Chapter 248

[Bad news: Boss Su didn't come, but he not only provided the Class 6 members who did come with weapons that could target the equipment on the Modified Humans, but also secretly made things much easier for them in a physical sense.]

[Class 1): Danger!]

"Judging from their tone, they don't seem friendly." Philomena stood at the head of Class 1), thinking of the haphazardly assembled class behind her, which included many special groups, and felt a headache coming on. "Group 1, step forward. Groups 2 and 3, stand on the left and right sides of the line, and the rest of you, stand by."

Although the last time robots from various Military Academies and Military District were sent to the Fourth Military Academy to test Qin Su's attitude, most people believed that Qin Su had no feelings or malice towards Modified Humans, the thought of being in the same place as Qin Su still made some people uneasy. This was also the reason why they huddled together at night with their eyes open, afraid to go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, the bad things came true instead of the good ones, and what you fear most is what comes to pass. (6) Just like that, before the night was over, Shui Lingling appeared at her base.

Philomena was glad that they had prepared for the worst in advance and had discussed how to deal with the unconventional challenge from Class 6).

"Yes!"

"Cut."

"Good."

There were many voices echoing the sentiment, but also a lot of sarcastic sneers, which Philomena ignored.

Although it was to deal with the fact that the Class 6) and the people were not united, most of them had something to hide in the hands of the Military District and Military Academy. She was appointed as the Class Monitor by the higher-ups, so no matter how dissatisfied the others were, they would more or less listen to her arrangements on the surface.

(Class 1 quickly followed Philomena's instructions to maintain their formation, and someone in the crowd shouted something.

"No, who opened the door for Class 6)?"

All eyes of the students in Class 1 were focused on their Class 1 Monitor, Philomena. According to the rules, Philomena was the Class Monitor and had the authority over the base.

Philomena immediately denied it under everyone's gaze. "It wasn't me."

"Don't forget, before hearing Raymond's voice, Ulysses angrily berated who cut off the base's communications. If communications were cut off, how could it be me?"

His words were reasonable and well-founded, but some people were still not satisfied.

Ulysses, still seething with anger, deliberately raised his voice to provoke. "Who knows if you've been in cahoots with Class 6 all along...?"

Before Ulysses could finish his slanderous remarks, Raymond deliberately raised his voice to interrupt him again.

"We are guests, after all. Why is no one here to greet us? Don't you know any manners?" Raymond took the lead and rushed from the base Warship into the sight of Class 1).

"Raymond, he..."

"It's alright," He Muzhi interrupted the other members, "Let him be."

According to the arrangements of the other groups, Raymond, with his abilities, would have been the leader of another group, but he was assigned to the team he was leading. He believed that this was Qin Su's intention. After all, when countless Military Academies sent robots to the Fourth Military Academy to test Qin Su's attitude last time, the First Military Academy deliberately targeted the Zerg Fourth Military Academy Fourth Military Academy led by Qin Su chose the current Fourth Military Academy.

The deeper reason likely lies in the feud between the Lambert Family and Herberst families.

Raymond may seem carefree, but when he gets thoughtful, he's quite perceptive. He probably understood Qin Su's meaning. Qin Su's words, "at any cost," were tantamount to telling Raymond that even if he seized this opportunity to retaliate and kill Ulysses, taking the chance to get revenge, Qin Su wouldn't blame him.

He Muzhi had already said that, the others remained silent.

"..."

Breaking into someone's base in the middle of the night, is that considered polite?

Most of the students in Class 1, who were in a tense state, almost rolled their eyes when they heard Raymond's shameless words.

Being interrupted, especially by the "other people's children" that her Parents had been nagging about since she was little, easily transferred Ulysses' displeasure from Philomena to Raymond.

The two families were of similar background. Raymond was born a high-level Alpha, while he was also an Alpha, but a C-level Alpha, inferior to Raymond in every aspect. Fortunately, after being modified, he is now a prodigy who is superior to Raymond in every way, and no longer needs to listen to his Parents and avoid anyone in the Herberst family.

Raymond brought the Warship to a stop. He didn't look at the other members of Class 1). Instead, his gaze was fixed on Ulysses, who was surrounded by other Modified Humans in a protective posture. His smile remained, but his eyes were cold and devoid of any mirth.

Meeting Raymond's gaze, Ulysses returned a defiant smile.

Philomena, through her equipment, keenly sensed the difference in atmosphere between Raymond and Ulysses, sensing something unusual. She felt that maintaining peace had become even more difficult. The thought that the other party's appearance closely resembled the weapons they used to point at each other during their outings made Philomena feel like her CPU was about to explode. Her vision blurred, and she silently prayed that those weapons were merely similar in shape or color, and not actually that effective.

She secretly worried for the rest of Class 1. Then Philomena saw Warship with about a dozen people approaching them. She snapped out of her thoughts and realized that the other party had already reached Raymond's location.

