Chapter 607: Chapter 381: Where the Long Spear Points, Heaven and Earth Both Suffer (Two-in-One)
(Congratulations to the new Hall Master “Purple Lightning Crow Fairy”! This chapter is a combination of two chapters in one! A mega chapter of 5000 words)
This was the terrifying aspect of the Earth Battle Fortress; it minimized the gap between Mechanical Masters, turning the conflict into a battle of Mecha Bodies.
Under such might, the role of the human was reduced to the bare minimum.
The relentless barrage of bullets poured down, and in Ogden’s calculations, even if the enemy’s Mecha Body doubled in speed, it would still be impossible to dodge this dense array of missiles.
Rachel, who had become an audience member, was fortunate to sit in a special spectator seat. She saw this scene clearly, her eyes filled with terror, and she suddenly covered her mouth with her pale palm, her eyes revealing a look of unbearable pain.
Sandy, sitting beside her, also had a solemn expression on his face.
With his experience, he simply could not imagine how the Extreme Special Soldier would be able to dodge this situation.
People held their breath, silently awaiting the outcome.
Wang Nuonuo, who was at the observation deck, did not close her eyes like she usually did. Instead, she stared intently with wide eyes, her whole heart and soul pinned on that giant figure holding a long spear.
Her two hands instinctively twisted in front of her.
Sir, you must win!
This is what you’ve told me!
Outside this arena, on the other side of the planet, in that academy, countless people were also staring at the screen, watching the black Mecha on the display.
Inside the Mecha special training room, a bald man with a fierce aura sat expressionlessly on a sofa.
His eyes did not move, and the young lecturers beside him did not even dare to breathe too loudly.
Who knew that Ruan Xiongfei calling them here was not for a meeting, but to watch this play of light and shadow.
“This is my Direct Disciple.”
Ruan Xiongfei didn’t glance to the side, continuing to focus on the screen, but his words shocked everyone there.
What, he is that old rascal soldier’s disciple!?
When did Bald Ruan take a disciple, indeed what an old pervert teaches is just like him.
Just looking at the way that Mecha on the screen precisely sliced through the missiles told them everything.
But these lecturers really misunderstood Ruan Xiongfei.
Because right now Bald Ruan’s eyebrows were knitted together, this was not something he had taught at all.
Since when did Mu Fan have this kind of power.
But regardless, even if he’s incredible, he’s still my disciple, Ruan Xiongfei, and that’s enough.
Kid… you better stay alive for me, I’ve already applied for vacation and will set off tomorrow. I sure as hell don’t want to go collect your corpse!
However, with these thoughts in mind, Ruan Xiongfei suddenly slapped his thigh, “Damn it, I am really worried now!”
After saying that, he glanced behind at the group of young lecturers, looking like little chicks, “Do you… not worry?”
Just as these people were about to shake their heads, seeing the ferocious look in Ruan Xiongfei’s eyes, they immediately nodded frantically.
“We’re worried!”
“Worried my ass, how could my disciple lose! Just watch how I’ll drill you guys later.”
Ruan Xiongfei turned his head back towards the screen with a string of curses, leaving behind a group of lecturers shivering with fear yet unable to cry.
Unreasonable is one thing, but does he need to be such a thug?
…
The alarm sounds within the Extreme Special Soldier had already become incessant, a continuous piercing whine.
Mu Fan, under the state of Dark Breath, emotionlessly switched off the radar of the Mecha Body.
The annoying noise and the red dots on the screen instantly disappeared.
The entire cockpit even entered an eerie silence.
“Mu Fan, what are you doing?” Black asked in surprise.
“Charge through.”
Waves of keystrokes began to surge across the control console like a tide.
In the blink of an eye, the sky full of missiles reached the airspace above the Extreme Special Soldier.
The sheer number and inescapable speed of the missiles, at just a single glance, sparked a sense of despair.
But at that moment, the Extreme Special Soldier slightly dipped its head forward.
