Exploding God

"You want me to harass you?"

"I just changed my gear and you want me to harass you!?"

"How dare you let me, such a flamboyant fighter, harass me?!"

Han Zhen held up the shiny, three-centimeter "gear" component and spoke angrily.

However, after he finished speaking, he realized that it seemed no one paid any attention to him.

Apart from Qi Yuan, the other four people in the team were staring at him with strange looks.

"What is that?" Captain Ye Tianming asked seriously.

Han Zhen then realized that everyone had only contacted each other through the bracelets last night and had only officially gathered together this morning. He realized that he hadn't told the captain and the others what had happened in the past few days.

Of course, this excludes Qi Yuan, who is my best buddy.

But why are you looking at me with such a strange expression?

Han Zhen narrowed his eyes, looked at Qi Yuan defiantly, and shook his head with a tsk tsk.

Fine, even someone as trustworthy as you doesn't trust me anymore.

"A new plugin?" Lu Geng, the pilot operating the Ranger construct, asked in confusion. He was about the same height as Han Zhen, but much thinner and had a gaunt face. He was usually taciturn, but he was extremely enthusiastic about mechanical components that interested him.

"That's right, I sold myself for three days to get this." Han Zhen laughed arrogantly, and then deliberately raised his eyebrows at Qi Yuan. His smug look made people want to beat him up.

Lü Geng: ...

Locking strength: ...

Qi Yuan: ...

Ye Tianming raised his hands to ease the tension, ignoring Han Zhen and looking at Qi Yuan, he said sincerely, "The area we are exploring this time is a hilly forest, where there are said to be black mist eagles less than 2 meters long. When they are startled, the black mist they release will block our vision. In order to prevent attacks from ground creatures, I will trouble you to do a lot of work in the distraction mission."

Qi Yuan nodded in agreement, but Han Zhen was unhappy that his limelight was being stolen so quickly. He punched his strong chest muscles.

"Captain, please allow me to assist as a second-order fighter. Trust me, my [Heron] will absolutely carry the entire team this time!"

"From now on, I, Han Zhen, will only have one title."

"—A soaring heron!"

Ye Tianming's eyebrows twitched visibly.

"I... allow you to assist in the battle, but once you enter mobile combat mode, you must return to formation before a set of offensive actions is completed. You must ensure that you have enough jet propulsion time to return to the traction shield's range." This time, Captain Ye agreed decisively without any hesitation.

The reason for this was simply that he couldn't bear the shame any longer, because people in the neighborhood were already pointing fingers at him.

Han Zhen may be shameless, but he still needs his brothers.

Qi Yuan grabbed his idiot teammate and whispered, "Can you please stop being so high-profile? If you mess this up, you'll be the one embarrassing Brother Lu Ze!"

"How could I possibly embarrass God Lu?" Han Zhen looked at Qi Yuan strangely. "If I hadn't tried my best to seize this opportunity to show myself, what would have happened if God Lu came and didn't see any real results?"

"What did you say? Who's coming!" Qi Yuan's eyes widened; he seemed to have just heard something rather unusual.

"Lu Shen, after the captain finishes assigning tasks, I still need to go to the city gate to pick him up." Han Zhen was a little confused, then slapped his thigh, "Oh my god, I forgot to tell you guys about this yesterday. I've been too tired these past two days, so I started catching up on sleep as soon as I got home and slept until today. This is yours, Lu Shen specifically told me to give it to him, this thing is really useful."

"..." Qi Yuan's face turned from white to green. Han Zhen could forget that a gene warrior of at least 7 stars and strong wind level was coming to the camp.

If he ever gives up the chance to meet Lu Ze to this idiot again, he'll change his surname and be disown him!

Qi Yuan thought bitterly as he took the shiny contraceptive ring... no, it was a shiny halo component!

"Captain, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should." Han Zhen looked at Ye Tianming again.

"Ah!!! Even Brother Qiang can't take it anymore." Suo Qiang clenched his fists, veins bulging on his neck, and let out a roar like a groundhog.

Ye Tianming speechlessly gestured for Han Zhen to continue. He felt that this team was too difficult to lead, and it was a miracle that they had managed to stay together until now.

"After you finish explaining, I need to go to the city gate of the G71 defense zone to pick someone up," Han Zhen said honestly.

"Who?"

"Lu Ze".

"Lu..." Ye Tianming subconsciously repeated the word, then his eyes suddenly widened, and his voice rose sharply, "Who did you say?!"

"Lu Ze... he's the one who jumped off the tower without any protective gear... he's a god..." Han Zhen explained nervously. How come the captain, who usually has the best brain, is forgetting things now?

"He gave me this component, and of course I was involved too. Today is the first day of the practical test, and I invited him over to record the data. That's not against the rules, is it?" Han Zhen, a tall man of 1.85 meters, blinked his eyes and asked obediently.

"It's not against the rules, but he's not a construct pilot... Oh well, it doesn't seem to have much of an impact." Ye Tianming waved his hand weakly. "Go and come back quickly. I'll give you authorization. With the backing of an A-level team, you can clear the checkpoints faster."

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands and said to his team members with great enthusiasm, "Everyone heard that. We have a special guest coming to today's battle. Speaking of which, we really have to thank him for locking up the traction shield."

"Brothers of the Hibiscus Squad, for the battle to come, the energy level can be increased to 60%."

"I have only one request: showcase the skills and style of our Hibiscus team. Can you do it?"

"able!"

At this moment, the young members of the Hibiscus Squad were full of vigor.

"Alright, it's 5:53 now. Everyone go have breakfast. We'll assemble at 8:00 sharp for battle!"

After the tactical arrangements were completed, Han Zhen, carrying the meat floss bread and soy milk provided by the camp, solemnly sat down in the armored convoy heading towards the G71 defense zone.

……

……

"Hello, please verify my identity." The guard at the gate of G71 looked at the boy in front of him with some curiosity.

He was dressed quite formally, in a small-button stand-up collar shirt, clean and tidy woolen casual pants, and holding a thick book in his left hand.

If it weren't for the other person's calm demeanor, which gave him such a unique air, he would have kicked the kid out long ago.

This is not a confirmed safe zone. The area extending 10 kilometers outside the G71 defense zone is a true wilderness, fraught with danger. Going out there by mistake could be fatal.

Lu Ze pointed the bracelet at the gate's recognition area, and it immediately flashed red.

drop--

[Non-combat authorized personnel are prohibited from passing.]

"Sorry, you don't qualify." The guard politely stopped Lu Ze, while glancing at the information he had just identified.

Shangnan High School, students?

The two guards at the gate looked surprised, then amused.

Shangnan High School does indeed have several outstanding students who meet the combat standards and have already registered with the Combat Association. They are true role models for young people with a bright future.

But it's definitely not the kid in front of you.

Young people are really prone to blindly following others. When they see their peers fighting bravely and looking cool in the wilderness, they imagine that they can be just as glamorous.

Unfortunately, going to the wilderness is not child's play, nor is it a place for high school students to go on a spring outing.

"It's okay, I'll come back in half an hour."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded, not making things difficult for the dutiful guards, and chose a bench next to the guard post to sit down.

half an hour?

What does that mean?