Chapter 21-30

Chapter 21: Into the Woods
As expected, nothing else mattered to Ye Chong – nothing but the opponent before him.
The battlefield was set the woods; which was not commonly used since most mech pilots today combat in space. Even within the atmosphere, battles usually took place in the sky, which was why mech models that specialized in shooting became conventional.
Shooting was always Ye Chong’s Achilles’ heel, since he had never so much as to wield even the most rudimentary model of ray guns. The galaxy’s government had strict policies on weapon disposal – this meant that Ye Chong had lived with only physical ammunitions, and that space pirates would not be able to resupply their ammunition from trash planets.
NR Training without physical feedback had its limits since mental and physical developments are complementary, and one cannot improve without the other. Ye Chong faced the exact same problem during his shooting practice, and even Mu Shang could not offer any further assistance.
The thought of Mu Shang lifted his spirits, and Ye Chong smiled a little, wondering what the mech was up to these days.
Ah, distraction amidst a battle was bad – Ye Chong quickly gathered his thoughts.
The mech he was using now was a deep purple Dark Shadow; a high level assault type model. The body was thin and elongated that enabled high agility at a close range; it stood at eight and a half meters tall, shorter than the average height of ten meters. The mech was equipped remarkably – two durable magnetic daggers that looked as dark as night, its quality far better than that of the Raven’s. Unlike laser sabers, they blend into darkness; a perpetual threat that remained largely hidden from sight. A thirty-centimeter long sickle adorned both its wrists respectively – these double-edged blades were made of densely compressed metal alloys, capable of slicing through most mech armors. Ye Chong approved in particular the way the sickle was further coated with black paint to avoid unwanted glaring. The mech’s calves were similarly armed. Other concealed weapons like retractable blades from the tip of its feet could be found on numerous parts of the mech, and Ye Chong, who was always one for guiles and craftiness appreciated them a lot. This was far more acceptable than his little trick of attaching the barbs on Winnie.
If the mech was coated with black paint all over, it would be perfect, thought Ye Chong.
The Dark Shadow was an unorthodox choice. It had no long-ranged weapons, which meant the pilot must be skillful enough in combat at close range. Since long-ranged attacks were currently typical, this mech model was widely ignored. On the other hand, in order to improve flexibility, the mech’s body armor was deliberately constructed thin which made it a vulnerable target. Moreover, while the Dark Shadow could manage impressively over a short period, its low energy storage meant that long distance travel was nearly impossible; essentially making it obsolete for space travel. These were the many reasons this particular model was left in the dust.
Ye Chong was familiar with all the peculiarities of the Dark Shadow, so he opposed of the popular opinion. Since Dark Shadow was designed for assassination purposes, undoubtedly it was unsuited for one-on-one battles. One should not blame the design of a mech when it performed poorly in something it was not intended for.
His opponent’s mech was a modified one – eight bazookas that gave the impression of a porcupine, a pair of 50k grade double barrel particle cannons, and another pair of 20k grade photon gun made up part of its arsenal. Compared to guns, they looked more like full-sized cannons! There were two more supersonic guns; their attacks could penetrate through armor and strike the pilot’s body directly, causing nausea and dizziness. The smallest weapon holstered at the waist however, was what bothered Ye Chong the most – a Fallilang laser sniper rifle. Laser rifles were known to have impeccable aiming, and the Fallilang was legendary – a fifteen-kilometer shot would have an error margin of half a millimeter, and its laser intensity could burn through the armor of all but a few of the best mechs. There was also a ten-mega pulse heat ray gun for wide range attacks, covering the mech’s blind spots. The mech looked odd; perhaps even ugly would better describe it, for it looked more like a moving fortress than a mech.
Ye Chong thought it looked like a heavily armed castle in the air.
Look at the side of that body – it could surely hold much more power than the Dark Shadow, therefore afford dragging the battle all day and all night. Ye Chong cursed inside – this was his first time facing such a crazy mech.
Due to the varied geography and topology of the battleground, both participants of the battle would be sent to separate random locations within it.
Time to enter the woods. Ye Chong thought coldly. One of the Dark Shadow’s coveted features was its capability to reverse locating system. Deep within the labyrinths of the woods, it would be difficult to catch on to the Dark Shadow.
Ye Chong moved through the thicket cautiously, unaware that silence had spread throughout the audience.
As Ye Chong began to gain popularity, more and more people came to view his battles. Today, the audience seats were fully occupied, and multiple screens available on the viewing podium caught Ye Chong’s movements from every possible angle.
It was easy to understand the audiences’ surprise. While the Dark Shadow was famed for its agility, Ye Chong still managed to make his way through the trees at a remarkably fast pace without slowing down; much like an unimpeded gust of wind. How was that possible? The spectators were shocked! Wild trunks and thick vines sprawled throughout the primeval forest; even a slow journey through the woods would have to be made with care.
Ye Chong was one that possessed terrifying skills!
However, these were merely survival skills for Ye Chong. The trash planet’s maze of waste materials was far worse to maneuver through compared to the current landscape; to hunt for the mutants that live amongst the trash meant that the hunter had to move faster and better than his prey, for the alternative menu of disgusting liquid food was appalling! Even when Ye Chong first began piloting Winnie, he did not have to worry about the matter anymore. Mu’s training further sharpened his skills, and Ye Chong could now find his way through challenging territory with ease.
Out of the blue, a deafening crackle boomed from the southwest.
Ye Chong hunched in anticipation like a panther, approaching the source of the sound silently. His sharp movements won another gasp of admiration from the audience.
Ye Chong hid behind a particularly dense area of the tree canopy, carefully observing his opponent.
The opponent mech had no intentions of battling with Ye Chong amongst the trees. Instead, it stayed in midair and cleared a wide perimeter around itself with its firepower. Once Ye Chong entered the clearing, there would be no place to hide from the deadly threats of the laser beams and cannon fire.
Ye Chong was in deep trouble!
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Daoist_KenBoCole I’m glad I’ve watched a couple of gundam and the old animated transformers shows, or I would have a hard time imagining these diffrent mechs!


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Ye Chong was still flushed with indignation, the pain from being torn apart earlier still lingered within him.
The opponent was unexpectedly cunning to lay a trap amidst the trees. The blasts used to clear a perimeter around it were merely a bait; the trees surrounding the clearing was littered with mines, forming a circular minefield, and Ye Chong triggered the mines when he approached the clearing. What’s more, the opponent detected Ye Chong immediately when the mines were triggered, and so the chain reaction of the explosive mines combined with cannon fire from the opponent led to his instantaneous and thorough annihilation! A swift death!
The spectators were wildly impressed with Invincible Firepower’s strategies – the three cannon blasts used to clear the perimeter not only managed to create a leveled clearing, but also avoid triggering the mines surrounding it thus, showing great expertise in firepower control. However, the most exciting of all was how the mech noticed YC almost immediately after he triggered the mines, but at that time, both were still separated by a few enormous trees, blocking one’s view of the other!
From then on, Invincible Firepower rose to fame!
That particular battle also encouraged a wider range of battle strategies, and many mech accessories that were previously left in the cold were receiving newfound attention!
Of course, this was all irrelevant for Ye Chong. He had yet to figure out a way to beat Invincible Firepower, the greatest weakness of all short range mechs! Ye Chong grew frustrated as he continued to devise ways to defeat the mech.
In a blink of an eye, his surroundings changed, and Ye Chong found himself transported elsewhere.
Without a doubt, this must be Mu Shang’s doing!
Mu Shang spoke anxiously,
Ye, look for the news with ID 020242985.
It did not sound like its usual calm self.
Ye Chong looked around and realized that he was at the main area of the News Square, with a news screen display before him. Ye Chong was perplexed.
What is it, Mu?


You’ll know when you see it!
Its somber voice glazed with menace.
Ye Chong keyed in the ID, and a news piece came to live – when he fathomed the headlines, Ye Chong paled immediately.
Xiu had been at Sun Xuelin’s house for days. Xiu’s parents, who were Sun Xuelin’s second aunt and partner, had been transferred to the Luo galaxy. The trip there was long and dangerous so it was arranged for Xiu to stay with the Sun family, under the care of Sun Haining and his wife. For convenience, Xiu had transferred to Sun Xuelin’s school. Sun Xuelin’s parents were fond of their delicate and gentle niece, and saw to her every need. Moreover, Sun Xuelin and Xiu were close like sisters.
During dinner, Sun Haining asked after his niece’s studies.
Xiu, will you and Xuelin be having an exam for your mech subject this year?

