Chapter 141: Humble as an Ant in Those Years (Fifth Update)

What does this mean?

Is this giving up, or is it looking down on Udier Academy?

Of course, everyone felt it was more likely to conserve stamina; come to think of it, Tianjing Martial Arts' strength was weak to begin with, and there was likely no chance of winning against Solomon anyway, so it was better to hide one's clumsiness than to make a fool of oneself, and wait to give it a shot in the team battle.

Thinking of this, everyone felt relieved.

Huo Ying was overjoyed when he was named; he loved being in the spotlight, he loved to fight, and his opponent was the Team Leader of Udier Academy—needless to say, Huo Ying felt the trust and warmth coming from his Team Leader.

Just before going on stage, Huo Ying even gave Li Hao an irresistible, enthusiastic hug, "Team Leader, I love you, I will do my best to defeat him."

Li Hao hurriedly resisted, terrified of being misunderstood a second later; the others in the operations room had awkward expressions, and of course, they could only cheer for Huo Ying until he went on stage in high spirits.

"Sometimes I really envy that big blockhead's confidence." Ma Long curled his lips; he was a bit worried that Li Hao would make him go up—he couldn't fight at all, and if he went up, wouldn't he just be tortured to death? He was even more afraid of losing face.

"Huo Ying is very determined, and he is constantly improving." Wuzang said a fair word.

"Even if he's determined, he still can't win. Damn it, Hao Ge, I always feel like you're setting me up. I feel like if we dig deep into our Tianjing Martial Arts, there are still people, so why pick me? Is there some super talent in me that hasn't been unearthed yet?" Ma Long asked suddenly.

Li Hao was stunned, and the others also looked at Li Hao; there was something metaphysical about Li Hao.

"Team Leader, you should just tell Ma Long the truth, otherwise he'll keep mulling it over and it will affect him." Sheng Man couldn't help but say; after all, she was Ma Long's girlfriend. After the last battle, although he trained very seriously, Ma Long had been suspicious and paranoid, sometimes confident, sometimes lost.

"Talent, what talent?" Li Hao was confused.

"Don't you think I'm a genius, which is why you chose me?"

"Oh, that. The principal asked in a hurry at the time, and I didn't know many people, so I just picked you." Li Hao shrugged helplessly.

Ma Long went to a corner to lick his wounds.

A Youyou was very quiet; she didn't know enough about mecha, or perhaps she knew some, but it was definitely superficial. She mostly listened. It was a rare opportunity for her to enjoy a normal person's campus life, and it must be said, the quiet A Youyou was quite liked by Sheng Man's group of four; if she had been arrogant because of her relationship with Li Hao, they definitely wouldn't have been able to stand it.

"Senior, I know your intention now!" A Youyou pulled on Li Hao and said.

"What intention? Aiyouyou, your clothes look very nice today." Li Hao's eyes were full of tenderness, keeping Ma Laoshi's words in mind: one must compliment one's girlfriend every day. During this time, accompanying everyone to train had sacrificed the precious time he could have spent with A Youyou. Both of them were thin-skinned, and although they had confirmed their relationship, they couldn't be lovey-dovey in front of everyone; on this point, Ma Laoshi understood the concept of being oblivious to others.

"You must think Ma Long's desire to win is too strong, and you're using this method to help him reduce pressure and go into battle lightly!" A Youyou looked at Li Hao with a trace of admiration. This was also what Dita often said: being a Team Leader isn't just about being able to fight; you have to understand your team members and improve them—not just their combat power, but their psychology as well.

"Ah?" Li Hao touched his nose, "I was telling the truth."

A Youyou looked at Li Hao, then at the arena, "Then why did you let Huo Ying go up?"

"Taking turns, he didn't go up last time."

"Then why don't you go up?" A Youyou was a bit unconvinced; no, her boyfriend must be extraordinary.

"Shh, I'm just lazy, don't tell them." Li Hao leaned into A Youyou's ear and whispered. Smelling the wonderful fragrance on A Youyou, Li Hao couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick her earlobe.

Fragrant~~~

Moist~~~

A Youyou shivered, and her neck turned red immediately. Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the arena. She bit her little white teeth, her eyes like a pool of autumn water, "Bad guy!"

Li Hao felt excited and stimulated, but he also looked around a bit embarrassedly. Fortunately, it was fine.

On the battlefield, Solomon saw Huo Ying and was a bit disappointed, but it was within his expectations. This was Li Ge's consistent style; it couldn't be measured by ordinary people's thinking. However, there was still the team battle, which couldn't be avoided no matter what. Since Li Ge wasn't going to appear, he would just bully his subordinate.

