When Qilin was retreating, Fu Xingyuan was still struggling to squeeze out his remaining mental power to control the rope to be vertical so as to pull up Leola, whose energy was running low below.
But such delicate control was really too difficult for him. At this moment, he regretted again why he hadn't followed He Siyu to exercise his mental power earlier.
Just as he was anxiously pacing, he suddenly noticed that his grappling hook rope stopped flying erratically and turned black. It seemed to be a kind of metal.
Without thinking too much, he quickly lowered the rope.
After Leola was lifted into the air, she watched as the heavy snow almost rushed past the feet of her mech.
"Phew..."
The moment Fu Xingyuan pulled Leola up, the black metal on his grappling hook rope "slipped" away.
The heavy snow made it hard for him to see the form of the metal in the air, but it seemed to be heading towards Wang Tianwei.
After Leola maneuvered her mech to take off, all the members of the First Military Academy finally gathered.
"So close..."
"Is everyone okay?"
"I'm okay. But my energy is almost exhausted. I need to find a place to deal with it."
"Hmm? Where is Qilin?"
The heavy snow and the avalanche covered all the traces. Qilin's mechs didn't show up on the radar at all. Wu Pingzhuo couldn't believe it.
"Did they escape again?"
"Are these guys as sneaky as rats?"
"… Forget it. Let's leave here first. We also need to rest."
"Okay."
The four members of Qilin carefully steered their mechs in the snowstorm. After getting far enough away from the First Military Academy, they gradually slowed down. Wang Tianwei's fighter plane also stopped shaking so violently.
"Fortunately, we got away. I've run out of ammo."
Jian Jingyu pursed his lips looking at the yellow warning on the operation screen. This was the first time he had used up a batch of ammo without eliminating the opponents. Fu Xingyuan was really strong. He must play with him more in the future!
"Too much. Wu Pingzhuo blew up several of my firepower barrels!"
Zhang Lyra was extremely angry. Those three gun barrels were the discounted items she had managed to grab! She was heartbroken!
"It's okay. Put the things away. I'll fix them for you when we get back. And I also damaged a lot of their parts."
Wang Tianwei was keeping an eye on the infrared scanner and took the time to shoot several dying star beasts that had been crushed by the avalanche.
"Team Four of Qilin Military Academy, plus three points."
"Team Four of Qilin Military Academy, plus two points."
The scorer tried hard to keep his voice emotionless.
Here it goes again, Qilin's battle of scraping for points. They had done this on every planet before, and sure enough, they were at it again this time!
He still remembered the star beasts carried away by the sandstorm on Kashle Planet and those mutated squids on the First Military Academy's ship on Eshuinuo Planet.
He knew that as long as there was a chance to score points, even just one or two points, they would never let it go!
Hearing the announcement, the members of the First Military Academy, who had been carefully looking for a place to land, just felt they couldn't be bothered to be angry. Qilin was really...
"Fu Xingyuan, what was that rope you used to pull me up just now?"
Leola remembered that the rope was black when she climbed up. And if she wasn't mistaken, that black substance seemed to have flowed towards Qilin later.
"Well, it should be Wang Tianwei's material. She gave us a hand."
Fu Xingyuan didn't shy away from mentioning this. They really owed her one for saving Leola from being buried. And their First Military Academy hadn't suffered any losses this time.
So he didn't really care that they had escaped.
He rubbed his forearm and lower back in the cockpit. It was just right for everyone to catch their breath...
"… Humph."
Leola pouted involuntarily. Don't think she would forgive her for unplugging the energy tube just now!
Moreover, if she hadn't been so ruthless, she wouldn't have been a step slower!
At most, she could only admit that she still had a conscience... She'd invite her out for a meal after the competition. She was sure she'd like the cuisine at that restaurant.
Led by He Siyu, the First Military Academy's team braved the strong wind and bypassed the avalanche area.
"First, find a leeward place to set up camp. Pay attention to concealment and early warning."
Her mental power was already overloaded. She had to stop and rest.
Originally, with the perspective radar made by Leola and the modified mechs, they had planned to cover more distance today. But unexpectedly, they had run into Qilin...
Now, the energy and firepower of the mechs were all used up, and their mental powers were also exhausted.
The mechs were damaged quite a lot, and there were several places that Wang Tianwei had taken apart. They didn't even know what those parts were for.
He Siyu rubbed her temples painfully and looked around for the most suitable place to set up camp.
She would rather encounter star beasts or Valks than those guys. They were really too difficult to deal with...
Qilin was unexpectedly quiet when looking for a campsite because Wang Tianwei said she had too many things in her mind and asked everyone not to disturb her for the time being.
After Huang Yan found a good place, the four of them fixed the tent firmly together. Wang Tianwei crawled into the tent and lay on the ground to start recording without even taking off her coat.
The other three teammates were used to seeing her like this. They very consciously started the fire and heated up the food.
Little Bear even skillfully brushed the falling snow off Wang Tianwei to prevent it from melting and wetting the paper she was writing on. Otherwise, she would throw a tantrum again.
Huang Yan collapsed on the ground, his eyes glazed. He took out two packs of nutrient solution with difficulty.
"All gone... There's not a bit left."
His mental power was really drained completely. He had never felt so empty even after taking the inhibitors before. He Siyu was really not human!
Jian Jingyu opened the sleeping bag and draped it over him, then sat down on the ground himself.
"What a well - matched battle! But they're one grade higher than us. In fact, we're even more powerful. Hehe."
After Zhang Lyra cleaned the snow off Wang Tianwei, she came to Jian Jingyu's side and pushed him away.
"You go and rest for a while too. I saw your legs shaking when we came in. I'm still in good physical condition. I'll cook."
How could Jian Jingyu not be tired after facing Fu Xingyuan? He had just been holding on. Now, with a gentle push from Zhang Lyra, he just slumped onto the mat.
"Ah~ You're the best teammate in the world. Thank you, Little Bear. The mat is so comfortable. Phew..."
The two boys were obviously extremely tired and fell asleep very quickly.
The nutrient solution was leaking from the corner of Huang Yan's mouth. Zhang Lyra stared at it for a while and silently dragged over the "Little Bee".
"You know what to do."
Then she removed the nutrient solution bag for him and wiped his mouth.
She looked back at Wang Tianwei, who was still lying on her stomach writing vigorously. It seemed that Sister Zebra's mental power was still in the state of external early warning. Maybe she was the only one in the whole team who still had a little mental power left.
She turned around and raised her eyebrows at the "Little Bee".
See, those two guys are just so - so. They still need to work on their physical fitness. In the critical moment, it's still us girls who are reliable!
