Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr The guided missile sniper rifle was not a beam gun. It would not shoot out a beam of light, but a solid bullet. However, this bullet was not the low-level bullet of gunpowder, but an extremely terrifying magnetic storm energy. It had been successfully compressed into the bullet. Once it hit the target, the magnetic storm energy inside would vibrate violently and then break through the protective layer inside, releasing a violent energy explosion.
If the power of the explosion exceeded the protective capabilities of the beam shield, then it would be a tragedy. Mind you, magnetic energy had a strengthening effect on metal — as long as the energy touched the essence of the mecha's outer shell, it would destroy the circuits inside, causing the control system to malfunction and achieving defeat.
Qiao Ting was well aware of the power of a bullet's trajectory, and so was Lin Xiao. Of course, he could not let Qiao Ting hit his mecha, but he found that dodging was also very difficult. Because of these three shots, aside from one being targeted at him, the other two had sealed off his left and right sides. If he did not dodge, he would be hit. If he dodged to the sides, he would still be hit. The only space he could dodge was up and down …
Up or down? Lin Xiao knew that there was only one chance. Qiao Ting's limit was probably four shots. If he had the ability to fire five shots in an instant, these three shots would not have appeared. As long as all five shots came together, he would only have one option: admitting defeat.
Lin Xiao knew that if he chose the wrong direction, he would lose and leave the field. He had not expected to reach the point of victory so quickly. He had initially thought that no matter what, he would at least be able to hold on until the end. He had still underestimated Qiao Ting.
Since this was a gamble, then it would depend on his luck. Qiao Ting's hands were very steady — there was no way to tell if he was shooting up or down, and the two of them had no time to hesitate.
Lin Xiao finally chose his direction. The instant his body started to rise, Qiao Ting's side also fired his fourth shot with a bang.
Right then, alarm bells rang in Lin Xiao's mind. Without even thinking, his finger reached for the engine shutdown button. Perhaps due to the pressure, his finger actually disappeared for a moment. When it reappeared, his finger had already pressed the button, and the mecha's engine was shut down.
Without the support of the engine, the mecha, which had been flying upwards, plummeted downwards. Right after that, the sound of the engine rang out again, and the engine returned to zero gear. Lin Xiao pushed downwards, and with the addition of the power of the engine, the falling mecha became even faster.
There were pros and cons to shutting down the engine. The good thing was that there was no need to shift gears in the opposite direction. Not only could it reduce the time needed to shift gears, but it also wouldn't cause huge damage to the engine. If it wasn't necessary, a mecha operator wouldn't switch between two opposing forces. The bad thing was that once the engine was turned off, the energy that was originally at the high level of the engine would instantly return to zero. If the engine was turned on again, it would take a long time to restore the energy to the high level of the engine.
However, at this moment, turning off the engine was the most suitable choice. Due to gravity, the mecha was already falling rapidly. Turning on the engine once again would shorten the recovery time of the engine, allowing the mecha to enter the highest position to deliver the most powerful energy to the mecha.
Of course, the main purpose of shutting down the engine was to shorten the time needed to switch. Every second counted, and at a critical moment, if he could shorten it by 0.01 seconds, he could reverse the entire situation.
“bong！ bong！ bong！ bong！”
Four bullets brushed past Lin Xiao's mecha, striking the protective shield at the end of the arena with four loud explosions.
Everyone saw the four large circles of light that had appeared on the protective shield due to the force of these explosions. The audience members who were directly facing these four large circles of light were badly frightened. They wiped away the cold sweat on their foreheads with pale faces, and only then did they realise that their legs had turned to jelly.
When they had seen those four bullets shooting towards them, in that instant, they had felt the fear of death. Their hearts had even stopped beating for more than three seconds. Fortunately, the isolation shield was very strong, blocking out the force of the explosion. Only then did their hearts begin to beat again, feeling as if they had been revived.
In reality, this was just the audience members scaring themselves. Any firearm that appeared in the mecha combat arena had to be tested by the organisers of the Six Paths. It was extremely safe, and its power would definitely not exceed the protective power of the protective shield to harm the audience.
Although Lin Xiao had avoided the danger of being hit, his crisis was not over yet. His mecha was falling rapidly — if he could not pull his mecha up before it hit the ground, he would have to bear the brunt of the impact. Even with the protection of the cockpit, the force of the impact would still cause him to feel intensely dizzy.
If they were not in a competition, perhaps this would not be a problem. But now, there was Qiao Ting beside him, eyeing him covetously, waiting for an opportunity to strike... he absolutely could not make a mistake!
Lin Xiao pulled his control stick with all his might, switching from rapid descent to pulling up at maximum horsepower. This type of control method was very damaging to a mecha's engine — one misstep and the engine might even explode. But at this time, Lin Xiao could no longer calculate. His face contorted with rage, he roared, "Get up!"
