Chapter 123: Black Night Saber (Sixth Update)

The Tianjing audience, who were about to cheer, couldn't help but sigh in regret; it really was just a hair's breadth. Delameng had been struggling to keep up with Ma Long's maneuvers, and while it looked like he was fighting with all his might, he had actually exposed a flaw, intentionally letting Ma Long pierce his left chest. That wasn't an immediately fatal vital point; his original intent was to grab Ma Long and perish together.

The Galileo team members raised their arms and cheered. Delameng had secured the best possible result under completely unfavorable circumstances. He wasn't responsible for space combat, but this draw was crucial.

Ma Long sat in the cockpit and suddenly gave himself a loud slap. "Damn it," he thought, "how the hell did I get snuck up on and killed? I'm so pissed at myself. A perfectly good first victory just floated away like that."

Returning to the operations room, Ma Long still received cheers from everyone.

"You guys aren't mocking me, are you?" Ma Long asked blankly.

"Ma Laoshi, you looked down on your opponent too much. They've at least been through the S Tournament. You, a newcomer, really treated your opponent like a rookie. I didn't even think we could win this match," Li Hao shrugged helplessly. "Anyway, we have to fight the team battle."

"What? Didn't you just say my strength was greater than theirs?" Ma Long was stunned. "Class Monitor, you also said that a genius like me just needs a stage to show off?"

Zhou Naiyi blushed. "Li Hao told me to say that. You're a show-off; you can only be flattered, not criticized."

Thump. Ma Long plopped into a chair. Are these still brothers? Are there so many schemes?

Zuo Xiaotang patted Ma Long. "Ma Laoshi, you're much better than me. Have you forgotten how embarrassing I was at the beginning? Your luck is much better."

In an instant, Ma Long felt a chill down his spine. This guy could force a draw in his most proficient space battlefield, yet if they changed battlefields, he would be beaten to a pulp by others. Thinking of the countless junior schoolgirls in the audience, if he were to be abused, how could he hold his head high in the future? How could he brag in the future?

Suddenly, Ma Long felt that maybe he shouldn't have joined the team. Handsome guy, isn't it better to maintain some mystery?

"Alright, Li Hao, the situation is still relatively good. How should we arrange the team battle? The time to decide the outcome has arrived," Zhou Naiyi said, already eager to try.

"Wuzang, Zhou Naiyi, Ma Long, Zuo Xiaotang, come with me. Let's take this victory and send the guests back home!"

Everyone put their hands together and let out a roar.

On the other side, in the Galileo operations room, the atmosphere was also quite good. It now appeared that the strength of both teams was similar to their rankings, with no significant gap, even though that Ma Long just now actually had some tricks up his sleeve.

Aoketuo clapped his hands. "Now everyone has an idea. Tianjing's level is about the same as ours. Don't think there will be opportunities later. Win this team battle, and we can advance to the Mid-Season Training. Remember, we are a team. In team battles, don't try to be a hero!"

He was talking about Hong Xiu. Hong Xiu's expression was cold, clearly still holding back anger. Coming from a prestigious background, he had never encountered such a thing in public, so his mental adjustment was a bit poor. Honestly, if he were really considering the team, he wouldn't want to let Hong Xiu play, but there was no choice; Li Hao had entered the fray.

The team battle rosters for both sides had been released:

Tianjing Mecha Academy: Li Hao, Zhou Naiyi, Wuzang, Ma Long, Zuo Xiaotang.

Galileo War Academy: Aoketuo, Delameng, Hong Xiu, Saliqi, Take.

Looking at the lineups, both sides had abandoned Heavy Armor. The team battle environment of the qualifiers was truly too unfriendly to Heavy Armor; both sides wanted to seize the initiative.

Random Battlefield — Kepler Battlefield (Red Flag Base Defense Battle)

Ten Warriors would be randomly air-dropped onto the Mars Battlefield. There was a Red Flag Base in the battlefield. Whoever discovered it first and occupied it first would win. The victory condition was to defeat all opposing Warriors or occupy the Red Flag Base for more than ten minutes.

