Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr Initially, Zhao Jun had wanted to recreate the seventh combo in his mindspace, but unfortunately, he had only entered half of the command when his fingers suddenly stiffened. The smooth flow instantly disappeared, and the seventh combo he had been performing thus failed.
Although Zhao Jun felt that it was a pity, he did not regret it. He was already very satisfied with being able to perform a six-combo combo, because this meant that he had broken through the barrier that had held him back from advancing to ace operator. As long as he could maintain this six-combo combo, he would be able to officially advance to ace operator when he returned to the military academy.
The seven-combo combo had not been successful; he had not been able to deal another heavy blow to the opponent before he crashed to the ground. Zhao Jun was not discouraged. He immediately operated his mecha to give chase, and with a rapid dive, he aimed his cold weapon at Zhou Chao-Ling on the ground and stabbed out.
Although Zhou Chao-Ling was still a little dizzy from the fall, unable to grasp the situation in the arena for a moment, his instincts told him that he was in danger. Without even thinking, he rolled like a donkey and dodged Zhao Jun's descending sword.
However, while Zhou Chao-Ling had dodged quickly, Zhao Jun had also changed his moves quickly. He instantly switched from a stab to a sweep, sweeping viciously at the opponent's rolling mecha.
"Clang!" The giant sword struck the opponent, and the tremendous force sent Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha flying.
Zhao Jun's attacks did not stop there. He continued to pursue, and with a flash, he arrived below Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha. He operated his mecha to spin upwards, and the moment he got close, his legs began to spin like a whirlwind, aiming at Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha to deliver a powerful kick …
"Advanced technique — Whirlwind Kick!" The audience members familiar with mecha techniques could not help but shout.
This kick not only stunned Zhou Chao-Ling in his cockpit, it also sent Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha flying into the air. Zhao Jun's mecha twisted its body in the air and began to spin. At the same time, the mecha's hands changed — he had originally been holding the hilt of his sword, but now he was holding it in reverse.
"Special technique — Dazzling Strangle!"
Zhao Jun's mecha began to spin rapidly around Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha. The entire combat arena was filled with the ear-piercing sound of metal scraping against metal. Some people with weaker physical skills were unable to withstand the noise and hurriedly pressed down on their ears, their faces contorted in pain.
Right at this moment, at the defensive layer of the combat arena, there was a flash of light. Those with sharp eyes noticed that a new layer of protection had appeared in front of the original defensive layer. Because of this layer of protection, the originally loud and ear-piercing noise suddenly became much more distant, and the sound was no longer as unpleasant to the ears.
Dazzling Strangle was a special-class technique. Its destructive power was clearly stronger than that of an advanced technique. When Zhao Jun completed this technique, everyone could clearly see that the outer shell of Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha was already riddled with scars. There were even several spots that were flashing with electrical sparks. It was clear that the internal circuits had already been destroyed by Zhao Jun's Dazzling Strangle...
Just as Zhao Jun was reorganising his attack once more, preparing to expand his victory and directly KO Zhou Chao-Ling, the main referee, who had already noticed Zhou Chao-Ling's abnormal state, decisively raised the red flag to signal for the match to be paused.
Zhao Jun sighed internally. Victory had clearly been right in front of his eyes, but it had been ruined by the main referee. He resentfully put away his cold weapon and hovered in the air, silently watching as Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha fell from mid-air to crash onto the ground once more, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The main referee flashed to the side of Zhou Chao-Ling's mecha. He tried to communicate with the person inside, but found that there was no response at all. He was instantly alarmed.
He immediately notified the hacker team and medical team waiting at the side of the combat arena to come to the scene for rescue. This scene once again caused a commotion among the audience — was the Zhang Jing-an incident about to happen again?
Very quickly, the hacker team cracked the password and opened the cockpit. The military doctor leapt into the cockpit, and 30 seconds later, the military doctor poked his head out to tell the others that the member inside was fine. The only reason he could not respond to his calls was because of the tremendous force of the impact, which had unfortunately knocked him unconscious.
When this news came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although everyone knew that anything could happen on the battlefield, they still hoped that everything would be fine. This was because the cadets participating in this match were all the most outstanding prodigies of the Federation. Losing even one of them would cause them heartache.
However, in Zhou Chao-Ling's current state, he would not be able to continue fighting. This match was naturally won by Zhao Jun. From the beginning when they were evenly matched, to Zhao Jun falling into a disadvantageous position in the middle and later stages of the match, and then to his sudden outburst in the middle of the battle, successfully executing the six-hit combo that only ace operators could execute, a desperate counterattack. Zhao Jun's performance was undoubtedly spectacular.
Zhao Jun returned to the backstage of the combat arena, overjoyed. Defeating Zhou Chao-Ling was of course delightful, but what made him even happier was that he had successfully advanced to ace level.
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations!"
Qiao Ting and Ling Lan congratulated one after the other. Qiao Ting's words were courteous, while Ling Lan's were very calm. The two's attitudes dealt a heavy blow to Zhao Jun's ecstatic heart … sob sob sob, with these two unparalleled prodigies around, there was no sense of accomplishment in advancing to ace level at all.
Luckily, there was still Mu Shaoyu, who saved Zhao Jun's dejected heart. "Zhao Jun, you freaking broke through to ace level in the middle of a battle. This luck is too nature-defying!" Mu Shaoyu's face was filled with envy and jealousy.
