Hope Breaks in Despair Chapter 9

"He is my friend, and I don't want him to be harmed by you. Besides, there are less than 17 minutes left. Have you finished your 83rd report?"

"Alas... you always remind me of the cruel reality..." Maya touched her long hair narcissistically, "I always feel that the boss is jealous of me today. The boss rarely takes documents, which have no practical value, so seriously."

"What are you jealous of?" Zoe sneered, "Are you crazy?"

Maya raised her eyebrows and said confidently, "I think it's my long hair!"

Zoe was completely speechless.

Base No. 2 is very boring because it is really a research base. Apart from the garrisoned troops, there is also a research institute.

Ethan Xiao slept until the end of lunch time before coming to the restaurant. As the only surviving student, he didn't even have anyone to talk to, so he could only wait for another research aircraft to transfer here before he could have a chance to leave.

There were only a few people left in the restaurant, and the overly quiet atmosphere made Ethan Xiao feel uncomfortable.

Suddenly, someone covered Ethan Xiao's eyes from behind, and a smiling voice passed by Ethan Xiao's ears, "Guess who I am?"

"Zoe?" Ethan Xiao raised his head suspiciously. Zoe didn't seem like someone who would make such a joke, but the voice was definitely Zoe's.

"do you miss me?"

The other party's voice was prolonged, and Ethan Xiao couldn't help but hold his breath. He could feel the other party leaning down, and the breath he drank flowed between his lips and teeth.

"You're not Zoe."

Ethan Xiao grabbed the other person's wrist and tried to pull his hand away. A low and teasing laugh filled the air. "Then who do you think I am?"

"Maya, the junior officer."

"I thought I had perfected Zoe's voice."

The hand covering Ethan Xiao's eyes loosened, and he was facing a handsome man in black combat uniform. His hair was combed back, revealing a smooth forehead. Judging from his facial features, it was indeed Maya. He was still smiling, but he revealed a capable and sharp temperament.

He raised one leg, leaned on the dining table, lowered his head and looked at Ethan Xiao, "Hey, you look bored, do you want to go on a date with me?"

The tight combat suit perfectly outlined Maya's sturdy body lines. When he raised his hand and flicked Ethan Xiao's nose, Ethan Xiao could see his tense shoulder muscles. He actually imagined this guy as a S3xy stunner. Oh my God, this is too outrageous!

"No... no need..." Ethan Xiao raised the dinner plate and was about to stand up, but Maya pressed his shoulders. It seemed that she didn't use any strength at all, but Ethan Xiao couldn't move.

"Honey, everything Zoe said about me was just a rumor."

Ethan Xiao looked around and found that the few officers who were still in the restaurant had left. He felt very disappointed. It was obvious that Maya had bad intentions towards him.

"At this moment, I don't think it's a rumor." Ethan Xiao turned his eyes away. He knew he had to leave Maya's range. Otherwise, if this guy had any bad intentions, his self-control was very weak and he would not be able to resist Maya's temptation at all.

"Believe me, being with me will definitely be an unforgettable experience in your life." Maya pressed her lips against Ethan Xiao's earlobe and bit it gently.

The shuddering feeling made Ethan Xiao shrug his shoulders, his heartbeat quickened, and his breathing became clearer and clearer.

He knew that Maya was up to her old tricks again, and guessed that he would soon have that blushing and heart-pounding illusion again, but he could only howl in anger in his heart - could you please not force others to accept your seduction!

At this moment, a force firmly held up Ethan Xiao's right arm and pulled him away, and the dinner plate fell to the ground with a loud sound.

Ethan Xiao's thoughts returned to their original place at this moment. He found that he had moved away from the dining table. Maya, who was sitting on the side of the table, showed a surprised expression, and then stood up very solemnly. His eyes swept over Ethan Xiao's shoulder, without the frivolousness just now, and said very seriously: "Boss."

Ethan Xiao's shoulders shook slightly, and the pain of the broken shoulder bone replayed in his mind, causing his heart to twitch suddenly. He did not dare to look back until the cold voice sounded.

"Lieutenant Colonel Maya, platform 62 is under attack, three Class A researchers awaiting rescue."

"I'll leave now!" Maya saluted and walked away quickly without looking back.

The moment before, Ethan Xiao didn't know how to get rid of this guy, but the next moment, this guy disappeared without any regrets.

Ethan Xiao let out a breath and felt relieved.

Wait...there's a big trouble behind him---Lucas Hein!

"Follow me." Before he could see Hain's face clearly, he turned and walked away.

In an imperative tone, even if your military rank is colonel, I am a student of the Central Academy of Sciences! You and I are not from the same unit!

But Ethan Xiao didn't have the courage to shout out loud. He followed Hai Yin in the corridor, and his nerves became tense.

What was he going to ask him to do?

This was the first time Ethan Xiao watched Hai Yin's slowly walking back. Each step was full of power yet indescribable elegance. He stopped in front of a research room and opened the sliding door with his fingerprint.

