Chapter 703: Couldn't Make It
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
The rubbish had started pouring down. It was indeed from the human world.
This was a one in a million chance!
Wang Zheng's palm was already sweating.
Second after second passed by. "It's going to start soon. 10 second countdown!"
In the dormitory of the Elite Academy, Lin Huiyin had chased Angela out. Only music could calm her down. Why would she miss him so much?
Outside the window, a drizzle had started. Although it was man-made, it still brought with it a sad atmosphere. There hadn't been any news for so long. Was Wang Zheng dead or alive now?
"I really miss you."
At this point, rain started pouring down outside the window.
Although her eyes were dry, she had the feeling to cry.
"I don't know where you are now…" Lin Huiyin's voice was a little choked. Angela who was behind the door heard her voice but couldn't help. Highness Huiyin was different from Highness Aina. She was too melancholic and emotional. She wasn't of the material to become a queen.
"If you didn't exist and we didn't have any past, I wouldn't be sad. However if there was a chance, I would still want to … love you…
However, everything was too late now…"
Angela sighed. This was truly a tragic relationship…
Rumbling…
At the place where Wang Zheng and Old Zhuo were at, an earth shattering explosion erupted from the rubbish dump in a faraway place. There were even 2 mecha soaring up the sky.
These 2 mecha were completely on autopilot and didn't have any battle power. They were only for attracting the attention of the Zerg.
Almost instantly, there were a piercing sound from both the ground and air. The Zerg had appeared!
Boom…
A loud siren could be heard from afar but was moving closer. They had arrived almost in an instant. A huge hole exploded in the ground. Wang Zheng and Old Zhuo had seen them before. It was that super digging monster and there were even 3 of them at once.
This… d*mn…
However Wang Zheng and Old Zhuo could no longer retreat. Whether they would live or die would depend on this bet.
"Old Zhuo, I'll treat you to drinks when we get out. The best alcohol!"
"Kid, I'll introduce you to my daughter when we get out. She's definitely prettier than any Princess!"
"Haha, let's meet in the human world then!"
Two mecha soared through the sky and were moving towards the rubbish Zerg that were pouring rubbish with their fastest speed. The explosion distance was very far away and was only for attracting the attention of the Zerg guards. The two mecha were also found by Old Zhuo after spending a lot of effort. This had fully taken into consideration the intelligence of the Zerg in this place.
One could say that they had done everything they could.
However when they rushed to mid-air, the rubbish Zerg didn't act differently. They were actually just transport channels. However the space around them started to shimmer. An invisible unit!!!
Tentacle monsters!
In the air, there were actually those tentacled monsters that could emit energy beams floating around.
These d*mned Zerg were actually so cunning!
The tentacle monsters had actually started moving towards the two of them. On their other side, the energy cannons were starting up.
Wang Zheng's expression was extremely stern. It was too late for them to run now. They no longer had any retreat paths. All they could do was to kill their way through and to kill their way through with all their might!
Windflame Wheels were readied!
It would either be the Zerg dying or they would perish. Wang Zheng released his Ability X fully. In the Abyss, it was full of energy. This could allow him to demonstrate stronger power than when he was outside.
Just then, a blinding light exploded…
It was Old Zhuo!
Wang Zheng was stunned. What was this old man trying to do? Did he not want to live!
Old Zhuo's Beggar was releasing blinding light. In the Abyss, this light was just like the lighthouse in the darkness. All of the Zerg' attentions were attracted to him.
Old Zhuo's second Ability X—Light!
He had never told Wang Zheng about it. This was because from the very beginning, he knew that the Zerg would not be entirely distracted by the decoys. This was the Abyss and the main base camp of the Zerg. It wasn't the same as those dumb Zerg outside.
If it wasn't that case, he would have implemented his escape plan earlier. From the beginning, there was only one person who would survive.
"Wang Zheng, leave quickly!" Old Zhuo's thunderous roar transmitted to Wang Zheng's ears.
Wang Zheng gritted his teeth. Instantly, the Windflame Wheels were released. With the lights shining on them, the Zerg had also lost their focus. The strong and domineering power ripped across the sky like a death reaper's scythe. Wang Zheng's mech had broken through!
He couldn't turn back!
He couldn't turn back!
He couldn't turn back!
Lasers were fired and non-stop explosions were everywhere. Old Zhuo was readying the second wave of attacks. He wanted to attract all the attention to himself and create the only chance for Wang Zheng.
He believed in Wang Zheng. Before he became a father, he was first a soldier. There were countless times he had wanted to escape alive and to hold his daughter in his own arms.
However, he wouldn't be able to make it back. As the captain of the ship, all his brothers and soldiers had all died. They had died in front of him! Although he was the only one alive, he was no different from being dead.
However these things, the precious data had to be brought out. These were exchanged from using the lives of his comrades.
The Beggar was dodging constantly. He was just firing his laser randomly. The only thing he had to do was to buy some time.
Countless Zerg had already surrounded him. The light cannons of the tentacled monsters were ready. Those 3 terrifying digging monsters had grown wings like a dragonfly and flew towards the sky.
The Zerg were clearly furious that an human-like enemy had appeared behind them. In fact, there might even be … fear.
Old Zhuo lighted his last cigar.
"Captain, if we can complete this mission, would we be the number 1 fleet?"
"Captain, if we succeed this time, Michelle would definitely be smitten by me. I would make her my wife."
"Captain, we believe in you…"
A smile appeared on Old Zhuo's face. "Brothers, I'm sorry for making you all wait so long for me."
Rumbling… Sparks were everywhere. The Beggar had self exploded…
What was a soldier?
The truth was he didn't know too. It was just that… brothers should live and die together!
The tentacled monsters surrounded Wang Zheng. After the Windflame Wheels had killed one of them, Wang Zheng was still stopped by another tentacle monster. He embedded himself against the body of the tentacled monster but couldn't get through.
Wang Zheng unsheathed his beam saber. He only had one thing in mind and that was to live on!
Dying would definitely be the easiest way out. However he couldn't die. He definitely couldn't!
"Go and die!!!"
With a large roar, the energy of the beam saber shot through the sky. The surrounding red gases swept towards him as though there was a typhoon. A red ray of light arced through the sky.
Boom…
Several tentacled monsters blocking Wang Zheng were cut open together with the rubbish Zerg. However the alarm on the mech had sounded. He only had a minute left.
He only had a minute of flight remaining.
The rubbish Zerg seemed to have received some sort of signal and was stopping the pouring of rubbish and was closing the exit. At the same time, they were turning invisible.
Wang Zheng's analysis ability was running at maximum capacity. A red storm was forming around Wang Zheng and the mech was rushing towards the nearest rubbish Zerg with all its might. In the pilot cabin, Wang Zheng's eyes had turned red. Blood was oozing out from his mouth, ears and nose.
"Kid, you definitely have to survive and live on for me. If possible, help me look after my family. Haha. Let me tell you this. I was a really handsome guy in the past. My daughter would definitely be a big beauty. She's definitely better than the princess…"
The flying device on the Golden Wheel stalled at this point.
Chapter 704: Return!
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
Wang Zheng's eyes had turned completely red. He was just a stone's throw away!
Boom… A red hurricane instantly erupted. The Golden Wheel dived head first into the opening of the approaching invisible rubbish Zerg.
Lin Huiyin looked out of the window. She used to like the rain and felt that the rain was always so gentle. However, why was she so sad now? Like? Didn't like? Was it important?
"I don't know where you are now. Were you thinking of me just like I am thinking of you…" Lin Huiyin's singing voice sounded.
Aina was standing quietly against the door. Her tears were dripping down one drop after another. After some time, she wiped off her tears and had recovered her composure. When she left, she was already the first princess of Aslan and the future queen.
In the monitoring room, the employees were already speechless. The two geezers, Butcher and Gail, seemed to be become mentally ill. They were crazy. The two of them were taking turns to monitor and bombard the employees. This type of disappearance was actually equivalent to death. To make it back alive was simply a dream.
It was just that the status of the two of them was too high. Everyone could only play along but no one was really staring at the monitor screen every day. Weren't them being unreasonable? Everyone wasn't so free to do this troublesome task.
There was even a competition today. Everyone was watching the match from the fifth battle group between Lear and Deborah.
"This Lear was really awesome. Deborah wasn't able to do anything under his attacks!"
"It was known that the current year Huang Grade students were awesome and Lear was easily the better ones. If it wasn't any one of the four masters, no one would be able to handle him at this level. His physical techniques were close to perfection to be able to completely counter Deborah's style of fighting."
"Deborah had been beaten as though she was a primary school student fighting against an adult! With her "Gold" attribute ability, her defence should have been solid… it was really pathetic…"
Deborah was one of the few masters from the White Tiger Region and had only been defeated by the Heavenly Overlord Technique of Marzu. However this Lear in front of them seemed even more powerful. Lear's Ares Art wasn't overbearing like the Heavenly Overlord Technique. However, it was able to make people admit their defeat without battling.
