Chapter 145: Heavy Hammers On Resonant Drums, Angel Nebula
Humans were utterly defeated!
Even though Meng Huaifeng and the others only used a minimal force and even held back a bit, they still beat the newly formed Xiong Bing Lian into a sorry state.
If not for Lana being somewhat difficult to deal with, the battle could have ended in just a few minutes.
Even so, they only lasted ten minutes, while only one minute passed in reality.
“Haha, Brother Xin, Yaowen, see that? Your bro Ge Xiaolun took on two and still had the upper hand, and in the end, I fought one to the death. Awesome, right?” Ge Xiaolun said excitedly, sneaking a glance at Qiangwei’s reaction.
“No, why do I feel like your two opponents were just weak?” Zhao Xin, who had been beaten senseless by a Taotie Warrior, asked doubtfully.
“What do you mean weak opponents? That’s because your bro has real strength!” Ge Xiaolun boasted.
“Cut the boasting. Real strength? How about you and I spar? Your two opponents were just weak.” Liu Chuang spat.
“I feel like the Taotie Warrior I faced was much weaker than the one Chuang bro fought.” Rui Mengmeng said honestly.
“Could it be that the enemies in the game have different strengths, some weak and some strong? Such details, so detailed, that’s what makes it realistic.” Zhao Xin praised.
March 7th’s little face darkened slightly; the few Taotie Warriors that they called weak in their mouths were all ones she controlled.
Moreover, because she was controlling a large number, it made her already not-so-high skill even worse.
If not for the intelligent combat as a fallback, her performance would have been even more dismal.
“Stop boasting for now and keep watching.” Meng Huaifeng smiled and pointed at the virtual screen, saying to everyone.
“March, come here.” Meng Huaifeng beckoned to March 7th.
“What?” March 7th came over.
Meng Huaifeng covered March 7th’s eyes with his hand.
“Hey, what are you doing?” March 7th reached out to pull Meng Huaifeng’s hand away.
“Listen to me, don’t move. It’ll be over soon.” Meng Huaifeng whispered in March 7th’s ear.
March 7th obediently put her hand down.
Everyone in Xiong Bing Lian lowered their voices and looked at the virtual screen.
On the screen, the mortal army relied on fighter jets, tanks, cannons, machine guns, etc., to hold the position desperately without retreating a single step, until the entire army was wiped out.
Countless Taotie Warriors rampaged through Tianhe City, countless civilians were slaughtered—elderly, kids, even infants just a few months old were not spared.
TV series still have to consider ratings, but Meng Huaifeng here doesn’t care.
As bloody as possible, as tragic as possible, with plenty of close-ups!
The Xiong Bing Lian members, who had been whispering excitedly, gradually fell silent, their expressions solemn, eyes fixed on the screen as if flames were igniting within, fists clenched tightly with veins bulging on the backs of their hands.
In the end, the entire Tianhe City turned into a sea of blood, littered with severed limbs and body parts, no living person in sight.
Only Taotie Warriors wandered around, occasionally kicking aside obstructing corpses.
“If you don’t work hard, this scene could very well happen in reality.” Meng Huaifeng released his hand from covering March 7th’s eyes.
Just talking is useless; only by truly seeing it can they feel it real.
They’re not kids, and Earth’s time is pressing—why use a heavy hammer on a resonant drum?
Should they continue letting them grow slowly like flowers in a greenhouse, then hastily throw them into battle when the enemy really comes, only for them to be disoriented on the battlefield, not knowing what to do, performing abysmally?
If they can’t even withstand this heavy hammer, they’re not a good drum; better to go home early and free up the resources for others than drag down teammates on the battlefield.
“Damn it! Let’s fight them!” Zhao Xin stood up filled with righteous indignation.
“Count me in. I’m a scumbag who likes bullying people, but only I can bully Blue Star people—why should aliens?!” Liu Chuang said with a fierce face, picking up his battle axe.
“Are the aliens really as strong as in the game?” Ge Xiaolun asked.
“This was the weakest wave of aliens.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“But we couldn’t even beat one of their small teams.” Ge Xiaolun said somewhat unwillingly.
“If you know you can’t win, go train more, work hard, become stronger. What, just because you can’t win, you give up and wait with your neck clean?” Meng Huaifeng said coldly.
“Teacher, we’ve rested enough. Let’s start the next training!” Qiangwei stood up, supporting her tired body, and said firmly.
