Chapter 110: Gang Taitai
What is quite interesting is that Puppet did not choose randomly, but deliberately chose an Armor Tiger.
"What does that mean?"
"Brothers, I'm new here. Is this guy called Puppet always this arrogant?"
"Damn it, showing off an Armor Tiger in front of Saibutan? Who gave him the guts? Who is this internet celebrity?"
"Doesn't he know the opponent is the Gang Taitai—Saibutan?"
"Where did this idiot pop out from? A Giant God Soldier crushes Heavy Armor, and he still chose an Armor Tiger. This guy must be crazy, right?"
There were those who were baffled, but of course, there were also those familiar with Puppet's style.
"Damn, look at what I said! I knew he would choose an Armor Tiger. It must be on purpose!"
"He's wild, but I just love this vibe—repeatedly jumping back and forth to provoke the Titans in the field they are best at!"
"Haha, Puppet probably really enjoys the pleasure of 'you can't stand me, yet you can't beat me'."
Various livestreams and audiences were discussing it heatedly, quickly forming two camps. Those who had watched Puppet's matches were in the minority; most of the newcomers flooding in were just there for the spectacle because of his high popularity and the official recommendation. This brainless choice instantly
whipped everyone's intelligence, and the questioning was understandable.
When Saibutan saw this choice, his inner suspicions were confirmed a bit more. Even if he were to encounter Chao Qinglong, he wouldn't choose like this; it was equivalent to slapping a brick directly onto a Titan's face. But... except for this person, only him.
Saibutan chose the Arena environment most favorable to a fist-strength Mecha and sent it over; the opponent accepted in a second.
Armor Tiger Mecha vs Fist-Strength 100 Arena
"Damn, who gave him the courage???"
"Did no one tell him never to fight Saibutan in the Arena?"
"Saibutan is also interesting, being so serious when fighting an internet celebrity. Has he never won before?"
"Titans are too petty. We Martians would absolutely never..."
Everyone was also a bit baffled by Saibutan's reaction. It shouldn't be like this, right? Is he that desperate to win?
Huonan, who had suffered a few losses, remained calm. Based on his understanding of Puppet, this person was extremely cunning and definitely had a conspiracy—a ten-thousand-percent chance of a conspiracy.
But just when everyone thought it was over like that, in terms of weapon configuration, the Giant God Soldier did not choose the Double Chain Thunder Dragon Cannon, clearly intending to have a melee fight with the opponent, and this was the essence of the Arena.
But a bizarre scene appeared. The audience, who already had plenty of "opinions," completely exploded because Puppet actually didn't choose a weapon either.
What this meant was that you don't have to carry a Laser Gun; that is considered an unwritten rule of the Arena. When you choose the Arena, it is more to test close combat. But brother, others don't carry weapons because they are Taijin Qianshou themselves. You, an Armor Tiger, don't carry a Tyrant Spear?
Many people switched channels directly. Damn, meeting a fool, who would watch? Still fighting?
At this moment, Huonan could no longer hide the smile at the corner of his mouth and dialed his assistant's phone, "That Space Fortress doesn't need to be topped up."
"Huo Laoshi, it's better to be a bit more casual."
Zhuang Zhou reminded him; he seemed to be getting closer and closer to the truth.
"Hehe, Little Zhuang, I feel like you've been very arrogant lately. After this match, you can look for a new job. Do you want to come and be an assistant to my assistant?"
Huonan was still trying his best to control his emotions. Having been messed with by Puppet a few times, he had indeed lost the temperament of a powerful president from back in the day.
Forget it, just consider it giving an old rival some face.
"Puppet God is best at close combat!"
Zhuang Zhou said seriously, "The Mecha is just a tool; it depends on the pilot."
"Haha, Little Zhuang, you said it well. I also think so; it depends on the pilot. Have you seen who Puppet's opponent is? A Giant God Soldier. Let me educate everyone: this is not TAS; this is the top Heavy Armor Warrior of the entire Solar System Alliance, and also the Federation's number one
user of fist-strength Mecha. And it's in the Arena, without weapons. Come, come, who can tell me, what is he going to win with? What is Puppet? If he has the ability, let him grow eight heads and eight arms for me. That's also a trick, magic, and not a Warrior!"