Lear had completely dismantled Deborah's attacks. When it came to ancient martial arts, Earth was the grand ancestor. Lear had been exposed to it from the very moment he was born.
In the end, the first resignation occurred. Deborah could no longer fight on. All her attacks were broken by a single move of his opponent. The longer she dragged on, the more embarrassing it would get. Her Ability X was to enhance the attacking prowess of physical techniques. Moreover, she could defend against Ability X attacks. However, all her moves seemed to be childish in front of his opponent. If it wasn't because of his opponent giving him a chance, he would definitely lose more badly. There was actually nothing to be ashamed of. Even one of the four masters, Hu Kan, was thrashed. Admitting defeat would at least show that she know her own limits.
Lear was being rather courteous. When Deborah admitted defeat, Lear did not display any arrogance. On the contrary, he sincerely said, "Thank you senior for the guidance. I have learnt a lot from it."
This gave others the feeling that Deborah was trying to teach her junior and allowed her to save some face. Instantly, waves of clapping erupted. In the past, Elite Academy was always about Seniors "educating" juniors or juniors f*cking the Seniors. They were only after fame.
Lear appearance had brought along a different atmosphere. No matter if one was his opponent or comrade, all of them were happy and were clapping for him.
Lear was feeling really great. This was because he found out that the people outside were actually silly and naïve. They were much easier to fool than those in the Solar System.
In the monitoring room, Gail was too lazy to look at the screen and couldn't understand it. Suddenly, a red dot flashed across the screen.
Gail was stunned for a moment. This… looked like…
A large scream gave every employee a scare. "Quick take a look guys. Quick! What's the meaning of this red dot?"
Everyone wasn't happy about it. This old man was too funny. Could it be that this Wang Zheng was his illegitimate child? Did he need to do this?
"Eh, it seems to be Wang Zheng's signal…"
"Ah, it really is. It really is!"
Everyone was getting excited. How could this be possible to return alive after being swallowed by the Devouring Zerg. This was truly a miracle!
This was actually the first time it happened. There were some who appeared after being swallowed. However, they were found soon after being swallowed. There was never once did anyone reappear after being swallowed for such a long period of time.
Jiang Feng also had admiration for Lear. There was something interesting to watch out for this batch. Suddenly, his Skylink rang.
"What did you say?" Jiang Feng's expression was getting serious.
"What's the matter?" It was the first time that Claudia had seen Jiang Feng lost his composure.
"That missing student has been found…"
Claudia obviously knew about the incident. The student that had been swallowed by the Devouring Zerg had appeared after disappearing for two months?
This was simply… unbelievable!
It was originally the time for the two professors to give their comments. In the end, the two professors had left in a hurry. This had left Lear, who had already prepared his lines, to be stunned in his place.
Everyone was whispering among themselves. Did something happen?
Following soon, a lot of the professors in the stadium seemed to have heard some news and all left in a hurry.
The students seemed to have heard "he has returned", "impossible", "unbelievable"…
Zhang Shan's heart was thumping hard. Instinctively, he thought of something. However it seemed too good to be true and was afraid that it was just a dream.
"It seemed that someone had returned. He must be someone for all the professors to leave this place."
Zhang Shan couldn't hold back the joy in his heart and was pumping his fist in the air. "It must be that Wang Zheng has returned!"
Eisen and the rest looked at one another. They shook their head helplessly. How could it be possible for him to return alive after being swallowed in the Abyss.
However, the news had spread quickly. This was because there was nothing to hide and it couldn't be hidden.
Wang Zheng who had been missing in the Abyss had returned. They had found the signal of his mech. However, the situation was still being clarified at the moment.
The mech was back but the person might not be.
However, everyone couldn't old back and started cheering. Perhaps they didn't care if Wang Zheng had returned but felt that the fact that he was able to return in itself was a miracle.
Lear's victory was instantly forgotten. His victory in the face of the miraculous survival of Wang Zheng from the Abyss seemed like a very small thing. Everyone wanted to know what had happened.
It was Wang Zheng again… it was as though his soul was lingering around all along!
Olivios had already disappeared in the first instance and followed the professors. Although he was a student, his authority was very high. Wang Zheng had returned!
This brat really wouldn't die so easily!
That's right. Even if he would to die, it would be in his hands!
Wang Zheng only caused a small negative reaction. However his appearance had truly shaken the two major Academies.
When Lin Huiyin received the news, she totally ignored the screams of Angela and rushed out directly. Angela was completely helpless and could only follow behind. This was the prelude to trouble!
The channel in the rubbish Zerg wasn't intended for humans to pass through. The inside was just as messy as a meat grinder. Wang Zheng only had one thing in mind and that was to dash out no matter what it would take.
Dash out!
Old Zhuo only thought through a portion of the plan. The internals of the rubbish Zerg was really a space channel. However, the problem was with the direction which the mech would have to go through.
If the direction was wrong, he might end up in the original place. Wang Zheng's Primordial Regression Technique had played an important role. Based on the difference of energy from two sides to determine the direction, the Golden Wheel moved ahead with all its strength. He didn't stop moving ahead despite endless collisions. The mech was damaged beyond imagination. However, Wang Zheng had seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
At this moment, Wang Zheng made a crucial decision.
He lashed out with his beam saber. He didn't exit from the exit but cut open the channel.
A gust of disrupted space-time flow swept across and the Golden Wheel was sucked out with a pile of other things.
In some place of the Abyss, the space had collapsed. A black hole appeared and a damaged mech together with a pile of junk were spat out.
The mech landed in the area. The person inside had completely lost consciousness.
Wang Zheng realised a serious problem. The other side of the battlefield was definitely a heavily controlled area by the Zerg. If that wasn't the case, how could they transport rubbish out of there easily?
Even if he had arrived at the other side, it was still an operation with minimal chance of success.
What was space?
It was just like a door!
This was entirely Wang Zheng's thoughts in the moment. He instinctively attacked. His mech had appeared in an area a few thousand metres from the front line of the Zergs' controlled area.
In the Zergs' controlled area, a transporting rubbish Zerg suddenly appeared. Explosions followed closely behind and debris was flying everywhere. Around the rubbish Zerg…
There was an army of Zergs!
If Wang Zheng had come out through the usual route, it wouldn't just be an operation with low chances of success. It would a hopeless operation.
Elite Academy immediately transmitted the news to the front line army. Actually, the army at the front line had already discovered the signal. A small section had already advanced to the place where the signal originated. However, their speed wasn't very fast.
"Why is the operation so slow?" shouted Gail. "Since when was our transport fleet as slow as a dog's crawling?"
Everyone blushed. The employees could never have dreamt that Wang Zheng would be able to return.
"Professor Gail, please don't be agitated. The military would definitely need to survey the situation first. This might be a trap of the Zerg." explained Jiang Feng. This was because the army at the front line would not have believed that anyone would survive. They were also very cautious after fighting with the Zerg for so long and lost many lives in the process. If there was someone, they definitely would want to save him/her. However, they had to pay attention to their own safety too.
However when the screen confirmed that it was Wang Zheng's Golden Wheel, everyone couldn't hold back but cheer.
A lot of students wanted to know about the situation. However, it wasn't possible for everyone to enter. In the end, Lin Huiyin, Zhang Shan, Hocatolin and some people were allowed in.
The surveillance plane had verified the situation. The rescue section had already accelerated their progress. The damaged beyond imagination Golden Wheel was just in front of their eyes.
Lin Huiyin was so worried that her palms were starting to sweat. Hocatolin who was beside the Princess was a little worried about the Princess' situation. They were only here to understand the situation but had no feelings if Wang Zheng was dead or alive.
"Highness, are you alright?" Hocatolin asked concerningly. Technically, Lin Huiyin and him were relatives. This was because his surname was also Lin. It was just that Lin Huiyin had the bloodline of the Royal Family.
Lin Huiyin could no longer hear him. She wished she was part of the rescue team now. What were these people doing just looking? Just hurry up and save him!
After finally verifying that there wouldn't be a problem, the rescue team opened up their pilot cabin. The reinforcement supporting mecha were nearby. After some time, they signaled with an "OK" hand sign.
Jiang Feng slapped the control desk suddenly and said," Great!"
Wang Zheng had finally returned alive.
They had originally thought that Wang Zheng had lost consciousness. However, they didn't expect that when they approached closer, Wang Zheng had slowly recovered his consciousness. He pointed to the baggage and said," Important…"
And he fainted again. The section had received the notification that the army of the Zerg was approaching this place and the rescue team was asked to retreat immediately.
It was only till the rescue section had brought Wang Zheng out of the battlefield that everyone was able to heave a huge sigh of relief.
"This kid is truly lucky!" Jiang Feng couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. "Great, all of you can go back now."
Chapter 705: Brothers, Live and Die Together!
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
Lin Huiyin and Zhang Shan were the most elated. The other one who was relatively happier was Olivios. As for others, one couldn't see it from their expression as most of them didn't have any feeling of gratitude or resentment to Wang Zheng and wouldn't mind either way.
