Chapter 33: Third-Thirty-Second Chapter: AFK

It's not about whether he's handsome or not; for a handsome guy, one still has to look at the NUP. To her, Li Hao feels real, clear, and possesses an indescribable attraction, as if he is filled with surging vitality.

"A Youyou, you're a person who has seen the world, don't let people look down on you!" A Youyou muttered to herself, "... Actually, it's nothing, everyone is a fellow student, just chatting, and besides, I did ask the principal for a favor, hmm."

"Senior, are you busy? I'm very happy today."

Li Hao stopped his ranking almost instantly and immediately took off his head sensor, "Me too, Aiyouyou. When you have time, I'll take you to see the ancient architecture of Tianjing. It absolutely has the most distinct characteristics of human civilization and can represent our origins."

"Okay, okay! I came to Tianjing just to understand and learn about this, and also Tianjing's unique singing style—the Beijing accent—it's especially pleasant to listen to."

"Ah, you can dance and sing?" Li Hao asked in surprise.

In the dormitory, A Youyou wrinkled her cute, delicate nose, revealing a proud little look, "Yes, I'm an arts major; singing and dancing are basic skills."

"Wow, impressive. I only know how to fight."

"You are the truly impressive one. Come to think of it, Senior even saved my life. I haven't forgotten; I just didn't want to finish it with a casual thank you. I'll give Senior a surprise." A Youyou said. As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face. At that time, she was truly terrified, and Li Hao had used his body to shield her.

"I'd be very happy to, really. Of course, I'm also looking forward to the surprise." Li Hao was also beaming. Just chatting was enough to make him happy. He used to look down on Ma Laoshi for chatting on the phone for two hours at the drop of a hat—he was young and reckless then.

The two began an infinite mode, completely lost in each other. Anyone with a bit of romantic experience would understand this "theory of time relativity." Then, the Puppet just hung there for over half an hour, which really worried Zhuang Zhou and a crowd of spectators. What kind of situation was this?

Is there something wrong with the Puppet?

What the hell is AFK?

Are aliens going to attack Earth?

At this moment, far away in South America, the Cougar Military Academy was not watching the match; they were in the middle of a team training session.

Every A-level Military Academy has a top team, which can also be called the school team. Of course, there are also some reserve teams within the school, serving as backups and sparring partners. Training is divided into internal training and team matches. Team matches involve every student choosing one or several opponent academies; they usually set a time to spar with each other, and such opponents are generally not chosen from the same federation.

The Cougar's training match opponent is the Tianxing Martial Arts from the NUP. They are also a prestigious school in the NUP, and their performance in S10 was quite stunning. Their Team Leader, Dita Vantis, is also hailed as one of the Big Dipper Seven Stars of the younger generation.

In the past, the exchanges between the two teams were back and forth, but it's unclear if the opponent has become stronger or if they are riding the momentum of a great victory. In the recent team matches, the Cougar has been brutally crushed and lost particularly miserably.

The most embarrassing thing is that, just after a crushing defeat, Dita proposed changing opponents. Although Moon People are not as direct as Martians, this kind of thing is relatively straightforward. Needless to say, if Tianxing Martial Arts really dumps the Cougar, the Cougar won't be able to make it in the future. Moreover, in this situation, it is basically difficult for the Cougar to find a decent opponent in the NUP, and the Fire Dragon A-Class Military Academy of the ROM, which likes to show off and compete, will definitely follow suit. Then the Cougar will be in trouble.

Improving a team's strength by shutting oneself off is useless; one must have a strong and powerful opponent.

"Luo Bi, such training matches no longer have any meaning for us. I'm sorry," Dita said, "This is also the overall decision of our team. Actually, you could feel it even if I didn't say it."

The last sentence left Luo Bi feeling somewhat unwilling. If it were just about physical fitness, the gap wouldn't actually be that large. Why does such a crushing defeat form as soon as it comes to mecha combat? This is not only Luo Bi's question but also a problem faced by many USE academies at present. To solve this problem, one must constantly engage in battle and look for the opponent's flaws from the fighting, but now the other party doesn't want to play anymore.