Xiu, who had just transferred was still unfamiliar with such things. She cocked her head slightly, and casted her puppy eyes at Sun Xuelin, asking for help.
Su Xuelin nodded,
Yeah! Everyone in school has to!

Xiu’s lips thinned, unsatisfied with the school’s policy, but she still managed to look adorable.
Sun Xuelin’s mother served more fare on Xiu’s plate, and spoke softly,
Then you’ll have to work hard! Xuelin can help with your studies. Oh, I remember you two were attending daily trainings at the NR Training Center. How did that go?

At the mention of the NR Training Center, Xiu slumped a little, and focused on her meal, unwilling to speak. Sun Xuelin was also looking a little awkward while stuffing herself mechanically.
Her mother was surprised.
Ah, Xuelin, I thought you never liked celery! Whatever led to a change of mind?

Sun Xuelin blushed intensely, but continued to fill her mouth indiscriminately as if nothing was wrong.
Xiu, who was feeling a little down, cannot suppress a slight chuckle.
Sun Haining appeared to be oblivious of the duo’s emotional turn.
Xuelin, that YC guy that you mentioned last time is amazing!

Sun Xuelin and Xiu both let out an unintentional gasp, and stared at Sun Haining.
Her father reminded them,
Did you forget about him? The guy whom you said was skilled at piloting the Raven and performed a Wavy Leap?

Sun Xuelin grew anxious.
What about the YC guy?
Xiu stared at Sun Haining with her pearly eyes, interested in the conversation.
Sun Haining was pleased to have the attention of the two young girls, but kept that to himself. Instead, he went off tangent.
Oh dear me, my plate is empty. Hmm, my favorite dish is the sweet and sour fish, it is simply wonderful! Hah!

Xiu was stunned speechless by the man’s diversion.
Sun Xuelin, however, was already familiar with her father’s gimmicks; she immediately grabbed a large bowlful of sweet and sour fish and emptied it into her father’s plate in one smooth motion, obviously well-versed in her role as a daughter.
Xiu observed her hosts bug-eyed as Sun Haining’s wife gave a discrete laugh, used to their antics.
Sun Haining chewed on a piece of fish, and closed his eyes to savor the taste.
Ah, this is good food…

He opened his eyes to the glaring eyes of his daughter, empty bowl trembling in her right hand on the verge of eruption. Sun Haining sobered a little and decided to not push any further.
Haven’t you heard about the YC guy? He’s going viral on the net, his battle videos are the hottest things around, and even I have watched a few of them… The man’s got skills! Hmm…
he continued.
Clunk Sun Haining lay spread-eagled on the floor with a huge bowl covered on his face, and his next words muffled by the bowl.
Sun Xuelin made a face and pulled Xiu along to her room. Her laughs ringing softly like wind chimes.
Sun Xuelin’s mother called from behind her,
Finish your meal first!

Sun Xuelin yelled back,
We’re finished!

Her mother chided fondly,
What a difficult child!


Dear, could you help me take this bowl off of my face… That young lady sure put her strength into it!


Well you did tease her first, so you deserved it!


Oh heavens, my hair… Oh…
he exclaimed as his wife chuckled at his current state.
It turned out that he was always in the battle grounds! The two girls exchanged a smile, and logged on to the virtual world hurriedly.
Sun Xuelin and Xiu watched YC’s battle videos in fascination – who would have thought he had switched mechs, and seemed to have behaved more maturely. The uninitiated Xiu might thought YC looked cooler in his recent battles, but Xuelin understood that the guy had improved tremendously, and lauded the moments where his wisdom brought him success in battles.

Xiu, let’s go watch him battle tomorrow!


Let’s go!
Xiu nodded in agreement!
What they did not know was, at that moment, light-years away, Ye Chong was facing the greatest crisis he had ever encountered!
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LtlYodA Thanks for the chapter! But if you could put a symbol when the POV change. it would be great ^^


RitterBruder Trash planet being decommissioned?


KARBONZ Why are these idiots tryibg to get close to him he has training seriously hate it when woman try this

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On February 8th, that is, next Thursday, there will be a massive stellar flare in the trash planet cluster. The planets that will have a greater impact would be trash planets 6, 9 and 13. Public interplanetary travels will remain unaffected. However, to avoid unnecessary damages, the Environment Department will halt all trash disposals scheduled for these three trash planets. The government appeals to the public to reduce waste disposal during these times to cooperate with the Environment Department’s efforts.

Stellar flare?! Ye Chong felt a little unsteady upon hearing the news.
He laughed harshly. After so many years of enduring his life on that Godforsaken planet, it seemed that he was not destined to leave it, ever.
A stellar flare was destructive to all forms of life. It was like a comb that groomed the extents of its reach, and eliminating all life in its path.
Ye Chong climbed out of Mu’s cabin being scared out of his wits.
Upon his return, Mu gasped,
This is bad. The pulse signals are cut off!

Ye Chong shrugged at Mu’s worry as he was too distracted.
His and Mu’s connection with the outside world was severed. Ye Chong slumped lazily on his chair feeling unreasonably at peace. Ye Chong had made his peace with death after surviving on this trash planet for years while escaping countless of demise along the way. Although, he felt a little helpless for he had struggled relentlessly to survive and believed that he could overcome his destiny, but it seemed that fate was ignorant of his efforts. Now, he realized that he was nothing but a speck of dust amongst the stars, and could not help but feel a little bitter.
Mu did not speak, but its electronic blinking eyes suggested that its photon processor was racing for a solution.
The duo kept their silence in the darkness, interrupted only by the haunting flashes of Mu Shang’s bionic eyes.
The next morning, Mu woke Ye Chong up.
The first thought that came to Ye Chong’s mind was to begin his physical training, but that was immediately replaced by the realization that his life was about to end in a few days. No human body could withstand a stellar flare; not even with Ye Chong’s intensive training, and so he dismissed his plans.
Mu on the other hand was focused on something else.
Ye, there’s something I have to tell you!


What is it?
The mech looked solemn, and Ye Chong thought it appeared funny. Fortunately, Mu will not die with him because stellar flares were harmless against non-organic matter. Ye Chong took solace in that, but Mu will have to face the loneliness that he himself had gone through. Now, that was something Ye Chong would like to find out – what would Mu be like without anyone else to talk to!

Ye, based on my calculations, we still have a chance of survival!
Mu exclaimed in all seriousness.

Chance? What chance? What do you have in mind?
Ye Chong asked skeptically.
Mu,
We leave this planet!

Ye Chong immediately put a hand on Mu’s forehead to examine its temperature.
Mu, did you get short-circuited from all the tension? Leave this planet? How can we do that without a space ship? If it was possible, I would not have continued to stay in this awful place.

Mu was unperturbed.
Based on my calculations, while I have no experience in space travel, the attempt is still theoretically possible!


Theoretically? What do you mean?

Mu explained,
I did a few simulations, and the probability of success is nonzero!

Ye Chong fixed his eyes on the mech.
How much is that?

Mu replied calmly,
About 20 to 47 percent!

Ye Chong stroked his chin, evaluating the odds.
Hmm, it’s a little low…


And your decision is?

Ye Chong gave a strong and decisive wave of his arm while declaring firmly,
We’ll do it! Of course we will, it’s better than sitting around doing nothing!


Very well,
Mu Shang calmly responded.
Ye Chong looked at the mech intensely.
You don’t have to do this. The stellar flare will not harm you. You don’t have to take the risks for me.

Mu Shang opposed coldly,
Based on value theory, this decision would yield the maximum value.

Ye Chong smirked, and shrugged.
Sure, whatever you say. Now, what do we have to do?


Repair the pilot’s cabin, and replenish our energy supply. I will require a great amount of energy!

The pair made haste to gather all the energy cells, and connected them to the solar panels.
Ye Chong sat in the pilot’s cabin and inspected the palm-sized hole on the left wall. By the seared edges of the hole, it must have been the result of a laser weapon. Ye Chong sighed dishearteningly,
This will not be easy, and we don’t have the required materials or the tools!


