At last, Liu Yushan stopped inside the maze.
He looked at the Giant Beast Radar. There was no signal spectrum on it, and only then did Liu Yushan let out a sigh of relief.
He glanced back, then gave an uneasy smile.
"Don't blame me, Canghe Academy. I don't want to die yet."
"I originally applied because I figured the Earthly Department's dragon riders wouldn't accept overly dangerous missions, and the pay was decent."
"If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have signed up even if someone beat me to death."
"I'm not like you people. I don't have such lofty ambitions. I just want to live a slightly better life."
"So no matter what, even if you scorn and curse me, I have to stay alive."
"Everything depends on being alive. Once you're dead, you have nothing."
"That's right. I didn't do anything wrong."
"Liu Yushan, you made the right choice."
"Every man for himself, and Heaven destroys those who don't!"
"I'm not wrong!"
After mentally steeling himself, Liu Yushan controlled his mecha to find a relatively hidden spot to rest. He didn't dare sever their link, so he simply sat in the cockpit and closed his eyes for a nap.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly felt a little cold.
That was impossible.
The cockpit had a temperature-control system that kept it at room temperature. It wouldn't get too hot or too cold.
Unless the mecha was damaged and the system had malfunctioned.
Otherwise, he couldn't possibly feel cold.
The abnormality made Liu Yushan quickly open his eyes.
The moment he did, he realized something was wrong.
The cockpit lights had grown dim, and they were getting darker by the second.
Then he vaguely heard someone calling his name. At first, he