Its robust mechanical arm gripped the body of the Flame Rain Frost Blue spear. The figure suddenly shot forward explosively.
Time seemed to stand still at that instant when the missiles fell, marking the descent into a human hell.
How people wished time would slow down, however, the dense barrage of Flagfish Missiles finally rained down from the sky.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The first wave of missiles struck at a 45-degree angle, plummeting fiercely.
Mushroom clouds rose from the earth.
The stone forest and rock walls were pulverized into dust under the ferocious bombardment.
Just under the coverage of the first wave of missiles alone, people’s bodies trembled subconsciously.
Because the entire ground was visibly sinking.
People looked eagerly, that Extreme Special Soldier holding a weapon as beautiful as a work of art, that Extreme Special Soldier with a “patch” on its left shoulder… Are you still alive?
Billowing black smoke covered everything.
The second wave of missiles was already falling, and the third wave had reached the turning point in the sky.
The audience’s hearts began to sink to the bottom of the valley.
“Wait, look quickly, look!”
Suddenly, a bright light appeared within the black smoke, and then that ferocious figure violently tore through everything and burst out.
The mecha’s hands moved rapidly in front of it, even producing a series of afterimages.
The true body of Flame Rain Frost Blue was completely obscured, and all people could see was the huge Light Wheel.
The Flame Rain Frost Blue, rotating alternatively in the hands, was swung around forming a dense barrier.
At this moment, the path of the Extreme Special Soldier turned into a straight line.
The second wave of missiles came, and this time people clearly saw that shocking scene.
Misfile after missile shot towards the Extreme Special Soldier, only to be bisected by the rapidly passing Light Wheel within ten meters, detonating mid-air.
However, these mid-air explosions of missiles were nothing but a visually remarkable event that seemingly had no effect on the Extreme Special Soldier forged from Acabert Alloy.
The most dazzling sight at that moment was undoubtedly the huge bi-colored light wheel that had enveloped the mecha completely!
The flames that burned on the spear blade and the cold light that flickered from the gun handle shone upon each other.
The Extreme Special Soldier advanced at Divine Speed, no missile could come within ten meters of it.
The audience rubbed their eyes and then stared hard into the arena.
“What, what kind of mecha martial arts skill is this!?”
“It’s the epitome of coolness!”
In no time, the audience’s overwhelming shock and enthusiasm instantly inundated the competition field.
What a spectacular performance, this black mecha truly didn’t disappoint them.
The second wave of missiles completely enveloped the ground, and the Earth Tremored.
The third wave of missiles was coming…
The short 2 kilometers from the Extreme Special Soldier to the Earth Battle Fortress had been entirely engulfed by missiles.
The cameras mounted on the flying vehicles experienced severe shaking.
It was a result of the terrifying shockwaves caused by the violent explosions on the ground.
Mushroom clouds rose in the vast basin-shaped valley.
At that moment, it was as if people were witnessing the end of the world.
Inside the Extreme Special Soldier, Mu Fan’s forehead began to bead with fine sweat, and a fresh, red wound burst open on his left shoulder.
The sounds of his elbows and ten fingertips touching the control consoles melded into a dense series of taps.
A debut in actual combat.
Soglier’s Inexplicable Conjecture – The Big Wheel Charge!
The mysterious weapon from beyond the stars – Flame Rain Frost Blue!
Even Mu Fan hadn’t anticipated the effects of combining these two.
But… wasn’t this what he wanted?
“Mu Fan, your APM just broke through 500,” the Silent Black spoke up.
“500!?”
Mu Fan’s eyes darted to the side.
There on the APM meter was the number 503.
He had unknowingly surpassed the limits of his hand speed during battle, the limits he couldn’t break through during training.
The Extreme Special Soldier continued its ferocious sprint, with a hint of excitement in Mu Fan’s voice:
“Black, does this mean I can now use that skill from before?”
