CH 39

“Sure enough, it’s a lot more fun to fight with a real person.” Qiu Zhenyang flicked his right hand, which was sore from holding the joystick for a long time, and twisted his neck to free up the tension.

Lin Yuhan is indeed a good opponent for him. His strength is not bad, and he has enough tricks to help him grow up quickly. He devoted himself to the battle without any room for relaxation.

The people outside were having a heated discussion. Ling Mu picked up Ling Dang and planned to send her back first, but the distance between the dormitory and the training building was a bit far, so after thinking about it, he brought Ling Dang along with him. When he arrived the fifth floor, he was taken aback by the noisy crowd in front of him.

Why are there so many people here? Not only freshmen, but many of the crowd look like seniors?

“Wow, is that Brother Qiu? Go, Brother Qiu!” Ling Dang was small, and could only see Qiu Zhenyang through the monitor at the top of the wall for easy viewing, holding Ling Mu’s hand and jumping behind the crowd. Although combatants can’t be seen, the name of those fighting is displayed above.

Zhuo Hang’s ears were sharp. When he heard a child’s voice and looked back, he saw Ling Mu who was frowning and watching the display screen worriedly.

“Come here and watch.” Zhuo Hang led them to the front so they could see the battle inside through the wall. After seeing Ling Dang, he asked, “This is your sister, right, she’s so cute.”

Qiu Zhenyang mentioned Ling Dang and the fact that she lived in the dorm with them.

Yuan Chenyu also came over, squatting down, and patted Ling Dang’s little head. “Sister Ling Dang is so cute, why are you so different from your brother?”

Ling Dang pouted unhappily. “You’re saying that my brother is ugly? You’re annoying.”

Yuan Chenyu was choked by her statement. “No, your brother is not ugly, but always pulling his face like that makes him look very scary.”

“You are scary, your whole family is scary!” Ling Dang rolled her eyes at Yuan Chenyu several times, before turning her head to ignore him.

Next to them, Zhuo Hang sneered and shook his head with a sigh at Yuan Chenyu.

Ling Mu’s eyes glued onto Qiu Zhenyang’s mecha after coming over. He didn’t look away, and his palms were wet from sweat.

“Don’t worry, Zhenyang is very strong, unexpectedly strong. He won’t lose.” Zhuo Hang looked at the wall, but he was speaking to Ling Mu next to him. After Qiu Zhenyang expressed his feelings for Ling Mu in front of them many times, the two already considered Ling Mu as a friend.

Ling Mu pursed his lips, looked away, and muttered, “I’m not worried about him.”

Zhuo Hang’s mouth curled slightly, feeling amused. This reaction is too obvious, right? At first glance, it’s not a sincere denial, but as Qiu Zhenyang said, it’s cute and awkward.

After a while, the battle inside was slowly drawing to a close. More and more people cheered and shouted outside, their voices echoing across the entire floor apart from those fighting inside the room.

Qiu Zhenyang used several fighting skills one after another to force Lin Yuhan into a corner. All the breakaway points have been blocked by Qiu Zhenyang. Unless he fights head on, Lin Yuhan will be directly trapped to death, like a turtle in an urn, with no chance of winning.

After quickly analyzing the situation, Lin Yuhan gritted his teeth, his face flushed with anxiety.

After making such outrageous remarks and vowing to beat Qiu Zhenyang to the point where he can’t fight back, he was even forced into such a situation! Lin Yuhan’s lungs were about to explode upon thinking of those outside laughing at him!

“Do you think you can win with such crude means? Hehe, surnamed Qiu, it seems that you are only capable of this!”

Lin Yuhan’s voice reached everyone’s ears through the radio in the mecha, and Qiu Zhenyang laughed immediately.

“Isn’t it? You have the guts to say so, don’t know who’s been using those crude methods. Forget it, for the sake of your entire Lin family being fools, I won’t argue.”

Qiu Zhenyang has already practiced all afternoon, beating more than ten smart mechas in a row. Although he’s not physically tired, his mind is drained from thinking so much. His opponent is very cunning, causing him to consume too much mental power, and forcing him to fight quickly.

However, as long as he practices diligently in the future, Qiu Zhenyang will be able to persist for much longer. After all, his mental power is a rare S-rank, and he has much more patience and tenacity than ordinary people!

“Shit! What else can Qiu Zhenyang be proud of besides relying on your family?”

Qiu Zhenyang’s face wrinkled. “It’s like your family is very ordinary…”

It seems that he can’t say anything nice to a fool like Lin Yuhan. The cynical expression on his face faded, and his eyes refocused. “It’s over now, there are still people waiting for me to have dinner.”

When Ling Mu, who was waiting outside, heard his words, his ears reddened, and he snorted impatiently to cover it up.

By his side, Yuan Chenyu was jeeing: “Waa, so handsome! Not wanting to end the battle for anything else, but because I want to eat with the person I like~ As expected of you, Qiu Zhenyang!”

Ling Mu glared at him: “Shut your mouth!”

