AGTCTCC Chapter 15

Chapter 15: A Bunch of Maggots Huddled Together

“Chief Examiner, Colonel!”

A person rushed out from beside him, their face flushed with anxiety, sweat beading on their forehead, and chest rising and falling rapidly.

“What’s wrong?”

The chief examiner asked. Chu Qi, standing beside him, didn’t speak, but his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Instinctively, his gaze went towards the examination hall.

“The magnetic field of the backup Source Stones is unstable. For some reason, some of the Source Stones have already started to crack!”

The person quickly said, still catching their breath, glancing at the time, breathing heavily.

They didn’t even dare to pause, immediately reporting the exact time.

“One minute and eleven seconds have passed since we discovered the first Source Stone cracking.”

A collective gasp went through everyone’s minds, a sense of foreboding. The cracking of a Source Stone was a sign that the Source Stone was running out of energy.

The temporary examination hall didn’t need an overly strong magnetic field. The backup Source Stones should have lasted for a long time. It had only been three hours; how could they be cracking already?

Chu Qi immediately sent a message to Sang Quan and the others, telling them to bring backup energy sources immediately, without even explaining the reason. The other side didn’t ask why and simply sent an “OK” gesture.

Upon receiving the message, Chu Qi immediately headed to the training ground and informed every student on the system that the examination was over and to assemble.

The students who received the message were all puzzled. The examination was supposed to last four hours, and there were still forty minutes left. Why was it ending early?

Despite their thoughts, everyone could only withdraw their Spiritual Power and slowly head towards the assembly point.

Chu Qi received the locations of several cracked Source Stones from them. When he arrived at one of the locations, Xiang Li was standing nearby, greeting Chu Qi cheerfully upon seeing him.

“Hi, Commander Chu~”

Xiang Li said, with a “just as I expected” expression.

This Source Stone was the closest to the assembly point, the one that had issues. If Chu Qi was coming over, his first choice would definitely be here.

“The examination is over. What are you still doing here? Hurry to the assembly point!”

Chu Qi was clearly surprised to see Xiang Li still here, but he quickly adjusted his expression, warning Xiang Li to leave.

Xiang Li raised an eyebrow. He leaned against the staff holding the Source Stone, the cracks on the Source Stone visibly dense, the grayish-white color warning that the Source Stone was running out of Source Stone energy.

“Commander Chu, are you sure you want to send me away at this time?” Xiang Li stood up straight, his hand gently stroking the staff.

“There’s more than one Source Stone cracking here. Commander Chu, I’m afraid you can’t handle it all alone, right?”

“Ke Man and the others are guarding two Source Stones. Can Commander Chu handle the remaining few?”

Xiang Li made a gesture of encouragement. Seeing this, Chu Qi didn’t say anything more, glanced at the Source Stone, and left a sentence.

“Keep an eye on it.”

Then turned and left.

Xiang Li stared at his back, his eyes gradually deepening. He leaned his head back, propping it against the staff, and stared blankly until another “crack” sound came from above.

Accompanying it was the noise of Polluted Entities rioting in the distance. The magnetic field around Xiang Li began to flicker. Outside the magnetic field, a pile of Polluted Entities were drooling over him, disgusting mucus flowing from their teeth, sticky and slimy.

“Crack.”

“Crack—crack—”

The Source Stone completely shattered, the magnetic field weakening. In just three seconds, the surrounding magnetic field had completely disappeared.

The Polluted Entities instantly pounced on Xiang Li, their thick tongues leading the way, the stench assaulting his nose even before they got close.

The Polluted Entities in the examination were all low-level Polluted Entities whose power had been suppressed by Chu Qi. Their actual destructive power wasn’t very high, so they were allowed to be killed by the students in the examination.

The rising and falling roars of the surrounding Polluted Entities gradually grew louder, and the number of shattered Source Stones increased.

Chu Qi in the distance frowned, quickening his pace. There were still many students who hadn’t evacuated; he had to hold the line!

