After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

half a month later.

Today is the day the Nirvana Mech Regiment will go to Base 3 for a rotation. Leng Ran has had a very fulfilling time, having played with all the different models of mechs in the hangar.

Her destined mecha should indeed be Zhui Ming. In Wei Sheng Huang's words, Zhui Ming can unleash 120% of its power in her hands.

Leng Ran, driving the Angel, had just finished his training in slaughtering alien beasts in the simulation training ground and was about to leave to say goodbye to the Nirvana Mech Corps when he bumped into Instructor Ouyang, who was waiting at the door, as soon as he stepped out.

"Instructor, what brings you here?"

Instructor Ouyang leaned against the door: "Of course I'm here to be a student recycling agent, to pick you up."

Leng Ran: "Oh, but what if the student doesn't want to be recalled?"

"You have to go back whether you want to or not. You have an important mission to do today." Instructor Ouyang walked ahead. "Come with me to see Nirvana first."

In the transport vehicle parking area, Wei Shenghuang and others were doing the final equipment inventory. When they saw Instructor Ouyang leading Leng Ran over, Wei Shenghuang gave Mu Yingwei a few instructions and then turned to greet them.

Wei Shenghuang smiled and said, "Did you two come all this way to see us off? How thoughtful of you."

Instructor Ouyang sighed, "Sister Huang, Commander He has already set up camp on Heroic Soul Star... I heard from the brothers stationed there that the alien beasts are making unusual movements again. You should be extra careful when you go to Base Three this time!"

Wei Shenghuang snorted lightly: "Don't worry, I wish they would come. I want to kill more exotic beasts!"

Immediately afterward, Wei Shenghuang looked at Leng Ran and gently patted her shoulder: "Mo Li, I've seen your performance these past few days, and I must say, your growth rate is astonishing. If I weren't stationed in the guild year-round and unable to leave, I would definitely have snatched you as my apprentice!"

Instructor Ouyang gave Wei Shenghuang a meaningful look. With her qualifications, she could easily teach at Storm Military Academy, but she insisted on staying on the front line for many years and never stepped down.

The near-total annihilation of the Nirvana Mech Corps back then more or less spurred on Wei Shenghuang, one of the survivors, leaving her with an obsession to kill alien beasts.

The dead rest in peace, while the living must continue to carry on their burdens.

Wei Shenghuang's eyes were filled with admiration: "If you are assigned to Anning Star in the future, our Nirvana Mech Regiment will welcome you to join us at any time."

Once everything was ready, the starship took off and slowly disappeared into the horizon.

Instructor Ouyang looked at Leng Ran with ill intent: "Mo Li, starting today, you will be returning to the freshman training team. There is a hunting battle this afternoon, and you must participate."

Leng Ran had no objection to this, but it was the first time she had ever heard of a hunting battle. Did it mean hunting in the desert? But most of Anning Star was covered by desert, and students weren't allowed to go to areas where strange beasts roamed. What could they possibly hunt?

Surely we can't be going to catch those so-called sand hares, can we?

With these doubts in mind, Leng Ran was led by Instructor Ouyang to a large airship.

These airships are generally used for transporting people and are equipped with a small amount of weaponry, but they cannot carry mechs and heavy weapons like starships.

As soon as the hatch opened, He Xiting's enlarged face suddenly appeared in front of Leng Ran. Startled, Leng Ran immediately took a defensive stance and slapped him across the face.

"Ah Li—ah—"

After a scream, the world suddenly fell silent.

Lu Tianyun, who had been standing by the door, put on his hat and silently took two steps back.

He Xiting lay on his back, looking aggrieved, with a red handprint on half of his face.

"Ah Li, why did you hit me?"

He gave a cold, awkward laugh and reached out to help He Xiting to his feet: "Sorry, it was just an instinctive reaction."

Zhao Yuheng found an ice pack in the first-aid kit and handed it to He Xiting: "Xixi, here you go."

