Chapter 1 开普勒撤退任务

The two streamers chatted, and the audience below became feverish following their topic. The official had already presented the fans with a choice: success or failure.

Zhuang Zhou didn't actually know if he could pass, but he regretted his lack of firm belief last time. Since he had chosen, he would go all the way. He started as a streamer because of the Puppet, and if the Puppet ended, he would end with it. This was karma.

Li Hao really didn't want to do this, not because of the difficulty, but because it was boring. He really didn't want to recall that broken place; it was disgusting. But since he couldn't cancel, he might as well start.

Entering the Kepler Evacuation Mission, please select a mobile suit. The system recommends using a light mech. Conventional weapons are prohibited for this mission.

Li Hao casually chose a Kairyu.

Instantly, Huo Nan and Zhuang Zhou's streams exploded with excitement. The popularity of their shared streams skyrocketed, reaching over 2.5 million.

Ten percent believed he could pass, while ninety percent believed he couldn't.

After the Kairyu was selected, the ten percent rapidly decreased, becoming merely theoretical supporters.

Seeing this choice, Katie and the others were speechless. Combat was one thing, but choosing the Kairyu for this?

Did he even know how to spell death?

Using the Silver Fox fighter was the most suitable; this had been tested by the NUP. It was difficult to avoid the ambushes later, but using the Kairyu was too outrageous.

"Does this guy only know the Kai series? Is he an old fossil?"

"He's underestimating the consumption of this charge. With his strength, he could try with the Silver Fox, but the Kairyu has basically no chance."

No one believed there was even a sliver of possibility, especially those who had tried this challenge.

This punch directly inserted into the Razor Zerg's mouth. Immediately following, both hands exerted force, directly tearing the mouth open. Landing, the Kairyu kicked at the joint of the claw, directly breaking it. At this time, three Razor Zergs had already surrounded it. The Kairyu fighter picked up the claw and directly used it as a weapon.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

The mech passed through the three giant insects. With a crash…

Dark green liquid splattered. The three giant insects fell to the ground. The other eight completely surrounded it from all directions. The Kairyu fighter didn't wait for the encirclement to form. It kicked out a giant insect's corpse, attracting attention, dodging the attack. The claw in its hand directly pierced the giant insect's head.

In combat with giant insects, directly targeting the head to destroy the body's central nervous system was the most effective. Moreover, once a giant insect died, its body would harden into a silicon-based material. The Kairyu fighter now had an extremely sharp curved claw in its hand.

Three giant insect corpses were used to violently clear the blocking positions. One even triggered a frenzied state and was gnawing on a corpse. Seizing the fleeting opportunity, the Kairyu fighter directly charged into it, reaping with the sharp curved claw. Finally, the last four Razor Zergs pounced together. The Kairyu fighter didn't dodge. It met them with curved claws in both hands. The violent collision sounded like metal clashing. The Kairyu fighter rushed forward, slamming the closest one away with its entire mech, simultaneously withdrawing its curved claw and using the force to rebound. Mid-air, Swallow Flight Return!

Cutting open one giant insect, but another had already attacked. The mid-air Kairyu fighter collided and tumbled again.

Whoosh…

Another giant insect's head was cut open.

—Heaven and Earth Revolving Flying Return, Paired Swallows Flight!

Using the move, the fighter fell, and both curved claws in its hands were simultaneously released.

Whoosh, whoosh…

Two giant insects preparing to finish it off screamed and fell to the ground, each with a curved claw inserted in its head.

The live stream was completely silent, only the number of viewers was increasing rapidly, already at 3.5 million.

And the elites of the military academies were even more dumbfounded. Wasn't this an escape test?

It was possible to counterattack?

It was possible to counterattack like this?

Flying Swallow Return was used like this?

The Kairyu fighter in the test seemed to feel nothing. The mech stood up, looked around, pulled out the two curved claws, glanced at the indicated direction, and began to move forward.

At this moment, the barrage in the various live stream rooms completely exploded.

"My titanium alloy dog eyes are blinded, please chop me up to cheer on the Puppet God!"

"Martian sons, did you see that? This is a USE warrior!"

"This is completely subverting my understanding, is there anyone else who dares to fight like this???"

