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In this third match, if the First Men's Military Academy could win it all in one go, then the championship would belong to the First Men's Military Academy. On the other hand … if the First Men's Military Academy suffered a setback in the third match, then the result would be hard to predict for the First Men's Military Academy whose morale had been damaged.
In the First Men's Military Academy's spectator area, Zilong and the others were waiting for the third match to begin. Seeing that everyone was bored, Lin Zhong-qing took out a bag from his backpack and passed it to Xie Yi.
Xie Yi opened the bag. It was a bag of melon seeds to kill time. It was perfect for killing time at this boring moment. Very quickly, the Lingtian Battle Team finished half of the melon seeds. Lin Zhong-qing didn't forget about the other battle teams and gave them another three to four bags.
Everyone munched on melon seeds and began to discuss who their military academy would send up next.
"Boss said that they used rock-paper-scissors to determine the order. This kind of method where luck is the main factor is really hard to predict," Luo Lang said amidst the discussion.
Li Lanfeng paused in the middle of peeling melon seeds. Was it really just luck? A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. How could the rabbit do things so simply?
Han Jijun, who was sitting beside Li Lanfeng, sensed his strange behavior. He quickly glanced at Li Lanfeng, knowing that Li Lanfeng had also sensed the mystery. In addition to the fixed order at the beginning, the later order that seemed to be purely based on luck in rock-paper-scissors was still traceable after watching many matches.
Zhao Jun was clearly on the verge of advancing. Continuous battles would be beneficial to him, which was why Zhao Jun would always fight in the first three rounds. This was the joint effort of Qiao Ting and his boss.
Han Yu's strength was the weakest, so his participation was reduced. Mu Shaoyu's strength was not bad, so he had more chances in the first three rounds than Han Yu. Looking at all the matches that had advanced to the finals, Zhao Jun, Ling Lan, and Qiao Ting — the three strongest members of the First Men's Military Academy — had the highest probability of participating. It could be seen that the so-called participation in rock-paper-scissors was definitely not based on pure luck.
Han Jijun was also very impressed with Li Lanfeng at this moment. He knew since he was young that his boss would not do such a childish thing. There must be a deeper meaning behind it. So when his boss said that the order would be decided by rock-paper-scissors, he had been thinking about this question. Why did his boss do this?
Every time the order of battle was announced, he would carefully ponder over it. Finally, he managed to figure out something. He didn't expect that Li Lanfeng, who joined halfway, would know Boss as well as he did … For this to happen, he must really care about Boss.
Han Jijun would never reject someone who was truly good to his boss. Han Jijun's heart skipped a beat. He said, "Senior Li Lanfeng definitely knows who will be fighting next."
Han Jijun's words drew everyone's attention to Li Lanfeng. Li Lanfeng's hands trembled as he turned to look at Han Jijun. Han Jijun's eyes were incomparably clear, making the black and white of his pupils even more distinct. This was not the gaze of a scheming person. It was completely calm …
Li Lanfeng instantly understood what Han Jijun meant. Han Jijun wanted to give him a chance to perform, to raise his position in the hearts of his teammates, to prove that he could be a competent strategist.
Li Lanfeng smiled. Only he knew that under the mask, his expression was excited. He tried his best to calm down. He couldn't waste the chance Han Jijun gave him. Composing himself, Li Lanfeng coughed into a fist. This expression made everyone who was waiting for an answer roll their eyes at him.
Li Lanfeng didn't dare to hesitate any longer. Otherwise, he would incur the wrath of the crowd. He said, "For the next battle, if I'm not wrong, the one fighting should be Boss Lan!"
"Why would it be Boss?" Compared to the others who were deep in thought, Luo Lang asked with a blank expression.
Seeing this, Xie Yi couldn't help but facepalm with a wry smile. Compared to the intelligent personalities in his body, Luo Lang as the main body was really very naive!
Li Lanfeng looked at Han Jijun and said with a smile, "Junior Jijun knows this very well too." Courtesy demands reciprocity. Han Jijun had given him a chance to perform, so he would return the favor to Han Jijun.
Han Jijun naturally understood what Li Lanfeng meant. He didn't refuse and began to explain, "In this match, Boss Lan and the others probably want to show the dominance of the First Men's Military Academy, defeating their opponents in three straight rounds to become the champion. Thus, the ones fighting will definitely be the strongest three of our military academy. Since Zhao Jun and Qiao Ting are both fighting, then the third match will definitely be our boss. "
Luo Lang was still very confused. "Didn't they say it would be decided by rock-paper-scissors? Then why are they so sure that the third match will be Boss? The other two also have a chance. "After saying that, he muttered softly," Luck is something that can't be measured. "
Xie Yi couldn't bear to see Luo Lang continue being naive and quickly said, "We might be relying on luck, but with Boss's strength, there's no such thing as luck."
Right then, Luo Lang understood. That's right, for a monster like Boss, whether he fought or not wasn't a matter of luck, but whether Boss wanted to fight or not.
Seeing that Luo Lang understood, Xie Yi secretly wiped away some cold sweat. At least he didn't continue to embarrass the team, embarrass himself … Eh? What was that just now?
On the other side, the First Men's Military Academy had deduced that the third match would be Ling Lan. Not long after, it was time for the third round of matches.
A few large words appeared on the big screen: "First Men's Team VS First Overall Team, Third Round: Ling Lan VS Ye Feiyang!"
