The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 239 Time Difference (Part 1)

"What bad luck! How did we end up with such a low energy point? Only 20% chance. We should have just refueled at another supply point earlier," the group inside energy point L1 grumbled under their breath.

There is a formal team stationed here, although there should have been two teams here before. The two teams met at the beginning and bumped into each other at this point. Unfortunately, the two sides are evenly matched, and neither can do anything to the other. At most, fighting would result in the enemy being injured a thousand while both sides are injured eight hundred.

However, this 20% charging allowance is practically useless; I'll have to find another charging point soon, otherwise I'll face the problem of running out of energy at any time.

So one of the teams couldn't take it anymore and left, leaving only this small team behind.

This team consists of a command major student and four combat specialists. The composition is very traditional. Although their overall strength is slightly inferior to some of the more outstanding teams present, they are all well-balanced and can be quite combat-effective if they cooperate properly.

However, they were also quite unlucky, not only did they stumble upon such a restricted charging point, but they also encountered Jiang Hui and his group of people who didn't play by the rules.

While everyone was racking their brains to recharge their energy, Jiang Hui and his gang took advantage of the time difference, wandering around, hoping to steal other people's heads.

"Where are you now?" the captain of the command unit asked.

“13%”, “15%”, “17%”... and his own 18%, the captain of the command department suddenly twitched his fingertips.

Before the team could react, they immediately heard the sound of someone being shot.

In fact, the captain of the command unit had already noticed something amiss and reacted quickly enough, but he didn't have time to relay the message to his men to take cover. However, the enemy was prepared and attacked even faster than they were.

The one who was shot was the team leader, who was the most aware of the situation among the team members. In a very short time, while the rest of the group was still unable to take effective countermeasures, this member, who was physically weak, was hit a second time.

The other four only had time to realize in a panic that their team only had one chance left.

While forming a formal team can indeed bring a huge advantage to everyone—on the surface—it's only true if all five members are relatively unaffected. If one member develops a significant weakness, it will become a vulnerability that others can exploit, and no matter how skilled the others are, they won't be able to save the entire team.

This squad has four members who are all individual combat soldiers. Regardless of their class, their mental strength, physical fitness, and skills have all reached a certain standard. Their only weakness and shortcoming is this member from the command department.

As for this commander, his mental strength threshold is quite good, otherwise he wouldn't have entered the command department. However, his physical fitness and adaptability are lacking, making him far inferior to other members of the team.

Jiang Hui, hiding in the shadows, naturally chose the other party as her target immediately.

In less than a second, Jiang Hui fired two shots in quick succession, both hitting the opposing team's captain precisely. Now, just one more shot and this team would be out.

Just as Jiang Hui aimed at one of the contestants who was rapidly changing position, Huan Xian, who was carrying her on his back, suddenly nudged Jiang Hui's rifle with his index finger: "Shoot the one over there; their commander is relaying instructions and adjusting the formation."

Jiang Hui readily complied without hesitation and pulled the trigger: "Bang—"

The five people inside the main energy storage area seemed to have been paused, their movements halting instantly, and they crashed to the ground with a series of loud thuds, as if they had planned it all. Zhou Xiuwen withdrew his gaze from the map he was monitoring and said definitively, "They've been eliminated. We can leave now." He beckoned Hillman, who was hiding nearby, to come over.

Huan Xian led Jiang Hui to continue towards the next energy point.

"No matter how many times I see it, it's so brutal..." Hillman, who was unable to participate in the hunt because he was carrying Clarence, was in charge of leading the others to hide on the other side. Just now, only Jiang Hui made the move.

This is L3, which is relatively close to the L1 energy point. The group traveled for about six or seven stars to reach the vicinity of L1. Because there were fewer people at this energy point and the terrain was simple, Jiang Hui took care of it all by himself, with Huan Xian assisting from the side. Throughout the entire process, Zhou Xiuwen, Hillman, and Clarence, who was currently unable to move, stayed hidden to the side to make it easier for the other two to clear the area.

The whole thing went smoothly and was resolved in less than two stars. The group didn't bother to collect resources because it wasn't necessary; getting on their way was the priority.

L1 is the closest energy point to L1. Besides that, it takes about thirteen or fourteen star minutes to get from L1 to the next point, L6, and about fifteen or sixteen star minutes from L6 to L11. This means they'll need at least half a star's time to travel from L3 to L11. Half a star's time is too unpredictable; not only will the group at L7 start moving, but others will likely begin to move as well, leaving them with very little time.

By this time, everyone understood the gravity of the situation. They stopped chatting idly along the way and instead took down several stragglers who hadn't yet reached the main energy block to recharge, barely managing to reach the vicinity of the L6 main energy block. At this point, nearly 30 star points had passed since the second round of resupply began.

At this point, most of the participants who were charging their devices at the energy stations began to get moving.

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In L5, a relatively sparsely populated area in the Northeast region, the Lava siblings, ranked ninth and fifteenth, were looking up at the overall points leaderboard on the sky.

It's no exaggeration to say that this list has been exceptionally eye-catching since its inception, practically attracting the attention of everyone. The Lava siblings believe that at this very moment, countless people are looking up at the top three, just like them, sighing in envy.

Although a small competition at the start of the school year isn't a big deal, and people's abilities vary, the difference between people is just too great!

Those three were like mountains pressing down on them, towering over them by a huge margin, making them wonder if there was something wrong with the education they had received since childhood. They were admitted to Beska Intermediate Academy because of their excellent grades, so why were they so different from these people above them?
However, the Lava siblings were quite open-minded. They came from an ordinary family in the resident star system, but their family was relatively wealthy and their parents were open-minded, so they were able to afford to study the majors they liked from a young age.

After completing their second awakening, they were admitted to the combat individual department of the Beska Intermediate Academy with outstanding grades. Reaching this point is something that many ordinary people in the resident star system can only dream of.

Moreover, they believed this was just the beginning. Perhaps they would be slightly inferior to those privileged individuals for a time, but with hard work, they would surely shine one day—it was only a matter of time.

However, given their current abilities, it would be better for them to avoid direct confrontation. After all, none of them wanted to face that madman Holly, nor did they want to compete against the top contestant, whose name they had only heard of but never seen.

In the end, the competition comes down to who has the highest total score.

Now, being in Energy Point L5, far from the battle zone, suits their wishes perfectly, allowing them to witness a fierce battle.

(End of this chapter)