Warrior

The technique Bone Shatter had tremendous explosive power.

Moreover, by using vibration, it could bypass the protection of armor and muscle.

It directly shattered the bones inside the body.

Now.

Luo Yan used it against this obviously mutated python.

A single strike had shattered every bone in its body.

That alone showed how mighty it was!

A moment later.

Luo Yan cleared out a patch of ground and started a fire.

Then he skinned the python and cut out the meat.

He washed it clean with spring water.

He skewered it on branches and placed it over the fire to roast.

A short while later, most of the python had entered Luo Yan's stomach.

Fed and satisfied.

Luo Yan cleaned up the snake's corpse and the fire.

Then he curled up among the flowers and grass near that patch of Abyssal Vein.

And so, he spent the night.

He did not know whether it was because he had broken through the previous day.

Or because the snake meat had nourished him.

When he woke the next day.

Luo Yan felt that the injuries on his body had improved considerably.

A moment later.

With the help of the green vines hanging down to the ground.

He left through the opening above the cave.

"Next."

"I need to gather at the canyon entrance."

Luo Yan looked around.

There were either trees or strange rocks all around him.

He had no idea where he was.

After thinking it over.

He found a giant tree and climbed up.

It was a fir tree of astonishing height.

Even with the physical abilities of Primary Level Three, Luo Yan spent quite some time before reaching the treetop.

Looking out from the treetop.

Most of the forest was below his line of sight.

He could clearly see.

The location where he was now.

To the northeast stood a solitary peak, pointing at the sky like a blade.

Luo Yan silently memorized it.

So that he could return later to collect the Essence Gathering Flower and Abyssal Vein.

He looked around again.

And saw the canyon entrance.

Just as Luo Yan confirmed his position.

Suddenly.

Roars and explosions rang out to his left.

Luo Yan looked over.

Trees had toppled there, blazing fiercely.

A giant beast crashed to the ground.

A black mech also dropped to its knees in defeat.

Black Thunder!

It was a mech piloted by a third-year student!

Luo Yan locked onto the direction.

He swiftly slid down the fir tree.

Then sprinted toward it.

Not long afterward.

He heard gunshots.

Luo Yan stopped and hid behind a clump of bushes.

He activated the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye and looked over.

Not far from Black Thunder.

There was a patch of gray biological light.

Within it were several humanoid light forms.

The rest were swarms of parasites.

Those people were relying on the terrain of a dirt slope.

They had formed a defensive line and were resisting the parasites' attacks.

Luo Yan circled around to the rear of the battlefield.

He reached the top of the dirt slope.

He climbed a large tree and hid in its crown.

From this angle.

He did not need the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye.

Luo Yan could also see that below the slope, five new students from the Academy were attacking and defending in an orderly manner.

They were resisting the assault of a swarm of Rotten Flies.

Among them.

He saw two "familiar" people.

Li Bohang and Zeng Shan.

At this moment.

Li Bohang seemed to be acting as the commander.

Under his direction.

Several students took turns fighting.

In the blink of an eye.

They had shot down nearly a hundred Rotten Flies.

Only after they ceased fire to rest.

Did Luo Yan come to the side of the dirt slope.

To avoid any misunderstanding, he called out first, "Zeng Shan."

Hearing Luo Yan's voice, Zeng Shan raised his head and exclaimed happily, "Old Luo, you're not dead!"

"That's great!"

His expression did not seem fake.

He was genuinely happy for him.

Luo Yan also felt a slight warmth in his heart.

But on the surface, he merely nodded lightly.

Then he slid down the slope.

Li Bohang nodded at him. "When did you get here?"

"Just now."

"You were busy, so I didn't want to disturb you," Luo Yan said simply.

A student beside them snorted. "You came but didn't come down to help. You only know how to take advantage."

Luo Yan did not argue.

He had no firearm.

How was he supposed to help?

Fight with his bare hands?

Engage the Rotten Flies in close combat?

And it was not just one or two. It was a swarm.

He did not want to seek death.

