Chapter 70
[What kind of narration is this? This protagonist has such a high level of moral depravity; how is he a usurper?]
[Qin Su is the Class Monitor, and the two team leaders have already assigned tasks to everyone in the class. Does that mean Qin Su, as the Class Monitor, is just giving orders to nobody? Is He Muzhi being modest when he thinks that way?]
[Perhaps he found the others in Class 6 too much of a burden and planned to go it alone?]
Qin Su knew everyone was puzzled and could roughly guess what they were thinking. He had no intention of explaining and could only pretend not to see it.
What he needs to emphasize is a sense of 'command,' and the students only need to unconditionally follow his commands.
"Begin the operation."
As Qin Su finished speaking sternly, the smallest Warship carried by this Spaceship arrived beside him.
To facilitate teamwork or solo seating, the Warships are typically kept in the open under normal circumstances, allowing soldiers to control the Warships with their minds while moving them freely and switching weapons to attack without obstruction of their view.
"Receive!"
The Team 1 members responded in unison, looking puzzled.
Qin Su said nothing more, and under the watchful eyes of his classmates, he boarded the Warship and set off alone towards an unknown direction for the students of Class 6).
Under normal circumstances, the smaller the Warship, the faster it can move. Just how fast it can go is determined by the pilot's skill, much like racing in the Real World.
In order to accumulate as many Life Points as possible and gain more space to store more items, Qin Su did not let go of any opportunity to be strong.
The system would not malfunction and its speed was comparable to the speed of light. With no one following, how could Qin Su let this opportunity pass? He temporarily handed over control of the Warship to 777, allowing it to operate it at full speed.
The cool silver Warship was controlled incredibly fast by the system, disappearing from the sight of the students in Class 6 in the blink of an eye, like a streak of light.
It took less than a second.
"...!"
Many students in Class 6 stared in the direction where the Qin Su Warship disappeared. They were first stunned and fell silent, then blinked in disbelief, rubbed their eyes, pinched their classmates' arms, and slapped themselves.
The distinct pain told them that what they had just seen was not an illusion, nor were they dreaming.
That's a fact.
"Inhuman speed! No wonder he's the Class Monitor!"
"Wait... is it because we're too weak and need a team? The Class Monitor is a team all by himself, he doesn't need us to get in his way at all?"
That should be correct.
[It's light! (The kitten suddenly realizes. jpg)]
[Who remembers the moment when Qin Su piloted his Warship past He Muzhi at high speed, He Muzhi's red pupils shrank back? (starry-eyed)]
Successfully disappearing from the protagonist's sight in less than a second, Qin Su took over control of the Warship from the system, slowed down, and changed course.
With the system in hand, having someone else personally seduce Abia Firefly is the most suitable option.
Given the unique nature of Abia Fireflies, he wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them to others. If anyone in Class 6 messed up, they would immediately become 'soil' for Abia Fireflies to breed.
In his plan, he timed it perfectly, waiting for nightfall in Lierse Niya.
Too slow won't work, and too fast won't work either.
This spare time was just enough for him to change course and head to Jump Point 1698, where the Spaceship was supposed to land.
He went to 'accept' Ruan Chengye's Spaceship.
Whether or not Ruan Chengye can be found is not important. What is important is that Ruan Chengye clearly knows that he has no Glands, believes that he is weaker than the Interstellar People, and that he will bring more, not less, weapons to deal with him on this trip.
Even a small amount is still something, and it can contribute a little to the 'grand' scene that follows.
As Qin Su left, the oppressive feeling that had been following them disappeared, and the students of Class 6) relaxed slightly. They exclaimed in surprise and emotion but dared not linger.
The instructions Qin Su gave them included a timeframe.
Following Qin Su 'Qin Su orders, everyone immediately began their operation, each methodically and efficiently boarding the Small Warships that Qin Su had been controlling and subsequently disconnected from.
Upon closer inspection, the overall size of their Team 1's Warships was significantly smaller than that of the adjacent squadron's Team 2.
