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If it was just a punishment of a hundred push-ups, it wouldn't be much of a problem. However, Xiao Qiang knew Liu Yi's methods; he would have to strip him of his shirt and patrol in the rapidly dropping temperature of the night.
But it seemed there was no way to avoid this. He had to face it; otherwise, there would be no later events involving the roulette battle. Thinking of the roulette, Xiao Qiang, running bare-chested and armed, needed to quickly devise a foolproof plan to defeat the simulated Bionic Alien's roulette props.
He really wanted to have a heartfelt conversation face-to-face with Metal Slut, number 22, and hoped for an opportunity to reveal all the truths to her. The shift change had come, and a weary Xiao Qiang ran back to the Campsite.
He made sure to check his sleeping bag; those bastards had already replaced it with a thin summer bag that weighed almost nothing.
Unlike last time, he didn't crawl into the sleeping bag but instead furrowed his brow and walked over to Liu Yi's bed. He grabbed the sleeping bag and lifted it up.
Liu Yi was a tall and strong person, and being lifted from his sleep by Xiao Qiang caused him to thrash around, yelling loudly, which surely startled the other N Group members.
The Campsite usually kept lights on all night, so when the other N Group members woke up groggily, they were shocked to see their leader being hoisted up in a sleeping bag by Xiao Qiang. They exchanged wide-eyed glances, hesitant to act, recalling whether they had participated in stripping this strong new recruit just moments ago.
It was futile; the excitement they felt while teasing the new recruit earlier was still fresh in their memories.
"Who swapped my sleeping bag?" Xiao Qiang threw down Liu Yi, who was still bouncing around in the sleeping bag, and fixed his gaze on Barbarian, who was avoiding his eyes nervously. "It was you."
Realizing that he had been found out, Barbarian could only muster up the courage to step forward. Taking a deep breath, he admitted, "It was me."
As soon as he spoke up, Xiao Qiang's fist had already launched forward. Bang! This punch was originally meant for Liu Yi's face, but by some twist of fate, Barbarian took the hit instead. After throwing the punch, Xiao Qiang suddenly felt guilty but had no time to dwell on it as the N Group members could no longer hold back and surged forward, ready to retaliate.
Xiao Qiang felt guilty because he thought about how these lively brothers would die in Tomorrow's Battle. But reality was cruel; if you didn't act first, others would take the initiative to strike you down.
Reluctant to hurt these outstanding ordinary humans but caught in a fray where he received countless blows himself, Xiao Qiang eventually became enraged. In just a few exchanges of fists and kicks, they were all left bruised and battered.
However, Barbarian's face was swollen on one side; his jaw seemed misaligned, making his speech slurred.
Looking at them sprawled awkwardly on their beds, Xiao Qiang felt an anger rising within him. Hands on his hips and fuming, he declared, "I’m not afraid of you guys! Don’t think just because I’m a new recruit I’m easy to bully! Come on! I’m not made of clay!"
"From now on, this is your domain. We'll all listen to you," Liu Yi said, rubbing his arm. If it weren't for Xiao Qiang letting him off the hook, that arm would have been useless.
"Don't worry. I'm too lazy to care about your embarrassing stories. I just want to tell you that in tomorrow's battle, none of you will survive."
Liu Yi looked skeptical but didn't dare provoke him. "Just keep that to yourself. Make sure the captain doesn't find out."
"He doesn't believe it, and neither do you," Xiao Qiang sighed. "Get some sleep. Tomorrow, who among you will teach me how to operate the Mechanical Battle Suit?"
An emergency assembly was inevitable. Of course, everything that happened afterward was within Xiao Qiang's expectations. However, Captain L never anticipated that in just a few short hours, the new recruit Wildfire would tame his proud elite team members. That's why he had such a long rant, cursing the soldiers for being useless.
Xiao Qiang smiled apologetically. "Hey, sorry about this. You all got punished because of me."
"Don't worry. From now on, we must unite and defeat the Mimetic Bionic Monster. Not only do we need to overcome the Abnormal Monsters, but we also have to triumph over Third Squad and Metal Slut to earn honor for our team."
Xiao Qiang smiled without saying a word. They didn't believe his words and were too lazy to continue the conversation. However, since he already knew what was going to happen, it was better to save someone when the opportunity arose rather than waste breath here.
With the entire group punished, Liu Yi lay down on all fours on the ground and turned to Xiao Qiang. "You're quite strange."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Qiang asked, confused.
"Don't you want to know about Metal Slut?"
"Why should I care?"
"Every new recruit here tries every means possible to gather information about Metal Slut and other things."
"If I tell you she is Goddess Number 22, also known as the Pride of the Vanguard Joint Defense Force, and a tough woman among you men..."
"How do you know all this?" Liu Yi suspected that Barbarian had told him, but upon reflection, that didn't make sense. Barbarian was his loyal follower; how could he easily betray him?
"You told me," Xiao Qiang seemed serious, staring intently at Liu Yi. Even while speaking, his body was moving up and down rapidly without pause.
"I... I told you?" Liu Yi shook his head in disbelief. "Come on, man, you're messing with my brain cells."
"You did tell me," Xiao Qiang supported himself on the ground with one hand and raised the other to glance at his watch. "There are still two minutes until Captain L shows up. He will say: 'Disperse, go do what you need to do. Gather at Nine O'Clock.'"
As soon as Xiao Qiang finished speaking, Liu Yi focused on Captain L's imposing figure as he approached them with hands behind his back.
Captain L waved his hand and said, "Disperse, go do what you need to do." Then he glanced at his watch and added, "Gather at Nine O'Clock."
After Captain L left, Liu Yi stared unblinkingly at Xiao Qiang, as if trying to read something from his face. "How did you know?"
"What?" Xiao Qiang pushed himself up and brushed off the dirt from his palms.
"The things you just said."
Xiao Qiang, who was adjusting his cufflinks, paused for a moment. "It's not easy to tell you because you wouldn't believe it." He shot a cold glance at Liu Yi before turning to leave.
"Hey, wait!" Liu Yi abandoned Barbarian and the other team members and hurried after Xiao Qiang.
Without needing to look back, Xiao Qiang knew that Liu Yi was about to eagerly share some information about Metal Slut Number 22.
"You’re quite the tease; I wasn't wrong about that."
"You said I'm a rabbit, so how can I be shy?"
"Honestly tell me, do you want to see her?"
"We'll gather later; it’s definitely going to be a run. She’s in that building behind the Fourth Barracks," Xiao Qiang said, revealing what Liu Yi was supposed to say, leaving him momentarily stunned.
"You have mind-reading abilities?" Liu Yi could hardly believe his ears. He scrutinized Xiao Qiang from head to toe. "You have..."
He knew that the next two words—'Ability'—were a serious taboo. If others found out, he could end up dead. This was a military force controlled by humans; who knew if there were any mad scientists around? He certainly didn’t want to be used for experiments again. "Dude, that's enough. You know what I mean," Xiao Qiang's words frightened Liu Yi. He dared not speculate further. The two parted ways, while Liu Yi racked his brain, trying to make sense of it all, but he couldn't come up with any reasonable explanation.
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