Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 124

Chapter 124

The two Sickle Zergs hanging from the top of the cave came plummeting down . Voom!

Four enormous sickle-shaped claws sunk into the ground, sending stones flying all over the place . Wang Zheng had already jumped back . It was a familiar feeling, having stones and sand showering him . In fact, this felt even more realistic!

Zoom!

The alloy knife struck right into a Sickle Zerg's head . The other Zergs came rushing in, waving their sickle-shaped claws in the air . Wang Zheng leapt and jumped amongst the blades . Every time he struck out, a Sickle Zerg would collapse . His attacks were full of force and hit them right in their vitals . He did not give the Zergs any opportunity to struggle or to strike back .

Zergs were tenacious, and even these "domesticated" Zergs were fierce and scary . Attacks on them had to be accurate and strong enough in order to kill them .

Within a few short moments, the five Zergs had fallen to the ground, yet Wang Zheng remained standing, seemingly relaxed and idle .

He returned the alloy knife into its scabbard whilst spinning it in his hands . He was so adept at it, it seemed as though he had used it for over a decade .

"We may have made a mistake . "

"Yeah . "

"Things are going to get interesting . "

The three men looked at each other . It was evident that they all had the same thing in mind .

Throwing Wang Zheng into the equation would mess up the equilibrium and the balance of their present situation, and this was precisely what they wanted .

"No!"

A Sickle Zerg almost twice the size of the others came running through . Every cave had a Queen Zerg .

Boom!

Two enormous sickle claws came crashing down . Boom!

The alloy knife shook violently as it blocked the Zerg's claws . The Sickle Zerg cried out, ready to shred Wang Zheng up .

But at that instant, its opponent vanished .

As the sickle claws landed on the ground, Wang Zheng stuck his knife into the Zerg's body, spinning like a hurricane . Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

Light bounced off the knife's blade, shimmering . The enormous Sickle Zerg landed, lying flat on the ground like a turtle shell . It laid motionless while its head and claws fell, lining up next to its body neatly .

Wang Zheng felt famished after his little exercise, so he made a cut in the dead Zerg's leg . The meat here was not as disgusting as compared to its body . While it may have smelled like salted fish that had gone rotten, it could fill his stomach .

As if having a post exercise snack, Wang Zheng ate all four of the Zerg's enormous legs .

Mmmmm…

In the control room, the three generals watched the entire process from start to finish, without a word spoken .

It was apparent that they all found it nauseating .

Legend had it that back in the days where mankind and Zergs were in the depths of war, many warriors survived by doing that . But in this day and age, it was unbelievable that there were still men who could bring themselves to do so .

"I suggest nominating him . "

"I agree . "

"I agree . "

The three men had never been so unanimous in their decisions .

They turned around, almost at the same time, shouting, "NO CHEATING!"

Lear watched Meng Tian for a while and then looked up the whole arena, taking an especially close look at the non-key players . The information on the main players was complete, and given the present situation, there was nothing much that remained to be seen . But intel on the others was not as detailed . Who knew if there were any undiscovered talents?

As all those who managed to make their way here were particularly skillful in a certain area, their abilities to fight were not what was most important . What they needed to have was an outstanding character and the ability to be a good team player . It was crucial for a leader to unleash the full potential of his pawns .

As Lear watched the screens closely, he sensed something was missing, but he could not remember what .

"You guys go ahead and continue watching . I'm going to catch up on some beauty sleep . Let me know if you find anything interesting," Lie Xin said, waving goodbye .

Achilles smiled and said, "I'm making a move, too . "

The first days mainly comprised of some simple tests . Getting to know what was going on was sufficient .

After Achilles and Lie Xin declared their intentions, Taros and Raston left too . Staring at meaningless fights on the screens was extremely boring .

Lear glanced coldly at the four of them . "Suit yourselves . Someone has to stay behind anyway . "

"Ha! An Earthling indeed . Always so egoistic . The General will not give you bonus points for doing this!" Raston laughed .

"Just don't tell on us," Taros said coldly .

Regardless, the General had wanted them to observe . Leaving just like that would leave a bad impression .

Lear let out a little smile, refusing to comment .

After the four left, Lear continued to observe in silence as the scenes changed .

This was evidently a sleepless night for most people . 13 had dropped out, but the overall capabilities remained decent; they were able to deal with sudden attacks calmly .

Dawn . When the first rays of sunlight lit up Demon Island, Wang Zheng opened his eyes . He had a good exercise, and he had eaten and slept well . Things were not too bad other than the poor quality of the food .

He took out a fruit and swallowed it down in no time . To maintain good physical fitness, he could not be picky when it came to food .

After stretching, Wang Zheng jumped down from the tree . Day time was obviously a good time to go looking for his teammates . The situation on Demon Island was way better than he had imagined . He rounded up two caves the night before and did not find too many Zergs . Moreover, they were all lowly Sickle Zergs . Given his experience, they had all been weakened and were far less ferocious compared to wild ones .