According to the instructions Qin Su sent to their Optical Brain, they only needed to bring the weapons Qin Su had listed, unlike the Team 2 which had to carry a lot of items onto the Warship.
When Team 1 left, the members of Team 2 were still huffing and puffing as they carried the items.
The two teams strictly followed Qin Su's orders, without exchanging any words, and silently and quickly carried out their respective tasks.
The members of Team 2 didn't know what the members of Team 1 were going to do, but they could guess from the different things they were carrying onto the Warship that they were probably going to do something dangerous.
After a period of joint training, the strength of Team 1 was evident to all. Although they were disappointed, they could completely understand.
On the battlefield, everyone performed their duties according to their abilities, allowing each person to play their part while ensuring that they did not lose their lives to the greatest extent possible. Wasn't this a kind of invisible protection that Qin Su provided for them?
During the journey, Sophia maneuvered the Warship beside He Muzhi: "Captain, the instruction document you received from the Class Monitor, is it different from ours?"
The moment Qin Su appointed him, He Muzhi received the specific instructions for this operation, along with the unified orders received by the Team 1. Upon hearing this, he didn't hide anything. "That's right."
His document clearly stated that their goal was to lure Red-Winged Pheasant Crows.
The other team members didn't.
"I remember, our mission target is the Abia Firefly. Now, following the Class Monitor's orders, we're heading in the opposite direction from the Abia Firefly's habitat. This direction is within the Purge range of the senior students."
Sophia's voice was carried away by the wind generated by their high speed, but Jeffrey and the others, who were traveling at roughly the same speed, could still hear it.
He Muzhi guessed that Sophia had already figured it out, so he simply admitted, "It's exactly what you think."
Those who are too far behind them in speed are too deaf to hear anyway.
Zhong Lin caught up and, standing on the other side of He Muzhi, raised his voice. "Captain, this is completely beyond our mission scope. Putting aside whether we can get out unscathed, are we really okay with disobeying the school's orders like this?"
"Even if the sky falls, Qin Su will hold it up. What's there to be afraid of?" He Muzhi replied loudly.
To be honest, he's quite looking forward to this kind of unconventional "derailment".
"... Oh right, I heard that the Federation spent a lot of money to apologize last time, but Qin Su isn't afraid of them at all!"
Zhong Lin felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Qin Su: "..."
Have they forgotten that he has all the authority over Class 6) and can hear everything?
With him gone, the students became much bolder and dared to say anything.
He dared to do this not only for his own purposes, but also to exploit a bug in the Fourth Military Academy's text-based game, since the Fourth Military Academy itself hadn't stipulated that lower-year students were forbidden from Purge the insects that upper-year students were responsible for.
The students at the back of the Team 1 didn't hear what their leader He Muzhi, and the other strong students were saying; they only knew they were laughing.
They chuckled to themselves, thinking that the insects they were about to face shouldn't be too difficult to deal with.
At Jump Point 1699, after the Team 2 finished moving the equipment, led by Raymond, they flew in a different direction from Qin Su and the Team 1.
(Class 6 500 people, two teams, one person, three parties dispersed in three directions after 4 pm in Lierse Niya.
Far from the Jump Point 1698, Qin Su began to carefully observe the raised sand dunes on the sandy land.
The Combat Suit that Ruan Chengye was wearing must have been provided by He Wenyuan. In order to make it easier for Ruan Chengye to take revenge, it is very likely that the Combat Suit is exactly the same as the Combat Suit of Class 6) this time.
Apart from small sand dunes, there are no Gobi rocks near the Jump Point Platform.
Ruan Chengye, who arrived early to ambush, wanted to blend into the Class 6) students and would not choose to land on the Jump Point Platform that he knew he had the authority to use.
Ruan Chengye might choose to bury himself in the sand near the platform, facing the Jump Point Platform, watching its movements and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Ruan Chengye is nearing the end of his life and will be extremely cautious. He will likely cover himself with sand until only the part visible to his eyes remains, carefully disguising himself as an ordinary sand dune.
In other words, the rest of the helmet is in his blind spot.
