Chapter 163

Middleton resisted the urge to twist the head off the person behind him, glanced at the bolded title of the live stream, and forced a smile to his lips. As the representative of the First Military Academy, he had to publicly uphold the First Military Academy's image.

"Is that even a question? Of course, we must continue targeting the Kerr Armored Scorpion, preventing it from further approaching residential areas, and protecting the safety of the local inhabitants of Erato Planet at all costs."

Even if he wanted to do something, he had to hold back for the time being, all in front of the live broadcast camera.

Upon hearing Middleton's high-sounding words, He Muzhi, who knew Middleton's true intentions, felt embarrassed for him. He couldn't help but shrink back a little, his brows furrowed, and his expression was full of discomfort, as if to say, "I'll listen to your nonsense."

As the 'anchor', He Muzhi's every move was not only clearly displayed to the students of the First Military Academy he was facing, but also to the Viewers.

Not knowing the full story, the already speculative livestream room was immediately engulfed in a frenzy of guessing.

[I understand, it's a lie]

[I think you guys just have a problem with the First Military Academy; no matter what they do, you're never satisfied.]

[Since people have already said this, I'll just admit it frankly: anyone with even a little inside knowledge wouldn't like 60% of the students at the First Military Academy.]

'Middleton has essentially acknowledged the nature of the matter.'

Hearing Middleton's words coming from the live stream, Aiseboer, who had been secretly watching the screen, finally felt a little calmer.

Middleton forced himself to ignore He Muzhi's bullying behavior and Qin Su's utter disregard for the First Military Academy. After finishing his polite words, he turned around, seized control of the Warship, and steered it toward the Spaceship Warship.

In the brief moment of turning around, I saw the group of students from Class 6 whom I barely recognized. I whispered to the person beside me, "Why are they still here? Didn't you see where Fourth Military Academy Class 6 is? Let them go to where they belong."

If he can't openly target the people in Fourth Military Academy Class 6, can't he secretly target the people in First Military Academy Class 6?

This was originally their task of Purge. The people of Fourth Military Academy Class 6 were fighting on the front line. They had no reason to hide in the rear. Even with live broadcast cameras, there was nothing wrong with his decision.

The person behind him, upon hearing Middleton's words, immediately understood. "I understand."

After speaking, the speaker walked over to the students of Class 6) whose faces were not very good. Following Middleton's suggestion, he arranged the students who could not have too much of a strained relationship with the other family to be on the same Warship, while all the others were sent to the front line.

Being in the same class as Onion, everyone in the class naturally knew their own 'class' within the class.

By being assigned to the same Spaceship as someone, one can guess whether they will survive or be abandoned.

Most of those who realized they were on the same Spaceship as Middleton were going to their deaths. Caught between life and pride, they disregarded saving face and frequently glanced at their respective relatives, butlers, and servants who had come with Middleton...

No one answered them.

In their desperation, they were given a bunch of weapons on the Warship. To prevent them from taking control of the Warship and escaping, the people in charge of the Warship were not their students, but soldiers who had come with Middleton.

Having no other choice, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and travel with the Warship to a dangerous area they had never had to go to before...

Before stopping, Qin Su announced the movement route he had chosen for Kerr Armored Scorpion to the Optical Brain of every student except He Muzhi.

He Muzhi was live streaming, and anything that appeared on his Optical Brain would be seen by the Viewers in the live stream, and naturally, it would also be seen by the people from the First Military Academy.

He didn't believe Middleton would actually back down after being humiliated.

Although...

Even after Middleton saw through it, he would still oppose him, but... he could delay as long as possible.

By the time Middleton realized something was wrong, he... Qin Su brought the Warship to a stop and glanced at Raymond's position.

In the entire (Class 6, no one could talk as much as Raymond, and he wasn't afraid of being openly sacked by Middleton.

"Proceed according to plan." The moment the call stopped, Qin Su's voice reached the ears of Class 6 via Full-Band Communication.

"Yes!"

