Wang Tianwei confirmed that the star beast had been shot in the head before asking,
"Is it just this one? Are there any others?"
The two continued to patrol the entire camp to prevent any "escapees".
"It seems to be just this one..."
Zhang Lyra didn't sense any other suspicious movement either.
"Should we collect the body?"
In just a short while, a layer of snow had fallen on the fox, and the snow on the ground had become thicker. Wang Tianwei looked at the distance between them.
"No, it's probably already frozen. With such a heavy snowstorm, it won't attract other star beasts. Fox meat can't be eaten, so there's no need to recycle it."
So the two girls put away their guns, and the score announcement followed.
"Team Four of Qilin Military Academy, plus one point."
"In such a harsh weather, it doesn't stay in its own territory but runs outside. It's really against the instincts of beasts."
Hearing Little Bear's words, Wang Tianwei glanced at the fox's corpse again while setting up the tent.
"Yeah, this kind of star beast is not afraid of the cold and has little lethality. Usually, it would run away as soon as it saw people. Why would it come towards us on its own initiative?"
The two shook off all the snow on their bodies before entering the inner tent. Jian Jingyu and Huang Yan had already gotten up.
"Are you guys okay?"
"What's going on? You fired?"
Wang Tianwei hung her and Little Bear's hats and face masks by the stove to dry.
"We found a star beast and have taken care of it."
"What happened?"
There was still tiredness on Huang Yan's face.
He had just fallen asleep when he heard the gunshots outside. He hurriedly got up and was about to go out to help when he heard the score announcement from Qilin.
"It was a snow fox."
Hearing this, Jian Jingyu showed a puzzled expression.
"A snow fox? Just one?"
Zhang Lyra nodded.
"Yeah, just one."
Huang Yan rubbed his face and looked outside the tent.
"The blizzard hasn't stopped. Normally, snow foxes wouldn't come out of their dens.
The fact that it came here means it even crossed the mechas. It's also against their nature to look for places with people."
"Lyra and I thought so too."
Wang Tianwei said seriously.
"Moreover, I always feel like it was trying to act cute..."
Jian Jingyu ruffled his curly hair, making it even messier.
"There are no simple creatures on Brizar Star. It was able to cross the blizzard and come here. There must be something here that attracted it.
Maybe it's just like the vines during the day, coveting our heat and energy!"
"Yeah... So we didn't give it a chance to get close."
Wang Tianwei looked at Huang Yan.
"I think its solitary appearance might be a scouting mission. Sir Huang, could you use your spiritual power to search around again? I just can't feel at ease."
Hearing this, Huang Yan immediately straightened his face.
He concentrated his spiritual power and conducted a carpet - like search around the camp but found nothing. However, the snowstorm outside was a little smaller than in the early morning.
"It's okay. Maybe I'm just overthinking..."
Wang Tianwei tried to comfort the worried teammates, but in her heart, she thought quite the opposite.
She hadn't had this kind of feeling for a long time... This kind of uneasiness, as if something big was about to happen.
Huang Yan put on thick clothes and protective gear and went outside the tent. He spread out all his spiritual power and searched again but still found nothing.
After coming back, he checked the time.
"It'll be dawn in about three hours. We should set off as soon as possible if we can."
Zhang Lyra nodded.
"You and Goldfish should go back to sleep for a while. We've taken care of that snow fox, so the problem is temporarily under control."
Without saying a word, Huang Yan went back into his sleeping bag and fell asleep immediately.
As the team leader, he had to keep his mind as clear as possible to make timely and correct decisions.
Moreover, for some reason, at the moment the gunshot rang out, he suddenly felt that this final competition might not end so simply...
Jian Jingyu then got into his sleeping bag. While yawning and lying down, he still didn't forget to remind them.
"Call me if there's any more trouble."
"Okay."
In the following time, the two were highly alert. Wang Tianwei tried to spread out all her spiritual power for the first time, imitating Huang Yan and creating a perception net.
And just outside their tent, about ten meters away, the snow fox's body was completely frozen within three minutes. The insect parasite in its brain had already been smashed by Wang Tianwei.
In the rescue aircraft above Qilin Military Academy, Kes opened his eyes, suppressing his anger.
Idiot! The leader's plan hadn't even been carried out, and they had already lost a subordinate. However, this also made him realize that Wang Tianwei seemed to be unyielding to both soft and hard tactics.
Mechas were really good things. He had been extremely envious when watching the students from the three military academies piloting them in the aircraft today.
A more powerful "physical body"; a firepower system that could continuously attack as long as there was enough ammunition.
Once each insect was equipped with such weapons, the whole universe would kneel at their feet!
The person in the sleep - pod next to him seemed to be talking in his sleep. Kes opened the pod door and walked to the window of the aircraft.
It seemed that the companions on Brizar Star had finally gathered? The Alpha Insect Clan would eventually regain its former glory!
Huang Yan woke up for the second time at five in the morning.
It was just getting dawn outside. The snow that had been cleared once had reached almost the same height as last night.
The good news was that the snowstorm had stopped an hour ago.
Wang Tianwei and Zhang Lyra had already heated up breakfast. The warm wontons were boiling in the soup pot.
On the other side, there were toasted sandwiches. Each person also had a boiled egg and two packs of nutritional supplements. It was a combination of Chinese and Western food, rich in nutrition.
Their task today was no less arduous. They needed to make up for the mileage they had missed yesterday as much as possible and complete today's journey.
They didn't know what they would encounter on the way. Maybe it would be star beasts, or perhaps the students from the other two military academies...
Out of a sense of crisis, Wang Tianwei hadn't "taken off" her mecha since last night. After having breakfast early, she sat beside the stove, constantly fiddling with several mecha parts.
Zhang Lyra took a look. They were boosters, small energy centers, and motors. She wondered what Sister Zebra had in mind.
As soon as he woke up, Huang Yan put thick spiritual power shields on his three teammates.
After having breakfast, Jian Jingyu went to the tent entrance to clear the snow first, so that at least there would be a place for Sister Zebra and the others to stand when they came out later.
When everyone got into the cockpits again, the refined shark - oil fuel had not solidified at all after a night of extremely low temperatures.
The mechas started up instantly. They moved their limbs and shook off all the snow. Looking at the energy that had returned to 100%, Wang Tianwei finally felt a little more confident.
"Is everyone ready?"
Huang Yan's voice came from the team's communication channel.
"Ready."
"Then let's go."
