Chapter 319: Chapter 94: The Prototype Goes into Battle
“Indeed a great opportunity!” Valentine, the burly Mecha Master, had eyes full of combat spirit. This was the chance for Arabella Weapons Company to shoot to fame in one fell swoop.
Let the Wind Speed Competitor demolish the opposition in actual combat!
Then, the orders will definitely pile up until our hands are sore, and my value and fame will definitely reach an even more exaggerated level.
The position of Deputy Director of the Arabella Mecha Department, hehe.
The two shared a knowing smile without saying anything.
Here, the utterly humiliated Manager Yu ordered his staff to lower the two Mechas.
Why two?
The sixth-generation Engine Prototype with reserved slots but no mounted weapons and the Ge-1 Extreme Soldier equipped with Dual Hand Cannons, special fist reinforcement, and a laser sword.
Although these two belonged to the same series, they represented the technical strength of Loki Heavy Industry and, even more so, the ambition of Loki Heavy Industry.
“Go call for Mechanical Master Levi.”
Manager Yu instructed the staff beside him. Levi was a 5th-rank Mecha Master certified by the Mecha Association, already a quite high level.
1st to 2nd rank for Apprentice Mechanical Masters, 3rd to 4th rank for Official Mechanical Masters, 5th to 6th rank for Senior Mechanical Masters, 7th to 8th rank for Ace Mechanical Masters, and the 9th rank for Super Ace.
The classifications were based on the number of Mechas defeated during a combat career, with each rank requiring 50 defeats! But from Senior to Ace, the number per rank suddenly jumped to 200!
A 5th-rank Mecha Master meant that he had defeated or destroyed 250 Mechas in official competitions!
And a 7th-rank Mecha Master, known as an Ace, meant defeating 500 Mechas in official combat or challenges!
8th-rank Ace Mechanical Master—700 Mechas!
9th-rank Super Ace Mechanical Master—over 900 Mechas!
Having Levi, a Senior Mechanical Master with more than 250 Mecha defeats to his name, beside him made Manager Yu feel quite reassured because, relying on the Extreme Soldier’s thick armor, there would be a natural advantage in the limited terrain.
Although the Grand Chief Mechanical Master, almost an Ace, was not present, Manager Yu felt his side had the absolute strength to fight.
At this moment, Mu Fan and Chuchu also arrived beside Wang Nuonuo.
“Nuonuo?” Mu Fan’s questioning look was caught by the girl, whose face was filled with anger and defiance.
“Mu Fan, these people are despicable, they clearly came to cause trouble, and the management is so blatantly taking their side.”
Mu Fan saw a hint of tears in Wang Nuonuo’s eyes. Loki Heavy Industry was her home, and it was unbearable for her to see it insulted like this.
“Have you all decided on the Mecha battle?”
“Yeah, we’re going to fight! We have a 5th-rank Senior Mechanical Master certified by the Mecha Association, and in combination with the Extreme Soldier’s thick defense, it should be no problem in this kind of setting.” Wang Nuonuo nodded, her tone full of strong confidence. She might say her family’s Mechas are ugly, but others cannot.
Just then, Chuchu suddenly said with concern, “What if the Mecha on the other side is very strong, and the Mechanical Master is even stronger?”
Upon hearing this, Wang Nuonuo’s expression froze for a moment, but her eyes quickly hardened with determination.
“We must win, we must! Even if it comes to the last step, we will walk out with our heads high!”
“Miss Nuonuo, rest assured, we at Loki Heavy Industry would rather fight our Mechas to scrap here than admit defeat! Moreover, we will not lose!” At that moment, a young man around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old walked over. He wasn’t a huge guy, but the shoulders and chest accentuated by the pilot suit and the broad knuckles of his hands showed he was definitely a seasoned hand at piloting a Mecha.
“Miss, this is Levi, a 5th-rank Senior Mechanical Master who has participated in two Star District Team Competitions, with a best result of making it into the top twenty! He has secretly participated in Mecha testing work for three years at Loki Heavy Industry.”
