novelraw Chapter 178 : Side Story - Military School Rescue
Chapter 178 : Side Story - Military School Rescue
"Sir, SSS-level energy field Silver Sand Islands is experiencing large-scale energy body riots!"
In Zone Eleven's Competition Committee headquarters, Song Baining, who was in the control room, received a distress signal from the Competition Committee.
"Zone Eleven received, immediately issuing requisition, dispatching rescue."
Upon receiving the communication, Song Baining immediately asked her deputy: "Which team is closest to the Eighth Star Ring's Silver Ring Star?"
"Report, sir, it's the Sixth Military Zone main force team and its subordinate squads."
"Connect to team channel." Song Baining sent the command to Zone Eleven's signal tower.
The Star League Competition had continued for a long time. Several years had passed since the Star Alliance uprising, and that batch of military school students had already completed their training in the military zone, naturally becoming members of the Border Army.
Chen Sui and the Zhu Jing Fu school team, after completing three years of border army training, successfully joined the Sixth Military Zone as one of its subordinate teams. After five years of tempering, they passed the Sixth Military Zone military selection in January at the beginning of the year and became part of the main force.
Three days ago, they received a military requisition to clean up the energy fields in the Eighth Star Ring.
When they received Song Baining's signal, the team had just finished cleaning up one energy field and was preparing to contact the management department to open the jump channel to the next energy field.
"Hello, Sixth Military Zone main force team analyst Chen Sui, number 4785511, connected."
When the starship signal lit up, Chen Sui at the edge of the control panel casually connected her light brain while gesturing to her teammates behind her.
Zhou Chen was still happily organizing the harvest from the previous energy field. When he saw her finger extend, he immediately fell silent.
Song Baining's authoritative voice came from the light brain: "Hello, Zone Eleven is issuing a requisition. The current competition field Silver Sand Islands is experiencing energy body disturbances. Your team is requested to respond and rescue the military students and investigate the cause of the disturbance."
Upon hearing the requisition content, Xie Chunshi immediately opened the radar scan to locate the Silver Sand Islands. After confirming the flight path, he signaled to Chen Sui.
The analyst transferred the signal to him: "Received, starship target confirmed as Silver Ring Star's Silver Sand Islands. Please open the jump channel, estimated time half an hour."
"Understood."
Song Baining received his reply and issued a series of commands, while also notifying the Competition Committee.
The Sixth Military Zone team preparing to jump looked at each other. Zhou Chen curiously scanned the information sent from Zone Eleven: "Riots? No way, I get a bit of PTSD now when I hear that word."
"Energy body riots trigger a lot of energy tides. A school team is surrounded by energy tides. The situation is a bit urgent, we need to hurry," Chen Sui said while opening her light brain to log onto the star net: "Which school team is so unlucky?"
Gu Qinxue had already pulled up the live broadcast content. Hearing her question, she added: "Unfortunately, it seems to be our Zhu Jing Fu."
"What?"
Chen Sui, Zhou Chen, and Puluo all looked over, then the five of them looked at each other, somewhat amused.
"This luck is really... hereditarily poor, huh."
Since their session of the league, the Zhu Jing Fu school team's luck had never been good. Before, the star net would say Zhu Jing Fu was lucky to coast into the regular competition, but now in every competition, Zhu Jing Fu always encountered all kinds of problems. They watched the league with some mockery, and friends from other academies often sent messages to taunt them.
The starship entered the jump channel, and the light brain signal became intermittent.
Meanwhile, at the Silver Sand Islands.
The Zhu Jing Fu school team, surrounded by layers of energy bodies, had their analyst raise a crimson energy wall.
The team's Commander received a reply from the Competition Committee: "Zone Eleven rescue is on the way, hold on for another half hour."
The young woman's voice trembled a bit, but her face was very determined, her gaze like an unsheathed sword, scanning around one by one.
"Commander Lin, more large groups of energy bodies are approaching!"
The analyst's perception was disrupted by the energy storm, only managing to capture subtle signals. His voice was somewhat weak, a side effect of entering a disabled state after maintaining the energy barrier for a long time.
Lin Que's expression turned cold. With a wave of her hand, a white magpie flashing with lightning appeared behind her, its long tail sweeping, electricity sparking.
"Understood. Bai Ying, Tong Liao, prepare to break through!"
"Jingxiang, can you hold on?"
