just boasting.

"Actually, I cant recognise any of your mech's parts. My mech was modified by myself and I can maintain 5 minutes of optimal operation." laughed Li Yizhuo. He was still satisfied by the surprised look on Wang Zheng. It would seem that even after over 10 years, his standards were still pretty great. This thruster was disassembled from the escape pod and it wasn't easy for him to find a few that was useful.

Wang Zheng was also making his own calculation within his mind. It was already not bad if the mech could maintain performance for 5 minutes. They would be able to launch an ambush at least.

Old Zhuo's movement was not as convenient as a usual person after all. Initially, he was still afraid that Wang Zheng would not be helpful. However after some time, all he needed was some instructions and explanation. Wang Zheng wasn't weak in this aspect as he personally liked it. No matter if it was disassembling or assembling a mech, he was good at it. It was just that Wang Zheng soon realised what was the difference between them.

The dilapidated and ordinary looking internals of the mech was truly amazing. Wang Zheng couldn't help but swear. This was because for an assembled mech, it was actually rather easy to make a mistake. However looking at the interior connections and electrical circuit combinations, this was truly the work of a master. It would seem that Old Zhuo was still being a little humble now.

Seeing Wang Zheng's surprised look, Li Yizhuo wasn't feeling great about himself. "Kid, you aren't too bad yourself. If you can spot the difference between us, it would not be a gap for too long. After all, I have spent over 10 years of work in this aspect."

Surprisingly, this strange kid could actually understand what he had did. It would seem that he wasn't just simply a maintenance technician. To put it clearly, it would mean that he had done his own research.

With such a good student, Li Yizhuo naturally wouldn't be stingy and explained his modification process to Wang Zheng in details. The results weren't the most important. What was more important was how Li Yizhuo had made improvements step by step, correcting mistakes and finding the correct way of doing things. This was the most precious wealth.

Wang Zheng was also intoxicated by what he heard. This young-old pairing were spending most of their time for the following days on adjusting this mech called the "Beggar". However under the strong request of Wang Zheng, Li Yizhuo had no other options but changed the name to Super Beggar…

Wang Zheng was also intoxicated by all the knowledge he was learning. However, this was also inevitable. After all, this wasn't a mech he was familiar with. The Super Beggar was finally repaired after a while. However, Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel was still a huge problem and he had to look for new spare parts again. Simply replacing the damaged parts was not enough. He still had to equip it with a back-carried thruster. This would take a long time to look for.

After completing a day of work, the old and young pair were eating from canned food and drinking some alcohol. If it wasn't because of the fact they were in the Abyss, it sure felt like a picnic.

"Kid, do you have a girlfriend yet? Pfff. You are truly not too shabby. My daughter should be a grown up by now. If you don't have one yet, I would recommend her to you." laughed Li Yizhuo.

Over the past few days, the two of them had gotten familiar with each other. "Forget it."

"D*mn, what do you mean by that brat? Did you doubt the looks of my daughter? I was the hunk of the spaceship in the past. Handsome and good looking wasn't enough to describe my looks!" Old Zhuo was furious about Wang Zheng's doubts.

Wang Zheng did not know whether to smile or laugh. "Great, its not that. Its just that I'm currently still at the stage where I just broke up…"

"Broken up. Ah, it is great to break up. After failing for a few times, a man will become a pro!" Old Zhuo seemed interested in this topic and bugged Wang Zheng to share his story.

After exhausting most of his time in the Abyss, age was no longer representative of anything.

Wang Zheng shook his head helplessly. In this distressed place, being able to get out was still an unknown. He did not ask in details and Li Yizhuo did not explain in depth. Getting out probably was still only a possibility. A more likely outcome would be that the two of them would fail in their attempt and die in the process. Therefore, there wasn't anything to hide.

Wang Zheng told Old Zhuo about his first encounter with Aina till the final separation from her. Wang Zheng also finished a bottle of alcohol. Having said everything out, he felt much better. He couldn't tell Yan Xiaosu and the rest about this matter. Even though they were best friends, there would always be something that he couldn't say.

"How was it? Wasn't it a little grand and vigorous?" said Wang Zheng as he waved his hands while waiting for Old Zhuo's comments.

Old Zhuo was truly surprised and stunned for a full minute. "D*mn kid, I was still intending to share with you about my glorious youth. You brat! You aren't giving me any chance to continue!"