Chapter 258: The Rupture

"Luo Dongsheng, it was Pang Peila who provoked first and struck first; that is courting death. This is called satisfying the public, understand?"

Depuya mocked, "Don't tell me your so-called bullshit North Caro Alliance can just mess with whoever they don't like? Then why don't you go play house by yourselves."

When it comes to the ability to trash talk, Depuya doesn't bow to anyone.

The training ground suddenly fell into chaos; since they were already weaker than the NUP, if they engaged in infighting, there would truly be no hope left.

Samala roared, "Quiet!"

This matter was not something he could decide. Although he was responsible for this area of training, he had no real say. These people would not remain at the rank of Colonel in the future; deep down, these participating team members did not fear him.

"Officer, please strictly punish the perpetrator. Otherwise, unify the standards; don't play with double standards if problems arise later!"

Cang Gongtian stepped forward and said every word clearly.

This was the powerful pressure coming from the New Five Tigers. Although Chao Qinglong didn't say anything, not opposing it meant tacit approval. The members of Tianjing Martial Arts never expected that after finally scraping through the test, and not knowing what lay ahead, they would suddenly encounter such an attack.

How to put it? From the perspective of Tianjing Martial Arts, when an opponent provokes, one must naturally strike back. Should they just let themselves be beaten to death? But from some people's perspective, counterattacking is fine, but isn't beating someone into serious injury going too far?

"Officer, I believe Li Hao and Tianjing Martial Arts should be punished. He was too ruthless against his own people, and their strength has too severe a shortcoming; they should be eliminated!"

The headscarf-wearing Jilan Rao of the Indira Team also walked out. Although he was not from the North Caro Alliance, he was also one of the New Five Tigers.

The New Five Tigers, heavily promoted by the military, coming out together to oppose them was something no one else had expected.

The door opened, and Lu Donglei walked out. Samala retreated to the side; the situation had already spiraled out of control.

Seeing Lu Donglei, order was restored in the hall, but the people who had stepped out did not retreat; instead, they faced Major General Lu Donglei directly.

Lu Donglei looked at Curtis. Curtis met his gaze without fear. With justice on one's side, one can travel anywhere; he didn't feel there was any problem with himself, and he was certain that Chao Qinglong would support him on this matter. Solving the problem in this bloodless way was simply perfect.

Lu Donglei looked at the crowd and opened his SkyNet. A 3D image appeared, showing the exact moment Pang Peila attacked Li Hao. An elbow strike was nothing, but the left hand pressed beneath the elbow strike line ejected something. It was just unclear why it suddenly rebounded and hit Pang Peila.

"After inspection, the poison needle contained a type SU76 genetic toxin. Pang Peila losing his combat capability was entirely due to his own despicable behavior. At the same time, he will also face trial by military court."

Lu Donglei's gaze swept coldly over Curtis. "I hope each of you understands that there can be intense competition, but not internal strife and unscrupulous methods. Pang Peila is the first, and he will also be the last."

Lu Donglei stared at Curtis. Curtis also had a look of shock on his face; Lu Donglei could not judge anything from it.

"General Lu, we were completely unaware of this and are also filled with anger. Pang Peila completely deserved it. Please deal with him according to military law. As for such scum, as the Team Leader, I announce his expulsion!"

After the shock, Curtis said decisively, with an air of righteous indignation at putting justice before family.

Quite a few people showed expressions of disdain; this distancing was too fast.

Lu Donglei did not dwell on this issue. "The military department has its own people responsible for the investigation. Before the results come out, your Mid-Season Tournament must still proceed. I have not seen the pressure and drive to face the NUP from you, only the self-righteousness of monkeys claiming to be kings when there are no tigers in the mountains. The purpose of the Mid-Season Training is not to decide who is the head monkey, but to cultivate tigers to go and contend for hegemony in the Solar System!"

The whole hall was silent. The Mid-Season Tournaments of the past few years seemed to have this flavor. The first consideration was not how to deal with opponents from the Moon, but studying how to take out "comrades" first. In fact, actions like Pang Peila's might have happened before, but they just didn't expect to run into a hard nut to crack this time.

From beginning to end, Li Hao remained calm.

Lu Donglei glanced at Li Hao. Li Hao clearly knew, but didn't say anything at the time, and now

he still didn't say anything. This person was either too stupid or too deep. And now, surrounding him and Chao Qinglong, there were signs of division within the USE. This was not healthy competition, but internal strife, and it absolutely could not continue.

