67: Chapter 67 Conflict 67: Chapter 67 Conflict “Okay, let’s get the Mechas first, they’re in the warehouse ahead!”
Chen Tong wasn’t very rigid.
Su Ming immediately sped up with Chen Tong towards the destination.
Before long, Su Ming and Chen Tong burst into the warehouse, where ten neatly arranged Flame Rider Mechas came into view.
“These ten are the ones, pretty cool, huh!”
Chen Tong exclaimed excitedly.
“Quick, just pick any two.”
Su Ming said, in a very good mood.
Just as they randomly chose two Mechas and were about to board them, suddenly a warning sounded from behind.
“Don’t move!”
Then a group of people rushed in.
Su Ming and Chen Tong instinctively turned around, lifting their rifles to face the people behind them, only to find that the uninvited guests were Wu Bo and others, along with a group of strangers.
“Brother Li!
It’s those two.”
Wu Bo shouted excitedly.
At that moment, Li Fubai stepped out from the crowd, his face sullen as he looked at Su Ming.
Chen Tong was also startled and said to Su Ming with some disbelief.
“Darn, wasn’t his Mecha pierced through?
How is he not dead?”
“You’re asking me?
Who should I ask?”
Su Ming was also helpless.
In fact, Li Fubai had indeed been pierced through by the Gun Knight, but because he had crossed his arms to block at a crucial moment, the Gun Cavalry’s lance, although penetrating the cockpit, stopped three inches from his face.
As a result, Li Fubai was incredibly lucky to escape with his life, and then he found an opportunity to abandon his Mecha and flee through the maintenance tunnel.
As for the others, seeing Li Fubai escape, they also actively abandoned their Mechas and followed suit.
“Hmph, thinking I’d die wasn’t that easy, now it’s your turn to die.”
Li Fubai glared at Su Ming coldly, as he had very nearly been eliminated by the Gun Knight piercing him.
Now that they were at his mercy, there was no way he would let them go.
Hearing Li Fubai’s words, Chen Tong’s heart sank, and he glanced sideways at Su Ming, communicating with him through their eyes.
“There are no bullets in the gun!
What do we do?”
Su Ming saw Chen Tong’s glance and, of course, knew there were no bullets in the gun.
But what could they do now?
No bullets still meant they had to hold the guns up.
They only had two guns between them; they couldn’t win against so many.
However, Su Ming still bluffed boldly.
“Chen Tong, you should know who to shoot first, right?
We might not overcome them with so many guns, but we can still take one down with us, right?”
“Understood, let’s get him!”
Chen Tong immediately grasped the idea, glaring fiercely at Li Fubai.
Li Fubai’s face changed slightly; he wasn’t wearing Exoskeleton Armor, and if these two really fired at him, he’d be done for.
Considering this, Li Fubai thought about retreating.
But Su Ming coldly warned him.
“You better not move, or we will shoot!”
At these words, Li Fubai abruptly stopped, angrily fixing his gaze on Su Ming.
“Su Ming!”
Wu Bo and the others were also in a difficult position.
The situation, which was initially an easy win, was now troubled with ‘Brother Li’ being held hostage.
Just as the standoff reached its peak, with both parties ready to clash at any moment, Lin Chuyu walked over and called out coldly.
“What are you doing?”
“Chuyu, this has nothing to do with you.”
Li Fubai snapped back angrily.
“It might indeed be none of my business, but you all need to be clear about one thing.
Committing fratricide on the battlefield is a crime, and even if you reach the scoreline, Imperial Court Academy won’t accept you.
Are you sure you want to do this?”
Lin Chuyu warned both parties directly.
Li Fubai’s expression kept changing upon hearing Lin Chuyu’s words.
“Bro Li, what do we do now?
We can’t really kill them, can we?
No school would accept us then.”
Wu Bo and the others looked to Li Fubai, expressing their predicament.
Li Fubai took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, and then spoke to Lin Chuyu.
“I never planned to kill them, but there are only ten Flame Knight Mechas here, and we have twelve Mecha Drivers.
We don’t even have enough for ourselves, so I’m definitely not going to share with them.”
“Damn it, why should you get them?
I found them first!”
Upon hearing Li Fubai’s words, Chen Tong felt his lungs were about to explode and was about to rush up and fight for his life.
Su Ming saw that Chen Tong was provoked and pulled him back with his left hand.
“Don’t move!
If you dare, don’t blame us for opening fire.
Then you’ll have only yourself to blame!”
Wu Bo and the others shook their guns at Su Ming and his companion as a warning.
Li Fubai chuckled coldly and then spoke to a few surviving marine students beside him.
“Keep an eye on them.
If they’re too stubborn to recognize what’s good for them and try to take our mechas, they can’t blame us!”
“Got it, Bro Li!”
The marine soldiers responded promptly.
They still hoped that Li Fubai would lead them to high scores.
Then Li Fubai stowed his gun and said to Lin Chuyu.
“Chuyu, let’s get the mechas and then go out to encircle and attack the Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight.
That Gun Knight is critical to whether we can get into Imperial Court Academy.
Only by taking it down can we hope to score enough points!”
“I got it.”
Lin Chuyu glanced back at Su Ming and his companion, then turned and walked inside.
Though the Third Generation Gun Knight was strong, with ten Second Generation Flame Knights ganging up on it, there was a chance to take it down.
Before long, heavy footsteps sounded, and Li Fubai, Lin Chuyu, and others walked out piloting the Second Generation Mecha·Flame Riders.
As they passed by Su Ming, Li Fubai sneered.
“Take your time looking for a mecha.
We’re off!”
“Shit!”
Chen Tong was so angry he felt like he was about to burst.
If it hadn’t been for Su Ming holding him back all along, he would’ve gone all out.
Su Ming, however, watched Li Fubai and the others leave with detachment.
When they were far enough away, Chen Tong angrily stomped his foot and then asked Su Ming.
“Damn it, if you hadn’t stopped me, I would’ve taken him down!”
“You forgot we don’t have any bullets in our guns?”
Su Ming sighed and replied.
“Uh…”
For a moment, Chen Tong was at a loss for words; he had forgotten about that.
“So, what do we do now?
They took all the Second Generation Mechas.”
“No worries, this underground storage is huge; we can keep looking.
There’s no need to butt heads with them if it comes down to zero points.”
Su Ming calmly analyzed.
“The question is, where do we look?”
Chen Tong also felt somewhat disheartened, their physical strength had greatly diminished.
Moreover, since the best Second Generation mechas had been taken, even if they found a mecha, at best it would be a First Generation Mecha.
Su Ming also felt troubled for a moment, but then something occurred to him, and he immediately said to Chen Tong.
“Chen Tong, follow me!”
“Okay.”
Although Chen Tong didn’t know what Su Ming had in mind, he followed him without hesitation.
Before long, Su Ming brought Chen Tong back into the workroom.
“Su Ming, what are we doing here?”
“Looking for an Advanced Mecha!”
Su Ming replied in a straightforward manner.
Chen Tong was also surprised.
The workroom wasn’t large; could there possibly be an Advanced Mecha here?