At a command, countless flying ships launched from the starship, densely packing the skies and darting among the asteroids with thrilling maneuvers, with ships colliding and shattering into debris continuously.
On the other side, in the building, the doors of tens of thousands of simulation chambers snapped open, and students emerged with their heads down and spirits deflated.
Dying during the competition meant immediate automatic withdrawal.
The preliminaries ended, and twenty-three military academy flying teams advanced.
Elbert ranked ninth, a mediocre position, right within everyone’s expectations.
Last year, the flying team had finished in ninth place.
As the competition ended and people were leaving, Elbert’s group formed a line and headed out, only to be blocked halfway.
It was the Royal Starship Academy and both Fengye and Fenglin Military Academies.
"They’ve formed an alliance first."
"And Violet Military Academy too," Lin Fu pondered, "Considering historical and political factors, their alliance is normal, but Violet not being with them is definitely odd. Could it be three in the light, one in the shadows? No, that’s too obvious."
After Lin Fu finished, she looked towards Ivan, "You’re the most mentally agile among us, what do you think?"
"You mean to say I’m the most scheming, right?" Ivan gave a helpless look.
"Really can’t do anything with you." Ivan shook his head, looking ponderously at the group blocking their path, "It seems they really hate us, ready to waste one academy’s people as pawns just to drag us down, not giving us any chance."
Everyone gave Ivan a thumbs-up.
"The next matches are going to be troublesome."
At that moment, the head of the Royal Starship Academy approached Lin Fu with an arrogant attitude, looking her over critically, "So you’re Lin Fu."
Lin Fu, nonchalantly fixing her windblown hair, asked with a mock-smile, "And you are?"
"Don’t you know it’s bad form to block the path?"
"Where did this white-cut chicken come from?"
"Don’t try and play the villain with our Sister Fu if you’re nobody, you’re not worth it."
"Kid, go home and drink your milk~"
"If you want to spit harsh words, at least have the capability to back it up, who are you? Never heard your name, don’t come here embarrassing yourself."
"That’s right, isn’t each person from your Royal Starship Academy supposed to be more impressive than the last? Why not show up?"
Elbert’s group burst into laughter and started making faces, particularly Ji Xiu, the fat guy who never cared about saving face; he lacked any of the cold, noble traits of Imperial Soldiers and began dancing bizarrely with his chubby body.
As irritating as one could be.
The Royal Starship Academy group, red-faced and thick-necked with anger and unable to break the rules to fight or curse effectively, could only bitterly retort.
"See you in the competition, hope your skills are as sharp as your tongues."
Everyone made an interstellar universally recognized obscene gesture, leaving the Royal Starship Academy group furious and slinking away embarrassingly.
However, the confrontational stand-off was witnessed by many, who criticized Elbert for lacking decorum, and being rude and crass.
"What are you looking at? Anything interesting?" Lin Fu, leading the way, pushed past a student from Fenglin Military Academy blocking the path, "Disperse!"
Under the watchful eyes of many, countless onlookers were stunned as Elbert’s group proudly marched back to their hotel.