Once the base was occupied by one side, the coordinates would be immediately disclosed to the entire map. Overall, the side that occupied the Red Flag Base first had a certain advantage.

At Puma Academy, Luo Bi and the others were already eating sunflower seeds and drinking beverages, waiting for it to start. Luo Bi wasn't surprised at all by the earlier training of troops. Others thought it was quite dangerous, but based on Second Brother's habits, it was definitely training. But the team battle was different; victory had to be secured.

"Galileo is famous for team battles. It won't be that easy for Tianjing to win."

"Luck is very important in team battles. Whoever discovers the Red Flag Base first can defend and counterattack."

"It's hard to say. It depends on the positioning and landing points of the teammates. Maintaining occupation for ten minutes isn't that easy."

The ten-minute occupation of the Red Flag Base here meant continuous occupation; it could not be interrupted in the middle. The opponent's Mecha could not touch the red flag. Once touched, the continuous occupation would be interrupted. The side that discovered it first definitely had an advantage. Those with strong strength would naturally occupy it directly; those with similar strength could also set traps.

Luo Bi listened to the various analyses of the team members, feeling quite pleased. Tsk tsk, he just loved watching Second Brother take action. He didn't know what Mecha he would choose; he was looking forward to it.

"Dear audience, the team battle that will decide the outcome is about to begin. Both sides' Warriors are entering the cockpits. If Galileo wins this battle, they will directly advance to the Mid-Season Training. If our Tianjing Mecha wins, we will earn the qualification for the next battle. Let's cheer for the Tianjing Team! Give us your loudest shouts!" Sheng Man waved her arm, and deafening cheers immediately erupted throughout the arena. At this moment, there was no doubt, only encouragement, and the sea of red surged once again.

Must win.

A Youyou also waved her little fists along with the crowd. She had watched many times and had experienced the World Championship, but watching it in the crowd like this was the first time. This was a completely different experience.

Senior, go for it.

"Alright, both sides have started choosing their Mecha."

Tianjing Mecha A-level Military Academy:

Li Hao: Black Night Saber

Zhou Naiyi: Gale Zero

Wuzang: Dragon God C-Xing

Ma Long: Gale Zero

Zuo Xiaotang: Gray Reaper

Galileo A-level War Academy:

Aoketuo: ShouwangDatura

Delameng: Dragon God C-Xing

Hong Xiu: Gale Zero

Saliqi: Dragon God C-Xing

Take: Eagle Eye

When the Mecha lit up, the whole arena boiled over. The most critical team battle, and also the battle that would decide their fate—the two team leaders had unleashed their trump cards.

As S Tournament participants, they had to try all kinds of Mecha. The basic principle was to use every type of Mecha, regardless of the type, to understand its performance and movement methods. The goal wasn't necessarily to be proficient in driving them, but to have a certain grasp of them when they were used by opponents.

On this basis, they were familiar with several major combat modes, such as space combat, which was one of them.

In terms of Mecha, one could specialize in one position, but generally, they were good at mastering more than two types of Mecha, preferably of different styles. Only in this way could they make it to the end in the multi-round S Tournament. It was almost impossible to rely on one trick to conquer the world. The same move, as long as it had been used, would definitely be analyzed and dismantled, and a targeted method would be found. One had to believe that human wisdom in this regard was absolutely reliable. NUP did very well in this aspect; their Mecha pool was very deep, and various moves were hidden quite deeply. Those who could fight to the end and stand at the pinnacle of the pyramid were no ordinary people.

As a team leader, one must have a specialty, otherwise, they wouldn't get far at all.

