Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 258

Chapter 258: Unpredictable

This was emotion management . Although the team felt a bit depressed, everyone had to respect Achilles' callous attitude .

Clearly, Achilles wasn't totally inhumane and was fine with the group satisfying basic needs like eating and drinking . However, alcohol would definitely not be allowed .

However, humans often yearned what they were deprived of the most . Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaoxiu could barely hold back their desire for alcohol, especially when they were facing a group of people who were gobbling down huge chunks of meat and alcohol . It must have felt so good! Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaoxiu were salivating . However, they could only drink mineral water, and this was distasteful to them .

Before the deadline of two hours, the Eight Stars gathered after completing replenishing their supplies and were ready to move out . In fact, there was nothing much for them to replenish other than having a good meal and replenishing some military-use rations and water . After all, the mecha did not have the same type of storage capabilities as a refrigerator .

"On your mark, let's move out!" Achilles waved his hands after looking at the night sky .

"If it was me, I would have done a check first . " A voice came from the dark .

The excitement of the Eight Stars died down . Achilles turned around and saw a man walking out from the dark .

Taros!

"Atos, Masasi, you guys go take a look," said Achilles calmly .

"What a coincidence, Taros . Looks like we have quite a bit of affinity that we actually met here," laughed Achilles .

"Boss, look, seems like someone wanted to ambush us!"

Achilles found a miniature electromagnetic mine on his mech . As the mech moved, the mine would detonate after accumulating a certain amount of magnetic force .  Although the destructive force wasn't big, it would be enough to cause a malfunction of the mech in a long journey . If it really went off, disqualification would be inevitable .

"Thank you!" Achilles looked at Taros and couldn't believe Taros would help him .

Taros shook his head and said, "I'm doing this for myself . At the first stage, we made a bet and I conceded my defeat . I will support your bid to be the leader . Also . . . I was interested in Lie Xin's group, although she has no interest in me . "

Taros was direct . Achilles had a great understanding of Taros' personality . He wouldn't have done this unless there were benefits .

Raston was allied with Lie Xin . Taros would definitely have to make a choice between him or Lear .

At this moment, it would be almost certain that Taros would choose him . The bet was just an excuse . After all, Taros still wanted to save face .

"Welcome! With your help, it will be a great addition to our already strong team!"

Achilles smiled . Although Milo and her group weren't too fond of Taros, his strength was stronger than those in Achilles' group . In addition, the current group wasn't enough to compete for the position of leader .

"What the hell, who's the one who wanted to ambush us? I would definitely kill him if I knew who he was . "

"Probably Lear . We are on Earth; I don't believe that he did not know that this would be the training ground and made plans beforehand to ambush us," Atos said angrily . He noticed that Taros did not look friendly and felt that it was Taros who wanted to ambush them .

Taros couldn't care less about it . He was here for the shared benefits and couldn't be bothered with how a small fly looked at him .

Achilles was clear about Taros' personality . This man wasn't dependable . However, if there were benefits, especially shared benefits, he could be the most dependable .

"Damn, Lear has broken the rules . I will go after him after we reach the base!" Dong Xiaosa was fuming .

"How do you see it, Milo?" asked Achilles .

"The electromagnetic mine is a product from Earth and was made by the Chronos family . I did not think that Lear would be childish enough to do so . The way the current situation is developing, it is clear that the position of leader would be given to either Boss or Lie Xin . Lear does not have any supporters, so naturally he can only decide to join someone else's coalition . It's unlikely that he would resort to such a childish method to put us at a disadvantage . "

"He could have just ambushed both Lie Xin and us!"

"Then IG will exist in name only this time . " Milo's eyes flashed and glanced at Taros . "Taros, did you see anything?"

"All I saw was a figure flashing by . Even if there was no such figure, it is a basic thing to conduct a check on one's mech . Yet you all were foolish enough to not leave behind anyone to keep watch," said Taros with a sarcastic smile creeping from the side of his mouth .

"Don't you need to depend on foolish people like us!?" Atos could not hold back and replied sarcastically .

"Keke, those who can recognize the current situation are considered wise, and I was wise," said Taros nonchalantly .

This was a weakness of the people from the moon . Achilles had never expected to encounter such incidents in a selection test . He took a look at Atos and Atos stopped talking . To become a leader, Achilles would not only need the capacity to accept others but also the ability to control them .

"Welcome!"

Achilles took the initiatives and held out his hand . He would need a "scheming" person by his side, and without a doubt, Taros was the best candidate .

Was it Lear? I'm afraid it's more likely to be Lie Xin!

No one would believe it if someone said that the Lie family had no one on Earth . This woman could be more ruthless than a man, and at this moment, Lie Xin's biggest opponent was him .

As for Lear . . . other than that obese guy on his team, no one could be bothered with him . Although he had the ability, he was too arrogant, and even Achilles would not be willing to use him .

"I hope that we will have a joyful alliance!" Taros said with a greedy look .

Although he was one of the five candidates, Taros was similar to Raston with regards to the need to choose the person he wished to follow . This would not only determine the result of the IG Competition this time, it would also affect their future based on their results .

After all, Achilles and Lie Xin were not ordinary humans, and IG was only a spring board .

This was a declaration of war from Lie Xin!