It was only a matter of time before Ruan Chengye had spent so much time lying in the sand without rigorous training and acted recklessly due to his innate antisocial personality, revealed his weaknesses.
Qin Su released Micro Electronic Eyes from the Warship, radiating outwards from the Jump Point 1698. On distant Warships, eyes were fixed on the real-time images transmitted by the Electronic Eyes.
Hidden within the sand are many desert animals that are harmless to humans, and the dunes occasionally curve.
Three minutes later, Qin Su stared intently at the sand dune that had moved slightly about a kilometer away from the Jump Point Platform, a smile playing on his lips.
"Found it."
Qin Su's mobile Electronic Eye, through the lens, revealed a pair of pitch-black pupils, their bloodshot red, staring intently at the Jump Point Platform.
Qin Su: "..."
He was dawdling, waiting for nightfall and for his classmates to be ready. Ruan Chengye was waiting for the Jump Point where his Spaceship would arrive.
Unfortunately, Ruan Chengye probably didn't expect that he would land in a different place.
Qin Su maneuvered the Electronic Eye above Ruan Chengye, controlling the Micro Positioning Tracker carried on the Electronic Eye to fall through the sand and stick to Ruan Chengye's Combat Suit.
Now that Ruan Chengye has shown up with He Wenyuan, the Viewers must know that Ruan Chengye's move is aimed at them.
Defeating Ruan Chengye in front of the indigenous people and the Viewers is tantamount to slapping He Wenyuan in the face, and that's how much Life Points you'll gain.
Moreover...
He Wenyuan slandered himself as Earthling in front of Ruan Chengye, even though... he was right about it.
But that's not the point. The point is that he needs to 'clarify' and make Ruan Chengye deeply understand and believe in front of the Viewers that he is not from Earthling.
Having tracked Ruan Chengye's movements and designated him as a reserve to increase his Life Points, Qin Su said to the system, "777, steal his Spaceship and put it where I previously stored my weapons."
The Optical Brain can connect to the Spaceship, but Ruan Chengye doesn't have Optical Brain and relies entirely on manual operation. No matter which Spaceship he's on, his authority is higher than Ruan Chengye's, allowing him to take the Spaceship away silently.
777: [Okay...]
"Wait a minute," Qin Su interrupted 777, adding, "I'm going to start a 'live stream'."
[... good.]
Qin Su's Life Points have now reached over 500 days, and have been increasing intermittently without stopping. Even so, he still wants to "eat this wave of traffic." His level of caution and meticulousness is truly astonishing to 777.
'Ruan Chengye should have seen Qin Su by now and be ready.'
(Class 7 Spaceship landed, He Wenyuan sat lazily in the largest Mecha, resting his chin on one hand with a smile on his lips, in a good mood.
He wasn't so presumptuous as to expect a madman to kill Qin Su; he simply wanted to cause Qin Su some trouble.
'Of course, killing Qin Su would be best.'
In the solo capture footage that Qin Su paid for, the small Spaceship, which Ruan Chengye had painstakingly buried under the sand and kept far away, slowly rose from the quicksand.
The Spaceship 'betrayed' Qin Su, flying far away from Qin Su, who was looking down at Ruan Chengye hiding in the sand dunes. Ruan Chengye was completely unaware of this.
Qin Su doesn't appear in many scenes in the comics, and Qin Su has parted ways with the protagonist. Comic Viewers thought they would have to wait a long time to see Qin Su again.
Unexpectedly, Qin Su suddenly appeared on the pull-down update page, right after He Wenyuan's narration screen.
[Did I read that right? The author does sort things out; I'm just listing number 6.]
[I'm dying of laughter! This guy has such a realistic side, he even sneaks into other players' bases, hahaha]
[Haha, I'm not kidding (covers face and laughs while crying) Bro, stop hiding, your 'home' is gone!]
[Hilarious, absolutely hilarious!]
[Ruan Chengye should change his name to "Funny Guy." How could he have done something so outrageous? He didn't seem capable of it. Could it be that he really has a system in his hand and can rule the world like he claims? Is his search for the system for real?]
[I'm speechless, people believe any nonsense.]
