After speaking the last words, Ji You struggled to support her body with her hands, but eventually her physical strength failed and she trembled a few times, then fell onto the scorched earth—

Her tilted head exposed only half of her face, which happened to be the side that was uninjured.

That half of the face was as white and smooth as a peeled egg... It seemed as if God had personally carved it, stunning time and youth, making one wish for a paused moment in time.

However!

Upon closer inspection, her flawless facial contour inadvertently revealed a slightly swollen corner of her lips, with traces of blood on it...

This!

Both inside and outside the screen, there was silence.

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Outside the screen:

"If I hadn’t seen the previous highlights, I’d already be moved to tears."

"I was holding a Cloud Piercing Arrow, wanting to reward her, but couldn’t bring myself to throw it. I reckon my priceless Cloud Piercing Arrow couldn’t even pierce that face."

"This face, students of the photography department should take lessons from her. She displays it with skill. Look, it reveals both a fragile and helpless side, as well as a strong and stubborn side. It’s an amalgamation of two ultimate contradictions, possessing a sense of contradictory beauty! Brilliant! Brilliant!"

"What contradictory beauty? To put it bluntly, it’s just a fine tea art."

"Green tea?"

"Green tea? Isn’t that too much to say about her? Whether as a class leader or a teammate, she is an excellent partner. If it were me, I’d want to team up with her."

"Don’t speak ill of Ji You! Even if her method is somewhat sneaky, so what? Just based on her words, I think she’s worthy of respect!"

"As a Mechanical Warrior, even if we die standing, we will never live kneeling!"

"As Mechanical Warriors, we can reach for the sun, moon, and stars, and also become spring mud crushed into dust."

"Become spring mud crushed into dust..."

Countless spectators, whether students or teachers... all pondered over this phrase, reflecting deeply on how many of them embarked on the battlefield without harboring such determination to die?

Even if it’s the day of death, one will turn the decaying body into a stepping stone for human development and propagation.

...

Shaun’s originally disdainful expression suddenly changed when he heard Ji You’s last words. He saw Ji You had already fallen into a coma, his fingers trembled, and without hesitation, he raised his hand, saying to the teammate beside him, "Move the fence aside."

The teammate was stunned, but then rejoiced, "Right now?"

Shaun shouted, "Now, immediately!"

The teammate immediately complied.

Soon.

Ji You was carried on a stretcher by a group of students dispatched by Shaun, into the heavily fortified base. Among them was a tall female student who saw He Yu and the other three, whose emotions were so agitated they appeared a bit abnormal, and said, "The class leader asked you to come in too."

The three of He Yu were stunned, not reacting.

She then said, "Hey! Classmates, don’t just stand there, the class leader wants you inside too."

"Oh?"

"Oh~" He Yu came to realization, quickly bowed expressing thanks, "Th... Thank you..."

As he spoke.

He Yu suddenly staggered, Wang Xin timely stretched out a hand to steady her, as the students from the sixth squad pried over, He Yu rubbed her face and softly explained, "It’s... it feels like a sudden blackout."

The girl smiled and said, "It should be low blood sugar. Have some water and lie down for a while, it should feel better."

After saying this, she regrettably added, "Unfortunately, there’s nothing here, otherwise it would be good to replenish with glucose or something."

Upon hearing this, He Yu pretended to be weak and said, "Th...Thank you... my injuries aren’t as severe as the Captain’s."

The girl followed the stretcher, suddenly curious, asking, "Did you guys really kill 14 people with just 9?"

The score here isn’t ordinary, representing students participating in the battle from the school. How could there be actual weaklings among them? Even if they’re not the top tier in the arena, they’re also the elite from each school.

For grassroots warriors like them, the strength is almost evenly matched!

So, even one-on-one it’s difficult to kill the opponent, let alone win with fewer numbers?

Moreover, a few smoothly escaped back.

If their battle is true, then the achievement they’ve generated undoubtedly deserves extensive praise~!

He Yu heard the girl’s question, she gently clenched her fist, staring at the road beneath her feet, saying, "Yes! Our... our enemies died... died very miserably."

Finally saying a somewhat complete sentence was not easy.

And also, the statement wasn’t false. The enemies indeed died miserably, even to the point of dying with unresolved resentment. He Yu imagined the opponent leaving the battlefield, watching the game on a screen, desperate enough to punch and kick towards the screen.

Cough, cough...

They’re truly pitiful.

The girl listened, her eyes smiled and she said, "I really admire you guys. By the way, which squads from the enemy camp did you fight against?"

He Yu thought to herself that this girl seemed extremely friendly, but in fact, she was probing for information, possibly tasked with verifying the authenticity of their mission...

Fortunately, Ji You had secretly instructed her a few words, so He Yu didn’t reveal any trace of panic, saying, "It was the Seventh and Eighth Teams of the enemy camp."

The girl, hearing this, seemed suddenly interested, and continued to ask, "So... which team did you annihilate? What was their level like and how far was their base from the border?

What level is their Captain?

Is there anyone particularly impressive?

..."

The girl asked many questions, and He Yu patiently answered, only each time she answered, she took longer breaks to breathe, taking deep inhales and then deep exhales...

She appeared extremely uncomfortable, as if continuing to answer might cause He Yu to faint again. After receiving the answers, the girl didn’t trouble He Yu further, then quickened her pace, heading to the stretcher where Ji You lay.

The girl walked in front, watched by He Yu and others, and in a swift move, left everyone’s sight.

He Yu secretly exhaled a breath.

Liu Jia and Wang Xin both maintained a silent and sullen demeanor throughout, hence they didn’t attract others over for idle chats.

Soon.

Ji You was carried on a stretcher and brought in front of Shaun. One person from his team stepped forward, meticulously examined Ji You, then said to Shaun, "Captain, she seems to have severe internal injuries in addition to excessive blood loss, which caused her fainting. But her physical strength is robust, those internal injuries appear very serious, but actually haven’t harmed any vital parts. The blood she coughed was mostly stagnant blood, no need to worry too much. If we had a treatment instrument, it could be estimated that she’d recover in around 30 minutes, but regrettably..."

No.

The arena has nothing, not even food or water.

"Now, she’ll have to rely on her own physical resilience and willpower to endure." The student thought for a moment and said, "I believe, given her willpower, she’ll definitely pull through."