161: Insincere Words (Revised Version)

The Random Gravity Zone is a full 100 kilometers long; even at Chen Du's pace, he wouldn't be able to get out quickly, even if he moved at full speed.

However, the situation is special right now, and Chen Du doesn't need to force his way through this path.

This is a path for tempering oneself and squeezing out the body's potential; if it weren't for the incident with You Zhong, Chen Du would naturally be happy to walk it.

At this moment, Chen Du has already jumped out of the Random Gravity Zone and is walking on an ordinary path nearby.

Although You Zhong is gone, Chen Du still knows the general direction and route.

The most important thing right now is to catch up with the four people who set off earlier.

However, in his heart, Chen Du still hopes not to run into those four.

This isn't because they don't have a good relationship, but rather related to safety.

Chen Du doesn't know the specifics of those four's strength, but since they are all Grade A students, they certainly have some tricks up their sleeves.

The seat ranking from the 13th test that day wasn't entirely accurate either.

After all, some methods can only be used in actual combat.

Those red spheres could only provide an assessment of everyone's raw strength.

If they really fought, Han Yanji might not necessarily be first.

Although Chen Du is confident after Awakening four Mystic Treasures, even if he is stronger than the four, it is only by a limited margin.

If he can catch up to the four, it doesn't mean his speed is faster; it can only mean that the four encountered danger on the way.

This is not what he wants to see.

If the four of them can't shake off trouble, adding him to the mix won't make any difference.

Not seeing the figures of the four along the way and then successfully arriving at the Eighth Ecological Zone is what Chen Du hopes for.

To conserve his stamina, Chen Du advances at a speed of approximately 50 meters per second.

This is nearly half of his base speed without using any additional power.

Because of the four Mystic Treasures, his speed of absorbing starry sky energy is faster and greater than others.

The starry sky energy is mainly stored within the star plate to become star energy.

Secondarily, it helps restore stamina and assists in the improvement of Life Strength.

This allows Chen Du to use more stamina for traveling.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Just as Chen Du was focusing on moving forward, a familiar voice suddenly came from above:

"Chen Du!"

Vice-Principal!

Upon hearing this, Chen Du felt a surge of joy in his heart; this meant that Pang Tian Ce had won against that black rain!

This caused the string that had been taut in Chen Du's heart to finally loosen.

Usually, in tropes like this, regardless of how strong or weak Pang Tian Ce is, he would be killed off by the plot.

Originally, Chen Du was very worried that the cliché plot would occur where enemies suddenly chase from behind just as he was about to arrive at the Eighth Ecological Zone.

And then start a high-stakes race against time.

Fortunately, this is reality, not a novel.

There aren't that many melodramatic plot twists.

Chen Du looked up and saw two figures in the sky.

One was the person who just spoke, Pang Tian Ce.

The other was a man with a long braid.

If Chen Du remembers correctly, this person is named Xia, and he was a former student of Pang Tian Ce.

Pang Tian Ce descended from the sky and landed beside Chen Du.

Then he nodded at Xia above; the other party responded in kind and continued moving forward.

With a swoosh, he streaked across the sky like a meteor.

The two stopped in place, and Pang Tian Ce looked at Chen Du's eyes, which betrayed a desire to know what happened next but a fear of asking.

He chuckled, revealing a look that seemed to say "you kid," then frowned slightly, as if thinking about how to phrase it.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:

"You Zhong is dead."

"I killed him."

Chen Du didn't speak, just nodded; he wasn't surprised by this result.

"That black rain earlier was cast by an Advanced Aerial Warrior of the Itera Civilization."

"He was one of the 'Inspectors' stationed by the Itera Civilization in the Land of Abandoned Armor."

Pang Tian Ce finished speaking and pointed to the black dot that had long since disappeared on the horizon.

"That is the most outstanding student I have ever taught; his name is Xia."

"That Itera Civilization Inspector was killed by him."

"We just need to wait here for him to bring the other four students back."

Chen Du continued to nod silently upon hearing this; to be honest, he didn't feel much shock.

This was mainly because the Advanced Aerial Warrior and the Itera Civilization, these outsiders to the Land of Dawn, were too far removed from his current level, resulting in him having no real sense of these things.

It's like telling an elementary school student how important the National Higher Education Entrance Examination is, that it determines your future life and path.

How amazing some top scorer is, that they have the bearing of an exam king, and so on.