If you can’t fix it, the chances of your survival in the cabin are zero!
Mu said sternly.
Ye Chong was despondent, but gritted his teeth and continued to resolve the problem. Materials, materials… Ye Chong mumbled quietly. The metals in the trash were not fit for interstellar travel, so what now?
What he needed was a strong and resilient material with good impact endurance; preferably flat pieces since he did not have the tools to shape the raw material.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chong finally pieced the puzzles together – he knew exactly where to get what he wanted!
Mu flew past mountains and mountains of trash with Ye Chong sitting in its cabin, and enjoying the thrill of the rapid flight. But the hole in the cabin whizzed from the winds, dampening his mood.

Are you sure they are useful?
Mu Shang asked, evidently doubtful.
Ye Chong replied unconvincingly,
It should be… I remembered even Winnie could not pierce through them.

Ye Chong was referring to the scales of the iron lizard. The creature sat firmly on top of the trash planet’s food chain. It was vicious, and boasted impossible strength, but the most troublesome feature of all was the defensive system of scales covering its body – scales that were so strong, they defy metallic blades and bullets.
Ye Chong had found an iron lizard’s nest by accident once, but dared not have purposes to fight the beast. He was certain that Winnie would not be able to withstand a blow from the reptile’s humongous tail. He had also witnessed the lizard’s clash with a group of crimson newts which ended in minutes. The lizard had plunged its way mightily through the newts, unhindered by the greater number of its enemies, and that left a deep impression in Ye Chong. The sharp claws of the crimson newts would normally slice through metal, but they left no marks on the scales of the great lizard. That too was something that Ye Chong remembered, and was now convinced they were exactly what he needed.
They were closing in on the lizard’s nest, and Ye Chong signaled Mu Shang to slow down.
The seven-meter long titanium pole was sharpened to a point, gleaming coldly.
As expected, the iron lizard was in there, delightfully savoring the meat of a crimson newt. Newt meat was good fare, and was the lizard’s favorite food as well. Ye Chong knew how delicious the crimson newts can be too, but those creatures hide well, and were not easy prey; only the iron lizard could put their claws to the challenge and claim them as food.
As Mu Shang flew calmly towards the lizard, Ye Chong bubbled in excitement – this was going to be a duel between the strongest of Trash Planet 6, how could he not?
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Sable Didn’t he live in Trash Planet 12? Why is it Trash Planet 6 now?


rustic Yeah…. between chapter 1-2 there was a portal he feel through left by the protoss race that droped him and his home on planet 6


Crews8er Agreed. Multiple references to him living on trash planet 12 and now suddenly it’s 6…

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Mu stepped forward elegantly, as if strolling leisurely through a garden, giving no signs of what he was about to do. One of his arms wielded a seven-meter long titanium pole, pointed at an angle towards the feasting iron lizard.
The lizard’s brown body was covered with a thick layer of powdery blue scales. It rose, as if aware of somebody approaching with an intention to kill, and its blood red eyes locked onto Mu Shang. Ye Chong, despite sitting inside Mu Shang’s cabin, felt a cold shudder.
The lizard looked fearsome enough lying around its meal; now that it raised its head, it looked like an armor-clad hill, casting a large shadow on the ground.
Mu Shang kept his thoughts to himself, silently observing the beast from where it stood, as though he was God looking down arrogantly from high above, and the lizard was but an insignificant ant.
The lizard behaved cautiously, as though sensing the dangers ahead. It scratched the earth with its forelegs repeatedly and growled.
Ye Chong was viewing the exchange from an entirely different perspective. With his helmet on, he could see his surroundings from various angles thanks to Mu Shang’s numerously concealed cameras. A seamless integration with the photon processor meant that Ye Chong felt as though he was not in the cabin, but right in front of the lizard itself.
Ye Chong gaped, for this… This was too amazing! Although Ye Chong had gone through NR Training and piloted a few mechs, not one of them could compare to Mu Shang – all the other mechs could only show the external view from multiple display screens.
For the very first time, Ye Chong thought of Mu Shang’s origins as shrouded in mystery.
Before he could reflect any further, his view abruptly changed, and a rotating hologram of the iron lizard appeared before him, until a beep was sounded. The hologram was overlaid with a network of tiny squares and a square below the lizard’s chin turned red.
Ye Chong heard an unfamiliar electrically synthesized voice declare,
Scanning completed, target confirmed!

Mu leapt from a tall mountain of trash, silent like a bat. If the full moon was behind the mech, one might mistake it as a Prince from the orbiting natural satellite in all its elegance and reserve, fatally alluring.
Can a mech have human qualities? Ye Chong could not believe his eyes, but the events were unfolding right before him, and the truth was undeniable.
Suddenly, his vision shifted, and Ye Chong found himself staring right into the lizard’s eyes. Ye Chong felt his heart race – at this distance, he could even make out the peculiar patterns on the lizard’s scales.
If anyone were there to witness what had happened, they would have described it as an inexplicable event – Mu Shang was in mid-air as he suddenly vanished, and appeared just as unexpectedly to the side of the lizard’s head. It was as if the mech broke the rules of space and time, appearing and disappearing at will.
That was why Ye Chong suddenly found the lizard right before him.
The lizard was also surprised; its large head raised, and its hind legs stepped back.
Right when the lizard raised its head, there was a flash of silver – the titanium pole’s sharp end drew a silver arc in the air, reflecting light off its tip. Mu had swung the pole fast and steady, and the wind shrieked as though the weapon had damaged the fabric of space itself.
SHIICK! The pole penetrated deep into the lizard’s exposed throat. The iron lizard’s eyes widened, its maroon eyes fixed on Mu. The mech did not return the gesture, but retreated to about twenty meters away from the lizard and observed his work.
The lizard seemed to come a realization of what had happened. It whined piercingly in vain, its voice echoing through mountains of trash, until it fell silent. The lizard’s huge eyes were devoid of life, as the creature was finally dead. Saliva mixed with blood drooled from the edges of its mouth, trickling out from the inch-wide gaps between its teeth onto the ground.
This was the first time Ye Chong witnessed Mu’s true strength! And it was strong as hell!
Ye Chong could not forget that fatal blow from the titanium pole – that scene with the silver arc coupled with the whiz from the weapon’s swing through the air kept playing in his head over and over again.
He did not really hear Mu asking him to start peeling the scales, as he was still very much distracted and was in a daze.
It took him awhile to shake off the euphoria and began removing the lizard’s scales.
Ye Chong spoke as he worked,
Mu, that stab of yours was perfect! Absolutely perfect!

Mu was unmoved.
Perfect? Far from it! That stab was lacking something that is most important!

Ye Chong was baffled, as his hands stopped working.
What’s this most important thing?

Mu stopped working too, and patiently explained,
It’s the spirit! Although that stab of mine was perfect in terms of power, angle and opportunity, it still lacked spirit, or rather, it lacked a soul! While I do not know who said this, but it was stored in my memory chip. I believe there must be something right about this statement. However, I had been unable to grasp what it is. My skills have already utilized the potential of today’s photon processors to its maximum, but in end, I am not human! This soul thing seemed to be something unique to humans!


Spirit…
Ye Chong murmured, as he fell into deep thought. All this while, he had thought himself to be an able mech pilot, and his battles seemed to prove the point. But watching Mu’s attack earlier made him realize that he still had much to catch up with – as he was, he could not possibly evade that stabbing attack. However, Ye Chong kept himself optimistic. Being discouraged and feeling inferior would not help him – Ye Chong believed that, with hard work, he could achieve and even surpass Mu’s abilities!
Mu lifted a piece of lizard scale and bended it here and there.
Not bad! Its strength is at 8.12, and its resilience is between 7.0 and 7.2. Such solid material coupled with high resilience is sure a rare find!

The scale was placed on the ground, and Mu directed his right arm at it. A silver glow zoomed towards the scale, and Ye Chong heard a slight thump, as dust around the scale was sent flying in waves away from the center, where the scale lay.
Mu picked up the scale – besides a little mark at its center, the scale was largely untouched. Mu nodded approvingly.
This is good material. Ye, let us not waste any of it!

Ye Chong agreed.
Of course, we might not come across something as good as this again!
There were cracks spreading outwards like spiderwebs where the scale laid, and Ye Chong shuddered internally.
The pair removed all the scales from the lizard’s body. Ye Chong bet that the creature had never been so naked before! He had also collected bottles of the iron lizard’s blood. Of course, he was also curious as to how the meat tasted like, and so Ye Chong severed off its front limb and brought it home, reluctantly leaving the rest of the lizard’s huge carcass behind. Tsk tsk, too bad I need to get out of this place quick, or your meat would have lasted me a good long time!
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CommanderIpads Pass me the meat and nobody get hurt pulls out a nuke


anHilla now…. here is the thing….. if you can build one robot. you can build may others. and it this one is already hella crazy op…. whudaheck managed to wreck it?….. and how the feck it managed to damage the files of such high end core?!…. 😅😮😨😰😱😲😵


MistyClouds Lizard meat. Sounds…ummm…yummy?

