The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 140 - 139: Match 25, Lan Xingye Eliminated

Chapter 140: Chapter 139: Match 25, Lan Xingye Eliminated

The others looked at the red dot on the map that had just been reported and then vanished, clearly surprised. Then, seeing Wen Qing’s team disappear from the top ten ranking, they all wondered which team of brave souls had done it?

After all, there had been two announcements previously, but not only had they not eliminated Wen Qing’s teammates, they had actually given them quite a few points.

Qu Tong and her companions, who were the subject of much speculation, rested on the spot after cleaning up the aftermath.

Even though they had taken advantage of the Star Beast’s weakness to strike a blow, Wen Qing and his group were no pushovers. Taking them down had been quite an effort, and they also dealt with two or three squads that arrived upon hearing the news, not knowing if they were friend or foe—Mi Nuo included.

Qu Tong looked at the plants trampled in disarray by the Star Beast and casually plucked one, examining it closely.

Seeing this, Mi Nuo also picked one and looked at it carefully. She looked down to find a large patch of the same herb around her and lamented, "Such a pity. If these were all Energy Plants, we’d have made a fortune."

There were, at the very least, a thousand Moonlight Grass plants in the area, but none met the purification standards.

It was easy to recognize the heavily-polluted plants. The veins in the leaves turned black, and the roots, stems, flowers, and fruits all carried a bitter taste.

Holding a Moonlight Grass in her hand, Qu Tong infused a faint thread of spiritual power, and the violent factors inside were thoroughly purged.

Qu Tong handed the Moonlight Grass to Mi Nuo, who took it and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, there really are some with high purification values."

Then, as if they had nothing better to do, they searched the ground for Energy Plants and indeed found more than twenty, netting over 400 points.

Most of the Energy Plants they harvested during the competition were Moonlight Grass, suggesting that this planet was a prime producer of it.

In fact, whether or not she used Energy Plants in her own potion concoctions didn’t matter, but Gong Yun had prepared Energy Plants for her, so she couldn’t be bothered to add anything extra.

After a good rest, the group set off on their journey once again.

Over the past few days, Qu Tong’s team had maintained a substantial lead in points, with Mi Nuo’s team close behind. Conversely, Lan Xingye’s team, lacking Song Nuan, started to slow in their points acquisition, with Fang Yan’s team, rising from behind, now only 120 points behind.

On the sixth day, Qu Tong’s team was marked once more, and on their way to find a six-level Star Beast, they encountered Lan Xingye’s group.

Lan Xingye had also formed an alliance with a strong team, and his own team had recently added new members, totaling 18 people from both teams.

"Let’s see where you can run this time," Lan Xingye laughed smugly.

Qu Tong didn’t know where Lan Xingye got the courage to clash with them again, and didn’t waste words—of course, she chose to take them on.

After all, a head delivered from a thousand miles away is a light gift with heavy affection.

In any case, it was the last two days, and as no other First Military Academy teams were implicated, it wouldn’t be failing Principal Wei’s expectations.

Only during the actual combat did Qu Tong understand why Lan Xingye never learned his lesson.

To target Mi Nuo and herself, Lan Xingye and another team member had specifically switched to two flying Mechas, and along with Lan Weiying, they had three Mechas capable of flight.

While flying Mechas were agile and portable, they could not deliver the same level of power as the heavy Mechas and had lower defenses, which was a disadvantage when facing Star Beasts.

Qu Tong narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking that it made sense.

"Princess Consort, what should we do?" Mi Nuo was worried.

If Qu Tong was targeted, she would not be able to help her other teammates establish an advantage.

"This way!"

Qu Tong led her team towards the lakeside.

Lan Xingye and his group followed in pursuit.

By the time Song Ke and his team arrived, the Giant Tooth Crocodile they had seen before was nowhere to be found.

Qu Tong gave new instructions to Mi Nuo, who then moved the battleground to the airspace above the lake.

Under the triple assault, Mi Nuo barely had a chance to catch her breath, but luckily Qu Tong was watching her back and timely issued her evasion commands.

As Mi Nuo maneuvered the Mecha to narrowly evade Lan Weiying’s attacks in a low-altitude flight, Qu Tong, perched on Mi Nuo’s shoulder, lashed out with her whip, splashing water that drenched the pursuing Lan Xingye.

Lan Xingye, however, was relentless and ordered another teammate, "Block her!"

And he, too, raised the blade of his right arm, slashing toward Mi Nuo.

Just as Mi Nuo was preparing to dodge Lan Xingye’s attack, he received an order from Qu Tong.

"Ascend!"

Left with no choice, Mi Nuo abandoned dodging, took the hit on his sturdier shoulder, and then rapidly flew upwards.

The next second.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of water erupted, and columns of water splashed in all directions.

Several massive tentacles swiftly skimmed the surface of the water, reaching for the mechas above the lake.

Mi Nuo, who had dodged quickly, only got splashed with a few droplets.

Lan Xingye and his teammate didn’t even have time to cry out in alarm before they were dragged down.

Lan Weiying also jumped in fright, knowing they couldn’t handle such a massive Star Beast, they immediately pressed the emergency button seeking help.

Lan Weiying activated the energy device and fired the mecha’s ion cannon.

The brown-pink tentacle with black spots was hit, releasing its grip in pain.

But before Lan Xingye could maneuver the mecha to escape, another tentacle coiled around them, squeezing even tighter.

The other tentacles slapped the water’s surface, creating huge splashes.

The Mutated Octopus seemed enraged—a longer tentacle shot over the spray with incredible speed, heading straight for Lan Weiying.

Lan Weiying did their best to dodge, but was still clipped by the tentacle and fell down, caught by team members who reacted from the shore.

The mechas of Lan Xingye’s pair looked like toys in front of the Mutated Octopus, getting flung into the water and pulled back out again.

Qu Tong directed Mi Nuo to fly away from the lake and land in a safe place, with no intention of mounting a rescue.

Lan Xingye targeted her repeatedly, save him? What a joke, she was not that foolish.

If he died today, it would be their own doing.

If roles were reversed, she believed Lan Xingye and his pair would make the same choice and might even secretly add to the trouble.

Xu An, who was about to express concern, was frozen in place by Qu Tong’s cold and merciless gaze.

This version of his sister was so unfamiliar.

A profound sense of guilt welled up in Xu An’s heart. It was his uselessness that failed to protect his sister’s innocence, leaving her to bear so much malice.

Lan Xingye’s pair were shaken up, drained of their spiritual power, ejected from their mechas, and on the verge of death.

They were caught by an academy flying vehicle that had rushed over.

An authentic SSS-rank spiritual power strike, flashing with lightning, took the Mutated Octopus out with a single lethal blow.

With a booming sound, dark green fluid stained a large expanse of the lake, causing tall columns of water to surge.

The flying vehicle stopped at the shore, and Si Yuting furrowed his brow and questioned, "How could there be a high-grade Star Beast in the competition area?"

"I don’t know either. There wasn’t one when we checked earlier. Perhaps it can avoid detection by spiritual power," replied a Mecha Single Soldier Department instructor, his eyes darting evasively.

Suppressing the chill in his eyes, Si Yuting commanded sternly, "Cheng Feng, take him back to explain the situation to Principal Wei, and while you’re at it, call for the spacecraft to salvage the Star Beast."

The instructor didn’t dare to resist under Si Yuting’s intimidating presence.

Si Yuting instructed his subordinates to take away the eliminated contestants and swept the scene with his sharp gaze.

His eyes lingered for a moment on a pair of innocent doe eyes, then moved away as he said coldly, "Continue the competition."