Pulling up a mecha from rapid descent was the most difficult part of mecha control. This was also why Lin Xiao had chosen to go up from the start — pulling up the control stick and then turning in other directions was much easier. On the other hand, due to gravity, it was very difficult to switch to a downward trajectory in a short period of time. The power of the engine had to first counteract the gravity before the mecha could perform the desired action. And during this period of counteracting gravity, he might once again be attacked by Qiao Ting's sniping...
Sure enough, Qiao Ting's sniping came once again, but this time, four bullets came at the same time. It looked like Qiao Ting also knew that this was his best chance, so he was going all out, no longer hiding his strength.
The spectators present all knew that the match had reached a critical point. They stared intently at the field, waiting for the next scene. Would Lin Xiao successfully escape, or would Qiao Ting's four shots succeed?
“bong！ bong！ Bong! "Three shots exploded on the protective shield's halo. Lin Xiao successfully dodged them.
Immediately after, another "Bong!" was heard, but this time, it exploded on the right leg of Lin Xiao's mecha. This scene made all the spectators cry out in surprise. Even as they were happy for Qiao Ting, they also felt pity for Lin Xiao. This scene made the expressions of the First Co-ed Military Academy's students change. They all knew that Lin Xiao was in danger. Similarly, this scene made the First Men's Military Academy's students cheer and jump up in joy. Successfully hitting the opponent meant that Qiao Ting had the advantage.
Although the members of the First Men's Military Academy participating in the match were all from the various major mecha clans of the academy and had fought amongst themselves in the past, none of them admitting defeat to the other, at this moment, they were all a single team. They were sincerely excited for Qiao Ting's success, and similarly felt honoured.
Qiao Ting's attacks did not stop. He did not show mercy when he had the advantage, calmly pulling the trigger once more. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Four consecutive sounds meant that his ballistic sniper rifle had once again fired four consecutive shots …
On Lin Xiao's side, the situation was already very bad. His mecha's A.I. was blaring with warning sounds. That last bullet had struck his mecha's right leg. In the explosion, the control system of his mecha's right leg had been directly destroyed. Although the systems of the other parts of his mecha were not affected, his balance system had become problematic because of his right leg. In order to resolve this problem, Lin Xiao needed to instantly reset his balance system …
However, Qiao Ting did not give him the chance to reset at all, firing another four bullets. Right then, Lin Xiao knew that his defeat was set. Hanging in the air with only the power of his engines, he no longer had any time to operate his mecha to dodge.
Lin Xiao was a decisive person. Since he knew that any further struggle would be futile, he immediately raised both his hands in surrender. The referee, who had been paying attention all this while, immediately raised a red flag. Meanwhile, the imperial operator monitoring the match from high up in the air immediately dove down and fired four consecutive shots, intercepting and detonating the four bullets before they could hit Lin Xiao …
Lin Xiao's surrender also meant that Qiao Ting had officially become the king of single mecha combat in this year's tournament. When Qiao Ting received the champion's trophy that represented this honour, he suddenly found that he was not as happy as he had thought … when he walked down the podium to greet his team members, he saw Ling Lan standing to one side, leading her team members away. At that moment, he suddenly understood.
In that battle with Ling Lan, although his ace mecha had been badly damaged due to the successive self-destructions of Ling Lan's team members, and he had originally been an arrow at the end of its flight, he still could not let go of the fact that he had been one-shot by Ling Lan. Only by fighting again with Ling Lan and defeating the other cleanly would he be able to return to being the Qiao Ting he used to be …
Glancing once more at the trophy representing the number one in mecha combat in his hands, Qiao Ting nonchalantly tossed it to the envious team member beside him, and then walked out of the combat arena without looking back.
"Boss Qiao, your trophy …" The trophy was suddenly thrown over, and the team member hurriedly caught it, calling out to Qiao Ting in front of him with a helpless expression.
Qiao Ting turned back and said calmly, "If you like it, I'll give it to you."
"Ah …" Not only was this team member flabbergasted, the other team members were also stunned. This was the proof of being the number one in mecha combat in the military academy — how could it be given away so easily?
Sensing the disbelief of his team members, Qiao Ting, who had always been domineering and did not like to explain himself, felt his heart soften for this group of team members who had not left him even when he was at his lowest point, and so he added, "If I can't even become number one in my own military academy, what's the point of taking countless number ones outside?"
Qiao Ting's words made the team members recall their defeat, and they reflexively turned to look at the Lingtian team in the distance, which was almost disappearing from sight. It was just as Boss Qiao had said — if they did not defeat them, no matter how much glory they took, it would not be able to cover up the fact that they had lost to someone else. At this thought, their initial excitement and elation instantly vanished, and that infinitely enviable trophy also lost its initial allure.
Just like that, Qiao Ting's group also left the arena. However, every team member had a clear goal in their hearts, and that was to defeat the Lingtian Mecha Clan fair and square once. Later on, this goal changed to defeating the Lingtian Battle Clan once. From then on, the two battle clans embarked on the path of mutual rivalry …
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