(Congratulations to the new helmsman "Fallen Dark Wings" and "Maple Moon Show"!)
"Two contestants, a total of 192 matches, this time your battleground will be twice as big! All the powerful competitors, your figures will continue to appear on the interstellar stage. The competition will be held simultaneously on six major stages, so contestants from sequence one to six, please get ready! Mechanical Masters, show us your power!"
"Next, I declare—the hottest, most passionate, and wildest battle begins!"
The blonde man in sunglasses' excited expression was transmitted to every viewer through the live broadcast.
In the sky, four oversized Sky Mother Ships had slowly approached.
A dense swarm of small flying devices emerged from above and paused halfway up in the sky at a certain position.
The grand scale of the Interstellar Mecha Association's effort was evident, as every battle from now on would be presented to the viewers without any blind spots.
Thud, thud, the heavy footsteps of the Extreme Special Soldier echoed through the metal corridor.
Inside the cockpit, Mu Fan's gaze was icy. In front of the mecha, the light at the exit was getting closer.
Just as he entered the mecha, Black played the "Deep Blue Cavalry" combat video to analyze the opponent's weaknesses as much as possible before the battle.
When Mu Fan saw the deep blue mecha, he furrowed his brows tightly and didn't speak for a long time.
"What's wrong, Mu Fan?" Black was waiting for Mu Fan to devise tactics, but finding no response, couldn't help but ask.
"Why does this mecha feel so familiar? Pull up the designs of the other two mechas," Mu Fan said after a moment of silence.
Quickly, a slim mecha painted with blue stripes and having a pair of huge wings, and another massive mecha nearly twenty meters tall, wrapped in heavy armor and holding a giant crushing hammer, appeared in front of him.
They were from Lan Du Military Group, AAA-level mecha—Thunderbird, AA-level mecha—Fury.
"The paintwork is identical, but... wait, pause."
When he saw in the video playback the scattered dust revealing two overlapping guns mounted on the back of this Deep Blue Cavalry, a flash of lightning struck through Mu Fan's mind.
"Isn't this... the Extreme Special Soldier Ge-R!?"
Yes, it was the image that Nuonuo had casually shown him on Sky Communication!
Even if the paintwork had changed, the brightly contrasting colors of the heavy weapons mounted on its back were too distinct!
"Extreme Special Soldier Ge-R, is that the other mecha from the Loki Heavy Industry Gemini Project? Sorry, Mu Fan, my database doesn't have information on the other prototype. This mecha has never appeared on any network; it's even more mysterious than your Extreme Special Soldier Ge-Z."
Mu Fan shook his head, "I only caught a glimpse of it from Nuonuo's Sky Communication."
It wasn't Black's fault; for a mecha not registered on any network, Black's database could only store a name. Moreover, the opponent had changed not just the name but also the paintwork!
"Just now, this Deep Blue Cavalry, no, this Extreme Special Soldier R defeated an AA-level opponent, and looking at this, the opponent's mecha might have overlapping attributes with yours," analyzed Black quickly.
"Yes, the outer shell is probably Acabert Alloy. Although the video shows it as a light-armored shooting-type mecha, the opponent's more than ten heavy strikes didn't break it. Instead, the mecha managed to stand up comfortably and counter-kill," Mu Fan said calmly, the Extreme Special Soldier was still more than twenty meters from the exit, just a few seconds walk away.
Even encountering this sudden twist, he wasn't too surprised.
"The opposing Mechanical Master's shooting accuracy is alarmingly precise, combined with this mecha's hidden strength, the opponent's rating has reached... AAA-level," Black said after a pause.
"AAA-level, huh... the traitor deserves to die." Mu Fan's pupils shrank to a point, his voice icy.
"Should we inform little fat sister?"
"No, Nuonuo will know," said Mu Fan in a calm voice.
The next second, the Extreme Special Soldier faced the sunlight and appeared outside of the cave.
A huge plateau valley, naturally formed like a coliseum, surrounded by ring cliffs.
As the mecha that had brought the heat of the last battle appeared, the audience from the previous match erupted into cheers.
Dazzling in posture and ruthless in tactics, it killed the opposing mecha with a single strike.
The cruel sensation of depriving life shocked both their hearts and their world views.
Yet this purest sense of bloodlust caused their hormones to explode!
"Extreme Special Soldier, Extreme Special Soldier..."
"Go executioner, shred and blow up the opponent like you did last round!"
"Crush the opponent!"
A group of fans from zone 37 erupted into howls of excitement, eagerly watching the opponent's exit, waiting to see which doomed mecha would appear.
On the cliff on the other side of the valley, inside a protective shield.
Donatello glanced casually at the light screen beside him, where the fervent scenes from the Sky Mother Ship were being displayed, and suddenly burst into reckless laughter:
"Hahaha, when Gemini meets, it's an internal Loki Heavy Industry military deal, what would you ignorant fools know!"
"Mr. Rodrick, your opponent is the number one Extreme Special Soldier machine. How about it? Destroy the enemy and you'll be the only Extreme Special Soldier driver in the world. Remember, destroy!"
"Hmph." Rodrick's voice came through the communicator.
