Ye Chong's cannon had not only surprised Sha Ya, but also Duan Qian, who was not far behind. His parapsychic sense had been keeping an eye on his surroundings.
Ye Chong focused on adjusting his course. Five minutes later, he was done.
Ye Chong took a deep breath and pressed the firing button.
Boom!
A thick beam of light shot out from the cannon's muzzle. There was no sound, only a blinding light. Ye Chong narrowed his eyes. Even in the thick purple haze, the light was blinding.
The light disappeared, but the remaining glare forced Ye Chong to open his eyes a second later.
A circular passage about 10 meters in diameter appeared before Ye Chong. All the plants in the passage were gone. Black smoke rose from the charred stalks on the ground. The beam of light cleared away the purple haze. Ye Chong could even see the red of the Crimson Wilderness at the end of the passage. However, it only lasted for a while before the purple haze surged in and filled the passage.
His vision returned to a vast expanse of purple.
Ye Chong was satisfied with the result. He did not even look at the cannon. The ship cannon had been scrapped. Ye Chong did not use any of the precious materials, but only some ordinary ones. The size of the battleship cannon was simply too large. If they used precious materials, then the cost of this battleship cannon would be too high. For Ye Chong now, the ship cannon was not very practical. It was useless to use it once. Hence, he only used the most common materials. These materials could not withstand such a huge amount of energy, and would be useless after one use.
However, this was enough for Ye Chong.
Ye Chong boarded the Spider and followed the path the cannon had created. The Spider quickly followed behind him, and so did Duan Qian. He was still speechless over the shocking shot just now. If that shot had landed on a person's body, not to mention hitting them, even a slight graze would have been fatal.
He quickly recovered from his shock. As the navigator of the team, flying in such an environment was his greatest responsibility. If anything happened to him, the students behind him would be in danger.
All the students maintained a high level of tension. They could only judge their next move by the force coming from the hooks at the front of the training vehicle. Although everyone had done this countless times in their usual training, when it came to actual combat, everyone was extremely cautious and didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Many of them were sweating profusely. One could imagine how great the pressure they were facing was.
The large spider moved as if it was flying. It was extremely fast, but at the same time, it moved forward with extreme caution. Ye Chong had already selected a group of students to pilot the spiders behind him. The Spider's console was exactly the same as the one used on the training machine. Both were standard consoles, so they were basically the same in terms of operation.
The only thing the giant spider had to worry about in this passage was the swamp. Ye Chong repeatedly taught the students how to get out of the swamp. As for Wu Changshe, who was flying at a low altitude that day, the only thing they needed to do was to fly forward under the guidance of the snake head. The swamp had no effect on them as they floated in midair.
Ye Chong's repeated instructions did not go to waste. The spiders behind him managed to get out of the swamp quickly, and did not affect the team's speed.
The entire team finally passed through the entire fog area without any mishaps.
When they arrived at the Red Wilderness, Ye Chong finally heaved a sigh of relief. Although he had made thorough preparations, his nerves had remained highly tense throughout the journey. These students were too weak. If they were normal mech pilots, Ye Chong would not have to worry so much.
Ye Chong ordered the team to rest here for a day.
The Mist did not take long, but for the students, it was an unprecedented challenge. A mental challenge like this was very draining for newbies. The Red Wilderness was very safe, so Ye Chong ordered the team to rest for a day, and let the students recover.
The students had seen more of the world in these few days than they had in the past decade. Many of them were excited. Some of the students looked worried. They had never been in such a dangerous situation before. However, the students gathered together, chatting and eating their rations.
Sha Ya looked at the youthful faces of the students, and sighed inwardly.
"How many of these students will survive?" Sha Ya asked a sharp question.
Ye Chong replied calmly, "Those who pass the test will survive." Ye Chong did not think of himself as cruel. He had encountered much crueler things in his life. The way he saw it, those who did not pass the test would be eliminated wherever they went. To survive, it was simple. One had to be strong enough. This was the law of nature, and the law of human society.
The laws were fair. It was the same for everyone, including himself. There was no difference between cruelty and warmth.
Sha Ya was silent. She could not understand Ye Chong's thinking. She felt that Ye Chong was an extremely contradictory person. If you pointed at his nose and scolded him, he would be indifferent, but if he felt that you were a threat to him, he would not hesitate to kill you, and before that, you would not receive any warning. He looked like a cold-hearted person, but he was dedicated to his students, and would even seek benefits for them.
Ye Chong did not act alone. He and Sha Ya stayed here to watch out. The Red Wilderness was not dangerous. Ye Chong had to watch out for other shooters. Darkniss did not belong to any country. It had many borders, so they would occasionally encounter shooters from other countries.
Any shooter who could enter the Darkniss Wilderness was naturally strong. If they encountered them, these newbies would not be able to defend themselves. Ye Chong and Sha Ya were now babysitters.
Now that they were here, Ye Chong had nothing to worry about.
He took out Celest.
When the behemoth known as Shen suddenly appeared before them, they were all shocked. The entire campsite was dead silent. Everyone was petrified.
