Chapter 80

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Chapter 80: Cruelty

"Warning!"

"Warning!"

"Unknown intrusion detected in the system, please eliminate it promptly!"

"Unknown intrusion detected in the system, please eliminate it promptly!"

Inside the cockpit, the alarm blared.

Wang Lei frantically activated the defense system.

Immediately, the mecha’s interior erupted with intense heat, blowing out and burning the hair strands that had snuck into its crevices.

Wang Lei let out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, lights started flashing inside the cockpit, and in the alternating brightness, he vaguely saw shadows under the mecha.

Countless figures appeared out of nowhere, they were packed closely together, shoulder to shoulder.

Passing by the feet of the mecha.

At this moment, due to the dim environment.

Wang Lei had already turned on the external lights of the mecha.

Looking out from the panoramic window, aided by the lights, the figures could be seen clearly.

They seemed to be the original residents of the city.

The attire of these figures was diverse, including professionals, students, workers, and children.

However, without exception, they were all very blurry, as if surrounded by an invisible mist.

At that moment, they all stopped walking.

They no longer moved forward.

And in the next instant.

All these figures turned towards Mecha.

Through the panoramic window.

Their gaze met Wang Lei’s.

Wang Lei suddenly felt a chill down his back.

A cold shiver ran from his heels to the back of his head in an instant.

All the hair on his body stood on end.

"What is this?"

Wang Lei instinctively wanted to leave.

But the mecha did not respond to his actions.

At that moment, the ’empathy system’ sounded an alarm.

"Detecting an abnormal signal attempting to login!"

"Detecting an abnormal signal attempting to login!"

An abnormal signal??

Wang Lei looked at the system, the screen displayed that another unknown signal was trying to take over system resources.

It seemed like they were trying to push Wang Lei’s brainwave signal offline.

Wang Lei couldn’t remember anything.

He was in school.

The teachers didn’t mention this situation.

He had no idea what to do.

Fortunately, Wang Lei remembered that the teachers said if the ’empathy system’ had a problem, he could use the ’emergency restart program’.

He reached out to activate the program immediately.

But then, his hand stopped in mid-air.

On his wrist.

There was a dark handprint.

Hold him tightly.

Wang Lei suddenly let out a scream.

Turned his head to look.

Only to see someone beside him.

Not knowing when a figure appeared.

This figure was wearing a Mecha Master combat suit and helmet.

The figure was blurry, as if shrouded in mist.

When Wang Lei looked at it.

It also looked back at Wang Lei.

Inside the helmet, Wang Lei saw a familiar face.

His face!

The lights in the cockpit were still blinking.

Wang Lei didn’t notice.

His shadow was gone, he didn’t know when!

…….

High-speed train station.

Inside the waiting hall.

Zeng Shan saw Luo Yan sitting alone in a corner from afar.

The sunlight fell on him, casting a lonely shadow on the ground.

Holding a piece of bread in his hand, he hesitated to take a bite.

Luo Yan, who had no appetite for food.

Zeng Shan has not seen before.

He was about to go over.

Suddenly, he was grabbed by someone.

Turning back, it was Li Bohang.

Li Bohang shook his head and chuckled, "It’s best not to disturb him now."

"He has just suffered a great blow."

Zeng Shan was surprised, "He will be affected too?"

"Affected by what?"

"I just told him a harsh reality."

Li Bohang pushed his glasses up his nose, "The mecha and energy furnace he snatched this morning, probably won’t be redeemed by Group B."

Zeng Shan, "…"

Just then.

Camp Parry, acting as the command center, a student ran out and shouted, "Luo Yan, Li Bohang, Zeng Shan."

"Quick, come in, the jury has an important announcement."

The student shouted several times.

Luo Yan only turned around.

A moment later.

On the big screen in the command center, Wei Fenghua said with a serious expression, "Just now, we lost contact with Wang Lei, a student from Second Grade Group B."

"This is the footage we captured with a drone, take a look."

The scene changed.

City scenes appeared.

In that scene.

Black eerie long hair was growing wildly from deep within the city.

They surged out, overwhelming skyscrapers, roads, street lights, cars, and trees.

In there, the mecha Wang Lei was driving got entangled by some hair, then struggled to resist.

But eventually, the mecha was gradually entwined by black hair and dragged away by it.

Dragged into the depths of the city.

The broadcast ended.

The whole command center fell silent.

The students still couldn’t understand why Wang Lei’s mecha was pulled away by those strange hair.

Luo Yan’s eyes flickered, thinking of something, but didn’t speak.

Li Bohang softly sighed, "Senior Wang Lei left the safe zone."

Wei Fenghua’s image reappeared.

"Yes, classmate Wang Lei didn’t listen to advice and left the safe area."

"Encountered strange events outside the safe area."

"We suspect that this is related to the ‘Danghu’ activities, but like before, we don’t have solid evidence."

"But one thing is certain."

"Once you cross the safe area, you may face unpredictable dangers."

"Classmate Wang Lei is a prime example."

"Hope everyone learns a lesson from this."

"The above is the important information that the judging committee wants to inform you of."

End of communication.

There was a deep sigh in the command center.

Hardly anyone here knows Wang Lei.

But a lively life suddenly disappeared.

Still making people feel sorry.

Zeng Shan frowned and asked, "Isn’t the teacher going to organize a rescue?"

Luo Yan didn’t respond to the question, lowered his gaze and walked out of the tent.

Li Bohang sighed softly, "For now, we have only lost a mecha and one student."

"If we organize a rescue, there might be more sacrifices."

"As cruel as it sounds, the truth is, Senior Wang Lei is not worth a rescue."

Zeng Shan felt a shock in his heart.

This simple young man, who has not experienced the cruelty of disasters, still holds onto the value of ‘priceless life’ until now.

Now.

Li Bohang’s words ‘no rescue value’ made him deeply feel the cruelty of the surface.

At this moment, they also need to leave the command center.

The communicator buzzed.

"Is Luo Yan there?"

"We want to talk to him."

After a moment.

A communication device was handed to Luo Yan.

Luo Yan looked at Li Bohang.

"It’s from First Grade Group B, they want to discuss redeeming the mecha and energy furnace with you."

Upon hearing this.

At first, Luo Yan’s eyes lit up, then he became a bit hesitant.

Finally, he said into the intercom, "Energy furnace costs 700,000, mecha costs 5,000,000."

"Take them together, 5,500,000."

Without waiting for a response, he returned the communication device to Li Bohang.

Then he asked seriously.

"In the other three groups, which students come from wealthy families."

When Luo Yan said this sentence.

Far away at the camp of Second Grade Group A, Yang Likai shuddered for no reason.