Skeleton Elf
Chapter 253 Severance
Depp Ya sneered, "Could it be that your so-called hillbilly alliance can bully anyone you don't like? Why don't you just play house yourselves?"
When it came to trash-talking, Depp Ya wouldn't yield to anyone.
In an instant, the training ground became chaotic. Already weaker than NUP, infighting would leave them with no hope at all.
Samara roared, "Silence!"
This wasn't his decision to make. Although he was in charge of this part of the training, he didn't have much say. These people wouldn't stay at the rank of colonel in the future. Deep down, these participating team members weren't afraid.
"Sir, please severely punish the culprit, otherwise, unify the standards, and don't double-standard if problems arise later!"
Canggutian stepped forward and said each word clearly.
This was the powerful pressure from the New Five Tigers. Although Chao Qinglong didn't say anything, his lack of opposition meant tacit agreement. The people from Tianjing Mech Martial didn't expect that after finally getting through the test, and without knowing what was to come, they would suddenly encounter such an attack.
How to put it? From the perspective of Tianjing Mech Martial, if an opponent provokes, they naturally have to retaliate. Were they supposed to be beaten to death? But from some people's perspective, retaliation was fine, but was it too much to directly seriously injure someone?
"Sir, I believe Li Hao and Tianjing Mech Martial should be punished. He was too ruthless with his own people, and their weaknesses are too severe. They should be eliminated!"
Kiran Rao from the headscarf-wearing Indira team also came out. Although he wasn't from the North Carolina Alliance, he was one of the New Five Tigers.
The military's favored New Five Tigers came out together to oppose, which others hadn't expected.
The door opened, and Lu Donglei walked out. Samara stepped aside. The situation was out of control.
Seeing Lu Donglei, order was restored in the audience, but the people who had stood up didn't retreat, instead facing Major General Lu Donglei head-on.
Lu Donglei looked at Kutis. Kutis fearlessly met his gaze. He believed reason would prevail. He didn't think he had any problems, and Chao Qinglong must also be supporting him in this matter. Resolving the problem in this bloodless way was simply perfect.
Lu Donglei looked at the crowd and opened the Skylink. A 3D image appeared, showing the scene of Pang Peila attacking Li Hao. An elbow strike wasn't much, but at this time, the left hand pressing on the elbow strike line ejected something, but for some reason, it suddenly bounced back and hit Pang Peila.
"After examination, the poison needle contained a Su76-type gene toxin. Pang Peila lost his combat power entirely because of his own despicable behavior, and he will also be subject to military court martial."
Lu Donglei's gaze swept coldly over Kutis. "I hope each of you understands that there can be fierce competition, but not internal strife and unscrupulous schemes. Pang Peila is the first, and will also be the last."
Lu Donglei stared at Kutis. Kutis also looked shocked. Lu Donglei couldn't judge anything from it.
"General Lu, we are completely unaware of this and are also extremely angry. Pang Peila completely deserved it. Please handle it according to military law. This kind of scoundrel, as the captain, I announce his expulsion!"
After the shock, Kutis said decisively, with an awe-inspiring righteousness that condemned his own relative.
Many people showed disdain. This was too quick to clear himself.
Lu Donglei didn't dwell on this issue. "The military will be responsible for the investigation. Before the results come out, your mid-season competition will still proceed. I don't see the pressure and motivation from facing NUP in you. I only see the arrogance of monkeys acting like kings in the mountains. The purpose of the mid-season training camp is not to determine who is the monkey king, but to cultivate tigers to compete for supremacy in the solar system!"
The audience was silent. The mid-season competition in recent years seemed to have always been like this. The first consideration was not how to deal with the opponents from the moon, but to study how to get rid of "teammates" first. In fact, Pang Peila's actions might have happened before, but no one expected that this time he would run into a tough customer.
From beginning to end, Li Hao remained calm.
Lu Donglei glanced at Li Hao. Li Hao obviously knew, but didn't say it at the time, and didn't say it now. This person was either too stupid or too deep. And now, around him and Chao Qinglong, there were signs of division within USE. This wasn't healthy competition, but internal strife, and it absolutely couldn't continue.