Aoketuo had revealed his trump card: ShouwangDatura, a Super Mecha from the ROM Beast Armor series. The difficulty of driving any Super Mecha was extremely high, stemming from the dual consumption of physical and mental connection. These were all greater than Conventional Mecha, especially the consumption of Mental Power. Super Mecha were not very suitable for protracted battles, especially in multi-round battles like the S Tournament. Super Mecha were generally used to unleash big moves in critical battles and were usually not chosen as a regular option.

Of course, now was the critical moment. In a team battle, the mobility of the ShouwangDatura was also absolutely leading.

ShouwangDatura

Dual-Core Fission Drive, 90-ton medium Mecha, telescopic titanium ram, telescopic Titanium Claw, Shoulder Cannon, Laser Eye.

With abundant power and armed to the teeth, the thickness of the armor was also much stronger than that of ordinary Mecha. Some important parts were reinforced, like a swift, mobile artillery platform.

This was definitely Aoketuo's trump card. It was clear that Galileo didn't intend to play around with Tianjing anymore. Kill Tianjing, and they would advance directly. This was no joke.

And what was even more surprising was that Li Hao of Tianjing Mecha chose the "Black Night Saber".

That's right, the Black Night Saber is a Super Mecha; its 90-ton weight is already pushing the limit for a medium-sized mecha, and it is equipped with a Dual-Core Fission Drive and a top-tier control system, but unlike the ShouwangDatura, this is another "legend" here in the USE, because this mecha is just too cool; it is a Mobile Suit specifically designed by Professor Damon for the direction of Earth Ancient Martial Arts, upholding his teacher's philosophy of taking the pilot as the core and emphasizing a mode that conforms to the Heavenly Dao and human nature, so the mecha is very much in line with human attack and defense habits, and in terms of weaponry, it is even more "unique," as while mainstream mechas focus on reinforced onboard attacks, and Mars is already popularizing Beast Armor for stronger mobility, this mecha is equipped with two weapons: "Blood Moon" and "Fury."

The codenames sound quite exaggerated, but in reality, it is a Titanium Blade... with a scabbard; nowadays, apart from the Black Night Saber still doing these fancy things, all other mechas use ejection or folding styles, needing to carry more weapon possibilities within limited space, and Fury sounds like it might be quite fierce, but it is actually two heavy-firepower pistols equipped with special armor-piercing bullets, which also runs counter to the current mainstream of assault-style lasers.

And then... that's it.

The Black Night Saber, which appeared to define the Super Mecha, was mocked from all sides after being flashy for a few days, and just like his teacher Jiabo, Dr. Damon was also depressed for a long time because of this mecha; if it weren't for his truly high level of skill, he might have retired.

Whether one should be people-oriented or mecha-oriented has always been the focus of debate in mecha design, but the overall trend is biased towards the mecha, even with genetic technology, it is still believed that human ability is limited, while technology is infinite.

Except for the students of the Mecha Department, others were actually not aware of the problems with the Black Night Saber, and the scene was still very lively, with everyone cheering for the Tianjing Team; as long as they win the team battle, they will take a step forward.

But the students of the Mecha Department couldn't shout; the appearance of the Black Night Saber suffocated everyone, after all, being in the same major, everyone knew about this super-level super disgrace, this thing is really useless except for looking good and being cool, and the operation consumes a lot of physical strength and Mental Power, so when physical strength drops, speed slows down, and when Mental Power drops, reaction slows down, while the opponent's chosen Beast King can put out enough output, so what can the Black Night Saber do?

The contestants on both sides were debugging their equipment and entering a state of readiness, with the battle on the verge of breaking out, and a strange atmosphere was spreading at the Tianjing Martial Arts venue, because as long as one person knew, it would spread, not to mention there were so many students in the Mecha Department, and some who didn't know started searching for the Black Night Saber on the Skynet.

(Tomorrow is definitely going to be lit, protect the Saber; if it doesn't get lit, I'll set myself on fire! By the way, 99% of the bosses are actually typing 1, I'm numb, is there really no serious person here besides me? Alright, I'll try to write a very "big" side story.)

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