Upon seeing He Muzhi, many students in Class 1, who were already tense, became even more uneasy.

Other Military Academies had some unmodified humans mixed in, but the First Military Academy was 'rich and powerful' and consisted entirely of Modified Humans. Philomena led all the students of Class 1) to Hover in the same position as He Muzhi and the others, silently confronting each other from a distance, creating a tense atmosphere.

(Class 1 was very nervous at first. They looked and waited. It took a full five seconds for He Muzhi to arrive. They were sure that there was no problem with their eyes. There were indeed only twenty people in front of them. No more (Class 6 members arrived. A trace of confusion flashed in their eyes.

"Stop looking." Anyone could see the suspicion in Class 1)'s eyes. He Muzhi's voice was calm. "It's just us."

"...?"

He Muzhi's composure surprised the nervous Class 1 students.

Twenty ordinary people who had never undergone modification surrounded 1,116 Modified Humans? Qin Su wasn't even here. What gave them the audacity to be so arrogant and confident, completely disregarding such a large group of Modified Humans? Were they insane?

"Tsk..." Ulysses scoffed, his gaze sweeping over the twenty students in Class 6). "What? You look down on us?"

One second Philomena was basking in the joy of seemingly having more room to maneuver due to the enemy's smaller numbers, but the next second, upon hearing Ulysses's provocative words, she took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Ulysses, shut your mouth."

(Class 1) There are so many Modified Humans from other Military District in the class. She is the Class Monitor. If too many people get into trouble, she will be in big trouble when she goes back.

"Who do you think you are, daring to order..." Ulysses hadn't finished his mocking words to Philomena when he noticed Raymond, standing beside He Muzhi's pupils constricted for a moment, and the words that came out of her throat changed, "Raymond, you..."

"Everyone."

Ulysses was interrupted by He Muzhi once again.

As he spoke, He Muzhi placed a hand on Raymond's shoulder to stop him from impulsively harming innocent people. "If you don't want to die with Ulysses, please stay away from Ulysses within five seconds. After five seconds, you'll bear the consequences."

Qin Su was willing to grant Raymond's request. Moreover, Raymond's demonstration of the effectiveness of their weapons on Ulysses would serve as a deterrent, reducing unnecessary casualties. For both public and private reasons, he had no reason to interfere with or stop Raymond.

[Please? You're using politeness to do something impolite again.]

[That's very polite. Anyone who sees this will say that the God Su is doing a good job.]

[Ulysses: Is that polite?]

He Muzhi's words and Raymond's obvious actions targeting Ulysses, (Class 1 looked at Philomena and did not move.

Ulysses' group had a special status; the death of many of them was not as valuable as the death of Ulysses alone.

As the Class Monitor for this trip, Philomena was the one who issued the order to leave. If they were lucky enough to return alive, Philomena would bear the majority of the responsibility, which would make things easier for them.

Hearing these pointed words, Ulysses frowned so deeply it could trap a fly, but... he didn't believe these people would actually dare to leave him alone to face Class 6) unless they didn't want to live.

Raymond remained silent, only aiming his weapon at Ulysses in the Modified Humans, patiently waiting for the people from Class 1) to move aside.

He Muzhi began counting down. "Five, four..."

Five seconds passed quickly. Philomena had little time to weigh the pros and cons. As He Muzhi counted to two, she swiftly shouted the order, "Retreat!"

He Muzhi said he "didn't want to die," so if they left, they would have a chance to survive.

He Muzhi is Qin Su's man. Let's take a gamble. If this chance of survival is given by Qin Su, maybe they won't be in such a terrible situation when they go back? Most importantly, Raymond seems to have realized the possibility of letting Ulysses go. If they really dare to kill Raymond, it's no different from killing Ulysses. They will both die. Weighing the two, she can only choose to use Ulysses to determine whether the weapons in the hands of Class 6) are similar in appearance or are targeted weapons to deal with the modified parts on their bodies, in order to prepare for the next step.

Upon hearing this, the students in Class 1, who were already prepared, dispersed in all directions.

He Muzhi saw Philomena's lip movements, understood in advance, and issued the order at the same time, "Disperse."

(Class 6 heard He Muzhi's words, the Warship followed the bodies of countless people from Class 1 away from Raymond.

In less than a second, only Raymond and Ulysses remained in their standoff.

Seeing that he was all alone beside him for a short time, Ulysses' eyes flashed with disbelief. Suddenly, he sprang into action, and the implanted Gland emitted an overwhelming amount of Alph energy. At the same time, all the weapons on his body opened instantly, and he attacked indiscriminately, regardless of whether they were from Class 6 or Class 1, with himself as the center.

"Depend on!"

"Mouth!"

(Class 1 never expected that Ulysses would treat them 'equally', and they quickly ran away amidst a chorus of curses.