Similarly, Lie Xin had encountered the same situation . The only difference was that it was discovered by Ruofeng . Every team had a conscientious person!

"Has Lear fallen so much that he had to make such a despicable move?" Lie Guang could not hold back his emotions and let out a laugh .

"It doesn't seem to be so . Although Lear isn't very sociable, he is someone with pride . Even if he wanted to do this, he wouldn't have done it on his own territory and made it so obvious," said Raston as he shook his head .

Lie Xin smiled . "It probably wasn't Lear . That man has too much pride and looks down upon everyone . Also, such a trick would not be able to change the current situation . He stands no chance this year . "

If we were to look at the teams and reputations, Achilles and Lie Xin would completely dominate Lear . Disregarding them, other ordinary members would probably spend more time finding out about Ares College than about Lear .

"Do you think that this could;ve been done by someone from Achilles' group?" Lin Ruofeng asked . The focus was on someone from Achilles' group and not Achilles specifically .

The Sun God was a man with a high level of pride and confidence and would not have resorted to such tricks . However, the same could not be said about the people under him . Milo, Atos, Masasi, and the rest of the group were fatally loyal to Achilles . It was hard to say if they would have such thoughts after seeing Raston joining the other side .

"You all do not have to look at Achilles with such high regard . That man only looks decent in on the outside . The people from the Moon have been learning from their failures, and people do change . Let's just treat it as the official start of the battle . We have to pick up the pace; I want to be in first place for the remainder of the competition .

Lie Xin was ambitious and spoke with much gusto . The addition of Raston and Lie Guang had bolstered her team . No one could possibly think of stopping her!

Different from the others, Lear had chosen to proceed ahead alone while enjoying the loneliness of the desert .  As for Luo Fei, he had decided to mix with the stragglers and tried to get closer with them . After all, he was from Earth and had done strategic assaults, and the rest of the people were willing to bring a guide .

This was especially true as they were unable to enter the strongest teams, meaning their only goal was to achieve a good result . Obviously, if they had more luck and entered the main round, it would be even more amazing .

Results were the most important .

In Gil Base .

"Qiu Si, is this group of little dudes capable enough?"

"General, their ability to adapt is extremely strong . However, they lack vigilance . In a small test, it was shown that Lie Xin and Achilles' reactions would not have passed," said Qiu Si seriously .

"Who had the better performance?"

"General, Lear has had the best performance thus far and has fully fulfilled the goals we set . He is to the point and clear . Lear is in first place currently and has a huge lead over the rest . He is also highly vigilant," said Qiu Si without hiding anything .  

"Alright, continue the surveillance, . . . how has Wang Zheng performed thus far?"asked Meng Ao suddenly just when he was leaving .

"Wang Zheng . . . performance was average and is currently in the middle pack of the teams . However, he has not made any mistakes . " Qiu Si continued, "General, I suggest letting Meng Tian and Zhang Runan be reclassified to Lear's team . With the strength of the two of them together with Lear and Luo Fei, Earth could expect to achieve a lot!"

Meng Ao did not said a word . "Continue the surveillance . "

"Yes, General!"

Qiu Si did not hold back on formalities as the video image of Meng Ao disappeared .

Wang Zheng and the group were also picking up their pace . The aftereffects that he was worried about did not occur . In the process of transforming powerful energy, he was drained of all his strength . However, Wang Zheng's recovery ability was extremely strong and he was recovering gradually . It was just that . . . he had eaten too much .

There was indeed strength in numbers in the lonely environment of the desert . One would not be able to understand how anyone could get used to being here alone . The eternally similar environment was driving people to insanity, and the level of fatigue was beyond what ordinary people could endure .

On the opposite side, when moving in a group while encouraging one another, the feeling of stress and fatigue would seem much less intense .

To maintain the current pace, the team had employed the strategy of rotating the leading person . The scorching hot environment was a huge headache for everyone . It was especially so for Meng Tian and Zhang Runan . The longer this lasted, the more the disadvantages of being a female would show . Even Zhang Runan had started to feel unbearable . However, the encouragement from the people around her had allowed her to continue to persevere .

At their current pace, it was possible to reach their goal on time .

For five days, they were always with their mecha . The most obvious transformation was that they were completely used to the mecha and were no longer feeling unfamiliar with them . In addition, there could've been some subconscious transformations that even they themselves had not noticed .

On the fifth day, the participants of the current selection test arrived at their destination one after another in their mecha . Lear was the first to arrive .

He had broken the record with respect to the speed he crossed the desert . He had taken the most direct route .

Lie Xin and her group were the second to arrive . Lie Xin had originally thought that she would be the fastest and was surprised to see that Lear had arrived before her .

The third wave included Achilles and his group . When the crowd saw Taros with them, they were clear of what had happened .

The fourth wave to arrive was Wang Zheng and his group . They were originally in the middle of the pack . However, their pace had clearly quickened in the last two days and they had finished strongly .

At this stage, the distribution of power had roughly taken shape . However, not everyone was able to arrive on time .

No one had thought about what would happen if they weren't on time . They thought that it would be a deduction in points in the worst case . However, at the moment the time was up, the gates to the base were slammed shut .

Those who had not arrived were all eliminated .

There would be flying ships that would be sending them out directly, and there wasn't any chance for a conclusion .

No excuses, no explanations .