It was just that looking at the way Lin Huiyin's elated looks was, Hocatolin couldn't help but frown. Could there be a mistake in the rumours?
It wasn't Aina but her highness Huiyin?
No matter who it was, Wang Zheng did not have the qualifications to approach the royal family.
After Zhang Shan had left, he was jumping around like a little kid. Eisen and the rest was waiting outside the door for news.
"Wang Zheng had returned. Haha. I knew that this brat was lucky. How could he have died?!"
Zhang Shan roared as he waved his arms. Lear was in the crowd too. From his face, one couldn't see an expression. Luo Fei also didn't expect Wang Zheng to really return alive. He knew that the Abyss was a d*mned place and wasn't for ordinary people. If possible, he wouldn't want to go there in his next life. Yet, Wang Zheng was able to escape out of there alive.
"His soul really lingers around." said Lear bluntly.
The fatty's fat face tensed up and revealed a smile," Boss, wouldn't this make things a little more interesting. Boss's Ares Art has improved tremendously. Without a green leaf like Wang Zheng, the colours of the red flower would seem blander."
Lear took a look at Luo Fei," Your bootlicking skills have really improved. Forget it. Let it be ."
Lear didn't feel much about it. Since achieving a breakthrough with his Ares Art and coupled with his foundation in Ability X, Wang Zheng was no longer his match. It didn't matter if he was dead or alive.
Wang Zheng had become a burden, Lie Xin could no longer follow the pace and Achilles had lost in battle. He had come out at the top. The news had spread to the Military of the Solar System. Together with his family's political personnel hyping it up, Lear had paved his influence in the military in the future well. This was something that others couldn't compete with him.
However for Wang Zheng to return to the Academy, he would have to first receive treatment and physical examination at the base camp in the Abyss. The competition was temporarily suspended. The mentors also had a lot of things to understand from Wang Zheng as Wang Zheng was probably the first one to return alive after entering the base camp of the Zerg. Even if it was just something he saw, it would be extremely valuable
Therefore Jiang Feng and the rest had rushed over.
Redington and Ma Guangyuan were also speechless. Wang Zheng was surprisingly not dead yet
"Redington, this Wang Zheng seemed to be in the same battle group as you. Technically speaking, he has also completed the trial. Moreover, he has completed more than what was required." laughed Ma Guangyuan.
"He is just lucky to still be alive." Redington smirked. If Wang Zheng wanted to join the tournament, he wouldn't mind making him a permanent resident in the hospital.
"It was a pity. I would probably not be able to be there to watch it live and can only see your bravery in the direct broadcast." laughed Ma Guanyuang.
"Oh, why?"
"Our representative group will be going back now. This competition has already been dragged on for a long time. Based on the current situation, it would probably be a few more days of delay before the matches would start and this would cause serious disruption to our following plans. However, it isn't an issue. Watching it through the broadcast is basically the same. I hope to see your victory at that time and hope you would be able to win the heart of your girl."
"Haha, brother Ma you are being too courteous. There is still a long time in the future and we will definitely have the opportunity to work together."
Over the past period of time, Redington had been getting along well with Ma Guangyuan. Both of them were similar. Moreover, Ma Guanyuan had already decided to stay in the Milky Way Military College. Without direct conflicts or competition, there were huge room for collaboration.
Redington was focusing all his attention on dealing with Hocatolin. Hocatolin had the Fire Ability while he had the Ice Ability. His Ability was the early stage of B Rank and so was Hocatolin. It was just that Hocatolin's mastery was slightly better and had more experience. However, Ice could counter Fire. As long as he could perform steadily, he had the chances of victory.
After a day, Wang Zheng had been transferred to Inner Roland. There were multiple abrasions around his body and also some muscle strains. However when compared to the things he had experienced, these wouldn't be considered injuries.
When Wang Zheng woke up, Jiang Feng, Butcher, Gail and Claudia were all around him. Beside them was a doctor.
"Student Wang Zheng, can you recognise me?" The doctor extended one finger.
Wang Zheng nodded and sat up suddenly. 'The thing, was the thing brought back?"
That was something that was more important than his life.
Jiang Feng immediately helped Wang Zheng up," Calm down. That diary has been brought back. Wang Zheng, you have rendered meritorious service!"
"Student Wang Zheng, all the things you have done would be recorded down in the history of humans. That diary was priceless information for us!"
Claudia said seriously. They had only briefly read through the things inside and it was truly priceless treasure. It had recorded many things about the Zerg and their behaviour.
Gail and Butcher were also full of praise for Wang Zheng. This kid truly deserved to be a member of the Universe Genesis Coffee Club!
It was then Wang Zheng had relaxed his body. His eyes turned dull and said," This was all the work of senior Li Yizhuo. What I did was not worth mentioning."
When he thought of the composed look Old Zhuo had when he was on his way to death, Wang Zheng really felt that what he did was nothing significant.
"Wang Zheng. Tell us about the situation at that time. How did you meet Major General Li Yizhuo and how did you get out?" Jiang Feng said with a serious tone.
Wang Zheng calmed his emotions down and explained the situation once. After completing his explanation, the whole room quietened down.
As a soldier, Jiang Feng and Claudia were giving a solemn salute. Undoubtedly, this was a true hero.
"Wang Zheng, Major General Li Yizhuo's sacrifice wouldn't be in vain. His diary would save countless warriors' life." said Jiang Feng.
"Major General Li Yizhuo was an outstanding representative from our Milky Way Military College. He was the record holder for the youngest Captain of a space ship and was responsible for an important mission when he went missing. I hadn't expected that he was able to complete his mission in the end." Claudia was also feeling emotional. That plan was initially considered to be a complete failure as it had sent the elites of the Academy to death. The Academy had also paid a high price of it. At that time, the Academy was under a lot of pressure but Li Yizhuo had salvaged their glory.
"Kid, you aren't too bad. The process of your return was also a very valuable experience for us. It was especially so for the understanding of the abyss. It was a pity that there isn't a living specimen." said Butcher. He wished he could build a lab in that place and it wouldn't matter if he couldn't escape from there.
Wang Zheng suddenly remembered something. "Various professors, since you all know about senior Li Yizhuo, you all would definitely know about his daughter. I wanted to thank her personally. It was her father who saved me!"
That was the only dying wish of Li Yizhuo. As long as he was alive, he would definitely take good care of her.
The room was silent again. Wang Zheng sat up straight and continued," Oh ya, Senior Li was from the Hail Cloud Alliance…" Wang Zheng had the premonition that she might be Snow Li. Truthfully speaking, he didn't know how to face her, but he couldn't hide from it.
Claudia sighed gently and said," Wang Zheng… the truth was, Major General Li Yizhuo wasn't married and didn't have any child."
Wang Zheng was stunned. "This was impossible. He had a family picture and it should be in his diary. Please look for it. We must definitely find it!"
Even Gail, who was always loud, felt helpless. "Wang Zheng…"
Jiang Feng took the photo out. "We probably can't give you the diary but you can keep this photograph."
Wang Zheng took over the photograph. On it was a large group photo. The words on it were "Galaxy Space Fleet T-18945, Live and Die together!"
In the middle of the photograph was Li Yizhuo.
To live and die together…
Wang Zheng gritted his teeth and lean on the bed helpless. He couldn't hold back his tears as they blurred his eyes.
Jiang Feng patted on Wang Zheng and signaled for the rest to leave
Everyone didn't know why Li Yizhuo would say that. It might be his delusion after being alone for a long time so that he would have a reason to continue living. It might also be because he wanted Wang Zheng to feel attached so that he wouldn't act rashly. Li Yizhuo had done everything he could.
As for him, all he wanted was to die and live together with his comrades, with his brothers.
Lin Huiyin was just outside the door. Her eyes were red and clearly had cried. She had special rights no matter where she was. Under her strong requests, even Jiang Feng had no choice.
"Professor Jiang Feng, could I go in to take a look?" Huiyin said softly.
The few mentors looked at one another. Jiang Feng nodded his head helplessly. "Yes you may but now won't be a good time. He needs some time to be alone."
Lin Huiyin nodded her head immediately. "Angela you can go back. I will just stay here myself."
Jiang Feng and the rest had left. They still had too many things to settle. Moreover, they weren't gossipy people and weren't interested in such things.
Wang Zheng's records would also have this huge contribution. Although he felt that he didn't really done anything, considering the fact that he had brought the diary out and had made the correct judgment on the rubbish Zerg, he had made a great contribution that wouldn't be inferior to achieving victory in any major battle.
The school would naturally report everything upwards. Obviously, everything that Li Yizhuo had done would be etched in the minds of all soldiers. He would also be one of the most brilliant students of the Milky Way Military College.
Huiyin stood outside the door alone and was observing Wang Zheng quietly through the observation glass. She held her small hands tightly together.
Outside the place, Jiang Feng was also sending Claudia off with handshakes.
"Professor Jiang Feng, we have really gotten a lot from this trip. The students of the Elite Academy had really lived up to their name. I looked forward to the collaboration of our 2 major Academies."
