Chapter 46

The incident happened suddenly. The news of the approaching Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon was captured within the bases of the two major military academies, but before the message could be sent out, the stellar exotic beast had already swiftly swooped in this direction.

Two dragon teeth were locked, causing the exotic beast to suffer in agony, plunging into a frenzy. Driven by Zhou Lu Hai, it moved much faster than usual.

Suddenly appearing, it immediately spewed seven flames upwards. The students from the two major military academies below, those who reacted faster immediately entered their mechas upon seeing the giant dragon, relying on the high-strength defense devices of the mechas to barely evade some of the flames.

However, those who reacted slower, even if they managed to release their mechas in time, were already engulfed by the seven flames.

Not to mention there were many students like Han Hai Zhou Xiran who were mecha pilots. The mechas they used themselves were of low levels, making it difficult to defend against the flames emitted by stellar exotic beasts.

In this joint examination, the insignia on each student’s body was actually an emergency device. This emergency device was connected to the battleship above the examination hall. Once it sensed that their lives were threatened, the emergency device would automatically activate.

The students would be automatically transported to the battleship above the planet. This was the highest level of interstellar teleportation device that could be achieved with current technology, all aimed at ensuring the safety of the students.

As long as a person appeared on the battleship, they would be directly eliminated.

When the Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon appeared, Zhou Xiran had just touched her mecha. She was an S-level mecha pilot with an A-level emergency mecha in her hand.

But just now, before she could even release her mecha, she was already gone!

Zhou Xiran’s expression was blank. She looked up at the battlefield screen and saw Zhou Lu Hai’s Deep Sea mecha standing on the back of the Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon, setting the dragon on fire everywhere it went.

Zhou Xiran: …

Fine, fine, fine. When the two armies clash, the younger sister is killed first.

Why isn’t the good brother counted?

In the examination hall below, chaos had already erupted.

Not everyone in the two major military academies was of stellar or super-stellar level; S and A-level individuals made up the majority.

For this Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon, S-level individuals could still hold on, barely resisting, but A-level individuals were truly fleeing for their lives. When the mechas were deployed, their only purpose was to escape!

When have the netizens of the Star Network seen such an operation?

【I’ve seen fighting exotic beasts, I’ve seen fighting people, but I’ve never seen capturing exotic beasts to fight people】

【Why is this the trend in the interstellar this year? Hahaha】

【And they have so many resources, did they win the previous training?】

The seven flames burned fiercely across the entire planet. Deep Sea, riding on the Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon, seemed like it was in a deserted place, pulling the chained dragon and spewing fire everywhere. The flames soared high, almost igniting the bases of the two major military academies.

The Empire and Han Hai reacted quickly. When Han Hai realized the situation, they had all low-level students enter the base, which then directly activated its defense mode.

Two stellar mechas were deployed simultaneously, clearing all the bursting flames within a minute.

The Empire’s mechanization level was even higher. Four water cannons rose from the base’s commanding heights and bombarded the Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon from all directions.

The counterattack from the two major military academies was swift and direct, greatly controlling the situation.

The Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon, flying in the sky, didn’t have much arrogance for long, and was soon trapped by the high-speed water cannons rising from all around and the two rampaging stellar mechas.

Watching this absurd battle, it was soon going to turn into a desperate struggle.

Netizens couldn’t help but feel regretful.

【Hey! It hasn’t been long since the waves started, and it’s about to end】

【There’s no way. The mecha from the Interstellar is S-level. It’s definitely unbeatable】

That’s how the saying goes, but everyone was still excited.

Because this was the first time in these past few years of interstellar competitions that such good results were achieved.

Moreover, it was only the second day of the exam, and only two people had come forward to achieve this.

They targeted only those with low talents on both sides, but their actions seemed reckless and arrogant.

The Seven-Winged Remnant Dragon circled in the air. The Interstellar Academy directly evacuated a total of 16% of students from both sides, while Han Hai suffered a loss of nearly 10%.

The unexpected effect was very significant.

Most importantly, it directly disrupted the plans of both sides.

She lightly tapped the light brain and sent a message to the others in the camp: “It’s almost done.”

