Chapter 17: A single shot sealed the victory
Arbitration Zone
All the mentors, audience, and students were stunned.
One-shot kill!
Blizzard Zero's single cannon shot actually heavily damaged the T2 Bald Eagle-class Light Interstellar Cruiser, almost causing it to fall.
They could clearly see a large hole, at least ten meters in diameter, blown open on the T2 Bald Eagle's starboard armor, with flashes of secondary explosions occasionally visible inside.
And Blizzard Zero's subsequent pursuit continued to damage the T2 Bald Eagle's front armor.
If the battle continued, there would only be one outcome.
At this point, the referee team was already preparing to make a mandatory judgment, as the outcome was already obvious.
And at this moment, the T2 Bald Eagle had already surrendered.
The Chief Referee immediately announced that the winner of this Starship duel was Zhao Chen's Blizzard Zero; at the same time, he immediately contacted Zhao Chen, ordering his Starship to cease attack!
“This... this Starship is too strong, isn’t it?”
“Zhang Haoran... just lost like that?”
“So, this is... Zhao Chen won?”
Many people were speechless for a long time.
This included Jiang Shasha, whose expression was dazed, her eyes wide open.
Zhao Chen... won?
Zhao Chen's dilapidated Starship won against Zhang Haoran's T2 Bald Eagle?
Recalling Zhao Chen's indifference towards her in the restaurant earlier, Jiang Shasha felt a very unpleasant sensation in her heart at this moment.
Especially after Zhao Chen won this battle.
“Shasha... Zhao Chen actually won...” A friend who came with Jiang Shasha looked at her with a strange expression.
“My eyes aren't blind.” Jiang Shasha said with a gloomy face, taking one last look at the strange Starship on the broadcast screen, then turned and left the audience area, preparing to return to the academy.
“Shasha... aren’t you waiting for Young Master Zhang... wait for me.”
While some people were in a bad mood, others were in a very good mood.
“See that! A massive cannon is the only truth! Wan'er, your brother's ship is truly amazing. When can you talk to your brother and let me go up and see it? Preferably, I'd like to touch your brother's 1200mm caliber massive cannon!” The twin-tailed loli Xue Xiaoxiao looked at Zhao Wan'er with shining eyes.
Zhao Wan'er's expression at this moment was one of shock and disbelief.
“This... it’s over already?”
From the moment the two Starships entered combat range to the end of the battle, less than five minutes had passed.
The most important thing was that one-shot kill, which no one had expected; this shot made the battle end so quickly.
“The T2 Bald Eagle’s hull armor is inherently weak, and what’s more, it was facing a Starship equipped with the T2 Heavy 1200MM Devil Alligator Cannon.
As long as it hits the hull armor, the outcome is basically quite severe.
Directly penetrating the armor and causing cabin explosions, this might be your brother's good luck.
But I have to say, this assembled Starship is truly strong, with an incredible speed of 100 knots.” Senior Su Lan offered her assessment from the side, smiling as she looked at Zhao Wan'er: “It seems your brother won't need my help after all.”
At this moment, Senior Su Lan's impression of her friend's brother had greatly changed, and she even developed some curiosity.
To be able to assemble such a Starship from three old Starships within a month, that third-year student named Zhao Chen is quite capable.
While Blizzard Zero was astonishing everyone.
Zhao Chen excitedly waved his fist on his Bridge: “Holy cow, it was a one-shot kill!”
“We were lucky; it must have hit the enemy ship's ammunition room, causing a secondary explosion; it affected multiple system modules of the hull.” Charlotte analyzed from the side.
This was also why she had just ordered a direct high-speed advance and continued to attack.
With such a good opportunity, as a seasoned veteran, how could she not press the advantage and secure victory?
Luck?
Zhao Chen thought of the special reward 'Fleet Luck Bonus' that the system had given him earlier, because of this reward, he could only recruit female soldiers.
Thinking about it this way, this 'one-shot kill' should be related to that.
“If every shot from now on is a 'one-shot kill,' wouldn't that be awesome!” Zhao Chen fantasized in his mind.
As for whether this setting is true, it can only be verified in future battles.
“Zhao Chen, you have won. Please immediately cease all offensive actions!”
The Chief Referee's voice rang out.
“Understood.” Zhao Chen replied.
Looking at the battered T2 Bald Eagle, the pierced hull no longer showed fire, but thick smoke could still be seen.
It was probably impossible for it to return on its own; it would have to wait for an interstellar tugboat to help.
“Chief Referee, can I connect to the T2 Bald Eagle's video communication?” Zhao Chen made a request.
The Chief Referee on the other side of the video window hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed to the request.
Because as the referee team, they had the right to conduct video communications with both Starships at any time.
Soon, a video window appeared before Zhao Chen, showing a messy Bridge on the other side, with thick smoke and some broken components scattered everywhere, a complete contrast to the previously bright and clean Bridge.
Captain Zhang Haoran was sitting on the ground, his face pale, and there was even a puddle of water beneath his bottom.
“Pfft... Zhang Haoran, you actually peed yourself.”
When Zhao Chen's voice echoed on Zhang Haoran's Bridge, he finally noticed the communication window. He pointed at Zhao Chen in shame and anger: “Zhao Chen! You cheated! You couldn't possibly win against me! You must have cheated.”
“The Chief Referee is listening to what we are saying. You are accusing me of cheating now, are you doubting the impartiality and strictness of the referee team?” Zhao Chen teased.
The Chief Referee, who was responsible for connecting this video communication, said coldly: “Student Zhang Haoran, we monitored this Starship duel throughout, and there were no problems whatsoever.
If you have any objections to our judgment, you can report it to our superiors.
Student Zhao Chen, if there's nothing else, let's end this communication here.”
It was clear that the Chief Referee had a very poor impression of this playboy.
“Chief Referee, one last thing.” Zhao Chen looked at Zhang Haoran and said lightly: “The duel is over, Young Master Zhang shouldn't have forgotten our bet, right?
That was recognized by the academy.”
“Zhang Haoran, according to your Starship duel agreement. You will withdraw from the North Star Starship Military Academy.
Are you clear on this?” The Chief Referee did not forget to add a finishing blow at this moment.
“Clear... un... understood...” Zhang Haoran was crestfallen. If he really withdrew from the North Star Starship Military Academy, he would be finished.
His Viscount father would surely kill him!
The video communication ended.
Zhao Chen had no interest in dealing with this defeated opponent.
“Return to base.” Zhao Chen sat in the captain's chair, feeling incredibly comfortable.
And the commotion surrounding this interstellar duel was far from over.
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Class 3, Grade 8
“Today's lesson ends here.” The teacher announced the end of class.
At this moment, students immediately began frantically searching for the Starship duel live broadcast channel, only to find that it had already been shut down.
“Why can't I find Zhao Chen and Zhang Haoran's Starship duel anymore?”
A student nearby chuckled: “Come on, look how much time has passed. Zhao Chen was probably defeated by Zhang Haoran long ago; [N O V E L I G H T] that was a T2 Bald Eagle after all.”
“Yeah. This is Zhao Chen's own fault, trying to hit a rock with an egg, overestimating himself. This is good too, our class will have one less eyesore from now on.”
“Next year there's a collective mission, and if we bring this guy along, our class will be in trouble.”
Many in the class were currently scoffing.
Li Wei, with a dark expression, began to contact Zhao Chen; he was already thinking of various ways to help Zhao Chen.
“Wait... something's not right... everyone, quickly look at our academy's intranet hot search list!” A girl who loved browsing the intranet forum suddenly exclaimed.
“Zhao Chen... it seems he won...”