"Professor Claudia, you have over-complimented us. This was from our shared hard work and dreams. As a warrior, dying on the battlefield is also a form of honour." said Jiang Feng.
The Li Yizhuo incident had truly shocked the. Jiang Feng was also impressed from the bottom of his heart. Originally, the two major Academies had some competitive sparks between them. However, competition was only for raising each other's standards.
Claudia was leaving with their representative group. Aina and Meng Tian were also on the fleet. The two of them had received news that Wang Zheng was fine.
Meng Tian liked Wang Zheng but she knew that Wang Zheng at most had good feelings towards her and that wasn't love. Knowing that Wang Zheng was fine was enough for her. After choosing the path of a soldier, it would only be a matter of time to experience such a day.
Aina was at the observation platform at the other side. She was looking at the starry region. No one knew what she was thinking…
In the patient's ward, fatigue, sadness and other complicated feelings overwhelmed Wang Zheng. He had already lost consciousness. Beside him, Lin Huiyin was holding onto Wang Zheng's hands and fallen asleep by the bed. Since she knew Wang Zheng was caught in the accident, Huiyin had never slept well. The cute princess was even drooling… She probably had dreamt about eating something nice…
Chapter 706: Trap
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
There was obviously no need to hide the incident of Li Yizhuo. Obviously the details would not be announced to the public but without a doubt, a new hero was born.
The other party that had benefited was Wang Zheng. Elite Academy had in an elaborate way, praised Wang Zheng for the courage and tactfulness he displayed in this mission and bringing back the diary. Rumours had it that becase of this incident, Wang Zheng would be awarded the Milky Way Alliance Peace Medal.
This was definitely a glorious thing. The Elite Academy was also immersed in a commotion with both compliments and criticisms.
Some had said that escaping death would bring about future blessing. Rumours had it that Wang Zheng's body had recovered without any major issues and he should receive the honour in person. He would likely have to rest for a month at least. If he rested for a longer period of time, it should also not be a problem. Therefore Wang Zheng should also possess the right to continue participating in the tournament. It was just that he had missed the preliminary rounds. There seemed to be a problem for him to just enter the finals. However, the school would be giving their explanation on this.
There were also a group of people who weren't that happy. In their eyes, what had Wang Zheng done?
An inferior pilot was swallowed by a Zerg. He was able to make it back eventually due to Major General Li Yizhuo. He was at most just a courier!
What was the basis for him to receive such a high honour?
To participate in the finals directly? With just his standards? He would definitely be whipped like a dog!
After all, there were too many proud and arrogant people in the Elite Academy. People had been putting their all in this place and yet were still eliminated. All he did was to complete a round at the place of the Zergs and he had established merit. Was this fair?
The minority who knew the truth would not say anything, at least for now. The information had to be further verified. Moreover, those at the top would not care about these problems too.
As the person involved, Wang Zheng was very calm. For someone who had experienced various forms of life and death situations, these doubts were at most a quarrel among kids. Li Yizhuo had been a great model for him. It doesn't matter if your dreams were big or small when living as long as you felt that it would be worth it.
Zhang Shan and the rest were beyond just hapy. When Wang Zheng was discharged, they organised a welcome party for him. Snow Li and his other good friends had all attended.
While this place was lively, Lin Huiyin was quarrelling with Angela. She also wanted to attend but was stopped by Angela with all her might.
"Little ancestor, you really cannot go!"
"Why? Are you saying I don't even have personal freedom? Who I befriend is my own business!" Lin Huiyin was rather stubborn.
Angela didn't know how to respond. It was logical but this matter… she couldn't make the decision. It would be fine if it was any other person, even if they might have a lower standing. This would only make others feel that the Princess was being approachable. However the other party was Wang Zheng. This person had become a taboo in the Royal Family. It was lucky that Aina had performed well this time. Otherwise, she wouldn't know what would happen.
Lin Huiyin was feeling really complicated. Why were the people around her always so pretentious? Looking at Wang Zheng and his friends, they were living the right way. They could cry when they wish, they could laugh when they wanted and they could be loud when they felt like it.
In the end, Lin Huiyin still didn't go. This was because she didn't want to put Angela in a difficult spot…
On Tita Star, the project had also entered the critical stage. The movements of the Lan Family were affecting Yan Xiaosu's decision. However Lan Ling seemed to have lost control. She still couldn't defeat those old people who were using their seniority to gain an advantage.
The current mobile armour project was the first move by the Little Lucky Star Tita Star Investment Company. They had to get a good start and create a good momentum.
Yan Xiaosu also couldn't obtain help from Wang Zheng's side in short notice. The truth was that he didn't want it to be this way too. He couldn't add on to Wang Zheng's troubles when he encountered a small issue. It might be alright if it was about something else. No matter how good the relationship was between Wang Zheng and the people of Tita, it would still be dependent on the product in the end. Otherwise, it would only cause the standing of Wang Zheng in the hearts of the people of Tita to continue to fall.
Yan Xiaosu wanted to understand this a little further. He also wanted to prove his own strength and vision. For now, he had to believe in the research and development capabilities of Ye Zisu's team.
Yan Xiaosu might have been praised to the sky by the few rich guys but his mind was still clear. He didn't really see their "loyalty" as real.
For other firearms dealers, Yan Xiaosu wasn't very worried. He had confidence in Ye Zisu's design. She had gone deep into the place of the Tita people to understand them and was really designing the mobile armour from the perspective of the Tita people. Her prototype machine had also received great reviews from various levels of the Tita people. This was only the half-completed product and wasn't the completed product with full functionalities.
With their relationship with the Tita people now, as long as the standards of the product were equivalent, the chances of them winning the bid were extremely high.
However, they had to be careful of the Lan Family.
When compared with the Lan Family, Little Lucky Star no longer had any advantage. He had not expected to become competitors of the Lan Family in the end but this was business after all.
"Brother Yan, the Lan Family has not made their moves. Initially, the Meteor and Thor Organisation had the highest chance. However, they didn't have any signs of collaboration with the Lan Family at this moment. The meeting between Lan Ling and Lei Fan from the Thor organization was also cancelled."
Jasper's attention on the Investment Company was only second to Yan Xiaosu. Yan Xiaosu was the core, the heart while he was the skeleton. The company was formed using his connection network. If he was to fail, not only would he be embarrassed but his ability to plan for the big picture would be in doubt by his family.
Putting it in another way, he was different from the others. Jasper's fate had unknowingly been intertwined with the Tita Investment Company.
"That's great. If we succeed this time, the company would really be able to grow bigger and stronger."
Yan Xiaosu heaved a long sigh. Tomorrow would be the bidding day and the prototype machine had been manufactured since yesterday. Everyone had taken a look and had the same opinion on it. This time, the bid was definitely theirs as long as the Lan Family did not interfere. However, even if the Lan Family had interfered, their model would still hold the advantage.
Gabre had opened a bottle of champagne. "Let��s have a toast. I have just seen the prototype with Pila. I have the feeling that we would definitely succeed!"
Pila smiled. "That's right."
Gabre Smiled," It is rare to see Pila so focused. I had thought that he was only interested in beautiful ladies."
"D*mn you. I'm equally interested in money." Pila had raised his wine glass. He squinted his eyes and had a very different smile.
Yan Xiaosu also drank a glass and relaxed himself. "Great, tomorrow would be the real battlefield. Everyone please rest early."
"The last toast!"
"A toast!"
At night, Yan Xiaosu forced himself into sleep.
Jasper also fell asleep alone. Since he had arrived on Tita Titan Star, this was the first time there wasn't a women who slept with him.
Gabre also lost interest in his beautiful secretary. The bidding tomorrow would be a fierce battle and he had to preserve his energy.
The most lustful Pila was also alone. However, he wasn't in his pyjamas but was wearing a suit.
It seemed that he was waiting for something.
Ring ring—the Skylink was blinking!
Pila immediately connected his Skylink.
A white person wearing a blacksuit appeared in the video conference. "Mr Pila."
"Good evening Mr Duff. Regarding the transaction we have been discussing…"
Duff smiled gently. "It had been done. Hope we have a happy collaboration."
"Mr Duff's reputation is well known throughout the entire Commerce Alliance. You are indeed decisive." Pila was smiling very happily.
Brothers? Nonsense. They were just a group of friends for food and women. It was still alright to play women together. When it came to business, he obviously wanted to be a boss. If this thing went through, it would also be Jasper who would receive the most benefits. However, it was different now. As compared to choosing Little Lucky Star which did not have connections and foundation, he would rather hop onto the side of the Lan Family. Together with Mr Duff's influence, this would be the route to success.
In the business world, the fastest way was to step on the corpse of your opponents.
He was the youngest and therefore wanted to smash those blocking his ways to the floor.
Bidding day!
On this day, it was as lively as a festival. The entire Tita Star was paying attention to this bidding. All the companies final design proposal had been submitted earlier. The Elders of the Tita people was verifying them seriously. Time was passing by a little by a little.