Suddenly, Lu Donglei raised his hand. "Regarding the proposal just now, I think there is some merit to it. It is very disadvantageous if the 511 cannot comprehend the Golden Zone this time. Now, let's have a public vote. Those who believe that Tianjing Mech Martial is not worthy of staying in the mid-season competition, go to the left. Those who believe that Tianjing Mech Martial can stay in the mid-season competition, go to the right. No abstentions allowed. You decide for yourselves."
Zhou Naiyi and others looked at each other. What was this? How could something like this happen? But in this situation, under such enormous pressure, even Huo Ying only muttered a few words, not daring to respond directly.
Kutis led the New Five Tigers and a group of supporters to the left immediately. The influential Okaman Royal Team and Karlfu Team also went over. The situation quickly became one-sided. Immediately, teams followed. Everyone wasn't familiar with Tianjing, but the North Carolina Alliance had always been their leader.
Ofi, Robbie, Yan Peng, and Depp Ya, of course, resolutely stood on Li Hao's side, but their momentum wasn't as strong as the other side. Watching the teams successively stand on Kutis's side, they couldn't help but worry. They had expected Li Hao's teammates to drag him down, but they didn't expect to be suddenly attacked by Kutis.
Robbie looked at Chao Qinglong, his eyes filled with suppressed anger. What good was Kutis without Chao Qinglong pulling the strings?
"Chao Qinglong, are you even human? How did Second Brother treat you back then? Did you feed your conscience to the dogs?"
Watching more than a dozen teams had already stood on the other side, Robbie was furious.
"Robbie, you are too presumptuous."
Victoria of North Carolina Rose said.
Chao Qinglong glanced at Robbie indifferently, leading his team to stand on the left, while scanning the members of other teams, as if to say, make your choice! Some people understood, some didn't. It was obvious that this was taking sides. He was bound to offend someone. So what if he offended Li Hao?
But offending the rising Chao Qinglong, the future was bleak. From all aspects, as long as Chao Qinglong didn't have any major problems, he was guaranteed to be at least a Major General, with no upper limit. The rest was just a matter of time.
The Udir Team came out from the crowd, and all eyes instantly focused on Solomon.
Solomon shrugged helplessly. "Who doesn't know that Brother Li is the real hero? What kind of world is this? This time, I have to stand with Brother Li no matter what."
Lomachenko led the GRU Military Academy slowly to the right.
"Well said, Solomon. I was young and ignorant back then. The same mistake is enough once. And I believe that only Brother Li can lead USE to defeat NUP."
The rest were also whispering, even causing internal disputes, but some teams were walking towards the right.
"There is only one god in Apocalypse. Being able to fight alongside Brother Li is a dream come true - again."
And the Plateau Eagles team, ranked 19th here, had a huge disagreement. One of the team members walked out directly and stood on the right.
"Pa'er, are you crazy? We haven't even discussed it yet!"
Everyone looked in disbelief at the main team member that the academy had spent so much effort to recruit.
The person called Pa'er shrugged helplessly. "Captain, I'm sorry. I came to this mid-season competition just to see Brother Li."
"Pa'er, not bad. You didn't lose the face of Group Four. There is only one captain for the hunters, and no one else is worthy!"
"Haha, I've waited too long for this day!"
Pa'er obviously set an example. People continued to break away from their teams and walk out. Obviously, the teams hadn't reached a consensus, but seeing that this side was so resolute, they could only follow, but everyone wasn't too willing to stand against Chao Qinglong.
Lu Donglei watched all of this expressionlessly. He had said that there was no such thing as abstaining, and a decision must be made. But the shock in his heart was hard to describe in words. These people were the best of the best from USE's major military academies. Many of them had participated in the S-League. It was no exaggeration to say they were arrogant. How could they do this for one person?
For problems, burying them is like a mine, that will explode sooner or later. It is better to just solve it.
Even though the teacher said that Li Hao might create a miracle.
But he had to prove himself.
Finally, the teams were divided on both sides, and then the problem came out. There were exactly 20 teams on each side. An unknown person could actually contend with Chao Qinglong, who had absolute dominance in USE.