At this moment, Han Hai suffered heavy losses. Shen Qing Lan, the commander, had a cold and stern expression, and directly ordered, “Deploy the mechas, at any cost, shoot down Zhou Lu Hai.”

Shen Qing Lan came from one of the Four Smalls, the Shen Family. In terms of background alone, he couldn’t compare to Zhou Lu Hai from the Three Bigs, but he was one of the most talented individuals in Han Hai.

Moreover, he had the rare dual degree, being both a mecha soldier and a mecha pilot.

He excelled in both, reaching a super-stellar level in both fields.

So without exception, he became the leader among the students of Han Hai Academy this year.

Shortly after the start of the joint examination, he had actually reached a consensus with the Empire. They planned to jointly eliminate the Interstellar first, and then compete for victory.

The matter of the training camp, everyone didn’t show much on the surface, but in reality, they weren’t feeling very happy.

The loss that time amounted to nearly a hundred million interstellar coins worth of materials.

Because of being weaker in strength compared to the Imperial Military Academy, Shen Qinglan also made certain concessions. Dealing with the Interstellar, it would be Hanhai who would launch the first attack against them.

The plans were all set, once they gathered the materials during the day today, they would launch a full-scale attack on the Interstellar at night.

The Seven-Winged Dragon brought by Zhou Lu Hai was originally within Shen Qinglan’s plan. He intended to kill the Seven-Winged Dragon and use its wings and dragon teeth as mechanical materials.

Everything was arranged, but unexpectedly, the Interstellar made a sudden move.

He was still communicating with the Empire, the communication link of the light brain hadn’t been cut off yet. After the other party listened to his words, they even lightly chuckled:

“It’s rare. Our usually mild-tempered boss Shen is actually angry.”

Shen, one of the four major families, manages various major businesses within the Interstellar. Shen Qinglan currently took over a lot of the business dealings. Privately, many people called him Boss Shen.

In the current situation, it was unclear whether the other party’s words were praise or mockery.

Shen Qinglan’s eyes were cold. The Shen family’s business still relied on the Zhou family at present, so for this joint exam, he hadn’t initially planned to involve Zhou Lu Hai.

After all, he came from a noble family background, and there might be super stellar mechas on him.

He felt that even if Zhou Lu Hai entered the Interstellar Academy, he shouldn’t be siding with the people from the Interstellar.

The Interstellar Academy has mostly commoners. Who in the noble circle doesn’t know this?

Who knew they would come up with a surprise right from the start.

He didn’t intend to show mercy anymore. Even in the situation where two stellar mechas had already been dispatched to the external battlefield, he added another one.

The person communicating with him saw this and smiled but didn’t say anything.

After ending the communication, Si Fan raised his eyes and looked at Fang Yuan, hesitating before asking, “Do you need help?”

Strategically speaking, the two military academies are currently in a cooperative relationship.

Once students enter the examination room, they can’t communicate with the outside world.

So far, Si Fan was still unclear about what was happening outside the Si family.

At Fang Yuan’s words, he just smiled and said, “No rush.”

He had a graceful and elegant appearance, completely different from his cousin Fang Yan who was cold and aloof outside. Always smiling and warm in his speech, he left a great impression on people.

The situation here in the Empire was different from Hanhai. There weren’t any accurate student leaders; he was just the one responsible for communicating with Shen Qinglan.

Outside was almost in chaos, but in the Elite Lounge of the Imperial Military Academy, it was still lazily relaxed.

Beside Fang Yuan, a few people were even in the mood to play games.

One casually remarked, “Shen Qinglan has been eyeing that Seven-Winged Dragon for a long time. Just let him go.”

If he won, it would be a good thing for them; if he lost, they would also be happy.

As for the lower-ranked students, to be honest, there were few in this room who cared. In their eyes, those people were just burdens.

[The people of the Empire are really arrogant.]

[They have the right to be arrogant. Anyone in this room, pick one at random, they’re all rare geniuses.]

[Tsk, I’m starting to pity the Interstellar a bit.]

In the live broadcast room of the Interstellar Academy at this moment, due to the operation of riding dragons and burning people, a large number of netizens gathered.