Xiang Li was breathing slightly heavily. There were too many. If it was just Xiang Li alone, it would be fine, but he had to take care of others, take care of Chu Qi.

“Tch.”

This feeling made Xiang Li somewhat unhappy. After repelling another wave of Polluted Entities, another wave was already stirring restlessly.

Xiang Li licked his fangs with the tip of his tongue, his eyes fierce. At this moment, his white combat suit was already stained with scarlet blood, and his hair was messy from the movements. The surrounding air pressure was very low.

“A bunch of maggots.” He said.

The Polluted Entities couldn’t understand his words, but they were provoked by Xiang Li’s expression and roared, the surrounding Polluted Entities echoing, their voices rising and falling like some kind of ritual.

“Oh.” Xiang Li changed his approach, lightly tightening his grip on the black rod in his hand, humming softly, the contempt in his eyes not diminishing at all.

“A bunch of maggots huddled together.”

“Roar—”

Polluted Entities and Spiritual Power intertwined. A white figure shuttled among the black Polluted Entities, veins popping on his hands from exertion, stepping on their bodies, breathing rapidly.

“Where are the people? Where’s the support?” Xiang Li said, the communicator on his wrist flashing, transmitting Chu Qi’s voice.

“Soon, can you hold on?”

“Commander Chu, I’m about to die.” Xiang Li squeaked, panting heavily after killing another Polluted Entity with his rod, using an exaggerated tone.

Chu Qi on the other end also used his whip to fling an incoming Polluted Entity onto other Polluted Entities, sweat seeping from his forehead and flowing down his cheeks. He glanced down at his wrist.

In such a critical situation, Xiang Li still made time to call Chu Qi. Chu Qi thought the other party had something urgent, but the first thing he said was, “I’m testing if Commander Chu has blocked me.”

Xiang Li had that idea in mind. Chu Qi had just thrown Polluted Entities to attract a lot of hatred, so the number of Polluted Entities on his side must be higher than on his side. He was betting that Chu Qi wouldn’t have time to hang up.

Xiang Li, pleased with his successful calculation, was in a great mood, but the force he used to beat the Polluted Entities didn’t diminish at all.

The Polluted Entities were smashed to the ground by his force. Because their movements were so large, the withered and fragile branches around them couldn’t stop them at all. Instead, the crisp snapping sounds continued.

The extending black branches fell to the ground, hitting the corpses of the Polluted Entities, the rustling sound continuous.

Xiang Li frowned slightly, stepping on the treetop. The surrounding Polluted Entities surrounded him. Just now, the Polluted Entities suddenly stopped moving as if they had discussed it, and then stared at Xiang Li in the center.

He had a bad feeling, and a smell of burning smoke suddenly came from his nose. At that moment, the Polluted Entities moved again.

What’s going on?

Xiang Li’s body was a little stiff, barely dodging their attacks, and his brain was throbbing. The vision in front of him seemed to lose color, gray and white spinning around.

“Chu Qi…”

Xiang Li whispered. He wanted to shout, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, unable to shout, and a disgusting feeling of vomiting surged in his chest.

There are people from the laboratory here!

Only this thought was in Xiang Li’s mind.

The surrounding Polluted Entities also seemed to realize that this was an opportunity, and their attacks were more intense than before, stepping on the corpses of the Polluted Entities in front, without intelligence.

As soon as one Polluted Entity was attacked, another Polluted Entity would take the opportunity to rush up.

Xiang Li’s Adam’s apple rolled, the disgusting feeling in his abdomen even worse, and his eyes could see less and less.

“Dong!”

A Polluted Entity crashed into Xiang Li’s body, the tall and strong physique knocking Xiang Li several meters away.

His body drew a mark on the ground, and silver Spiritual Power gathered around Xiang Li, a strong taste of iron rust surging in his throat.

The impact was so heavy that even Chu Qi, who was also in the center of the battle, noticed something was wrong.

Xiang Li was the kind of person who could still crack a few jokes even while fighting, but he hadn’t said a word for a long time now.