After a few hours, it had entered the discussion stage. It seemed that the internal quarrels within the Tita people were also a little intense. Mu Sen's expression was a little stern.
Lan Ling smiled gently. "The results are out. We would now like to invite Governor Mu Sen to announce the final winning company."
Mu Sen stood up and took a look at the crowd. Everyone was filled with anticipation. "The one who won the bid was… the Duff Organisation. Their design of the Magic Kinetic armour had received the majority of the approval votes and had fully considered the body conditions of the Tita giants. It had also considered the use of soft materials for the joints area to maximise coverage. Moreover it had aptly made use of their understanding of the body conditions of the Tita giants when adding in a small energy shield device. This would aid the Tita people in walking out of Tita Star and be involved in the various matters of the Milky Way Alliance."
There were organisations that were happy while others were sad. When they heard about the results, Ye Zisu and Yan Xiaosu was feeling more than being struck by lightning.
Not only was that because that they had failed but because the design of the other party was exactly the same as theirs!
The concept map on the screen was completely the same… It was just it had a little more decorations on the external side.
How could there be such a coincidence?
The decision of the Tita people was clear. Duff was slight better. Moreover, his organisation had the strength and was well funded. This was something that a company like Little Lucky Star couldn't compete. As for favours, the Tita Elders had believed that they had repaid whatever that had to be repaid. Moreover, this company couldn't represent Wang Zheng. If Wang Zheng was here personally, it wouldn't matter if it was awarded to him. However the question was Wang Zheng had never been asked about this matter.
Considering things from the point of view of benefits to the Tita People, it had to be Duff. Moreover the cost proposal by Duff was more beneficial than Little Lucky Star by a lot.
This was a lethal blow.
The only one wearing a slightly peaceful smile was Pila.
Jasper's face had darkened. The first reaction was there must be a problem. The commerce field was just like the battlefield. He didn't have evidence and there would be no use. Saying it out would only cause his family to ridicule him as childish and couldn't achieve bigger things. The outcome would be worse. If a person was so easily scammed, he/she would be more useless than failing.
On the stage, Lan You and Duff was basking in all the attention and glory. This incident had proven that to do business on Tita Star, you would still need the Lan Family!
Yan Xiaosu's face had darkened and stern. The real problem had arrived now…
"Everyone, I know that everyone is tired from waiting. We will be taking a half hour break now. Everyone could have some drinks and desserts with flavours of the Tita Star in the hall. The official signing ceremony will be held half an hour later. At the same time, there is a surprise waiting for everyone." said Lan Ling.
Chapter 707: A Guy Needs to be Responsible
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
Many businessmen who were around were surrounding Duff and Lan You in particular. All those who were here were all very smart. The failure of one project wouldn't amount to anything. As long as they could be connected to Lan You, there would always be projects to do. Lan Ling was on the stage. This head of the family in name was looking more like an emcee.
In the VIP room, Yan Xiaosu, Ye Zisu and the rest were looking dull and stern. The room was all quiet.
After some time, Gabre finally spoke," Jasper, we were in this because we trusted you. See what it had become. We have all become jokes. How could we continue running this company?"
"Our family was still waiting for my good news. It's great now that I have become the joke." said Mitchell as he shook his head helplessly.
Pila was looking stern. "The other party had clearly gotten hold of our proposal. This matter is worse than failing. It was really embarrassing."
This was also where others felt despondent. However, even if they wished to investigate, how do they do it? They were too many people who came into contact with this proposal such as Ye Zisu's team, the Tita tribes and those that were present. To ensure effectiveness, Ye Zisu had asked for the opinions of numerous giants and even the Wise ones previously. All these were areas where the proposal could have been leaked. For professionals, all they needed were to have a general direction to continue their set up.
"How could we be so naive in doing business? I wouldn't want to continue with this anymore." said Mitchell. "Jasper, you have to give me an explanation."
"That's also what I mean. Jasper. It is still alright for me to lose the money I spent on women. However, now that I have become the joke, how can we settle this?" said Pila. "It isn't that your brother isn't being kind. This fatty looks just like a local bandit. Even if others had stolen our design, what about his connections? What about his network?!"
This was straight to the point. Yan Xiaosu looked down and didn't say a word. Jasper took a look, gritted his teeth and said," I would admit that I had failed in this. Sell your stakes to me and I will cover your losses. As for the penalties, let's do it the traditional way."
"Gabre, what's your view? Would you want to continue playing with him?" asked Pila.
"We are all friends. Aren't you going a bit too far by doing so. Didn't we just lose some money? It's not a big deal." replied Gabre.
"Haha, CK Organisation could indeed speak louder with its deeper pockets. You guys can continue playing slowly. I won't be following." Mitchell laughed. Since Jasper had covered his loss, they shouldn't go overboard and should stop when the situation was advantageous to them. Following which, the two of them left chatting happily.
The room quietened down once again. Jasper sighed," It seemed that I wasn't a complete failure as a person. At least I made a friend."
Gabre shook his head helplessly. "Losing some money is a small matter. The main issue was that this was too embarrassing. I would probably be mocked for a period of time. However to be in business, my skin couldn't be that thin. I just have to climb up from where I fell."
Ye Zisu clapped her hands lightly and said," Great. There's no longer any external people. Now would be commencement of the official meeting of Little Lucky Star Tita Star branch."
"It has already come to this, what meeting do we need?" Jasper definitely had some complaints. It was just that he didn't know who to talk to at this moment.
The "wretched-looking" Su who had his head lowered all along lifted his head and revealed a smile. "Jasper, don't be in a rush. Wasn't the contract not signed yet? What were you worrying about?"
Jasper and Gabre was stunned. They didn't know what Yan Xiaosu wanted to do.
Ye Zisu smiled. "It's about time. I would like you all to witness a show."
Jasper and Gabre were baffled. What kind of mysterious things were they still doing at this moment? However, the two of them no longer had the strength to quarrel.
The guests of the signing conference had arrived one after another. Below the stage, Duff and Lan You were having a casual and happy chat and were waiting for Mu Sen's opening.
Mu Sen's gaze swept across the crowd. "I would like to thank everyone for being here. The construction of the Tita Star would require everyone's joint effort. No matter if there were enough opportunities for cooperation, I would like to represent the people of Tita and expressed our gratitude."
Everyone was clapping as Mu Sen took a bow. "The people of Tita's thoughts on doing business are actually not that complicated. There is only one thing and that is honesty. Anyone who employs schemes to try to earn a profit on Tita Star would not be welcome."
Instantly, everyone below the stage was whispering to one another. This opening didn't seem right.
At this moment, the big screen lighted up… Wasn't that person in the screen Duff and Lan You? There was also another person and surprisingly, he was Pila.
The contents of their conversation and the process of their transaction had been recorded. Lan You's arrogance, derogatory words on Lan Ling about her being just a brat and that he should be the Patriarch, contents about the people of Tita having to suck up to him and other related comments had been recorded. As for Pila, he had insulted Ye Zisu and the rest. They were trying to reap the benefits of the hard work put in by the others. How great it was.
Lan You and his group of people had turned into stone. As for Pila, he was completely stunned.
"Tita Star would not welcome these type of people. Therefore, we had decided to sign the armour project with Little Lucky Star Company. At the same time, we hope that Miss Ye Zisu could accept our sincere apologies. The crystals of knowledge are also precious on Tita Star and should be protected." Mu Sen's stature might be small but every word was loud and clear.
Lan Ling also stood up. "As the Matriarch of the Lan Family and a committee member of the Milky Way Alliance, I apologise on behalf of this person from my family. Anyone who violates the rules of the Tita Star would face heavy punishment without fail."
At this moment, no one dared to treat this Matriarch as just an ornament. Who knew about the role she played in this.
This was probably… a complete trap.
Jasper and Gabre were dumbfounded as they looked at Yan Xiaosu. Fatty Yan smiled and said," How was it? Did you feel that Brother Yan wasn't a reliable person to do things?"
Only Jasper and Gabre themselves would know how much trust they had for Yan Xiaosu. However at this moment, they really felt that their decision was wise.
"If you all are responsible, I will also be responsible for my actions. Rest assured our plans on Tita Star have just begun. Let's sign the contract first. We have a dinner appointment with Mu Sen in a while."
Yan Xiaosu waved his hands and no longer had the finished looks he had previously.
Jasper and Gabre looked at each other and could tell the surprise in the other party's eyes. This definitely meant that they had become the comrades of Yan Xiaosu.
The parties that had real control over Tita Star were still Mu Sen and Lan Ling. The two of them was probably making use of this opportunity to reorganize the people within the Lan Family and amongst the people of Tita. The relationship between them was definitely not simply measured by interests.
The truth was that Jasper felt conflicted previously. He also wanted to just take the easy way out and it wasn't that he had not thought about it. However, in the end he felt that as a man, he should at least be responsible. Wasn't failure the mother of success? This phrase was really the truth!
This brother was still the most reliable!
After securing a full victory, Yan Xiaosu was calm instead. He didn't tell Wang Zheng about the conflicted thoughts he had. From this incident, he had learnt to be responsible. When faced with a difficult problem, as long as he could solve it himself, he would have to do so.
