Chapter 316: Worsening Situation (1/2)
Chapter 316: Worsening Situation
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Ye Chong did not get up. The situation was not too critical yet. If they put all available resources to use now, they would not be able to hold their defense line for long. However, Ye Chong also knew that he would not be given the chance to command the defensive forces, so he did not even try to interfere. Besides, the students’ mediocre abilities were not enough to interest him, not after seeing the sublime combat performance of the Sang Tribe.
It was too bad that Sang Pu and the rest were not here. The situation was not optimistic, but not to the point where Ye Chong had to worry about his own safety. This level of danger was nothing compared to what Ye Chong had experienced before. Compared to this, the battle at Sang Family Village was truly terrifying!
Everyone around him looked distressed, but Ye Chong himself was composed.
Feiss approached Ye Chong, bowed, and said in a serious tone, ”I’m very sorry for my rudeness earlier that hurt you. I’m an alchemist, may I see your hand? I have medicine to stop the bleeding.”
Ye Chong kept his eyes closed as he answered calmly, ”No need, thank you.”
”Ahaha, Fei dear, you’re alright! That’s wonderful,” a booming voice came from Fei Si.
Fei Si brightened, and turned to greet him, ”Uncle Jalopy!”
The man was only about 160 centimeters tall, but he had a solid build, with angular, bulging muscles that made him look like a towering metal structure. Aside from that, his pugnacious looks made anyone who saw him cautious. The students around him were obviously intimidated by him, and kept their distance.
Unlike those students, Fei Si cried in surprise and buried herself into his embrace, and began to weep. The old man was unused to handling emotional outbursts like this, and received her awkwardly as he consoled her. It was a strange sight to behold. A 170-centimeter tall woman was crying in the arms of a 160-centimeter tall old man. The old man had to stand on tiptoe.
”Fei dear, what’s wrong? Don’t cry, don’t cry, what happened?” The old man was at a loss.
Fei Si’s shoulders trembled as she continued crying. ”The chips … The chips are all gone!”
”Ah!” The old man gasped, ”Fei dear, how did that happen? That’s your teacher’s life achievements stored in them. Didn’t you store all you work these past few years in them too?”
Fei Si cried even more then, and told him what happened between sobs.
The old man’s expression turned solemn, and consoled her, ”Don’t be sad, Fei dear, you’re alive, and that’s all that matters. Your teacher in the Heavens must also be happy for that. If the chips are gone, you can still redo your research; if you are gone, then nothing can be done to save you.”
The old man walked to Ye Chong and bowed. ”Young man, thank you very much.”
Ye Chong was taken by his politeness. He opened his eyes and replied plainly, ”You’re welcome.”
”Hah!” The old man laughed, and reached out his right hand to pat on Ye Chong’s shoulder. ”I knew you’re a good man. You may not be the most handsome man in town, but then, hehe, you’re no ordinary man.”
Ye Chong was not used to physical intimacy. He stayed in his cross-legged sitting position as he put his hands to the ground and pushed his whole body sliding to the side.
The old man’s eyes lit up. ”You’re a combat expert!”
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In another city on Zhou Jian, at the tip of the highest building there, two people looked down at the tragedy unfolding below them with sorrowful expressions. These two were the Gray Valley duo whom Ye Chong had met on the starship.
”Squad Leader, the situation is worse than we imagined,” the long-haired man said grimly.
The middle-aged man nodded solemnly. ”Yes, it’s worse than we imagined.”
”This is inhuman!” The long-haired younger man said angrily.
The middle-aged man deployed his mech and said, ”Enough talking, let’s get to work.”
Two mechs flew off into the skies.
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Rui Bing ran as fast as she could, finding her footing on the buildings around her. Her movements were even more powerful than the rats. The buildings flew past her as she ran, leaving only an afterimage in her vision.
A rat suddenly leaped high up like a spring straight towards Rui Bing, who was still in midair between jumps.
Rui Bing twisted her body slightly, angling her body away from the rat in a logic defying moment, despite having no physical support to change directions.
Rui Bing’s lonely white figure stood out in the streets. The countless number of rats on the streets stared at the flitting figure. The rat that jumped up seemed to inspire the other rats, as they began to squeak in excitement.
The rats began to leap up to attack Rui Bing, who was running along the rooftops of the shops that lined the streets.
Rui Bing’s eyes flared up! This was the most dangerous situation she had ever been in her twenty over years of living, but she did not feel scared at all.