"Why are you still waiting here?" Fu Tian asked with curiosity. "The live broadcast has been made public, available to all military forces and Military Academy Students on the Star Network’s military channel."
"I came here yesterday and haven’t left since," Nolan confessed, stealing a glance at Fu Xing’s back and quietly asked, "Does Mr. Major General know Lin Fu?"
Fu Tian’s expression showed a bit of a struggle, uncertain if he should tell the truth.
After all, it seemed like the big brother and sister-in-law planned not to disclose their identities. Moreover, the sister-in-law’s identity, for the time being, really wasn’t suitable for public reveal, and if Nolan got to know about it, he definitely wouldn’t be able to keep it to himself.
"The Major General doesn’t know her, but I do," Fu Tian boldly claimed. "Lin Fu is the sister of a comrade-in-arms of mine, who asked me to look after her as he is not on Capital Star."
"Oh! So that’s the situation."
Nolan didn’t think much of it, since relationships in the military were often complex and profound friendships were easily formed.
So it wasn’t strange at all.
"It’s the last challenge."
Fu Xing suddenly spoke up, startling the two who were chatting, and they hurriedly looked up to see Lin Fu lying on the ground facing the sky with those clear, beautiful eyes staring at the heavens.
The rain was still falling, hitting her face, her body, with blood all over her yet the killing aura seemed as if it could penetrate right through the screen.
Fu Tian and Nolan couldn’t help but gasp in shock, both becoming rather concerned.
Song Zheng, accompanied by a few teachers, also hurried over. With his extensive experience, having cleared the entire Big Escape Killing series, he knew immediately that Lin Fu was utterly exhausted.
Spent and burned out.
If she didn’t emerge soon, it could cause permanent damage to her body and mind, even mental death.
"The dean has just personally approved the authority, and I’m going to go in now and bring her out."
Song Zheng immediately made the decision. He was the only one at the Land War Academy with the ability to extract Lin Fu unscathed. This was a hidden option in the Big Escape Killing series, known by very few. Even if many knew about it, they wouldn’t be capable of doing it.
Firstly, one needed the highest-level authority, and secondly, the power. Only by completing seventy-two hours’ worth of combat within one hour would one earn a special privilege.
"Let me do it!" Fu Tian had long wanted to challenge the one-hour completion task. Besides, he came with his big brother to take on the dirty, tiring work, didn’t he?
Those unaware of the situation all looked at Fu Tian with odd expressions, not understanding why this playboy of the Fu Family would be so kind-hearted.
Could he be plotting something against Lin Fu?
This thought unbidden sprang up in everyone’s minds. In an instant, all the teachers and instructors looked at Fu Tian with eyes full of vigilance and defense.
Lin Fu was now their school’s treasure, and they couldn’t allow this Royal Starship Academy playboy to fool her.
"Let Dean Song do it instead! Colonel Fu Tian, you’re too young, it’s not appropriate."
"Colonel Fu Tian, although you are a Land Combat Soldier, frankly, your current strength isn’t up to it. If you wish to complete the challenge within an hour, you should go back to the military and train."
Everyone had their say, criticizing Fu Tian from head to toe as if a group of old men were nitpicking and disapproving of a potential son-in-law.
Fu Tian was dumbfounded, feeling unjustly aggrieved. What had he done wrong? His good intentions to help were met with such explosive reactions.
Even Fu Xing, who had been silent all along, turned to look at his younger brother with disdain. If it weren’t for their well-known relationship, he might have distanced himself.