"Receive!"

The route map received by the students of Fourth Military Academy Class 6 marked the combat positions of each group. They checked the map and responded as they went, and then headed toward their assigned areas one after another.

Middleton watched as Qin Su stopped, clearly some distance from the Kerr Armored Scorpion, and then stopped his own Warship, looking at Qin Su through the Kerr Armored Scorpion.

Putting aside the matter of Onion, he was eager to know how Qin Su would deal with the Kerr Armored Scorpion, which they were currently unable to kill with their weapons.

Based on the previous rumors about Qin Su, he believed that it would be easy for Qin Su to obtain a weapon of instantaneous destruction used in interplanetary wars, not specifically targeting the Zerg. Only such a weapon could wipe out all life on the target site in an instant upon deployment.

Qin Su would not do anything that would damage his image in front of the live stream. Anyone who does such a thing will not be eligible to be voted for, no matter how great their achievements are in the future.

Middleton saw Qin Su stop for a short while, his mouth moved, and the well-trained students of the Fourth Military Academy Class 6 dispersed around the Kerr Armored Scorpion.

'According to what plan?'

Although Middleton learned what Qin Su was saying through Qin Su's lip movements, he was unable to see any of the Optical Brain of Qin Su and Fourth Military Academy Class 6, so he was unaware of the specific details of the plan.

'But it's okay.'

Middleton raised his hand to cover his lips, and in a voice too loud for He Muzhi to hear, issued the order over his own Communication Channel: "Whatever the people in the Fourth Military Academy Class 6 do, do it the opposite way."

"Remember, be discreet."

Soon they arrived at the place designated by Qin Su. The students of Fourth Military Academy Class 6 did not waste any time. They immediately followed Qin Su's plan and retrieved the most ordinary ammunition from the Warship. This ammunition was only useful for sniping soft-shelled insects and had no effect on insects like the Kerr Armored Scorpion. They then joined the battle of the soldiers of the First Military Academy.

After observing for a dozen seconds, the soldiers of the First Military Academy immediately increased their firepower in the opposite direction from the Fourth Military Academy Class 6, and drove the Kerr Armored Scorpion in the opposite direction that the Fourth Military Academy Class 6 wanted to lure, as Middleton had requested.

The students of the First Military Academy were excluded from the combat Communication Channel by Middleton; they had no idea what the soldiers of the First Military Academy were doing and habitually blindly followed orders.

Fourth Military Academy Class 6): "..."

As expected of the Class Monitor, he's incredibly insightful.

The people from the First Military Academy were indeed going to oppose them.

With Qin Su's advance warning, the students of Fourth Military Academy Class 6 resisted the urge to look at each other and put on their best acting skills, each of them becoming a drama queen and putting on a great show.

"Hmm? What is the First Military Academy doing? I'm not sure, let me check again."

"Damn! No, what do they mean?"

"Did they do this on purpose? I just pulled that thing towards us, how did they lead it back?"

"Heh, confirmed. If his father's bunch of bastards didn't do it on purpose, I'll drop out of school!"

"Calm down, calm down. Maybe it's a misunderstanding."

"Ahhh, I'm going crazy! How could anyone betray us over something like this?"

"Damn it, I really want to kill them!"

"I have an irreconcilable hatred for those despicable people at the First Military Academy!"

The Full-Band Communication of the Fourth Military Academy Class 6 was filled with angry roars full of acting skills.

In the frantic counterattack, even though it only scored one point, it had the effect of ten points.

Qin Su: "..."

This was the first time he had realized that all his classmates were movie stars.

Refusing to hold his classmates back, Qin Su cooperated with their acting, his brows furrowing in restraint. On the surface, he looked at Middleton, but in reality, he secretly hacked into the First Military Academy's Spaceship, preparing to use it as an obstacle when his classmates were too busy to pay attention to him.

Afterwards, it can also be conveniently used as a 'tool' for digging holes and burying, making it extremely cost-effective.