"Dita, everyone has a common goal in S11. You still have to choose a USE team as an opponent. The other academies have fixed ones, so it won't be easy to find one if you don't choose us." Luo Bi had no choice; even if he had to be thick-skinned, he wanted to try to keep them. This is also his responsibility as a Team Leader.

Being a Team Leader is not just a position for showing off.

Dita frowned, "Better to have nothing than to have something substandard. Luo Bi, I'm sorry."

The damage wasn't high, but the insult was extremely strong. Luo Bi was almost choked to death, but as a Team Leader, he naturally knew that what the other party said was the truth. The other party is also a Team Leader and must be responsible for the training level.

Just as the other party was about to turn off the Skycom, Luo Bi suddenly called out to Dita, "Team Leader Dita, actually our Cougar Team has a trump card. We didn't want to reveal it so early, but since it has come to this, it's not good to hide it anymore. Just don't forget to help us keep it a secret if you lose!"

Dita was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled sweetly, "Team Leader Luo Bi, you really know how to joke. However, this actually makes me look forward to it. There's no time like the present; let's do it today. We'll decide the winner in one battle. I'll give you half an hour to prepare."

After finishing, she decisively hung up the Skycom. Dita is also a very resolute person. The Tianxing Team certainly needs a USE opponent, but the Cougar won't do. She can choose others; even if the other party's scheduling is slow, one battle every half month is better than wasting time.

To win the S Tournament championship, finding opponents to understand is a must. Of course, everyone has this need; the rest depends on fate. As the Team Leader of Tianxing, Dita also has goals. Although the NUP achieved good results in S10, she was not satisfied with the Tianxing Team. They want to become stronger.

At this time, the training room of the Cougar Martial Arts Team was silent. Everyone silently looked at Luo Bi. The training over the past few days had really made the team members feel autistic. They were studying the opponent, but the problem was that the opponent was also further understanding them. After becoming familiar with their operations and ideas, they really pinned the Cougar to the ground and rubbed them.

The Team Leader suddenly talked such big game, but no one felt relieved, because... the concubine really can't do it.

"Team Leader, how about we just forget it? It's a good time to endure humiliation for a while and wait until we regain our state before scheduling a battle with them?"

"If we lose again, we really won't have the face to fight anymore."

The failure of S10 seemed to have dealt a blow to the confidence of many team members, doubting the mecha, doubting the tactics, and doubting their own physical fitness.

Luo Bi was silent for a while, "You guys wait a moment."

Now he can only rely on luck. He opened the EMP contact list. If the Second Brother is not online, then there is really no hope. He didn't expect Dita to be in such a hurry.

Fortunately, the Second Brother was online and was not in a battle state. Luo Bi hurriedly left a message.

"Second Brother, are you free now? Please do me a favor."

After sending the message, Luo Bi could only wait. There was no need to be too wordy. Regarding what happened back then, everyone actually felt very sorry for the Second Brother. Time had passed, but that sense of guilt hadn't disappeared; it was just buried deep in his heart.

If it really didn't work, they could only give up, but he didn't think they were that bad. It was just that their spirit had been beaten out of them, and they lacked the blood of a Warrior.

Li Hao was chatting happily with A Youyou and couldn't feel the passage of time at all, until the EMP friend message notification appeared.

He only had Luo Bi as a friend. He opened it and frowned slightly. He knew Luo Bi's personality; he wouldn't come to him unless he encountered trouble.

"Aiyouyou, my friend has something he needs my help with. Let's talk later."

"Okay, Senior, I'll wait for you."

A Youyou happily turned off the Skycom, swinging her cute little feet and humming a tune. Aiyouyou, that also sounds quite nice...

At this moment, the Skycom rang again. A Youyou subconsciously answered it, "Senior, so fast?"

"What Senior, what fast or slow? It's me, Dita!" Dita's voice rang out from the other side, "A Youyou, what are you doing?"

There's a demon!