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Are you sure about this?
Mu Shang skeptically asked.
Ye Chong shrugged helplessly and said,
I don’t know, this stuff was always taken care of by my Papa, and I’ve only tried it a few times. Plus, we used giant landworms’ blood back then, how can we get those now when we’re running out of time? I just thought it might be worth trying to use the lizard’s blood! It will be best if it works out, else we’ll have to start digging for those worms!

Ye Chong poured the iron lizard’s blood into a container, added a few nameless ingredients, and heated the container with a stove placed underneath. A moment later, the liquid mixture started to bubble, and Ye Chong continuously stirred it with a stick. The liquid gradually turned red, then blue; the bluish glow on Ye Chong’s face made him look like an evil witch concocting a cursed potion. Even the ever daring Mu flashed his bionic eyes in alarm.
They had obtained the iron lizard’s scales, and those were indeed good for repairing the cabin, but soldering the scales with the metallic hull of the mech was a big problem! There were no tools at hand, and while one could say that one cannot make bricks without clay, having only clay without any appropriate tools did not mean bricks would come easy.
Fortunately, Ye Chong was bright, and came up with an alternative way! Back when he tried to attach the barbs on Winnie’s knees, Papa had a few ideas and, after a few trials and errors, invented an odd formula to produce a strong binding agent. The formula was effective – or at least, Winnie’s barbs had survived dozens of impacts without it falling off – and that was why Ye Chong was confident with the binding agent.
However, replacing landworm’s blood with the iron lizard’s might affect the results, and he was a little anxious about it.
Ye Chong carefully stirred the liquid in the container, and stopped when the liquid began to radiate a faint fragrant smell. As Ye Chong inhaled the alluring smell, he suddenly had a thought that, perhaps, this liquid would taste amazing… And just as quickly, he banished that devilish thought. Impulse is the devil, impulse is the devil… Ye Chong repeated the mantra in his mind, but when his vision passed by the stirring stick’s end dipped in blue, Ye Chong could not help but swallow a hard gulp.
He took out two pieces of metal sheets, painted a layer of the binding agent on them, and immediately stuck them together and dropped them into the water tank beside him. The blue liquid squeezed out between the boards when it met with water and turned colourless in the blink of an eye.
Ye Chong scooped up the two metallic sheets and wiped them dry. He then passed them to Mu Shang.

It’s done?
Mu Shang asked.
Ye Chong replied carelessly,
I don’t know, that’s why I need you to test it!

Mu took the boards and tested them a little.
They seem alright, but what we want is to bind biological and metallic materials together!

Ye Chong smiled at that.
I’ve already thought of that!
He procured a tiny piece of iron lizard scale.
The experiment was a success, or at least, they were successful under these conditions!
Ye Chong then took the largest scale he could find, brushed on a thick layer of blue liquid, and slapped it over the large hole in the cabin. The hole was sealed firmly, but Ye Chong was not satisfied yet, and added a few more scales on top.
Mu Shang did not mince its words.
Your handiwork is absolutely ugly!

Ye Chong observed the crude patching of the cabin’s walls, and declared,
That may be, and I might not know much about it, but this could be an artwork of enormous depth! Do I need to patch another layer from the outside?

Mu Shang replied,
That is not necessary. We do not have a ventilation system. If we patch from both sides, the air pressure inside would be fatal when we make a space jump!

Ye Chong came to realize the implications.
Oh, understood! But what should we do with the leftover scales?
He pointed at the heap of iron lizard’s scales on the floor. They had removed every single piece of scale from the lizard, but who would have thought they only needed a few? There were still many left, and it would be a waste to leave the scales behind, but how could they bring them all along?
Mu proclaimed,
There’s still space in my alternate dimension, let’s keep them there!

Ye Chong, an athletic looking young man, appeared skinny before the huge Mu Shang. The pair sat side by side on the peak of a trash mountain closest to Ye Chong’s home. Behind them was the towering structure of the Pulse Signal Relay Station. It was evening, and the orange-yellow radiance from the nearest star lent vitality and warmth to the desolate planet.
The duo sat quietly, just like that, unwilling to spoil the rare moment of peace and quiet!
The last of the star’s shining rays vanished beyond the horizon. Mu spoke up,
The energy cells are charged! It’s time for us to move!

Ye Chong nodded. Although the most important step was finished, both of them still had plenty to do.
Ye Chong sat in the pilot’s cabin. The initially spacious cabin was packed with all kinds of energy cells, till Ye Chong could not even move in his seat. With his helmet on, the outside view came clearly to his mind.
Suddenly, Ye Chong was hit with a pang of dismay – it was here where he and Papa had lived for more than a decade; he knew every nook and cranny of this place, and every trash mountain held traces of his many adventures.
Ye Chong let out a long, heavy breath.
No matter where he went, it was all for survival!
Ye Chong gave a long look at the place where he grew up in, and spoke hoarsely,
Mu, let’s go!

Mu Shang slowly rose to a low altitude, and abruptly accelerated vertically towards the sky.
Ye Chong watched as the Pulse Signal Relay Station beneath him grew smaller and smaller, until it became unrecognizable. Ye Chong was mesmerised!
Mu was fast. A thin layer of surging plasma enclosed the entire surface of the mech, and occasionally sparked due to friction with the air at high velocities. With Mu’s speed, they would soon escape the gravitational pull of the trash planet and enter space!
Ye Chong took in the sight of the deep, dark space against the brilliant colours of the nebula – with silky faded reds and swirling smokes of blue, the nebula swam amongst the stars speckled across the infinite darkness of space. The sight was truly intoxicating!
Although this was his first time in space, Ye Chong was not interested in the view before him.
Mu spoke up,
Ye, active the pilot shield system, it’s the green button on the third row from below your right armrest!

Ye Chong acknowledged with an
Alright,
and obeyed. A transparent screen came up from his seat and wrapped around him. Ye Chong touched the screen curiously, wrapped in an oval egg-like protective shield. The screen was soft and elastic, like some kind of rubber. This was his first time touching something like this.
Mu’s voice rang,
Ye, no sudden movements now, we’re going to accelerate!

Ye Chong,
Accelerate?

Mu Shang’s reply was placid.
Yes, a space jump is only possible beyond a certain speed threshold. I only have a 41% chance of passing that threshold, and that was only in theory!

Ye Chong was indifferent.
I’ll follow your lead, it’s not like I have a choice right?

Mu Shang’s engines roared to life, and they flew into the infinite darkness ahead!
What future awaited them ahead?
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Daoist_KenBoCole Haha, silly mech, you’re carrying a MC, your chances are 100%!


checkm8 Mu spoke up,
Ye, active the pilot shield system
should be Mu spoke up,
Ye, activate the pilot shield system



