"Oh dear, the little robot's angry! You're relieved after I called you a piece of junk?"
The girl gave the robot a smug look, her sidelong glances full of mockery.
The robot paused slightly, then the angry expression on the screen intensified, even slowly turning red.
"Hehe, okay, I'll stop teasing you, Xiao Tie."
Seeing that the other person seemed genuinely angry, the girl waved her hand and stopped provoking her.
"Hehe, Xiaoxiao, you must be even better than Qian Lan now, right?"
Xiaoxiao sat down on the sofa next to her, simply nodded, and said nothing more.
That face, which should have been cute, was full of maturity and coldness, and there was even a hideous scar on his neck.
"Wow, how come your swordsmanship is so amazing? You 'Mingming only using one hand, yet you're so skilled."
The girl seemed to remember something, and tilted her head to ask, looking at the knife in her Xiaoxiao hand.
Upon hearing this, Han Xiaoxiao's body trembled imperceptibly, and her eyes dimmed slightly as she looked at the knife in her hand.
"This swordsmanship... was taught to me by a fellow recruit in the basic training camp."
"It was originally a two-handed sword technique, but because he knew about my special circumstances, he modified it himself, making the sword technique suitable for me..."
"Wow--!" the girl next to him exclaimed in surprise, "That's amazing! Does he like you? Otherwise, why would he spend so much effort modifying your sword technique during such an important training period? Not just anyone could do that!"
"Do you like it...?" Han Xiaoxiao fell silent.
The girl leaned closer with a gossipy look on her face, "What's that guy's name? What does he look like? Is he handsome? Is he gentle? How tall is he?"
His name is... Ye...
Before she could finish speaking, Han Xiaoxiao's body jerked violently, and she staggered to the ground, beginning to convulse uncontrollably.
"Oh no, he's having another episode!"
The girl next to him was startled, but it was clear that she had encountered this kind of thing more than once or twice, so she wasn't too flustered.
" Xiao Tie, go and get her medicine!"
Xiao Tie, who had a blank expression, immediately realized what was happening, ran out quickly, and returned with a small box.
The girl skillfully opened the box and took out a syringe and a bottle of blue medicine.
The medicine was drawn into the syringe, one hand holding the syringe, the other hand unceremoniously embracing Han Xiaoxiao's still convulsing body.
Then the needle pierced the other person's neck.
As the blue medicine was slowly administered, Han Xiaoxiao gradually returned to normal, finally collapsing to the ground, panting heavily.
"Sigh~" The girl threw the syringe into the trash can and sighed helplessly, "You shouldn't rely on this kind of drug anymore. Becoming stronger is important, but you don't have much time left to live."
"If we stop taking the medication now, we might be able to live a few more years."
Han Xiaoxiao took several deep breaths to catch her breath before sitting back down on the sofa, her head lowered and lips slightly parted.
thump!
Before she could finish speaking, several figures appeared out of thin air in front of the two women and the robot, accompanied by a large amount of seawater, and crashed to the ground.
A large amount of seawater directly soaked the entire training ground floor, and a blood-red stain slowly spread from the center.
"Holy crap! Captain?!"
The girl immediately recognized the group of people lying there like dead fish—they were her teammates!
She rushed forward, ready to turn Lei Yong over to check his injuries, but her hand froze in place.
"Such a huge hole!!!"
The girl was terrified, her face turning pale. Even the robot next to her was filled with exclamation marks, running around in bewilderment.
" Xiao Liu, hurry up and treat him!"
Han Xiaoxiao was the first to react and shouted at the girl.
Xiao Liu then realized what was happening and quickly covered Lei Yong's wound with her hand. Then, she absorbed the red light from the wound into her hand.
As Xiao Liu's expression turned grim, Lei Yong's injuries healed at a visible speed until he was fully recovered.
Xiao Liu's face was deathly pale, and he was panting heavily. A scarlet glass bead had appeared in his hand without him noticing.
"What... what is that thing that caused this injury? Treating him almost killed me."
Just then, Lei Yong slowly opened his eyes, got up, checked his wounds, and after finding that they had healed, looked at the others.