Compared to how the two military academies would respond, everyone was more curious about how these two individuals would end up.

Zhou Lu Hai looked deeply at Ji Fu and said, “The Empire hasn’t sent mechas.”

Consistent with Ji Fu’s guess.

Those people are used to looking down on others and wouldn’t take this matter too seriously. They just wanted to wait and see, let Hanhai test Zhou Lu Hai’s depth.

The entire mecha cockpit was constantly flashing with red alerts.

[Warning! Three mechas are rapidly approaching.]

Being surrounded by three mechas in a row, Zhou Lu Hai’s expression remained calm.

It seemed he did indeed have some tricks up his sleeve.

Ji Fu didn’t ask about Zhou Lu Hai’s trump card. Such things, the longer they were kept hidden, the more useful they would be.

She just smiled lightly, took out something from the small bag she carried with her, and handed it to Zhou Lu Hai.

The netizens in the live broadcast room weren’t familiar with her, nor did they understand her intentions.

But Zhou Lu Hai remembered her small bag clearly.

Outside, Hanhai’s three mechas had already taken off, and at the same time, aimed at the giant dragon and Zhou Lu Hai.

The Seven-Winged Dragon below sensed the threat, roaring repeatedly, looking particularly uneasy.

From above, three stellar mechas were surrounding them from three directions, while below, the Imperial water cannons were watching closely.

They seemed to have fallen into a dilemma, with no way out.

Shen Qinglan connected to the display screen of one of the stellar mechas and sat in the Hanhai command room, watching the Seven-Winged Dragon continuously shuttling between the clouds with cold eyes.

He was also curious whether Zhou Lu Hai was indeed a super-stellar.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Zhou Lu Hai in the screen suddenly take action. He did indeed choose to evade the attack of the three mechas in the sky, pulled the chain of the Seven-Winged Dragon, made the giant dragon fly low, and approached the Imperial base.

In just over a day, the broad base of the Empire had already equipped very superior defense and counterattack systems.

When the giant dragon approached low in the sky, they had already been activated and were ready to intercept.

In the base where Fang Yuan and others were located, alarms also sounded.

Upon hearing the news of the approaching Seven-Winged Dragon, those who had been idle, absorbed in gaming, finally found some interest.

“What does he want? To recruit us?” Han Qianqian exclaimed excitedly.

“It seems he wants to stir up trouble,” Fang Yuan said, lifting his gaze. There was no warmth in his eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses.

“…Something doesn’t seem right,” the teenager in the corner suddenly spoke up.

Rarely speaking, his words immediately drew the attention of everyone in the room.

[“Who is this?”]

Some bullet screen viewers also noticed this person, who seemed unfamiliar.

[“I don’t know, he’s been sleeping since he entered this room.”]

[“He doesn’t seem like one of the regulars.”]

Before they could figure out the identity of this young man, a handsome, tall figure suddenly stood up. His expression tense, he said:

“Quick! Evacuate everyone from the base.”

Because the base they built was secure enough, after the Seven-Winged Dragon took off, Fang Yuan had all the low-level students hide inside the extensive base.

Before Fang Yuan could react, he saw the young man’s expression turn grim as he said, “They want to throw the Seven-Winged Dragon into the extensive base!”

What!?

This statement stunned not only the people in the room but also the viewers in the bullet screen.

[“Throwing an alien beast? But if they throw it away, they won’t be able to escape either.”]

Yes, everyone felt this way. In terms of strength on paper, with the Seven-Winged Dragon on them, those two individuals from the interstellar side still had some chance of winning.

The presence of the star-level alien beast inadvertently boosted their combat power.

If they threw away the Seven-Winged Dragon, those few star-level mechs wouldn’t spare them either.

Yes, what Ji Fu wanted was for them not to be spared.

Outside the Imperial Extensive Base, Zhou Lu Hai, piloting the Deep Sea, suddenly tightened the giant chain in his hand.

Clang!

The collision of the chains produced a huge sound.

The next moment, the S+ mech on his back went into a frenzy.

