In the evening, the four members of Qilin quickly set up camp.
"Lyra, let me tell you! Among the pile of materials my brother gave me, there's one that's absolutely perfect for joints! It recovers incredibly fast after morphing, and its load-bearing capacity is amazing!
It's an S-rank material, so you need to work hard! Once you upgrade to S-rank, I'll swap it out for you!"
Wang Tianwei roasted taro, gesturing excitedly as she talked about the materials.
"Alright!"
Zhang Lyra was quite thrilled after hearing this. If Sister Zebra said it was good, it must be truly good!
Goldfish's mecha could carry so many things hers couldn't. As long as she upgraded to S-rank, everything would be solved!
No one in the squad felt there was anything wrong with this statement.
Huang Yan's own situation was very complicated, and Wang Tianwei had just leveled up from B-rank!
Jian Jingyu was already S-rank, but ever since joining Qilin, practicing every day with Little Bear, Sir Huang, Sister Zebra, and the others, he didn't feel his S-rank was all that impressive anyway...
Everyone thought this was completely feasible! However, the viewers in the live stream didn't think so.
"One dares to say it, and the other dares to believe it!"
"Just the beautiful wishes of youth! Though I've heard that once you enter the military, upgrading becomes easier!"
"That's only relatively easier! Maybe one or two out of a hundred! There are still plenty of people who stay at the same rank forever!"
"I've noticed that the Qilin folks just love to brag! 'Work hard!?' Yeah, right, as if I'd believe your nonsense!"
"If you don't like watching, get out!"
"Is the person talking from Valk!? Why aren't you watching your own military academy's stream instead of always watching our Sister Zebra!?"
"...Um, just asking quietly, why exactly is she called Sister Zebra?"
"I'm watching! So what!? Not only am I watching, but I also bought the HD VIP projection to watch! I want to see exactly when they get eliminated!"
"There's only a day and a half left, I hope they can survive it!"
"I'm B-rank! I want to use S-rank materials too! Should I also work hard?"
"Hehe, the person above, do I look like an S-rank material to you?"
After dinner, Huang Yan was urged by the other three to go rest.
He didn't need to keep watch during the night either. Wang Tianwei and Zhang Lyra took the first half of the night, while Jian Jingyu guarded the second half alone!
Huang Yan fell asleep the moment he hit the sleeping bag. His brain had gone through repeated charging and discharging all day, and he was completely exhausted.
During the first half of the night, Wang Tianwei continuously roasted jerky and taro, occasionally popping a piece into her mouth.
"Why can't I roast it to taste like your aunt's?"
Zhang Lyra tasted it and fell silent for a long time.
"Let's ask my mom for the recipe once we get out... We might need to bring more seasonings next time."
Suddenly, her ears twitched. Something was approaching nearby!
Zhang Lyra sat up straight.
"Sister Zebra..."
"I sense it... I'll go wake Goldfish."
Huang Yan's mental energy was completely offline, but upon hearing the commotion, he tried to get up to help, only to be pushed back down by Jian Jingyu.
Wang Tianwei casually stuffed a piece of roasted taro into his hand.
"Just sit there and watch our performance!"
It was the middle of the night, and Sir Huang's mental energy was weak, unable to provide early warnings.
The three of them unanimously abandoned their rifles, opting for quieter cold weapons.
Soon, pairs of glowing green eyes appeared in the forest. Turning on the solar lamp, Wang Tianwei got a clear look at the silhouette of one of the mutant beasts...
"Holy crap! A wild boar the size of a vehicle?"
She glanced at the long blade in her hand. This thing's lethality against a wild boar was a bit too low, wasn't it?
She put away the long blade and switched to a modified silenced chainsaw. Pressing the switch, the chainsaw only emitted a faint buzzing sound!
"Not bad, you'll do!"
Previously, when competing in the Zero Realm, she needed the noise to intimidate enemies, but this wasn't the Zero Realm!
Little Bear and Goldfish still weren't used to using chainsaws, so she only brought two, which successfully passed the security check. She was just waiting for a crucial moment to bring them out and shock everyone!
"Damn!? A chainsaw!? Right! That counts as a cold weapon too!"
"...Is this cheating!?"
"Hiss, mutant wild boar... rest in peace!"
"...Why do I feel like this chainsaw looks familiar? Have I seen it somewhere before?"
"The guy in the tent seems to be really sick!"
Huang Yan was groggy but forced himself to stay awake. The taro in his hand was sprinkled with sugar; whenever he couldn't hold on, he would take a bite, trying to perk himself up.
Outside, the three had already started fighting a dozen mutant wild boars!
Even though their vision was obscured in the forest, their mental energy could still firmly lock onto the prey!
The Little Bee infrared camera recorded their entire combat process.
Seeing Zhang Lyra actually kick a mutant wild boar flying with one foot, Bian Shuruo, who couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and was secretly watching the stream, silently typed a comment:
"So she wasn't using her full strength when she kicked me... Heh, I should have known."
To think she actually wanted to take a kick from Zhang Lyra head-on back then!? She was so foolish, really...
"A kick? From Valk? Well... the explosive power of us demi-humans, you know how it is!"
If it were back when Wang Tianwei had just enrolled and participated in the Qilin freshman training, these dozen mutant beasts could have taken her life!
But now she had grown! She was Niohuru Tianwei!!
Taking advantage of the moment a mutant wild boar charged over, she leaped and mounted it! Lowering her upper body, she clamped her legs tightly around the boar's torso, gripped the chainsaw with both hands, and jammed it straight into its neck!
Soon, a wild boar collapsed with a wail...
"Goldfish! Get out of the way!"
The dozen mutant beasts completely failed to break through the defense of the three!
The campfire was still burning at the campsite, and Huang Yan had fallen asleep at some point with the taro still in his mouth.
"Qilin Military Academy Squad Four, plus one hundred and twenty points."
When the three returned to the fire, the audience finally got a clear look at their current appearance!
Zhang Lyra and Jian Jingyu were splattered with blood... The demi-human's purlicue must have torn open from exerting too much force just now, leaving a large gash.
But the two of them combined still couldn't compare to Wang Tianwei!
Chainsaws inevitably cause blood to splatter... so she now looked as if she had been bathed in blood from head to toe! Standing before the fire, she looked incredibly eerie, yet her eyes were still sparkling brightly.
"I've packed away all the wild boars! We don't have to ration our food anymore! We can feast for the next two days!! We can even take the leftovers back to roast into jerky..."
Seeing her like that, Jian Jingyu took out a bag of fresh water.
"Come wash your face first... It's not convenient to move the camp right now, so I'll go spray some scent masker in the forest.
Lyra, are you hurt anywhere else? Do you have enough ointment?"
Zhang Lyra grimaced as she cleaned her wound.
"It's enough, I'm fine, just a minor scratch."
Seeing this, Wang Tianwei quickly put away her chainsaw.
"Little Bear, wait for me to wash my hands and I'll help you apply the medicine!"
"No need! Wash your face too... Never mind, just take a dip in the river tomorrow..."
The viewers in the late-night live stream were completely unable to sleep after watching this bloody massacre...
"She wants to bring a dozen wild boars out to roast into jerky!??"
"...Why is the Valk guy quiet now? Say something!"
"If she eats the wild boars, she can't eat us..."
"Evil spirits be gone!"
"I don't want my school uniform anymore... I'm giving it to you guys."
"For the first time ever, I actually saw a look of disgust on Little Bear's face... Sister Zebra, you really went too far!"
"It's a good thing Sir Huang didn't see this."
"Sir Huang has already been dragged through the mud... I think he'd be able to handle it."
