Cheng Konghai raised his head, his pale face filled with disbelief, because he had never seen his second brother smile in all the time they had spent together. He rarely spoke, and was as cold as an iceberg.

"See, you don't believe me. Look, this is a photo I took with Ophie and the others in Tianjing." Kevin took out a group photo. "Look, isn't Ophie getting more and more beautiful? Those long legs could kick several people to death. Robbie, you used to be able to beat three of him, but now this kid is amazing. Yan Peng, I don't know what he ate to grow so strong. Depuya, has changed quite a bit, right? The only thing that hasn't changed is that foul mouth. Second brother, has he changed a lot?"

Looking at the photo, Cheng Konghai's emotions were a little agitated, and his eyes were a little red.

"He's very similar. He's much gentler. Second brother doesn't need me."

"He does. Let me tell you, second brother is someone who does great things. Back then, we only had strength but no scheming. We were too naive, which is why we ended up like this. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. Although I don't know the specifics, I know that over the past few years, second brother must have a huge plan, an unimaginable plan. A person like him is destined for the stars and the sea. Success means conquering the galaxy, failure means a magnificent end. Ant, come on, second brother has always trusted you the most, your strength is indispensable." Cheng Konghai gritted his teeth, struggling fiercely in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't want to.

Kevin knew that the time was right. "I'm not going to lie to you. This treatment has a 90% chance of making you a normal person, but a 50% chance of restoring you. For us, 50% is already a luxury. For monsters like us, only by following second brother can we live like human beings. I'll stay with you during this time, treating you while I talk to you."

In Cheng Konghai's ashen pupils, the desire for life finally ignited. He wasn't afraid of death, but he didn't want to be so worthless. "Compared to second brother, we're the normal ones, aren't we?"

Kevin laughed and put his arm around him. "Exactly. Let's go. That one-eyed wolf wants to challenge second brother again recently. We can watch the fun. Relax, the show has just begun. Oh, right, that guy Silly Anne didn't die either. He's been doing pretty well recently. If he didn't die, of course we have to live even better."

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On the other side, in Tianjing City, Li Hao had to stop his little electric scooter. He had been sneezing all day. Damn it, who was talking about him? His Sky讯 rang. It was his kind and amiable boss.

Li Hao smiled. "Yes, Boss. Okay, Boss. I'll be right back. No need to call anyone else. I can handle it all by myself. Mission accomplished 567... Raise my salary??? Boss, you're making me a little nervous."

"No, no, Little Li, you're making me even more nervous. I know you've always been diligent. We're a legitimate business. You get what you work for. If you do a good job, you get more money. You're a top student from Tianjing University, after all. You need to have a long-term vision, to embrace the stars and the sea... This store... I'm going to leave it to my daughter."

"Okay, Boss, I will always serve the boss well," Li Hao said.

The boss hung up the Sky讯, satisfied, but then suddenly felt empty, as if something wasn't right.

Li Hao started his little electric scooter. The scooter coughed and sputtered, reluctant to move. Li Hao kicked it a few times, and with a roar, it worked again. He was very happy.

The stars and the sea weren't all that great. This was better: freedom, simplicity, close to home. Life, he wondered if Er Ya's teeth had come in yet. He had to bring some ice cream back this week.

Friday afternoon, in the Tianjing Mech Martial special forces training room, Wu Zang and the others had completed their basic warm-up training. Everyone would rest tonight and watch the annual battle between Mu Ou and Lone Wolf.

In the battle room, Zhou Nanyi and Wu Zang were sparring. Wu Zang had been practicing Black Night Saber recently to participate in the mid-season competition and S赛 (S Sai, S Tournament). Core strength had to have a super mech reserve. Wu Zang was also selecting from many mechs, and finally chose to follow Li Hao, choosing the Black Night Fighter. This mech had a very low fault tolerance rate, but a very high upper limit. The important thing was that it had the soul of ancient martial arts inside.

After Zhou Nanyi awakened the Golden Zone, she had been in a very wonderful state. Every day's training brought different insights. Her super mech chose Yaoying Athena. In fact, she had also tried many other options, but the fact proved that female mech pilots made similar choices when they reached the top level. Ophie and Tita chose Yaoying, which was obviously a well-considered decision after many attempts.

The Black Night Fighter and the Yaoying Athena fought fiercely. The two had been fighting for more than half an hour, and almost simultaneously entered the red-eye state. The mech operation instantly improved by one level. Ma Long and the others watching outside were envious. Ma Long had been surging for a while after awakening the Golden Zone, after all, he wouldn't have dared to think about it before. But after sparring with Wu Zang and Zhou Nanyi, he felt the gap again. Although Wu Zang and Zhou Nanyi's red-eye abilities were still being explored, it was still easy to abuse him. The key was that his ability was too useless. Was he just too talented for his own good?

What ability couldn't he have, but he had to get illumination?

If he traveled back to ancient times, he could be a charlatan, but now... even as a light bulb, he was嫌弃 (xianqi, disliked) for not being bright enough...

Compared to Ma Long, Zuo Xiaotang and Huo Ying were under even more pressure. When there was only Li Hao around, they didn't feel it, everyone was about the same, but as others continued to awaken and break through, they felt a cliff-like gap in training. Awakening not only meant mastering a killer copper (杀手铜, shashou tong, killer move), but also changed the details of daily life. Their appetite was much larger, the intensity of training increased a lot, and their bodies were constantly becoming stronger. Even Zhou Nanyi, who wasn't known for her strength, could contend with Huo Ying in terms of power.