Finally, under Zhuang Zhou's rebuttal, Huonan exploded. Damn it, I, a tough Martian man, have been made into a sissy by this damned Puppet. He actually dared to talk back when I said a couple of things. I'll spray him to death.
Zhuang Zhou was also dumbfounded watching the suddenly exploding Huonan, and for a moment, he was actually a bit speechless.
The popularity of the livestream also stopped growing, but those who came here had all watched Puppet's matches more or less and definitely felt it would be a good fight. Other streamers didn't think so; many had opened betting pools, for example: can Puppet last one minute? Two minutes? Three minutes?
Bang... bang...
Two Mobile Suits landed. The Heavy Armor looked cool and full of pressure; the silver one was the Armor Tiger Mecha, while the bright white one was the Fist Tyrant 100. Because it was a Super Heavy Armor, the Fist Tyrant Mecha was a circle larger than the Armor Tiger, and it was a new generation of Mecha; its design crushed the other by an era.
Whether Puppet could withstand it, one exchange would tell.
Boom...
The engine roared, and the Giant God Soldier's Fist Tyrant Mecha attacked. He didn't show mercy just because his opponent didn't choose a weapon. On the other side, the Armor Tiger Mecha didn't hesitate at all and attacked almost simultaneously. The two Mobile Suits instantly rushed to the center of the field.
The Fist Tyrant Mecha threw a punch, and the Armor Tiger actually took it head-on?
Is he crazy?
A Taijin Qianshou would directly destroy the Armor Tiger's fist. If this could be blocked head-on, what use would the Fist Tyrant Mecha have, and what use would weapons have?
Facing the attack of the huge Fist Tyrant Mecha, the Armor Tiger actually really took it head-on.
Boom...
The Armor Tiger Mecha flew out in response. To be precise, it slid out, and the Fist Tyrant Mecha followed up in two steps. Although the huge body looked clumsy, the footwork and rhythm were crucial. The flowing movements made the entire pursuit not drag its feet at all, but instead, it killed its way directly to him.
Boom...
This time everyone saw clearly. The Overlord Fighter was not using its fist, but its palm. Its body did a slight dash, springing out like a spring, attempting to open up the distance, but this was the Giant God Soldier!
Flash Strike!
The huge Fist Tyrant Mecha brought a special gale and instantly arrived in front of the Armor Tiger, throwing a punch.
This is the "Gang Taitai" of TAS, three punches to settle the universe!
"I really can't imagine, how could someone be so stupid? It's only been a few seconds since the match started..."
Boom...
The huge Fist Tyrant Mecha was hit and staggered. Facing the Flash Strike of the fist-strength Mecha, the Overlord Fighter used a Swallow Return kick, directly giving the fist-strength Mecha a hit the moment it threw the punch. The Overlord Fighter landed, engine roaring.
Armor Tiger Flash Strike—Tanshe Top-Heart Elbow!
The entire Overlord Fighter cut in like a cannonball, a fatal blow. But the staggered Fist Tyrant Mecha did not lose its center of gravity. The entire Fist Tyrant Mecha tightened up, arms retracting to brace, like a huge shield being erected.
Boom...
The two Mecha collided violently; the Fist Tyrant War Machine was not affected at all, instead utilizing its Mecha advantage to forcefully withstand the Armor Tiger's Top-Heart Elbow, launching a counterattack by merging its two arms and swinging them fiercely left and right.
The elbows followed the footwork, sweeping toward the Armor Tiger War Machine with a boom-boom-boom sound like a giant pendulum.
If that were to land even once, the Armor Tiger would be finished.
This was precisely the Shield Guard Technique that made the Giant God Soldier famous in the S Tournament—the Giant God Steel Torrent!
Yet the Weak King War Machine, having missed its strike without any effect, seemed to have anticipated this long ago; facing the Fist Tyrant War Machine's wild, sweeping, and destructive left-and-right swinging elbows, it was like a leaf in the Wind, the Armor Tiger War Machine following the rhythm and constantly retreating, dodging perfectly, a weak
control maneuver, a boom, opening up the distance.