However, he had received news from Zhang Shan that Wang Zheng had returned. It was just that from the tone of Zhang Shan, Wang Zheng had probably returned from a highly life-threatening event. When compared with what Wang Zheng had experienced, Yan Xiaosu felt that what he had experienced was nothing.
Step by step, Yan Xiaosu's mind was maturing.
Chapter 708: A Victim of His Talents
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
The Elite Academy was facing a problem now. That was if they should allow Wang Zheng to enter the tournament to fight for the mech.
The Elite Academy was an elite academy after all. In the campus poll, surprisingly, 80% of the people opposed the idea.
Although he had rendered meritorious service, he was still late in the end. Moreover, the tournament had already entered the Finals stage. For him to just enter the Finals suddenly, it would not be fair to those participants who were eliminated.
In addition, although the Academy had thought that Wang Zheng had rendered a huge meritorious service, a lot of students didn't feel that it was the merit of Wang Zheng. Any unlucky person who fell in would be able to return with the help of Li Yizhuo. Basically, Wang Zheng was just picking up the merit of Li Yizhuo. Although they couldn't say that Wang Zheng did not make any contribution, there wasn't a need to exaggerate things so much.
This had made Jiang Feng feel rather embarrassed. He had originally thought that the students would agree to it but this had resulted in such a scenario.
Currently for the 5 main battle groups, the victor for the first, third and fifth battle group had already been identified. Marzu, Olivios and Lear had already obtained the qualification. One lucky thing was that the second battle group where Wang Zheng was in had not been finalised yet.
The truth was that the main thing that made the students feel complicated wasn't about who won and lost. All those were all superficial. The most practical thing was the runic mech.
Although no one really believed that Wang Zheng would emerge as the champion of the group, this was a matter of fairness. Simply put, the elites just weren't feeling happy about it.
Surprisingly, the favourite in the second battle group, Hocatolin from Aslan, had opened his mouth. He felt that they could arrange another qualification match for Wang Zheng by selecting an eliminated participant from the second battle group to battle with him. The victor could have the rights to fight the winner between Hocatolin and Redington.
The other finalist, Redington had also agreed to the proposal.
The problem with Wang Zheng's qualification to participate in the tournament was eventually able to be solved quickly. The first match was between Pampas and Mondo from the fourth battle group. The king of the Azure Dragon Region demonstrated astonishing battle strength in defeating Mondo and obtained the slot for the fourth runic mech.
The king of the Azure Dragon… didn't used any special Ability X to defeat his opponent. He had shown the difference of their strength. As a result, Xuan and Yellow were equally good now.
The 2 stars from the White Tiger, Van Brothers, Olivios and Marzu.
From the Azure Dragon Region, Pampas, and from the Black Tortoise Region, Lear.
The second battle group was initially considered as the weaker group but had suddenly become the main battle stage as everyone's attention was on them.
Wang Zheng's semi final opponent had seemed to struck lottery. The was equivalent to a revival round. In the end, Zhao Zhengjian from Aslan had obtained the qualification. As a strong participant from the Xuan Grade Class 1, he was eliminated by his comrade from the same country, king of the Vermillion Bird Region, Hocatolin, in the semifinals. He was probably the one who felt the most dispirited and had not expected to obtain a chance like this.
The truth was that he didn't mind if he could get into the finals. However, he could never allow a person like Wang Zheng to enter the finals directly.
Everyone from Aslan had treated Wang Zheng as their biggest enemy. This was because this guy seemed to be really close with Your Highness, Lin Huiyin. This was something that the people of Aslan, who were rather obsessive, could not accept.
The qualification round started first. The number of spectators weren't any less than those in the finals. Disregarding the full house watching it live, the broadcasting channels of the 2 Academies were also filled with people.
Clearly what attracted the attention of the Milky Way Military College was the incident with Li Yizhuo. The deeds of Major General Li Yizhuo had spread across the Academy and he had become the superhero of the Milky Way Military College. Wang Zheng was clearly the guy who brought these deeds of the heroes open to the public. The people from the Milky Way Military College wanted to see the standards of this lucky guy.
"I heard that if it wasn't because of him being a burden, Major General Li Yizhuo might have returned alive."
"If I was him, I might as well just die inside that place."
"Enough, stop your b*tching. If he could come out, he probably had experience a life and death situation. It isn't as simple as you all had thought."
"Tsk. We can't verify the truth with the dead. Who knew what the real situation was like? I wouldn't believe that the Abyss was really that terrifying."
Students were a group of living things that liked gossip. The more elite they were, the more it was so. They always liked to see everything from their own perspective.
Wang Zheng didn't mind all these. If he couldn't withstand these, Li Yizhuo would have really died in vain.
Just like before, Old Zhuo was the failure of the Milky Way Military College as he lost an entire fleet with no survivors. Now that he had become a hero, would Old Zhuo mind?
Zhang Shan and the rest had all arrived at the stadium. They were a little worried about Wang Zheng's body condition. The truth was that he did not have to participate in it. There were too many people who were jealous of him. This was because most of the people had not been to the Abyss before and wouldn't understand the situation of the main base camp of the Zerg. They always thought that things would be as they thought. At this moment, it was better for Wang Zheng to lie low.
However, Wang Zheng still wanted to participate. As long as he lived, he had to be like Old Zhuo.
"Wang Zheng, if I was you, I wouldn't be part of this qualifying round. One should know his own strength." Zhao Zhengjian from the opposite side started the conversation. "If I was at the Abyss, I would definitely returned with a killing spree and not be like you."
Zhao Zhengjian was using the public channel. Instantly, the stadium and viewing rooms exploded. This was an open taunt.
Jiang Feng and the rest frowned. They were the ones who really knew about the dangers of the Abyss. However, they had neglected something. These students had been too well-nourished and simply didn't know about the dangers of the Abyss. They could simply forget about talking about the main base camp of the Zerg as this was an area that even the Military had never arrived.
Marzu and the rest were silent. Olivios was without any expression. The people of Arbiter had a unique characteristic and that was to never care about what others would think. If anyone wasn't convinced, they would just beat him till he agreed.
"If I was Wang Zheng, I would shut their mouth forever." said Olivios calmly although his killing intent was spilling everywhere.
"Hehe, violence would not shut the mouths of the crowd." Lear said with a gentle smile from the side.
As the victor, Lear naturally was sitting at the front most row and was enjoying the position and joy of a victor. He was waiting for the start of the competition with the mentality of watching a show.
Olivios took a look at Lear while Lear was still full of smiles. However, the two of them didn't continue on this topic.
On the battlefield, the two of them had finished picking their mecha. Zhao Zhengjian had chosen the Icy Rose Knight from Aslan. Zhao Zhengjian entered the Elite Academy together with Hocatolin and they were once considered to be the twin shining stars of Aslan. However, Hocatolin's improvements were truly too fast. Hocatolin specialised in fire while Zhao Zhengjian specialised in the power of Ice His attainment in this aspect was definitely No.1 in the entire Xuan Grade level in the Elite Academy. It was just that the improvement of his Ice ability wasn't as quick as Fire.
This was something that Snow Li and the rest knew clearly. Ai Xiaolu had even asked Zhao Zhengjian for advice previously. She could not fight at all against him. With the same ability, she was still being countered completely.
Honestly speaking, they didn't want Wang Zheng to participate in this tournament at all. On one hand, Wang Zheng's body still needed to recover. On the other hand, it was too dangerous. There were many people who wanted to thrash Wang Zheng to gain fame.
If Wang Zheng lost, it would only further verify the rumors. His ineptness had caused Li Yizhuo to be unable to escape.
The imagination of humans was plentiful. Throughout history till today, humans had been able to distort the truth and others would believe them if there were enough people saying it.
Wang Zheng had chosen…
Snow Li and the rest were stunned. Those who knew Wang Zheng were dumbfounded. Why would he choose this…
Hail Cloud Alliance– Snow Goddess mech.
This was one of the more classic mecha within the Hail Cloud Alliance. However, it was also one that was more suitable to the local landscape of the Hail Cloud Alliance. It was suitable in an icy and snowy battleground but its performance was extremely bad in other types of environment.
And yet Wang Zheng had decided to chose this mech in this battlefield.
Zhang Shan was even more dumbfounded. This was because he knew that Wang Zheng had never used such a mech before. Even if he had used before, he would have never practised much in it previously.
Huiyin was also at the stadium. Ah, it was really hard to maintain her image of a princess. She wanted to jump around and wish to scream and shout. She wanted to defend Wang Zheng against the injustice but Angela was restraining her with all her might from the side.
Angela's sweat was dripping down one by one. Oh god, please don't let her get into trouble. Her highness might not understand this. The better she treated Wang Zheng, the more people would be jealous of and hate Wang Zheng.
He was a victim of his talents.
