"Let's go out!"
Zheng Yiran, looking at the mine filled with newly fallen stones, felt it was still quite dangerous and said so.
The organizers, watching a large chunk of green heliodor being taken away by the Imperial Military Academy team, felt heartbroken. But the rules were the rules, and they couldn't stop them.
It was the people at this location who felt even more heartbroken. The organizers had merely borrowed this place for the competition. But this place belonged to them. They had thought it was just an abandoned mine, never imagining they could excavate top-tier ores like green heliodor!
At this moment, Chen Shan, everyone at the mine, heard this news and slammed the table, exclaiming, "What did you say? What did you say?!"
The person relaying the message to Chen Shan understood his feelings at the moment and calmly repeated, "Today, during the Military Academy League, five students from the Imperial Military Academy entered a mine and dug out a large piece of green heliodor!"
Chen Shan hadn't misheard; he just found it hard to believe such a thing could happen. But when his friend repeated it, he had to accept that this event had indeed occurred.
Finally, Chen Shan couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
At this point, his friend realized how much this matter meant to Chen Shan and quickly tried to console him, "Hey Chen Shan, you! Calm down. Your mine has produced green heliodor, but as the venue for this league, sponsorships are voluntary. We can't do anything foolish!"
Chen Shan had somewhat recovered and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand. He then said to his friend, "It's nothing, just a moment of impatience. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
He was naturally covetous of the materials the Imperial Military Academy obtained during the competition, but with the rules in place, he had nothing to say.
Of course, he had considered contesting the ownership of the green heliodor, but that would have been terrible for his reputation.
Now that his mine had produced green heliodor and so many spectators had witnessed it, it was an opportunity for publicity. Could he leverage this?
At this moment, Chen Shan was contemplating how to recoup this 'investment'.
Meanwhile, Meng Huai and his team had exited the mine. Due to the time spent mining, their main focus was now on making haste.
The other military academies were engaged in combat with star beasts. Although this area was a mine, it still had plenty of star beasts. Moreover, given it was a specially arranged venue, if the mine had few star beasts, some could be introduced.
The Imperial Military Academy team heard the broadcast announcements but did not feel anxious about other military academies accumulating points by defeating star beasts.
It was the other military academies that were anxious. Murong Shuai and a few others had just defeated a Double S-class star beast. Feita approached Murong Shuai and said, "We haven't heard any broadcast about the Imperial Military Academy defeating star beasts. Isn't that a bit unusual?"
【It's amazing that the solo soldiers have noticed this. Is Feita aiming to be a commander?】
【Feita is purely treating the Imperial Military Academy as a hypothetical enemy. He pays too much attention, so naturally he notices things.】
【But if Feita hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed either. What is the Imperial Military Academy up to?】
Murong Shuai had also noticed the issue. "Are they trying to pull the same trick again? Taking advantage of other military academies' unpreparedness, they'll go for the flags first?"
【No way? They're pulling this stunt again? That's so insidious.】
【Cough, cough, I just came back from that area. They're on the move, I didn't notice anything suspicious.】
【Did you not see the bullet comments? They seem to have gone mining just now!】
【Mining? Are they crazy? What are they thinking! Now is not the time to consider getting rich!】
The Second Military Academy adopted a critical stance towards the actions of the Imperial Military Academy, but they had missed the crucial point. The spectators who just took a glance didn't notice that the Imperial Military Academy's audience was talking about how valuable the ore their cadets had mined was.
Murong Shuai recalled the Imperial Military Academy's previous action of not sleeping and rushing directly to the finish line. He therefore stated, "We will also push forward at full speed. We cannot let the Imperial Military Academy get ahead of us."
The spectators didn't notice the grammatical error. The Second Military Academy had entered the competition later, so by rights, the Imperial Military Academy should have been ahead of them.
But it didn't matter. At this moment, the Imperial Military Academy was indeed lagging behind them. In terms of distance to the finish line, the Imperial Military Academy was likely in fifth or sixth place.
Moreover, the Imperial Military Academy had absolutely no points at this time. However, soon, the broadcast of the Imperial Military Academy defeating star beasts finally echoed across the entire venue. And it was a broadcast of them simultaneously defeating three Triple S-class star beasts: 【Here they come, they're finally here.】
These bullet comments were from the live streams of other military academies. They heard the broadcast and felt that the competition had finally begun.
By the time night fell, the Imperial Military Academy's points had returned to the upper ranks. They were now ranked second, with the Fifth Military Academy in first place.
The Fifth Military Academy was also a veteran military academy, but its performance in this session had been less than satisfactory. It was unexpected that they had ranked first in this competition, even if it was only after a few hours.
Because the Imperial Military Academy had rushed day and night in the previous competition, ultimately taking first place to everyone's astonishment, it meant that in this competition, even though night had fallen, no military academy had stopped to find a place to rest.
All military academies were on the move, and the spectators in the live streams finally understood their intentions.
【They're not going to rest, are they?】
【It's all because of what the Imperial Military Academy did last time.】
【They're all competing hard? Let them! Haha, this is more interesting! In a real battlefield, who can guarantee that nothing will happen at night? They should be training more and doing exercises like this.】
【The person above is a bit morally judgmental!】
On the flying vehicles in the competition venue, lifeguards were reminded: "Closely monitor the safety of the military cadets. If there are any emergencies, you may eliminate them at any time. Life safety is the top priority!"
Hearing this order, the lifeguards dared not be careless. They wished they had more eyes, fearing any oversight.
This reminder was clearly not made casually. At this moment, the Twelfth Military Academy ran into trouble.
It was deep into the night, and concentration was inevitably difficult. The Twelfth Military Academy was on the road, and no one noticed the impending danger.
From a mine behind them, a star beast suddenly charged out. The star beast was covered in numerous hard spikes, each as thick as an adult's arm and as long as a palm.
The star beast launched a surprise attack from behind, and a charge directly sent the last solo soldier of the Twelfth Military Academy flying several meters away. The force of the collision also scattered the four cadets in front, and some were injured by the impact.
Even the mech pilot in the middle, because the solo soldier behind him had brushed past the right side of his mech, was hit by the collision. The mech pilot fell to the ground and bit the dirt.
This mine was full of rocks, and this fall directly knocked out his front teeth...
【Hahaha! Although it's a bit insensitive, Harry's appearance is too funny.】
That mech pilot was named Harry.