Gao Xiao shook his head: "Sigh, I told you not to get so close, what if you scare someone?"

Lu Tianyun said with lingering fear, "Indeed...we will never dare to do it again."

He had just been blocking the door with He Xiting, but his hat was blown off by the wind when the door opened. He quickly picked it up and escaped unharmed.

My luck is as good as ever today.

Thus, the world where only He Xiting was injured was achieved.

He Xiting held an ice pack in one hand and pressed it against his swollen cheek, looking at Lu Tianyun with accusatory eyes. He was also standing at the door, so why hadn't he been beaten up by Ali?

Lu Tianyun scratched his head sheepishly. After all, he was the chosen one of this world. Under the protagonist's halo, it was hard for him to have any bad luck.

Ai Anbang also came over: "Brother Li, what have you been doing these days? I haven't seen you participate in training at all."

"I'm going to play with mechs." Leng Ran found a place to sit down. "More than that, I'm curious to know what exactly the Hunting Battle is."

Gao Xiao replied, "Well, it's basically a faction war. One side plays the hunter, and the other plays the prey. The hunters have better equipment but fewer people, while the prey have worse equipment but more people."

Ai Anbang sighed, "I really wanted to be on the same team as you, Brother Li. But it's strange, Anning didn't draw lots to choose our teams before we set off. Did we have to draw lots on the spot?"

Zhao Yuheng asserted, "There are too many people; they won't be divided on the spot. The teams should have already been assigned, but they didn't tell us."

Gao Xiao glanced at the endless desert outside the window: "It's all sand everywhere. I wonder which nook or cranny we'll be thrown into to eat sand. In such an open place, are we planning a direct, head-on confrontation for a hunting expedition?"

Leng Ran recalled the map of Anning Star that she had seen before setting off. Although most of the area was covered by desert, desert oases still existed, and they were quite large.

Judging from the direction the airship was traveling, Leng Ran roughly guessed where they were going.

Just as she expected, a patch of green soon came into everyone's view.

Instructor Ouyang, who was leading the team, walked out of the front cabin, and the robot pushed the equipment cart and began to distribute supply packages to the students.

"Kids, today's hunt will still be divided into two camps: hunters and prey. Your supply packs contain combat vests for this hunt, which will automatically detect whether the wearer has suffered a fatal wound. When the indicator light on the vest turns red, you are eliminated."

"Once you are eliminated, you need to leave the field immediately, gather at the designated location, and wait for the hunting battle to end. The airship will then come to pick you up and return to the main base together."

"This hunting battle is expected to last six hours. It's not just a competition, but also a chance to train your wilderness survival skills. The desert oasis in front of you has been searched and there are no strange beasts, but there are still signs of animal activity, so don't let your guard down."

Leng Ran opened the supply pack: two small loaves of bread, two bottles of water, first aid supplies, an old-fashioned quantum computer, a parachute, and the combat vest mentioned earlier.

No weapons? Perfect, she's not really interested in bullying weaklings anyway, she'll just find a place to take a nap.

"Oh, right, one more thing. In this hunting battle, only the hunters will be equipped with weapons."

Lu Tianyun exclaimed in surprise, "What? If they give you a gun, wouldn't that be a one-sided massacre?"

Instructor Ouyang waved to the robot, which then pulled a long knife from the bottom of the equipment vehicle and handed it to him.

"To be fair, hunters are only equipped with long knives made of this rubber material."

"How could there only be one?" Zhao Yuheng glanced at the empty equipment vehicle, then thoughtfully looked at Leng Ran, who had already started munching on bread. "Could it be that the hunter is..."

Instructor Ouyang smiled broadly: "You guessed right, there's only one hunter! This knife is for him!"

A bad feeling rose in Leng Ran's heart, and the bread in her mouth suddenly lost its flavor.

"Come on, Mo Li. This rubber longsword that won't hurt when you hit someone is yours!"