Born to Be Rebellious [Quick Transmigration]

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The virtual image constructed by electronic data has disappeared. The huge Alliance starship was quietly stationed on the flat terrain between two garbage mountains. On the blue-grey dirty sky a greyish arc of an extinguished star on the horizon towered above it, like an deathly eye, looking down at the world.
　　
　　At the beginning, only sparse black spots appeared on the horizon.
　　
　　Immediately afterwards, they began to gather in greater numbers, one after another, they merged into a crowd, just like streams merge into rivers and rivers merge into the ocean, turning into turbulent waves, unstoppably rushing toward the starship stationed on the ground in a surge of anger that had been accumulating for a century, turned into an almost tangible substance. The horrible force of destruction seemed like all the obstacles that be in front of them would be turned into dust, like a river smashing a dam and stormy waves sinking a ship.
　　
　　Even from a distance, people could feel the tremor coming from the depths of the soul.
　　
　　Ge Xiu stood at the top of the garbage mountain not far away, with downcast eyes, he looked at the scene in front of him condescendingly.
　　
　　His expression was detached and unpredictable, with a smile on his lips, he seemed to be very satisfied with the chaos he had caused. He seemed like he was showing contempt and sarcasm at something very far away and non-existent.
　　
　　Ge Xiu retracted his gaze, took down the No.0 machine placed on the weird machine, and stuffed it back into his backpack.
　　
　　Immediately afterwards, he put his thin fingers with protruding joints on the control button and slowly adjusted the power to the maximum.
　　
　　The machine made an overwhelming whirring sound, electric sparks burst in the murky atmosphere and the harsh noise sounded like it could explode in the next second.
　　
　　Xiao Yi watched his movements fearfully, barely daring to gasp.
　　
　　When he was on the main ship, he had been exposed to information related to electromagnetic pulses. Ge Xiu once said that because it had other uses its power cannot be maximized. According to Ge Xiu’s behaviour afterwards, he speculated that the “other uses” should be to provide energy for the start of No.0 machine, but the destructive energy it creates was forcibly converted from a relatively peaceful source of power, which naturally lead to extremely high instability.
　　
　　Turning the power to maximum… is like lighting a match in a closed space of high-purity dry oxygen.
　　
　　The machine made buzzing vibrations and sounds of friction, like an active volcano that was about to erupt. The hot smoke and air currents rose up, making onlookers frightened.
　　
　　Ge Xiu lowered his head and carefully examined the iron pieces in front of him, as if he was calculating and evaluating something.
　　
　　He glanced at the time displayed by the smart brain on his wrist and muttered in a low voice: “Hmm…it should be almost done.”
　　
　　Then, he took a step back, raised his foot and kicked hard–!
　　
　　The round machine buzzed as it rolled down the slope of the garbage mountain. Before anyone could react they heard a violent explosion sounding from below. The radiating heat and strong wind rushed into the faces, and the mountain shook violently from the impact.
　　
　　Ge Xiu cautiously stepped forward two steps, looked down the garbage mountain and said regretfully:
　　
　　”It went a bit off-course.”
　　
　　Xiao Yi looked in the direction of his line of sight blankly and saw a burning charcoal black trace. It went straight down the mountain and as if carefully calculated, the end of the path happened to be the Alliance starship stationed at the foot of the mountain. The destructive explosion tore a gap in the outer protective layer of the starship, and its tail was affected, burning with the help of surrounding dry trash layer.
　　
　　Ge Xiu sighed and murmured disappointedly: “Actually, I was aiming at the engine.”
　　
　　But that was enough.
　　
　　The electromagnetic pulse destroyed the starship’s take-off system and weapon system, but the protective cover from the protective system cannot be easily broken through. When its protective cover got torn, the final advantage of the Alliance’s starship also disappeared.
　　
　　The figures in the distance were still gathering and the horrible pressure was like a heavy cloud, surging in their direction with an unstoppable force, almost in the blink of an eye.
　　
　　The ship was unable to take off, and the Alliance forces, which lost their protective cover, were forced to meet the enemy.
　　
　　Ge Xiu looked down, his dark eyes were without waves, he whispered with a harmless smile on his lips:
　　
　　”This is fair.”
　　
　　Everyone stared at the terrifying sight in front of them in shock, it was as if a colony of ants swallowed an elephant, tearing off the muscles, skin and blood on the huge body, chewing, swallowing and digesting, leaving only thick white bones and blood that seeped into the ground.
