Chapter 401: Chapter 176 This Game is Simply Too Unfriendly
Player “Shura”, please choose one of the following Mecha Bodies for combat:
– Fourth Generation Machine “Bone Fossil”
– Fourth Generation Machine “Prototype Iron Ball”
– Fourth Generation Machine “Wild Boar”
These three lonely names crashed into Mu Fan’s heart with an unrivaled impact; the system didn’t even bother to provide a graphical introduction.
He had never encountered Mecha Bodies with such domineering names in his world.
Bone Fossil seemed somewhat normal and also more mysterious.
What the heck was this Prototype Iron Ball supposed to be? He couldn’t seriously be expected to pilot a giant iron ball into battle, could he?
Wild Boar…
Well, Mu Fan would definitely not choose a beast-shaped Mecha Body like a wild boar.
[Match found. Countdown started, please make a selection. If not selected in time, one will be chosen at random. 10, 9, 8…]
Heh, this interface full of malice was on par with the one Black had initially set up, so Mu Fan didn’t hesitate to choose the first machine— “Bone Fossil”.
Mecha Body “Bone Fossil” selected. Countdown 3, 2, 1, 0.
Dingchuan Academy’s internal internet battle begins!
“Shura” (No Rank) VS “Pick Up Girls” (Silver 1 Star).
Mu Fan was now in a dark space, presumably where the Battle Net was digitizing the Mecha Body called Bone Fossil.
His ID was of course No Rank, while his opponent was called what—”Pick Up Girls”?
Quite the mischievous name.
Mu Fan smiled knowingly.
Then the screen officially shifted.
He now found himself in the cockpit of a Mecha Body, Mu Fan looked at the six-link mechanical control levers in front of him and the 167-key control console.
Then he tried to touch them with his hand.
Wait a second, this touch… it felt so real!
No, it was real!
With his helmet on, Mu Fan couldn’t see that when the Battle Net’s scene shifted, the cockpit of the Earth Warrior he was actually in retained the six-link mechanical control levers and the 167 keys, while all other buttons and levers, as well as the limb coordination device, were silently retracted.
And when Mu Fan was touching those buttons in the PO Battle Net, he was actually touching them in reality.
This was the basic concept of abandoning brainwave virtual reality and returning to VR technology, developed to the utmost degree.
This was the cockpit simulator Mu Fan was currently in.
While Mu Fan was still curiously feeling the unique sensation of each key, a violent vibration had already transmitted into his body.
The Mecha Body “Bone Fossil” was in position.
Only now did all the screens in the cockpit light up, showing a full three-dimensional image of the Mecha Body to Mu Fan’s left.
What Mu Fan saw made him blink furiously, then he incredulously yelled out, “What!!”
“Bone Fossil: Rom”
It looked remarkably like a silver-white ostrich, with a slender neck stretching out from its body, and at the position of the ostrich’s chest was an opening split into four parts, inside of which a black muzzle could be faintly seen.
And what left Mu Fan speechless was the absence of arms, simplified into two missile launchers for wings.
And the legs were designed with bent reverse joints!
This was clearly just an ostrich!!
Why didn’t you, system with such a sense of mischief, call it “Bone Fossil: Ostrich” instead!
What even is a Rom?
With no Black around, Mu Fan was completely a novice in the field of Mecha knowledge.
Mecha Fighting Skills he remembered like Chaotic Zigzag Step, Barbaric Charge, Asymmetric Engine Start seemed completely useless on this Mecha Body.
Plus, with no Coordination Device, so Mu Fan unprecedentedly began to complain!
The countdown was still on, and Mu Fan continued to review more details of the Mecha Body’s information.
[Weapons Equipment: Wired Head Beam Emitters, Variable MG Particle Cannons, Interceptive Weapon Unit (MG Particle Cannons ×10, All-Around Missiles ×30, Large Air-to-Air Missiles ×5)]
Mu Fan was starting to suspect this was some sort of cruel joke orchestrated by Black, but due to the previous incident where Xu Jiang had called out his invisible earpiece, he was inclined to believe this wasn’t Black’s doing.
If it were Black, he would certainly be snickering smugly by now.
[Terrain: Valley Bottom Jungle. Victory Condition: Defeat the opponent for victory.]
Having entered the battle, Mu Fan had no better choice now; without Black’s guidance, his brain was fully analyzing the characteristics of these weapons.
The beam emitter seemed optional to him, only useful for surprise attacks with limited damage.
The MG Particle Cannons must be the main weapons located at the chest muzzle.
The interceptive weapon unit appeared to be geared for close combat exchanges.
And there were even air-to-air missiles.
All of this was like a bucket of cold water on the passionate Mu Fan who would’ve been happy with just a saber.
Such a game mode would surely flop if released to the public.
It was just too unfriendly.
Not only did it offer no choice of cold weapons, it had even gotten rid of the mecha’s hands.
For Mu Fan, who was accustomed to piloting human-shaped mechas, this was the most crippling reality.
The battle begins!
When these four system sounds rang out, Mu Fan took his first step like a newborn, attempting to find his way.
Without hand balance, the expected shaking and falling didn’t happen; after a body tremor, surprisingly stable!
Light sparked in Mu Fan’s eyes, and without Black’s guidance, this was his first acquaintance with such a foreign mecha body, and it felt amazing.
The reversed joint leg design seemed to focus on leaping efficiency, truly mimicking the characteristics of an ostrich to a T.
Thus, Mu Fan quickly tried out a series of motion commands, forming a logical loop, the swift-reacting Mu Fan almost immediately manipulated the mechanical control stick, allowing the mecha to sprint rapidly in response to the system’s cues.
From a bird’s-eye view, it was clearly an ostrich running.
Like a child with a new toy, Mu Fan began to excitedly familiarize himself with this different sensation.
Externally on the mecha, this was represented by the short wings carrying two missile launchers flapping a couple of times.
The terrain was the valley bottom jungle; while the depth might allow for elongated combat space, the width was insufficient, meaning he would soon encounter the enemy, leading to an unavoidable encounter.
Although Mu Fan was unfamiliar with this mecha, it didn’t hinder his rich and frightening combat experience.
…
On the other side, Koje’s [Artillery War God] arrival, with its dense array of muzzles, was downright chilling.
135mm multi-purpose dual-shoulder cannons, DN integrated energy particle impact cannons, two 105mm arm-mounted rapid-fire cannons.
Ammo types: Grenades, incendiary shrapnel, armor-piercing grenades, armor-piercing bullets, charging barrel armor-piercing bullets.
Koje had discarded all defense modules, almost forsaking the mecha’s mobility.
With its body bristling like a porcupine with barrels, each step it took could press a deep pit into the ground.
The 135mm cannon was his main artillery; it was hard to hit those sixth-generation mechas, but it was a strong assault weapon among fifth-generation mechas and below.
[Pick up girls] was an ID with some renown in Dingchuan Academy’s silver rank, and although he had been crushed hundreds of times, it did not prevent his relentless pursuit!
Koje excitedly scanned the surrounding screens.
“So it’s the valley bottom jungle; while it affects visibility, it’s simply perfect for my textbook carpet bombing strategy.”
The opposing player is named Shura?
“Could it be someone’s alternate account? Such a chuunibyou name; let my big cannons give you a ‘repair’,” Koje’s face once again broke into his trademark sleazy grin.
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