Ethan Xiao was not sure if he could follow in. Not only did he not have the qualifications of a researcher, he was not even a Class A student.

"I don't like to repeat the same order twice."

Ethan Xiao was shocked and stepped into the laboratory.

When all the lights came on, Ethan Xiao realized that this was not a research room but a weapons repair room. Countless cold weapons used by special forces were stored in the weapon warehouse on the wall. Even if a finger touched them, the holographic image would pop up, showing the name, user, and damage data of these weapons. But even if there were damage, these weapons had killed countless zombies, and under the cold white light of the repair room, they reflected a sharp edge that could split the soul.

"Fix them."

"Huh?" Ethan Xiao was stunned.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Hain left the repair room.

When the sliding door closed, Ethan Xiao almost cursed out loud.

What the hell! I'm on vacation! Why should I repair these weapons? Aren't there special cold weapon repairers? Why me? You shouldn't trust me, a rookie who has never even entered the repair room, with such an important task instead of doing it yourself!

Oh... Ethan Xiao held his head and went crazy. He casually looked up the information and found out that there were thousands of damaged weapons stored here.

Ethan Xiao picked up a spinning dart and began to imagine Hai Yin leaping into the air. The dart spun out, and the sharp edges bounced out in the air. When they touched the zombies, all the parts would instantly scatter... Because Ethan Xiao, a cold weapon repairer, was so bad! What a ridiculous scene this would be!

If this really happened, Ethan Xiao only needed to stretch his neck and wait for Haiyin to break him. No... maybe even more exaggerated, Haiyin would pull out every bone of Ethan Xiao neatly, letting him hear the sound of his bones being broken with his own ears!

Ethan Xiao became nervous. He didn't want to die, not at all! So he had to concentrate on repairing all the flaws in the more than a thousand weapons in front of him!

When a person is determined to do something well, his concentration will be amazing.

The first weapon he chose to repair was the rotating dart, which is made of high-density titanium. If it were more than 200 years ago, it would be very difficult to forge this metal, and even to refine it. However, with the rapid development of technology, various synthetic metals are widely used in weapon manufacturing and artificial bodies. Of course, the name of the rotating high-density titanium alloy dart is long and tacky, and the special forces generally call them "Silver Wings".

The owner of the twelve "Silver Wings" that Ethan Xiao was repairing was Zoe. Thinking of Zoe's heroic manner in using them, Ethan Xiao felt very motivated if he could do something for her, even if it was just a little bit.

First of all, the biggest problem with this batch of "Silver Wings" is that they cannot be positioned and recovered smoothly. The original design is that there is a sophisticated positioning device inside the "Silver Wing". After being launched, the user only needs to press the recovery button of the weapon collection folder, and the "Silver Wing" will retract its blade and return to the weapon collection folder. After analysis, Ethan Xiao found that the positioning device was damaged. He repaired this problem and adjusted the distance between the blades of each "Silver Wing" to enhance their destructive power.

After the system simulation was repaired, the attack performance of "Silver Wing" increased by 5%. Ethan Xiao felt a little proud of his achievement.

What Ethan Xiao didn't know was that each laboratory was equipped with an observation room. Lieutenant Colonel Raven stood in front of the glass with his arms folded, thinking, "You should know that the military has issued an order that the Central Academy of Sciences will send technical soldiers to accompany the special task force when it performs missions in the future."

"So what?" Lucas Hein's voice sounded like a machine without any emotion.

"So I have to assign a technician to you for tomorrow's mission."

"I will not be responsible for their safety."

Lieutenant Colonel Raven tapped the glass with his knuckles and said with a sly smile, "How is Ethan Xiao?"

Haiyin had already come to the sliding door and stopped, her brows drooping like a rock falling from a height, "He's just a student."

"All the trainees are reservists, and your attitude of 'I won't be responsible for their safety' makes the technical soldiers of the entire base unwilling to perform missions with your troops. But in Ethan Xiao's case, you saved him the first time, so you won't watch him die the second or third time."

Before Raven could finish his words, Hain had already walked out.

"Hey---Colonel Burton! I admire this guy very much, remember to bring him back alive!"

During the special missions force training that afternoon, Major Maya's screams were heard one after another.

"Boss! My arm---arm---"

Maya was lying on the ground in an ugly manner, his arms were lifted back and dislocated, and Hain's left knee was pressing hard against his spine, which would be crushed if he exerted more force.

The cold man lowered his head, his expression unchanged, precise and ruthless.

"I'm going to die - boss! I'm going to die!" Maya had tears in her eyes.

Aaron squatted at the edge of the field and propped up his chin. "Maya has been criticized a lot recently. Is it because of his flashy hair?"

Zoe snorted, "He can give up his life, but he can never give up his hair."

"Ah...his hair is really not manly anymore!" Aaron shook his head. "If he doesn't want the boss to punish him any more, I suggest he cut his hair."

"Maybe it's not because of the hair..." Zoe sighed, because Maya's left leg was also dislocated by Hein, his screams escalated, and Zoe blocked her ears with her fingers.