Chapter 600 - 182: Hope of Escaping Alive

The Big Demon impatiently said, "These bugs are endless, and the number of coward soldiers is too many.

Fortunately, all the mecha masters here are elites, so we barely held on, but it’s still not enough to go around.

The points are rising. After nearly three hours, they’ve barely cleared ninety percent of the insect men in the passage.

The remainder poses no threat to them.

Not only the Big Demon is impatient, but the audience is also bored. Driving mechas for half a day, don’t these people get tired?

Those who can become military mecha masters are all physical monsters, with patience and physique beyond ordinary people.

Strike while the iron is hot; the support ship commander orders them to continue advancing.

He asks the contestants if they are willing to go underground.

If they go underground, they must understand the predicament they will face: support will not be timely, they cannot withdraw midway, and the mission must be completed.

The underground environment is complex, and not all mechas are suitable for passage inside.

It’s easy to cause congestion just like those insect men earlier.

They can think during mecha refuel; they only have five minutes to decide.

Ji Heng was the first to join; he couldn’t possibly give up, and with the specialty of his superpower, it’s impossible for him to withdraw.

Not even five minutes.

All twenty contestants expressed their willingness to enter.

Only by entering can they have enough insect men to kill.

After completing the mission, they will also receive a large number of points, which is a key point for chasing points.

Their points are very close; Ji Heng feels a bit like a standout, but he is only about three hundred points ahead of the last place among them, and the Big Demon’s score is slightly behind his as well.

Elites are elite because they definitely have big enough guts.

The commander tells them, "If you encounter tunnels dug by insect men along the way, mark them, don’t easily enter for exploration."

Tunnels dug by insect men can easily lead you to encounter a "loving embrace" from the Insect Mother.

He hopes the contestants do not drag their teammates down, though, of course, the soldiers under him may not match these gifted young people.

Ji Heng is resting with his eyes closed, opens them, his beautiful eyes full of reserved ambition, "Are there any hard requirements on team formation?"

"No more than two contestants can form a team among themselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Big Demon, ’My Shorts Have Red’ (Wo Kucha You Hongse), Feng Huai, and several others from different schools extended olive branches to Ji Heng, inviting him to team up.

"Vegetable Farmers may not be the strongest, but their survival rate is certainly the highest. This is proving to be true now."

"Familiar with astronomy and geography, mathematics, chemistry, machinery, wilderness survival, space survival... I realize that the Vegetable Farmers learn a lot. How do they fit all that knowledge in their heads?"

"I can answer this. Ask Coach Su; Vegetable Farmers have specialized training techniques."

"Coach Su is busy now, something happened on Blue Star."

"What? What happened on Blue Star?"

"Not sure about the specifics, no live stream, Mr. Niu went to Blue Star, now he’s in refuge."

"What should we do? The Mechanical Planet hasn’t been conquered, and something happened at Blue Star. Even Admiral Bai having several clones wouldn’t be enough."

"Mr. Niu didn’t elaborate on the object of explanation; probably, he’s trying to create something to draw attention."

"Mr. Niu is not like that. He has a legitimate job and is a coach specializing in one-on-one wilderness survival training, catering to wealthy clients. No need to ruin his reputation."

"There’s no information online about Blue Star, it’s very worrying."

"I also wonder who Ji Heng will choose."

The topic circles back; going underground, there are only three hundred mechas, each on different floors executing their missions.

Ji Heng accepted the Big Demon’s invitation; since Su Xiaocai showed goodwill towards Big Demon, it implies that Big Demon can be trusted for now.

More importantly, there is minimal conflict of interest between them.

One is destined to enter the establishment, the other in a mercenary corps, with different development directions.

’My Shorts Have Red’ (Wo Kucha You Hongse) lamented, "Why didn’t you choose me? I’m also very capable."

"Afraid you’d suddenly go crazy." The Big Demon winked and honestly told him, "Besides, I’m better than you."

There’s no retort; in terms of combat experience, the Big Demon has the edge.

The two of them teamed up with another six lightweight military mechas, received the mission text for this operation.

Ji Heng’s team’s task is not difficult: enter the first underground level and bring out two customized Five Stars Mechas.

Although the two mechas are not finished products and cannot compare to Su Xiaocai’s Super Star Mecha, they are also the culmination of the professors’ work.

Originally placed in the "Insect Nest," at most left to deteriorate, not leaked.

The problem is a few civilians and insect men collaborate; the enemy is hidden, they are exposed.

It is unknown if the collaborators are foreign forces or spy organizations, but all must be guarded against. Bringing the mechas out and holding them in hand is better than falling into the hands of malevolent humans.