"This guy is too reckless, too exaggerated. He even pulled off an S-class Flying Swallow Return. How much stamina does that take?"

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"Tsk, he has some skill, but he's being unwise. This test is extremely difficult, especially later on. How will he manage later if he expends so much stamina at the start?" Huo Nan said indifferently.

"That's not right. The failure of this test largely stems from the Razor Zerg pursuit later on. Even the speed of a light mech makes it almost impossible to completely shake them off in Kepler, and eventually they will be surrounded by these Razor Zergs. I think the Puppet God's method is the right approach, but most people simply can't face twelve giant Razor Zergs," Zhuang Zhou directly retorted. He had already expressed his politeness and courtesy. Let's get down to business, who cares!

The Puppet God's supporters cheered wildly. Little Zhuang Zhou was a bit of a coward earlier. What was there to be afraid of? Take him on.

The Kairyu fighter moved at high speed through the Kepler jungle. In just a short time, the second wave of attacks began. A large number of Razor Zergs began to surround it from both sides. In actual combat, giant insects had a special way of communicating, similar to our wireless radio. These were all reinforcing giant insects.

The Kairyu fighter couldn't get caught up in this endless entanglement. It continued to move forward at a constant speed. Suddenly, the Kairyu fighter made an emergency side shift.

Whoosh…

A sharp gray spike suddenly emerged from the ground.

It had entered the lurker's territory. These were the most disgusting giant insects encountered in Kepler. They possessed the ability to burrow and mimic, and their backs could eject sharp spikes that could directly penetrate mechs. Moreover, their speed was astonishing.

Having just made a dodging maneuver, the Kairyu fighter's engine roared mid-air, performing a 360-degree aerial drift. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Another spike emerged from the ground. At the same time, two more spikes shot out from the trees!

Two of the lurkers were hanging on giant plants, mimicking and completely blending in with the environment. This combined attack could be called a guaranteed kill, but the Kairyu fighter dodged it. The most dangerous attack actually grazed the Kairyu fighter, leaving a deep scratch.

The landed Kairyu fighter didn't turn its head or stop at all. It shot up explosively, the mech striding forward.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Spikes shot from the ground and both sides. The Kairyu moved horizontally left and right, maintaining its forward momentum, constantly waving the curved claws in its hand to block the unavoidable spikes. Even so, its speed didn't decrease much.

Splat~~~~

A patch of gray-black liquid fell from the sky. The Kairyu fighter made a forward low-altitude pounce, the engine roaring, assisting with a short burst. Its body suddenly rolled, and with another burst of force, it performed another forward somersault.

The ground was scorched black, emitting black smoke. An area of more than ten meters was completely covered in highly corrosive liquid, but the Kairyu fighter had already used animal-like smooth rolls and leapfrogging to rush out, completely escaping the corrosive giant insect's range.

But it wasn't easy. The ground began to shake violently, the temperature rose sharply, and everything around was enveloped in flames. The temperature inside the mech was also rising. Although there was protection, it would definitely cause the pilot to lose focus. Over time, they would directly faint.

This was the territory of the Flame Bomb Bugs, and they had to pass through as quickly as possible.

But at this stage, it was already the limit. All the testers had fallen here. There were definitely capable people, but the previous consumption had been enormous, and they didn't have suitable weapons. Having run to this point, their stamina was already close to the limit. Any mistake in movement would mean death.

The Kairyu fighter advanced against the scorching flames, and in the red light, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

More than ten black shadows scattered like celestial flowers. These were the parasitic bomb bugs on the Flame Bomb giant insect, and their power was very great.

The Kairyu fighter suddenly retreated, suddenly taking seven or eight meters back and lying down.

Rumble rumble…

A violent explosion, flames shot out, but the Kairyu fighter didn't wait for the explosion to subside and had already rushed up. This was a retreat to advance.

After the first wave of concentrated bomb bugs flew out, the second wave would be much smaller, and there would also be a gap. This was the key to breaking out of the encirclement.

But five seconds after starting, seven or eight black dots were chasing the Kairyu fighter again in mid-air. The Kairyu made a sudden advance, moving horizontally five or six meters, temporarily deviating from the movement route, but two bomb bugs still followed.

