My Endless Life.

Chapter 497: Team Disbanded
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"Enter."

Li Qi came back to his senses, looked up and said something to the door.

The door opened and Shen Cong and Milia entered one after another.

When Shen Cong saw Li Qi lying on the hospital bed safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"Kiri-san, I'm glad you're okay."

"Why are you here?"

Looking at the two people who came to visit him, Li Qi asked puzzledly.

He was on the Mining Star before, so he could see his two teammates Shen Cong and Milia who were still carrying out missions on the Mining Star at any time.

But now he has returned to the Academy Star...

"The mission has been completed, so we came back." Milia still had that expressionless look on her face and answered Li Qi's words calmly.

Shen Cong seemed to have just remembered something and quickly said to Li Qi:

"Yes, yes, we have exceeded the mission quota this time. The academy has determined that our mission is a difficult one, so they gave us a few extra credits. Wait a minute, I'll give you your share first."

As Shen Cong spoke, his eyes lost focus.

Immediately afterwards, a message came from Li Qi's contact lenses, indicating that 500 credits had been credited to his account.

"so much?"

Li Qi looked up in surprise.

Credits in the academy are difficult to obtain. Normally, for a scoring mission like the Mining Star Defense Battle, it would be great if you could get 200 points in one go.

This is still the team score.

But this time Shen Cong directly gave him 500 points. Doesn't this mean that the team's overall score exceeds 1,000 points?

"Because you are the one who made the greatest contribution to repelling the mechanical beast this time."

Milia said calmly.

Li Qi was stunned and pointed at himself: "Me?"

Milia tilted her head: "Don't you remember?"

"…Remember what?"

"You used the mechanical field to create a giant flying machine comparable to the sixth level, which wiped out the special individuals and more than 90% of the mechanical beasts in one fell swoop."

Milia paused here, her eyes flashed, and a connection was transmitted to Li Qi's contact lenses: "I recorded the mission video that day, you can watch it yourself."

"..."

Li Qi silently clicked on the link that Milia sent him, read it carefully from beginning to end, and then became completely quiet without saying a word.

The beginning of the video was pretty much the same as what Li Qi remembered.

The defense was carried out step by step. The mechanical beast broke through the defense line. The commander gave the order to retreat. The mechanics began to retreat, but were eventually killed one by one by a special individual. Li Qi was also shot down by the special individual and fell into a near-death crisis.

Li Qi's memory stops here.

Then, Li Qi saw a scene that shocked him greatly.

I saw myself in the picture taking a step forward as if enraged, and then countless corpses of mechanical beasts on the battlefield flew into the air.

They were disassembled, combined, constructed, and stacked... and eventually formed into a giant flying sword that was as big as a frigate!

When the flying sword took shape, it was only slow for two seconds before suddenly falling down, with the momentum of completely tearing the entire mining planet apart, and with one sword it wiped out all the approaching mechanical beasts!
This completes the mission.

Li Qi had no expression on his face throughout the entire video. When he saw the machines flying up to form a giant sword, Li Qi's expression became even more numb.

He finally understood why Jetus came over so quickly, and why the female major named Luo Qi was so wary of him.

The reason lies in the flying giant sword.

Reassembling machines to form new ones is a skill in the field of mechanics that only seventh-level mechanics can master.

Li Qicai is only at the peak of the third level. It is impossible for him to master the field of mechanics, so the only way out is for the people behind Li Qi to leave a life-saving backup plan for him.

This also means that there is a seventh-level mechanic standing behind Li Qi!

Don't think that a seventh-level mechanic is common. Normally, a ninth-level strongman would never appear in front of everyone at will.

Many people don’t even know who the ninth-level powerhouses are!
The ones who are truly famous are all level eight warriors, and they are the pillars of the country in the ordinary sense, and the "top warriors" in the world.

Eighth-level strongmen are extremely rare. Although there are many seventh-level strongmen, they are also extremely rare in the entire universe.

Take the Academy Galaxy as an example. There is only one eighth-level and two seventh-level ones in the entire Academy Galaxy!

This is because the Academy Galaxy is one of the important areas of the Federation.

In some ordinary countries, a seventh-level strongman can represent everything.

There is a seventh-level person standing behind Li Qi, which means that he himself is equivalent to some small countries in the federation, or a family of upper-middle level or above!
But therein lies the problem.

Li Qi's identity is a disguise, and he has no family behind him.

Then where did the seventh-level expert behind him come from?
An unfamiliar seventh-level strongman, who may even be stronger, deserves the attention and concern of the Federation.

If Jetus hadn't appeared in time, Li Qi would have been taken away by the scarred Major Luo Qi!
"This... video, how many people have seen it?"

Li Qi looked up and asked Milia.

Milia replied: "Because the superiors asked us to keep it confidential, the video could not be uploaded to the mission forum, but... most of the students who participated in the mission that day saw it."