" Xiao Liu, quickly help treat Yan Wusheng!"
Xiao Liu looked dejected. He had originally wanted to suggest taking a break, but seeing Yan Wusheng, whose body was almost entirely unharmed, and Lei Yong's anxious expression, he went forward to treat him anyway.
Yan Wusheng's injuries were quickly healed, and Xiao Liu, lying on the ground completely drained, had a red glass bead in his hand.
When Yan Wusheng woke up, everyone else had also recovered and regained consciousness.
He quickly looked around, and when he didn't see the chubby figure, he went straight to Lei Yong.
"Captain! Take me back quickly, I need to bring Fatty back!"
Lei Yong sat to the side, head down, without saying a word.
"Huh?" Xiao Liu, who was slumped on the ground, raised his head and looked around. He couldn't see Nangong Wu. "Where's Fatty?"
"Captain! Say something! You've recovered now, so take me back!"
"No..." Lei Yong shook his head slightly, "The overlord of that Ocean World has already noticed us, and those Sea Shark Dragon are also on guard. Going now will only mean continuing to fight them."
"Then let's fight! Let's wipe them out completely!"
"Enough, Yan Wusheng..."
"Team leader!!!"
Yan Wusheng roared furiously, grabbing Lei Yong by the collar, "Why are you acting like a coward now! Aren't you even a little angry that Fatty is dead?!"
I said, that's enough!!!
Smack!
Lei Yong slapped Yan Wusheng across the face with a backhand motion. As the sound of metal hitting the floor rang out, the mask covering half of Yan Wusheng's face fell off.
A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Yan Wusheng slowly turned his head, revealing a face half-burned and eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
"Team leader..."
Qian Lan trembled as she stepped forward to Yan Wusheng, staring at Lei Yong in disbelief.
An Neng grabbed Lei Yong, "Calm down, Captain!"
"Oh no! What happened?! Don't do anything!"
Xiao Liu quickly scrambled to his feet and stood between the two men, helplessly trying to persuade them not to move.
The robot, its face also covered in exclamation marks, stood anxiously to the side, unsure of what to do.
Even Han Xiaoxiao frowned.
" Yan Wusheng!" Lei Yong said, enunciating each word clearly, " Nangong Wu is already dead, and there's nothing I can do about it. Even if we went to retrieve his body now, it would be impossible!"
Han Xiaoxiao and Xiao Liu were both shocked. Nangong Wu... was he dead?
"Give me a moment to calm down and think about it!"
" Lei Yong..." Yan Wusheng gritted his teeth and addressed Lei Yong by his full name.
"I always thought you were a great captain, a pillar of strength who bore the weight of humanity's fate..."
"But now... you're a coward!"
" Yan Wusheng!" Han Xiaoxiao coldly stopped him, "Don't go too far!"
Yan Wusheng's chest heaved violently as he stared at his former teammates, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
He suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out his Night Star ID.
"Fine, if you can't even avenge your own teammates, then I'd rather not be a Night Star here!!"
After saying that, he threw the documents in his hand to the ground.
"Hey... you're not serious, are you?"
Xiao Liu stared at this scene in astonishment, his face filled with disbelief.
Yan Wusheng shoved Qian Lan's hand away, bent down to pick up the mask from the ground, put it back on, and walked out the door without looking back.
" Yan Wusheng!"
"Don't actually leave, Noisy Bird!"
Qian Lan and Xiao Liu called out from behind, but the other party didn't stop at all, pushed open the door, slammed it shut, and left.
Lei Yong stood quietly in place, clenching his fists without saying a word.
A deathly silence fell over the scene.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Canxin wiped the water droplets from his glasses, slowly stood up, and left.
"Thank you for the escort provided by the Special Extermination Squad along the way. I will inform the other higher-ups about the underwater world and devise a response plan."
"Please let Captain Lei Yong tell me the exact location when the time comes."
Just as he was about to leave, he stopped, turned around and said to everyone:
"If Yan Wusheng hasn't changed his mind by a week, I will remove his Night Star status from the records."
After saying that, he left, out of everyone's sight.