Chapter 247

Chapter 247

At last, someone let out a nervous chuckle and asked in the squad channel, “Captain, should we provide backup for Deputy Squad Leader?”

“Backup? Are we even in any position to back up Deputy Squad Leader?” The captain’s shocked voice echoed through the squad channel before he immediately floored the throttle on his mech. “Run!!”

They only had two squads here—ten mechs total. Who could possibly back up Bai Xingshu when he was being chased by twenty to thirty enemy mechs?!

Was this *really* backup?

This was suicide!!

They should’ve realized from the start whether they could handle the mess their deputy squad leader had stirred up.

In this situation, if the two sides clashed, their deputy might escape, but they’d all be wiped out!

The ten Shoujun mechs on-site swiftly turned around and bolted without looking back, clearly dead set on survival.

Witnessing all this, Bai Xingshu: “….”

As everyone knew, live combat footage wasn’t only streamed to the respective faction’s command center and the monitoring rooms of the raters, but also broadcast for eliminated academy teams to watch.

Since everyone had heard that Xingze Jiangzhi (He Who Acts Shall Arrive) was with Shoujun, the match between Shoujun and United drew the most attention and had the highest number of live viewers.

Originally, at this moment, everyone had been marveling at the jaw-dropping piloting skills of He Who Acts Shall Arrive.

With remote weapon support and so many mechs in pursuit, the overall damage after escaping all the way hadn’t even exceeded 25%—it was mind-blowingly good, completely beyond anyone’s expectations.

Just as they were marveling at this miracle, they saw Shoujun’s sudden fleeing scene.

I mean…

Pfft!!!

It wasn’t just the spectators who burst into laughter—back in the Shoujun command room, quite a few people snickered quietly among themselves.

However, their deployment of support wasn’t slow. Once Bai Xingshu had fully entered Shoujun-controlled territory, countless engineers precisely rained down covering fire—one engineer position after another alternating fire—to completely cut off United’s mechs from continuing the chase.

Only when they were safe did the ten fleeing mechs finally stop.

Bai Xingshu chuckled and ambled over to the nearest mech. Soon, its cockpit hatch opened.

With his captive in tow, Bai Xingshu smoothly stepped into the opposing cockpit.

Only then did multiple camera feeds once again show Bai Xingshu’s figure.

Except now he had that quiet, well-behaved look on his face while dragging a six-foot-tall man single-handedly—it left the live audience completely at a loss for words.

This was just too awkward!!

But the awkwardness was only felt by outsiders. The Shoujun pilot and those in the command center were already used to it, not even batting an eyelid.

Only the student in the pilot’s seat managed a weak laugh. “Bro Bai, you’re back.”

Bai Xingshu chuckled without acknowledging the greeting. After dropping his captive, he strode forward and slammed the button connecting to the command center, shouting, “Shen Geng, patch me through to the comms of all nearby mechs!”

Bai Xingshu’s reverse command carried the unmistakable tone of “I’m about to chew someone out.”

From the command center, Shen Geng gave a low laugh and responded, “Copy that.”

The crowd in the command center: "..."

Why is it that even though the two of them said nothing substantial—just a couple of brief sentences—it somehow made everyone *cringe* even more?!

The people in the command center thought to themselves, but the internal comms of the squad on-site were connected with lightning speed. Immediately, the squad was met with Bai Xingshu’s roar, slamming the table: "What about the promise that you’d absolutely get me back?!"

"Every single one of you bolted like rabbits!!"

"Where’s your conscience?! Your morals?! Your bottom line?!!"

Each furious accusation struck deep into everyone’s hearts. Watching Bai Xingshu’s face on the screen—which seemed to flicker between anger and grievance—some began seriously wondering whether Shoujun’s actions had truly crossed the line.

Then, from the private channel, came a voice uttering a most desperate apology.

"Deputy Squad Leader, I was wrong! I’ll give you all my chicken drumsticks from today’s lunch!!"

Bai Xingshu shouted, as if ready to flip a table: "I want spare ribs too!!"

"You can have them all, all of them!"

"I’ve got some beef brisket here too."

"Deputy Squad Leader, do you want roast goose?"

The private channel instantly turned into a food bargaining session.

Everyone watching the livestream saw Bai Xingshu’s expression light up instantly, as if he’d been effortlessly appeased by these offerings.

The crowd: "..."

Hold on, Xing Ze Jiang Zhi, are you seriously this easy to buy off?!

Bai Xingshu, however, didn’t think he was being easily appeased. He simply felt like he’d totally scammed his classmates out of their lunch rations, leaving him thoroughly satisfied as he ended the private channel and put in a request to the command center to return to the team.

Naturally, there was no issue with this. The only catch was that the one tasked with escorting Bai Xingshu back to the command center would have to be the assigned mech pilot.

Bai Xingshu leaned on the back of the pilot’s seat and, with nothing better to do, started critiquing the pilot’s controls.

And so it began.

"Move your seat a bit further in, lower your wrists by two centimeters—yeah, just like that. It’ll shorten the distance your hands need to move, making your operations faster."

"Mhm, it’s not that you’re doing it wrong—the textbook does say to do it your way. But since you’re tall, you can adjust slightly."

"Spot-on adjustment! Your motor control is killer! Most people wouldn’t be able to adapt that quickly. Impressive!"

"Good, good—that turn into the canyon was slick! Nailed the timing! Hmm, you could try accelerating right after the descent. I can tell from your muscle reactions that you’ve got the reflexes—even if you speed up, you’d definitely handle it fine, right?"

"..."

In Class S, the very first mech piloting lesson had begun with the entire class gathering to discuss techniques, and this tradition had continued. Trading tips on adjustments and improvements had become second nature. So now, standing behind this Class A student, Bai Xingshu naturally fell into his usual habit of rambling on, offering suggestions for refinement.

On top of that, Bai Xingshu had a tendency to dole out compliments at every opportunity. The entire trip back, the pilot felt in a daze.

And the students from other academies watching the match felt similarly in a daze.

On public platforms, Bai Xingshu maintained a hard rule—no friend requests accepted, no outside contact permitted, and completely absent from any community discussions.

Every time he logs on, he grabs a few people and beats them up in every way imaginable, leaving them physically and mentally broken before ruthlessly logging off.

Everyone assumed that "Where There's a Will" must be some rough, self-centered guy who looked down on everyone else. Even the heart gestures he made toward them were later interpreted as just another way to mess with people.

But now it seems...

How come "Where There's a Will" is so cheerful, bright, full of energy, and even kind of sweet?

Mind = blown! Their whole family must be shook!