Meng Huaifeng shook his head and said, “It’s good that you have the goal and determination to become stronger. You still need to rest when it’s time. Combining work and rest is more efficient than just squeezing potential. First, analyze your own performance in the last game.”
“Even if you can’t complete the game goal in a short time, with the same strength, you can try to persist longer and defeat more enemies. You have five minutes to analyze your shortcomings; five minutes later, start the next game.”
After seeing their defeat CG, Xiong Bing Lian could no longer treat it as just a game; they began to learn to cooperate, use tactics, and strive to persist longer and perform better.
Every extra minute they persisted could mean countless people successfully evacuating.
Meng Huaifeng and the others would occasionally change tactics so Xiong Bing Lian wouldn’t fall into fixed procedural tactics; they had to constantly adapt based on the situation.
Meng Huaifeng didn’t use the defeat CG big killer again afterward; too much exposure leads to numbness.
When they slack off, stimulate them again.
The virtual combat project lasted a full hour, and Xiong Bing Lian’s coordination started to take shape, though still very immature.
It was already noon. After eating the special energy meal provided by Superdimension Academy, Xiong Bing Lian had fully recovered their stamina.
“What’s the next project?” Qiangwei asked impatiently.
Xiong Bing Lian’s training enthusiasm and desire to become stronger were currently at an all-time high.
Being forced to train versus subjectively wanting to become stronger are absolutely different.
Efficiency is at least half as much.
“The third project: real combat. Virtual games are virtual after all; they can improve your combat experience, but often your combat awareness is there while your body can’t keep up, so you need real combat to let your body reactions match your combat awareness.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“I get it—brain says I can do it, but hand says bullshit you can.” Ge Xiaolun said.
“Exactly.” Meng Huaifeng nodded.
“So, who are our opponents?” Lana looked at March 7th and A Xing; those two hadn’t shown their skills yet.
“It’s this lady!” March 7th summoned the Lapis Sword, twirled a sword flower, and said proudly with head held high.
“And me, Galaxy Bat Man.” A Xing swung the Flame Spear, and fiery red dazzling armor equipped piece by piece, looking heroic.
March 7th’s little mouth opened slightly—oh no, she was too hasty yesterday; a group of fully armed fighters, with herself in casual clothes in the middle, seemed a bit out of place?
Before March 7th could speak, Welt tapped his cane, and a set of thin Ice Crystal armor attached to March 7th’s body.
“Thanks, Uncle Yang!” March 7th thanked politely.
“Goddess, please ravage us as much as you want!” Zhao Xin said cheekily.
“Very good, Zhao Xin’s belief in becoming stronger is firm. In that case, March, A Xing, fulfill Zhao Xin’s request—use more force.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“Ah? I didn’t mean…” Zhao Xin was stunned, while others glared at him.
“Take this sword!” March 7th sent a sword beam slashing toward Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin hurriedly blocked, but where the sword beam hit, a layer of ice spread, freezing his weapon and hands together.
A Xing raised the Flame Spear, added a shield to the surrounding buildings, and charged toward Lana.
“Flame Spear, charge!”
The two only used a little force at first, then gradually increased it based on Xiong Bing Lian’s performance, ultimately maintaining a level where they felt immense pressure, as if defeat was imminent at any moment, yet with all their effort, they could barely hold on.
Under high pressure, the combat experience Xiong Bing Lian gained in the virtual game quickly integrated into muscle memory, eliminating situations where the body couldn’t keep up with awareness or attacks missed.
Real combat training lasted an hour. Next was time for Xiong Bing Lian to receive Superdimension Academy science education. As technology gods, how can they master their technological abilities without understanding technology?
The train crew finally had time to continue traveling to various stars, while conveniently dealing with the demons and Taotie Warriors popping up everywhere.
Days passed, and Xiong Bing Lian’s progress was lightning-fast, with daily improvements comparable to three or four days in the original.
One week later, a happy family.
『Himeko: We’ve arrived at the Angel Civilization. Do you want to come see?』
『A Xing: Are they really all beautiful angel ladies?』
『Himeko: Azhui says so, but we haven’t gotten off yet.』
『A Xing: Yes! Wait for me.』
『March 7th: I want to go too—it’s a civilization of all females, my first time seeing one.』
『Meng Huaifeng: Popping in.』
『Himeko: Hurry then—Azhui has already reported to their queen, and they’re probably waiting.』
Skipping one day of Xiong Bing Lian training, the train crew activated the Realm Anchor on the train and returned to the train.
