The Suddenly Ringing Phone

Super God Academy, dinnertime.

"Ah, damn! Your big brother is exhausted to death! Ming-ge was really going for the kill. Not only did I have to deal with Qi Lin, I also had to watch out for Ming-ge's sneak attacks. One moment of carelessness and I'd be done for," Liu Chuang said wearily as he carried his dinner over to Xiao Lun.

"Exactly, Chuang-zi! Ming-ge showed no mercy at all. How was that sparring? That was practically attempted murder! Compared to this, parachuting from high altitude and running the Great Wall were downright blissful! Right, Xiao Lun?" Zhao Xin hurriedly nodded in agreement. This was no training; this was risking their lives. If Ming-ge's little finger happened to poke him, his life would be in danger!

"That's right, Xin-ye. I had it even worse than you guys. You have no idea how elusive Qiang Wei was. I spent the whole time getting beaten up. Good thing I'm tough," Ge Xiaolun said dejectedly. He was dusty and disheveled, and there were dents in his Black Armor. He had clearly taken a terrible beating.

"Ah, how I miss the days when Na-jie brutalized us! Goddess, please brutalize us again..." Zhao Xin turned toward Leina, his face full of longing.

"Haha... Now you know how good this goddess was to you before, don't you? Realizing it now is too late. Just fend for yourselves from now on," Leina said disdainfully. It was too late for regrets; they could only wish themselves luck.

"What, Zhao Xin? You think my training wasn't good enough and want Leina to replace me?" Jiang Ming suddenly walked in, displeasure in his voice. His eyes locked onto Zhao Xin, making his scalp tingle and his legs tremble.

"No way! Ming-ge's training is the most effective. I feel like I could take on ten people after finishing it!" Zhao Xin was helpless too. If Ming-ge decided to give him special attention, wouldn't his future be worse than death? After all, he was the sole heir of the Zhao family for nine generations.

"...Hahaha..."

Everyone immediately burst out laughing. Zhao Xin's survival instincts were certainly strong.

"Hey, who do you think is the prettiest chick?" Afraid that Zhao Xin would keep digging his own grave, Liu Chuang hurriedly changed the subject. As brothers, how could he not lend a hand in a crisis?

Sure enough, Zhao Xin perked up again at once. But this time, having learned his lesson and fearing he would offend the goddesses and lose anyone willing to back him up, he quickly praised them.

"I think they're all goddesses."

The moment he finished speaking, just as Jiang Ming thought Zhao Xin's emotional intelligence had finally come online, suicidal Xin went online again.

"Hey! Isn't it strange? Could God River Gene affect looks too... Look at every one of them..." As Zhao Xin spoke, he looked toward Leina's table, occasionally clicking his tongue. His lecherous loser nature was on full display. Seeing Zhao Xin like this, Jiang Ming truly wondered how Keisha could have paired Zhi Xin with him. It felt like a flower stuck in a pile of manure.

Fearing that Zhao Xin would offend the goddesses too badly, especially Leina, Liu Chuang hurriedly tried to interrupt him. Now that only Na-jie in the entire Super Soldier Company could back him up, he had to be careful. But he could not flatter her too directly, so he took a roundabout approach.

"If you ask me, Qiang Wei's got the most kick. Pretty face, great figure, but Na-jie seems to have an even better body."

Sure enough, the moment Liu Chuang finished speaking, Leina straightened her slightly bent body at once. She nodded faintly and looked at Liu Chuang with approval, as if saying, At least you have good taste.

Seeing Leina's approving look, Liu Chuang's mood instantly improved. With Na-jie supporting him, life would be much easier from now on. Then he noticed Ge Xiaolun still spacing out and promptly asked him to join in. They were bros, after all, grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

"Hey... Xiao Lun, what have you been staring at so sadly? Which one caught your eye?"

"I... I've just been getting beaten up in every way," Ge Xiaolun answered irrelevantly. His eyes unconsciously drifted toward Qiang Wei.

The moment he spoke, everyone present turned to look at Ge Xiaolun, their expressions becoming rather colorful.

Hearing that his good brother Ge Xiaolun had answered completely off-topic and was still stuck on the previous question, Zhao Xin held back his laughter and immediately reminded him.

"What are you talking about? We asked which chick you think is the hottest..."

"...I..."

Just then, Leina's phone suddenly rang.

The ringtone instantly drew everyone's attention. Under their gazes, Leina stood up and pulled a military phone from an indescribable place.

Jiang Ming, who was having dinner with Qi Lin nearby, also stopped eating when he heard the ringtone. His gaze unconsciously turned to Leina as he wondered whether Old Du's mission had arrived. But when he saw Leina take out a pink phone from that indescribable place, fire flared in Jiang Ming's eyes. A flame called jealousy burned fiercely in his heart. That phone was far too fortunate to receive such treatment. Jiang Ming had thought about doing that too, but when he considered Qi Lin, he decided to forget it. He did not have that kind of ability; he was not Ge Xiaolun.

Speaking of that phone, Jiang Ming knew Du Kao had given it to Leina after she came to Earth. It was the Huaxia military edition, an ultra-thin custom model with an excellent feel, a goddess-exclusive color, global BeiDou navigation, unlimited wireless data, an incredibly strong signal, and unlimited call time. Worth owning. After all, "Which Huaxia phone is the best? Huaxia military phones, of course."

Ahem, that got off track. Back to the point.

"Chief!..."

That single word, "Chief," frightened everyone into putting down their bowls and chopsticks. Minor matters would never warrant a personal call from the chief, so something major was bound to happen.

"Leina, ...the situation is urgent! Assemble the Super Soldier Company immediately..."

"Yes."

"Set out at once for Liangshan."

"Understood. We'll move immediately."

They could only hear the voice on the other end of the phone speaking urgently to Leina, while Leina's replies grew shorter and more direct. A tense atmosphere began to spread.

The moment Jiang Ming heard this, he had already guessed what it was about. He did not think it was a big deal; it was merely a trial. Ge Xiaolun and the others had trained for too short a time and had not realized that war had already arrived. This trial could both test the results of their training and make the Super Soldier Company understand that battle could break out at any time. War was no game.

Having figured it out, Jiang Ming picked up his bowl and chopsticks again, signaling Qi Lin not to worry.

Seeing this, Qi Lin also put aside her unease and continued eating dinner.

After hanging up, Leina turned and left the table. The room fell silent, with only the sound of her footsteps, "thud, thud, thud."

At last, after a moment of silence, Leina seemed to have organized her words. She threw out the most earth-shattering statement Ge Xiaolun and the others had heard so far, even more shocking than an alien invasion. "We have received... our first mission."

Unable to hold back any longer at Leina's hesitation, Liu Chuang said, "What is it? Aliens invading?!"

Leina looked at Liu Chuang, then swept her gaze across everyone. She spoke solemnly.

"Victorious Fighting Buddha... You know him, right?"

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