[You didn't expect this, did you, He Wenyuan? The pawn Spaceship you sent out is gone.]
[The Boss 1 is as knowledgeable as ever; I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.]
Confirming that the Viewers had seen the scene through the increasingly dense barrage of comments, Qin Su turned off his personal camera and headed to the Abia Firefly habitat.
Ruan Chengye was irritable from being buried in the sand. He was focused on the direction of the Jump Point, and the slightest movement on his back did not attract his attention.
--
Raymond led Team 2 to the destination marked by Qin Su. The Team 2 members parked the Warship and unloaded the Ground Film used to target the Abia Firefly eggs from the large Warship.
The Abia Firefly larvae are not yet fully grown and do not secrete enough special substances to resist weapons, so they can be destroyed.
The Ground Film is thick and made from the middle shell of the previously self-destructing Abia Firefly. It is rare and extremely precious.
Laying it on livestock enclosures, it is virtually indestructible when students use various weapons during Purge operations, preventing Abia Firefly larvae from burrowing into the sand.
Even if the area to be laid is vast, with the assistance of Warships, it is not too difficult.
The most difficult part is that they need to build Warships at the edge of the Ground Film, walk around to create artificial structures, bring the edges together, and place burning materials at the edges to prevent the Abia Firefly larvae from escaping.
Frequent training has made the fine sandy ground, which should have made it difficult for them to move, easy for even the weakest members of Class 6 to walk on.
Inside the setup area, the Team 2 asked Raymond in a low voice.
"Captain, Abia Firefly is so far away from here, are we really sure it'll be okay for us to set it up here?"
"Qin Su's orders are definitely reliable." Raymond was a staunch supporter of Qin Su.
"But according to orders, we have to leave immediately after the laying is completed within the time specified by the Class Monitor, and no one is allowed to approach. So who will surround and suppress us?"
"Of course, we'll surround and wipe them all out together." Raymond had already thought it through; although the distance was far, they were still within range of his weapons.
"Is that so!"
"Of course!" Raymond answered decisively. Qin Su would absolutely not let any of them lose everything.
The speaker's heart eased slightly. He had thought that they were too weak and were not valued, which was why they were assigned to do such trivial tasks. The weapons were with Team 1, which was why they were qualified to Purge and earn kills to exchange for Star Coins from the school.
Hearing the worried voices of his classmates coming through the channel, Qin Su didn't want to embarrass them, so he remained silent.
--
At 5 p. m., the Team 1 that arrived at their destination easily realized that the scene in front of them was very familiar.
"Isn't this a map simulating a real-world attack by Red-Winged Pheasant Crows?!"
"My God, a perfect 1:1 replica!"
"If Qin Su hadn't come beforehand, I'd change my surname to Qin!"
"You think you're so beautiful?"
Qin Su: "..."
Let's change it.
The maps he used for training were all topographical maps based on photos taken by previous students during their Purge in Lierse Niya, which he had never actually been there himself.
Anthony: "This is a topographical map of the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows, and then..."
The other members of the Team 1 had the same idea and looked at He Muzhi.
Captain He Muzhi knew more about Qin Su's orders than they did.
Meeting everyone's gaze, He Muzhi grinned, revealing his teeth. "That's right, congratulations everyone on solving the case! As per Qin Su's orders, the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows is our objective for this trip!"
"We need to bring the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows to Team 2's location within the specified time."
Team 1: "..."
Their suspicions were confirmed, and by reasoning from one instance to another, everyone quickly realized that Qin Su had used what was available, changing the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows, which should have Purge by the senior classes, into live animals used to lure Abia Firefly into self-destruction.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Does this mean that Qin Su will have them use the insects they practiced with before to carry out the Purge this time?
Thinking of this, the students in Class 6 looked at each other.
"..."
Are you playing this high?!
Regardless of the type of insect, as long as it's an insect, killing it will count, and the more Star Coins you can exchange for it.
If things are really as they think, can they really handle it?
"We're freshmen, right?" Zhong Lin asked, a little dazed. "How did we suddenly level up?"