Izhar5 oh and alternate dimension? can he just put the mc there? lol

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Mu… Mu… Are you alright? Respond to me! Mu…
The interior of the cabin had turned into a vacuum as Ye Chong’s sinister foreboding grew stronger and stronger. It was pitch-black in the helmet and he could not see a thing! He tried calling Mu in his mind desperately, but there was no response from Mu!
Ye Chong panicked in cold sweat. He had always been connected to Mu via brainwaves so how was it even possible to lose contact? Did anything bad happen to Mu?
Ye Chong hurriedly removed the helmet on his head. A glance through the transparent protective shield, he was astonished by the sight before him.
The cabin was messy and the batteries were floating randomly in the air. The iron lizard on the indentation was gone as well while the former hole with size of a palm had become large enough to fit a man by then. Every ounce of air in the cabin had leaked out while the rolling peels of walls of the interior were a horror. The cabin was dead silent with the lights blinking weakly.
What… What actually happened?
Ye Chong tried inhibiting the fear in him. Despite that, he could not help but shriek at the sight of Mu,
Mu…Mu… What happened to you? Come on! Reply me! Stop messing with me! Come… Come out al…already… I know you would be fine… you would surely be okay… You are so strong… who could defeat you… Mu… please… stop hiding… power on… power on…
Ye Chong let out hysteric screams.
His coarse voice bounced violently in the protective field yet there was no response; Ye Chong yelped in fatigue was as if the aged wolf howling in desperation.
He finally exhausted his stamina and slowly lost his consciousness, falling asleep in the shield.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. A blaring alarm surprised Ye Chong from his sleep as he jumped from his laying posture seeing a peculiar button beneath his seat flashing frantically.
With a closer look, it struck Ye Chong like lightning. He cursed at the misfortunes that tended to come all at once; catastrophes never come alone. The air supply in the shield is reaching its limit, and by then, the system would open up the shield automatically to prevent pilots from being suffocated to death.
Beep… The alarm stopped abruptly and the shield unlocked immediately. Ye Chong, unguarded, was blown up by the airflow from all sides. Without anything to hold on to, he was thrown brutally to the wall on his back. He looked around quickly and reacted quickly; he grabbed a hook on the wall of the cabin and stabilized his position. The sequence of the actions caused major discomfort in Ye Chong who was holding his breath the whole time who felt as if his lungs were burnt. He swallowed his saliva a few times while his left hand searched at his waist as he pulled a soft tube with a nozzle which he instantly stuffed into his mouth. Finally regaining his breath, Ye Chong’s pale face finally had a tinge of color.
This precious emergency kit was kept carefully. Never knew it would be needed today! This is an antique kit sculptured gorgeously which attracted Ye Chong to take it home back then; he thought it would be a pretty good decoration, but he never expected his papa to identify its actual purpose right away. It was formerly an emergency supply kit produced by the famous Undine Corp 50 years ago. Nonetheless, Ye Chong did not recognize such kit as he tossed it right to his papa. Unexpectedly, there was once papa became extremely ill and Trash Planet-12 never had any form of medication. If you were sick, you had to bear with it. Endure sickness to survive or not death comes knocking at your door. Beyond Ye Chong’s expectation, this very tiny kit eased papa’s illness and he lived through it! That was when Ye Chong finally learned the value of his little kit.
Papa stated that this kit contains pure oxygen and is enough to supply an adult for 20 hours!
Ye Chong treasured this tiny case ever since which he never knew could save him at a time like this!
Ye Chong couldn’t be bothered of how clumsily he acted. This emergency called for the right solution in split seconds! The kit could only supply two hours of oxygen since papa had already used it once; if carefully used, it could last 3 hours at most by estimation.
In other words, if he failed to find a solution to remedy the issue within 3 hours, then death by suffocation awaits!
He glanced at his surrounding and captured the entire situation in the cabin. Standing between life and death, Ye Chong was actually much calmer than he should be. Mu could be in danger and he could barely do a thing to help out. The in-built ventilation system has been damaged and the oxygen supply had fully depleted by leakage.
Am I really going to die here today? He laughed bitterly.
Such a huge indentation, was it caused by the crash?
Ye Chong stepped gently on the wall and propelled to the toolkit at the corner sluggishly. It felt awkward to be in zero-gravity. Ye Chong sensed uneasiness for he couldn’t control his body strength freely like he was on the land which was a demanding requirement.
Ye Chong brushed off the thoughts because it was pointless.
He opened up the toolkit and found a durable fabric rope. He tied one end at the bottom of the driving seat and the other around himself. Due to the lack of gravity in space, if you were to float in the air without anything to hold onto, you should be expecting death anytime soon!
The idea of being dead in Mu’s embrace doesn’t seem too bad. Ye Chong forced a smile, trying to be optimistic in order to boost his will to survive so, he would be likelier to survive. Ye Chong continued to encourage himself.
Ye Chong thought of dispersing the fear towards the unknown deep in him; maybe this was the strong need of survival coming from inside of him.
He hovered over the indentation with caution.
The outside was dark like an abyss in the jaw of a gigantic monster; bottomless enough to engulf everything.
Ye Chong switched on the light tied to his wrist and took a deep breath from the oxygen supply of the kit and mustered his courage as he pressed at the edge of the crater and propelled out of the cabin.
The tightened nerves caused the muscles on Ye Chong’s face to lose senses. It was this slight paralysis which Ye Chong was certain that this moment was the only time he could be this nervous his whole life.
What awaited him on the outside? Meteors? Mutated life forms or some other strange apparitions? To human beings, the unknown instilled the most fear.
The powerful light coming from his wrist shone everything around him!
He flinched at the sight before him and was at loss for words!
He gathered his thoughts and started to ponder on chain of events that led to this damage. A guess would be that Mu, at his intense velocity somehow crashed into a spaceship at its vertical orbit which it didn’t dodge for some reason. In the end, Mu viciously thrust into the abdomen of the ship. The heavy crash was probably the cause of Mu’s injury. Ye Chong speculated.
Half of Mu’s body was still embedded inside the body of this spacecraft.
Exiting from Mu’s cabin led him to a long and narrow corridor with debris floating in the air. Horrible wreckage was seen around the corridor. There were signs of scorches too. It seemed like there was a major explosion!
The lighting system of the spaceship appeared to have been completely obliterated. The darkness of the corridor sent chills to his spine. It exudes undefined creepiness. Ye Chong was aware of the situation but remained calm. He was encouraged at the thought of his chance for survival!
He scanned all corners of the corridor aided by the light on his arm as he cautiously drifted to the deepest side of the path.
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DaoistSunder Im late to this but does no one realise he says the kit contains pure oxygen enough for 20 hrs. Thats poison!


checkm8 THanks for the chapter. However this one could use some editing. The English doesn’t flow very well.


Westcoast_Qilin Does he have a space suit on?

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Ye Chong tightened the rope around him which only had a diameter of five millimeters; though it could endure a pulling force about a few ten tons. Ye Chong who had nothing to grab on could merely tiptoed on the walls and zigzagged his way forward. Even though he laid the tip of his foot on the wall, it was inaudible like a raccoon rummaging for food in the night with amazing dexterity.
At least the safety gate at the end of the corridor was wide open which actually saved Ye Chong some hassle.
There was a flight of stairs through the door. Ye Chong who possessed zero knowledge about spaceship designs had not the slightest idea of where he was and what danger that lurked in the location could do to him. He grew more careful as he held the handle of the stairs and walked down.
From nowhere, clanking sounds of metals can be heard a distance away. His heart froze and quickly switched off the light on his arm. Ye Chong had a habit of immediate response to avoid getting caught! Usually, individuals with delayed reaction faced the quickest death. His eyes were half opened as they tried to get used to the darkness. He stuck his ears onto the metallic walls and attempted to discern even the tiniest bit of noise.
Steps. Right, it’s the sound of steps! Ye Chong was daringly sure of his guess! He estimated the direction of the source and lowered his body as he hovered downwards.
Searching in still darkness was definitely a trial to Ye Chong’s senses!
It was complete darkness without even a flicker of light. While he knew nothing of the place, finding the unknown that was lurking in the dark was too much of a gamble.
Ye Chong wandered around and hoped he would not come face to face with the entity as he had lost a sense of direction. After leaving the staircases, he found out how awkward his situation was right away. He did not dare to switch the light back on, and in that moment he could only make it through by senses; the complexity in the layout of the place was beyond his prediction.
He was extremely glad that the ropes were still tied to him, and could not imagine how he would be able to get back into his cabin without it.
Suddenly, the sound grew louder as it gradually approached him. Ye Chong’s breath stifled in fear, but continued to eavesdrop as he desired more information of the situation. A weird coincidence was every time when his ear touched the floor, all noises would disappear without warning; as if the hidden sounds he heard were his delusions.
A dense layer of goose bumps formed on him skin, and he couldn’t help but shudder at the thought. Staying still to fight the unknown now would the best choice! He comforted himself.
He stayed still and anticipated for quite some time yet, nothing strange happened. Was it really because of his nerves that caused the delusion? He thought about the measly amount of time remained for the kit’s oxygen supply with every second became extremely valuable. Ye Chong shook off his worry and believed he should discover the location of rescuing facilities as soon as possible where those seconds spent on his reaction time would determine his life or death!
He clenched his teeth in desperation of getting to the rescue supply, but he needed to sneak his way to it. He was afraid that even if there was another existence on this abandoned ship that happened to be an enemy, he would have been suffocated to death before the enemy could lay a finger on him!
He made up his mind and decided to persist on his journey to survive!
Who cares! I might become a walking target in the enemies’ eyes, but I want my life now more than anything else!
He was going to switch his light back on but felt a yank!
Out of the blue, Ye Chong felt a strong pull from the bottom as if someone was dragging him down! He tensed and drew his dagger without much hesitation while swiping it at his right. As dark as it might be, he could clearly discern a flashing cold light.
He thought that his swift move would have landed, and yet he missed!
Ye Chong couldn’t help but flinched, and in a brief moment, a loud thud can be heard as his body was smashed to the ground; fortunately his body was built, but still suffered dizziness from the collision.
Almost instantaneously, a white light blinded him, and he tumbled to the side in great shock. He hastily hid himself behind the huge cabinet floating behind him.
Ye Chong was in a pitiful situation with a series of unfortunate events. He never thought this habitual reaction of protecting himself would actually pay off.
Before he could wallow in self-pity, smash! A metal cabinet that weighed about 300 pounds came crashing down on Ye Chong. He took a blow that was a powerful as a mech’s attack when he was temporarily blinded by the glaring light emitting from utmost darkness, and before he regained his vision to respond.
The giant cabinet fell from a three meter height right onto his body. His throat was locked with sweetness as he choked out a stream of blood that escaped from his mouth and lost consciousness afterwards.
All the lights flickered on and the debris that was initially floating in space settled on the ground one after another. As the gravity restored, the room felt more refreshed. The entrance at the stairs was shut and oxygen started filling the ship through the ceiling.
Of course Ye Chong had no idea what was going on. He was still flat on the ground, pinned under the cabinet with only his limbs sprawled out.
The door of the room was wrenched open as a dashing man entered with another fully armored man.
The dashing young man reported as if seeing land on the sea,
Number 2, there’s one more person here!

