"Do you have any evidence?"
At Luo Beichen's words, Luo Beichen's complexion shifted rapidly between green and red.
Of course, he had no evidence.
At that moment, Wei Fenghua coughed twice and first had a student notify the Exploration Corps.
He had them send people to search for and rescue Ren Zhong.
Then he asked, "Luo Yan, did you ambush Luo Beichen and Ren Zhong?"
Luo Yan immediately shook his head.
Luo Beichen shouted unwillingly, "You're lying!"
Wei Fenghua looked at him. "Student Luo, do you have evidence proving that Luo Yan did it?"
Luo Beichen said, "I have no evidence, but other than him, who else would want to kill me?"
Wei Fenghua said unhurriedly,
"Without evidence, you can't accuse others recklessly."
Luo Beichen was so furious he nearly vomited blood.
Yet he couldn't find anything to refute him with.
"Break it up, break it up."
Wei Fenghua waved his hand. "You have other things to do tomorrow. Everyone, go to bed early."
Luo Beichen shot Luo Yan a hateful look before pushing through the crowd and leaving.
After everyone had left,
Luo Yan sighed inwardly, What a shame.
That morning, he had left camp to follow Luo Beichen and Ren Zhong.
After determining their route, Luo Yan ground the Phoenix Tail Sunflower into powder.
In the end, he had successfully scattered the powder onto the two of them.
He had withdrawn immediately after succeeding.
He had originally thought the two of them were doomed.
He hadn't expected Luo Beichen to return alive.
But Ren Zhong—
He was probably in dire straits.
At least his efforts hadn't been wasted.
The next day,
Luo Yan received news.
Ren Zhong was dead.
And he had died horribly.
When Zeng Shan heard the news, he snorted. "Serves him right."
Luo Yan said nothing.
Neither grief
nor joy.
During those three years he had spent surviving on the surface,
he had seen too much death.
After breakfast,
the students gathered.
Wei Fenghua stood with his hands behind his back and coughed twice before saying, "There's no gathering mission today."
"Your main task today is to observe the Exploration Corps on a mission."
"You must study seriously. This will be of great help to your future career as Mech Masters."
As he spoke, someone drove over in a multifunctional vehicle.
There was a screen on each side of the vehicle compartment.
The freshmen split into two groups, allowing them to watch the Exploration Corps' entire mission.
Very soon,
images began appearing on the screens.
They could see a convoy traveling.
One student asked, "Teacher, what is the Exploration Corps' mission today?"
"Recovering the Abyssal Vein."
Wei Fenghua answered unhurriedly, "It was discovered during the previous exploration. Today, they're going to recover that piece of Abyssal Vein intact."
"But this mission won't be simple."
"There will definitely be giant beasts near the Abyssal Vein."
"Furthermore, there are three giant beasts near the piece of Abyssal Vein they're recovering today."
"Two are the lower-tier Lili and Si-beast."
"The other is a middle-tier Level One Xuan Gui."
"Who can tell me what characteristics the Xuan Gui has?"
As soon as he finished speaking,
Lin Wei raised her hand and said, "Xuan Gui, middle-tier Level One."
"Type: Mesotozoa."
"Characteristics: Thick Armor, burrowing underground, Water Control, and Poisonous Fog!"
Wei Fenghua nodded slightly. "Correct. Ten Credit Points as a reward."
He continued, "The other two giant beasts will be relatively easy to deal with. The Xuan Gui will be somewhat troublesome."
"Middle-tier giant beasts already possess a certain degree of intelligence and can't be treated as ordinary beasts."
"The Xuan Gui is precisely such a creature."
"As for the specific battle process, watch it yourselves."
With that, Wei Fenghua walked to the side.
He took a Tin Box from his pocket, opened it, and removed two pills.
He swallowed them with water.
Then he watched the large screen with the students.
Around the camp,
He Hao and the other third-year students each piloted their own machines, standing guard around the camp.
At the same time,
through the communicators in their cockpits,
they were also able to watch the Exploration Corps' mission.
At that moment, the Exploration Corps' convoy was traveling through a forest. When there was no road left, the convoy stopped.
Then the compartments of the Mech transport vehicles unfolded one after another, and the Mech Masters entered the cockpits.
A moment later,
one "giant" after another came to life.
They left the transport vehicles one after another and stood up.
Their figures immediately rose above the trees.
The dense forest
looked like a messy patch of grass beneath the feet of these Steel Giants.
Seven Mystic Machines in total, led by a machine with a dark-red primary color, advanced toward the target location.
Luo Yan knew
that the red machine was called Blazing Flame.
Its pilot was supposedly Di Zheng's capable subordinate.
Soon, the group of Mechs emerged from the forest.
Beyond the forest was a plain.
Although this could not yet be considered the hinterland of the canyon,
a thin mist already drifted through the area.
The mountains, rocks, and scattered trees on the plain appeared somewhat blurry.
Even so, they could still see
a Great Lake in the distance.
There was a small island in the middle of the lake. On it stood a huge, pitch-black Abyssal Vein crystal.
It towered there like a small mountain.
The Abyssal Vein!
At that moment, the roar of a giant beast rang out across the plain.
The students watching at the camp all became extremely tense.
On the screen,
Blazing Flame made a hand signal, and two Mystic Machines opened fire toward the depths of the plain.
Bang! Bang!
Amid the two gunshots, something was launched out.
It traced a parabolic arc.
It landed on the ground, and a moment later, pale-yellow smoke began to drift upward.
Wei Fenghua explained, "Those are Smoke Grenades mixed with Abyssal Vein Powder. They can attract the attention of giant beasts."
"However, they only work on lower-tier giant beasts."
As soon as he finished speaking,
two black shadows appeared in the distance on the plain in the screen.
In the blink of an eye,
two giant beasts charged over.
One was the boar-like Lili.
The other was the black-furred Si-beast.
As soon as the two lower-tier giant beasts appeared, Blazing Flame led two Mystic Machines around them from the side.
The remaining four Mystic Machines formed two groups of two.
They raised Divine Might Rifles designed specifically for giant beasts and aimed at the forelegs of the Lili and Si-beast.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The fierce, dull gunshots came through the screen.
They were still as huge as thunderclaps.
Streaks of fire tore through the air and swept across the forelegs of the two giant beasts.
Their flesh was torn open, and blood splattered everywhere.
The two giant beasts were provoked into a frenzy.
The Lili charged toward a Mech, braving the bullets.
The Si-beast raised its forelegs, then stomped down hard, creating a shockwave.
They used their respective methods
to fight against the four Mechs.
At that moment, the camera switched.
The three Mechs led by Blazing Flame appeared on-screen.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived near the Great Lake.
They did not cross the water.
The armor on Blazing Flame's shoulder opened, revealing the Small Missile Launcher inside.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Small Missiles shot out with blazing trails, flying over the Great Lake.
They actually flew toward the mountain-sized Abyssal Vein on the small island in the middle of the lake!
Note: Mesotozoa are shelled animals, such as turtles and insects.
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