Zhao Zhengjian sniggered. He knew that Wang Zheng seemed to be able to use the Ice Ability X and also possessed the Fire Ability X. It might seem something really cool but in fact this was a classic case of useless abilities. The more he learnt, the more useless he was. However if he was using them in a circus, it was still rather eye-catching.
Jiang Feng and the rest looked at one another. They were able to understand. Wang Zheng probably wanted to show respect to Li Yizhuo with this mech. However… failure would not show that he was showing respect. Some things weren't appropriate to come from the mouth of Jiang Feng and the rest for Wang Zheng. The more they tried to explain, the more it would look they were trying to hide something. If you wished to earn the respect of others, the best was still to talk through one's strength. Therefore when Wang Zheng requested to continue to participate in the tournament, Jiang Feng had wanted to stop him but he couldn't argue with Wang Zheng.
How should he put it? He wished Wang Zheng could be more mature and rational. However, he also admired Wang Zheng's sense of humanity.
Chapter 709: Split-second Kill
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
From the side, Gail was whooping and cheering, egging Wang Zheng on. Ling Luoyu and Mo Ling hurried hurriedly held him back.
"Grandpa, are you even looking at the situation? Wang Zheng is no match for Zhao Zhenjian."
"Who says you can only cheer when you have a chance of winning? I just like the way this guy welcomes difficulties head on." Gail puffed. "What do you two young wenches know? Your eye for people is still lacking."
Gail took on the age-experience stance, and dismissed Ling Luoyu and Mo Ling out of hand.
Wang Zheng rode out on the Snow Goddess. The crowd muttered, evidently thinking that Wang Zheng was about to disgrace the mecha.
Zhao Zhenjian's Icy Rose mech activated as well. The corner of his mouth twitched. All the momentum was with him now. He would teach this little brat a lesson today!
As the Icy Rose suddenly charged towards Wang Zheng, the entire arena was filled with chilly air. Ability X?
Zhao Zhenjian was surprised. Was he trying to show off in front of the master himself?
This brat's ability could only make a thin sheet of ice on the floor. Was he trying to make him slip?
Did Wang Zheng think this was a child skating?
A joke!
The Icy Rose mecha was completely unaffected. Rising in midair, it poured on the frost like an avalanche. Given Zhao Zhenjian's B rank Frost ability, one's body would instantly freeze if the opponent was of a lower rank.
Against such small-fry opponents, Zhao Zhenjian felt there was just no challenge.
And the Snow Goddess sat there as if petrified, only raising its head.
This…
Was Wang Zheng trying to pull his leg?
But in that instant, the entire arena fell silent…
Frozen…
Following the gaze of the Snow Goddess, the Icy Rose mecha had been completely iced over in an instant, becoming a huge glacial statue that clattered in front of the Snow Goddess.
From start to end, the Snow Goddess had not moved.
Under the bright lights, the Icy Rose mecha looked vivid.
Marzu and the rest narrowed their eyes. … How was this possible…
From the start of the battle, Wang Zheng had not said a single word. He just stared at the sky.
Old Zhuo, rest easy!
He would continue to walk his path as he saw fit.
The alarms rang. This was a scenario where the mecha pilot's life was at risk. The paramedic mechas had already rushed over, but… the ice wall could not be cut open…
Wang Zheng's gaze returned to the present. With a wave of the Snow Goddess' hand, the iceberg exploded. The medical personnel all shuddered in the cold, then hurriedly rushed in to extract Zhao Zhenjian.
A C rank Ability X user had actually beaten a higher rank user of the same affinity.
This was unnatural!
Those who had just been muttering were all silent now. What power was this?
Lear's face was especially ugly. After persevering and improving himself for so long, he had finally come out of Wang Zheng's shadow, but it had not been long, and Wang Zheng was already…
In terms of direct control, a C rank ability freezing a B rank ability was not possible, but Wang Zheng's mastery of frost was already way above Zhao Zhenjian. The frost power that Zhao Zhenjian's Ability X had gathered had been used by Wang Zheng.
This was the final mastery.
Marzu and the rest saw the disbelief mirrored in each other. This was… something only Earth Grade was capable of!
The same thought had occurred to Jiang Feng. This was impossible. No one had ever heard of a C rank ability user attaining such revelations.
In the quiet mood, a bellow was suddenly heard. Zhang Shan had leaped directly out of his chair. "Do you see that, scrubs? This is Wang Zheng's power, you trash!"
Zhang Shan had long been irritated by the dratted chatter around him. A bunch of trash. How dare they doubt Wang Zheng when they themselves were rubbish.
As for their anger, Zhang Shan was completely unfazed. If looks could kill, then no one would come to Elite College.
The doubt definitely lingered. When Princess Huiyin lifted her head to applaud, the applause followed, but many students still did not comprehend what had just happened.
At this moment, Jiang Feng stood up from the main stage. "Let me explain. The first wave of ice from Snow Goddess just now was merely a preliminary test, controlling the space within the ice wall. And when the Icy Rose made its move, his Ability X was completely within Wang Zheng's grasp. This phenomenon is what the textbooks call "Stealing from the Heavens".
In that instant, there was an uproar from everybody, whether live or through broadcast.
Stealing from the Heavens was the most terrifying level of repression. It meant that as long as the opponent was of the same affinity as you, and the rank difference did not exceed by more than two, one would be reduced to a helpless baby against an opponent that could do so.
"I heard that there is no exit from the abyss hinterland. Think about it. Major General Li Yizhuo has been inside for more than 10 years without coming out until Wang Zheng appeared. No matter how powerful Wang Zheng is, he can't bring someone along as well. Perhaps he helped to stop the worms' attack…"
Suddenly, they realized a problem. Major General Li Yizhuo was already advanced in years and was 50 plus. And spending such a long time in the abyss was damaging to one's body. He had already been withered beyond recognition…
Suddenly the mood changed, and a majority were in support of Wang Zheng.
Only, Wang Zheng did not care. He would use this victory to honor Old Zhuo. He would not bury all that Old Zhuo had taught him in the abyss.
Moreover, he would teach it to Snow Li and the rest. Old Zhuo was of the Hail Cloud Alliance. This was also their heritage.
For the qualifiers, nobody had predicted this outcome, or the process that had led to it.
Closely following, the next match was Hocatolin against Redington. Lear alone remained in an incomparably foul mood. He had completely felt Wang Zheng's greatness. Although he had confidence in himself as well, but inexplicably when facing Wang Zheng, he always felt that he could only win when he already had an advantage. He had thought that Wang Zheng was already wasted. How had his control of Ability X sudden improve by such leaps and bounds in such a short time?
To be capable of pulling off what he did just now, his understanding of the frost ability must be fairly high… Could it be Li Yizhuo's teachings?
That old guy who just could not die. When he died, he still continued to be a presence.
Although he kept a smile on his face, but he was thinking of something else entirely. He could not let Wang Zheng get the runic mecha.
Redington did not care about Wang Zheng anymore. It was time for his battle. If he defeated Hocatolin, he would be the new god!
Redington was full of confidence. A similar elemental B rank ability, and Frost beat Fire. He was not afraid!
But the match had commenced for barely 5 minutes, and Redington was being beaten by Hocatolin like a dog with its tail between its legs.
Attack?
He could barely defend.
Control?
He had truly been conceited. Any type of control was contextual. Their understanding of Ability X was completely on a different level. With Hocatolin's level of control, he only had to use 50% power to send Redington rolling on the floor. And Redington's greatest problem was his physical condition. At the level of the top 4, each's physical constitution was excellent, and their battle experience profound. This was actual battle, not a practice.
In battle, these things translated to an enormous advantage. Before long, Redington had been cleaved apart by Hocatolin.
Redington's dreams of winning the battle group popped like a bubble.
What Redington could not bear was that his opponent and the audience had no reaction at all. Because in their eyes, he was but second fiddle, and the outcome was obvious. His prancing and capering was clownish.
Even Snow Li and her friends did not have the heart to laugh at Redington. Even if he was once cool, this was the difference between people.
Hocatolin's thoughts were completely not on this battle. His opponent was Wang Zheng.
As for Wang Zheng's appearance, Hocatolin was very happy that he was not a pushover. If the opponent was too weak, then the battle had no meaning.
Stealing from the heavens?
Sounded interesting. He wanted to see how Wang Zheng would steal his ability.
Princess Huiyin must have some hero-worship feelings. Everybody knew that she loved the arts, and took a liking to the weak and vulnerable. Wang Zheng was plagued by difficulties and hardships, and yet he could not die. He had ability as well, and definitely stimulated attraction for the princess. Just like how one developed a taste for bland tofu after eating too much rich food.
Therefore, with one battle, Wang Zheng was back in form.
Among all the abilities, only fire had no limit.
Chapter 710: Wang Zheng vs Hocatolin
Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas
After resting for a day, Group 2's final battle was about to start. This was also the last match of the elites.
The debates were heated between the rising star Wang Zheng and Hocatolin living up to his expectations, so much so that the other groups were losing attention.
