A little earlier than expected, about ten minutes later, heavy footsteps could be heard from afar, the sound of mechs landing.
A dark mech appeared first, and the captain, who was piloting it, immediately spotted the burning campfire on the ground.
The captain walked around a tree and emerged, revealing the full view of the camp.
There was truly no one.
However, this was within expectations. Their movements were so obvious; anyone positioned here wouldn't be foolish enough to wait for them to arrive.
But the current situation was also completely different from what they had imagined. They hadn't stayed to prepare for a fight, nor had they found another way to avoid them. Their belongings were still in place, but the people were gone.
The mech pilot stepped out directly, manipulating the mech to examine the tents on the ground. Not only the tents, but the bags were also still in place. It was as if those people had vanished into thin air, taking nothing with them.
The team captain had considered the possibility of an ambush nearby, but his teammate's voice crackled through the comms. Not only this clearing but the entire area around the camp was covered by his teammates, yet not a single one had discovered where the small team that was originally here had gone.
Suddenly, a scream erupted from the comms. The captain's brow furrowed, and he shouted sternly, "What's going on? Wasn't there no one?"
But the person who had just screamed seemed to have their throat suddenly choked, offering no reply no matter how much they were questioned.
In the empty camp, the captain, even while seated in the mech, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and cautiously retreated.
But the scream from before seemed to have sounded a signal, and more and more screams began to echo. His teammates, one after another, for reasons unknown, fell silent after a single scream.
To scout the situation here, apart from him piloting a mech and boldly approaching their camp, the rest had gone out in pairs to the nearby woods.
Even if one of them encountered an enemy, they should have transmitted some information.
Moreover, even if they were hit by laser guns or other weapons, fluorescent particles would be emitted, but there was nothing now.
The captain swallowed hard, forcing himself to calm down, and repeatedly called out to his teammates over the comms, but no one who had called them before responded.
The grass to the side rustled. The captain raised the mech's weapon and saw his two teammates tumble out of the grass.
The two of them rolled on the ground with dejected faces, and the people behind them appeared.
A young man held a rope in his hand, to which a string of his teammates was tied.
Reva, holding the rope, clicked his tongue. "I thought you guys were so capable for daring to come over first."
Sweat beaded on the captain's forehead. He hadn't heard any sound, so how were his teammates all captured?
A'ming and A'liang stood guard on either side of the long line of enemies, holding laser guns and glaring menacingly. As long as they dared to resist, they would be eliminated immediately.
Luo Qi followed at the rear, with the plump spider, Xiong Ju, squatting proudly on the shoulder of the last enemy. The person was almost scared to urinate by the spider, their face pale and ashen.
All their weapons had been confiscated. The captain pursed his lips, hardened his heart, and abruptly raised the mech's arm holding the weapon.
Although mechs were strictly prohibited from participating in combat, he couldn't care about that anymore. As long as the enemies opposite could be eliminated, no one would pursue the matter.
He gritted his teeth and pressed the weapon button, but there was silence. Nothing happened.
The captain pressed it a few more times in disbelief. As expected, the mech seemed to have malfunctioned.
Trying to press other buttons, he discovered that the mech seemed to have malfunctioned and stood frozen in place, unable to even drive away from here.
Mo Xuan walked out from behind the mech, flicking the small wrench in his hand and smiling slightly, which, in the captain's eyes, seemed like the smile of a devil.
"Haha, I'm only average at mech piloting class, but I'm quite good at mech repair class."
While the captain was still stunned by the capture of all his teammates, Mo Xuan had quickly circled behind the mech and directly cut off the energy supply that powered the mech's movement.
It was also because the captain wasn't very proficient in piloting the mech, and he was too shocked and distracted at the time, which allowed Mo Xuan to succeed so easily.
The captain sighed. He had already lost.
Opening the cockpit door of the mech, he stepped out. The captain looked at the people surrounding him and asked helplessly:
"Where exactly were you hiding? My teammates searched the entire vicinity."
Luo Qi stroked the plump spider squatting on the captive's shoulder. "None of us made a move, so naturally, you couldn't find us."
The captive was almost crying, their legs trembling. "Don't let it bite me for real."
He and his teammates had been scouting around. Just as they rounded a tree, a spider dropped in front of them. The spider had conspicuous markings on its back, clearly indicating it was venomous.
As soon as he cried out, the spider pounced, scaring him so much that he didn't even dare to make another sound.
Behind him, someone held a dagger to his neck, and within seconds, he was tied up.
He guessed that his teammates had probably experienced the same. Even if they hadn't encountered a spider, being suddenly attacked from above by an enemy with a dagger to their back would be too much for most people to handle.
Reva smiled faintly, his achievements hidden. People of the Giant Race were very good at climbing trees.
With attacks from both sides, no one could react in time, so a one-sided defeat was normal.
Luo Qi walked up to the captain with a smile. If not for his finger tightly gripping the trigger, the captain would have thought he was a good person.
"Why did you come looking for us so directly at the beginning?"
The captain's eyes darted. Before he could deflect, the very intimidating-looking spider landed on his neck.
He felt so stifled. Why could this person control spiders? How could they even fight?
But he didn't dare to resist to the death. The laser guns had specially made bullets, and being hit by them didn't do much, but this spider was real. Who knew if it would actually bite him?
He sighed and could only open his mouth. "I'm actually a bit confused myself. As soon as we entered the map, someone sent a message to my terminal.
Logically, apart from receiving information from the school, the terminal's functions should have been blocked.
That person directly sent your location, and we were very surprised at the time."
As he said this, his face suddenly showed a blank expression. "We originally didn't plan to come. The risk was too high, but I showed the information to my teammates, and everyone suddenly decided to come and see."