The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 257 First Shot
"Hmph, interesting." Huan Xian gestured for Jiang Hui to follow behind. The two gradually broke through the security line he had drawn and approached the group of extremely vigilant prey hidden on the other side.

Jiang Hui was now quite certain that Huan Xian was really in high spirits; he had been muttering to himself the whole way. Although he occasionally shared his mental energy with Jiang Hui, these words were clearly not directed at her.

So what's so interesting about it?

Of course, Jiang Hui didn't intend to chat with Huan Xian in such a dangerous environment.

Geniuses always have one or two quirks; perhaps talking to himself is a way of thinking. Jiang Hui didn't want to interrupt his thoughts, so he let him think about it in peace.

However, feeling that the path seemed to be drifting further and further away from the safety barrier, Jiang Hui felt inexplicably uneasy.

Although she had agreed to it—after all, nothing ventured, nothing gained—wasn't the process of entering the tiger's den a little too smooth? And what about the tiger? What was it thinking?

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"I wonder how things are going with Jiang and the others? Why haven't they caught up yet?" Hillman kept turning back to look at them as he walked over, looking quite uneasy.

Seeing the other party's anxious appearance, Zhou Xiuwen frowned for once and said, "Student Jiang and Student Huan are both outstanding marksmen. Among the people I have seen, there are almost none who can surpass them."

"Although I've never met Holly, given Jiang and the others' abilities, even if things don't go smoothly, escaping shouldn't be difficult. We just need to focus on our evacuation and not leave them any burden."

“Yes…that’s right. But Jiang’s leg injury hasn’t healed yet, has it? She shouldn’t have risked coming here. There are still several weeks until the end of the competition. If she completely injures her leg, it will be really difficult for her in the future. Huan shouldn’t have accompanied her on this risk either,” Hillman said disapprovingly.

Both he and Zhou Xiuwen were cheerful and easy-going. Although they hadn't known each other for long, they felt a strong connection.

In addition, Zhou Xiuwen was, in a sense, a very quick-witted person, and Hillman had always trusted him as much as he trusted Jiang Hui, rarely contradicting or questioning him. But this time, his worries about Jiang Hui far outweighed his rational thinking, and Zhou Xiuwen's words did not alleviate his unease; on the contrary, the restlessness in his heart became more and more obvious, and he always felt that something was about to happen.

Zhou Xiuwen originally wanted to say something more, but after hearing the rest, he fell silent and swallowed back the words he was about to say.

To understand why they went their separate ways, we need to go back to when they left L11.

Unlike last time, this time it was Jiang Hui who suggested splitting up.

After the other party successfully left L11 with everyone, Huan Xian suddenly spotted what appeared to be Holly and his group on the way.

Logically, this situation should be advantageous to them, as they could take this opportunity to escape and once again leave their relentless pursuers behind. They would surely be furious when these people realized what was happening, making it a major victory for their clever strategy.

Jiang Hui, who had accurately predicted Holly and his group's whereabouts and cleverly led them past the group, changed his mind halfway through.

She inquired about the situation of Huan Xian, Huo Li, and the others, and after thinking for a while, the two seemed to have some kind of exchange. They then decided to let the three of them go first, while the two of them stayed behind to ambush them.

ambush?

God knows that when Hillman heard that Jiang Hui and Huan Xian were planning to ambush an entire enemy squad, he wanted to rush over and shake his friend's shoulder, asking if she was still thinking straight! Had she misunderstood?

But when he met her resolute and unwavering gaze, Hillman was speechless. What could he say? She had clearly made up her mind; she had made this decision in a sober state of mind, had thought it through, had a plan in mind, and was mentally prepared. All he could do was support her actions.

In the end, he, Zhou Xiuwen, and Clarence set off ahead of him, heading towards a certain place in the northeast.

“…We will win.” Clarence, who had been keeping watch around the area, strolled over, glanced at the two of them, and, having clearly overheard their discussion, said this casually, whether to comfort them or to respond to their words.

"Let's go." They have their own things to do over there, and they also have their own plans.

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“……经纬网度37度……西南方位……1.83367公里……时速3.679/秒……角度60……0.007秒抵达……”在眼、耳、甚至连感知没能反应过来之际，姜洄听从脑海中某种凌驾于意念上的声音做出了反应。

The incident happened in the blink of an eye, in the instant they became aware of it, danger broke through their safety zone and reached them.

Given Jiang Hui's physique, physical abilities, and instinctive reaction speed, even if her brain reacted, her body shouldn't have been able to act in time. However, just like the voice that had been above everything else in her mind earlier, a force drawn from her brain took over her entire nervous system, and Jiang Hui, as if being manipulated, lunged at Huan Xian beside her.

"Thump—" Jiang Hui's brain was already struggling to process all this complicated information; her mind was now completely occupied by another kind of direct feeling.

Ouch, this hurts so much! It hurts so much... It hurts so much!!
Is she out of her mind or what? Why did she fall from that angle? I hope she didn't break her leg.

Jiang Hui was in so much pain that she couldn't control her expression. She felt as if half of her body was occupied by this pain, bringing with it large areas of numbness.

Is she really crippled? That's so tragic. If anyone knew she ruined herself for such a small school competition, they'd be laughed at for the rest of their lives…

Lost in thought, Jiang Hui had completely lost track of time.

Finally, Huan Xian reacted and quickly helped the girl, Xiao Xinfu, who was half-collapsed on the ground, to her feet. He heard an anxious voice in her ear: "...Are you alright...?" The voice was so close that it was hard to hear clearly.

Jiang Hui gritted her teeth; she really wanted to say that it wasn't good at all. Perhaps because of the pain in the wound, she felt as if she had temporarily lost her voice and couldn't say anything.

She was sweating profusely, but what slipped out of her mouth was: "Holly..."

The hand gripping his shoulder tightened, but then the other person seemed to realize what he was holding and immediately loosened his grip.

Jiang Hui felt someone wipe the cold sweat from her face. As the sweat was wiped away, her mind cleared up a little.

"...Please...help me up, I need to get revenge." Damn it, he almost ruined her leg, I won't be satisfied without shooting him a few times.

P.S.: Swearing is bad, everyone please don't imitate Jiang, she was in so much pain that she couldn't help it.

Jiang Hui: Help me up, I can still fight. (distorted face emoji)
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