Chapter 124: A Hair's Breadth (Bonus chapter for Golden Alliance Leader

Black Night Saber Super Type medium Mecha.

100-ton class, Dual Core Fission Engine, "Blood Moon" and "Fury".

"The model of the Mecha world," "Ancient Martial Arts stylist," "Earthling's dream," "Iron-type Tony Stark"... these are almost all mocking nicknames. This Mecha has never been in an official match, let alone an S Tournament.

After reading the introduction, the students of Tianjing Martial Arts were also a bit uneasy. Is this a Super Mecha? Such a heavy load, one blade, two pistols—things that were phased out ten years ago. And damn it, it's even specifically equipped with a Titanium Blade scabbard. It's truly handsome, but also truly useless. With so many gimmicks, even a layman would be worried looking at it.

Every Mecha student knows what this nearly 100-ton medium Mecha implies. This weight isn't converted into weapons, but into the Mecha's toughness and maneuverability. In other words, there is nothing the Mecha cannot withstand, only things the pilot cannot do. This is clearly the designer's obsession.

The problem is, what does Li Hao mean by bringing out something like this in such a critical match? Does he think he can prove that all the previous testers were wrong?

The overall Titanium Black color, the physique is perfect, simple and imposing. From a beauty pageant perspective, the style is absolutely nailed down.

The scene at Tianjing Martial Arts fell silent. Clearly, everyone's emotions were somewhat disturbed, but this is Tianjing Martial Arts' home turf; no matter what, they still have to support them!

The brats from Puma Academy were also looking at each other. Everyone knows their boss has an inexplicable fondness for this Tianjing Martial Arts Team Leader. They heard they are old friends and even flew to Tianjing specifically to dine together. But friendship is friendship; in this kind of team battle large-world combat scenario, what the hell is this?

Everyone looked at the Team Leader. At this moment, Luo Bi bared his teeth and licked his lips. Damn it, finally going to show off a bit. As a pure Warrior, he wants to know what the upper limit of a Mecha is, and if there are aspects he cannot imagine.

At the Tianjing Martial Arts venue, Solomon had no playfulness or relaxation. In stark contrast to the surrounding audience, his eyes were fixed on the massive Black Night Saber.

In the combat room, the Galileo Battle Team members couldn't help but laugh upon seeing this choice. Only Aoketuo did not laugh; he even felt a chilling killing intent. But he couldn't say it—tell everyone to be careful of this Black Night fighter? Be careful of Li Hao as a person?

It made no sense. Aside from disrupting the team's combat mood and train of thought, it was useless. Yet, he truly felt the pressure.

In this world, if anyone else chose the Black Night Saber, he wouldn't care, except for this person.

"Team Leader, what's wrong with you? We'll advance once we take this match!" Take laughed, "Don't worry, I won't let the opposing Sniper perform."

Aoketuo woke up from his thoughts. Yes, they would advance if they took this match, and Tianjing Martial Arts would be eliminated. If they couldn't enter the Mid-Season Tournament, they wouldn't be able to participate in the S Tournament. Why was he feeling uneasy and hesitant because of past memories? What is this?

Living in memories?

Ridiculous!

Besides, defeating this person is also about establishing his own legend and drawing a perfect period to his military academy life!

"Brothers, take them down, Triumph!"

Triumph～～～～～～～～～～～～

Kepler Planet battlefield.

Ten Mobile Suits were air-dropping. This belongs to a large-scale battlefield. First, determine the teammates' positions, then search for the Red Flag Base. Of course, during this process, skirmishes can happen at any time.

"Report positions!" Aoketuo said in a deep voice, immediately preparing for battle. Having trained enough, he knew that anything could happen. Sometimes, opponents landing in neighboring spots was not uncommon, especially when facing that person; one could never be too cautious.

"East 5689, Team Leader, everything is normal."

"I am also on the east side."

"I am in the southeast, very close."

"Team Leader, Team Leader, holy crap, I found the Red Flag Base!!!" Take saw a flash of red through the scope. He thought it was Kepler vegetation, but it was actually the Red Flag Base.

"Really? Is our luck that good?" Saliqi said.

"Report positions, everyone assemble at the Red Flag Base. Take, do not occupy it, do not expose your position. If any team member discovers enemy traces, avoid combat if possible, and report the situation at any time!" Aoketuo's heart skipped a beat. Their luck had arrived!

"Team Leader, what are you afraid of? If we run into them, we fight. One less for every one we take out," Hong Xiu said somewhat indifferently. A Team Leader shouldn't be such a coward.

