Chapter 336: Rush, Rush, and Rush Again!

"Wow, there are so many people here!"

Heral Calendar year 4243, November 28th, at the venue for the *Old Days Front* program.

Iliyasi looked at the scene filled with people all around and couldn't help but hide behind Xiliya.

It made one wonder, was she the older sister or was Xiliya the older sister?

"Old Days Front is really popular, isn't it?" A middle-aged man not far away looked at the heated scene and sighed.

Indeed, ever since the promotional video for Old Days Front was released, its popularity had remained high.

In this world without Video Game, the appearance of Old Days Front was like a ray of light, instantly igniting everyone's passion.

Of course, Yun Mu believed that the reward—where the program Champion could make any one request to the Joy Company—also contributed significantly to this.

It is no exaggeration to say that if not for this promise, the number of people at the scene would likely have been reduced by at least half.

After all, Old Days Front was considered a new thing; generally speaking, people's ability to adapt would not be this fast.

It was just that the Joy Company's Champion reward had accelerated this process.

Speaking of which, besides the Champion, the runner-up, the second runner-up, and the seven others in the top ten also had prizes to claim.

However, she did not pay attention to the contents of these prizes; they were nothing more than money, vehicles, or similar things, which held little attraction for her.

"The preliminary selection should be starting soon, right?" Yun Mu counted the time in her heart.

"Mm, the preliminary selection will start very soon." Brenna, who was beside her, took out her Personal Terminal from her bosom and checked the time on it.

It must be said that she had adapted quite quickly; she now knew how to use a Personal Terminal to check the time.

It's a pity her attire wasn't quite right; if she could change into a wool shirt, then put on a short skirt and a felt hat... *cough cough*.

Yun Mu imagined in her heart what Brenna would look like in modern attire.

It must be said, she was a little tempted.

"What's wrong?" Brenna looked at Yun Mu with some confusion, not knowing what she was staring at her for.

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just thinking about something." Yun Mu waved her hand and looked at the duel platform not far away:

"Is that the combat device set up by the company?"

"Mm, I saw the information on the official website earlier." Brenna nodded and said, "They say that thing has stronger immersion, but it's not as portable as a wristband."

"There are about one hundred machines set up at the site; once you go in, you are randomly matched, and the winner advances to the next round."

"Only one hundred?" Yun Mu was a bit surprised: "How many people are participating?"

"More than thirty-two thousand."

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"I'm going to sleep first; call me when it's my turn." Yun Mu turned around without hesitation.

"There's no need to be that dramatic, is there? Maybe it will be your turn soon?" Lita looked at her, speechless.

No sooner had she finished speaking than the wristband Yun Mu was wearing began to vibrate.

"Hm?"

Yun Mu raised her wrist and discovered the wristband was prompting her that the first round of the competition was about to begin, urging her to hurry to Duel Pod 001.

She was in the first round, and it was Duel Pod 001; Yun Mu did not believe for a second that there was no Black Curtain involved.

But it didn't matter; she liked Black Curtain.

"I'll be right back." She waved to everyone and turned to walk toward the duel pod not far away.

Duel Pod 001, as the name implies, is the first one; just at a glance, Yun Mu saw... uh, Duel Pod 100.

Alright, she went the wrong way.

After circling around to the duel pod at the opposite corner, the number displayed on it was finally correct.

The cabin door opened automatically after detecting her identity, and after Yun Mu walked in, it closed quickly.

As screen after screen lit up, she soon entered the operating system of Old Days Front.

Tsk~ I thought it would be a brain-computer interface, but this is it?

All flash and no substance.

Yun Mu complained in her heart.

However, this feeling did remind her of the time she operated the Thunder God Mecha.

【Player login detected.】

【Matching in progress...】

【Match complete!】

The scene around her gradually began to change, and before long, a map that Yun Mu was very familiar with appeared before her eyes.

【Map: Dense Forest River】

【Size: Small】

【Resources: Barren】

【Currently recruitable units: Repairman (Basic), Executor (Basic), Transport Vehicle (Basic)】

【Combatants: Yun vs. Duel King】

The official match had an extra page displaying IDs; Yun Mu's ID was one she picked at random, as for the opponent... Duel King?

Hmph hmph.

She would like to see if this guy's skill level was worthy of such a name.

Yun Mu's hand speed was fast as she clicked to produce two Repairmen, then built twenty Executors and one Transport Vehicle.

Built structures: 【Barracks】, 【Energy Plant】.

Then she built a Mechanical Dog unit and had the Mechanical Dog immediately chase after the Transport Vehicle in front to scout the enemy's base.

With no units stationed for defense, the Mechanical Dog very smoothly saw the full view of the opponent's base.

Like the vast majority of novices, there were only a few Executors guarding the front of the home.

There were no bunkers, and the speed of constructing buildings was not fast enough; at this moment, they had only just built the 【Ore Refinery】.

Seeing this, Yun Mu decisively launched an attack. The Transport Vehicle directly crushed several Executors who did not know how to position themselves, while the twenty Executors inside the vehicle continuously strafed using the vehicle's skill, 【Shooting Window】.

After clearing out the enemy's Executors, she then had the Executors on the vehicle disembark to attack the buildings.

She didn't even need to sell the Command Center; a van-load of people was enough to take out the novice on the opposite side.

I'll mention this in passing.

Playing a rush requires maintaining vision; otherwise, if the opponent knows your intentions, the rush tactic is very difficult to make effective.

Well, this refers to the situation where the skill levels of both sides are about the same.

Like the match she had with Yikeshi'er back then, even though the opponent guessed she was going to rush, they were still defeated by her using Executors. This is a matter of skill level; those who know, know.