"That is not bad."

After hearing what Milia said, Li Qi nodded and felt relieved.

Since the main video was blocked by the upper level, it was unlikely that this matter would spread widely just by word of mouth. And even if it did spread, it would not be a big problem, and it would make some people afraid to do anything to Li Qi at will.

Having someone behind you and having no one behind you are two different concepts.

Before figuring out Li Qi's specific background, no one dared to risk angering a seventh-level mechanic to deal with Li Qi.

Except...the group of people who made the mechanical beasts.

Li Qi sorted out the things and made sure that he would not be involved in any trouble. Then he turned to Milia and asked:
"Millia, I think you haven't forgotten my previous question."

"..."

Milia remained silent. Shen Cong was stunned for a moment: "What's the problem?"

Because of the big commotion Li Qi made, she had forgotten the grudge between Li Qi and Milia on the battlefield before, and now she couldn't remember it for a while.

Milia was silent for a long time before she slowly said, "...I will quit the team."

"Eh!? Wait...wait, classmate Milia?!" Shen Cong was shocked.

She didn't expect that the helper she found would quit the team, but she quickly thought of the reason why Milia wanted to quit the team, and turned to Li Qi:

"Kiri-san, Milia... Milia's problem on the battlefield was just an accident..."

"Oh, so you know about her situation?"

Li Qi looked at Shen Cong expressionlessly.

Shen Cong was startled by Li Qi's eyes and quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, Milia and I have only known each other for a short time."

Shen Cong is telling the truth.

She just subconsciously spoke up for Milia because she was an excellent mecha master, and Shen Cong didn't want such an excellent mecha master to leave the team.

Moreover, Shen Cong didn't think there was anything wrong with what Milia did on the battlefield.

Maybe she was a little impulsive, but they were not soldiers. They were just mercenaries and strictly speaking did not have to obey military orders.

But Li Qi didn't care about that.

"Since you don't know, then shut up." Li Qi first said to Shen Cong, and then looked at Milia: "Student Milia, you are indeed an excellent mecha master. In the previous defense battle, except for those senior mecha masters, you are the strongest one, and even some senior mecha masters can't beat you.

"But in my place, I don't need you to be too powerful. I just need you to obey my orders. If you can't do that, please leave. I will find someone else."

Li Qi brought his former military spirit into the team.

Of course he knew that Milia and the others were not soldiers, but since they had come to his team, they had to obey his orders.

Milia nodded slightly:
"I know...I'm sorry, I'll leave."

She spoke softly, bowed to Li Qi and then turned and left.

Looking at Milia's back, Shen Cong hesitated to speak. She turned to look at Li Qi and found that Li Qi had no intention of calling Milia. She gritted her teeth, left the room and chased after her.

This is just a temporary team.

Shen Cong knew it.

The fact that she was able to be kept by Li Qi was only because Li Qi thought she was obedient and useful.

Shen Cong also knew this.

But, precisely because of this, Shen Cong wanted to help Li Qi find a teammate who was strong and able to obey Li Qi's orders.

So Shen Cong found Milia.

This girl, who was ostracized by the rest of her class, is a powerful half-cyborg mecha pilot.

With a top-3 tier mechanic, a top-3 tier mecha pilot, and Shen Cong's mid-3 tier team member, this team should have become a famous team among the first graders.

But who could have thought that with just one mission, this team would face the crisis of disbanding.

Normally, Shen Cong shouldn't be involved in this matter.

The actual captain of this team is Li Qi. Since he has decided to disband the team, Shen Cong has no right to interfere in this matter.

But the problem is that disbanding the team will deduct their impression points in school. This is a score secretly calculated by the college and will not be made public, but the impression points do exist.

The lower the impression score, the lower the possibility of finding teammates in the future. The team members may even be disliked by the professor, which will affect future training choices.

Therefore, if possible, Shen Cong hopes that Milia will stay.

That is, provided she can explain why she behaved irrationally on the battlefield.

"Millia-san!"

After leaving the ward, Shen Cong caught up with Milia who had already entered the elevator.

Milia looked at Shen Cong with a calm expression, and there seemed to be some confusion in her eyes.

She was wondering why Shen Cong chased her out.

"Millia-san...you...you don't plan to explain the reason to Kiri-san? Kiri-san...he's actually a very nice person. As long as you explain the situation, he'll let you stay."

As the elevator went down, Shen Cong gently persuaded Milia.

"I know." Milia whispered, "But, I didn't realize until today that I'm not suitable for a team."

"why?"

"Because I am special." Milia explained to Shen Cong. She raised her hand and pointed at her head: "My chip is special. Sometimes... it will drive my actions against my will."

Milia said so.

She was saying something that Shen Cong couldn't understand.

(End of this chapter)