Suddenly, Lu Donglei raised his hand. "Regarding the proposal just now, I think it has some merit. It is very disadvantageous if the 511 cannot comprehend the Golden Zone this time. Now, let's have a public vote. Those who think Tianjing Martial Arts is not qualified to remain in the Mid-Season Tournament, go to the left. Those who think Tianjing Martial Arts can remain in the Mid-Season Tournament, go to the right. No abstentions allowed. You judge for yourselves."

Zhou Naiyi and the others looked at each other. What was this? How could such a thing happen? But under such immense pressure in this setting, even Huo Ying only muttered a few words and dared not respond directly.

Curtis, leading the New Five Tigers and a bunch of supporters, immediately went to the left. The highly influential Ockham Royal Team and Calf Team also went over. The situation became one-sided instantly, and teams followed immediately. Everyone was not familiar with Tianjing, but the North Caro Alliance had always been their leader.

Aofei, Luo Bi, Yan Peng, and Depuya were of course standing on Li Hao's side decisively, but their momentum was not as fierce as the opposite side. Watching teams stand with Curtis one after another, they couldn't help but worry. They had anticipated that Li Hao's teammates would hold him back, but they hadn't expected to be suddenly attacked by Curtis.

Luo Bi looked at Chao Qinglong, his eyes filled with irrepressible anger. A mere Curtis had no use; it must have been Chao Qinglong's doing.

"Chao Qinglong, are you even human? How did Second Brother treat you back then? Has your conscience been eaten by dogs!"

Seeing that more than ten teams had already stood on the opposite side, Luo Bi was furious.

"Luo Bi, you are too self-righteous."

Victoria of North Caro said.

Chao Qinglong glanced at Luo Bi indifferently and led his team to stand on the left. At the same time, his gaze swept over the members of other teams, as if saying, choose! Some people understood, some didn't. It was clear that this was choosing sides. It was bound to offend someone; so what if they offended Li Hao?

But offending the rising star Chao Qinglong, the future would be worrying. In every aspect, as long as Chao Qinglong didn't have any major problems, he was guaranteed to be a Major General, with no upper limit; the rest was just a matter of time.

The Udier Team came out from the crowd, and eyes instantly focused on Solomon.

Solomon shrugged helplessly. "Who doesn't know that Li Ge is the true hero? What kind of world is this? This time, I must stand with Li Ge no matter what."

Lomachenko led the GRU Military Academy and slowly stood on the right.

"Well said, Solomon. I was young and ignorant back then; the same mistake once is enough. And I believe that the only one who can lead the USE to defeat the NUP is Li Ge."

The rest were also whispering, and it had even caused internal disputes, but teams were walking toward the right.

"There is only one god in the Apocalypse. Being able to fight alongside Li Ge is something I've dreamed of doing again."

And the Highland Eagle Team, ranked 19th on this side, had a huge disagreement. One of the team members walked out directly and stood on the right.

"Paer, you're crazy! We haven't discussed it yet!"

Everyone looked in disbelief at the main team member whom the academy had spent so much effort to recruit specially.

The person called Paer shrugged helplessly. "Team Leader, sorry, I only came to this Mid-Season Tournament to see Li Ge."

"Paer, not bad, you didn't lose the face of the Fourth Group. A Hunter only ever has one captain; the others are not worthy!"

"Haha, I've waited too long for this day!"

Paer clearly set an example, and people kept breaking away from their teams and walking out. It was clear that the teams hadn't reached a consensus internally, but seeing this side being so determined, they could only follow. It was just that everyone was not very willing to stand in opposition to Chao Qinglong.

Lu Donglei watched all this with an expressionless face. He had said there was no such thing as abstaining and that a judgment had to be made. But the shock in his heart was hard to describe in words. These people were the best of the best from the major military academies of the USE, and many of them had participated in the S-Tournament. To say they were arrogant

would not be an exaggeration. How could they do this for one person?

As for the problem, burying it was like a landmine; sooner or later it would explode into pieces. It was better to just solve it, even

though the teacher had said this Li Hao might be able to create miracles.

But he had to prove himself.

Finally, the teams stood divided into two sides, and then the problem emerged. It was perfectly even, 20 teams on each side. A person no one had heard of could actually stand in opposition to Chao Qinglong, who had absolute dominance in the USE.

