On the other side, Leng Ran and his group braved the scorching sun and, after many hardships, finally saw the true form of Feiyun Mountain.

Feiyun Mountain, with its complex and varied terrain, is an important training ground for Storm Military Academy. At the foot of the mountain, there is a simple watchtower that provides the cadets with various training equipment and also serves as a place for the instructors to stay.

After more than three hours of forced march under the scorching sun, even the soldiers with superior physical strength were struggling to keep up, let alone the commanders and mecha designers who were weaker. Many of them had already collapsed along the way.

Those who were still conscious were helped along by their teammates, while those who had fainted had to be carried. In Instructor Lin's words, everyone had to go for a walk around Feiyun Mountain today, not a single one could be missing.

"Phew...that was exhilarating!" Instructor Lin, who had walked with the military academy students, was also covered in sweat.

He stopped at the entrance of the watchtower, casually wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and looked back to find that all the military academy students were hundreds of meters away from him.

"These kids really need some training." Instructor Lin raised his voice. "When you enter the guard post, you'll collect your own equipment and load. The basic load for a single soldier is 15 kilograms, and for commanders and mech designers it's 8 kilograms. And that He Xiting, he'll have to add another 5 kilograms."

"Received." He Xiting replied sadly, "Fortunately, Ali is with me."

Gao Xiao retorted as usual, "What are you dreaming about? At Ali's speed, you probably won't even see his back."

She pursed her lips and remained silent.

It wasn't that I didn't want to talk, but I simply didn't have the strength. After a night of fierce fighting and working non-stop for a day and a night, being able to persist in a three-hour forced march was entirely due to willpower.

Although she appeared to be perfectly fine, her legs actually felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and after walking for so long, they had gradually become numb.

Under the scorching sun, she felt dizzy and her head throbbed intermittently—the aftereffects of overusing her mental energy.

In any case, she couldn't show any abnormality. There were still Illuminati and Freedom Alliance members lurking in the shadows, and "Moli" needed to distance herself from "The Judge."

Seeing that Leng Ran remained silent, Zhao Yuheng, whose cheeks were flushed from the sun, quickly took two steps to stand behind her and asked telepathically, "How are you? Can you hold on?"

Because he had sweated so much, Zhao Yuheng tied his originally loose silver hair into a high ponytail, just like when he first met Leng Ran.

With just a change of hairstyle, Zhao Yuheng lost his usual gentle aura and became much sharper.

Leng Ran, however, felt that this look suited him better.

This is more in line with his "self".

"Don't hide." From Leng Ran's visible angle, Zhao Yuheng took a deep breath and placed his hand on the top of her head. "Relax."

Before Leng Ran could even have a chance to wonder, a warm current of spiritual energy surged into her mental sea. Wherever the warm current reached, the throbbing pain gradually dissipated, and her parched mental sea regained a glimmer of life, accelerating the repair process and making her previously somewhat drowsy mind much clearer.

She seemed to come back to life a little more suddenly.

Leng Ran transmitted his voice, "Commander's skills are truly amazing. Thank you."

Zhao Yuheng withdrew his hand, visibly relieved: "It worked? That's good."

This was his first attempt at mental healing. After all, his mental power was extremely aggressive and had always been used to kill rather than save people. If he didn't control it well during the treatment, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He would never have taken the risk if he hadn't sensed that Mo Li was in such poor condition.

He Xiting noticed Zhao Yuheng's actions, and left Gao Xiao behind to come over: "Cousin, how could you touch Ali's head!"

Zhao Yuheng smiled and said, "Ali had some grass stuck in his hair, so I helped him remove it."

“Ah Li, can I also…” He Xiting saw Leng Ran’s kind look and swallowed the rest of his sentence. “Never mind, it’s nothing.”

"By the way," Leng Ran said, "I don't think I've seen Lu Tianyun along the way?"

Ai Anbang continued, "Brother Tianyun... his condition is not good. I haven't been able to contact him for the past few days. No one answers his personal terminal, and he's not coming to class. Last night, I heard from Instructor Song that they've found his location, and the school has contacted Dr. Wu to check on him."

Wu Zhiren? He frowned coldly.

Ever since she saw him try to harm Xie Jingbai, Leng Ran had started to pay attention to this seemingly lazy psychologist. If the school sent Wu Zhiren to contact Lu Tianyun alone... she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

He asked coldly, "Did Dr. Wu go to see Lu Tianyun last night?"

"I don't know either, but there's been no new news this morning, so I guess he didn't go." Ai Anbang scratched his head. "It's strange, there are so many doctors in the psychology department, why specifically choose Dr. Wu?"

Zhao Yuheng explained, "Because only Dr. Wu is a psychologist who is fully affiliated with Storm Military Academy. The other doctors who see patients on weekdays, including those we see during counseling sessions, are all temporarily transferred from the First Hospital to work in shifts."

Ai Anbang nodded: "I see. Dr. Wu is quite capable to be the only school doctor in the psychology department."

Leng Ran: "Ai Anbang, did Instructor Song mention where Lu Tianyun is now?"

"You want to leave the team too? That would be great!" Ai Anbang thought for a moment, then lowered his voice, "Instructor Song only gave a general location, the southwest corner of the fifth block."

While the group was chatting quietly, Instructor Lin, who was at the front of the line, finally lost his patience: "Same rule as always, the last one to come in will have extra weight!"

The military academy students, who were listless just a second ago, suddenly burst into the watchtower at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

Instructor Lin nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, that's how you young people should be."

Military cadets: Refuse to carry heavy loads, start with a 100-meter sprint!

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Feiyun Mountain, inside the watchtower.

The Feiyun Mountain Watchtower covers a much larger area than Leng Ran had imagined. Although it is called a "station", it is comparable to the size of a small base.

After everyone rushed through the outer gate, they needed to go through another security check. The storm-controlled system would verify everyone's identity to prevent enemies in disguise from infiltrating the group.

She stepped coldly into the transparent safety box. A blue light scanned her from head to toe, and then the indicator light turned green.

"Identity verification successful. Welcome to Feiyun Mountain Watchtower, military academy student Mo Li."

The doors opened, revealing a spacious and bright hall. At the top hung a display screen showing all the personnel who had passed through the Feiyun Mountain Watchtower in the past three days, and whether they were still inside the watchtower.

She glanced up and noticed two unusual names.

Long Ying, and Long Che.

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