Everyone knew that you couldn't touch these things. As soon as you touched them, they would explode. And in this training, once you were injured by a bomb bug, it meant the end.

But now the Kairyu fighter's movements had completely aged, and there was no room to move. Some people had already closed their eyes.

The popularity of the Zhuang Zhou and Huo Nan interactive live stream had reached 4.5 million at some point.

Huo Nan's mouth twitched. He really thought this was a pervert, and his brain wasn't normal either. It was indeed amazing to get here, but he had chosen the wrong opponent!

The Kairyu fighter seemed to have given up dodging, but the curved claws in its hand suddenly met them.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

The three bomb bugs that touched the curved claws didn't explode, but were carried by the curved claws and flew out in other directions.

Rumble rumble rumble…

An explosion occurred after the collision, but the Kairyu fighter continued forward towards the target direction without looking back.

??????????

Question marks dominated the barrage world. Why didn't they explode?

Zhuang Zhou also had some doubts.

Huo Nan was silent for a while. "The mechanism for bomb bugs to explode is collision and carbon-based substances, metal. Silicon-based materials aren't likely to explode immediately, and judging from the movements, he should have used some kind of gentle force, not a hard collision."

"Right, I remember now, it was in biology class!" Zhuang Zhou also clapped his hands. In fact, experts had already given the answer on the barrage. There were still many experts in the community.

But everyone understood a truth: these things were often easy to understand in theory, but impossible to do in practice.

The Kairyu fighter was about to rush out of the giant jungle. Victory was at hand. A large crack appeared in front of it. There was no doubt that it had to rush over. This wasn't a problem for some high-performance light mechs. Some of the top mechs from the four major federations had a certain amount of air suspension ability.

However, that didn't include the Kairyu.

But stopping to think of a solution was impossible. The jungle behind it was already densely packed with pursuers.

With almost no hesitation, the Kairyu fighter accelerated. It was going to rush over in one breath.

Everyone's hearts were clenched, holding their breaths, because the human base could already be seen on the other side.

Passing through meant the first victory in this training, glory.

There was a bonus for the first completion, and the name of the first conqueror would be left in this training. This was a great honor, a medal that every EMP participant wanted to obtain!!!

Not passing meant nothing.

Approaching victory? So what.

Could it be completed???

Buzz~~~~

In mid-air, a huge ball of light was falling... Crap!

It was the High-Energy Bug's high-energy bomb. This was a terrifying large-scale attack that could destroy interstellar battleships, meaning that there was no room for stopping or considering.

The Kairyu fighter had already taken off and pounced over, but at this moment, two things similar to Razor Zergs appeared in mid-air, one on the left and one on the right...

The problem was that these two things actually had wings???

New type of giant insect???

The mid-air Kairyu fighter didn't even look and threw out the two curved claws in its hand.

Whoosh~~ One giant insect was directly hit in the head and fell in response, while the other giant insect was obviously more cunning. It suddenly stopped its wings and dodged the attack, but this attack also affected the Kairyu fighter's maneuverability. It could have passed safely, but now it was falling into the abyss.

Bang…

The mech's hands suddenly hooked onto the cliff wall, preventing the downward trend. There was still a glimmer of hope. It could climb up!!!

But there was still a flying giant insect. This guy had already pounced on its prey.

Victory was at hand, but what it brought was even greater despair. Knowing this, it would have been better not to give hope. The Puppet's supporters didn't know how to describe their feelings.

It was over... even God was useless.

Whoosh…

The bared-fangs and brandished-claws flying giant insect suddenly stopped, and a stylet popped out of its mouth… it didn't seem to be its own.

A curved claw was inserted into the back of its head.

The curved claw that had just been dodged was actually a returning one…

A narrow escape!

Everyone who saw this scene felt a surge of crazy joy in their chest. Finally, it was going to pass. Which Bt came up with this test?

This ups and downs were too exciting!

The Kairyu fighter steadily climbed up, and all the Puppet's supporters raised their arms to cheer... Whoosh…

A spike directly hit a probe.

In an instant, everyone petrified. What the hell, there was still a lurker here?

Give us a break!!!

(Boss, do you need a bed warmer ^_^)