The armored man replied,
Young master, we would take a look, but chances are slim for his survival.

The young man assessed Ye Chong’s state and expressed sympathy,
This is really bad. He got smashed pretty severely.

Number 2 came over to lift the heavy cabinet on its sides easily and tossed it to the other side. There wasn’t much effort needed in removing the cabinet as if it was like a blob of foam.
He then flipped Ye Chong over and examined him thoroughly, astounded,
This man is still alive!

The young man couldn’t believe what he heard,
Impossible! Is this thing still a man?

Number 2 too expressed disbelief,
It doesn’t seem like a man of steel to me!
Ye Chong was a little more slender in contrast, contrary to his immense strength and deceitful appearance. Even Mu was surprised seeing how there was no significant growth in his weight while his strength boosted.
Number 2 furrowed his brows,
He looks foreign to me. Why have I not met this man before?


Right! I somehow have not seen him before too!
The young man agreed.
Number 2 glimpsed at Ye Chong and concluded,
The material and design of his clothing are unique… and rare too… We don’t have such clothing in the spacecraft!

The young man was bewildered,
So he’s not from our ship? Then how did he get up here?

It was still a mystery to Number 2 as he couldn’t figure out much of an explanation. He scrutinized further and when he spotted the dagger in Ye Chong’s hand, his pupil shrunk in fear. Number 2 recognized the dagger from experience and knew it was utterly meant for combative uses. The chills he got from seeing the dagger was telling him that it had not only robbed a life of one but many.
He snatched the dagger away fast with both of his hands. The young master ran into an unknown stranger who was actually holding a weapon of murder. Number 2 strictly opposed of saving Ye Chong’s life even if he was deeply wounded! Caution was what he should possess; protecting the young master was what he should undertake!
Coincidentally, Ye Chong slowly regained consciousness, but he did not expect a metallic arm to grab him in split seconds after he opened his eyes.
The hair on his body stood, and his eyes widened like saucers!
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Sable This chapter is full of contradictions: he is in space with no gravity or air, but somehow he’s able to hear noises and a cabinet falls on him… riiiiight


checkm8 Even though he laid the tip of his foot on the wall, it was inaudible like a raccoon rummaging for food in the night with amazing dexterity. –This sentence doesn’t make sense


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Ye Chong was never expecting to see this after waking up at all!
Without much pondering, he identified the opponent as malicious, an enemy! If it’s an enemy, then there’s no need for mercy in Ye Chong’s mindset. Even if it’s just a hare at the front, we shall remedy it with a force used to capture a lion! This is what Ye Chong had learned from encounters with mutated lifeforms on Trash Planet-12 all these years and it had melted into his marrows, imprinted onto his bones!
There was no hesitation when Ye Chong’s left hand dragged the arm all the way into his embrace, at lightning speed. Then his right hand took control, retrieved his dagger, and aimed it right at the throat of the enemy.
Number 2 was intensely terrified, he could only feel how powerless his arm was. Before he could act up, a blow to his throat had already choked him, which caused him to feel dizzy as he backed off gracelessly.
Who the hell is this individual? Agitation cloaked his eyes, he touched his throat uncontrollably; a deeply wounding strike tainted the shiny, unmarked armor of his. If he happened to be not in his armor just now, the blow to his head would have probably caused his head to be happily rolling on the floor like a chopped melon.
Ye Chong glared at the dagger in the grip of his arm, unsatisfied; trashes from Trash Planet are still trash, the quality of this dagger could hardly be guaranteed and the blade actually curved?! He discarded it right away.
Attacking without any sign of caution was also one of the good habits Ye Chong possessed.
His legs slightly lowered to charge up his jump. He then launched himself like a cannonball right at Number 2.
The armor on Number 2 was of miniature mech origin in actuality. It is exclusively tailored for fighters and does not come with an in-built dynamo. Thus, it heavily relies on the user’s own strength in movements. The body is made out of light but highly sturdy material, of a special kind, in a way that it would not affect the fighter’s movement speed significantly; to counteract such weakness from the absence of a dynamo, it also contains an elasticity switch at the legs. The specialty and most salient feature is its combat-aid system. Contrary to the usual mech, a miniature mech has a high performance visual capturing component, accompanied with an almost advanced processor, which would assist the fighter in providing information for reference by capturing every frame of the enemy’s action and analyzing them on the spot.
A trained fighter would be able to exert forces few times more than his or her own strength by manipulating this mech!
And such mech has only been heard in research and development by a few major companies. A successful attempt has yet to be reported, but Ye Chong never thought he would see one here!
He couldn’t resist but express a strong interest in his eyes! Although he never thought of letting up just because of this obsession. This was because eventually, even if he adored mech maniacally, he still had not reached the stage to give up his life for this.
Death had always been clinging on as an opponent ever since his birth and he had never once had a thought of losing to it!
It sounds like a better choice if he were to destroy the enemy first, then checking out the remains later.
Number 2 had a frightening discovery as his eyes stumbled upon the streaming data in the hologram before him, endlessly like a great waterfall. It never stopped updating with roaring hushes and it happened so fast he couldn’t even glimpse a word of it!
Number 2 was also the decisive kind. Without much ado, he disregarded the data flooding before him and readied his posture to fight, concentrating, as his eyes fixated on Ye Chong with anticipation.
However the vast difference in strength utterly made him despair, for there’s no way for him to capture Ye Chong’s movements. Even if the system sometimes finally got a frame, he couldn’t react to it immediately too. In the end he could only fight on intuitively. The fighting techniques used by his opponent were crude in his eyes, but he was f-a-s-t! And h-e-a-v-y! Every attack delivered by Ye Chong was like a breeze, as Number 2 could barely trace his silhouette. Hence, Number 2 depended on his instincts and past experience to counter the attacks; yet Ye Chong’s punches delivered vicious blows. His arms might appear to be slender or even fragile as he lacked broad skeleton structures at first, but Number 2 was still having trouble holding on, as those fists in his eyes had already become two forceful mallets that were brandished!
THUP.THUP.THUP. The sound of fists upon the armor felt like raindrops hitting on leaves.
Ye Chong on the other hand was enjoying every single moment of the process, the person before him was as feeble as an engulfer and slow as a landworm. Nonetheless, his skills were undeniably good! A mere man that holds neither strength nor speed, could hold up for this long, and as such, a rare enemy. It was his first time fighting a living man outside the virtual world, considering how beings on Trash Planet-12 were mutated lifeforms, which consisted of either the engulfers of which he didn’t care for a bit, or the iron lizards that he feared so much. Mu? He didn’t even have the courage to think about it, especially after witnessing how Mu killed the iron lizard singlehandedly. His mind was set. There’s no way to fight this monster. Yeah, Mu is not even a human to begin with!
The man before him was remarkable at his combative skills, but he sure knew how to stall with his solid shells outside, which would have shattered if they were produced with ordinary metal. Ye Chong was well aware that after the physical training conducted by Mu, he noticed that his strength dramatically increased. There was once that a marble training session did not go well and out of anger, he tapped the iron board beneath the marbles, which broke into pieces. That was a long time ago and Mu’s demand on training had never stopped. He himself wasn’t sure at all regarding on how much he had improved on his strength!
But wow, the shell had only dented on a few parts? It seems like I had not hit hard enough. Ye Chong thought. Number 2 could feel how the armor on his flesh was gradually dented by each punch the person pulled, which skyrocketed the terror in him, Is this person still human?!
He jumped to the back and shrieked,
Stop!!