Li Bohang stopped him. "We're all classmates. Don't be like that."

"Besides, Luo Yan doesn't have a gun."

After saying that, respect welled up in Li Bohang's eyes.

He had no gun.

Yet he had managed to survive in the Forbidden Land.

And he had done so completely alone.

This was a true warrior!

Unfortunately.

Not everyone had as much insight as Li Bohang.

Although the new students said nothing more, dissatisfaction still lingered in their eyes.

Luo Yan did not take such a trivial matter to heart.

He looked toward Black Thunder.

"What happened?"

Li Bohang said, "We ran into Zeng Shan nearby yesterday."

"We were planning to go to the gathering point together this morning."

"Then we suddenly encountered a giant beast. We thought we were done for, but fortunately, Senior Student He arrived in time."

"But..."

Li Bohang frowned, then called out, "This is bad. Senior Student He still hasn't come out."

"He's probably injured."

He rushed toward the mech.

Luo Yan followed silently.

Black Thunder was kneeling on the ground, and there were plenty of places to climb and brace themselves.

Soon.

Luo Yan and Li Bohang reached the mech's head.

The cockpit was located in the head, with the hatch at the back of the skull.

At this moment, Li Bohang was knocking on the hatch. "Senior Student He, how are you?"

"Can you hear me?"

He called several times, but there was no response.

Luo Yan said gravely, "He may have fainted."

He searched around beside the hatch.

In Mech General Knowledge Class, Teacher Zhao Yidan had mentioned it.

There was a manual mechanism beside the cockpit that could forcibly open the hatch.

It had been prepared for rescuing unconscious pilots.

A moment later.

Luo Yan found the mechanism and pressed it down hard.

Hiss...

Gas vented from beside the hatch, balancing the pressure inside and outside.

Then it opened, revealing the mech's cockpit before Luo Yan and Li Bohang.

They had attended Simulated Driving Class, so the cockpit was not unfamiliar to them.

They went inside and saw Senior Student He unconscious, collapsed in his seat.

Neural cables were still plugged into his helmet and the back of his Combat Suit.

This was the connection device for the Empathy System.

It could link the Mech Master with the mech.

Luo Yan and Li Bohang quickly separated the neural cables from the interface drivers, then carried He Hao out of the mech.

After He Hao reached the ground.

Li Bohang removed his helmet and activated the life-detection system on his Combat Suit.

Finally, the system displayed.

He Hao had only temporarily lost consciousness.

There was no danger to his life.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly.

A roar rang out.

It came from near the giant beast that Black Thunder had knocked down in the distance.

Another Lili came charging over.

The giant beast's four hooves flew.

Its steps shook the forest, making the earth tremble.

The students panicked even more.

They could handle parasites.

But fighting a giant beast was asking far too much of them.

"Run! Let's get out of here!"

"But what about Senior Student He Hao?"

"What if we hide him and wait until we find a teacher, then have the rescue team come save him?"

"Senior Student He would be dead by then."

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

The giant beast was drawing closer and closer.

Li Bohang abruptly stood up. "Quick, help me take Senior Student He Hao's Combat Suit off."

"I'll give it a try."

"Let's see if I can pilot Black Thunder."

Zeng Shan jumped. "Can you do it?"

"Have you ever piloted a mecha?"

"No."

Li Bohang said grimly, "But we don't have a better option right now."

Only then did Zeng Shan and several other students nod.

They looked at Li Bohang with admiration.

Then they hurriedly began stripping He Hao out of his Combat Suit.

Just then.

They heard the sound of the cockpit hatch closing.

Li Bohang froze for a moment and looked toward Black Thunder.

Sure enough, the hatch on the mecha's head had already closed.

"Who went inside?" Li Bohang asked in astonishment.

Zeng Shan glanced left and right before suddenly shouting, "Old Luo! Where did Luo Yan go?"

Then, as if he had seen a ghost, he looked toward Black Thunder. "Old Luo couldn't have gone into the cockpit, could he?"

"He's going to pilot the mecha?"