227: Accident?

After familiarizing himself with the weapon in his hand, Li Yang couldn’t help but feel a surge of curiosity.

“The assessment has begun, so why isn’t anyone here to explain the upcoming tasks and precautions?”

With this question in mind, Li Yang walked with steady steps to the cabin door.

As Li Yang gently pressed the open button, the cabin door slowly slid open to both sides, emitting a faint “hissing” sound.

Li Yang cautiously poked his head out, and the sight before him instantly struck him like lightning, leaving him rooted to the spot.

The entire corridor was a mess, with thick blood flowing on the ground, like a winding river of blood, emitting a nauseating stench.

Scattered among this sea of blood were bits and pieces of flesh, some as large as a palm, others as small as a fingernail, making it unbearable to look at.

The sharp-eyed Li Yang even clearly saw a severed hand lying on the ground, its five fingers twisted, still tightly clutching an Imperial standard energy gun, as if narrating the owner's struggle and unwillingness before death.

Li Yang felt a wave of dizziness, his heart seemingly gripped by an invisible hand.

He instinctively snapped back to reality, slammed the cabin door shut, and leaned against it, breathing heavily, trying to calm his wildly beating heart.

“What exactly is going on? Why is something like this happening on the starship? Could it be that the enemies of the Flesh and Blood Civilization have already infiltrated the starship without anyone knowing?”

Countless questions swirled in his mind, and an unprecedented sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

For a moment, Li Yang, disoriented by the bizarre scene and completely clueless about the situation, knew that the most urgent task was to quickly understand the situation and gather more information.

In this helpless situation, he instinctively thought of relying on the smart-brain to contact others, trying to seek help and answers from the outside world.

However, his mind kept prompting “connection failed,” and no matter how many times he retried, he couldn’t establish an effective communication link.

Immediately after, he eagerly tried to call his companions like Hill and Hai An, but the result was still the same; he couldn't reach anyone.

Helpless, Li Yang subconsciously turned his gaze out the viewport.

In the distant sky, a gigantic blood-red orb floated in the dark universe, emitting an eerie and mysterious aura.

Seeing this orb, Li Yang’s heart sank; he clearly realized that the starship he was on had indeed arrived at the assessment location.

In other words, this should be considered their initial “spawn point” for this assessment.

“This is a hell-difficulty start right from the get-go!”

Li Yang couldn’t help but mutter to himself, his brows furrowed tightly into a “ river” shape.

At this moment, he was filled with doubts and worries, and he couldn’t help but wonder whether this chaotic and bloody scene was a deliberate part of the assessment or if an actual accident had occurred.

If it was the former, then this assessment was indeed a bit difficult, but if it was the latter, then the danger they faced would be immeasurable.

Li Yang knew he had to figure out the situation as soon as possible, otherwise, not only might the assessment fail, but even the “life” of his clone could be threatened at any moment...

In the vast universe not far from Li Yang’s starship, a massive fleet, like silent behemoths, hung quietly in the darkness.

Inside the flagship’s Command Room, the lights were soft and bright, and Wan Yi, the Deputy Army Commander of the 73rd Army, was conversing with someone beside him.

“It still has to be you, the 73rd Army, who knows how to have fun…”

The speaker was Minister Sha from the Management Department of the Officer Cadre Advanced Studies Branch; he shook his head slightly, a hint of a smile on his face.

“These Students must all think something went wrong with the assessment right now.”

Wan Yi’s lips curled slightly upward, revealing a confident smile, and he responded.

“Minister Sha, as you know, only such a scenario setting can truly test the Students’ ability to respond to emergencies. Moreover, it’s greatly beneficial for training their psychological resilience, because I’ve heard that many of these Students haven’t experienced brutal battlefields or seen too many bloody scenes. Only by making them quickly adapt and react correctly in such extreme situations can they better handle various complex combat situations in the future.”

In reality, the starship Li Yang and the others were on was originally a battleship that was unfortunately annihilated in a fierce battle with the Flesh and Blood Civilization.

However, because the hull was relatively intact, it was rescued in time.

For this special assessment, Wan Yi specifically instructed that the tragic stains and battle scenes inside the ship be preserved as they were, precisely to create an immersive sense of crisis for the Students.

Minister Sha listened to Wan Yi’s explanation and nodded in agreement.

He understood that the previous time, when the Students personally ordered the annihilation of a Galaxy, it was merely a matter of giving an order with their mouths; it couldn’t truly touch their hearts and achieve the effect of training like the visual impact of directly facing a bloody scene like this.

“However…”

Minister Sha’s tone shifted, and a hint of worry appeared on his face.

“How much of the remnants left by the Flesh and Blood Civilization above have been cleared? What if the Students can’t handle it later, leading to their complete annihilation? Then we would lose face…”

Although Minister Sha approved of Wan Yi’s approach, as a representative of the academy, he had to consider the overall effectiveness of the assessment and the academy’s reputation.

“Minister Sha, please rest assured.”

Wan Yi patted his chest and said with a confident tone.

“I have already arranged for people to clear most of those dangerous things. As for the remaining parts, with the abilities of their thousands of Students, they should be able to clear them. If they can’t even handle this small challenge, then they are indeed not suitable to remain in the military and should just retire.”

Wan Yi still had some confidence in the Students’ abilities…

Back to Li Yang, after repeated attempts to contact the outside world failed, Li Yang fell into a brief contemplation.

Regardless of whether this bizarre situation was an accident in the assessment or not, staying holed up in the room was definitely not a long-term solution.

Moreover, he was not unarmed now; the advanced weapons he was equipped with were perfect for testing their power at this opportunity.

After all, as a former captain, he mostly commanded from the flagship and had never really personally used these individual weapons.

After some thought, Li Yang took a deep breath and resolutely opened the cabin door again.