Finally, the middle-aged man drove the Extreme Special Soldier R out of the cave, his gaze piercing through the battle screen, locking onto the opposing Mecha Body, his expression icy.
"He will surely die."
"Hahaha, I like that. Waiting for your triumphant return, remember the terrible wound on his left shoulder." With this, Donatello burst into another bout of uninhibited laughter.
Rodrick immediately shut off the external communication, as he was now a Mechanical Master for Blue Capital Military Group, fighting for himself, his wife, and his children.
So, this time, the opponent must die no matter what.
Rodrick, who had already completely entered into combat mode, had one final thought:
Nuonuo, I'm sorry.
This battle, there could only be one survivor.
And that person... must be me!
The deep blue-colored Extreme Special Soldier R slowly walked into the giant valley with a double gun-back, the metal passages completely closing behind him.
Above the Sky Mother Ship, another thunderous cheer erupted, as they discovered that this Mecha had also killed his opponent in the previous round.
Lying calmly on the ground, he loaded armor-piercing bullets, then shot straight through the cockpit of the opposing Mecha.
These were two Killing Gods meeting.
The excitement of the many spectators was stirred at this moment.
"Deep Blue Cavalry, kill him!"
"I'm so TM excited, it's like getting to watch an open competition in advance."
Listening to a small group of passionate youths shouting excitedly beside him, a disgruntled spectator complained, "What's so great about two A-class Mechas, both of these are 3A-class Warrior's peak Mechas!"
"Just watch for yourself, we like this kind of low-level stuff, idiot."
"You'd better cover your eyes later, don't watch this, dummy."
"Idiot."
…
"You, you!" This spectator's lips trembled with anger.
"Darling, don't stoop to the level of these rude people, those who can appreciate such a low-level match aren't much stronger," a woman with heavy garish makeup disdainfully glanced at these people, comforting her man.
"Look at those two Mechas, what trash they are, the audience doesn't even know what they are watching."
Upon hearing this, White Hair, who was engrossed in the show, was instantly displeased; what the hell does 'not knowing what it is' mean, I'm not a nobody, I'm a cool guy!
White Hair was sitting right beside this group of passionate youths, his proud white hair already blending with these juvenile teenagers in the eyes of that woman whose face looked like sheep dung.
"Sister, I'm offended by what you said, don't you know how awesome that Mecha is, if you don't know, please shut up."
"You, a fellow with that ostentatious white hair, not only have a stinking mouth, did your mother usually educate you like this? Truly a soul born without proper upbringing." When the woman heard him calling her 'sister,' her face twisted with anger as the powder nearly fell off her face, and she began cursing loudly.
She no longer cared about having her man scold this youngster harshly; age was her everlasting pain, especially when exposed by such fresh meat.
The moment this woman started speaking, Li Xiaoxi, Fat Brother, and Chuchu nearby couldn't stand it any longer. The way she spoke was so distasteful, dressed like a decent person but speaking so crudely?
Fat Brother was about to speak up when Li Xiaoxi quickly grabbed him and subtly shook her head.
Uh?
"…"
White Hair fell silent, his face suddenly calmed down, gazing seriously at the woman opposite.
This action worried Chuchu as she looked at the Fat Brother unsurely; she didn't understand the intention of this baseball cap-wearing paparazzi, how could they not speak up in this situation?
Those few passionate youths also looked guiltily at White Hair; it was their matter initially, but they had accidentally involved others.
Seeing White Hair suddenly fall silent, the woman burst out into laughter, delighted by her tirade of abuse.
"A bunch of kids who haven't even grown their hair out, trying to fight me?"
But in the next moment, White Hair suddenly blurted out something shocking, silencing everyone within ten meters...
"I salute you as a 'bitch'!"
Pff~
An audience member sitting behind the couple sprayed the drink right out of his mouth, the hot beverage still warm as it drenched the woman's back.
But before the woman could turn around and scold him, White Hair dropped another ultimate skill:
"May I ask if I can shovel your mom's ancient giant tomb?"
Fat Brother covered his eyes with a slap.
This damn teammate...
Who can tell Fat Brother where White Hair's decency has gone?
An eerie silence fell all around them before they burst into laughter two seconds later.
The woman's face turned redder as she held her breath, shivering all over, her fingers trembling and slowly dropping lower.
Finally, she passed out from the lack of air, helped by her partner, otherwise she would've fallen flat on the floor.
The group of fiery youths laughed loud, "Bro, awesome! You like that Deep Blue Cavalry too, huh? You're one of us indeed."
But unexpectedly, White Hair turned his serious gaze to these fiery youths, "Let me be frank, that Mecha you mentioned is crap."
"Dang!"
A bunch of juvenile teens rolled up their sleeves. Where the hell did this mad dog, White Hair, come from?
...
"Ladies and gentlemen, good day to you all, it's still your familiar me! Have you missed me? I love you all!" A blond-haired man in sunglasses suddenly appeared on the giant Sky Mother Ship through an elevator.
He was on the biggest Mother Ship, while the other three were just physical light and shadow.
"Beat it! We don't miss you, hurry up and commentate."
A chorus of curses echoed around.
