Chapter 23 I Give You Two Choices
Shen Zhuo and Ai Li stopped behind a tree about fifty meters away from the insect tribe.
Du Xun said the location of the simulated battlefield was the outbreak area of the Type 1 insect tribe.
It belonged to the lowest-level insect tribe, with the highest safety factor and the smallest possibility of an insect tide outbreak.
Moreover, each insect tribe would be marked in advance by the military to ensure student safety.
But the person on the walkie-talkie said:
The insect tide is coming.
“You’re joking, right…” Ai Li’s voice was a bit shaky.
They ran all the way to where Jiang Shanqian was.
The person was already surrounded by the insect tribe and could not be seen.
The arthropod insects, about human-sized, were still surging forward one after another.
The number was far more than what Ai Li had counted earlier.
Shen Zhuo checked the walkie-talkie, “The other teams haven’t reacted, and the school hasn’t responded either.”
“Should we go save him?”
Seeing this scene, Ai Li also hesitated.
They didn’t have any firearms.
They might not be able to fight off those insects.
Shen Zhuo opened the school frequency channel for communication: “Coordinates 339, 232, found a large number of unmarked insects, a candidate named Jiang Shanqian is trapped, requesting rescue!”
There was no reply from the other end.
It was as if the signal had been cut off by someone.
Shen Zhuo shouted twice more.
The walkie-talkie remained silent.
The insects had not detected their presence.
The central Jiang Shanqian also did not respond.
Now they had been out of the helicopter for about five hours, and it would take at least an hour to run back, the time was too short.
“Self-rescue.” Shen Zhuo held the knife horizontally across his chest, “We need to find out what’s going on.”
This definitely wasn’t a test component.
Ares wouldn’t joke around with the lives of all the students.
Just as Shen Zhuo was about to take the first step, the walkie-talkie let out a near-deafening explosion.
As if something was interfering with the signal.
Ai Li covered his ears and turned off the walkie-talkie.
After a brief burst of noise, overlapping and intertwined voices came through intermittently:
“Coordinates 365, 336, found a large number of insects! Request for rescue!”
“Coordinates 286, 552, found a large number of insects! Save us!”
“332, 493… Ah!! I don’t want to die!!”
There were no special markers on the GPS, but the chaotic cries for help on the walkie-talkie were increasing.
All the candidates’ communication devices after entering the simulated battlefield were only walkie-talkies, and Shen Zhuo couldn’t contact Du Xun now, nor did he know the situation outside.
“The candidates are too scattered now, we must gather them, only by combining everyone’s strength can we possibly survive.”
Shen Zhuo pressed his lips tightly, the full-member channel of the walkie-talkie still screaming for help.
He quickly recorded all the coordinates and checked them on the GPS.
Soon, Shen Zhuo found that the areas where the insect tide broke out were basically within a five-kilometer radius of the area in front of them.
“Ai Li, I need your eyes to find Xun Qing, I will organize all the candidates to bring the insect tide here.”
Shen Zhuo forced himself to calm down and think of a strategy:
“Xun Qing has the Divine Oracle, and the people from the military school don’t seem to know what’s going on, now only it can end all this.”
“How are you going to make them listen to you?”
Ai Li anxiously grabbed his hair, “Never mind, you must have a plan.”
The omega quickly climbed up the tall tree next to them.
Shen Zhuo looked back at the direction of Jiang Shanqian.
He took a deep breath and opened the full-channel communication on the walkie-talkie.
He had to tell a lie.
“Fellow candidates, don’t be alarmed, I will represent the Imperial Headquarters to command all of you in this insect tide resistance.”
“Please all candidates go to 339, 232, there are already military forces gathered there. Repeat, please all candidates go to 339, 232…”
Qingue’s clear voice came out of the walkie-talkie on the waists of over a thousand candidates.
Every word carried a calming calmness.
Facing the crisis, no one even questioned the authenticity of the content on the walkie-talkie.
