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

Apocalyptic ruins.

Returning to this land, Leng Leng felt an indescribable mix of emotions.

A dark red sky, ruins stretching as far as the eye can see—she has returned to this place.

Unlike team-based matchmaking, this random matchmaking system doesn't have a team preparation hut. Players only have one minute for individual preparation before immediately entering the battle, which severely tests the team's ability to cooperate on the spot.

"Hello... this is your commander, Level 1 Guard." A voice came from the communication channel.

Leng Ran blinked when she heard the familiar voice.

It looks like Zhou Rui?

He continued, "Let me see the team composition. Hmm, level 2 Xuan Turtle, level 2 Hummingbird, level 2 Vulcan, uh... level 0 Falcon?"

Zhou Rui looked at the big "0" in front of Falcon in disbelief. Was he going crazy?

Close your eyes, then open them again, and it's still zero.

Their training mission today is to enter Star Wars random matchmaking mode and win a game.

As an excellent commander, you need to learn how to lead all kinds of teammates, make full use of your own strengths, formulate strategies, and maintain the unity and stability of a team.

Therefore, correct and effective communication is essential and a required course for command personnel.

This requirement was truly torture for Zhou Rui, who was socially awkward.

He has lost three games in a row.

In the first game, his teammates disobeyed orders, complaining that he talked too much, and stabbed him in the back at the start, eliminating him from the game.

In the second game, the team had a level 2 Chase, who started the game like a madman, chasing after the enemy Hummingbird and exposing the positions of all the team members. Zhou Rui also died heroically once again.

In the third round, the team's mech pilot disobeyed orders and assembled the Sky Cloud, indiscriminately firing a cannon into the midst of the chaotic battle, resulting in Zhou Rui's screen going black once again.

It all seems to have been caused by a match two days ago, and players are trying to "recreate" the situation.

Even though Zhou Rui chose the random map, he was matched with the Doomsday Ruins for the third time in a row, and now he was thrown into the Doomsday Ruins again for the fourth time.

Although only 50% of the pain level was selected, the pain of death was very real.

Zhou Rui, whose mind was already somewhat dazed, saw the dark red sky again and began to doubt whether the apocalyptic ruins were the happy old home he had always lived in.

When Zhou Rui saw someone actually joining the low-level map competition in a level zero mech, his vision went black.

How will I die this time...? Would it be quicker to commit suicide now?

No, his teammates haven't given up yet, and as the commander, he can't give up either. Maybe, a miracle will happen...?

"Falcon, you and Xuan Turtle stay behind to cover us. Hummingbird, go scout the east district, and Vulcan, I'll join you to scout the west district."

Surprisingly, my teammates were very cooperative this time and all replied that they had received the message.

Although Leng Ran really wanted to rush to the barrier wall to explore it right now, she decided to wait until she could help her teammates kill a few people before going to investigate on her own, so as to be worthy of her teammates.

Before he could regroup with the guards, a pursuit plane suddenly attacked Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui's heart skipped a beat, and he made a gesture to meet the challenge.

My mech is only level one... Could it be another early-game glitch?

The expected pain did not come.

In Zhou Rui's mental vision, two sniper bullets grazed his cheek and accurately hit the cockpit of Zhui Ming. Zhui Ming turned into a stream of data, and the pilot was eliminated.

It's actually a level zero Falcon?

If it were a level 2 Falcon, one bullet would be enough to deal with a fragile mech like Chaser. However, given Leng Ran's current low mech level, she fired two shots in succession to ensure absolute safety.

Two shots later, Hawkeye's magazine was empty by a third.

Leng Ran's eyes widened as he saw the remaining ammo bar. Whose Eagle Eye sniper rifle only has six bullets?

"Thank you, Falcon," Zhou Rui's voice came through the communicator.

With a smile in his cold eyes, he said, "You're too kind, senior."

Upon hearing the word "senior," Zhou Rui felt a chill run down his spine, and unpleasant memories flooded back.

It was Mo Li... He would never forget that voice in his life.

Zhou Rui's smile was somewhat forced: "Ha...ha, hello, junior Mo Li."

However, Zhou Rui thought again that with Mo Li around, it meant that his chances of winning the game were almost guaranteed!

He's finally not going to die suddenly!

At the same time, Hummingbird also discovered the location of the enemy Vulcan. The two had just made contact when Hummingbird was hit by Vulcan's incendiary bomb and disappeared into a stream of data.

Zhou Rui didn't even have time to give any instructions.

How could a hummingbird, with its agility, fail to dodge Vulcan's long-range shot?

Is this your first time using a Hummingbird? Your skill level is way too low!

Zhou Rui took a deep breath. He couldn't get angry or anxious. He was in command, and Mo Li was there too. There was still hope.

"Mo Li, join me and Vulcan, and let's act together."

Leng Ran readily agreed: "Okay, but I only have four bullets left, and I'm out of energy."

Zhou Rui glanced at the real-time map: "The Xuan Turtle isn't far from you. Go over there and get your energy rations. Be careful to stay hidden."

Leng Ran: "Okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dense barrage of laser beams rained down from the sky, instantly turning the slow-moving Xuan Turtle into a hedgehog, which then dissipated as a stream of data.

Looking up through the cracks in the ruins, Leng Ran saw an angel suspended high in the air, overlooking the ruins.

Angel, a heavy long-range firepower mech, is equipped with 360 rocket launchers. When activated at full power, it is like a six-winged angel descending, earning it the nickname of a mobile firepower turret.

The downside is its astonishing energy consumption. If all 360 rockets are fired at once, it will consume half of the body's energy, making it the most energy-consuming mech.

Leng Ran tilted his head: "Senior, do we still have energy supplies?"

Zhou Rui couldn't hold back any longer. He took a deep breath to calm himself down: "The situation is very unfavorable for us, but fortunately, Vulcan is still alive, and we still have three mechs that can fight. Angel is only level one. Stay calm."

No sooner had Zhou Rui finished speaking than the Vulcan's pilot, who had finally arrived to join them, cursed loudly: "What's the point of fighting? A level zero Falcon, plus your level one Guardian, what kind of trouble can you cause?"

"What a waste of time! You two, just admit defeat. I'm going out to start the next round!"

Zhou Rui thought of what the instructor had said about "effective communication," and braced himself to try to persuade the Vulcan pilots to change their minds and fight alongside them.

He was then subjected to a barrage of accusations and threatened with death.

Vulcan said impatiently, "Are you two going to admit defeat or not? Don't force me to personally eliminate you!"

After trying to reason with him for ages, Zhou Rui was about to lose his patience: "Aren't you going to point your sword at the angel who killed your teammate, instead of at your commander and your comrades?!"

Vulcan's face was grim: "If there's no hope of victory, what's the point of fighting? I'll personally send you on your way."

Just as Vulcan drew his lightsaber, Blazing Sun, preparing to pierce Zhou Rui's cockpit, Leng Ran, who had already crept over, used the ruins as cover, raised his Falcon, and fired two bullets in quick succession into Vulcan's cockpit, striking the pilot's heart.

Then, he rushed forward and snatched the lightsaber Blazing Sun from Vulcan's hand. The system determined that the equipment had changed hands, preventing the lightsaber from dissipating with Vulcan's death.

He coldly shut down Blazing Sun, a chilling glint in his eyes as he looked at Vulcan: "Heh, fleeing without a fight, killing your teammates. Your only value is giving me this Blazing Sun."