Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Xie Yi was also slumped to the ground. After enduring the discomfort of his body, he struggled to his feet. Opening his mouth, a puff of green smoke came out. "Motherf * cker, a spiritual mutation ability can hurt oneself? Is there any justice in this world? "
Xie Yi was undoubtedly dismayed by this ability of his. The ability he had gained from his spiritual mutation was very powerful — it was electrical energy. However, unlike other people who could perfectly control their spiritual mutation abilities, he could not control electrical energy at all. Once he used electrical energy, he would still hurt himself, though the damage would be halved. Still, even if it was halved, it was still uncomfortable. Furthermore, electrical energy was not beneficial to his mecha training, and could not even be used. This greatly disappointed Xie Yi, who felt that he might as well not have this lousy ability.
On a large tree not too far away, two youths dressed in red were leaning against the tree trunk, one sitting, one standing. They were paying close attention to the battle between Xie Yi and Yuan Chen below them.
"Boss sent a message over. The kid we need to pay close attention to is indeed very strong..." The seated youth grinned. He was very satisfied with Xie Yi.
"How can Boss Lan's judgement be bad... I'm curious though, how did Boss send us a message?" The other red-clothed youth standing there asked with a serious expression. This was something he could not understand no matter how hard he thought about it.
Ever since the grand armed melee began, all the communicators of the students had lost their communication functions. Other than the mainframe which could automatically send messages to them, as well as the surrender button which had not lost its function, other functions such as contacting anyone they wanted to. However, all this was not a problem for Ling Lan. It had been the case on planet Demonbeast, and now it was the same for the grand armed melee.
"What's the point of thinking so much..." The seated youth glanced at his companion gloomily. He just liked to overthink things, making even simple things complicated. "Jijyun, don't waste your energy thinking about it. Since Boss didn't say anything, that means we can't do it."
He knew his boss very well. If there was a possibility for them to learn, his boss wouldn't be stingy with these things. If he didn't say anything, it meant that they couldn't do it with their abilities. They shouldn't worry about nothing.
The young man who was standing was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled bitterly and said, "Zilong, actually, the one who understands Boss the most is you …" Looking back, it was just as Zilong had said. As long as they could learn how to use it, Ling Lan would never be stingy with it. Since Ling Lan didn't say anything, it meant that this matter wasn't something they could know or take responsibility for … Compared to Zilong's simple way of thinking, he would think more deeply about it.
It turned out that these two people were Zilong and Han Jijun. Along the way, the two of them had easily taken care of many 10th grade merit class and Class-B teams. However, they hadn't encountered any 10th grade Class-A teams, which made them feel somewhat regretful.
Not too long ago, Zilong had received a message from Ling Lan, saying that a very interesting brat had appeared in this place. He was very strong, and had hidden very deeply. She had asked them to come over and take a look. If they were satisfied, they could take him in as the sixth member of their team.
They had stood here and watched for about five minutes, and had a rough idea of the other's strength. Even if he was slightly weaker than Zilong, he wouldn't lose out to Luo Lang.
"Eh? The other seems to have used his innate talent to awaken. " Zilong's surprised exclamation startled Han Jijun out of his thoughts. He raised his head to look, and sure enough, that brat was showing signs of innate talent activation. Ever since Ling Lan had mentioned the term "innate talent awakening", Zilong's team no longer referred to it as "spiritual mutation". This was because they felt that Ling Lan's term was more appropriate.
They didn't find this new term strange, because Boss Lan was always using all sorts of new terms, so they were already used to it.
The two of them had seen the final blow, and had also seen Xie Yi being similarly beaten half to death by his own innate talent awakening. Zilong couldn't help but laugh and say, "This innate talent awakening is really interesting. It can actually backfire on the main body, what a weirdo!"
Even the usually serious Han Jijun couldn't help but feel his face twitch at the scene before him, unable to accept it for a moment. He had done a lot of research into innate talent awakening, which was also known as spiritual mutation. He had looked up all the relevant information, but he really had never seen such a weirdo. Dealing 1000 damage to the enemy, 800 damage to oneself? And it was definitely a big move that would end in mutual destruction...
"Hey, are you guys done watching the show?" Xie Yi, who had just despised his own ability, suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the two people, speaking coldly. After the battle ended, Xie Yi, who had calmed down, immediately sensed that someone was staring at them from that direction.
"Haha, very cautious and sensitive. Not bad ~!" Zilong heard the other's question and immediately replied with a smile. The more he looked at this brat in front of him, the more he liked him. He couldn't wait to invite him into the team.
Actually, it was very easy to gain Zilong's favour. As long as the other party was strong enough to fight with him often, it would be fine.
Zilong had just finished speaking when he jumped down from the tree and came to stand before Xie Yi. Han Jijun could only follow after him speechlessly. Zilong had always been a man of action, so he was very helpless against this.