Generally, when a mecha master advanced to the next level, they would choose a quiet place to meditate. Breaking through in the middle of a battle was the most dangerous. Oftentimes, in the moment of breaking through, the mecha master who was meditating would lose all awareness of his surroundings. This would allow the opponent to easily find an opportunity to kill the mecha master in one strike. Even if the mecha master did not die, he would be disrupted by the opponent and lose the opportunity to advance.
Zhao Jun was in a good mood. He rubbed the back of his head and began to grin foolishly. As expected, advancing to ace level was something to be envied.
However, if someone knew Zhao Jun well, they would know that there was a hint of confusion hidden behind Zhao Jun's silly grin. On the way back backstage, he had a vague feeling that the battle to the death with Boss Lan in that secret room was very likely an illusion created by his mindspace. But, why would he create an illusion of Boss Lan for the battle? Shouldn't it be his old rival, Qiao Ting?
Moreover, the circumstances under which he advanced to ace level were different from what his instructors had taught him. Advancing in the middle of a battle was due to the pressure of the opponent. It was a forceful breakthrough between life and death. Advancing in the middle of a battle in the mindspace would definitely not happen … This was also why he had been able to advance so smoothly. Because he had not broken through in a real battle, the state of being in the middle of a battle was also not in the real world. Perhaps he had been in the mindspace for a very long time, but in the real world, perhaps he had only paused for 0.01 seconds, or perhaps he had not paused at all?
This was undoubtedly very strange. Zhao Jun could not understand it no matter how hard he thought about it. He instinctively glanced at the indifferent Boss Lan beside him and wondered if this was Boss Lan's doing. For some reason, he kept feeling that this had something to do with Boss Lan. During the battle with Zhou Chao-Ling, he had heard that cold snort. Now, no matter how he thought about it, it was Boss Lan's voice …
Zhao Jun's mind was full of doubts. He really wanted to ask Ling Lan for help, but he knew that now was not the time to ask. Zhao Jun knew very well that if people found out that Ling Lan might have the means to help someone advance to ace, this news would be even more serious than Ling Lan advancing to ace in her second year. It would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
Mass producing ace operators was something that the Federation had not been able to do even after thousands of years of research. If Boss Lan really had this means, no matter how monstrous Boss Lan's control talent was, the military would still control Boss Lan. To the Federation, the price of having one more imperial operator, or even a god-class operator, was not as high as having tens of millions of ace operators. Ace operators were the foundation of the battlefield.
Zhao Jun looked like a boorish fellow, but he was actually very meticulous and careful. He was not careless or impulsive. He suppressed the questions in his mind and prepared to find a safe time and place to ask in private.
Zhao Jun's victory also gave the First Men's Military Academy a 2 to 1 lead. The faces of the people from the Third Men's Military Academy were dark. They were also depressed about Zhao Jun's good luck. He was clearly going to lose, but he actually managed to advance to ace in the middle of the battle and used a six-hit combo, directly wiping out Zhou Chao-Ling's advantage and turning the tables.
"Even if we lose, we still have to fight well in the last two matches!" The people from the Third Men's Military Academy encouraged each other. Even if they knew that they were no match for Qiao Ting, they still wanted to fight all five matches with the First Men's Military Academy and not lose to the Third Men's Military Academy's reputation.
However, when they saw Qiao Ting walk towards the mecha area and prepare to board his mecha, the faces of the people from the Third Men's Military Academy all darkened. The people from the First Men's Military Academy didn't even give them a chance to fight all five matches. Once Qiao Ting appeared, who could stop him?
As expected, in the fourth match, Qiao Ting easily defeated his opponent with three shots and won the match. The First Men's Military Academy advanced to the finals with a 3 to 1 score. Right now, they were only waiting for the winner of the match between the First Co-ed Military Academy and the Second Men's Military Academy to fight for the championship.
Very soon, the match between the First Co-ed Military Academy and the Second Men's Military Academy began. Compared to the strange arrangement of the First Men's Military Academy's rankings, these two military academies were much more well-behaved.
As ace operators, Lin Xiao and Jiang Shaoyu were both arranged to fight in the fifth match. The pride of ace operators made it impossible for them to fight in advance. Besides, Jiang Shaoyu still wanted to get his revenge. As for the first four matches, because the strength levels of the teams were about the same, they were arranged according to their strength level, except for a few adjustments made in a few matches.
It should be said that the strength of these two military academies was really about the same. In the first four matches, there were two wins and two losses, resulting in a tie. In the end, it was the final showdown between the two ace operators. After Jiang Shaoyu and Lin Xiao had faced off in the semi-finals of the single mecha combat, they once again faced off in the semi-finals of the group mecha combat. This time, it was not only their own fates that would be decided, but also the fates of the two military academies.
This time, Jiang Shaoyu wouldn't be confused by Lin Xiao like he had been in the last match, thinking that his opponent's close combat skills were not strong and letting his opponent seize the opportunity to defeat him.
Similarly, Lin Xiao wasn't naïve enough to use the same method to confuse his opponent. Since everyone's strongest was close combat, there was no need to be secretive. As soon as the match began, they went into close combat mode and fought in full swing.
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