　　
　　Despair, anger, hatred and dark emotions were vented in the most extreme ways, even bloodshed couldn’t satisfy them. The protective shell made of steel was torn into shreds starting from the gap and collapsed. Fight quickly became hand-to-hand combat. There were no firearms, only the most primitive and violent battle with their limbs.
　　
　　The fanatical desire for revenge has turned into a terrifying power, destroying, shattering, and reshaping everything around it.
　　
　　This scene was terrifying and spectacular.
　　
　　It captivated them with its evil charm, shocked them to the core and they were transfixed in place, without psychical and mental strength to move.
　　
　　As the creator of this situation, Ge Xiu’s expression was very calm, he faintly retracted his gaze and turned on the smart brain to operate.
　　
　　After a while, the rusty cargo ship corroded by garbage star’s water and soil flew from a distance. Its huge metal body almost obscured the light, it looked like a monster approaching in the turbid air of Garbage Star. Everyone returned to their senses and looked up at the cargo ship that landed staggeringly. Everyone knew that it was time to leave.
　　
　　Ge Xiu took out a candy from his pocket, glanced reluctantly, sighed and then threw it to a crew member behind him:
　　
　　”Here, the reward for the correct guess.”
　　
　　Suddenly, at this moment, he said a desperate roar sounded behind them: “Go die!”
　　
　　The ragged adjutant stumbled up from behind the trash mountain. The blood and mud made him look no longer fresh and energetic and the wounds on his face were still bleeding. There was a shocking madness in his bloodshot eyes. His hand holding the gun was trembling nervously – not a light-energy gun, but an older, mechanical primitive gun. It had long been out of use and now perhaps only collectors would be interested in carrying it with them.
　　
　　It wasn’t fuelled by energy and naturally it wouldn’t be affected by electromagnetic pulse.
　　
　　Perhaps it was why adjutant could get away from the siege.
　　
　　The adjutant’s face was filled with a gratifying smile, as if he had rehearsed the next scene thousands of times in his mind.
　　
　　He pulled the trigger without hesitation.
　　
　　With the sound of deafening gunshot, reverberating in the valley of the trash mountain, the passage of time seemed to slow down, and the interval between two heartbeats seemed to stretch into a century.
　　
　　No one is faster than a bullet, no one had time to stop its movements.
　　
　　The bullet made a sharp piercing sound and rushed straight into the young man’s chest with great force–
　　
　　but in the next second, it stopped abruptly.
　　
　　The bullet seemed to forcibly stuck in an invisible magnetic field. The wedge-shaped warhead stayed in mid-air for a few seconds and then finally exhausted all the kinetic energy, falling into Ge Xiu’s palm.
　　
　　The smell of gunpowder smoke  remained on the warm metal warhead.
　　
　　Ge Xiu pinched the bullet with two fingers, squinted one eye, looked at it carefully under the light and commented lightly: “Pretty good.”
　　
　　The adjutant’s pleased expression solidified on his face and an unspeakable look of horror spread in his his eyes. He panicked and raised the muzzle again with his trembling hand and fired at the unarmed crew members in front of him. After a series of gunshots, there was only sound of bullets clinking on the ground.
　　
　　Xiao Yi lowered his head in shock and touched his chest that was supposed to have been hit blankly. He suddenly remembered that before leaving the main ship, Ge Xiu took away all their smart brains in the name of “hardware upgrade”.
　　
　　Could it be…
　　
　　He looked up at Ge Xiu with confusion.
　　
　　Ge Xiu passed him and walked forward lightly.
　　
　　As the distance between the two people shortened, the adjutant continued to pull the trigger in despair and madness, but he could only hear a faint hollow sound of running out of bullets.
　　
　　Ge Xiu had a slight smile on his lips, his thin and pale fingers gently pressed on the warm barrel, pulling it out of the adjutant’s trembling hands easily.
　　
　　He weighed the heavy metal block in his hand and asked, “Do you know what’s the problem with ancient firearms?”
　　
　　The adjutant’s pupils shrank and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. The courage he had just now evaporated from his body as he gritted his teeth and said nothing.
　　
　　Ge Xiu didn’t care about his silence, but skilfully removed the magazine, put the bullet in his palm into it and aimed at his temple.
　　
　　Xiao Yi sucked a breath of cold air—