Led by Angel Zhui, the train crew flew over the floating islands and entered Stellaron Hunter Headquarters.
The scenery along the way was beautiful, far surpassing Blue Star’s environment, clearly meticulously maintained by angels.
Occasionally, one or a few angels could be seen, spreading pure white wings, wearing short skirts, flying in the air.
Like magnets, Po Xiao couldn’t help but look a couple more times, then quickly lowered his head under Hong Kou’s amused expression.
Upon entering Stellaron Hunter Headquarters, Angel Queen Kaisa had been waiting for a while—or rather, she spent most of her time on her throne, observing the situations of various angels in the universe via the Angel Network.
To the right rear of the throne was her sacred right wing, Zhixin.
Slightly below and to her side was another throne, occupied by a beauty with long silver hair, exquisite face, and a mischievous smile at the corner of her mouth—Skybase King Huxi.
After so many days, the more she learned about the train crew from Yan and Zhui, the more unfathomable the unknown universe seemed.
Kaisa set aside the arrogance of the King of Gods, and out of friendliness and courtesy, arranged a high platform in the Divine Court with several tables and chairs.
“Stellar Train navigator, Nameless guest Himeko, greets the Angel King.” Himeko said.
“On behalf of the Angel Civilization, I welcome the distinguished guests from the unknown universe to visit the Angel Nebula. Please sit.” Kaisa said friendly.
The train crew took their seats, and Himeko and Kaisa began exchanging views on their respective universes’ situations and ideologies.
Meng Huaifeng listened while eating various specialty fruits from the Angel Nebula on the table.
March 7th tried to understand but soon started dozing off—what were they even talking about?
A Xing looked around at the angels in the Divine Court, nodding occasionally.
“Why are the other angels bare-legged, but the Angel Queen is wearing long underwear?” A Xing suddenly whispered.
Huxi’s gaze turned over; Kaisa remained unmoved, but Himeko gave Kaisa an apologetic look.
Meng Huaifeng paused in eating fruit and hurriedly activated the pirated mind communication.
If you’re gossiping, I’m not sleepy anymore. March 7th instantly perked up.
“Is it because she’s the queen, so she has to be a bit different?” March 7th thought.
“That’s the king’s long underwear—maybe it contains some black technology.” Meng Huaifeng thought.
“Pfft.” Huxi suddenly burst out laughing.
“Skybase King, what are you laughing at?” Kaisa looked at Huxi with displeasure.
“Nothing, sorry, I just remembered something funny.” Huxi suppressed her laughter.
Could this old demon hear our mind communication? Why didn’t I notice? Are tech geeks that terrifying? Meng Huaifeng thought.
Huxi instantly pulled a straight face, no longer smiling, and gave Meng Huaifeng a eerie look.
She really can hear!
Meng Huaifeng confirmed it, hurriedly cut off the mind communication, sat up straight, and composed his mind.
Death God Karl hides a lot, and the angels hide plenty too.
The Angel Civilization developed to its current state, becoming the universe’s overlord.
Angel Network, Tianren, Tianji, from first-generation super warriors to fourth-generation Divine Body.
Mostly Huxi’s handiwork.
Meng Huaifeng couldn’t even beat the Angel Network now—who knows what else Huxi has hidden?
March 7th and A Xing didn’t know the mind communication was off and continued wild thoughts internally, but outwardly, they both quieted down.
Himeko and Kaisa talked for a long time; A Xing and March 7th were already bored to the point of regretting coming.
No, they should have waited until the meeting was over!
“I wonder if the male gods on your train could provide a drop of blood or some hair?” Kaisa suddenly asked.
“Uh, first off, we don’t have gods. Also, Queen Kaisa, what do you want this for?” Himeko asked.
“I want to use the Sacred Knowledge Treasury to match their genes with my angels, to see if there’s a suitable one. You know our Angel Civilization is all female, and as their king, I have the responsibility to find a suitable male god for them.” Kaisa said without any shyness.
Himeko’s gaze turned to Welt, Meng Huaifeng, and Po Xiao.
“Thanks for the kind offer, Queen Kaisa, but I’m already married.” Welt shook his head and refused.
“Me too.” Po Xiao quickly said under Hong Kou’s gaze.
Himeko and Kaisa’s gazes turned to Meng Huaifeng.
“I think gene matching isn’t reliable; feelings can’t be decided by cold data.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“How do you know without spending time together? If the gene match is high enough, maybe after some time, you’ll find you’re really compatible.” Kaisa said, propping her chin.