"General Lu, it's a tie now, so it doesn't count!"
Robbie said.
"What do you mean it doesn't count? Problems must be resolved when they arise, how can they be shelved!"
Kutis said, "How to judge is the General's business. When can you represent the General in making decisions?"
Kutis nailed the matter to death with one sentence, and at the same time undermined Robbie. In any case, directly driving away Tianjing would be a relief, and would strengthen his position as the second person. He knew that Milner Luo Dongsheng and others didn't accept him, but as his influence grew stronger, they would have to accept him, even if they didn't want to. At least, to outsiders, he was the second person.
Lu Donglei looked at Li Hao, but found that Li Hao didn't seem to be anxious, which was a bit interesting.
"Li Hao, this is related to whether Tianjing Mech Martial can stay. Now, give me a reason to let Tianjing stay."
Lu Donglei said.
Looking at the serious Lu Donglei, Li Hao showed a smile that was a little too sincere. "General Lu, I think that who can represent USE in the World Competition still depends on strength. This sudden addition of extra conditions is not only unfair to our Tianjing Mech Martial, but also a bit rash. For example, Huo Ying is our main heavy soldier, and whether Zuo Xiaotang is the best sniper, he is also outstanding in the S-League..."
A burst of laughter interrupted Li Hao's boastful self-promotion.
Lu Donglei's face darkened. "Li Hao, now is not the time to joke around."
"General Lu, I'm not joking with you. You didn't laugh either."
Li Hao said calmly.
"Okay, then let's have an additional competition. Each of you sends three teams, and the content of the competition will be the training that will be arranged later. The side that wins two rounds wins. Warriors use their strength to speak."
Lu Donglei said.
"Why bother so much? Li Hao, Pang Peila has his faults, but as the former captain, I want to avenge this. Do you have the guts to fight me!"
Kutis said. Where else could he find such a good opportunity to show his strength?
"Kutis, let's spar. Aren't you claiming to be the second person in USE? You have to get past me first."
Ofi's clear and cold voice rang out, and she didn't give Kutis any face at all.
"Okay, let me see what else you have besides your face!"
Kutis didn't expect the other party to support Li Hao so much. This was also an opportunity. Ofi was an obstacle he had to overcome, and he preferred to fight Ofi compared to Lomachenko.
"Depp Ya, isn't it unsatisfying to just trash-talk all day? Let's settle this!"
Parkins took the initiative to challenge. He had lost a lot of face earlier, and he had to get it back, otherwise the morale of the team would be very low.
Depp Ya took a deep look at Parkins, not avoiding the battle. "Okay, let's settle this!"
Although they argued all day and didn't like each other, Depp Ya hadn't had a glimmer of hope in his heart. Now, it was completely gone.
"Li Hao, you choose a team from the other side, but Huo Ying and Zuo Xiaotang must participate."
Lu Donglei said. Judging from the current situation, Tianjing Mech Martial still had hope. The two duels just now were both 50-50. The Round Table Knights and Xiao Ding, Prometheus and Karlfu both had a chance of winning. And if Tianjing Mech Martial chose a team that was slightly weaker in the rankings, they would have an advantage. The only thing to worry about was Huo Ying and Zuo Xiaotang.
Zhou Naiyi and the others' hearts were pounding. They had already fallen to the bottom, but suddenly hope ignited again.
At this moment, Chao Qinglong suddenly said, "Li Hao, it's been five years since we last met. Let's take this opportunity to settle things."
Instantly, the whole place turned cold. Chao Qinglong was actually going to personally crush Tianjing Mech Martial? What hatred? What grudge? In recent years, Chao Qinglong had dominated USE. Although he was strong and domineering, he didn't bully the weak. His main target wasn't NUP. He was actually going to come down to the arena himself... The members of Apocalypse all showed angry expressions. Chao Qinglong was too ruthless. This was completely tearing apart their faces. He obviously wanted to cut off Tianjing Mech Martial's chance to grow. It was really a dead end.
Li Hao looked at Chao Qinglong and nodded. "Alright, let me see if you've improved."