Ye Chong didn’t seem to concern himself with the surrendering statement the armored guy made. He just grabbed his arms and pulled him into embrace, as his stability is disrupted by the overwhelming force. He fell and that was when Ye Chong delivered a kick at his abdomen using his knee. One heavy kick!
THUMP. The sound went off and Number 2 was on the ground, like a pool of mud.
Ye Chong by then nodded in satisfaction. It’s not that he didn’t hear him, it was simply… What has it to do with me? It would give him far more security to have an upper hand in the entire situation, especially in a foreign place like this!
Ye Chong turned to the young man, dazed at the side.
The dark pupils in the eyes of the young man were filled with infinite worry and dread. Upon seeing Ye Chong approaching, his body quivered helplessly.
Ye Chong untied the ropes around his waist and had just found out the fact that he was no longer floating. He cautiously pulled out the breathing tube of the kit from his mouth and breathed twice. Yes! I really can breathe! He was more than joyful.
A voice came from behind him,
Please don’t hurt him! We surrender!
Number 2 grasping his stomach in pain, trying to get back into stance.
He turned around. This shellcrab is quite tenacious, isn’t he?

Surrender?
He halted as this was his first experience in dealing with such a response. The mutated lifeforms on Trash Planet had never talked about surrendering, for they never feared death. They would just bite the enemy, even in their dying moments.
Surrender? Why surrender? Doesn’t surrender mean being willingly treated into anything by the enemy? Wasn’t that a demand for death too? Ye Chong had never seen a mutated lifeform giving in, letting its prey go when it gave up fighting back during an encounter. If it would still be death in the end, what’s the point of surrendering? Ye Chong did not get it!
Number 2 added pitifully,
Yes, we surrender. But please don’t hurt him!

Ye Chong took a glance at the coward before him.
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Daoist_KenBoCole You’re not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed!


Crews8er Translator, get checkm8 here to edit your chapters. Then they will read better and we won’t be spammed by revisions…


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The young man who had a rather skinny appearance and pale skin, which was also dreadfully pale by then, was flattening his thin lips. He had that air of nobility, as he looked at himself rigidly, forcing himself to act calm, yet anxiety and insecurity flowed in the expression of his eyes, which exposed his actual thoughts.
Looking at the enemy getting up laboriously, Ye Chong was thinking about delivering more blows to completely extinguish the fighting will of the person. As he thought on, he gradually uttered,
I accept your surrender. But you have to get out of your mech first.
Without the mech’s protection, Ye Chong was confident that he could break his opponent in three snaps! If he misbehaved, that is. Plus he never thought of killing them from the beginning, he did it merely in self-defense; not to forget that his survival depended on these two, as everything on the spacecraft was truly foreign to him, he would need their guidance.
If the crumbling armored man honestly planned for a counterattack, Ye Chong would have absolutely smashed him to the ground first. He would not leave out any potential loophole to be turned as a threat against him.
Nonetheless, the person’s immediate agreement was expected,
Alright!
How would he dare to have any form of hesitation anyway? The person before him was a violent striker, whose every attack could cost his life and strength-wise, they were two sides of a tangent. There’s nothing to bargain to begin with, and thus he had to surrender. Number 2 was resolute too, for if it was a surrender, then it would be done straight away, just to prevent the intruder from shifting the blame to the young master. That was a scene he did not want to witness the most.
The young master at the side, was also holding curiosity as he stared at Number 2. Number 2 had been his bodyguard for years, but Number 2 always showed up in the armor he had already been used to seeing. Frankly speaking, he had yet to see what Number 2 looked like under that mech.
Number 2 acted quickly. His mech was rapidly warped into the alternate dimension.
The young man laid his eyes upon Number 2 without the armor. He was stunned. The scene before him was unbelievable. Number 2, who had responsibly protected him side by side for all these years, was never expected to be a woman, a total beauty to add as well!
Her golden hair hung on her shoulder like a waterfall’s broad stream, a demure face that could look both sweet and solemn, with a pair of eyes that lustered like sapphires in the sky of a starry night, a charmingly slender physique; the fitting suit on her body illustrated her lovely curves, the body of a lusty devil that contained fair long legs that would leave men drooling.
Even if the young master had been living in a family of noblemen, who had seen a variety of beauties, he was still deeply captivated by Number 2, as his eyes were glued on her.
Meanwhile, Ye Chong was thinking, hmm… Great!
The mech seems to be manipulated by brainwaves!
He spoke blandly,
Hey, pass me the portal switch to your mech.

Number 2 had been observing Ye Chong’s facial expression ever since the moment she left her mech. She had hardly revealed herself on the outside before, but she was outright confident about her appearance. Like the other bodyguards who were picked among the most beautiful to protect important members of the family, she was adopted and trained since childhood and what made her outstanding was her gift of loving charm. The instructor had once taught that if appearance and body were utilized well, it would be the final weapons, for the situation could be turned!
And… that was the moment she lost her entire confidence on her charm in front of Ye Chong.
This fearsome rascal actually ignored her, as if she never existed. Am I really not charming at all? Well at least she still had the young master’s full attention – that was rather comforting. She had been serving the young master for 5 years and knew fairly well about this very young man before her. He would never think about anything negative about her. His eyes contained pure admiration!
She paused for a second, pulled a bracelet of artisan craft off her wrist and tossed it to Ye Chong.
Ye Chong caught it without hassle. He looked at it for a while and removed the miniature battery from it, which he then pocketed both items. Number 2, who had her eyes fixed on Ye Chong’s skillfulness, had her hopes obliterated! Even if their strength differed a lot as well as giving in and staying benign, the man still remained cautious throughout the process. This was scary!
Ye Chong signaled her to come forward.
Number 2 came forward in anticipation.
Without hesitation, Ye Chong took the ropes from his body and tied her up, as he warned,
You better be not thinking of doing anything! If not… Hehehehe…
His actions were crude as if he was tying a mutated lifeform back on his planet, without showing much concern towards the frail beauty before him and brutal enough to bring tears in Number 2’s eyes of pain. But the homicidal stare given by his eyes as he gave his warning sent chills down her spine.
Ye Chong walked towards the boy after that.
Number 2 boomed,
What are you going to do? You promised me not to hurt him! Remember your words! Keep your words!
Her voice was different from the time she spoke in her mech, it was rather crisp, clear and angelic.
Ye Chong did not even turn his head,
Hurt him? I never thought of that! But well, I still think it would be safer to tie him up!

He walked in front of this young man. The boy lifted his chin in pride, forcibly using his stare in contempt and his dreadfully pale skin had reddened dramatically as his expression appeared calmer.
Number 2 panicked in her mind. She should have been aware that the young master was quite stubborn by nature. She helplessly begged the young master to not enrage the outsider or he would suffer.
Nevertheless, Ye Chong did not mind in fact. He could imagine if he himself was being bound by others, he would as put off like this young man as well. Even if the boy looked fragile, who could collapse within a moment, cautiously tied him up, from head to toe, like a dumpling. Back on his planet, every mutated lifeform had its own unique ability. So it would be undeniably foolish to judge an enemy by its cover.
Ye Chong’s tying could never be claimed as gentle. Oh how could a delicate young man like this go through pain like this? As hearing the young master whimpered in aches, Number 2 at the side was in anguish!
Hmm… Finally I could relax.
Ye Chong didn’t care much about his posture, as he just sat on the ground immediately.
Number 2 took a careful look of this inhumane being. Short, healthily tanned skin tone, a relatively ordinary face, except for the pair of sharp eyes, black hair with an appallingly terrible hairstyle; the hairstyling machine must have been in critical error when it did his haircut; a neatly proportioned body, without lumps of muscles, which was indirectly proportional to the frightening amount of strength within him. It was too deceiving!
Well for his age… She wasn’t sure. He seemed young but his wariness and indifference towards life and death… made him more of a mature kind. The design and material of his clothing were really old, as if it was clothing used by refugees. However judging from the way he removed the battery from her mech, the expertise… he’s obviously very familiar with the mech system. Could refugees have a mech?
Ye Chong broke silence,
Speak up. Who are you two?

