Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 354: Section 350 - Desert Survival

"Hey, you’re the one responsible for snitching, right?"

The Second Rank Thunder Series Warrior, the towering Apu, spoke his mind straightforwardly and caught everyone off guard.

Just look at that face, it’s like he pinched his own neck and slapped his cheeks with Yin Yang Eight Trigrams Palm... as if there was a crisp and loud sound echoing in the air.

Chen Fei(lll￢ω￢): Damn, even if you know, you can’t just say it outright!

Ruan Tiankai(⊙o⊙)...: Where’s your brain? Pick it up quickly!

Mouri Misono(´‐ω‐): Another one who can’t read the room.

Susanna Jean Piaultˇ﹏ˇ: Is it really okay to talk like that?

Captain Adrian Benjamin━━∑(￣□￣*|||━━: Nice one, you’ve just managed to offend the guy as soon as you arrived; how are we going to smooth things over now? This is going to be a headache!

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became very awkward.

Apu, with his nerve reflex arc incredibly long, finally began to sense that something was off. Looking around in confusion, scratching the back of his head, he belatedly said, "Huh? Why isn’t anyone talking? Did I say something wrong?" Your next journey awaits at novelbuddy

Stop with the brutal honesty×10!

Babylon￣△￣: ...

Liaison Officer Rossi snorted coldly and said, "If you don’t speak, no one will take you for a mute."

He also realized that the other person was simply a straightforward BOY, and it was pointless to argue with such a fool.

He might as well look for an opportunity to make life difficult for the big guy.

Apu was about to speak again, but was fiercely glared at by the fire mage and had to swallow back the words he was about to say.

"So, what’s the next task, Liaison Officer Rossi?"

Adrian Benjamin hastily changed the subject. He had a good idea that Apu, who had left a bad impression, was probably in for some trouble and might even drag others down with him.

The Liaison Officer said with an expressionless face, "The final assessment, survive one month in the Central Desert Region!"

"Huh?"

Chen Fei was stunned.

Spend a month in a desert filled with radiation and mutants?

If they didn’t have enough supplies, everyone was likely not to last even seven days—no exceptions. It was like being pushed into hell!

Done for!

Disbanded!!

I want to go home!!!

If this place won’t keep me, I’ll find someplace that will.

"Cheep!" Little Bird.

Mouri Misono, her face deathly pale, said with a trembling voice, "Not taking a bath for a month, we’ll be stunk to death!"

A fragrance-loving soft girl turning into a dirty smelly girl, she probably wants to die.

The expression on B-level Ice Ability User Susanna’s face was also not very pleasant.

The two girls looked at each other.

Adrian Benjamin tentatively asked, "Uh, are there any supplies? Food, water, medicine, and weapons?"

If they had nothing and had to rely solely on their own vitality to endure the desert, he was ready to pack up and leave, opting out of playing along with this Liaison Officer.

Even if Team 04 now had a Mobile Base Vehicle, this was not how they should be playing.

"..."

Rossi looked at everyone silently for a long time without saying a word.

Just as the atmosphere was about to collapse, he finally spoke in a grim voice, "How could there be none? Each team is issued a Space System Alchemy Storage Device with a month’s worth of supplies, and there will also be periodic airdrops of supplies."

"Phew..."×11(ー`′ー)!

Everyone simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.

First Rank Fire Mage Adrian Benjamin asked in a grave voice, "When do we set off?"

"The day after tomorrow; you have enough time to prepare. Make a list of anything you need and give it to Babylon."

After finishing his speech, Liaison Officer Rossi left without hesitation, showing no intention of getting chummy with Team 04.

Not far off, he suddenly stopped, turned his head and said, "I’ll give you a friendly reminder: don’t rely too much on that big vehicle. There are dangers everywhere in the desert, and staying inside the vehicle may not be safe."

"We know, thank you!"

Adrian Benjamin had been worried that the other party would forbid Team 04 from using Chen Fei’s Mobile Base Vehicle, but his words now put Adrian’s mind at ease.

In fact, Babylon providing suggestions and supporting Chen Fei in cobbling together the vehicle from old junk already represented the official stance of the Global United Defense Committee; although not officially announced, their tacit approval was clear. If anyone had an issue with it, the attitude was simple: if you can do better, step up; if not, don’t complain.

As long as you had the ability, no one would stop you.

After making a round on the outskirts of Habulav, everyone understood what kind of dangers lurked in the more distant desert. Even A-level and higher standing Ability Users could not guarantee they would emerge unscathed, and the wreckage of the crystal jet found unexpectedly in a pile of garbage was the best proof of that.

The big black guy from Babylon, who had been unfazed as if devoid of any emotional changes, said, "Get the supply list to me before midnight!"

The fire mage Adrian Benjamin, who was the nominal team leader and stood at the first rank of the Earth Order, touched his cropped white hair and said, "No problem! We’ll do it as fast as we can!"

At this moment, he no longer had the mind to continue practicing.