[Beep—]

The eyes of the Deep Sea lit up with a raging red color, representing its frenzy. At the same time, the blades locked onto the Seven-Winged Dragon’s huge teeth by Deep Sea began to change, forcefully torn off by Deep Sea from the dragon’s teeth.

Ji Fu sat upright in the mech, coldly watching the three mechs in the sky, and without hesitation, she charged towards them.

There’s something perhaps Zhou Lu Hai and his group weren’t aware of.

They all thought she disappeared before the joint exam and wasn’t prepared for anything.

But she had prepared a lot.

Especially the information about those young masters and misses.

Hanhai Shen Qinglan, versatile and talented, hailed as the youngest strategist of the interstellar era.

Generally, a versatile person wouldn’t excel in any particular area, but because he was good at everything, he forcibly leveled out these subtle differences.

If there were weaknesses…

Greed.

As someone from a business background, Shen Boss preferred money over joint exams and grades.

Anything that could be exchanged for profit, he liked.

And on the Imperial side.

Fang Yuan, whom she knew, was the most talented person in the Fang family under Fang Yanli. He was a smiling tiger, appearing gentle on the surface.

In reality, the family was extremely aristocratic, fundamentally not considering low-level people as human.

One greedy, one arrogant.

In the rapid descent of the Deep Sea, Ji Fu stabilized her figure, watching the three mechs approaching infinitely but not attacking them immediately. Instead, she reached behind her towards the Seven-Winged Dragon.

She intentionally left it intact, looking at the Seven-Winged Dragon covered in premium materials.

In the rapid descent of the Deep Sea, Ji Fu’s lips curled up slightly.

She was waiting for this moment.

Boom!

The Seven-Winged Dragon fell from the sky, the power of the star-level alien beast tearing through the defense system above the extensive base.

The giant dragon, coming to its senses from the intense pain, attacked the nearest person with teeth and claws.

Boom!

The dragon claw clashed with the star-level mech, emitting a dull roar.

Two of the three star-level mechs grabbed onto the dragon simultaneously, while the other one swiftly chased after Zhou Lu Hai.

But before he could catch up, the dark-colored mech in the air suddenly turned back.

He didn’t run; he turned back at this moment.

The person controlling the star-level mech couldn’t help but feel anxious.

The immediate thought was that Zhou Lu Hai was going to counterattack. The opponent was a super high-talent existence; if he counterattacked, he would definitely not be an opponent.

Because of this thought, his actions were half a beat slow, hesitant in pursuit.

In these few seconds of hesitation, he suddenly saw Deep Sea throwing something out from the mech’s storage compartment.

It was a giant black potion.

The star-level mech analyzing the potion recognized it, but with just a glance, it couldn’t determine its composition. It was the first time seeing such a strange potion, and its vigilance was not enough.

In that split second, Zhou Lu Hai lifted the huge chain in his hand, swung it out, and directly hit the potion bottle thrown out.

Bang!

Countless dark liquid sprayed downward.

Like a black rain, the liquid sprayed, splashing on everyone present, including the Seven-Winged Dragon.

“Everyone, activate defense…” The unified communication group of the empire popped up with a mandatory message, but before the message could be sent, it was abruptly interrupted.

When the liquid was splashed, the seven-winged residual dragon was entangled by two of the star-level mechas, and during the struggle, the huge dragon spewed out endless seven-flame fire.

The problem lies in this seven-flame fire.

The black liquid splashed on the base, the giant dragon, and the mechas, upon contact with the surging flames.

Boom, crackle!!!

Exploded with a roar!

The seven-winged residual dragon, a star-level alien beast, a colossal creature.

Using its own fire, it ignited the liquid as a fuse, then used itself as a projectile, blasting through half the sky.

After the dragon split open, it directly took away the two mechas that attacked it.

The device on the students was super stellar, and just before the heat wave hit, it teleported them away.

[Shen Fu, Zhou Xiaoran eliminated]

Far from the two star-level mechas, the one chasing Zhou Lu Hai and his team, this star-level mecha, was directly blasted into pieces.

Half of the mecha melted, falling from the highest point with a bang.

And directly below the explosion, the vast base of the Imperial Military Academy was directly blasted off its roof.