Analyst Xu Jingxiang pulled out a smile and nodded to her: "Don't worry, Commander, I'm not that weak!"
"It's just a pity I'm not an aggressive analyst, otherwise I would have already blown these energy bodies away!"
Xu Jingxiang was a very thin young man who entered Zhu Jing Fu completely to follow in the footsteps of his idol. His idol was the now-famous aggressive analyst in the Star Alliance, who had recently been appointed as the Sixth Military Zone main force analyst, Chen Sui.
But unfortunately, because his physical fitness was too poor to keep up with the aggressive flow training tasks, he eventually had to follow the conventional analyst path.
But Xu Jingxiang had never given up. He collected any mission videos related to Chen Sui, trying to incorporate some of Chen Sui's style improvements into his conventional analyst training.
The live broadcast content was not interfered with by the chaotic energy signals. After the Star Alliance uprising, all energy fields had been reshaped, base stations and energy field equipment had been replaced, becoming new material structures with more stable signals, and the live broadcast equipment had also been updated and iterated.
The barrage of comments watched as the Zhu Jing Fu school team moved, while on the other side, a dark mass of energy bodies charged from the distance. The ground of the Silver Sand Islands shook, fine silver sand flowed along the slopes like rivers, and deep cracks opened beneath the soil and stones as dormant energy bodies awakened.
"So tragic, really so tragic"
"Every league competition I have to say this, I'm starting to pity Zhu Jing Fu"
"Why can they be so unlucky? Only Zhu Jing Fu encounters energy body riots"
"I have to say, this riot looks really scary, reminds me of a few years ago, wuuu"
"Haha don't be afraid, that riot was resolved long ago, let's say, thank you Chen Sui"
"I'm done, I switched views and checked, other academies want to come to the rescue, but there are energy bodies on all sides, they can't even charge in"
"These energy bodies are crazy, even energy sources can't attract them away"
"I've only seen one group that could attract energy bodies like this, it was that session's Zhu Jing Fu school team, they had many tricks"
"You know what, you're right, the ones attracting energy bodies this time are also the Zhu Jing Fu school team"
"That's a dark joke, friend"
"Hasn't Zone Eleven rescue arrived yet? Help, Xu Jingxiang's energy barrier is starting to flicker, not to mention anything else, I'm really afraid this guy's core crystal will be damaged"
"Oh my!! Switch views quickly!! Zone Eleven rescue has arrived!"
"!! It's THAT woman!!"
"The former school team!!"
"Xu Jingxiang, you lucky bastard, your idol is personally coming to save you!!"
When Xu Jingxiang's energy barrier was flickering, Lin Que saw it. Her heart couldn't help but feel heavy, and the white magpie behind her had prepared for the worst.
As the Commander, at the very least, she couldn't let her companions fall here.
The White Flag Blazing Bird, as a lightning attribute spirit body, could release SSS-level energy when self-destructing, capable of breaking through the encirclement to create an opportunity for her teammates to retreat.
The short-haired young woman pursed her lips and opened the team channel to command: "Everyone, retreat to the east!"
As she spoke, a large amount of energy converged toward the school team's position. Xu Jingxiang's eyes flashed with surprise: "Commander Lin, what are you doing?!"
Lin Que didn't answer. Just as she was gathering energy, the cries of energy bodies came.
With the shaking of the ground, swift winds swept across the surface. The howling gale blew all the silver sand from the ground up into the sky, connecting to the ground like a waterfall.
The approaching energy bodies were swept back by the gale.
"Boom!"
A muffled thunder came, and the clouds rolled. The daylight was blocked, and black clouds instantly crawled across the sky.
Lin Que caught some sound and instinctively looked into the distance.
Layers of energy bodies obscured her view, preventing her from seeing the movement over there, but at that moment, the gale blew toward her, bringing a bone-chilling coldness.
The temperature plummeted!
Water vapor in the air instantly condensed into ice beads under the sudden temperature drop. Violent ice attribute energy swept with the gale, leaving frost covering the energy bodies.
Ice-blue snowflakes fell from the black clouds, layer upon layer, covering the ground.
This disturbance was completed in an instant. Before the school team could react, they found the silver sand ground covered with a thick layer of solid ice, the limbs of the energy bodies trapped on the ground.
