When Long Er calmly walked off the stage amid countless rounds of applause and cheers, and Jixing Academy fell collectively silent, no one noticed the figure hurrying through the internal passage toward the other end.
"Lei Zhe, was that match stressful?"
A teasing look flickered across his companion's face. Lei Zhe sneered. "I'm so scared."
"HAHAHAHA!"
The atmosphere here was completely different from that at Jixing Academy outside.
As snipers secretly planted by the academy, they only needed to be responsible for their own matches.
What did Jixing Academy's victory or defeat have to do with them?
After all, outsiders had no way of knowing who exactly was sitting inside the mech.
To them, the only meaning of waiting today was for Lei Zhe to replace one of the other side's cadets later and use the true strength of Bonar Academy's Four Mad Beasts to dominate the arena!
Not only would they win, they would also beat the opposing mech pilot into serious injury.
Knock, knock, knock!
Just as the atmosphere had begun to liven up, a clear, rhythmic knocking suddenly sounded from inside the room.
The smiles vanished from their faces at once. They exchanged glances before finally looking at Lei Zhe.
"You?"
Lei Zhe raised his eyes and stood up.
Knock, knock, knock.
A deep voice came through the one-way voice communicator...
"I have come as agreed."
Lei Zhe pressed himself lightly against the inside of the door, as though listening for something.
Three seconds later, he pressed a switch. A dark opening just wide enough for one person to pass through slowly opened on the right side of the door. As he stepped inside, the opening gradually vanished.
The figure standing outside twitched his ear and suddenly saw another person appear before him.
"Please follow me."
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