Chapter 68: He Thought the Federation Was Doomed Too

Shen Yu said that this trash couldn’t harm him in the slightest.

So Ji Laili chose to believe him.

He gripped the launcher tightly in one hand while firing ahead with the other.

Quantum bullets cleared the path in front of him.

Shen Yu took care of the dangers behind him.

Further ahead, his teammates were still waiting for him.

Ji Laili pulled the trigger. The grappling rope ascended to its highest point, and he called out loudly:

“All members of the 68th class of the Federal Military Academy, converge on me!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!!”

At first, the responses were scattered from different corners. But within moments, voices synchronized into a deafening roar:

“YES——!!!”

Nearly every Alpha from the Federal Military Academy responded in unison.

Their combat uniforms were stained with blood, their faces bore wounds, yet their expressions burned with fierce determination, fearless of anything.

Long battles had left their bodies injured. Severe wounds, when fed back through the virtual battlefield system, caused excruciating mental strain.

But the moment Ji Laili appeared, their morale surged.

At this very command, it peaked.

The Alphas of the Federal Military Academy rushed toward him.

The Imperials finally realized something was wrong and tried to retreat.

If the antidote was dispersed and the mutation setting was erased, they would be eliminated like normal players.

Once ejected from the virtual battlefield, their chances of being captured would rise significantly.

But it was already too late.

The Federation’s Alphas advanced in a single direction, surging forward with Ji Laili at the center.

The Imperials were trapped, unable to break free. Even if they fought back, fired shots, or tried to carve an escape route, they were pushed back and redirected by Alphas from all sides.

Ji Laili hung high above, the chandelier beneath him swaying dangerously, on the verge of collapse.

It seemed like it would meet the same fate as the one before it.

But as he looked down, he saw countless Alphas charging toward him—fearless, unwavering in their trust.

For a moment, he seemed to glimpse another world—another group of people just as admirable.

He smiled slightly and unfastened the antidote vial strapped to his waist, tossing it into the air.

The light reflected off the translucent red liquid, making it shimmer brilliantly.

A second later, a quantum bullet struck it.

Bang!

The glass shattered, and the vivid red liquid rained down.

Like an extraordinary, breathtaking crimson rain, it cascaded over everything below.

The mutated soldiers, who had been virtually “immortal,” instantly lost their unnatural resilience. Exhaustion crashed down upon them.

Meanwhile, the Alphas were ecstatic.

“It worked!”

“Damn, I’ve been a ‘corpse’ for so long—I finally resurrected!!”

“Feels great to be alive, but man, our grand rebellion plan failed. Lasted a whole day, too.”

“You idiot, what rebellion? If we rebel now, the enemy nation would march in here immediately. Clearly, you failed your Federal Politics course!”

“The hell did you just say? You wanna die?”

Ji Laili: … The same old chaos.

At that moment, the overburdened chandelier finally gave up.

With a crack, it snapped.

Ji Laili, suddenly plummeting: “Eh??!”

Damn it, could he at least get a moment to react?!

He hurriedly adjusted his landing position—he had no intention of smashing into the ground headfirst.

But the expected crash never came.

Instead, countless hands caught him, forming a safety net beneath him.

Ji Laili blinked in surprise, looking up into a sea of familiar faces.

The Alphas grinned at him, triumphant.

“What’s there to be scared of? Did you think we were dead?”

Ji Laili protested, “Hey, hey, I wasn’t scared! That’s slander!”

“According to Federal Law, page 3, article 12, slander is punishable by 250 face slaps!”

The Alphas started giving him odd looks.

“…Damn, someone actually read that brick of a rulebook?”

“And memorized it?”

“Respect. I wouldn’t even help my grandma up, but I’d help you.”

Ji Laili’s mouth twitched. “That’s unnecessary. Besides, according to Federal Military Academy rule 9, cadets must respect their elders!”

So helping grandma up was a must!

Officer Ji, ever righteous, firmly believed in this.

Amidst the noisy banter, the curly-haired young man looked utterly serious, while the surrounding Alphas wore amused, baffled expressions. The atmosphere was lively and warm.

Shen Yu, who had been ready to rush over, quietly withdrew his step.

His tense heart finally relaxed a little.

He glanced at the rowdy group of Alphas and then looked away.

His clenched fingers loosened slightly, revealing deep red marks in his palm.

This time… they weren’t so annoying.

“Alright, alright.”

Ji Laili was still sulking over being teased when Lei Po reached out and ruffled his hair without hesitation.

“What, giving up already?”

“Get up.”

He smirked, voice casual, but fresh blood seeped from the wounds on his face.

“The real battle starts now.”

Ji Laili straightened up, his gaze sweeping across the battlefield before locking onto Shen Yu in the distance.

The corners of his lips curled.

“That’s right. The fight is just beginning.”

With the mutation setting lifted, they no longer had to fight an endless loop of unkillable enemies.

Before, both sides had been trapped in an absurd cycle—unable to kill each other, getting infected, and continuing to fight nonstop.

Now, at last, they could break free.

The Alphas of the Federation Military Academy shook off their exhaustion, rubbing their hands eagerly in anticipation.

A while later, Beta instructors and trainees, who had finally navigated through the dense forest, arrived breathless at the battlefield.

Only to see the Federation Alphas gleefully chasing down the Imperials, cackling as they ran them down.

Since the Imperials had disguised themselves in similar combat uniforms—

The Beta instructor’s face twisted with rage. “Damn Imperial scum! Such evil—may they rot in hell!”

A trainee shouted furiously, “The hell?! Do they think we’re pushovers? Bullying freshmen? Instructor, let’s get them!”

“Attack!” the instructor roared.

Enraged at arriving too late to prevent their cadets’ suffering, he lunged forward.

Instructor Aiger had been right—they were just freshmen.

No matter how unruly they were, they were still young and inexperienced!

The Beta instructor swiftly struck down a few “Federation freshmen,” then turned to rescue the “Imperials” who were fleeing in panic.

His face filled with grief. “Are you alright?”

The “Federation freshmen,” suddenly knocked to the ground: “???”

The “Imperial soldiers,” suddenly saved by an enemy instructor: “???”

“……”

The freshmen’s expressions turned serious. “There’s a spy!!”

The instructor, who was suddenly labeled as a traitor: “???”

Ji Laili, thinking his teammates were just joking, smiled knowingly. “You guys are way too funny.”

Not far away, Shen Yu, who had more or less figured out the truth: “……”

The young man remained expressionless.

He thought the Federation was doomed.