25: Using people as tools

Everyone in the arena quieted down, their gazes fixed on Xu Jingzhe, who was descending.

Who is this person?

Can he contend with a mech using only a modified AWM?!

This is absolutely explosive news that will sweep across Blue Star.

It also tells the Contaminators that mechs are not invincible by human power.

Xu Jingzhe descended from the air, holding the AWM, and Little Loli steadily caught him, hiding behind a giant rock.

Her eyes shimmered with excitement; she was just short of giving Xu Jingzhe a kiss as a reward!

The mech's internal parts and circuits in its left arm were damaged; continuing the fight was clearly unwise, as the damage would become even more severe.

Wang Ning's fear subsided; the moment the crimson longblade slashed down, he had already thought about how he would die.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, quickly rendezvous with Little Old Six and the others; Little Old Six has become the center of attention, let's leave quickly!" Wang Ning deliberately jumped onto the mech's left arm for a moment, then leaped again, disappearing into the crowd.

It made the mech pilot gnash his teeth!

"Received, over."

"Received, over."

Inside a room on the third floor, the woman with the Barrett on her back saw it clearly, her beautiful face's red lips murmuring.

Was she one of the top snipers on Blue Star?

If it were her, could she cause such extensive damage to a Tier 1 mech?

"Miss." Old Peter stood behind the woman, his head slightly bowed, his hands clasped in front of him.

"Hmm?"

"That person... I have an impression of him."

"Speak." The woman's red lips parted slightly, hoping Old Peter's answer would give her some comfort.

Old Peter's mechanical eye, like a small projector, cast the scene of Xu Jingzhe's 'battle' with the zombie dog onto the wall.

The woman, with her arms crossed, blinked her eyes; having seen many geniuses, she didn't want to believe it, but she couldn't disbelieve it either.

Her lofty self-esteem almost shattered.

An... ordinary, utterly ordinary young man, just over twenty days past his coming of age, entered the Pollution Zone from the Seed Zone.

A young man with such talent actually... didn't meet the average of the comprehensive test? If there's no trickery here, even ghosts wouldn't believe it!

"Investigate to the bottom!" The woman's voice was like a thousand-year-old ice.

A young man like this, once he grows up, is unimaginable.

He is definitely a great enemy of the High Molecular Compound Zone!

"9527, 9527..." She murmured to herself, then turned and left.

"I will defeat you honorably!"

...

"Find that young man."

"Go, bring that young man here."

"This young man is exceptionally talented; once he matures, his future is promising."

...

In the center of the battlefield, the Contaminants issued orders to find Xu Jingzhe.

An AWM, a young man, a miracle!

It seems... the ten-thousand-year-old bacteria brought back from the lunar soil are no longer as important.

What do the Contaminants fear? Mechs.

Now, someone can contend with a mech; how can they not be crazy?

Wang Ning and Cold Qing were the first to return to the slope; both were severely injured, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Cold Qing's mouth bled, dripping onto the clothes on her chest; she pulled Xu Jingzhe into an embrace and gave him a heavy kiss on his forehead.

Weakly, she said, "Good boy, big sister loves you to death."

Wang Ning's eyes were also filled with relief; he patted Xu Jingzhe's shoulder hard.

This kid, after twenty-odd days in the Pollution Zone, his appearance hasn't mutated, so it must be internal.

Just like Little Loli and Bo Qing, their potential was awakened.

Xu Jingzhe scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "Boss, what about Fourth Brother?"

"Take him away first, your Third Sister has a way."

"Boss, let's go!" Just then, Big Beard also returned, a look of apology on his face.

"Go!" Wang Ning waved his hand; this was not the place to talk.

Little Loli princess-carried Bo Qing, charging forward to clear a path like a humanoid Tyrannosaurus.

Several people followed closely behind.

A flash of light flickered deep in Xu Jingzhe's pupils as he looked at the ultra-thin laptop in Big Beard's backpack.

Slowly, Xu Jingzhe walked at the very back.

"Little Old Six, be careful, more and more people are catching up." Wang Ning turned to remind him, then suddenly froze.

He stopped abruptly.

"Little Old Six!" Wang Ning's heart sank.

Several people stopped at the same time; Little Old Six was gone!

How could this be?

Who had such strength to take Little Old Six away silently?

"What do we do, Boss?!"

Big Beard and the others were all very panicked; Little Old Six had just shown his talent, and then he disappeared.

"Don't panic, stay calm. At least a Contaminant of thirty years or more must have acted; he didn't attack us, so he wouldn't attack Little Old Six either."

"Let's leave here first, I'll come back for Little Old Six."

...

On the other side, the disappeared Xu Jingzhe appeared in a deep corner on the first floor of Musileke City, holding the laptop.

System: "Ding, first-floor system intrusion complete."

"Ding, second-floor system intrusion complete."

"Ding, third-floor system intrusion complete."

"Ding..."

He was different from Wang Ning and the others; he came specifically for the ten-thousand-year-old bacteria on the moon.

He wouldn't leave without getting the bacteria.

"Someone's coming." Xu Jingzhe reminded him.

System: "Ding, I know; the surrounding simulation system has been activated, you won't be discovered."

A green light curtain shot out from the wall, enveloping Xu Jingzhe; to the naked eye, the corner still looked the same.

Indeed, a patrol team, carrying laser guns, walked past Xu Jingzhe with neat steps, not detecting any anomaly.

System: "Ding, let's go, to the second floor."

Xu Jingzhe held the computer, hugging the wall, and went up to the second floor under the system's guidance.

Second floor.

The alloy door was tightly shut, requiring facial and retinal recognition.

But in front of the system, it was just a display; when he got within five meters, the alloy door automatically opened.

System: "Ding, walk a hundred meters to the right, then turn left; there's thermal imaging in the room, need to be careful."

"Ding, seven steps to the left, five steps forward."

"Ding, three steps diagonally, five steps to the back left."

...

Xu Jingzhe walked the mere three-hundred-meter corridor for a full ten minutes.

Ahead was another alloy door, with an electronic eye on it; a red light shot out, forming a net, scanning Xu Jingzhe's entire body.

The door opened automatically, and Xu Jingzhe entered the room. What met his eyes were various high-end equipment and instruments; beside the instruments, five oval-shaped sleep pods lay quietly.

System: "Ding, this is a super ancient bacteria from the moon, named β-1 Phagocytic Bacteria, cultivated in their bodies to maintain activity. The cell wall of this bacteria can theoretically expand infinitely; at its largest, it can contain a star."

"Gulp." Xu Jingzhe swallowed, both frightened and shocked.

He was frightened that they would use humans as bacterial culture dishes, showing no humanity whatsoever.

He was shocked that a single cell could contain a star; no wonder they said it could provide a day's energy for the lunar base.

"Can it really be like that?" Xu Jingzhe asked.

System: "Ding, theoretically supported, no one has ever practiced it; the immense energy contained in a star is unimaginable."

Approaching the first transparent hibernation pod, Xu Jingzhe saw the 'container'.

An exceptionally handsome man, with closed eyes, sleeping very deeply.