Chapter 483: Reaction (1/2)

Chapter 483: Reaction

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

”Oh, by the way, Ye, just a moment ago, all the Research Consortium staff had left the training camp. This means that, as of now, we are the only ones left in the camp,” Shang added lazily.

”They left?” Ye Chong raised a brow.

”Yes, they just got the news too. Ye, by tomorrow morning, probably the whole of Planet Henna will have known. If we're leaving, we gotta be quick. Remember to bring the students with you. Tsk tsk, can't be a commander without soldiers. Ah, the girl's here to see you.” Just as Shang finished, Ye Chong noticed a mech approaching him.

Shen Ruxue landed her mech hastily, not far from Muscle Man. The students saw that the female instructor was here to see their instructor, and quickly gave way. Their instructor was a silent man, but a hero nonetheless, and it was only natural for a hero to have a beauty with him.

Shen Ruxue came out of her pilot cabin, looking nervous. Ye Chong came out of Muscle Man as well. Shen Ruxue quickly came forward and started clumsily, ”Did you notice anything unusual in the camp?”

”What's unusual?” Ye Chong's face betrayed nothing.

”The staff are all gone, and I can't reach any of them. Something's not right, I think we might have a problem,” Shen Ruxue said anxiously.

Ye Chong studied Shen Ruxue for a moment, and recalled Shang's words. Of course they were leaving Henna, it was only a matter of how. Leaving would require two things - a starship and defensive measures. The starship would be easy. If he worked together with Shang, hijacking a starship was a walk in the park. The problem now was securing their safety while they were travelling. Planet Henna was surrounded by areas where red-tailed beasts were known to prowl. They would not survive the journey in outer space without enough defensive measures.

Ye Chong quickly made his decision. He would tell everything he knew to this woman. ”The front line has collapsed in defeat. The Research Consortium staff have left.”

Shen Ruxue turned pale. She saw that Ye Chong was not joking, and finally understood the situation they were all in.

Back in the training ground, 40 D-6's lined up in two neat formations. In front of them, 40 students stood in two groups of formation as well. Shen Ruxue stood beside Ye Chong, still in a daze. She was still trying to digest what Ye Chong had told her. Suddenly, she noticed something odd. Why would he be the first person she thought to ask? Could she have inadvertently acknowledged that this apathetic instructor of Group 25 to be stronger than her?

The 40 students noticed how they were two groups gathered in the same location, and did not understand what was going on.

Ye Chong looked at them all, and said plainly, ”The front line has lost. The red-tailed beasts will reach here very soon. The Research Consortium staff have left. You have two hours to bring your families here. I will have an escape plan ready.”

The 40 students stared blankly at Ye Chong as he looked to the watch on his wrist.

”The time is now 1420, meet up back here at 1620.” His cold voice was devoid of emotion.

After that, Ye Chong said nothing more, showing only a serious expression.

Ye Chong's students looked to each other, then quickly climbed into their mechs and went their separate ways. They trust in their instructor, and besides, the recent behavior of the Consortium staff had roused suspicious.

Shen Ruxue's students still looked shocked and doubtful. They exchanged looks, but none of them moved.

Shen Ruxue sighed to herself, and spoke up, ”Everyone, go now. His words are true, let's not waste time.”

Her students looked terrified, but quickly rushed to their mechs. Shen Ruxue had already been acknowledged by her students, winning their trust.

”Ye, these 20 students have to be drilled,” Shang emphasised on the word ”drilled”.

Ye Chong assented. He understood what Shang meant. If these students failed to follow orders in future, it would be a big problem. Better to train them beforehand. However, time was something they were short of right now, so it would have to wait until after hijacking their means of escape.