Chapter 58

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The scene after the fierce battle was a mess.

Huge craters, rocks, and shattered remains of mechs were scattered everywhere. In front of the heavily wounded Stray Rhino Beast, a steady stream of blood flowed, staining a large area of the ground, then gradually cooling.

In the battered escape pod of the mech, Shu Luoya struggled to catch her breath, warm liquid gushed from the corners of her mouth, and the intense pain from all over her body almost made her faint!

A chilling, heart-wrenching coldness spread from her limbs to her torso, dragging her consciousness down into the depths!

After a brutal fight, the Stray Rhino Beast had taken severe injuries to take out four mechs. Xu Dezhi, Zhu Yingxuan, and Su Wenxue, who were slightly stronger, barely managed to escape the scene.

Shu Luoya acted quickly and promptly activated the ejection device. The sturdy escape pod of the mech barely protected her from the beast's furious attack, allowing her to survive until now.

Behind her, faint groans of pain could be heard, seemingly from Xiao Pingyue. As for her boyfriend Wang Yu and Liu Caihui, they had long since fallen silent. Their mechs, along with them, had been completely twisted and deformed, then torn apart by the enraged Stray Rhino Beast, leaving them dead beyond any doubt!

Shu Luoya knew her time was running out. Unless the medical team from the base arrived immediately, she would never see the sun rise again!

However, she had no idea whether the three who had escaped would seek help from the base and report the situation. Even if they did, given the current delicate situation, with the possibility of another wave of beast attacks, it was uncertain whether the base would still be able to assist them!

In the distance, three mechs slowly approached from the sky.

"…Boss, I never thought you would use such a method to deal with them!" Wu De's voice, full of admiration, came through the communication channel.

Qin Huang smiled and said, "I just tried it out, not expecting to attract such a troublesome beast. I guess their luck was just too bad!"

"So, how did you manage to do it, Boss?" Wu Neng activated the directional shielding field and asked cautiously.

"Actually, it's not much of a secret. Before we set out, I got some special biological agents from Coach Muliya. They were originally intended to lure and kill beasts using the terrain," Qin Huang explained, pulling out a small purple steel bottle.

"After I sensed those guys following us, I secretly placed some on the corpse of the Gold Armor Dragon, then left with you guys…"

In such a closed environment, the smell of blood from the corpse is the easiest to attract nearby beasts, especially when it's enhanced.

Qin Huang's original intention was to lure some ordinary beasts to cause trouble for those guys, but unexpectedly, a Stray Rhino Beast happened to be nearby and was lured over by chance.

If Zhu Yingxuan and the others had retreated in time, they could have been safe. Unfortunately, they spent a considerable amount of time studying the corpse to analyze Qin Huang's strength and discuss how to deal with this formidable enemy. By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Qin Huang controlled the Gargoyle mech to land gently and casually checked the area, only to find that Xiao Pingyue and Shu Luoya were still alive.

"Nice to see you again, both of you!"

He slowly squatted down, looking at the pitiful pair with a gentle expression. "Do you want to go on your way? Or do you want to go on your way? Or do you want to… go on your way together?"

"Save… save me!" Shu Luoya struggled to utter a few words.

Qin Huang gently shook his head, his tone as warm as if he were chatting with a close friend. "Save you? I'm really sorry! I don't have the qualities of a saint, and I can't feel any sympathy for those who constantly try to take my life!"

"No… you can't do this, I… am your classmate," Shu Luoya struggled, her once beautiful face now covered in blood.

Qin Huang smiled indifferently. "That reason isn't convincing enough. Try another one!"

Shu Luoya felt her body growing colder and colder. She couldn't afford to be reserved anymore and mustered all her strength to say, "If you save me, I can be your… girlfriend, or even your lover!"

With her excellent conditions, other men might have been moved, but Qin Huang only sighed regretfully.

"There wasn't much enmity between us, but since you aligned with Xu Dezhi and the others, you should have been prepared for the consequences of failure! You can… rest in peace now!"

Shu Luoya's eyes widened in terror, trying to say something more, but a deep fatigue overwhelmed her, and the endless darkness irreversibly swallowed her consciousness.

By the time Qin Huang stood up, Xiao Pingyue had also stopped breathing.

"Well, that saves us the trouble of finishing them off!" Wu De sighed in relief.

Wu Neng looked around cautiously and said, "Boss, let's leave quickly. More beasts might be attracted here soon!"

Qin Huang nodded and, with his two brothers, rapidly left the scene.

If he had a choice, he would have liked to have the opportunity to personally eliminate these guys, but this was a battlefield, and the coaches wouldn't allow him to do such a thing.

If he acted secretly, he couldn't guarantee taking out seven mechs in one go, especially since Xu Dezhi was quite strong. Even if he revealed all his cards and teamed up with Wu De and Wu Neng, he couldn't ensure that all of them would be eliminated. If even one escaped, he would have a hard time explaining to the coaches.

Therefore, he could only use the beast to deal with them and couldn't personally kill them to avoid putting himself in a passive position.

But that was fine. He would find a suitable opportunity to eliminate them during the next practical training on an alien planet. For now, letting them live for a while wasn't a problem.

Ten minutes later, Qin Huang received an urgent order from Coach Muliya. The base was under threat from a new wave of beasts, and all students outside must immediately return to the base.

The three didn't dare to delay and rushed back as quickly as possible. Indeed, they found a large number of beasts gathering in the area about ten kilometers outside the energy shield, even more than the last time.

He hesitated for a few seconds but ultimately didn't launch an attack recklessly, speeding past and accelerating back to the base.

By then, most of the returning students had already taken their defensive positions, but Xu Dezhi and Zhu Yingxuan were nowhere to be seen, reportedly having gone to the base for treatment.

Muliya was tallying the casualties. Qin Huang thought for a moment and connected with her channel, asking:

"Coach, how are the other bases doing?"

"They're all fine. All the beast groups have retreated and are now heading towards our base!" Muliya's response instantly sank his mood to the bottom.

At this point, if Qin Huang still didn't understand what was happening, he would be truly stupid!

"What is in this base?" he finally couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know!" Her answer was simple and straightforward.

After a pause, she added, "Coach Luotianxiong and others have already dispatched some elite forces to reinforce us! The latest order is: hold the base at all costs!"

Qin Huang felt a surge of anger in his heart and shouted, "So, we're all going to die here today?"

Such an order was no different from sending them to their deaths. Qin Huang couldn't understand what was so special about this base that the military would be willing to sacrifice a batch of future elite students.

Just looking at the almost endless wave of beasts outside, which filled the entire field of vision, one could see the fate that awaited them! Even if the base's defenders were ten times as many, it wouldn't be enough!

Muliya's voice was filled with deep fatigue and helplessness, "At this point, even a full-scale breakout is too late. Holding the base still offers a glimmer of hope. We can only hope the reinforcements arrive soon!"

"…"

Accompanied by earth-shattering roars, the massive wave of beasts launched another large-scale attack. Despite Qin Huang's full strength, continuously sniping the four-armed apes, the sheer number of beasts was overwhelming, and the situation was inevitably deteriorating.

An hour and a half later, the energy shield outside the base collapsed, and numerous beasts surged in.

The high-strength alloy walls of the base couldn't hold them back for long. In just over twenty minutes, beasts had breached the base's interior.

"Qin Huang, come with me to the central laboratory of the base. We must not let these beasts threaten it!" Muliya's voice came through the communication channel.

"Understood!" Qin Huang's energy blade sliced through the air, sending a Gold Armor Dragon flying. He waved his blade, signaling Wu De and Wu Neng to follow, and retreated into the base.

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