Its ten-meter-tall body gave off an oppressive feeling. The black armor covered its entire body, and only its face could be seen. Its eyes were half-lidded, and the bright red feather on its helmet pointed towards the sky like a flame. A red flower bloomed on its wrist, elbow, knee, and waist. The creepy aura it exuded was chilling. It was carrying a black box on its back, and on the front of the box was a huge and beautiful red flower.
"A giant!" Shu Mo'er blurted out. Her face was pale. They had come to Yedda because of the giant Duo Ka had mentioned. It was here that they met Ye Chong, and fought with him. Shu Mo'er felt like her mind was in a mess.
Ye Chong looked at Shu Mo'er indifferently. At that moment, Celest's pilot cabin opened.
Ye Chong entered Celest's pilot cabin under everyone's watchful eyes. If he encountered a shooter, it would be too late to take out Celest. Ye Chong had nothing to worry about here. Besides, there would be no fighter aircrafts here. Even if they did, Ye Chong would not be afraid. Even Ye Chong, as the pilot, could not be sure how strong Celest would be after being enhanced.
There was no harm in being prepared. Ye Chong would always choose the safest method, even though it might seem troublesome.
Celest moved under the surprised, fascinated, and incredulous gazes!
Celest opened its deep, half-lidded eyes. Everyone's eyes lit up. A pair of emotionless eyes, just like Ye Chong's, appeared in front of them.
Celest moved slowly, its heavy footsteps echoing in everyone's hearts.
Inside the pilot cabin, Ye Chong skillfully operated the control panel and activated the holographic scanning system. Celest's holographic scanning system was many times more advanced than the simplified versions on the training vehicles. It was the best holographic scanning system available.
There was no one around. Ye Chong continued to give orders to Celest, maximizing the range of the holographic scanning system.
Ye Chong did not let himself rest after that. To the rookies, these days had been tense and stressful, but to Ye Chong, this kind of life was nothing out of the ordinary. His mental fortitude had long been inhumanly strong.
Wasting time was shameful. Ye Chong believed that this was one of the most basic principles.
Now, what was the best thing for him to do? Training!
Training had always been the focus of Ye Chong's life. As long as he had time, he would train. No matter how boring the training was, even the most basic content, he would tirelessly practice it over and over again. With his current level, even if he practiced a move a million times, he might only be able to shorten the time by 0.01 seconds. However, he never gave up, and kept at it. This was one of the reasons why he was so strong, and only grew stronger.
Whether or not there were people watching him from the side, this would never affect his training.
As usual, Ye Chong began. First, the basics. Ye Chong never neglected basic training. This was because Mu had once told him that all combat moves were made up of basic moves. He never forgot this, and it became one of the guiding principles of his training.
When Duan Qian saw the black-armored giant carrying out the most basic combat training, he was dumbfounded.
He had never thought that one day, he would see a ten-meter tall giant in black armor, training one move after another like a grandmaster of combat.
It was too shocking!
As a combat expert, Duan Qian could see that Celest's every move was methodical - this was combat!
The most shocking thing was that despite the giant's size, its movements were agile and fast. Even Duan Qian could not help but be taken aback. If such a huge fist were to be swung out at such a shocking speed, how shocking would its power be?
Compared to Duan Qian, the other students were just there for the show. However, the impact of the scene before them was unparalleled. It stood there like a small hill, and was shockingly heavy. Every time it stepped on the ground, the ground shook. The students on the ground could feel it even more clearly. The ground beneath them trembled, and they could feel the weight and power of Celest.
When a small hill moved faster than a fighter jet, and moved more nimbly than a cheetah, it felt like …
It was exhilarating!
Ye Chong, who was immersed in his training, did not care about the audience's surprise. After the basic training, Ye Chong began with more complex combat moves.
The students had never seen such beautiful mech combat techniques before. It was full of impact. Every punch and kick was domineering and full of power. They could even hear the sound of the wind tearing through them. Every time the giant punched out, it created a violent friction sound in the air, causing their hearts to palpitate.
On the other hand, Duan Qian's mouth was agape, and he had a dazed expression. The combat techniques used by the giant were much more complex than what he had learned so far. The biggest question in his mind right now was, what exactly was this giant?
Ye Chong did not know that his unintentional training had completely won over the newbies. From now on, the students would no longer object to using mechs as their weapon of choice. The reason was that Ye Chong's training had moved these newbies. They were not shooters, and did not care about the pride of shooters, so they accepted mechs much more quickly.
When Ye Chong finally stopped, he noticed the admiration in the eyes of the students below him.
He did not feel proud of himself. In fact, his emotions did not change at all. He almost never cared about how others treated him.
He only cared about what he thought he should care about.
Since Ye Chong was wary of enemies, he did not expend all his energy in training. Even so, he was still drenched in sweat. Ye Chong took a deep breath to recover his strength.
Waiting and guarding were both things that tested one's patience, but Ye Chong never lacked it. In fact, everything he was doing with all his heart and energy was undoubtedly extremely dull in the eyes of others. However, Ye Chong could always do these boring things without interruption, persisting in doing them all the time.
Sha Ya heaved a sigh of relief that there were no accidents. As for the students, after the initial excitement, they gradually got used to having this big guy flying around them from time to time.
Ye Chong and Sha Ya led the way, and the group soon arrived at the entrance to Darkniss. (To be continued. For further information, please log on to WWW. QIDIAN. com. Support the author! Support the original!)
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