The Group 2 battles were indeed one surprise after another. And now Wang Zheng had upset and become one of the dark horses. Azure Dragon Region had dropped a few as well, but it was unexpected that a hero would arise, displaying uncommon ability in the process. In Elite Academy, ability was the surest logic.
The night before, Zhang Shan and the rest had wanted to celebrate, but refrained from doing so. The final victory was the real one. As a result, nobody bothered Wang Zheng, who enjoyed a quiet night's rest.
He was equally determined to win the runic mecha. If he wanted to bring his powers to bear in the abyss, it would be impossible for normal mecha. The Zerg in the deep abyss was too formidable. Besides, humanity's runic mecha were all custom-made, and Wang Zheng had a few ideas. If he could create a fighter that best suited him, his power would be completely different.
And besides, if Olivios and Lear had their own, then as an old rival, how could he be absent from their Grades?
Zhang Shan and Eisen had already assembled all the information related to Hocatolin. It included Hocatolin's previous competition footage, as well as those from before. But Wang Zheng did not view them. Knowing one's enemy was definitely a good thing, but under some circumstances, it needed to be reviewed way earlier. This was a problem that had to do with one's Cultivation Technique stages.
For the Primordial Regression Technique to reach the 3rd stage, Wang Zheng needed more opponents and harsher training to polish himself. Only then would he have the strength to protect what he loved.
Without question, Hocatolin was a splendid touchstone. Wang Zheng also wanted to know how strong he currently was.
The noise of the crowd was deafening. The crowd was definitely more than 10,000 strong. The leader of the Elite Academy was a mystery person, but they did not come in the end because of other occurrences. Jiang Feng's thoughts were already on Li Yizhuo's diary. But what had been started must be finished, and he had to finish casting the main competition. Privately, he wished that Wang Zheng could secure this victory. But given what he knew of Hocatolin, Wang Zheng did not have a hope.
Lin Huiyin was naturally present. Angela had been powerless to stop her. Her Highness had been adamant. Win or lose, she needed to see it with her own eyes. She would celebrate or mourn together.
Snow Li, Ai Xiaolu, and De Fulei had already become a part of the landscape. They were Wang Zheng's staunch supporters. Yesterday's competition had been just an appetizer to let everybody know that Wang Zheng had entered the competition through his own ability. This had changed the way the wind blew, and nobody questioned Wang Zheng's ability to enter the finals anymore.
At such an important battle, Gail and Butcher were actually absent. When Wang Zheng most needed support, Gail, as a senior and an old friend, who would definitely stand up, uncaring of anything else. But Wang Zheng was already firm on his feet. Winning or losing now depended on his own ability, and Gail and Butcher went about their own business. If he won, that would be glorious. If he lost, then he would have to work harder. Gail and Butcher did not guarantee his win. All they did was to strengthen his confidence.
Butcher remembered his promise with Wang Zheng. If Wang Zheng won, then he would personally oversee the creation of Wang Zheng's runic mecha.
There was still 5 minutes to the competition, and all the Elite Academy stands were filled, including all the experts from the Huang and Xuan Grades.
Hocatolin did not treat his opponent lightly at all. For someone of his caliber, and to have revelations at that degree, Wang Zheng deserved to have a fight with him. Of course, his impression of Wang Zheng had not changed in the slightest.
As an Aslan person, he had a mission to protect the honor of the princess.
This was something that anyone from Aslan would give their lives for. This was also something that those of other nations would never be able to understand. It was an obsession.
Mecha selection in this match was very important. Given a roughly equal standard, whoever acted arrogantly here would soon be beaten down.
In decisive battles, the prudent choice was fighter or assassin type mecha, as the other types were easily suppressed. Furthermore, at such a high level of battle, long-range fighting was definitely disadvantageous when both parties were so strong.
Hocatolin made his choice without hesitation. The ace mecha of Aslan, super class, and showered with superb battle glory – Void Shadow God.
Aslan and Atlantis had always shared a close relationship. In learning from Atlantis' technology, Aslan was in the lead. This model of Void Shadow God was similar to Atlantis' Phantom line, with excellent speed. This model in particular had warp ability, and this was also the best representative of the Milky Way Alliance's warp abilities. It could allow the Void Shadow God to execute immediate displacement. With such an ability, it should be classified as an assassin-type mecha, but it was actually a fighter type, due to the Aslan preference for a balanced offense and defense. It was specially prepared to be used by Ace pilots.
No matter what one's strength was, the mecha could bring out better. It was a mecha with no limit.
Hocatolin bringing out the Void Shadow God signaled that he was about to go at it with all he had. This was because Hocatolin had only used the Void Shadow God in the battle against Marzu. This mecha was also the culmination of all of Aslan's technology, and definitely the best.
Among the non-runic mecha, this model's capabilities were so superb they left no complaints.
Among all the mecha that Wang Zheng was good at, there were none that could beat this model in affinity. The Gold Wheel mecha could not. In mechanical capabilities, it would be crushed. In a single battle, it would be fatal.
The Wind God had enough agility, but not enough power. Furthermore, the Wind God's agility could not be fully harnessed when faced with Void Shadow God. Having its biggest advantage shut down was indeed troubling. Furthermore, Wind God's agility was best suited to complex maneuvers, and in such an arena there were no such conditions.
Hercules was also out of it. It was suicide to use it against any but a weaker opponent. And ability X was not Wang Zheng's specialty.
Thinking it over, all that was left was Overlord, Storm Swordsman and the Phantom King.
"Wang Zheng looks troubled."
"Aslan mecha are too outstanding. This Void Shadow God is one of a kind in Inner Roland. That warp ability alone is priceless. It's said that if it breaks down, you have to ship it back to Aslan for repairs."
"Aslan people won't give any quarter."
"Use the Phantom King. Its capabilities won't lose to the Void Shadow God."
"Tch, do you really think Wang Zheng is from Atlantis? His ability X is already weaker by a class. If he uses an Atlantis mecha that will be suicide."
While the audience was still voicing their suggestions, Wang Zheng had confirmed his own mecha – Storm Swordsman.
The Overlord's agility was insufficient. Phantom King was also acceptable, but these issues were not within Wang Zheng's concerns. Only, on this battlefield, he wanted to beat his opponent with a mecha from Earth.
When Storm Swordsman was chosen, Hocatolin's expression did not slack for a moment. He breathed out lightly, but quickly became solemn again. He had overthought things yesterday. He had always liked Wang Zheng. Honestly, if not for that rumor, he could have become friends with Wang Zheng.
"Wang Zheng, in truth I admire you. Only those who have been on the frontline know how savage the Zerg are. That you made it back is worthy of respect in itself. But here, I will defeat you, because there are things I want to protect as well, right or wrong!"
At this point, Hocatolin had already let go of other thoughts. Whether it was fair to Wang Zheng or not, this was something that he had to do as one from Aslan.
Wang Zheng's mouth upturned in a smile. "Show me the ability that backs the pride of Aslan."
Hocatolin returned the slight smile. "You won't be disappointed."
The 2 mecha calibrated and entered the arena.
"Tables are open. It's the last 3 minutes. If you want to bet, hurry up. Chances don't come back once they're lost. Brother, are you still watching from the sides? Babe, what are you hesitating for? Come, come, lay your bets. Huge fortunes to be made for backing Wang Zheng. Modest gains to be made for wagers on Hocatolin…"
Someone was endlessly broadcasting advertisements, and this enterprising person was no other than Luo Fei. He had been strapped for cash recently. His elimination had led to Lear cutting his living expenses, and Luo Fei had dreamed up this move. All the guys and girls here were rich. A leak here and there would feed him for a year.
And the number of people participating was high indeed.
Luo Fei was happy as a drifting cloud. No matter what happened, he was the winner.
The two mecha entered the battlefield. The Storm Swordsman and Void Shadow God were about the same size. Everybody wanted to find out if Wang Zheng was capable of performing at his usual level when faced with a real pro.
The entire arena quietened down. Everybody waited silently.
Hocatolin had noticed the difference. This model of Storm Swordsman was actually equipped with two beam sabers. A full attack type mecha. That was confident of him.
After a few short seconds of silence, the two mecha burst forward at almost the same time. The beam sabers whipped out. BOOM…
Ping ping ping…
The beam sabers of both mecha were clashing ceaselessly, emitting energy waves over and over again. This was completely a contest of physical ability.
Aslan people had a perfectionist nature. In the pursuit of mecha battle technology, physical condition was at least half the battle. And as the perfect example, Hocatolin was no slacker in this aspect. A composite of styles from various countries had been refined and combined to become Aslan's Imperial sword style.
The bladework was crafty. In comparison, Wang Zheng's offense seemed chaotic. Visually, Hocatolin's attacks seemed perfect.
Battle was an art.
BOOM…
After a block, Void Shadow God sent Storm Swordsman flying with a kick. Mecha capabilities were crucial. If skills alone could transcend mecha capabilities, then countries would not need to research mecha at all.
But this was also an arms race, and Void Shadow God's reactions were clearly faster than Storm Swordsman by a hair. Following closely, the beam saber thrusted towards the Storm Swordsman.