"Hong Xiu, listen to me clearly. I am the Team Leader. Before you become a Team Leader, you had better follow orders. All team members, move silently to assemble at the Red Flag Base, execute the order!" Aoketuo said in a deep voice. He saw an opportunity for a steady win. If their luck was sufficient, the opponent might not even have a chance to resist.

Hong Xiu curled his lips, making no effort to hide his emotions. Damn it, endure a little longer; it won't be long before he can be replaced.

The Arena at Tianjing Martial Arts was noisy. The audience with the God's-eye view could not accept this damn situation at all.

On the large map, the Tianjing Martial Arts members were basically all on the west side of the map, while the Galileo Battle Team was on the east side. Yet the Red Flag Base was on the west side and appeared directly in the opposing Sniper's field of vision. The entire Galileo Battle Team on the map was moving toward the Red Flag Base. The Sniper, Take, was already in position, lying in ambush waiting for his teammates, without entering the base's occupation circle.

(Rule: If a Mecha steps into the occupation circle, the base location will be exposed.)

The Tianjing Martial Arts members were still searching for the Red Flag Base, completely bewildered... their direction was wrong, and they were also worried about being ambushed if they spread out too much.

This luck was truly too poor. Could it be that they used up all their luck in the third space battlefield?

On the map, the members of the Galileo Battle Team were assembling at high speed toward the Red Flag Base, and they were especially careful with their movements, avoiding exposure as much as possible. As long as they all entered the Red Flag Base together, this match would be ninety percent won.

"Report the situation."

"Everything is normal, no encounters."

"Same here."

"What's going on? Where did the people on the other side go?"

The members of the Galileo Battle Team all felt something was wrong. Could it be that all the opposing members were on the other side? Were they that unlucky?

The entire Tianjing Martial Arts crowd was dumbfounded. In this life-or-death team battle, their luck had fallen to the eighteenth level of hell. In the field of vision, the Tianjing Martial Arts members were still foolishly searching.

"Li Hao, something is wrong, right? We haven't encountered an opponent yet?" Zhou Naiyi felt very bad. Although the map was large, they should have encountered someone by now, unless... they were going in opposite directions.

This was the most difficult part. They didn't know the situation. If they searched separately, they were easily picked off or ambushed by the opponent. If they gathered together, once the opponent found the Red Flag Base first, they would fall into an absolute passive state.

Either way, it was difficult. Even running into one or two opponents now would be much better than nothing happening at all.

Aoketuo was the fastest and had already arrived at the Red Flag Base, meeting up with Take. On the screen, blue dots were moving one by one. His own teammates would arrive within two minutes at the closest, and within five minutes for those further away. Since they hadn't encountered an opponent yet, it meant this airdrop was completely distributed into two areas.

He had a great possibility of defeating that existence that was once high and unreachable, someone he had to look up to.

No matter what level he was at now, as long as he could defeat him, it would be enough to brag about for a few years, and it would also fulfill a wish from five years ago.

At that time, he stood like an ant, not even qualified to get close.

Thinking of this, Aoketuo's eyes turned cold, "Brothers, assemble at the Red Flag Base, prepare for defense, take this match steadily, and eliminate Tianjing Martial Arts!"

"Yes, Team Leader!"

"It seems their home turf cannot protect them, these poor children."

Hong Xiu curled his lips, clearly very unwilling. However, he wasn't stupid enough to expose his position. The Galileo side must be watching too. Winning was certain, but winning without a fight didn't feel satisfying. More importantly, he had lost the duel and couldn't save face. He actually hoped Wuzang could make it over.

Five minutes passed, and Tianjing Martial Arts had no other choice. Even if they were ambushed or picked off, they had to spread out.

Li Hao pushed directly toward the central coordinates. Once he discovered a target, he could provide support immediately.

In the Principal's office, Long Danni watched the live broadcast. Her expression was still calm, but a trace of self-mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth. Is this what it means to be unable to defy fate? Luck was no longer on the side of Tianjing Martial Arts, not even giving them a chance to verify their strength.

Li Hao's choice was not a mistake; she approved of it. Giving the team members a chance to train—man proposes, God disposes.

Tianjing Mecha spread out in a fan formation with Li Hao in the center, but the Galileo Battle Team was about to complete their assembly; Aoketuo was very steady, suppressing the impatient Hong Xiu, insisting on waiting for all five team members to arrive together.