The language deduced from the lip movements of the students in Fourth Military Academy Class 6, the displeased look Qin Su cast at him... all of these proved that he had done the right thing.

Middleton used the coughing motion to conceal the mocking smile playing on his lips.

Similarly, if he couldn't kill Qin Su, couldn't he use the Kerr Armored Scorpion to kill the Erato residents?

Judging from the location where Qin Su ordered the Fourth Military Academy Class 6 to drive away and lure the Kerr Armored Scorpion, it was indeed surrounded by icebergs on all sides. According to the terrain, the middle area should be a concave area.

Presumably, Qin Su intended to lure the Kerr Armored Scorpion to the depression, then bombard the surrounding icebergs towards the central depression, hoping to bury the Kerr Armored Scorpion with the collapsing icebergs.

This is indeed a way to force the Kerr Armored Scorpion to calm down without using extreme weapons.

Pity...

With him around, Qin Su shouldn't even think about it.

Qin Su did not want Kerr Armored Scorpion to go to the direction that the First Military Academy soldiers were forcibly driving away on his orders. Although there were also surrounding icebergs, it was not as advantageous as the terrain on the side that Qin Su had chosen.

So he insisted that Kerr Armored Scorpion go there.

Since it is a 'fierce competition against the Kerr Armored Scorpion,' it is reasonable that the Fourth Military Academy, represented by Qin Su, and the First Military Academy, represented by him, would have different tactics.

Even if people watched the live broadcast and criticized him, he could explain it afterward. After all, these people don't understand tactics, so the First Military Academy can easily make excuses.

Hearing the constant stream of classmates criticizing the First Military Academy over the Full-Band Communication, He Muzhi couldn't help but waver between Qin Su and Middleton. Especially when he saw the usually indifferent Qin Su frowning slightly as he looked at Middleton, he felt anxious but also a strange emotion rose within him.

In previous battles, even in simulated combat where Qin Su had killed him countless times, he had never seen his classmates display such a unified and outward display of emotion.

Is this really normal?

Seeing He Muzhi's anxiety and Qin Su's apparent helplessness, Middleton coughed even more frequently.

During the 'coughing' period, a series of cold voices determined the deaths of many students in First Military Academy Class 6.

The soldiers Middleton brought were happy to see students take their place in death, as long as it wasn't them who died, it didn't matter who died on the front lines at this moment.

The death of anyone other than Middleton could not threaten their lives.

To prevent Middleton from realizing something was wrong too quickly, at different points in time, Sophia, Jeffrey, and others, who had received special orders in the plan on the Optical Brain, deliberately approached the Kerr Armored Scorpion, pretending to be angered by the First Military Academy's actions, and tried to reverse the situation by luring the Kerr Armored Scorpion in the opposite direction of 'driving' it towards the First Military Academy.

This naturally put them in danger.

Seeing them in danger, Qin Su turned his gaze away from Middleton, his brows furrowing even deeper than before. He quickly steered the Warship, turning to Sophia and the others in the nick of time, and guided their Warship to safety.

Meanwhile, the students rescued by Qin Su at different times, as observed by Middleton, all showed expressions of lingering fear after surviving a close call...

He Muzhi: "..."

If he wasn't sure at first, after seeing these scenes intermittently—where his classmates, based on their abilities, could avoid Qin Su's intervention without him even needing to— He Muzhi silently became 80% certain that the Class Monitor had ruled him out and that he was leading his classmates in this act.

He Muzhi felt a slight regret at not being able to participate in the performance, and looked wistfully towards the First Military Academy.

'It's all their fault, otherwise how could he have been excluded by Qin Su?'

[I knew something was off from the start; turns out they were just acting against me.]

[He Muzhi: Expressing his desire to participate]

[Is this the important point, not Mu Bao?]

[Looking forward to seeing Middleton's expression when he learns the truth (hehe)]

[How stupid! How could they fall for that? How did Middleton become the Principal? Doesn't he have a brain?]