“Ah, Zhuo Hang glared at me…” Yuan Chenyu looked at his friend pitifully, but got a white eye in response.

Lin Yuhan felt deeply offended hearing Qiu Zhenyang’s words! The person in front of him acted so indifferent, as if he had no way to threaten him in the slightest!

“Okay, that’s what you said…” Hateful words popped out from between clenched teeth. Lin Yuhan gave a gloomy smile, and pulled out a small object from the strap on his wrist. That thing is a laser attack device. As long as it is installed in the mecha, even the mecha for teaching can launch a powerful laser cannon.

Just in case, Lin Yuhan put it in a protective belt that can shield it from inspection. He never expected it to come in handy now.

“Fight me? Let me teach you the wisdom of being an upperclassman!”

The school clearly forbids the use of this kind of thing, but Lin Yuhan doesn’t care. As long as he can defeat Qiu Zhenyang, and prove himself in front of his father and grandfather, what’s the Qiu family? Besides, Qiu Zhenyang agreed to the fight this time. Even if he lost or got injured, how can the Qiu family still have the face to trouble him?

Lin Yuhan smiled grimly. He didn’t know that the consequences of being too arrogant might end in disaster.

The attack device was installed in the mecha receiver, and at the same time, Qiu Zhenyang intuition keenly warned him of danger. This awareness came from his powerful mental power, and the uneasy feeling made his muscles tense.

“Huh? What did he just put into the receiver?” The supervisor, who specializes in monitoring student fights, frowned. Rewinding the surveillance, he zoomed in and looked at what Lin Yuhan had installed.

“This is… what happened!”

The picture on the screen was still on the device, and the supervisor quickly ran out.

After the installation of the laser was completed, the mecha sat in Lin Yuhan changed. The original mechanical right hand retracted into the arm a few times, and when it was extended again, it became a laser cannon.

The students who were watching the battle outside noticed this, and quickly blew up.

“My god, what does Lin Yuhan want to do? That’s forbidden by the school!”

“A laser, the school’s mecha can’t withstand this attack. If the freshman is hit, there will be an accident!”

Several seniors knew a lot, and turned anxious.

“What about the supervising teacher? Didn’t he find out? It’s dangerous if things continue like this!”

Ling Mu became anxious when he heard the upperclassmen’s words. Gritting his teeth, he ran to the competition room door, kicked it, but it didn’t budge at all. Only the people inside or the supervisor can open the battle room.

“That guy Lin Yuhan, is he crazy?!”

Yuan Chenyu and Zhuo Hang also ran over with anxious expressions on their faces.

“Qiu Zhenyang, you mustn’t have an accident…” Ling Mu helplessly slammed the door hard, and looked inside with a pale face.

Qiu Zhenyang jumped back without hesitation after seeing the change in Lin Yuhan’s mecha. And after he dodged, a dazzling laser shot at his original location.

With a “bang”, the laser smashed into the wall, and the entire classroom trembled.

The solid wall was not shaken too much, but dust blew up, obstructing their sight.

“Qiu, Zhen, Yang! Die for me!”

Lin Yuhan directly launched the second attack after the blow failed. No matter how fast Qiu Zhenyang’s reaction speed was, in such a small classroom, he couldn’t completely avoid this kind of continuous close-range attack. The sturdy mecha was damaged in many places, and a red warning light was flashing inside.

“Lin Yuhan, are you trying to kill me?” Qiu Zhenyang shouted, his expression angry.

He never imagined that Lin Yuhan would be so cruel. Seeing that he was about to lose, he even used such a method! Isn’t he afraid of being punished by the Qiu family after killing him?

“Kill you? Haha, that’s a really good idea!” The insolent voice was mixed with the artillery fire like an irrational murderer.

Lin Yuhan was ruthless. Qiu Zhenyang wanted to open the door and escape directly, but he was not sure whether this guy would chase after him and attack indiscriminately. There is also Ling Mu, who should have come to watch the battle. Qiu Zhenyang has no way to bet on this possibility – he can’t let Ling Mu be in danger!

Knowing that he couldn’t just run away, Qiu Zhenyang took a deep breath, dodging left and right while quickly approaching Lin Yuhan’s mecha. The latter only felt that he was here to die and didn’t have any precautions as he fired frantically.

Watching Qiu Zhenyang approach the mecha that was constantly firing laser beams, the audience’s hearts were all caught in their throats. Ling Mu’s eyes widened, lips trembling, and hands clutching the wall as he watched the battle.

The distance between the two mechas grew closer and closer, and the last shot of the laser cannon suddenly exploded under the dust. Black smoke filled the classroom, and electric lights flashed from circuit failure at the site of the incident. No one could see the situation inside clearly, but it is certain that one of the mechas must have been severely damaged.

Outside everyone was silent, holding their breaths.

Ling Mu’s long eyelashes trembled slightly. Hot tears fell down his cheeks and fell silently on the ground.

He never knew that his tears could fall so easily.

QZY, you’d better hurry your ass out here cause Mumu’s crying!

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