It was only because Huo Ying was optimistic and had a big heart that he could still be happy, otherwise he would have been crushed.

Zuo Xiaotang was open-minded and didn't have too many ambitions. The Golden Zone also had a relatively small impact on snipers. During the exchange between the four major battle teams, Zuo Xiaotang had already shown excellent talent, and could be said to be born to be a sniper. Of course, if he could break through, he would have unexpected improvements.

Overall, the Tianjing Mech Martial battle team had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to when it was first formed. People were actually very strange. When their strength was average, they often felt that they were omnipotent, but as their strength became stronger and their vision became wider, they would find more shortcomings. The exchange competition between the four major battle teams did cause a qualitative change in Tianjing, and even the team members themselves were unaware of it.

Li Hao didn't know when he appeared, with a piece of pizza in his mouth, a takeaway guy's perk, the boss was generous.

"Zuo Xiaotang, go back with me tomorrow. These little rascals have grown up, I can't handle them alone."

"Okay, have Er Ya's teeth come in yet?"

"Not yet, hehe, it's so much fun, we all laugh at her together."

"You'll get beaten up. These little guys are very strong now."

"It's okay, you have more meat, it reduces damage."

"Okay, but I'm not dressing up as a panda anymore."

"Sure, a bear is fine too."

Zuo Xiaotang's fat face twitched. "Still a panda, they're all bears." He was beaten up so badly when he dressed up as a bear.

Wu Zang and Zhou Nanyi's sparring also entered the final stage. Their red-eye time was limited. It wasn't about winning or losing, but about experiencing the control of power at just the right moment, especially when applied to mech operation.

There was also a process and familiarity in this.

"Brother Hao, with our current strength, we can fight in the mid-season competition, right?" Ma Long was still very confident. Although it was difficult in the S Tournament, the mid-season competition was definitely a complete transformation.

"Still a little short, try harder. There's one more training session behind, and it'll be about right after that." Li Hao nodded.

Wu Zang and Zhou Nanyi finished sparring. Unlike the fatigue of the past, they were relatively relaxed now. Their bodies were constantly growing and keeping up with the strength of their spirits. In fact, Wu Zang and Zhou Nanyi strongly felt the help of Li Hao's training methods from the previous period, especially Zhou Nanyi. Her foundation was not very solid, but she did not experience too many twists and turns after awakening, which largely stemmed from this.

Seeing Li Hao with a pizza in his mouth, Zhou Nanyi couldn't help but want to tease him, "Eating alone again?"

Li Hao hesitated for a second and tore half of it off to give to Zhou Nanyi, "Sucking up to sister number one."

Zhou Nanyi smiled slightly and didn't stand on ceremony. She poured a glass of water and ate it, taking it from Li Hao's hand, and it was especially fragrant.

The exchange competition added a sense of precipitation to everyone, and they also learned to hide their stress.

"Since everyone's here, Brother Hao, you just said that we're still missing a training session, let's get it going as soon as possible. I feel like I'm touching a bottleneck now." Ma Long said with a smile. He felt that the daily gravity room stress resistance training was making little progress.

Tan Ziyuan, who was recording data, also came out. Recently, Tan Ziyuan's dress had become simpler and simpler, but it revealed a capable and unspeakable refreshingness and confidence. She was also becoming more and more important to this team, and everyone would even talk to Tan Ziyuan about their problems and emotional stress. She blinked her eyes. "Isn't this the captain? Rare, huh? With your presence, we all thought you went to the wrong place."

Li Hao was a little embarrassed. "Ziyuan, don't be like this. Actually, I'm secretly working hard in places you can't see."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Actually, they had been tangled with this problem for a while, but later they found that Li Hao was not a normal person at all and couldn't be judged according to normal logic. Perhaps delivering takeout and sleeping were also ways to become a master. With such an unreliable captain, the team members were more reliable than the other.

"Actually, people will have great improvements in a state of extreme limit. I'm not talking about physical limit, but mental limit. There will be training in this area starting next week. The content is temporarily confidential. The principal will arrange it. Just be prepared."

"Prepare, prepare what?" Ma Long shrugged. "We're pretty strong now."

"Diapers?" Li Hao smiled. "Anyway, there's a surprise. Ah, it's dinnertime, let's eat."

"I think you only came here to eat." Zhou Nanyi looked at Li Hao, who was a little anxious, and smiled. Anyway, looking at Li Hao always made her feel better. This person was completely unaware of what troubles were.

"Class monitor, don't be like this. I know everyone must miss me, after all, you need me, I understand."

Li Hao looked at everyone affectionately.

"Not at all!" Huo Ying shook his head first.

"You're thinking too much!" Zhou Nanyi echoed.

"You're not a beauty, who would miss you." Ma Long rolled his eyes. "Oh, eating? I'll send a message to my Manman to see if she's out of class, you guys wait."

Everyone cast a collective look of contempt. This guy and Sheng Man's lovey-dovey relationship was really speechless. Ma Long used to be a slacker, relying on his face and style to have a little fame in school, but now he and Sheng Man really had a bit of a celebrity couple vibe.

"Honey, let's eat."

"Honey, wait for me, I want you to feed me..."

Some people were relieved, some were loved, and some were like dogs on the side of the road, kicked again and again...