“That’s right, the PO Battle Net’s top Fantasy skill – Virtual Flash.”
It was the first skill Mu Fan had heard of on Loga Star, and even under Black’s tutelage, he knew it by heart, yet he had been unable to use it due to physical limitations.
But now, right here on the battlefield, Mu Fan had unexpectedly achieved a breakthrough.
With a deeper shine in his eyes, Mu Fan said calmly, “Add another ten percent to my chances of victory.”
“I wonder if this information can provide another assist. I’ve been analyzing Flame Rain Frost Blue through the onboard system. The activation condition for this weapon’s exclusive skill seems quite simple – a burst of Meteor 3 energy to drive the weapon’s FI force field transformation, although the specifics are unclear. Based on the available information, it seems to be something like a piercing technique.”
The Time Tide?
Mu Fan narrowed his eyes, not paying any mind to the wound on his left shoulder, and a chilling voice emerged from his throat: “This information is good. Blue Capital’s military weaponry, I’m starting to collect interest now…”
In the midst of the mushroom clouds, a figure was rolling up the billowing smoke, then effortlessly tossing it behind.
The ice-blue figure flashed through the dense smoke.
All three waves of missiles had fallen, leaving the land in ruins. However, people had no time to notice; all they saw was the ice-blue mecha carrying a demeanor of shattering an army of a thousand!
An invisible War Armor of ice and flame blazed mightily upon the black shell.
“How is this possible?”
“He actually really made it through!”
“How, how did he do it?”
On the observation deck, Donatello, who had only uttered his first sentence and then said no more, watched the scene in the arena with a deranged, morbid stare. He was resolved not to believe that what he was seeing with his own eyes could possibly be real.
Another one shocked was Ogden, who still had a cold smirk hanging on his face.
This kind of mindless barrage tactic normally gave a sense of overwhelming dominance, but when the crush didn’t happen, and the would-be crushed target reappeared, that sense of dominance turned sour.
“This is impossible!”
The Earth Battle Fortress suddenly drew out the Special Scattergun from its back.
The huge caliber was intimidating to behold.
Two orange lights sparked to life within it.
Finally, it was time for a head-to-head clash!
Now it was also finally the Mechanical Masters’ time to compete.
The Extreme Special Soldier’s straight line Light Wheel began to change to an S-curve advance, and this S-shaped trajectory was broken down by Ogden into segments of data.
“Coordinate deviation -5 degrees, bearings 341, 622, correction 3.7 degrees…”
A series of numbers began to pop up in combat projections as Ogden continuously adjusted them.
“Your evasion is utterly useless against me! Heh, break for me – now!”
A ferocious look appeared on Ogden’s face, and his hand, which had been finely controlling the situation, suddenly squeezed the trigger.
At last, the Special Scattergun violently swung its muzzle to one side.
Bang!
A massive jet of flame shot out from the Scattergun.
The two Mechas, barely more than 300 meters apart, had no chance of evasion.
Mu Fan’s gaze never left the battle projection. He knew that after avoiding the wide range of Flagfish Missile fire, he would ultimately have to engage in close combat with the opponent.
And the greatest threat in close combat came from that massive Special Scattergun.
With a 182mm dual caliber, it was clearly a twin-shot heavy cannon.
One shot could blast a Mecha into pieces, and the close-range power far exceeded that of the Flagfish Missiles, something Mu Fan absolutely could not ignore.
So his gaze was always locked onto the opponent’s… shoulder!
Weapons equipped on Mecha didn’t have physical triggers, and if the opponent was going to shoot, then the first thing to move would be the shoulder.
Under the state of Dark Breath, Mu Fan could discern every minute detail.
The Earth Battle Fortress’s shoulder barely shifted less than 1 degree, and Mu Fan had already reacted.
The wavelike sequence of keystrokes instantly vanished, replaced by the ghostly rapid manipulation of his ten fingers.