After hearing the news of You Zhong's death, Chen Du thought through the whole matter again.

Everything had happened too quickly and too hastily before, leaving Chen Du with no extra time to think.

Now that he thought about it carefully, Chen Du suddenly realized that You Zhong had actually won.

Standing from his own perspective, he won.

The whole matter had two certain conditions.

First: The Itera Civilization's hundred-year plan, the goal of which is within a hundred years or longer.

To continuously kill the geniuses among the various civilizations in the Land of Abandoned Armor, so as to cause a gap in talent and a lack of successors.

This way, they can unify the Land of Abandoned Armor with minimal cost.

Although there aren't many resources here, if they are all obtained by the Itera Civilization alone, it would be a very fertile resource.

Second, You Zhong's goal; his goal from beginning to end was very clear, which was to hope that his wife and children could be safe in the future.

As for his own life or death, he never cared, or rather, he already knew he was going to die.

From the moment Principal Pang issued the transport mission.

He realized that he had been exposed.

Although Principal Pang later explained it was due to safety issues, You Zhong naturally wouldn't believe it.

Although he didn't know the reason why, he understood the result.

It's just like having a guilty conscience; You Zhong would be exceptionally sensitive and accurate about these things.

All subsequent content must have these two prerequisites.

You Zhong couldn't change the Itera Civilization's ideas; he could only try his best to protect his wife and children.

If he had really killed Principal Pang, then Chen Du himself and the other four Grade A students would probably not have been able to escape either.

Although the five had started fleeing forward very early.

But when facing a Sky Soaring Warrior in the state of burning their Life Ignition Cord, chasing at full speed.

That scene would be comparable to a tortoise and hare race.

The tortoise is still that tortoise, but the hare is replaced by a hare that doesn't sleep and only knows how to give its all.

They would be caught up with very quickly.

In this way, You Zhong would become a hero who died in battle outside!

His children would also, as he wished, become the descendants of a hero.

But if it is the current ending.

You Zhong revealed the Itera Civilization's plan in advance, and the High Martial Civilization would inevitably focus its attention on protecting geniuses.

Although the task of protecting geniuses has always been done, this incident will obviously raise the level of protection by several grades.

Future escorts will probably all be Sky Soaring Warriors.

Because the number of geniuses You Zhong killed was not enough, his wife and children will very likely be killed by the Itera Civilization next.

But since the Itera Civilization's goal is known in advance.

The High Martial Civilization cannot possibly allow the Itera Civilization to kill people at will within the First Ecological Zone.

This is not protection, but a contest between two civilizations!

The significance is worlds apart.

It's just that the range of activities for his wife and children in the future will likely have to be fixed within one city, or even smaller.

This is probably also what You Zhong wanted; after all, being alive is always better than being dead.

Looking at it from this outcome.

You Zhong is indeed the winner.

Regardless of success or failure, he obtained the result he wanted.

Chen Du personally leans more towards the second, because the future of the first outcome is not good.

Judging from You Zhong's behavior, his betrayal was more of a helpless act, a choice.

If the High Martial Civilization were to be destroyed, even if his wife and children lived for a hundred years, it would be a disaster.

As for whether the result will really be as he imagined, Chen Du doesn't know.

He just feels a bit of sympathy for this kind of life where You Zhong could not make a choice.

You Zhong, You Zhong, insincere words.

Chen Du silently recited this name in his heart.

Could it be that he had some premonition in the dark?

That's why he gave himself this name?

On second thought, he can change the future through effort, and his whole family is safe and sound.

Compared to You Zhong, how lucky is he?

Not only can he work hard, but he also has the Crystal Space that can turn effort into strength!

The other party was a member of the Itera Civilization, yet in the end, he didn't tell the Itera Civilization the information about him Awakening his Mystic Treasures early.

All to keep him from becoming a tragic lab rat.

So the other party chose to kill him, not only to save him from suffering but also to save his wife and children.

In a sense, it was the best of both worlds.

"Hoo..."

Chen Du took a deep breath and stopped thinking about this matter.

Immediately, he looked at Principal Pang.

Now the two are waiting on the spot for Xia to bring back the other four Grade A students.

Chen Du also happened to have a question he wanted to ask Principal Pang:

"Principal Pang, I would like to ask, are there any alien races on Blue Star that are born from eggs?"

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