Staying in the Great Desert for an entire month was definitely no small test.

Chen Fei raised his fist high and shouted loudly, "We must bring beer, barbeque, and I’ll add two more big freezers, oh yeah!"

"Oh yeah!"

The Puppet Master, Holy Knight, Twin Blades Sister, and Thunder Straightforward BOY all raised their hands and cheered together.

Their ability to stir up enthusiasm was simply too strong.

"Add two more water tanks. Once in the desert, I want to bathe every day!"

The B-rank Ice Ability User Susanna, rolling her shoulder-length hair around her finger, quickly added a sentence.

"Hey, don’t go overboard, will you?"

Seeing that a grave life-and-death test was about to turn into a BBQ parade, the fire mage could no longer bear it and spoke out to break the increasingly frivolous atmosphere at the scene.

Be serious, guys. We’re about to fight for our lives, and you’re still talking about skewers?

Chen Fei gestured with his hands laid out and said, "Relax a bit, Adrian. It’s important to know both when to gather and when to release energy, to be both tense and lively—that’s how to live longer."

Stay united and tense, yet serious and lively; the seniors certainly did not deceive me.

"If there’s any danger, I’ll be the first to charge in."

The A-rank Metal Ability User Kiterley gave his little brother Chen Fei a look and then pounded his chest hard with his fist. The armor that was almost fused with him made a clanging sound, impenetrable to any light weapons available today.

Once Metal Ability Users gained defensive skills, they often proved especially resilient. "Golden Bell Shield" and "Iron Cloth" were just the basics, beyond that were "Indestructibility," and if that wasn’t enough, "Titanium Extreme Metal Body"—just try me, let loose a 152mm shell at me.

"Hmph!"

The fire mage snorted displeasedly.

The dark and foolish Apu muttered to himself, "Uh, me too, me too!"

But no one paid attention to him. Looking around and only left with grumbling, he sat sulkily.

"Apu, eat more, talk less in the future."

Yuan Lulu An, the Tree Boundary Ape, did actually pat the big black guy’s shoulder, giving him some roundabout advice.

"Oh!"

Apu cocked his head, still not understanding.

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The Mobile Base Vehicle passed through the heavily guarded city gate, came to the outside of the walls of Habulav, and drove straight into the desolate Gobi Desert, where no more greenery could be seen.

Several more teams entered the wilderness one after another, each heading off in different directions on foot.

Many cast envious glares at the swiftly departing Mobile Base Vehicle; MMP, equal grunts in this hard-knock life, why the hell act so high and mighty!

Inside the Mobile Base Vehicle, maintaining a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, it was both spacious and steady, with an air conditioning system maintaining a pleasant temperature and humidity. The radiation from outside was also hard to penetrate, making it quite comfortable to stay in.

Mouri Misono sat by the window, pointing outside and said loudly, "Look, the Babylons are standing on the city wall, wondering which one is our Uncle Babylon."

The Blue Star Global United Defense Committee maintained a regimented force of Soldiers in Habulav, using Third Era Neanderthal Tribe biotechnology to meticulously engineer the Soldiers’ genes. Not only did they have resilient vitality, reliable loyalty, and obedience, brave without fearing death, capable of forming outstanding combat effectiveness quickly, but there was also no need to worry about social pressure from casualties.

Some of these Soldiers even unlocked Spirit Special Abilities for non-combat supportive tasks. This series of cloned Soldiers all had one common name: Babylon.

The various black Babylons, each one a clone from the same mold with their eyes closed, had hundreds of micro-electrophotonic devices implanted in them. These allowed for instantaneous human-machine communication, seamlessly interfacing with the central AI responsible for all of Habulav, combining human adaptability and the rapid information processing abilities of artificial intelligence.

In a way, these hundred-plus Babylons could be considered a single entity.

This time, the Babylons were in charge of ensuring the various connections for the "Bear Hunting Special Operations Division" and were also undergoing an important functional test.

"Hey! I really thought these big black guys were all heartless."

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A white-bearded Ability User turned around, smiling at the members of Team 04 and said, "Folks, I’m extremely grateful that you could give us a lift, and if you ever need help in the future, be it through hell or high water, I’ll be there at the drop of a hat!"

He was the captain of Team 18, also participating in the month-long survival test in the desert.

Luckily, Team 18 and Team 04’s destinations partially coincided, so they were able to hitch a ride for part of the way.

"It’s no trouble at all, don’t mention it."

Adrian, the first-rank fire mage who was proficient in social interactions, was polite on the surface, yet he understood that this favor was truly noted down, and it might come in handy in the future.

"At one o’clock, a Mutant has been spotted, 500 meters away... At two o’clock, a Mutant has been spotted, 1240 meters away."

A classical-sounding electronic voice suddenly resounded inside the vehicle, monotonous and devoid of any emotive inflection.

The recently reactivated "Adam" immediately became the artificial intelligence AI of the Mobile Base Vehicle, and nobody found this to be out of order. Without the AI, that’s what would be really odd.

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