[It's no wonder Middleton fell for it. Look at the terrain from Middleton's perspective; it's definitely more suitable to bury the Kerr Armored Scorpions in the opposite direction the First Military Academy is currently driving them away. Wait a minute, now that you mention it, I'm a little unsure if this was staged (thinking). Could it be that Mu Bao is overthinking things like us? Is there actually no one else at the Fourth Military Academy acting?]

This is an official live stream from the Fourth Military Academy of the Zerg. The live stream showed the world everything, from the scattered Zerglings to the countless students and soldiers killed by the Kerr Armored Scorpions in the face of intense bombardment.

[Save -- Human life is so fragile, it can turn into a bloody mess in the blink of an eye (shivering. jpg)]

Why isn't Qin Su moving? What is he waiting for?

[Qin Su saved his classmates, so why didn't the people from the First Military Academy save those students? Aren't their lives valuable?]

Why don't the First Military Academy and the Fourth Military Academy work together towards the same goal?

[Different tactics, perhaps, but in terms of firepower, the Fourth Military Academy is no match for the Fourth Military Academy. How can they win? Wait, Middleton is here, so why isn't the Fourth Military Academy Principal Aiseboer, here? Isn't this a student-led Purge? Ahhh, all of this is so strange.]

The Optical Brain faintly reflected Greyliff's familiar bluish-white eye bags. Greyliff looked at everyone present and tapped his fingers on the table. "Who knows this place?"

Despite the current battle situation, Qin Su's Fourth Military Academy Class 6 has no way to deal with the First Military Academy, which is opposing them.

Can...

The mere thought of the name 'Qin Su' made him refuse to believe that things could really be as they were currently seeing.

After Greyliff spoke, the room fell silent.

How could they possibly understand a place like Erato? Even if they went, it would be a city high in the sky with a perpetual spring-like climate.

"Useless thing," Greyliff cursed, then muttered under his breath, "Is the temperature control system malfunctioning? It's so cold, are they trying to freeze me to death?"

Upon hearing this, the three resident ghosts beside Greyliff exchanged glances, only to realize that they had moved a fraction closer to Greyliff in order to watch Qin Su's live stream.

One of the Ghosts, resting its head on Greyliff's head, and the other two, placing their heads on Greyliff's shoulders, darted backward.

Unable to immediately Hyperspace Jump to the location to check the specific terrain, Greyliff, after venting his anger, noticed that the surrounding temperature had indeed risen considerably, and could only patiently continue watching.

Ten minutes passed, and amidst the 'tug-of-war' between the First Military Academy and the Fourth Military Academy —or more accurately, the First Military Academy 'pulled hard' while the Fourth Military Academy 'pulled slightly'— Qin Su saw the dawn of victory.

It was about a five-minute walk to the 'resting place' he had chosen for the Kerr Armored Scorpion.

Now, Middleton frowned, finally realizing that things weren't so simple.

Middleton wasn't sure exactly what was wrong with it.

Because from his current position, the terrain in the direction that the First Military Academy lured Kerr Armored Scorpion to was still not as advantageous as the location Qin Su had originally planned to lead Kerr Armored Scorpion to.

So...

What exactly is the problem?

Completely baffled and struggling with the question, Middleton suddenly covered his lips and ordered, "Stop."

If you're unsure, pause and see how Qin Su reacts.

Seeing the soldiers of the First Military Academy stop moving at the same time, Qin Su realized that Middleton had noticed something was wrong. After estimating the distance, Qin Su decisively decided to stop acting and let the students who had been slacking off continue the behavior of the First Military Academy.

Upon hearing Qin Su's order, the Fourth Military Academy soldiers, who were poised to attack, immediately unleashed their full firepower.

"Let's begin, students!"

"I'm suffocating! Charge! Ahhh! Do it... Holy crap, I almost died!"

Be careful!

Middleton: "?!"

Judging from the lip movements, Middleton was initially stunned when he deduced what the people from the Fourth Military Academy were saying. Then, his expression turned grim as he quickly searched for Qin Su's figure.