In the deafening roar, people were constantly being teleported away.

[Ding ding ding] The light brain worn by Ji Fu, crazily emitted elimination upgrade sounds.

In the violent and rapid escape process in the deep sea, she glanced back from behind the mecha, and above the Imperial Military Academy, a huge semicircular shield instantly unfolded.

As soon as the shield stood up, it blocked most of the gunfire, protecting the students in the damaged base.

Super stellar defense weapon.

Ji Fu squinted slightly in the raging speed.

When talents entered the super stellar level, and the mechas they drove also reached the super stellar level, the explosive move had no effect.

It’s not that the super stellar level cannot be detonated.

It can.

But the consequences of detonating the super stellar level are too terrible.

At that time, it’s not just one or two people who will bear the explosion, but an entire galaxy.

And under that explosion, more of those who die are innocent ordinary people.

… But this performance today is not without gains.

With just one blow, at least two people were identified.

Among the three mechas chasing them, at least two were talent beneficiaries.

Their strength appears to be at the star level, but in reality, during combat, they only have the strength of S+.

From their encirclement and pursuit to being swallowed by the seven-winged residual dragon, she had been analyzing the data with the system.

These two pseudo-star-level mechas were the two eliminated individuals.

From the burning to the explosion of the seven-winged residual dragon, in just one second, out of the three people, only one survived.

Of course, it’s also because this star-level mecha was relatively far away.

But when it comes to the star level, this distance actually doesn’t pose much resistance to them.

Escape is impossible, and even reaction is too late, there is a problem in itself.

The same problem also appeared in the guards of the Si family and the Han family.

Ji Fu had already received feedback from the unmanned mechas.

At least two or three of the guard’s star-level mechas didn’t seem to be genuine star levels.

Based on the conclusion drawn from the last time she attacked Li’s so-called S+ son, people who enhance their talents in this way generally have relatively inflated strengths.

That’s why she dared to use three S+ unmanned mechas to venture into the root of the Great Energy Stone Galaxy.

How long can the high-talent facade of the noble families last?

Because of the appearance of the super stellar defense weapon, it did protect most of the people at the Imperial Military Academy, but even so, their losses were heavy.

Fang Yuan opened the scoreboard for the first time to check, and at a glance, he saw two crimson names.

Zhou Lu Hai was in front, followed by someone named Ji Fu.

One S-class mecha, one seven-winged residual dragon, these two directly swept away 37% of the score.

The barrage was even more startled, countless question marks flew across the screen.

“What the heck?!”

“These two people took 37%?”

“It’s not all theirs. I just went out to take a look. It seems that when they started, other students from the Interstellar suddenly attacked Hanhai.”

“Okay, okay, now the Empire has been cut off by 19%, and Hanhai has been taken by 18%, everyone don’t blame each other, almost went down together.”

“Hanhai’s loss is even greater, right? Three star-level mechas, two eliminated and one half-wrecked, damn it…”

Who could have imagined such a scene before the exam?

This is the weakest and worst Interstellar Academy! It’s not the Empire making a move, one against two.

How did they manage to bring down two major military academies to 37%?

With the current score, if there are no problems later at the Interstellar Academy, they will directly secure the top two.

This is an academy with only two star-level mechas!

“Not only that.” Inside the base of the Interstellar Academy, Tan Xi was excited, his eyes rolling with intense emotions: “Ji Fu controlled the scores.”

It’s not just controlling the scores randomly, but directly splitting them evenly between the two sides.

19%, 18%.

The side with 1% more had its dominant force unaffected.

The side with less lost a whole three important combat powers.

Li Yunyi also realized it, wondering why Tan Xi called for withdrawal on time, this…

“This is to play the other two major military academies to death.”

Splitting evenly on both sides, both parties reduced their numbers to about eighty percent, which hasn’t reached the danger line yet.

But afterward, regardless of which military academy, if there’s further reduction in numbers, they will directly lose and become the last in the first round of exams.

“Don’t forget, the interstellar realm isn’t without its own strength, especially after today’s encounter. So, can these two military academies still shake hands and cooperate so harmoniously?”