While beneath their feet, the silver sand suddenly erupted with high temperature, flames rising from the ground, dispelling the frost and coldness around the mechas.
"Energy fluctuations approaching!"
Xu Jingxiang's energy barrier flickered, suddenly dispersing when the frost fell, light splashing outward.
A fire dragon charged fiercely from the distance. Above the fire dragon, a black and gold mecha leaped, directly teleporting in mid-air.
Spatial energy!
Xu Jingxiang sensed a powerful spatial energy signal.
There was only one person in the Star Alliance who could use spatial energy to this extent!
His heart suddenly burst with intense anticipation!
"Zhou Chen, anchor me!"
Chen Sui's spatial energy rushed forward, immediately locking onto the military students' mechas around.
"Seal!"
Space contracted. While the military students were still stunned, they felt the energy around them completely disappear. Sounds and perceptions from the environment receded like the tide, and they stared blankly at the approaching figures.
After the black and gold mecha, several mechas with the same color scheme flashed by.
A steady female voice transmitted through the mecha, spreading around.
"Puluo, give them a shield."
"Understood!"
Chen Sui's figure instantly disappeared from her spot. Spatial waves rippled outward, and the mecha landed in the center of the energy body encirclement.
"Little Darling, charge energy," Zhou Chen's mouth curved, and he called out spiritedly.
The Black Arrow Hawk broke through the clouds, diving toward the ground, carrying layers of lightning behind it.
"Mist."
Xie Chunshi chanted softly. Frost flowers cracked, shattered ice crystals carrying surging energy. With Chen Sui as the center, the ice spread outward.
After Gu Qinxue's fire dragon charged through a path, it directly exploded, rushing toward the surrounding area to break through the energy body encirclement. Beneath Chen Sui, Little Flower jumped from the mecha to the ground. The moment it landed, the Wood-Born Flower giant tree climbed and grew, branches and vines extending.
The military students watched as the giant tree's vines wrapped around their mechas layer by layer, then dragged them along the path scorched by fire to retreat. Golden light fell on the invisible space, like a layer of gossamer covering it.
Outside the isolated space, energy storms could instantly crush mechas.
"Lightning——Ten Thousand Weight!"
Zhou Chen roared, locking onto Chen Sui's position, spatial energy spreading.
"Boom!!"
Lightning struck, hitting the ice surface. Spatial energy synchronized the lightning to various parts of the ice surface. The mermaid swam a circle in mid-air, its brilliant golden tail touching the air a few times. The solid ice instantly melted, water flowing across the ground.
"Zzzz——zap——"
Lightning exploded, creating sounds like firecrackers continuously bursting. The energy bodies were electrocuted and convulsed, black smoke rising in layers.
"Xuebai," Gu Qinxue said calmly. The long-eared rabbit jumped several times, and fire rushed into the energy bodies.
From the black smoke rising several meters high, the black and gold mecha flashed out with a streak of white light. The majestic figure traced a path in mid-air, the spear in hand swung several times, Red General trembling. Then she was seen thrusting the spear downward.
"Crack......"
The unmelted ice surface completely split!
"Damn, no way, it's been years, you Zhu Jing Fu people are getting better and better at showing off"
"Still got to be Chen Sui"
"Who understands, I feel like I'm back at that league competition scene from years ago"
"Spatial energy is still surging?"
Spatial energy surged toward the energy bodies' position.
Chen Sui's mecha flashed backward. The five from Zhu Jing Fu reunited, the black and gold mechas standing together.
The Black Arrow Hawk circling in mid-air and the swimming mermaid, one on the left and one on the right, landed on the shoulders of the mechas at the two extremes. Fire light surged from afar, the bright gold mushroom fixing its umbrella cap, first affectionately nudging the shrunk Wood-Born Flower, and then jumping onto the head of the single combat mecha.
The mecha in the center held a spear. When the wind and dust settled, she spun the spear once, the spear head touching the ground.
The moment the black clouds dispersed, sunlight penetrated through the cloud layer, illuminating the five mechas standing side by side in a circular spot, like a picture worth commemorating.
The analyst mecha in the center raised its hand, completely retracting the spatial energy. Countless energy crystals floated up, like stars twinkling in mid-air, in a riot of colors.
"This way we don't have to pick them up one by one," Chen Sui said proudly, nodding to her teammates beside her.
Gu Qinxue, seeing her manner, praised with some indulgence: "Little Sui has become smarter and smarter."