'Qin Su still disgusts him!'

Qin Su saw that He Muzhi's eyes were fixed on the people from the First Military Academy, and his mouth... showed no intention of saying anything. He could only proceed with the original plan and speak to Raymond, "Raymond, go to He Muzhi's side and say anything you want to Middleton."

"Yes, Class Monitor!" Raymond swiftly maneuvered the Warship to the airspace above He Muzhi, and with a clean leap, he landed beside He Muzhi.

'He understands what the Class Monitor means; it's a provocation. He's always been easily provoked and is always the one to stick his neck out—he's very good at it!'

The rest of the Warship immediately took control Warship quickly left.

"Hey, not exactly dear First Military Academy Principal, what are you looking at? Have you no manners? I'm standing right in front of you! At least acknowledge me!"

Realizing he had been deceived, Middleton stared intently at Qin Su, not sparing Raymond a single glance.

Raymond didn't care, casually pulled out his hands-free speakerphone, and turned on the loudest volume to the First Military Academy.

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but what's the meaning of your First Military Academy? At first, you went against us, and we weren't even unhappy about it; we just teased you a little. Now that we're the ones who have to comply with you and take over your work according to your wishes, you don't do anything and you don't even thank us? How can you be so shameless?"

"Do you think you've done right by all the Viewers who came for you?"

"How can you face us, who have given our all for you?"

"How can you two, at your age, resist the urge to continue? Have you no shame?"

"I'm not trying to be mean, but how did you become Principal? What kind of Principal is like you, always giving up halfway through things?"

"Our Class Monitor disregarded past grievances and helped you 'keep up the good work,' and you're not even going to thank us? Is this how your families raised you, the people from the First Military Academy?"

[Who is this guy? He's so good at talking, doesn't he have a death wish? Isn't he afraid the First Military Academy will secretly hire someone to assassinate him?]

[Huh? How come I didn't know I came for the First Military Academy? I was thinking I came for Qin Su, wasn't I? (Scratching head, puzzled)]

[The Herberst, Middleton wouldn't dare kill him, would he?]

[Hilarious, is there a saying that everything has its counter?]

[Herberst, don't let the kids say these things]

Okay, I'll talk to him in a bit.

[Treat this as a serious matter (pointing and gesturing. jpg)]

Aiseboer: "..."

As expected of Qin Su, he kills by destroying the spirit. If you put yourself in Middleton's shoes, he'd go crazy.

Middleton had no idea what Qin Su was up to, and with Raymond's increasingly inflammatory provocations ringing in his ears, veins bulging on his forehead, he steered the Warship directly toward Qin Su's location.

Realizing he had been tricked, but not knowing exactly how, Middleton, his face dark, ordered his men, "Come here, stop them!"

Since things have come to this point, we should try to stop it as much as possible.

It's perfectly normal for tactical disagreements to arise.

Without Raymond needing to speak, He Muzhi spontaneously controlled the Warship to follow, ensuring Raymond's close-range attacks while simultaneously 'learning' his skills.

When it comes to talking, he really can't compare to Raymond, otherwise this task would have fallen to him.

Ultimately, it's because he's too incompetent.

He still needs to study.

As the Kerr Armored Scorpion was about to reach its desired location, Qin Su, who had already infiltrated the First Military Academy's Spaceship, headed towards its destination. Less than three seconds after taking control of the First Military Academy's Spaceship, he intercepted Spaceship in front of Middleton as it approached.

Middleton hadn't anticipated that the force blocking his way wasn't the Fourth Military Academy personnel, but his own Spaceship; its speed was so great that he nearly crashed into it head-on.

He slammed on the brakes and steadied himself, cursing under his breath. When Middleton circled the Spaceship and saw Qin Su again, he saw that Qin Su was not with the Spaceship, but was suspended in the air above a relatively concave area by the energy source on his combat boots.

Such a place is simply unsuitable for burial.