"Zilong!" Xie Yi was very familiar with the person who had been at the top of their team for a long time this year. His gaze swept over to Han Jijun, who was behind Zilong, and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes. These two people had always been inseparable from each other, so it was normal for them to appear in front of him together. However, why did they stop here and notice his battle? Could it be because he was a White Shirt, and the other party was a Red Shirt? Xie Yi tried to guess the intentions of Zilong and Han Jijun.
Zilong sized up Xie Yi from head to toe before saying, "Although I don't know when Boss noticed you, you're really strong. I'd like to invite you to join our team. I welcome you."
"Join your team?" Xie Yi was confused. "Why?" If someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere and invited them to join their team, anyone would be very confused and confused.
Zilong was just about to speak when Han Jijun suddenly tugged at his sleeve, causing him to immediately shut his mouth. Zilong was a lazy person. Since Han Jijun had hinted for him to speak up, he just stood to the side with peace of mind. He was too lazy to waste his breath trying to persuade the other party.
Han Jijun walked forward and asked with a serious expression, "Excuse me, how should I address you?"
"Xie Yi!" Xie Yi was stunned by Han Jijun's serious expression. He found it hard to resist people with this kind of expression.
"Classmate Xie Yi, have you joined any other teams?" If he had joined, Han Jijun would have stopped this topic. Although they were indeed lacking a teammate, they would not poach members from other teams because of this. They disdained to do such a thing.
"No, I haven't!" Having always been hiding his strength, he naturally had no interest in joining those weak teams, so he had always been a loner.
Hearing his answer, Han Jijun's serious expression softened, but he still explained to Xie Yi seriously, "It's like this. Our team is currently lacking a member, and we are preparing to go to the virtual world soon to do a checkpoint mission. We are preparing to enter the real virtual world a step earlier and come into contact with mecha combat. Would you be interested?"
Xie Yi jerked his head up, his gaze fixed on Han Jijun, trying to judge whether the other was speaking the truth or not.
With regards to mecha combat, he was of course interested. The reason he had always been a loner was actually partly because he wanted to wait for the right offer. He had always been keeping an eye on the three major teams of Class-A, looking for the possibility of cooperation. Of course, he had also thought of forming his own team and completing this mission on his own. Unfortunately, all the capable students had been taken away by the three major teams, so he could only temporarily set aside this plan.
But now, what surprised him was that Ling Lan's team had actually taken the initiative to invite him to join. This surprised him greatly, and his heart actually began to thump violently at this invitation. No matter how much he had endured, he was still a 13 year old youth — he still wanted to be the centre of attention. If he had not made a name for himself when he applied for the First Men's Military Academy at a young age, he definitely would not have been able to endure for so many years...
"Cooperation?" asked Xie Yi carefully. He needed to know whether this was a temporary team or a lifelong partnership. If the answer was different, his choice might very well be different too...
Han Jijun reflexively glanced at Zilong, and they saw a trace of amusement in each other's eyes. Han Jijun turned back to Xie Yi and said, "Cooperation?"
A trace of disappointment flashed through Xie Yi's eyes. A stranger joining halfway was indeed only suitable for cooperation.
"No!" Han Jijun's following words made Xie Yi's mouth drop open in shock, an expression of disbelief on his face.
"We only accept partners. Cooperation? We have plenty of partners. "Wu Jiong and Ye Xu were both people they could cooperate with, but they would not become their team members. Ling Lan had said from the start that it was better to have no members than to have substandard team members. Once they joined, they could only be partners who would grow together, and in the future, they would even be comrades in life and death.
"If you just want to cooperate with us... sorry, our invitation is no longer valid." When Han Jijun said this, his expression was cold, and a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.
At this time, Xie Yi's emotions were extremely conflicted. Agreeing meant that he would have to sign an agreement to become a member of Ling Lan's team, and could not voluntarily withdraw. More importantly, if he and the team leader both entered the Federation's First Men's Military Academy at the same time, the team's formation would be retained, and then he would not be able to join any other stronger team.
It should be known that regardless of whether the team leader of Ling Lan's team was Ling Lan or Zilong, Xie Yi believed that they would all be able to successfully enter the Federation's First Men's Military Academy. In other words, his choice this time was very likely to be a lifelong choice...
As if sensing Xie Yi's internal struggle, Zilong and Han Jijun did not rush him. After all, this was indeed a major matter that concerned their future; they could not afford to be careless. And they also hoped that the other party would consider it carefully. They hoped to join a partner who would wholeheartedly work together and grow together, and not a member who was wavering and unable to work together.
Unable to make a decision, Xie Yi thought of Zilong's battle record of challenging the top rankers and knew that the other's strength was not weaker than his. He also thought of that mysterious boss behind Zilong, Ling Lan...
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