Seeing these words, Li Lanfeng and Han Jijun exchanged glances and smiled. Their deductions were indeed accurate.
Meanwhile, in the spectator stands, because the name list for the third match had been revealed, there was an uproar and a heated discussion broke out.
"Ye Feiyang, the second strongest special-class peak operator in the First Co-ed Military Academy, only slightly weaker than ace Lin Xiao. Looks like the First Co-ed Military Academy has played a good card! "This was someone who thought highly of the First Co-ed Military Academy.
"Ling Lan should be the third strongest member of the First Men's Military Academy, just below Qiao Ting and Zhao Jun. There's still a lot of competition left in this match." Quite a few spectators were looking forward to Ling Lan's performance because of his previous stunning performance.
"Although that Ling Lan's basic training is perfect, looking at his past opponents, they were all relatively weak. His opponent this time probably won't be so lucky!" There were also some who didn't think highly of Ling Lan.
In the First Co-ed Military Academy's spectator area, Luo Chao saw the name list on the big screen and her face instantly flushed red. Her watery eyes couldn't hide the admiration within them.
When Han Xuya heard that the seniors beside her all thought that Ling Lan had a good chance of winning this match, her expression became a little strange. She lightly nudged Luo Chao and whispered, "Do you think Senior Ye will have a tragic end?"
Although Han Xuya didn't know Ling Lan's true mecha piloting skills, she was like everyone else and thought that he was a special-class operator. However, ever since she was young, the image of Ling Lan as an invincible existence was too deeply etched in her mind. Han Xuya had always thought that Boss Lan was an invincible existence among those of the same level.
Luo Chao carefully glanced at the seniors beside her. Seeing that no one's attention was on them, she quickly nodded her head. In reality, in Luo Chao's mind, even if Senior Lin Xiao personally went up, Boss Lan still wouldn't lose. But now, the one going up was Senior Ye. He was definitely going to be a piece of cake for Boss Lan.
Luo Chao began to pity that friendly Senior Ye who had always taken good care of them. She hoped that Boss Lan would take into account the fact that the other party was their senior and not beat him up too badly!
Luo Chao suddenly felt that her thoughts were letting down her military academy and her seniors. She felt a little guilty, and her originally red face turned even redder. She subconsciously played with her fingers. Thinking about how Boss Lan, who had taken good care of her since she was young, would lose, she would still rather see her seniors lose!
Luo Chao bit her lower lip and decided to be selfish. She … would only cheer for Boss Lan!
At that moment, two mecha went up the arena. It was Ling Lan and her opponent, Ye Feiyang.
Ye Feiyang's mecha was the same as Ling Lan's — it was also a balanced mecha! Ever since Ling Xiao had advanced to god-class, the number of mecha operators choosing to operate balanced mecha had increased exponentially. This made the once unvalued balanced mecha suddenly become the Federation's new popular mecha.
After the main referee in the arena confirmed that the two contestants were ready, he decisively waved the green flag in his hand and the match officially began.
Ling Lan didn't change her combat style, choosing to still attack from a distance. When the green flag was waved, her fingers flicked the air twice before she quickly began to operate her mecha. In the eyes of the normal audience, the mecha seemed to be flying backwards at the same time the green flag was waved.
However, in the eyes of the top-class operators, Ling Lan's movements were slower than the green flag by a few tenths of a second. She hadn't truly controlled the flag. Looking at it this way, Ling Lan's control of the flag was indeed a stroke of luck. These top-class operators all came to this conclusion. Only Ling Xiao's smile grew wider and wider.
Ling Lan's opponent, Ye Feiyang, was also performing well. When Ling Lan moved, he moved as well. The timing of his control was almost the same as Ling Lan's, infinitely close to controlling the flag. This made the eyes of some of the top-class operators light up. There were indeed quite a number of excellent seedlings in this year's competition.
Ye Feiyang didn't choose to retreat like Ling Lan. Instead, he followed Ling Lan's direction and followed closely behind. Without a doubt, he wanted to engage in close combat with Ling Lan.
Ye Feiyang was a well-prepared person. Other than Qiao Ting, Ye Feiyang had carefully studied the battle videos of the remaining four contestants, because these four people were very likely to become his opponents.
Among them, Ling Lan was the one he paid the most attention to. This was because the other was also a balanced mecha operator like him. After careful study, he had to admit that Ling Lan's long-range control was almost flawless. If he were to compete with the other in long-range, he didn't have the confidence to win.
When formulating his combat strategy, Ye Feiyang decided to do as close combat as possible. Although balanced mecha required strong close combat and long-range control, people would always have preferences. For example, when Lin Xiao operated a balanced mecha, he preferred close combat and was relatively weaker at long-range. And he was the same as Lin Xiao, slightly stronger at close combat than at long-range … since Ling Lan was so strong at long-range, it didn't make sense for her to be even stronger at close combat. Ye Feiyang didn't believe that Ling Lan was really that monstrous. Ye Feiyang decided that Ling Lan was weak at close combat and prepared to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. He wouldn't give the other a chance to use long-range!
In the spectator area of the First Men's Military Academy, Zilong looked at the two mecha on the field, one retreating and one chasing. He elbowed Han Jijun beside him and said, "Jijyun, am I seeing things? That person from the First Co-ed Military Academy is preparing to engage in close combat with Boss Lan?"
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