The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 280 Two Shots
Did it miss? Holly wondered to himself.

No, that shouldn't be the case. With your abilities, he would never do something so unnecessary. There was something strange about that shot.

He slowed his attack, diverting some of his attention to that position.

"Uh..." A sound was suppressed in their throats, and everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came out.

"..." He dodged too hard and accidentally fell over.

Because Huan Xian possessed abilities beyond the reach of ordinary people, almost everyone except Holly was of little use to him. Mu Kun had only managed to succeed by chance with Holly's cover.

Presumably seeking revenge for the gunshot wound, Clarence relentlessly pursued her, seemingly abandoning any thought of a direct confrontation with Holly and instead targeting the weak points of R256's squad. After that, the others naturally found no further opportunity to attack; simply dodging the crazed Clarence was already a significant challenge.

Moreover, they knew that Holly was currently engaged in a decisive battle with her opponent, and minimizing their presence would be the greatest help they could give to the enemy. This was an undeniable fact, and no matter how unwilling they were, they had to admit it.

However, no matter how well they hid and how careful they were, the distance between the two sides was still too close. With the enemy's chaotic bombardment, stray bullets would often fly in, making it much more difficult for them to dodge than usual, especially since they were deliberately suppressing their mental energy and movements.

One of their team members was also unlucky; in trying to dodge a stray bullet, his leap was rather exaggerated. Looking closely, the spot where he had just dodged appeared to be the very spot where Holly had initially thought the bullet had missed, judging by its trajectory.

If the opponent hadn't dodged, that bullet might have hit him, and even with Holly's exceptional skills, the match wouldn't have been able to continue. Thinking about this, the others couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines, and it's no wonder their teammate couldn't help but cry out.

Holly frowned at the crater buried in the mud, then looked away, put her hands behind her back, and gestured to the group to spread out slightly.

The enemy was incredibly adept at seizing opportunities, finding every opening to attack, and their capabilities were almost flawless, effectively shutting down the entire team's firepower. Only Holly was somewhat capable of maneuvering, so they had to be extremely cautious.

On the other side, however, all was silent.

The boy calmly held his gun, his eyes fixed on a certain direction. Meanwhile, his two teammates, who had just been engaged in the chaotic battle, received a signal and sank to the bottom of the trench. They both looked solemnly at the person in front of them and slowly tightened their fingers.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

At the same time, the girl in the distance also focused her attention and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

This small bullet, carrying the unspoken understanding between the two, was fired in the pre-arranged direction and location.

Even though the place was empty at the moment, the girl knew that her teammates on the other side would deliver the prey to the right spot in time, bringing the battle to an end.

She believed Huan Xian could do it, and she herself had to do it too.

Jiang Hui was somewhat stunned. He put down the periscope rifle, which was no longer of any use, and felt a heaviness in his arm.

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Holly staggered back, nearly dropping the gun in her hand. That attack from the other side was different from anything before; it seemed to carry a subtle sense of mental pressure.

He was confident he could dodge the opponent's gunfire. However, in the realm of mental power, a lower-level Awakened would instinctively avoid the mental power of a higher-level Awakened. When he sensed that the person opposite him might use mental power to attack him, his body instinctively reacted by dodging.

The next moment, a gunshot carrying mental energy came straight at his face.

The young man sneered inwardly. This guy hadn't learned his lesson and was still trying to use the same tactics to take him down. Had he forgotten how he had retaliated last time?
He slightly turned to dodge, then silently stuck to that spiritual force, and was about to fire his gun back along the force of the other party.

Suddenly, a swift aura swept in from behind him. Although it seemed to have traveled a long way to get here, and both its sharpness and speed had diminished over time, its appearance was so abrupt and almost silent to Holly and the others who were facing a crisis.

It landed right on Holly's back as she slightly turned to avoid it. The whole thing happened in the blink of an eye, and time seemed to stand still.

Holly, who hadn't managed to pull the trigger on Huan Xian in front of them, stared in disbelief at the bullet that had suddenly appeared behind him, the expressions on their faces frozen.

As the simulated bra locked in, she fell to the ground with several thuds.

Team R256 has been eliminated.

Huan Xian slowly put down his gun and looked up at the leaderboard with his two teammates.

This was during the third-to-last reading of the results in the competition.

The avatars representing all members of Team R256 went dark. The individual scores displayed after each participant's name were refreshed again.

Jiang Hui, who came in first place, had a personal score of 584, not much more than her previous score of 579, exactly 5 points. She only got five points in an hour, but these five points clearly showed that Holly and the others had been defeated by Jiang Hui and Huan Xian.

Holly, who came in second with 395 points, has been eliminated.

Third place: Clarence, with 362 points.

There are currently 62 participants remaining in the competition, with three weeks left in the competition.

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The instructors' section was completely silent, an atmosphere that had been building for two or three minutes. From the moment Jiang Hui set up his periscope rifle and aimed it at Holly and the others, to Holly's battle of wits with Huan Xian, and finally to Jiang Hui's fatal shot at Holly, the series of actions were meticulous and interconnected.

The situation is changing rapidly.

There was no stalemate as everyone had imagined, nor was it as dramatic as they had anticipated. Team R256 was eliminated suddenly and quietly, and R186 and their team emerged victorious.

But upon closer examination, all of this is not entirely without clues.

Jiang Hui's lengthy preparations, Huan Xian's meticulous calculations, and the participation of three other silent members in this game of silence—all these involved seamless coordination, despite lacking formal communication.

Without words or much thought, they trusted each other and ultimately worked together to complete the sniping operation.

R186 and others showed them through their actions that even freshmen without formal training can have the same tacit understanding as soldiers fighting side by side on the battlefield.

I can hardly believe this is a competition for freshmen that originated on campus.

Stark silently released his hands from behind his back, his shoulders and back relaxing slightly, just as usual.

Captain Lin Qi let out a long sigh, as if he had finally witnessed the end of a great drama, with a look that still seemed somewhat unsatisfied: "...It's over."

ended.

(End of this chapter)