Back in the Rubik's Cube, Bonehead had shown him all sorts of oddly shaped objects and opponents . Some he had seen before, but he knew nothing about most of them . In reality, there were barely any differences when the species were similar .

From the top, Demon Island looked small . But in reality, it was vast, and Zergs could appear as and when they liked, regardless of day or night . Yet these Zergs were well behaved . Wang Zheng had hoped to encounter a few of them, but after walking all morning, there was nothing .

Still, his luck was considerably good . Wang Zheng had caught a rat . It was a big one, rather stout . On Demon Island, this was definitely a delicacy .

He gathered twigs and branches, rubbed his dagger blades together, made a spark, and started a fire . Life with a laser gun was much more convenient .

He skinned the rat and pierced the alloy knife through it . Before long, it sizzled and a fragrance filled the air . This was heavenly compared to the Zerg flesh the night before .

Student Wang swallowed his saliva . Just then, three men jumped out from the forest . They stared at the smoking rat, stomachs rumbling . It was clear that they had not eaten for a day now . War was physically draining, and the smell of barbecued meat was undeniably irresistible . But the rat was barely 300 grams, so it was not enough for Wang Zheng alone, let alone four people .

But Student Wang was more than willing to share . He did not have to worry about not having enough food, anyway .

The three looked at each other and dished out their laser guns . "Ares kid, lie down and put your hands up!"

Wang Zheng was taken by surprise . This… .

"Don't blame us, man . A wise man submits to circumstances . Activate the wrist band and drop out . " The three of them had their laser guns pointed directly at Wang Zheng .

He thought that they had only come for the meat . Who could have known that they wanted to eliminate opponents? How creative .

In fact, it wasn't just people from Pluto College . There were many out there doing this . Battling Zergs was one thing, but their competitors were not Zergs, they were other people .

With fewer competitors, their chances of being selected would improve greatly . Moreover, nobody said that they couldn't do this . It would be alright as long as they didn't kill anyone .

Even Student Wang found these people brilliant .

"It's a pity, but I don't intend to quit . Are you going to finish me off?"

The leader of the group waved his hand and the other two withdrew their alloy knives, walking towards Wang Zheng . "Don't move . We won't kill you, but don't blame it on us when we paralyze you . "

"Just blame it on your tough luck, lad . Earthlings are more suited for drinking tea, playing cards, and talking about history . IG is not for your kind," one of them said while grabbing onto Wang Zheng's wrists . As long as the wrist band was activated, Wang Zheng would be disqualified .

With a knife held to his neck and a laser gun to his face, Wang Zheng kicked up and grabbed hold of the knife . His opponent wanted to exert force, but was unable to move . The knife was taken away in an instant and flew straight out . Nearby, the student holding to the gun screamed and held on to his arm . The knife had struck him .

Crack! The student entangled with Wang Zheng had his arm broken, then Wang Zheng tore his emergency wristband off . The first guy tried to make a run for it, but Wang Zheng took him by the collar and threw him against a tree . Unhurriedly, Wang Zheng took his emergency wristband off as well .

"You've got great ideas . Why didn't I think of that?"

"Don't, don't you dare come near! I will sue you in a military court! You have no idea who I am!"

Wang Zheng chuckled . "I don't need to you know who you are . Here, listen to me, let me help you take that knife out . "

Weapons were still necessary after all, and Wang Zheng now had three more alloy knives . Meanwhile, the three men were sitting down plopped onto the ground . Very soon, there would be someone to take them away .

Some dogs' barks were worse than their bites . Some barks, on the other hand, brought about an even worse bite .

Wang Zheng picked up his lunch and left . It seemed like there was a new type of opponent .

Day Two . No Zergs had appeared, yet 15 participants were eliminated from internal fights .

The generals did not know whether to laugh or cry at this . But it was for sure that they didn't mind, as it was indeed still playing by rules . Those who got eliminated just had bad luck . To survive, it was important to have good luck too .

"That kid was pretty ruthless . He didn't even flinch," Drachmach said .

"Ha ha . If it were me, I would not have let them off this easy . This kid is strong and decisive . Very unlike Earthlings!"

Lie Wuqing roared with laughter . His admiration grew as he watched . What he detested most was Earth people's indecisiveness and Moon people's pretense to be serious . The true spirit lied in having clear lines drawn between love and hate .

"This lad is very vigilant and cautious . Did you notice his standing position when the three kids appeared?"

Meng Ao pointed at the screen, smiling . While he seemed relaxed, his body was evidently tense . He was very cautious . As a warrior, it was important to be vigilant and careful of one's surroundings . Any foreign existence, even those of the same species, could be one's enemy .

"Really? But he was still taken aback . My guess is he had wanted to share his meal with the three of them . Tsk tsk . What a weird child . He enjoys cruelty and killing, yet he remains a team player . How odd, how odd!"

Drachmach had noticed something different . Mercy and kindness were not required in the army, but some of mankind's nature could never be changed . One rat was clearly not enough to feed four people, but it could maintain a certain level of fighting spirit .

A leader should not be selfish . At least that was what Drachmach thought .