We agreed on mecha combat, so what the hell is this about your physical body exploding into a planet

"not good!"

The leader of the mercenaries seemed to have sensed something and suddenly turned around.

But it was too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The enormous metallic crash to the ground was deafening.

One mech after another fell from the sky, landing around the alley and blocking all the exits.

The same symbol was engraved on the chests of all those mechs.

First Mecha Academy

The lead mecha was entirely silver-white and was a size larger than Chen Tianhao's Tier 5 S-class mecha.

Its cockpit slowly opened, revealing an elderly man with white hair but a vigorous spirit.

Zhou Hengyuan.

"We've fallen for their trap."

The lead mercenary said in a low voice, his tone full of bitterness.

"I never expected to catch such a notorious mercenary here."

Zhou Hengyuan's voice was cold as he glanced at the men in black.

"It seems we've had quite a fruitful day."

Chen Tianhao's face turned completely pale.

"You...you all..."

"Who do you think handled those assassins you hired in the black market?"

Ye Yan looked down at him, her eyes devoid of pity.

"Principal Zhou knew two days ago that you were going to make your move."

"Impossible...this is impossible..."

Chen Tianhao's body was trembling.

"How could you—how did you know—"

"Your plan is very meticulous," Ye Yan said, "but you need to be careful when choosing accomplices."

"What?"

"Next time, never trust someone who betrays you."

Chen Tianhao's pupils suddenly contracted.

He understood immediately.

"Su Wanqing!" Chen Tianhao gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.

"That bitch!"

You got it right.

Ye Yan said happily:

"But there is no reward."

Chen Tianhao looked at the mechs around him, at the dark muzzles of the cannons, at Zhou Hengyuan's indifferent eyes, and at Ye Yan's condescending face.

He knew he had lost.

We lost completely.

"I lost," he said, his voice hoarse.

Then he suddenly laughed, a wild, unrestrained laugh.

"But Ye Yan, do you think you've won?"

He raised his head, his eyes full of provocation.

"You wouldn't dare kill me."

Ye Yan remained silent.

"Even if you're a genius, even if you're under the nation's watchful eye, so what?" Chen Tianhao's voice grew louder and louder. "Murder is a crime! No matter who you are, if you kill someone, you must pay with your life! Do you dare kill me? Do you dare?!"

His laughter echoed through the alley.

"Ye Yan, you wouldn't dare! You don't have the guts!"

Zhou Hengyuan jumped off the mecha and strode over here.

"Ye Yan, leave him to us. We will make sure he is punished by law."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Click.

A crisp sound of bones breaking interrupted Zhou Hengyuan's words.

Chen Tianhao's neck is crooked.

It tilted to one side at an impossible angle.

His eyes were wide open, his mouth was agape, and the defiant smile lingered on his face.

But the light in his eyes was fading.

He doesn't understand.

He didn't understand why Ye Yan dared to do that.

He thought Ye Yan wouldn't dare.

Murder is illegal.

It doesn't matter who you are, it's the same.

But Ye Yan...

Why do you think that?

Ye Yan released his grip, his eyes filled with indifference, as if he had merely crushed an ant.

Snapped!

Chen Tianhao's body fell limply to the ground, stirring up a small cloud of dust.

The alley was deathly silent.

All the mercenaries were stunned.

The mecha pilots from the First Mecha Academy were also stunned.

Zhou Hengyuan stood a few steps away, his mouth still open, the words stuck in his throat, unable to utter a single one.

Ye Yan turned around and looked at Zhou Hengyuan.

He had a smile on his face.

A harmless smile, as if nothing had happened.

"Oh dear, Principal Zhou, what were you trying to say?"

Zhou Hengyuan's lips twitched.

"You...you!"

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

You shouldn't have done that.

"Shouldn't it be like this?"

Ye Yan tilted his head, his smile slowly fading, replaced by a serious expression.

"He wanted to kill me, so I just gave him a taste of his own medicine."

"So do you think this is right?" Zhou Hengyuan looked into his eyes, his voice serious.

Ye Yan was silent for a second.

"I don't think there's a right or wrong answer."

"If I don't kill him, Principal Zhou, can you guarantee he won't try to kill me?"

"If you can steal for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?"

"I'd rather suffer the pangs of conscience every day than live in fear for the rest of my life."

However, Ye Yan doesn't consider himself a good person; he just has a conscience.

"Why."

Zhou Hengyuan sighed. "But the law won't allow that."

"I accept the punishment."

Ye Yan said in a calm tone, as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

"You, you,"

Zhou Hengyuan shook his head helplessly, "You'll ruin your future doing this."

Ye Yan remained silent.

He glanced down at Chen Tianhao's corpse on the ground, then looked up at Zhou Hengyuan.

"Principal, I know what I'm doing."

The news spread very quickly.

Chen Tianhao is dead.

He died in a small alley in Qing Shi City, at the hands of Ye Yan.

The entire city of Qing Shi was shaken.

The Chen family roared in the council, demanding that Ye Yan pay with his life.

But their voices were quickly silenced.

The investigation revealed that Chen Tianhao had hired a hitman from the black market to murder Ye Yan.

Moreover, the matter of the black market assassins was thoroughly investigated.

The shady things the Chen family had done through the black market over the years were exposed one by one.

Smuggling mecha parts, selling prohibited weapons, and even suspected of having connections with the forces of the Abyss.

Within three days, the Chen family went from being the pillar of Qing Shi City to being a rat that everyone wanted to kill.

But the fact that Ye Yan committed murder cannot be changed.

However, the high score of 18.37 million has delayed the court's trial.

This is a true genius.

It is impossible to sentence someone to death simply for killing someone.

Even if you kill ten or a hundred people, it's impossible!

That's right, that's how the world is: the strong rule and the weak are prey to each other.

But even more important than that is the erosion of the abyss.

Each nation and federation needs a constant stream of powerful figures to suppress the abyss.

Therefore, for beings of that level, killing one person is nothing at all.

just.

This time, there seems to be some consideration above, and the punishment has been delayed.

On the third day, the acceptance letter arrived.

The decision has been made.

It was clear that Ye Yan had received an admission notice from the Fourth War Zone Military Academy, Nanque Mecha Academy.

The military academies in these four theater commands all have a tradition before the start of the new semester.

That was the entrance exam.

Your entrance exam score determines the start-up capital and even the benefits you receive upon enrollment.

It's safe to say that if you get a high enough score, you might even be rewarded with an SS-class mech!

This entrance exam took everyone by surprise.

The academies of the four major war zones were all assigned to the front lines!

This means that these new students will have to face real abyssal monsters even before they have enrolled!

As for Ye Yan's testing location, it was also on the front lines.

Other freshmen were assigned to logistics teams or combat teams.

He was a member of the "suicide squad".

Commonly known as "cannon fodder".

The only good thing is that he passed the hellish test, and his level was very high.

He's the captain.

They naturally have a higher starting point than other new students.

However, he is the captain of the cannon fodder team.

This, this.

It's really great!