Chapter 52: Chapter 52 No Shield!
Editor: Noodletown Translations
The cross-district team-up mode was activated. Mu Fan felt a bit embarrassed after receiving a private red envelope from “Beautiful Girl Nuonuo.” It seemed too unscrupulous just to make money off a little girl like that. Maybe he should gift her a match in return.
“Why are you still using that one? Can’t you switch to something that matches with me?” Seeing that familiar bulky and crude blue-and-white mecha holding a red shield, Wang Nuonuo got a little anxious. She was piloting an Orange Begonia! Such sleek lines and perfect paint job, equipped with a limited edition B+ rated beam gun for long-range attacks alongside shoulder-mounted thrusters, with two glowing daggers at her waist. This was her favorite among her seven Begonia Mechas, especially with that Aurora Fifth Generation Engine Modified setup!
“Just this one, take it or leave it?” Mu Fan did not even lift an eyelid. He wouldn’t switch even if there was another option; everything was now preparation for piloting that military RX-16 in real life.
“Fine! Hmph.” She could imagine the chubby girl on the other end gnashing her teeth.
The central street battle zone terrain.
As the match began, one of Mu Fan’s team mechas was in close proximity while the other was at a distance. Meanwhile, the opponents positioned both their mechas, which were long-range mecha, to quickly seize the high ground as soon as the countdown ended. Mu Fan simply stayed put.
“Hey, Big Egg Man, why aren’t you cooperating with me? At least hold them off for me! What are you doing? They’re all attacking me now!” Wang Nuonuo, piloting an orange female mecha, screamed and yelled over the voice channel. This Big Fool was just standing there! Her intention to seize the high ground was directly blocked by the crisscross firepower of the opposing team’s two mechas, one of which had a Magnetic Energy Breaking Gun—specialized in reducing the enemy’s energy shield. So annoying!!
Off to a bad start, Wang Nuonuo was going crazy in the cockpit. The Egg Lord was still standing dumbly, and she was so suppressed that she couldn’t even reach the rooftop. Once those two mechas climbed to the rooftops of the high points, how would she fight then!!
“Big Egg Man, if you don’t move, I’m going to get angry! And when I’m angry, it’s very scary!” Miss Wang let out a melodious angry yell, yet it was hard for people to feel a sense of heroic fervor after hearing it.
Mu Fan was in a daze for a bit, but upon hearing Wang Nuonuo’s shouting, he snapped back to reality. This terrain was a bit like the urban area, just right for a simulation practice. So he decisively responded in the voice channel, “Oh!”
“Oh~ my oh my, you jerk!” At that moment, Wang Nuonuo really wanted to raise that beam gun and end the teammate in front of her, but her lips parted slightly in surprise at Mu Fan’s next move.
“I’m going in! Catch this.” The voice channel went silent after hearing the last words from Mu Fan.
“Catch what?” Wang Nuonuo was utterly unable to follow up with Mu Fan’s thought process, feeling a little stunned. Then she saw on her combat screen that the dumb brute in front of her made a throwing motion, and the huge red alloy shield came spinning towards her…
“Ahhhhh!” She exploded like a little lioness, you want me to catch it, and then you throw the big shield back at me! Do you think you’re playing fetch with a frisbee like you do with your pet dog at home!? Wang Nuonuo was furious! Yet her hands, through the manual coordination control device, directly made a catching motion, “Fine, I’ll throw it back at you!!” She grumbled to herself.
With a “thud,” the RX-16’s single-handed shield transformed into a dual-wielding giant shield in the Begonia Mecha’s hands. The impact from the great weight even caused her to slide back a few steps.
“Nuonuo, you were about to… huh?” Wang Nuonuo abruptly restrained the impulse to throw the giant shield back. She rubbed her eyes, was she seeing things…
That hulking brute gripped a heavy metal sword in both hands and charged straight into the alleyway.
Looking at the shield she was holding, Wang Nuonuo was suddenly on the verge of tears. Just how much do you underestimate me…
“Bang,” a vibration came through the shield up her arm. The system indicated that the energy shield dropped 10%. Magnetic Energy Breaking Gun! Certainly, it was this insidious weapon; otherwise, the shock wouldn’t be so minimal while my energy shield dropped so much even after being blocked with the alloy shield!!