"I've seen your cheers, and since you love me so much, let the battle... begin!"
The blond-haired man with sunglasses, compared to Sandy, had taken shamelessness to certain heights.
Boom!
A huge flare shot into the sky.
The signal for the start of the battles across six fields finally lit up.
In the sixth field,
Before the flare had lit up, two prototype Extreme Special Soldier units were already facing each other in a silent and eerie standoff.
Suddenly, the blue Extreme Special Soldier R ignited a ring of blue exhaust flames from its back engines, and the whole Mecha shot forward, causing a sonic boom four seconds later!
A white mist exploded, creating a V-shaped gash of powerful airflow in its wake.
Rodrick faced a towering wind-eroded pillar.
In their field, such weathered rock pillars were plentiful, numbering no less than thirty as seen from high above.
From the air, they seemed minuscule, but from the valley below, these nearly one hundred meter tall giant pillars looked truly majestic and impressive.
The two Mechas were over 10 kilometers apart, and given such a depth, Rodrick, as an experienced Mechanical Master, knew the importance of seizing the high ground.
Thus from the start, his target was these pillars.
The swift Extreme Special Soldier R quickly neared a pillar, and just when the Mecha was about to crash into the base of the pillar, he swiftly pulled out that red Heavy Weapon from behind.
From withdrawing to swinging it forward, the weapon completed its mechanical reassembly.
A huge red rifle appeared in his hands.
20 meters more!
10 meters!
Extreme Special Soldier R suddenly crouched and jumped off the ground, the red rifle in his hands naturally hung down, and a cluster of orange light gathered at the muzzle, instantly expanding to a square meter.
Boom!
The orange energy flame erupted beneath his feet.
The entire Mecha, just like a rocket launch, shot up parallel to the side of a gigantic rock column.
The high-speed air slicing effect drew a straight, skyward deep scar on the side of this giant rock column.
The audience and the online spectators burst into admiration, such a natural motion, he truly brought that gun to life!
But Rodrick's face showed no extra expression due to this action. During real combat, his personality mirrored that of Mu Fan's first opponent, Shi Wuyi, almost identically.
Cold, calm.
For an ace Mechanical Master who had survived till now, he knew that any bit of carelessness on the battlefield could be fatal, hence the moment the battle started, he entered his most serious state.
Attitude is the guarantee of victory.
Even when chasing rabbits, the lion gives it his all!
In less than half a second, the Deep Blue Extreme Special Soldier R leaped over the top of the rock column and soared high into the air.
The aerial view flashed past on the combat screen, with dense data and marking symbols instantly appearing.
Suddenly, a red circle appeared in the top left corner of the screen and then quickly zoomed in and locked on.
"Target acquired."
Rodrick's finger flicked lightly, and the engine behind Extreme Special Soldier R suddenly changed from blue to orange, the tail flame directly reduced to a third of its previous size.
The kinetic recoil effect of that shot finally completely decayed to nothing.
The entire Mecha reached the peak of this leap and was about to start falling.
But at this moment, Extreme Special Soldier R's red rifle in the right hand suddenly raised, then descended, and the rifle body steadily landed in the palm of the left hand.
Clack!
Two slender metallic bullets were directly pressed into the chamber.
Inside the cockpit of Extreme Special Soldier R, the screen displayed the figure dragging a trail of Earth Dragon behind it.
The supersonic trajectory appeared on the ground, but in Rodrick's eyes, the opponent's traces were vividly clear.
A true marksman is seasoned through countless battles...
I have long known the properties of Acabert Alloy in resisting energy attacks, and besides, long-range thermal weaponry has limitations.
But have you experienced this Armor-piercing Bullet made with Acabert code C alloy?
"This time, only one Extreme Special Soldier can survive. It must be me!"
Finally, a restrained ferocity was released in Rodrick's eyes.
His kind wife and adorable son were waiting for him to return, so—
Please go die!
Vector correction, wind speed calculation, path prediction — when the crosshair in the screen aligned with a position, Rodrick fiercely pulled the trigger.
The engine darkened instantaneously, a strong pale blue energy surged into the red rifle.
Bang, bang!
Two slight sounds accompanied by a puff of pale blue smoke spread.
Two spiral bullets transformed into a spinning stream of light, silently striking a specific location!
Extreme Special Soldier R—[Super Precise·Cannon Dark Strike]!
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PS: Thanks to the book friend "Fallen Dark Wings" for the 10000 coin reward! (Congratulations to the new helmsman)
Thanks to the book friend "Maple Moon Show" for the 5000 coin reward! (Congratulations to the new helmsman)
Thanks to the book friend "Tadashi" for the 1000 coin reward!
Thanks to book friends "Swinging Little Boat," "Pampered Charm v Heavenly Fire" each for the 500 coin reward!
Thanks to book friends "Signed Leaf," "Egg 0 Bad," "ex Cartoon," "Far Sailing," "Cool Uncle 1," "Western Wind Tree Rain," "Big Wang Family," "Old Clumsy 1905," "Ping Ping (1)" each for the 100 coin reward, and "Pikachu Eating Apple" for the 10 coin reward!