Chapter 533: Chapter 533: Why go against Gu Jue?
In the room full of mushrooms, the Insect God was quietly watering them. Xi Le followed behind him, respectfully saying, "My lord, do you think we need to cooperate with the Universe Alliance?"
"Why should we cooperate with those weak and incompetent things?"
"Indeed, they are very weak and incompetent, but we can use them to deal with Gu Jue."
The Insect God turned around, frowning, "Who told you we have to deal with Gu Jue?"
Xi Le was taken aback. He said, "Gu Jue currently has the highest combat power in the universe, and his Landis Star is also the most powerful at the moment. The people from the Universe Alliance who came today are wary of Gu Jue; that’s why they want to join forces with us, to confront Gu Jue and Landis Star together."
A look of disdain flashed across the Insect God’s nearly perfect features, "Those useless things only want to use us. Besides, isn’t the alliance between the powerful and the powerful a better thing?"
The Insect God turned and left.
Xi Le was left standing there, seriously contemplating the words of the Insect God.
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During the second exam for the probationary commanders, Su Wan did not confront anyone else, but during the final exam, she unexpectedly faced someone she knew.
Roy, the grandson of Dean Luo Qi of the Empire’s Star Court and Su Wan’s senior from their time at Empire University.
When Roy saw that his opponent was Su Wan, his handsome face immediately fell. Before the match started, he said teasingly, "Junior Su Wan, could you maybe let me win?"
"Does the outcome of our duel affect the final exam results?" Su Wan turned her head to ask the proctor beside her.
The proctor for their match happened to be Li Rui, who said sternly, "The outcome of the final match is an important reference, and your performance throughout is very important."
Su Wan nodded, indicating she understood.
Roy continued to smile, "How about it, junior? Let your senior win, will you?"
Su Wan shook her head, "I can’t, I need to win."
Su Wan always knew she wasn’t the complete powerhouse like Pandora and Sheng An, but she still strove to do her best.
After all, Ajue and Xiaochen were working hard to become stronger, wanting to protect their loved ones, and she couldn’t lag behind.
Roy was caught between laughter and tears.
This duel involved controlling virtual starship fleets to engage in direct star combat, different from the story-immersed second round; this was essentially a direct PK.
The star warriors under their command all had uniform data settings. In other words, the final victory or defeat entirely depended on the true abilities of the commanders.
Su Wan drew the defensive Blue Team, while Roy drew the offensive Red Team.
Roy said over the public channel, "Junior, I won’t be going easy on you!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than he commanded two squads to pincer attack from the left and right, but Su Wan moved even faster, ordering her fleet to immediately fly backward.
It was a strategic retreat.
Since it wasn’t Su Wan’s time to attack, she could only temporarily evade Roy’s sharp edge, but the opponent’s attack was fierce from the start, with each fleet consisting of a main starship and ten other starships.
In just the first few minutes, one of Su Wan’s Blue Team starships was shot down and destroyed outright, with two others sustaining significant damage.
The spectators watching the match exchanged glances with each other.
Especially Luo Qi, who warily glanced at Commander Gu sitting there, then gave a dry laugh, "Well, that boy Roy is not exactly sparing the ladies, is he?"
He said this, but inwardly he was somewhat pleased.
After all, his grandson acted decisively and efficiently, gaining the upper hand, which is actually very important in a war.
Gu Jue didn’t speak.
Instead, it was Eric next to him who, somewhat speechlessly, said, "It’s not so bad that he doesn’t pity and spare the fairer sex, since this is a battle, after all. Ask him if he dares to pity and spare the wife of a Commander."
Luo Qi: "..."
He was rendered speechless by this remark.
Meanwhile, the Red Team still had half an hour left in their attack time, but Su Wan’s Blue Team had already managed to reach the edge of the Nebula Debris after losing three starships.
With the Nebula Debris providing cover, it became much more difficult for the Red Team to attack them.
Roy said, "Su Wan, you’re being very clever, but once my time for attack is over, we can also use the Nebula Debris for cover."
In such a scenario of attack and defense, the Blue Team would certainly be at a disadvantage.
Su Wan had already lost three starships. She looked at the countdown timer for the attack phase, with a little over twenty minutes remaining.
Su Wan began to organize her captains. Five starships would go out to attack the Red Team as soon as their attack phase started, then attempt to drive them all towards the Nebula Debris.
The remaining two starships, along with the Main Starship, would continue to hide in the Nebula Debris, then push the Blue forces further into the center of the Nebula Debris!
This action was very risky because the Nebula Debris would also cause some damage to the Blue Team’s starships, but since they were the first to enter the Nebula Debris, they had already grown somewhat familiar with its rotational speed and patterns, giving them a certain advantage over the Red Team!
After all, the Red Team had started the attack with a strong advantage. Only by doing this could Su Wan reverse the Blue Team’s falling situation!
However, there was still one possibility.
That was, Roy might not fall for this at all, choosing instead to only maneuver around the edge of the Nebula Debris.
The spectators in front of the screen showed various expressions.
Eric, stroking his chin, said, "What if Roy doesn’t take the bait?"
If that were the case, the declining situation of Su Wan’s Blue Team would only worsen! Then, when the third phase of mutual attacks began, she would be at a disadvantage!
Finally, the time for switching the attack and defense came, and Roy, observing that not all of the Blue Team’s starships had flown out, specifically checked the number of the opposing starships that had been destroyed.
He said, "Junior sister, are you ambushing inside, waiting for me to come in? Then I’ll just let my eleven starships dazzle your five starships’ eyes as I enter!"
Although they couldn’t counterattack, the eleven starships were used for mutual cover. Even if they got hit, they certainly wouldn’t be sunk.
Everyone began to get nervous for Su Wan, yet she calmly issued Plan B to her captains.
On the other side, Roy, being extremely cautious, stayed at the edge of the Nebula Debris and didn’t venture further in. The next moment, his Main Starship was unexpectedly attacked!
How was that possible!
The Red Team’s Main Starship, usually protected in the middle by several starships, should never have been the first to be attacked under normal circumstances!
Roy immediately turned on the screen and after a scan, discovered that those attacking his Main Starship were, in fact, their own Red Team’s starships!
How could this be?!
At this time, the Main Starship was subjected to another fierce attack, with its damage level reaching seventy-eight percent!
Roy exclaimed excitedly, "Could it be a system malfunction? Otherwise, why would my own team attack me!"