Like a dance move... Heavy Armor swaying?
What the hell!
"Are you seeing ghosts? Is that really the movement of an Armor Tiger???"
"One has the momentum of a fierce dragon crossing the river, the other has footwork like Spirit-like Micro-steps, lifting the heavy as if it were light; one is a Cyber-tank, one is Heavy Armor—what kind of god-tier pilots are these?"
"There's no way to fight this, no way to fight!"
"The Saibutan still has the advantage; the Armor Tiger has no way to overcome the defense. The Giant God Soldier's Shield Guard Technique is invincible in this situation; Puppet's defeat is only a matter of time."
"Matter of time your face! You newbie, don't you know Puppet God specializes in all kinds of invincibility!"
After one round of exchanges, the two opponents returned to their original positions, and the audience was completely boiling; no one expected that the Armor Tiger would actually fight to a draw against the Giant God Soldier's Fist Tyrant 100???
And it even dodged the attack of the Shield Guard Technique!
The so-called Shield Guard Technique does not require a shield; it is a terrifying, lethal close-combat style of defensive counterattack. With the characteristics of the Fist Tyrant War Machine, the entire Mecha shrinks and the arms are raised like a huge shield, and once it counterattacks, it is as terrifying as a death knell. Back then,
the top-tier heavy Mecha lost to a single strike of the Shield Guard Technique; that terrifying power, delivered by a super Heavy Armor, destroyed the heavy Mecha directly as if Mount Tai were pressing down.
That thing causes injury just by grazing you.
And don't ever think that a Saibutan is slow; it is only slow in movement. When used by a top expert like the Giant God Soldier, the attack frequency is terrifying, and the momentum generated by the swinging of the giant Mecha is unimaginable, while simultaneously causing huge pressure on the opponent's spirit.
"Facing this kind of Shield Guard Technique, if it were a heavy Mecha, it could still dodge, but Heavy Armor must predict it; by the time you see it, it's too late to react. So Puppet must have undergone rigorous training to form absolute muscle memory, otherwise the continuous swinging strikes just now
would have been impossible; this is definitely not something an amateur can do, and facing the Fist Tyrant's Shield Guard, the pressure on someone without good psychological quality is terrifying..."
"Puppet shouldn't be an internet celebrity, nor is it a coincidence; this is the result of rigorous military training, very likely a secret weapon from a USE military academy..."
"Bullshit, internet celebrity is just everyone joking about his background; this guy definitely has a problem, a treacherous Earthling conspiracy!"
Just then, the Armor Tiger War Machine suddenly spread its... arms, leaving its center wide open.
What... does that mean???
Provocation?
Taunting?
Not taking it seriously?
What happened to the professionalism, what happened to the rigor?
Professional commentators from all walks of life felt like they had been slapped in the face; if it were the Giant God Soldier, it might be acceptable, but this Puppet is truly not treating people as human!
Never mind the ordinary audience, the entire Giant God Academy was in an uproar; too arrogant, simply crazy?
"Kill him!"
"Giant God Soldier, blow him up, make him disappear forever!"
"Damn, I've seen arrogant people, but never anyone this arrogant; what is he doing?"
"That was just a probe; those who don't know would think this Puppet is the best in the world?"
"He dodged one round of the Shield Guard Technique and doesn't even know his own name anymore; it's only just begun!"
"This Puppet knows nothing about the terrifying power of S-rank; a frog at the bottom of a well!"
"The Titan people specialize in sanctioning these kinds of floating players."
Who doesn't know the Giant God Soldier's explosive temper? The outburst of the Titan people isn't like the trash talk of Martians; once they get ruthless, it's truly crazy.
But the Fist Tyrant War Machine did not move. In an instant, the Giant God Soldier understood who was on the other side, and also knew that the other party still remembered him.
Five years ago, it was the same movement; that skinny little guy who was two sizes smaller than him also spread his hands like that, those cold pupils that still appear in his dreams to this day...
End of Chapter
