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Chapter 184 Breaking Out of the Loop?!
Li Zhe: "..."

[Commander, you seemed to have experienced a brief loss of consciousness just now. Should we conduct a full mental status assessment?]

Li Zhe fell silent.

Even Zero's memories are stuck at this point in time?

This can no longer be explained by a simple hallucination.

Could it be that……

Did I encounter some kind of rule-based attack that transcends my understanding and can reverse time?

Or was it really just an eleven-day "precognitive dream" about the future?
Li Zhe's mind was filled with countless questions.

But his face showed no sign of anything unusual.

He calmly told Zero, "No need. I'm probably just too tired lately and a little out of it."

[Understood, Commander. Please take a rest.]

Li Zhe took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

He decided to treat it all as a vividly real dream for the time being.

Let's wait and see how this "dream" unfolds.

He turned his gaze to the futuristic, mobile island that was slowly approaching in the distance.

Unlike his previous trips to the campus to participate in the mecha summoning ceremony, this time his feelings were particularly complicated.

The anxiety of new student registration has disappeared, as has the confusion about the unknown.

There is only one...

It felt like watching a rerun of a movie whose ending was already known, a sense of absurdity and alienation.

The speedboat slowly docked at landing port number one.

Li Zhe followed the flow of people off the deck and onto this familiar "mobile fortress".

Towering cranes, rows of anti-aircraft turrets, patrolling mechs...

Everything was exactly the same as the scene in his "dream".

"Brother Li! Over here! Over here!"

A familiar voice, full of surprise and enthusiasm, arrived as scheduled.

Li Zhe turned his head and saw Xu Lei, who was as strong as a calf, waving frantically at him.

"Brother Li! You've finally arrived! I thought you weren't coming!"

Xu Lei was still as enthusiastic as ever, and he said the same things as in the "dream".

Looking at his face, which was full of sincerity and joy, Li Zhe felt an even stronger sense of absurdity.

He could even predict what Xu Lei would say next before he even opened his mouth.

"How could I?" Li Zhe forced a slightly stiff smile, mechanically repeating the dialogue from his "dream," "How could I be absent from such an important day?"

"Haha, you're right!" Xu Lei scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "By the way, Yi Ze is here too, he's over there."

Li Zhe looked in the direction he was pointing and indeed saw that familiar figure.

Ize remained as unruly as ever.

But in his eyes, there was a newfound respect and fighting spirit as he looked at Li Zhe.

Unlike Xu Lei, he didn't rush over enthusiastically; he simply nodded to Li Zhe from a distance as a greeting.

Everything was exactly as described in the script of the "dream".

Li Zhe felt like a puppet on strings, being manipulated by an invisible hand, repeating everything that had already happened.

This feeling made him feel inexplicably irritable and resistant.

He no longer wanted to follow the "script".

He wanted to do something to break this cycle of dreams.

So, just as Xu Lei was about to take him to the freshman assembly point, Li Zhe suddenly spoke up and said something that seemed out of nowhere.

"Xu Lei, do you believe... that this world is a giant cycle?"

"Huh?" Xu Lei was bewildered by his abrupt question, looking completely blank.

"Brother Li, are you... are you alright? Why are you suddenly saying such profound things?"

"nothing."

Looking at his innocent appearance, Li Zhe ultimately decided not to voice his shocking guess.

He knew that even if he spoke up, the other party wouldn't take it to heart.

This secret can only be borne by myself for the time being.

Li Zhe put aside his thoughts and followed Xu Lei to the freshman assembly point.

The huge open-air plaza was still packed with people, brimming with youthful energy and vitality.

But in Li Zhe's eyes, all of this was like an old, faded photograph, full of falsehood and unreality.

He didn't even bother to observe the "specially recommended students" around him anymore, because he already knew their backgrounds inside and out.

He simply stood quietly in the corner, like an outsider, coldly observing everything.

Waiting for that familiar figure to appear on the stage...

"quiet!"

Zhu Xingtuan's voice, filled with a steely resolve, arrived as scheduled.

Opening ceremony, group assignments...

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, just as I remembered from my dream.

When that "outrageous" group list reappeared on the giant holographic screen, a small commotion broke out in the square once again.

But this time, Li Zhe felt no ripples in his heart.

He simply stared calmly at that familiar combination of names, with only one thought in his mind—

Sure enough.

"Alright, grouping complete!" Zhu Xingtuan's voice rang out again. "You have one hour for final preparations and drills! One hour later, the exercise...officially begins!"

……

Inside the hangar, the cold metal walls reflected glaring lights, and the air was filled with the unique smell of engine oil mixed with the energy core.

"Brother Li, how do we fight?"

Xu Lei's voice came through the squad's communication channel, still filled with excitement and anticipation, like a child about to embark on a long journey.

"How else can we fight them? Of course, we'll slaughter them!"

Ize's response was perfectly accurate, his calm voice revealing an undisguised pride and confidence.

Looking at his two teammates who were completely unaware of their impending "fate," Li Zhe felt a surge of complex emotions that were hard to describe.

He felt like a player with a god-like perspective, watching a tutorial that had already been completed.

Every dialogue, every plot point.

Even the subtle changes in their facial expressions perfectly overlapped with the scenes in his "memory".

This feeling made him feel...

Very subtle?
Li Zhe didn't want to repeat their old tricks anymore; he wanted to try something different.

"This time, let's try a different approach."

"Huh?" Xu Lei was taken aback. "A different way of playing? Brother Li, what do you mean? Do you have any new tactics?"

Ize also looked puzzled.

He instinctively sensed that Li Zhe seemed somewhat different now.

“The tactics are simple.” A playful smile appeared on Li Zhe’s lips. “When the exercise begins, you two, stick close to me.”

"Stay close to you?" Ize frowned. "Where are you taking us?"

“A great place... that will allow you to 'graduate' early.”

(End of this chapter)