“Mechanical Master Levi, hello, today we’re counting on you.” Wang Nuonuo’s respectful gesture made the other party hurriedly return the bow.
“Miss Nuonuo, you are too polite. I have strong faith in the Extreme Soldier Mecha; we will not lose,” Levi’s tone infected the people of Loki Heavy Industry.
Thus, under the eyes of everyone sending off a hero, a group of people entered the descending platform together.
“Sir, I was right, wasn’t I? We will definitely win, right?”
“”
As the descending platform sank into the ground, the lights dimmed instantly, and Wang Nuonuo looked up at Mu Fan, her gaze serene as water, her breath fragrant as an orchid.
Mu Fan looked down at Wang Nuonuo, who was less than half a head shorter than him, and saw the flickering light in the beautiful girl’s eyes. He nodded gently, “I will definitely win.”
These four words, which seemed to the two women to be mere words of comfort, but what no one knew was that Mu Fan had never made an empty promise.
In Mu Fan’s dictionary, a commitment made was a commitment kept.
When they reached the bottom, the mecha entered a specially made large-scale track platform, and the group of people entered the underground hover train.
The area beneath the Mecha Expo Center was this extensive?
Mu Fan settled into the train, feeling as grand as Dingchuan Academy had made him feel.
In the mecha exhibition hall on the ground floor, a man in a suit and shoes was eagerly talking with a few people from the Blue Capital Military Group at the moment.
“I hope this opportunity can be given to Arabella Weapons Company!”
“For what reason?” the leading young man asked with an amused look.
“Sir, a token of my regards, if I may.” A black card was quietly passed over during the handshake.
He rubbed it for a moment, a meaningful look in his eyes.
“50, at the same time, Arabella and Loki Heavy Industry… come from the same planet, and we have the strongest competitive relationship!” The product manager finally played a strong card.
The young man thought for a moment and frowned, “Your mechanical masters?
“The runner-up in the Mecha Battle Team League of the Fourth Star District, Quasi-Ace Mechanical Master—Valentine!”
A light flashed in the young man’s eyes as he looked at his companion, “Take him to Li Junyi.”
Only just over ten minutes had passed, and already more than half of the visitors in the Expo Hall had surged to the central area, looking at the mere 1,000-square-meter silver metal platform with a chorus of dissatisfied boos.
“What a joke, a 1,000 square meter battle area?”
“Where’s the central coliseum?”
Noisy voices erupted one after another.
“The match will start in 5 minutes, holographic projection is now on!”
With a thud, the special glass above the Expo Hall changed color, the light suddenly darkened, but on the 1,000-square-meter silver metal platform, a grand and spectacular holographic projection instantly appeared—the underground central coliseum!
So, the central coliseum was nearly a hundred meters beneath their feet!
And underground, Mu Fan and the others stood on the perimeter, overlooking the massive circular coliseum.
Beneath the mecha hall’s ground floor lay such a magnificent and grandiose structure, and as they emerged, they were perfectly situated at the outermost high point of the coliseum, the view below fully in sight.
A perfect embodiment of artificial technology.
Stunning!
The 30,000-square-meter underground coliseum was surrounded by strong ion barriers of 50,000 energy levels, with no fewer than 80 super-large ion energy barrier generators providing the best protection.
“Both mechanical masters, please take your places. The match is best of three rounds, and it is permissible to switch mechas mid-way, but they must be products of one’s own company. Surrender is allowed in this match, the weapon strength is limited to below level 2.5, and the use of large-scale lethal weapons is forbidden.”
Mu Fan and the others saw Levi stepping onto the lift, then slowly entering the black mecha.
A Heavy Pulse Rifle on the right leg, a Four-tube Missile Launcher on the left arm, and a laser sword hilt at the waist, with a protrusion on the back that must be an ammunition vault to complement the firepower weapons.
Hmm?
Extreme Special Soldier prototype entering battle?
But…
Mu Fan furrowed his brow, as his intuition told him the real power of this mecha lay in its limbs, not its firepower weapons.