The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 159 First Battle: Giving Away Points
Jiang Hui didn't expect things to develop so quickly.

Just half an hour ago, everyone was gathered together waiting for the commander to give instructions, but in the next twenty or thirty minutes, she had already arrived in this unknown forest with any tools she had grabbed.

She stood in the woods for a moment, stunned and confused. Her mind realized what had happened, but her reaction couldn't keep up.

Suddenly she heard a rustling sound behind her, like someone brushing against the bushes; the footsteps weren't quiet. The person was clearly not very alert and didn't bother to conceal themselves.

Jiang Hui didn't know why she was so nervous. Instinctively, she spotted a thick tree trunk near the edge. She scrambled over and found a huge rock, about the height of two people, behind her, which sandwiched her loosely in the middle, providing decent concealment. Although it couldn't completely cover her, it was still fairly well hidden if she was careful.

"The school is too casual. They didn't even give us time to form teams and just dumped us here. Luckily, we landed nearby, so we don't have to go around looking for people to team up with."

"Stop complaining. You'd be better off finding the rest of the team or just going to level up. The instructor said the final score is based on the number of shots taken down, the more the better. I heard the top 100 in the whole grade will get extremely generous rewards this time..."

"What are you thinking? Combat soldiers, mechs, and command units are all in the same boat. It's lucky if they don't get shot. Alright, stop wasting time and hurry up and find some prey."

"Wait, I want to sort out the resource pack first. There was a huge commotion around here, and they took so many small things that I don't even know what I got."

"Hey, stop searching here. Let's wait until we're in a safer place. This place is too open and doesn't feel safe. Besides, we're new here, who knows if someone's hiding in the shadows?" Dude, you're absolutely right...

"Bang!" A gunshot pierced the air and exploded in their ears, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

The group was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting such a move to come while they were talking.

They realized they were being watched. But the person in the shadows had no intention of giving them a chance. The second and third shots were fired almost as soon as the first shot went out, with slight adjustments. So the two people who were standing just moments before fell to the ground shortly afterward.

Seeing the three people lying motionless on the ground, Jiang Hui, who had been hiding in the shadows, held his breath and observed for several seconds. After confirming that there were no other predators around, he ran to their side at breakneck speed.

Ignoring the three pairs of eyes darting around, overflowing with resentment and anger, Jiang Hui felt apologetic. It was indeed a bit unfair to let them die so easily from the start, but who told them to be so high-profile? Not only did they speak loudly, but they also failed to lie low and be discreet in this battlefield that had clearly become a hunting ground, destined for tragedy.

Even if she doesn't make a move, these people won't last long and will probably just be easy points for others. Besides, if she lets these people go, it might not be so easy for her to get points later. Only a fool would refuse points that are offered to them.

The instructor had said that a rescue team would arrive to retrieve the downed enemy approximately 150 stars later, and attempting to retrieve supplies after that would be a violation of regulations. Therefore, Jiang Hui had to collect the dropped supplies before that.

So there was no time. She had to quickly retrieve her things, find a hiding place, and organize her supplies.

The three men, whose "survival" was restricted by the simulated bras, could only watch helplessly as the culprit who had forced them to end their ordeal before it even began swiftly packed all the supplies they had painstakingly looted in the square into his own packs, leaving them with nothing, not even a gun.

Finally, they could only watch sideways as the other person leaped into the tall bushes and disappeared. A dark shadow loomed over them, and soft light shone on their faces, rendering them immobile. They vaguely heard the staff whispering, "They're not seriously injured; we just need to take them back and remove their simulation bras."

Of course they weren't injured!! They needed to be given a chance to get hurt too! The group was practically screaming inwardly. Who could be more unlucky than these three? They'd been wiped out by some unknown person in less than a minute. Definitely easy targets; even if they'd survived a full round, they wouldn't be this frustrated…

Unfortunately, there's no chance anymore. The game is over for them, and even if they had the chance to see the "culprit" who so decisively eliminated them, it would only be on the screen.

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the other side.

Within just four or five minutes of the start, the leaderboard began to fluctuate. This meant that some people had already started gaining points in that short period of time.

But the most eye-catching name was the one at the very top. Jiang Hui probably never imagined that one day she would be placed in such a "highlighted" position—in such a way.

Of course, this is not because Jiang Hui is particularly skilled or ranks up quickly, but because her accumulated personal score is excessively high.

Because of the two previous incidents, the school compensated her with a significant number of personal points. This inevitably became apparent: she was the freshman with the most personal points in the entire grade, naturally ranking first, more than a hundred points ahead of the second-place student.

Her unusually high score naturally attracted a lot of discussion among the audience. Almost all the students present had gone through military training in the same way, and they were familiar with the source and status of the freshmen's personal points. It was precisely because they were familiar with this that they found it hard to understand how this person had managed to accumulate so many points in just one month of school.

Moreover, it was indeed rather strange that none of them had heard of this person before.

Of course, the homeroom teachers present were all aware of this matter. It had been approved by the school and all faculty members, so there was nothing to discuss.

"I remember... wasn't that Captain Stark's squad? He's so efficient, he's already scored in less than five minutes."

The speaker was Zhapu, the squad leader of the fifth squad of the combat individual unit. Unlike most of the officer squad leaders in the grade, who were either impetuous or arrogant, he was a rare kind-hearted person who was good at getting along with everyone in the grade.

Upon hearing this, Stark nodded almost imperceptibly, and then, after the other party's attention shifted elsewhere, he slowly used his teacher privileges to access the video recording on the front-of-the-workbench.

Zapp only looked at the overall leaderboard, while Stark had specifically brought it up to see it, so he could clearly see Jiang Hui's entire scoring process. Stark raised an eyebrow...

She wouldn't call herself amazing, because the enemy was too stupid, but it was clear that the guy did have some guts. While some people were still struggling with team composition and hadn't fully switched gears, she immediately figured out her position and scored all the points she could, so her performance was passable.

(End of this chapter)