The Crystal Suits of the four Cultivators were all glittering. Four clear silhouettes were outlined in the darkness, as if they were crystallized by light.
"Hey, don't be so aggressive, everybody. In today's battle drill, although we are competitors, we are partners in a different way."
Sha Yucheng, the user of the Sword Torrent Battlesuit, smiled and said, "The enemy only has one crystal warship. Whoever performs well will attract most of the firepower and buy more time for the others to escape!
"From that point of view, I hope that everybody can carry out the limits of the Crystal Suit and let the cannoneers know the toughness of Exos!"
"That's right!"
Feng Kai, the user of the Mournful Mist Battlesuit, said, "Mr. Li Yao, half a month ago, you surprised all of us in the Flying Crystal race. Let's hope that you can shock the captain of the crystal warship as much today!"
Li Yao nodded. He took a deep breath and was about to walk to the platform, when Zuo Feijing beat him to it.
The Tiger King Battlesuit today was painted in mottled camouflage. At first glance, it was not eye-catching at all. All the killing intent was hidden in the gaps of the Crystal Suit.
Only Li Yao, who was right next to it, could feel the danger that was almost tangible.
"Mr. Li Yao, I'm very curious. Faced with a crystal warship that is hundreds of meters long and whose main gun is as powerful as the full-strength attack of a Yuanying Cultivator, what kind of tricks are you going to play? Even if you want to detonate yourself, I'm afraid that you won't be able to hurt the enemy at all, right? "
Zuo Feijing said, one word after another. His voice was squeezed through the gaps of his teeth. "In the past half month, I've squeezed every second of my time to train myself crazily. Half a month has been as painful as ten years for me. I've been preparing myself for a showdown with you today!
"I hope that your performance will be even more dazzling than in the Flying Crystal race. Don't be caught or 'killed' by the crystal warship in less than ten hours.
"In that case... I'll be very disappointed!
"The drill has begun. Please land in one minute!"
The monotonous voice of spirit energy synthesis echoed in the cabin.
Zuo Feijing opened his arms and jumped.
The Tiger King Battlesuit rushed into the storm, emitting a dim glow in the darkness, before it disappeared into the depths of the forest.
Li Yao followed closely behind. He waved at Sha Yucheng and Feng Kai before jumping off the transport ship as well.
"Whoosh!"
Four stabilizing fins extended from the rear of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit. Dazzling brilliance spurted out of the power rune arrays as he flew above the thundering forest.
The floating supply box followed closely behind. It was filled with all the magical equipment and tools that Li Yao used to escape.
Zuo Feijing was right about one thing.
No matter what kind of enemy he faced, running away was not Li Yao's style.
Even though the opponent was a crystal warship hundreds of meters long, equipped with a 'Sky Splitter' and twelve Taiyi Lightning Railguns, Li Yao did not intend to just run away and not counterattack.
Anyone who wanted to capture him would have to pay a heavy price!
Chi!
Li Yao landed on Yang Yan Peak slowly.
It was the highest peak in the hundred square kilometers nearby.
He looked into the distance. The crystal camera with a super high resolution captured the entire environment. It scanned the terrain and compared it with the map that had been inputted into the crystal processor.
Li Yao thought quickly. His computational ability was boosted to the maximum as he analyzed the situation.
The three dots of light shot towards the northwest at an extremely fast speed.
They were the other three Crystal Suit.
If Li Yao guessed correctly, they were going to hide in the mountainous area in the northwest of the drill area.
Li Yao had studied the map carefully. In the northwest corner of the drill area, there were undulating mountains, and the underground caves were deeply intertwined. It was the best battlefield for stealth guerrilla warfare.
However … Li Yao was not going to go there.
His opponent was Ning Feng, the captain of the Union Army, who was nicknamed 'Drunk Cat'. The mountainous area would certainly be the focus of their search.
The Burning Cloud-level crystal warship had a lot of probe magical equipment, which could explore hundreds of meters below the ground.
The five hundred beast puppets … They could also sneak into the underground to search.
Once they were found, a hundred Heart Drills and Landmines would be no joke.
Although it was a drill and the power of all the magical equipment had been adjusted to one third, and the power of the 'Sky Splitter' had been adjusted to one tenth, Li Yao still did not want to taste their flavor.
If the underground cave was attacked by the Heart Drills and Sky Splitter, it was very likely that it would collapse and block the front and back of the tunnel. He would be caught like a turtle in a jar.
"Beep!"
The crystal camera soon found the terrain that he had inputted in advance.
It was the battlefield that Li Yao had chosen for himself after several hours.
Li Yao took two steps back and suddenly accelerated. He jumped off the Yang Yan Peak from thousands of meters high and fell freely. It was not until he almost reached the foot of the mountain that he suddenly activated the power rune arrays.
The Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit spurted out colorful mystic rays and darted to the southeast.
At this moment, there were fifty minutes to go before Tide Berserker set off.
Ten minutes later, Li Yao appeared in the southeast corner of the drill area, which was also the direction where the crystal warship was going to enter the drill area.
Compared to the mountainous area in the northwest, which was full of rocks, the terrain here was relatively flat. There were only a few mountains and cliffs. The underground caves were shallow and short, too.
However, the water system here was particularly developed. Several rivers and streams intersected with each other.
Because of the storm, the water level had soared, and the water was running fast.
"This is the place!"
Li Yao compared the terrain in front of him with the map. He opened his supply box and took out all the magical equipment he had and deployed quickly.
At 0: 58, Li Yao finished his deployment.
At 1: 00 sharp, the dark sky in the southeast was torn apart by a dazzling brilliance.
Even the thunder and lightning couldn't cover the roars of the crystal warship.
Tide Berserker sailed into the drill area majestically.
At 1: 02 sharp, Li Yao hid himself in a muddy pool below a cliff.
He turned off all the rune arrays on the Crystal Suit and the supply box, turning himself into a black iron lump. He submerged himself in the muddy water quietly, with only two bloodshot eyes exposed. He stared at the sky in silence against the piercing rainwater.
At 1: 05 sharp, Tide Berserker slowly sailed past the area where Li Yao was hiding under the dark clouds thousands of meters away.
Maybe it was a psychological effect, but Li Yao felt that the air around him was shaking. His heart was beating faster than before.
An iron beast hundreds of meters long was passing over his head unhurriedly. Not everybody could bear such a feeling.
"Shua! Shua! "
Almost ten ivory lights darted out of the crystal warships, which interweaved into a net of light and swept over the mountains and forests above.
Li Yao knew that it was a mystic ray that was used to search for the enemy. Once he was hit by the mystic ray, it would be hard for him to escape.
However, the lightning, thunder, and torrential rain caused a great disturbance to the profound light. Not only was the light incomparably dim, it would also become intermittent whenever there was a thunderstorm.
The original inescapable net had become riddled with holes because of the power of nature.
Besides, the area that Li Yao had chosen was not the best place to hide in the drill area.
Ning Feng focused all his attention on the rocks in the northwest. He simply scanned the area with the mystic ray and continued moving to the northwest.
"Hu …"
Li Yao took a deep breath carefully. His heart, which had been struggling crazily, finally fell back into his chest.
The most difficult part was over.
He had at least earned himself a few hours of time.
Before the storm passed, the crystal warships would not come back to search the area again.
He could hide in the area comfortably until Sword Torrent, Mournful Mist, and the other Crystal Suit hiding in the rocks in the northwest were captured or suppressed.
Right then, Li Yao's eyelids twitched. Alarms of danger were ringing inside his brain.
Ten light spots that looked like fireflies were released from Tide Berserker. They kept a distance from each other and interweaved into a network that was neither too loose nor too tight, while they swept over the area where he was hiding.
They were the Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles!
Li Yao cursed silently. He licked his lips, only to discover that he had bitten his lips to the point of bleeding because he was too nervous.
Although the crystal warship had let go of the area, it had released ten Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles, each of which could carry five beast puppets. So, there were fifty beast puppets in total.
Li Yao didn't know where he had given himself away. The drill area was quite large. It was impossible for the enemy to send ten Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles to search every area.
Also, the area where he was hiding was definitely not the most deserving place for a search.
Maybe he didn't leave any traces behind. It was just his intuition as an expert that made Ning Feng feel that something was wrong with the area. Therefore, he sent down the Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles to search for him.
"Hum! Hum! "
The Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles were carrying five beast puppets in their abdomen. They looked quite large, like fat bees. The power rune arrays of the shuttles had been specially designed, too. Their thrust was quite powerful, but they were also humming in a special way, which could make one anxious.
Three Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles flew over Li Yao's head.
Pillars of light hit the ground one after another. Many times, they brushed past the pool where Li Yao was hiding.
Li Yao gritted his teeth and remained still.
Right now, the crystal warship hadn't flown far away. Once he was exposed, the crystal warship would fly back at any moment. He didn't want to be the first target.
Five minutes. Ten minutes. Half an hour passed.
The Vicious Bee Armed Shuttles swept over Li Yao's head several times. Because of the interferences of the lightning and the storm, they couldn't perform any more detection techniques. They could only scan the area intermittently with mystic rays. But they didn't find him at all.
The crystal warship had disappeared into the sky in the northwest. Even the exhaust flames were nowhere to be seen.
Right then —
"Huala! Huala! "
Li Yao heard weird noises of branches shaking in the forest, which were entirely different from the noises of branches shaking in the wind and rain.
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