Zhou Chen quickly rushed out to collect the energy crystals wrapped in spatial energy: "Wow, a bountiful harvest."
The barrage of comments saw them enter like heroes, resolving the energy body tide efficiently, and thought this spatial energy had some great use, but unexpectedly it was just to collect energy crystals.
"I'm speechless, sis! Is spatial energy meant to be used like this?!"
"You Zhu Jing Fu people never disappoint me"
"I knew they understand show effects!"
"So cool, who understands, after so many years, these people's love for showing off and plucking feathers from geese hasn't changed at all"
"No, don't corrupt the newcomers, hey!"
While the barrage was discussing, Chen Sui had already extracted the military students from the space.
"Zone Eleven rescue completed. Please proceed to the nearby base station. After resolving the cause of the riot, the league competition will continue."
The black and gold mecha approached them. Facing their seniors, the several members of the Zhu Jing Fu school team looked left and right, their faces flushed with excitement.
Lin Que covered her ears, disturbed by Xu Jingxiang's screams on the team channel.
"Ahhh it's Chen Sui!!"
"Wuuu my idol, really so cool, wuuu why can't I follow the aggressive path, wuuu damn it"
"Can I say hello, Commander, can you let me shake hands later?"
Lin Que couldn't bear it anymore: "Go ahead, shake hands."
There's no saving this fanboy.
"H-hello, Colonel Chen," Xu Jingxiang squeezed his voice, the strange vocal tone giving all his teammates goosebumps, "I-I am the Zhu Jing Fu school team analyst, my name is Xu Jingxiang, I'm your super fan, I watch all your missions!"
Chen Sui nodded understandingly and was about to step forward to shake his hand when Xie Chunshi moved ahead of her, grabbing the other's hand.
"Hello, Sixth Military Zone main team, I am Commander Xie Chunshi," his voice didn't change much, but Chen Sui vaguely heard a hint of gritted teeth.
Xu Jingxiang felt the man's tremendous strength, but since Xie Chunshi was also a senior he respected, he felt somewhat flattered: "Hello, hello, Colonel Xie."
"Now that the crisis is resolved, let's hurry to the nearby base station," Xie Chunshi locked eyes with the school team Commander, "The cause of the riot hasn't been eliminated, energy body tides will continue to form in the energy field. It's not safe to stay outside."
"Understood," Lin Que heard the implicit order in his words and nodded seriously, "Thank you all for the rescue!"
Chen Sui nodded to her, waved goodbye to the Zhu Jing Fu school team, and then followed her teammates deeper into the energy field.
The military students were still savoring that scene.
The school team's aggressive attacker Bai Ying said with some admiration: "No wonder it was the most competitive session of the league. The seniors are really amazing."
"That was an energy body tide, and it was gone in the blink of an eye," Tong Liao felt deeply impressed, "So strong, worthy of the Border Army."
"We're really lucky that the main team was close by and came immediately."
Speaking of this, Xu Jingxiang looked at the Commander: "If the rescue hadn't come, what were you going to do, Commander Lin? Don't always think of these foolish things. Aren't you Commanders supposed to be smart?"
Lin Que was chased and reprimanded by him, covering her head and rushing forward: "I know, I know, so nagging."
Those who had even deeper feelings were the other teams following the league rescue.
Seeing the Zhu Jing Fu school team appear, several teams from other military zones were somewhat surprised.
"Weren't they on a mission? How did they respond to the call? If I had known, I would have gone too." Noya looked at the light screen image with longing.
Xue Yaoyao glanced at him: "Seems like their mission location was very close to Silver Ring Star, right? You? If you don't complete the monthly assessment again, you won't have a vacation this month. I'm not saying, but how is this assessment so difficult, you play with Zhou Chen, why can he pass it?"
Noya got angry when this was mentioned: "I don't know! This guy must have gotten tutoring from Gu Qinxue!"
"I don't care, if you haven't passed your assessment this month, I'll go play with them myself, not waiting for you."
After saying this, Xue Yaoyao looked at Xie Yi. The four held hands, leaving Noya alone hugging the Zone Eleven assessment content to study.
"No, I'll definitely pass this time!"
Noya shouted unwillingly.
It's been a long time since they've seen old friends. This time he must pass the assessment to get vacation time and then go to the appointment!