Walking out of the Duel Pod, Yun Mu looked up at the sky.

A giant light screen was hanging there, and it happened to be playing the match she had just finished.

It seems the matches are not broadcast in real-time; this should be to prevent people from cheating.

Besides this, there should also be no signal inside the Duel Pod.

She hadn't taken out her Personal Terminal to check just now, but she assumed that was correct.

"Miss Yun finished so quickly!" Seeing Yun Mu walk back, Lita called out with some surprise.

What did she mean by "she is fast"? Two black lines fell over her head, and Yun Mu looked around: "Have the others not finished yet?"

"No, Miss Yun, you are the fastest, oh." After hearing her words, Brenna chuckled softly.

"Don't talk about being the fastest anymore."

Before Yun Mu could finish her sentence, a familiar figure walked out of a Duel Pod not far away.

"What a coincidence, Miss Yun," Yikeshi'er greeted Yun Mu.

"The opponent I encountered was quite tenacious, but I still solved them quickly!" She raised her right hand and squeezed her fist hard.

She turned her head to look at the screen behind her.

It was already playing the moment Yun Mu solved her opponent.

"A rush again."

Yikeshi'er looked at the name displayed below the light screen, hands on her hips.

"I have already thought of a way to break it. If you use this move when you meet me, you will suffer, oh~"

"Hm?" Yun Mu looked at her with some surprise: "Then I will have to look forward to it."

Saying this now does not mean she will use a rush when she duels the other party later.

Better to fool her first.

It would be good if she could trick her out of the money for an extra bunker when the time comes.

Hm? This isn't her being tactically dirty, just a little bit of strategy.

"After winning the duel, the level cap has been opened to level three, oh," Yikeshi'er said, raising her bracelet.

"Is that so?" Hearing her words, Yun Mu immediately checked the interface of her bracelet.

She had thought the level cap wouldn't be lifted until after today ended.

【Level 3 is now open.】

【Now you can build higher-level mechanical units or buildings.】

【At the same time, the number of skills you can equip has increased to 8.】

The equip limit for skills had indeed increased, and besides that, intermediate mechanical units that couldn't be built before could now be built.

For example, the previously grayed-out Radar, and the Shipyard.

【Radar: Can detect the movements of mechanical units within a certain range; ineffective against units with Invisibility.

After construction, unlocks buildings 【Combat Laboratory (Advanced)】 【Laser Tower (Intermediate)】, Barracks unlocks unit 【Flame Chariot (Primary)】, Tank Factory unlocks unit 【Flash Silver Fighter (Intermediate)】】 (Cost: 1000)

【Shipyard: A building that can only be built on water; after construction, unlocks units 【Amphibious Transport Ship (Intermediate)】 【Destroyer (Intermediate)】 【Submarine (Intermediate)】 【Silver Flash Cruiser (Intermediate)】】 (Cost: 1500)

So many new things added all at once.

But it still looks inexplicably familiar; judging from the changes, the impact on the late game is quite significant.

No, it should be said that the previous matches didn't have a late game to speak of.

It is a bit like the battle mode of a certain game, where you can at most build up to a Heavy Tank Factory and then cannot build any high-tech units... although it looks like quite a few buildings and units have been unlocked now, there will only be more things added later.

If these are all such familiar changes... then could she know the use of these things in advance during this period while others haven't adapted yet?

But then again, how exactly did Joy do it?

Why is it so similar to the game in her memory?

It couldn't be that He really transmigrated over, could it?

As for the equipable skills... after thinking for a moment, Yun Mu chose to equip them like this:

【Sell】 【Repair Acceleration】 【Throw Grenade】 【Shooting Window】

【Barracks—Climb: Most of your mechanical units can now jump onto higher walls, but be aware that they cannot cross enemy buildings.】

【Command Center—Redeploy: Many buildings, including the Command Center, can now move and redeploy their positions through transformation.】

【Repairman—Flamethrower: After equipping this skill, your Repairman will add a new weapon, the Flamethrower. The Flamethrower can cause Burning to enemy mechanical units or buildings, and damage to defensive buildings is increased.】

【Flash Silver Tank—Main Cannon Upgrade: Enhances the attack range and attack power of the Flash Silver Tank, at the cost of increasing the construction cost by 100 points.】

Let's go with this.

Yun Mu nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Yikeshi'er.

The latter also seemed to have just finished replacing her new skills and was looking at her with a face full of fighting spirit.

However, Yun Mu had no intention of dueling her.

So she pretended not to see her gaze and turned her head to look at the screen overhead.

At this moment, it was broadcasting the matches of other contestants; watching the scene of both sides pecking at each other like novices was inexplicably quite amusing.

These players are the future of the Old Days Front!

*Ahem*, Yun Mu snuck a glance at Yikeshi'er, and seeing that the other party seemed to have no intention of a duel, she quietly withdrew her gaze.

As long as she didn't lose, they would eventually face each other; before that, she would just hide some of her strength.

*Sigh*, during the preliminary rounds, there wasn't even a match commentator.

It felt rather boring.

Yun Mu looked around somewhat boredly, then noticed a figure that surprised her very much.

No, it couldn't really be called a surprise.

It was actually quite normal for her to appear here.

Should she go over and say hello? Just as Yun Mu was hesitating, the other party had already noticed her and tilted her head to wave at her.

Fine, it seemed there was no need to consider it anymore.

Yun Mu said a word to Brenna, then lifted her legs and walked toward the other party in the corner.

"Good morning, Miss Yun." After she walked closer, the other party greeted her with a light laugh.

"Good morning, Miss Airui Laya." Yun Mu paused for a brief moment and responded.

(End of chapter)