"The trial has begun."
Bai?'s voice came through the squad channel. He was in the cockpit of the Zhurong. Luo Yan nodded and looked toward a screen on the command console.
The screen showed the Hundred Battles Academy team. Luo Yan quickly spotted the Divine Guard mecha Bi'an, piloted by Jing Yu.
"Captain, isn't that the Bi'an you used to pilot?"
Bai? noticed it too.
"I didn't expect Jing Yu to be piloting it now."
On the screen.
The mecha squad led by Bi'an did not hurry to search for giant beasts after entering the examination grounds.
Instead, they first searched for a concealed location, then buried some ammunition and equipment there, marking the spot as a supply point within the examination grounds.
Before long, they had established another supply point like it.
"It looks like this team doesn't intend to waste time returning to base for supplies. They brought their materials and ammunition into the examination grounds and set up supply points there instead."
Yang Kui's voice rang out in the squad channel.
Zhang Tianyi said, "Actually, that's a good approach. It lets them spend their time on the trial. Otherwise, even if they returned to base only once a day, the time spent going back and forth would still add up."
Murong Xuan said, "But if a supply point is discovered or destroyed, the losses will be severe."
Li Yuqing said dismissively, "There's always a risk in everything. There's no such thing as an absolutely safe option. The most important thing is learning to adapt to circumstances."
Just then.
Bai? said, "They've run into an opponent."
Luo Yan looked toward the screen.
In the footage, the Hundred Battles Squad had only ventured a short distance into the examination grounds after setting up their second supply point when they