"General Lu, it's a tie now, so it doesn't count!"

Luo Bi said.

"What do you mean it doesn't count? If a problem arises, it must be solved; how can it be shelved!"

Curtis said, "How to judge is the General's business; since when can you make decisions on behalf of the General?"

Curtis nailed the matter shut with a single point, taking the opportunity to drop eye drops on Luo Bi; regardless, directly driving Tianjing away,

he had vented his anger and simultaneously strengthened his status as the second-in-command. He knew that Milner, Luo Dongsheng, and the others did not submit to him, but as his influence grew stronger, they would have to submit whether they liked it or not; at least in the eyes of outsiders, he was the second-in-command.

Lu Donglei looked at Li Hao, but discovered that Li Hao did not seem to be in a hurry; this was somewhat interesting.

"Li Hao, this concerns whether Tianjing Martial Arts can stay. Now, give me a reason to keep Tianjing."

Lu Donglei said.

Looking at the serious Lu Donglei, Li Hao revealed a smile that was not overly sincere, "General Lu, I think that who can represent USE in the World Championship should depend on strength. This sudden addition of extra conditions is not only unfair to our Tianjing Martial Arts, but also a bit rash. For example, Huo Ying is our main Heavy Armor, and whether Zuo Xiaotang is the most excellent Sniper—placed in the S-Tournament, he is also outstanding..."

A burst of laughter interrupted Li Hao's boasting.

Lu Donglei's expression sank, "Li Hao, now is not the time for jokes."

"General Lu, I'm not joking with you, and you didn't laugh either."

Li Hao said indifferently.

"Fine, then let's have a playoff. Both sides will field three teams each. The content of the competition will be the training scheduled for later. Whoever wins two matches wins. Warriors speak with their strength."

Lu Donglei said.

"Why go to such trouble? Li Hao, Pang Peila had his faults, but as the former Team Leader, I must avenge this grudge. Do you have the guts to fight me!"

Curtis said; where else would there be such a good opportunity to show his strength?

"Curtis, let's spar. You claim to be the second-in-command of USE, so you must get past me first."

Aofei's cold voice rang out, and she didn't leave Curtis any face at all.

"Fine, let me see what you have besides your face!"

Curtis hadn't expected the other party to support Li Hao so much. This was also an opportunity; Aofei was a hurdle he had to overcome, and compared to Lomachenko, he preferred fighting Aofei.

"Depuya, isn't it unpleasant to talk trash every day? Let's settle this!"

Perkins took the initiative to challenge. Having lost face earlier, he had to win it back, otherwise the morale of his team members would be very low.

Depuya looked deeply at Perkins and did not avoid the battle, "Fine, let's settle this!"

Although they bickered all day and didn't see eye to eye, deep down, didn't Depuya have a glimmer of hope? Now, it was completely gone. "Li Hao, you choose a team from the opposite side, but Huo Ying and Zuo Xiaotang must participate."

Lu Donglei said. From the current situation, Tianjing Martial Arts still had hope. The two duels just now were a toss-up; Round Table Knights and Xiaoding, Prometheus and Kaierfu actually both had chances of winning. As long as Tianjing Martial Arts picked a team with a slightly lower ranking, they would actually have the advantage. The only thing to worry about was Huo Ying and Zuo Xiaotang.

Zhou Naiyi and the others' hearts were pounding; they had already fallen to the bottom, but suddenly, hope was ignited again.

Just at this moment, Chao Qinglong suddenly said, "Li

Hao, it's been five years. Let's use this opportunity to settle things."

Instantly, the whole place turned icy cold. Chao Qinglong actually wanted to step down personally to crush Tianjing Martial Arts? What grudge? What hatred? In these few years, Chao Qinglong had dominated USE; although he was overbearing, he didn't bully the weak, and his main targets weren't on N

up, yet he had actually stepped down... The former Apocalypse members all showed anger. Chao Qinglong was too ruthless. This was also completely tearing off the mask; it was clear he wanted to cut off Tianjing Martial Arts' opportunity for growth. Truly vicious.

Li Hao looked at Chao Qinglong and nodded, "That works too. Let me see if you've made any progress." Recently, the transcoding is severe; it gives us more motivation to update faster. Please move your little hands to exit reading mode. Thank you.