So on the combat screen of the two enemy mechas, that slender, orange Begonia characteristic panel was seen backing away, wielding dual shields.
This was utterly shameless. Was this mecha piloted by a woman? How could it be so brazen? You’re piloting such a flamboyant long-range shooting mecha and running away with a heavy shield; if you’re not planning to use that limited edition weapon, why not just give it to us!
The two mechas were stunned.
“So sneaky! Miss Nuonuo isn’t going to let villains like you hit her!” Wang Nuonuo’s hostility had entirely shifted to the two adversary mechas. She had been given the shield, and one would be a fool not to use it. No way, backing away like this is too slow.
Thus, amid the enemy players’ wide open eyes and mouths, the Orange Begonia mecha backhandedly hung the shield on the tactical slot at its back and sprinted away. The two tried to shoot hastily, but the alloy heavy shield was just too large compared to the female mecha. The Magnetic Energy Breaking Gun wasn’t recharged yet, and the metallic ammunition from the Fire God Cannon and Pulse Rifle scattered post any effective strikes on the shield.
This was entirely without shame!
I’m shameless, anyhow, no one knows me here. Wang Nuonuo, entering ultimate defense mode, could care less about her dignity. By the way, is that big brute really planning to slash them with a big sword, this is crossfire… Big Bear, if you’re done for, I’ll surrender immediately.
Mu Fan maneuvered the RX-16 into the alleyway, a blind spot for shooting. Earlier, while viewing the battle screen, he mentally memorized the architecture ahead of him. Now he chose a route to break through. Previously familiar with footwork only regarding movement, now the experience absorbed was abundant, and Mu Fan prepared to coordinate his weapon handling with the mecha using step skills. Like a seed eagerly trying to germinate, he was drinking in every bit of experience earnestly.
Once again entering the Dark Breath state, the speed during this entry had somewhat improved over the last time. This breathing-like martial arts skill was customized for him, feeling immensely intimate and natural.
In a calm state! Mu Fan alternately activated the brake levers with both hands, gently grazing the left and right thruster levers at a perfect angle, 6 blue and 6 red lights! Meanwhile, using alternate hands to graze over the semicircular control console.
Black had said, to make the mecha perform fine adjustments impossible for humans, use the mechanical strength to enforce uninterrupted commands to parts beyond human control!
Fingers danced like butterflies, operating 8 keys in synchronization! The counterattack command was completed within 0.7 seconds. This time, as a metal bullet seemed to probe through the wall, testing; Mu Fan’s RX-16’s forward-charge posture suddenly dropped to one knee, then slanted backward, the entire mecha slipped past, dodging the bullet as it skimmed over its head, striking the opposite wall with a muffled thud.
Everything happened as if foreseeing the future.
“Using mental inertia to make step adjustments is the initial stage, adjusting based on the opponent’s adjustments is the intermediate stage, and as for the high level period… better not think about it for now. Why? You can as soon as you have a good mecha,” Black’s words surfaced in his mind again.
Still barely at the initial stage, Mu Fan sighed inwardly, showing no sign of chaotic hand movements.
After the opposing two completed three rounds of probing sweeps with seemingly no effect, that female mecha hid, and this sword and shield mecha without a shield still dared to charge towards them. What skill!
Hmph!
The player of the mecha who had shot Nuonuo before let out a cold snort, his mecha’s simulation setting was at 60%, enough for him as a Silver 5-star ace to use the slaughtering skills from the Fantasy series.
Meanwhile, the shield-bearing girl’s—Wang Nuonuo’s, exclaimed in the voice channel.
“Big Bear, dodge quickly, they’re using an ultimate move, it’s Four-direction Simultaneous Shooting!”
But all she saw on the combat screen was the RX-16 stepping at an oblique angle, kicking on the opposite corner of the wall, extending a left arm not wielding a shield, forcibly altering its course.
But, what was that hand doing?