The two enslaved beings looked at each other awkwardly. Number 2, in an attempt to test him, asked,
You are not aware of our identity?

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Daoist_KenBoCole So, his human body is actually strong enough to dent a mech? And not only dent it but beat it? Me thinks he’s a mutated human!


Izhar5 i agree


Hyphen Thanks

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Ye Chong shook his head understandably,
I don’t know! How the heck I’m supposed to know who you are at the very first glance of you both in my whole entire life?


Then why do you attack us?
Number 2 questioned unbelievably.
Ye Chong nonchalantly responded,
More like you guys did it first.


I…I was just thinking of removing your dangerous-looking… dagger!
Number 2’s pretty face was reddened with embarrassment.
Ye Chong simply made an
oh
and thought through the situation impartially… Apparently the discussion of such a topic was not really a rational act for both sides at the moment.

Okay, listen. I can tell you all that I have not even the slightest interest in you guys. But I hope for mere cooperation. Or else, I wouldn’t mind taking your lives as part of punishment for your misbehavior!
It was a blatant intimidating threat uttered from Ye Chong’s mouth, yet the expression on his face was more natural than ever, a kind of tranquility and indifference that couldn’t be explained, as if what he did was as normal as one’s daily routine of eating and drinking.
Chill uncontrollably crept up their spines, like a sharp sword stuck ruthlessly right at their throats, while its eerie coldness permeated through the pores of their skins into every single cell of their bodies; Those words from Ye Chong, in that apathetic tone, were flooded with immense bloodthirstiness, overflowing the limits inevitably, like pouring more water into a full bucket of it, ready to be kicked as it spread everywhere.

What kind of cooperation do you desire?
Number 2’s voice was trembling a little. Fear could be felt. The young man was also uneasy, as cold sweat streamed through his forehead.
Ye Chong was pleased, seeing how his warning somehow magically worked out. But his facial expression remained unchanged, not even a bit. It was still as uninterested as he ignored Number 2 and inquired on,
Are there any other survivors on this craft?

He stared at Number 2 with intense focus, eye to eye.

No! The rest of us other than ourselves are dead!
She replied without much pause while shaking her head sincerely. The sexy lips of her tiny mouth moved in crimson seduction, the captivating charm unavoidably wafted without notice.
However Ye Chong wasn’t infatuated at all and carried on with his inquiry,
So now… what are the rough coordinates of this stranded spaceship?


I dunno. You can only know that at the main control room!
She shook her head again.

Then we shall go there now!
He bolted up.
Number 2 went on pleading,
Then could you pleaseeee untie us? We can’t show you the way with these on!
Her expressive eyes shot a pitiful sight at Ye Chong, with a scarlet red blush on her cheeks, which would make any man sympathize upon her at first sight.
Still, Ye Chong was never going to get the hint, while he was finding the random red patches on her face strange. Why the heck this lady’s face getting all red? Instead, the young master got the hint, as he was mesmerized by her looks. His eyes locked on her and he seemed to have forgotten where he was.

Ohhhhhh! It’s okay. Save your trouble!
He planned to ignore her recommendation and just lift them one on each side, as they weighed close to nothing in his hands. The lifting shocked the boy in his day-dream and it was fortunate enough that he regained his senses quickly enough to force curse words back into his guts. Imagine if he insensibly cursed this monster lifting him, he might be tossed right out of the ship on the spot. Number 2 felt ashamed of herself, her charm failed her the very first time in her entire career! What a steady man! Ye Chong slowly grew and became more unpredictable in her thoughts, with terror mushrooming about this man.
The sensation being lifted head down was causing discomfort, which was still fine for Number 2, since she had been sternly trained in her childhood. For countless times she had been through various kinds of discomfort way more than this. It was more like suffering, while this was just a piece of cake! Rather, it was real anguish for the young man beside her, since he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and was raised thoughtfully. He was frail and Ye Chong’s ropes were tight, constricting him with pain and discomfort, especially when Ye Chong was lifting him with gravity pulling his weight all the way down with ropes upon him. That was more than painful, which would make anyone wail.

So, how do you get to the main control room?
Ye Chong didn’t seem to care.
She shot a glance at the young master and signalled him to hold on,
From this room, go through the green door then turn right, there would be a corridor about 20 meters long. Enter the yellow door and that would be the main control room!
Number 2 was certain that she couldn’t do anything at the moment, so she only could state where the control room exactly was.
He advanced one step forward and stopped, as he remembered Mu. What if Mu had rebooted himself and couldn’t find his old pal? He must be worried! Well then, let’s go for Mu first! The plan flashed in his thought and began spreading throughout his mind. Let’s go for Mu first! He made up his mind and glanced at the
baggage
in his hands. There’s no way he could leave them alone. I’ll just hand-carry, save the check-ins. They aren’t that heavy anyway.
So he carried them along and headed towards the stairs.

Wait! The main control room isn’t here! This is the wrong direction!
Number 2 shouted.

I know.
Ye Chong raised his shoulders casually. That shoulder-lift might be rather easy for him to do but it was uneasy for his
luggage
. Poor Number 2 and the boy, being raised up and down quickly by the shoulder-lifts caused them to feel the inertia like a rollercoaster ride, as blood rushed in fluctuations, in which they grew dizzy.
Guided by the fabric ropes tied back on his own, Ye Chong walked fast. They arrived at the safety gate along the corridor fairly quickly.
The safety gate had been closed. Ye Chong recalled the door was open back when he was strolling through the place and so he asked,
Why is the door closed?


This… The corridor after the gate was damaged, to prevent casualty from air pressure difference, the gate was shut!
Ye Chong walked quickly, too quickly on his way there. The poor two
bags
in his hands were shaken so violently that it left them in utter dizziness. It took quite some time for Number 2 to recover just to explain to Ye Chong.

So how do we open it?
He asked.

Do you want to kill us?! It’s vacuum on the outside! V-a-c-u-u-m!
She shrieked.

Vacuum?
Ye Chong the fool asked on,
So what if it’s vacuum?

Number 2 nearly fainted after hearing such a stunning question from this man. Gosh, in what times are we living in? How did he manage to ask a question of common sense that could be answered by a 3-year-old? Thinking of how the superior bodyguard of a great family of noblemen losing to a man like this, Number 2 actually thought of slitting open her own throat. The young man on the other hand was astounded at first, as he couldn’t help but snicker softly afterwards.

Hey! What’s wrong? What’s up with that?
Ye Chong couldn’t comprehend their reactions. They would never know how Ye Chong was raised throughout his age. He only got to make contact with the outside world after encountering Mu. Even in the virtual world, he at most would stay in the NRS training field or speak to the elders at the Aurora in Gudista. So he had zero knowledge about what everybody thought was common sense or elementary.
Well, since their lives were still determined by this man, Number 2 dared not to mock anymore, and enlightened him,
In vacuum there is no air. Going into a vacuum without any form of protection would lead to either suffocation or a burst in your bloodstream, considering how there is also a different level of pressure in your own blood vessels. When there is no air pressure outside, let’s say, in a vacuum, the pressure in your bloodstream would force out your blood and you will bleed to death within a few seconds. Yes, every part of your body would be bleeding internally. So you need to wear a suit whenever you enter a vacuum space!


I am aware that you couldn’t live without oxygen. But, keep the suit. I don’t need it. You see, I walked in from there just now, without any s-u-i-t and I’m still fine?
Ye Chong didn’t seem to care… once more.
No suit? No way! The corridor has a length of more than 50 meters at least! The gravity and the oxygen supply were solely recovered by the young master and myself! And we found this man who had entered the room way before that. Could… could it be? Could it be there’s actually a human who could survive in vacuum without a suit and not be killed without having his bloodstream burst?
Is this man still a human being? That robust body… that even the mutated lifeforms could feel inferior of! Number 2 and the young man looked at each other awkwardly, as her pupils reflected her drained face, the horror that laid bare in her eyes!
Don’t tell me he’s actually born in a certain kind of barbaric village filled with beasts? I’ve heard of stories about how certain villages of beasts still retain cannibalism!
Oh the fear. Oh the fright. There was no other emotion other than panic in their eyes! Their faces were completely pale. Dreadfully pale as they thought on.
Oh lord! If you heard us, please save us!
Please hear our prayers!