“Shen Zhuo!” Ai Li, calculating the position from the tree, “Thirty degrees east, three hundred meters away, Xun Qing is running towards the east!”
“Received.” Shen Zhuo spun the knife in his palm.
When he gripped it again, the young man had disappeared from the original spot.
“Shen Zhuo?” Xun Qing looked down at the walkie-talkie, frowning, “What is he trying to do.”
“Don’t believe him, he wants us to die!” Liang Yeta hurriedly grabbed Xun Qing’s arm, “Run, Qingqing, don’t listen to him!”
“It’s fine, we won’t die.”
Xun Qing touched the key on his neck, feeling reassured.
Inside was the Divine Oracle given to him by the Queen.
Even if he couldn’t activate it, he could hide in the mecha and wait for rescue.
And after winning the bet, he would replace it with an S-level gland and link the Divine Oracle.
This super S-level mecha will eventually be his.
He will become the second myth of Ares.
“Liang Yeta.” Xun Qing gently grasped Liang Yeta’s hand.
“Yes!”
“Can you do me a favor?”
The omega’s appearance was gentle and beautiful, the kind that most alphas would like.
With just a flick of the eyes, the man was mesmerized.
“Of, of course.” The man’s face immediately flushed red.
“Go attract the attention of the insects, help me score points, will you?” Xun Qing was still filled with sweet tenderness.
A glimpse of malice flashed in his eyes.
“I…” Liang Yeta’s expression was momentarily conflicted.
But the next second, it was as if something had clouded his mind.
“Okay, I can do anything for you, Qingqing.”
Liang Yeta turned mechanically, heading towards the surging cluster of insects around Jiang Shanqian.
Suddenly, a cold glint flashed.
A long knife was horizontally across his neck, forcibly stopping him.
“Let’s talk.” Shen Zhuo’s expression was indifferent, crouching on high ground, holding the knife with one hand against Liang Yeta’s neck, coldly staring at Xun Qing.
Xun Qing took a step back, “There’s nothing to talk about.”
“You can pilot the Divine Oracle, so you need to save people, otherwise everyone will die.”
Shen Zhuo narrowed his eyes, pushing the knife closer to Liang Yeta’s artery:
“Don’t, move.”
Liang Yeta immediately abandoned the idea of trying to run, trembling in fear, “You, don’t be rash…”
“Why should I trust you?” Xun Qing warily took out a butterfly knife.
Shen Zhuo didn’t even glance at the butterfly knife, kicking Liang Yeta to Xun Qing’s feet, knocking him unconscious:
“Just because the royal family wants to regain military power, they need you, the strongest omega, to appear in the public eye.”
Xun Qing was startled.
How did he know about this?
The Queen hadn’t even told him about this.
Or maybe Feng Ming had let it slip once, and he had deduced it.
Shen Zhuo didn’t give him time to think further:
“Pilot the Divine Oracle to save people, improve your approval rating, or refuse to help and be condemned by everyone.”
“Ten seconds, your choice.”
The young man stood up, his back to the sunlight filtering through the branches.
There seemed to be a misty haze in his black pupils.
His deep gaze absorbed all the light, as if he were a divine statue.
Xun Qing’s hand gripping the key trembled slightly.
He couldn’t say he hadn’t linked the Divine Oracle yet.
“Forget it, I’ll give you two choices again.”
The young man glanced at the time, raising the knife tip towards Xun Qing.
The oppressive pheromones of the high-ranking omega swept over.
The air around them became oppressive and thin.
The cold and elegant scent of calla lily carried an undeniable pressure.
Xun Qing’s complexion drained of color in an instant.
Even the rare A-level omega in the Empire couldn’t resist, slowly sinking to his knees.
He struggled to lift his head, only to see the cold-blooded killing intent in Shen Zhuo’s slightly downcast gaze.
The young man’s delicate fingers gripped the hilt of the knife, his petal-like lips parting slightly:
“Go save people, or I’ll kill you and take the Divine Oracle.”
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