When the five Galileo members stood before the Red Flag Base, victory had already tilted 99% toward the Galileo Battle Team, and this was still because they lacked vision and did not know the situation of Tianjing Mecha.

The ten-minute death countdown was about to begin; the closest was Zuo Xiaotang's Gray Reaper, but ten minutes would likely not be enough for the journey—this luck was disastrously bad.

Such is time, such is fate.

The scene at Tianjing Mecha gradually fell silent, even the noisy sighs and expressions of unwillingness fading away; after discovering the situation, the Galileo Battle Team did not play recklessly, choosing the most stable and conservative method—they would take this victory without injury and enter the Mid-Season Training, while Tianjing Mecha, this once glorious A-level Military Academy, would miss the Mid-Season Training and the S Tournament for the first time, adding insult to injury.

Students in the distance had already begun to leave the venue one after another; a simple calculation showed that at such a distance, it was simply too late.

The members of the Cougar Team were also dumbfounded; Luo Bi was stunned—how could it be this unlucky? To encounter such dog-shit luck that happens once in hundreds of matches during an official competition—this was too pathetic a way to lose.

Luo Bi's heart also turned cold; if they lost, wouldn't his second brother miss the S Tournament? What the hell? This time, he was truly a bit panicked...

"Assemble!"

At the command, the members of the Galileo Battle Team stepped into the Red Flag Base occupation circle, the map was revealed, and a red flag icon appeared on the radar of all members.

The ten-minute Red Flag occupation countdown began.

"Tianjing Mecha most likely appeared on the west side; there are only three directions to choose from here: west, northwest, and southwest. Take, find a good sniping position and report the situation in time. Hong Xiu, you and I will hold the center, Saliqi the southwest, and Delameng the northwest. Remember, do not force a fight, just delay; the advantage is entirely with us!"

Aoketuo did not know the opponent's position either, but they were definitely rushing toward this direction with all their might; what was certain was that the possibility of all five arriving together was extremely low, and they occupied the favorable time and terrain.

The other members did not understand where Aoketuo's excitement came from, nor this inexplicable caution; wasn't winning a matter of course? It was a sure thing. At a time like this, shouldn't they show off, crush them, and let the junior brothers and sisters far away in Europe be happy and smug?

The people outside saw it more clearly: it was completely over. Tianjing Mecha had misjudged the direction. The closest was Zuo Xiaotang, whose Gray Reaper was rushing with all its might, but at this speed, coupled with the unfamiliarity with the Kepler terrain, it would take fifteen minutes.

The second closest was Li Hao's Black Night Saber, but this was not a Mecha known for its speed in traveling; the most hopeful, fastest, and with the most abundant stamina was Wuzang's Dragon God C, but Wuzang was the furthest away and would definitely exceed ten minutes as well.

This... is it over?

Ending without firing a single shot?

Zhou Naiyi and the others were speechless; losing like this was too depressing, but there was no help for it—judging by the distance on the map, no matter how they chased, it was too late.

They were still moving, but it was as if their strength had been drained in an instant; had the journey to impact the S Tournament this year ended so inexplicably?

The students of Tianjing Mecha began to leave the venue one after another, naturally accompanied by some profanities. What kind of dog-shit luck was this? Back then, seeing Gao Yunfeng's conservative tactics at the S Tournament as particularly cowardly, they had thought a better one had arrived and that Tianjing Mecha would soar again; now it seemed that might have been the peak of Tianjing, which was truly infuriating.

On the mini-map, a marker was moving at high speed—they hadn't given up yet?

What was the use at this point?

The camera zoomed in—was it the Black Night Saber?

But what was the use? Could it fly?

Suddenly, the people leaving the venue stopped, because the big screen displayed the speed of the Black Night Saber; if the Black Night Saber maintained such speed, it would arrive at the Red Flag Base in about nine minutes and thirty seconds—it was simply... flying?

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(Thanks to the big boss Feng Ze Zhong Fu for achieving the Golden Alliance hegemony, awesome plus. Explaining that there was no lag, this chapter has the most words for a VIP chapter. There is a double sprint event in the app, voting adds chapters, and there are various prizes like computers to be drawn. The big boss's move pushed it directly to 99%. To express sincerity, I won't wait for this last one percent, updating first as a sign of respect. This chapter doesn't count; I will update five more chapters before dawn, and the six chapters after dawn will remain as usual. I have to finish writing the boast I made, even if I have to crawl. Family, please support with monthly tickets!)

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