"If we're right, and we succeed under Qin Su's leadership... I can't even imagine how I'll look down on everyone when I go back to school!"
"Isn't it even more shocking that Qin Su already knew what kind of insects we were going to Purge before the lottery was drawn?! Did Qin Su manually manipulate the lottery results?"
"Are you kidding me? Who would intentionally draw the most difficult bug to deal with?"
"That's true... perhaps it's just a coincidence."
"I'm more inclined to believe that the Class Monitor knew he was unlucky and would draw the hardest one, so he prepared in advance."
He Muzhi: "..."
Did he think Qin Su was like him? What a joke.
"Alright," He Muzhi interrupted everyone's chatter and speculation, "Let's begin. You don't want to fail to complete the task within the time Qin Su specified, do you?"
Upon hearing this, the entire Team 1 fell silent, took a deep breath, and looked towards the distant habitat of the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows.
In the past, the thought that this was the target of senior students would have made them turn away out of fear.
Now, having experienced 'bloodshed' and been devoured several times in Qin Su's simulated battles, they have gained the courage to face the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows.
"Everyone, six to eight enemies each, attack together after the countdown of three, understand?"
"Clear!"
A deafening roar erupted from the crowd as the entire Team 1, following Qin Su 'Qin Su orders, aimed their weapons at the front.
"Three..."
"One!"
As the number 1 fell, a rumbling sound rang out, and in the next instant, countless familiar figures flew out of the dark ground cave in unison.
The Red-Winged Pheasant Crows opened their beaks, flapped their red wings, and attacked the squad members in Team 1.
The Team 1 members maneuvered the Warship to retreat, avoiding the Corrosive Solution attacks of the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows, while firing shots from time to time to keep them in pursuit.
Frequent training gave them some experience shooting at these flying, moving targets, and they weren't as chaotic as they had imagined.
Team 1 and Team 2 proceeded smoothly with everything, and Qin Su also arrived at the Abia Firefly habitat.
When the time was right, Qin Su confirmed that Team 2 had not made any mistakes. Enduring the scorching heat, he gently lifted his helmet to expose his neck and maneuvered the Spaceship to fly into the Abia Firefly habitat for a short while.
Under normal circumstances, Abia Firefly could sense it even through the Combat Suit, but now, with only him as the lure, Qin Su could only intensify the aura of life.
The rich scent of living creatures caused the Abia Fireflies, with their keen sense of smell, to swarm out the moment they sensed it, flying swiftly through the air towards Qin Su, whose neck was exposed.
Qin Su, with his helmet not fastened, piloted the Warship rapidly toward the location of Team 2.
Although the scene was quite impressive, Qin Su didn't activate the solo camera mode because he looked a bit comical holding his helmet up with one hand.
Even though it was past 5 p. m., the air here was still scorching hot. During the flight, Qin Su first experienced the 'scorching heat' with his skin, then crushed the Cold Blast Bomb to cool himself down.
The Cold Blast Bomb, which usually left him with icy hands and feet, felt like an air conditioner here.
Time flowed on, and the three parties each performed their duties. Finally, at 7:30 pm, Qin Su looked at the living creatures in his field of vision, put down the helmet he had been lifting all the way, maintained his image, and turned on his solo camera.
With the rich aura produced by so many living things, Abia Firefly no longer 'needs him'.
On the comic page, in the afterglow of a magnificent sunset, Team 1 of several hundred people and Qin Su, who was all alone, converged on the middle from two directions.
The two armies marched head-on towards each other, the distance between them gradually decreasing.
The prolonged luring of the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows had exhausted the Team 1's stamina. With gunshots ringing in their ears, they focused all their attention on the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows to avoid any mishaps, completely unaware of the commotion behind them.
Seeing that the Team 1 was not far behind, Qin Su gave the order across the entire channel, "All personnel retreat."
The familiar, cold command was obeyed instinctively by Team 1. After the members of Team 1 withdrew to the designated location as instructed, they belatedly looked around and were suddenly shocked to find Qin Su standing in the middle of the area where the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows and Abia Firefly were about to meet.