A chill arc curved at the corner of Mu Fan’s mouth:
“Finally, it’s time for you to make your move, so now, please die!”
The rotating massive Bullet flew towards the place where the Extreme Special Soldier would next change direction.
But at that moment, it was as though he had rehearsed this countless times.
An unimaginable scene occurred.
The Extreme Special Soldier, which had obviously turned from the left front peak to the right side, should have continued sprinting toward the right front, twirling the long spear with both hands.
Because the Mecha Body’s inertia dictated it, and the powerful acceleration made it impossible for the Mechanical Master to take any other action.
Yet in the next moment, the Extreme Special Soldier, still maintaining a low stance with the Light Wheel sprinting, took one step.
And the figure, like a ghost, retreated five meters!
The movement seemed edited, blatantly defying common sense.
“What is this!”
There was a stunned silence in the special spectator section.
Even the usually unflappable Ran Family knitted their brows slightly, with Naden showing surprise in his eyes.
As for Gregory, who was sitting in the higher seats, an inexplicable gleam appeared in his eye, the look of someone whose love for talent had been deeply stirred.
But they all had one thing in common, they did not recognize the true origin of this move.
However, one bizarre thing right now was that countless people in the ordinary spectator seats couldn’t help blurting out obscenities: “I… fuck!”
And Fat Brother was even more straightforward, smacking his own face: “Holy shit, am I watching a top Expert battle in the Fantasy Zone? Isn’t this the ‘Virtual Flash’?”
Over half the ordinary spectators were regulars in the purely entertainment-based Fantasy Zone, which precisely was the place devoid of genuine experts.
So a ridiculous scene unfolded at this moment.
The ordinary spectators recognized this move before the real Mechanical Masters.
This was merely how the audience felt, but for Ogden, as the concerned party, he watched helplessly as a dirt wave several dozen meters high burst open before him, the imagined scene of a Mecha shattering not materializing.
The astonishment and shock in his eyes surpassed anyone else’s.
How could this be!?
The Earth Battle Fortress reached with its left hand toward its waist.
This shot at least needed to slow down the opponent’s attack; he had to fire another round.
However, at this moment, the experienced Ogden truly met his defeat at the hands of a purely entertainment-based game.
The true meaning of Virtual Flash was that undiminished… instant backward movement.
So the Extreme Special Soldier in the state of moving backward didn’t slow down at all!
Fierce footsteps stomped deep pits into the ground one after another.
Metal muscles coordinated with the engine as they began to exert force.
The Extreme Special Soldier’s Light Wheels on both sides suddenly vanished at this moment.
The intertwined rotating hands came to a halt, and Flame Rain Frost Blue settled in the right hand, the arm raised high while gripping the spear handle.
The spear blade, proud like the wings of a Flying Dragon, radiated a bright crimson glow.
The bowed head of the Extreme Special Soldier suddenly lifted.
A streak of red light ignited from its eyes.
The Mecha withdrew from supersonic speed but its steps grew increasingly powerful.
Meteor 3 engine energy extraction!
Force field energy conversion…
Attempting to activate Flame Rain Frost Blue…
Activation successful.
Prepare to launch Weapon Skill!
“Weapon Skill—Time Tide!”
At this moment, the distance between the two Mechas had closed to within fifty meters.
Mu Fan was originally planning to deliver the weapon to his opponent’s front.
However, Black’s voice rose in panic from the cockpit, “Calculations wrong, this force field is too terrifying. It’s expanding on its own and is nearly uncontrollable now, hurry up and strike!”
Mu Fan’s brows furrowed, “But at this distance…”
The two Mechas were still at least 30 meters apart. Had this attack failed?
“Please, I want you to stay alive, just thrust it out, quick, look at the engine energy!”
Hmm?
Mu Fan instinctively glanced down and broke into a cold sweat.
The Meteor 3’s energy was consistently at 90%, but at this moment, it had suddenly dropped to 2