The soldier's injury was healed, and everyone was happy. The mech pilot said, "Can that thing grow its teeth back?"
As soon as the mech pilot spoke, everyone present burst into laughter. His lisp made him very amusing, and even the audience was spamming laughter.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter."
"Hahaha, Guang Guang (just now), can you speak properly? Sorry, you can't speak properly because you're missing a tooth."
"This is hilarious, that thing isn't for fixing teeth!"
The commander was also helpless, "Do you know how much that pill cost me? Can you just bear with it for now? After we finish the competition, I'll take you to get your teeth fixed! We'll get the most expensive ones!"
The commander coaxed the mech pilot like a child, thinking to himself: It's really hard to please everyone!
The Twelfth Military Academy was resting. After what had just happened, they dared not act rashly at night. Moreover, they had lost a soldier and needed to be even more cautious.
The other military academies had not yet encountered trouble like the Twelfth Military Academy, so without a lesson learned, they were still operating at night.
However, the Twelfth Military Academy's situation was certainly not the only one. In the past hour, there had been constant announcements of military academy students being eliminated. Some, like the Twelfth Military Academy, had only one or two students eliminated, while others had entire teams eliminated.
After all, if one was unlucky, a 3S-level star beast could launch a surprise attack. Without Xiao Wu's composure and reaction, an ordinary team could very well be wiped out.
The Imperial Military Academy had no one eliminated, but they had not been without incident. Zheng Yiran saw that it was late at night but did not change their plan, thinking to travel at night just like in the previous match.
However, as Jing Yuan Cheng cleared the path ahead, a claw swept towards him.
"Careful!"
Zheng Yiran sensed something and quickly warned Jing Yuan Cheng. Jing Yuan Cheng's reaction was not superficial; he immediately parried the claw attack with his saber.
Although he wasn't in his mech, the saber had not left his hand since they finished mining.
The star beast attacking the Imperial Military Academy was clearly the same as the one the Twelfth Military Academy had faced, but this one was larger.
Jing Yuan Cheng's saber couldn't hold for long; it was quickly crushed by the star beast's claws. Seeing this, Hui Xing Xiu immediately stepped forward to help.
This also gave Jing Yuan Cheng a moment to breathe. While Hui Xing Xiu was engaging the star beast, Jing Yuan Cheng went to assist.
Meng Huai, seeing that the two of them could handle it, stayed to guard the commander and the mech pilot. However, they faced the same predicament as the Twelfth Military Academy: they couldn't penetrate the star beast's thorny hide.
Yet, the star beast couldn't harm Hui Xing Xiu and the other. The three of them were locked in a stalemate.
As Zheng Yiran and the other two focused on the battle, Meng Huai threw his spear. The camera followed the spear's trajectory, revealing a swarm of rats.
Unlike the previously encountered Whirlwind Rats, which were large, these creatures were only about palm-sized each. However, there were hundreds, perhaps even thousands of them.
These things had hidden themselves so well that no one noticed them. They made no sound until Meng Huai's spear was thrown in their direction.
"Wow, the spikes on that massive star beast gave me trypophobia. This pile of rats is giving me goosebumps all over."
"Where did this pile of things come from?"
"Oh my, switch the camera! It's too disgusting."
Many viewers couldn't stand rats. One was unpleasant enough, but seeing so many of them amplified the disgust tenfold.
"I want to leave!"
Some viewers couldn't stand it and left the stream, finding it more comfortable to look away for a while.
Meng Huai's spear flew out, striking the leading rat directly. Upon closer inspection, this one looked different from the others; it was the leader.
With the leader rat killed by the spear, the others had no commander and scattered wildly.
Fortunately, some viewers had already left the live stream, otherwise, this scene would have made them even more uncomfortable.
Some rats burrowed into nearby mine shafts, causing Meng Huai and the others to lose their targets. However, as long as they didn't attack them, it was fine.
Meng Huai recalled his spear, and viewers saw it magically change direction and return to his hand. Meng Huai then thrust the spear into the ground with great force.
He then produced two swords, one in each hand, and began attacking the rats. Meng Huai had to guard Zheng Yiran and the other two, so he stood his ground and attacked. However, there were too many rats; he could fend off those attacking from the front, but he couldn't protect their rear.
These small creatures, though not large, were numerous, and their constant movement was troublesome.
Some rats bypassed them and ran behind Zheng Yiran and Rong Feiwen, baring their sharp teeth and charging at them.
Meng Huai wasn't worried, remaining focused on attacking the smaller creatures in front of him.
Zheng Yiran then activated her sensory barrier, and the viewers who saw this were again bombarding the screen with comments.
"My god, a sensory barrier."
"First time's unfamiliar, second time's familiar. This time I know what this is."
"Weren't you saying it was accidental? It turns out human potential is limitless."
Zheng Yiran's sensory barrier enveloped her and Rong Feiwen. Because they were within the sensory barrier, Rong Feiwen and the other two were also unable to attack.
Rong Feiwen's weapon could not penetrate the sensory barrier, and Zheng Yiran's sensory barrier wasn't advanced enough to allow allies inside to attack targets outside.
Meng Huai, finding the numerous rats annoying, took out several fire talismans and threw them towards where the rats were gathered. Otherwise, attacking with swords one by one was too slow.
Once Meng Huai was free, she also threw several fire talismans towards the area where the rats were attacking Zheng Yiran.
These creatures feared fire, and upon seeing the flames, they retreated in droves.
Zheng Yiran's sensory barrier also couldn't hold on; it dissipated after one minute. Seeing the barrier disappear, Rong Feiwen unleashed a photon cannon attack towards the rats.
The rats were blown to pieces by the attack, and the scene was indescribably gruesome.
"Oh my god, bye bye bye bye."
Viewers who had previously left the stream returned to check the situation and witnessed this scene. Their minds were overwhelmed by the sight, making them feel terrible: "Eyes that haven't seen this scene, please!"
Zheng Yiran, like Rong Feiwen, also attacked these creatures.
However, cannonballs would eventually run out, and these creatures were too numerous and scattered. Therefore, using such an attack method was somewhat wasteful.
Not only was it overkill, but it also didn't hit many targets, and the ammunition consumption was high.
As the swarm of rats attacked them again, Meng Huai was about to deploy a sensory barrier to protect them when a glowing green object appeared in her sight and then fell to the ground with a snap.
Meng Huai, while attacking, felt shocked and speechless at this sight.