“Xiang Li!”

Chu Qi’s anxious voice came from the communicator. He shook off an incoming Polluted Entity with the end of the whip in his hand, and Shen Gui on the other side sent them a message saying that reinforcements had been sent.

There was no news from Xiang Li, and Chu Qi couldn’t get away, so he became more and more anxious. Several examiners also voluntarily took the lead because the range of Source Stone cracking was too large.

Wave after wave of attacks obviously made everyone a little overwhelmed. Xiang Li was lying on the ground. A Polluted Entity ran over and kicked him far away again, until he hit the trunk of a tree before stopping.

Xiang Li coughed twice, his eyes filled with uncontrollable coldness. The silver and black Spiritual Power around him converged, and the blood in his mouth couldn’t stop, leaving a trace along the corner of his mouth.

He put his hand on the ground, barely propping up his body, shook his head, forcefully suppressing the liquid surging in his chest with his breathing, and clenched his fingertips forcefully.

When the Polluted Entities wanted to attack again, the black rod that had fallen on the ground spread out, and a strong Spiritual Power rushed towards Xiang Li.

The black Spiritual Power rushed straight over, ignoring the Polluted Entities in the middle, passing through them, and wrapping around Xiang Li.

When it dispersed again, the silver had disappeared. Xiang Li stood on the ground, reaching out and wiping the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. The blood dissipated in the air, and his eyes were filled with a penetrating emotion.

Apart from the dirty combat suit on his body, he didn’t seem to be in any major trouble.

The intense black Spiritual Power erupted in this area. Xiang Li hooked his hand, and the Polluted Entities were wrapped in it, black and black blending together.

Only by devouring can there be symbiosis.

Xiang Li’s face was very cold, and the color of his eyes seemed to be darker because of his displeasure. He raised his hand, ignoring the surrounding Polluted Entities, and said to the communicator.

“I’m fine here. The Polluted Entities rioted just now, but now it’s been resolved.”

Chu Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xiang Li’s voice.

“It’s good that you’re okay. Are the Ke family brothers okay?”

Xiang Li’s eyes also looked in their direction. The positions they were guarding were close to the barrier, and not many Polluted Entities were gathered.

But Xiang Li still sent them a message to ask if they were safe. After receiving a positive reply, he truthfully relayed it.

“They’re fine.”

Chu Qi: “If you feel tricky, run. Our purpose here is to protect you, don’t force yourself.”

Xiang Li nodded, realizing that the other party couldn’t see, and opened his mouth with a somewhat painful throat: “Understood, Commander Chu.”

The surrounding Polluted Entities were like puppets whose strings had been cut, being arranged in various poses under the control of Spiritual Power.

During this period, many Polluted Entities rushed over one after another, but without exception they were all made into new “puppets.”

The reinforcements did arrive quickly. Xiang Li, who had sensed their traces from afar, stood up instantly, and the Polluted Entities that were still “dancing” were also put into an attacking posture.

When the reinforcements arrived, with rocket launchers extending from the back of the mechs, and some mechs entered the battlefield.

They signaled Xiang Li in the center of the battle. Xiang Li also obediently obeyed, trying to reduce his movements to a safe area.

The artillery fire burned the Polluted Entities, and they “flapped” twice before losing their breath. Xiang Li pretended to be panting and left the battlefield.

The Source Stones were replaced, and a small area of ​​the magnetic field was expanded. The artillery fire was dense, and soon all the Polluted Entities “fell down.”

By the time the reinforcements turned around, they couldn’t find Xiang Li’s trace.

“Xiang Li!”

Ke Shizhuo, who had also left the battle, saw Xiang Li’s figure with his keen eyes. His face and body were dirty, but fortunately, he didn’t lose an arm or a leg.

Xiang Li glanced at him, just one glance, and then turned and left.

Ke Shizhuo, with his hand frozen in mid-air: “…”

Wasn’t it?

Him?

Huh??

Ke Man with the same treatment: “…”