This was clearly an exhibition match without any suspense. The standing ovation from the whole arena was first given to their Team Leader, their prince, Solomon Mohammed.

Solomon also waved to everyone, which made the atmosphere in the arena even more heated. Huo Ying also waved along, but no one paid any attention to him.

The camera cut to Huo Ying, but he didn't care; he was still full of excitement. Princes and such were very exciting.

Solomon chose the Dragon God E; beating Huo Ying was clearly more than enough. Huo Ying took out his signature Dragon God T; he hadn't practiced any other mecha and had always used the Dragon God T. However, this time, in terms of weapons, he cautiously chose the Titanium Blade.

This left the Udier audience a bit confused; how long had it been since they saw this kind of classical Eastern weapon?

Random battlefield—City Battle.

Solomon (Dragon God E) vs. Huo Ying (Dragon God T)

For Huo Ying, it was actually quite good. He brought all the long-range equipment for the Dragon God T, and the whole mecha looked like a dazzling cargo container, while Solomon's Dragon God E only brought a Titanium Blade, clearly intending to settle it in close combat—absolute confidence.

And this choice greatly boosted the atmosphere at the scene; it was just showing off.

Both Mobile Suits entered the battlefield, appearing on opposite sides of the street. Ten seconds countdown...

Huo Ying's laser cannon was already set up, and the Titanium Blade hanging at his waist looked a bit funny. However, Huo Ying was completely unaware of what embarrassment was. With his absolute advantage in firepower, he wanted to see how his opponent would fight with a Titanium Blade!

Boom...

The engine roared, and the Dragon God Mecha charged straight ahead. The flames from Huo Ying's Dragon God T laser cannon shot out, sweeping toward the Dragon God Mecha with a rumble.

Tap tap tap tap tap tap...

Solomon's Dragon God E darted left and right, up and down the street, dodging the pursuit of the laser cannon and constantly closing the distance. Huo Ying knew that chasing wasn't going to work, so he made a predictive strike, but his prediction was still empty. The Dragon God E's lateral movement was very rhythmic; often a twitch of the shoulder would actually be a movement in the opposite direction.

A one-on-one duel and a team battle were two completely different states and pressures. In a team battle, if your tactical literacy is good enough, even if your operation is worse, you can still output enough damage. But in a one-on-one duel, it all depends on individual technique, understanding of the mecha, and grasp of the opponent.

The fact that Solomon dared not bring a laser gun, or even adopt a circuitous strategy, showed that he had completely seen through Huo Ying.

After several rounds of attacks failed to take effect, and the only hit was blocked by a shield, the Dragon God E had already closed in!

Huo Ying wasn't afraid. He instantly threw away the laser cannon and pulled out the Titanium Blade; his eyes were glowing. The USE side had many optional weapons, but the Titanium Blade was a super niche one, to the point that many Udier Academy audience members were seeing it in actual combat for the first time.

The Dragon God Mecha was fearless and launched a Flash Strike first, carrying his blade, the entire Dragon God T rammed into his opponent!

The whole arena was stunned. Where did this idiot come from? The Flash Strike of a Heavy Armor is relatively sluggish; a preemptive strike is easily predicted. Striking after the enemy is the way to go. He just threw himself out like this; he was completely a reckless brute!

A smile appeared on the corner of Solomon's mouth.

Arc Flash Strike!

The blade light flashed, and the Dragon God T stumbled and fell out, while Solomon's Dragon God E simultaneously spiraled out, sliding more than ten meters before stabilizing.

Boom...

The Dragon God T exploded; Solomon wins!

After a brief silence, cheers erupted throughout the arena, but Solomon frowned. He had just thought he had completely dodged the opponent's attack, yet he had actually been grazed by the Titanium Blade. He had been a bit careless.

Returning to the operations room, Huo Ying still had excitement on his face, "Did you see that? Did you see that? It was just a tiny bit off. I knew he was going to use an Arc Flash Strike, and I just wanted to trade one-for-one with him, but this kid really has some skills; he could actually perform maneuvers while doing an Arc Flash. Haha, next time I'll definitely hammer him to death!"

In the operations room, a group of people who had been preparing words to comfort Huo Ying looked at each other. This guy wasn't the least bit dejected; he felt even happier than Solomon, who had won.

Ma Long felt a bit envious; sometimes being thick-skinned is quite good.

Li Hao clapped his hands, "Prepare for the team battle. Class Monitor, Wuzang, Ma Long, Zuo Xiaotang, and I will go together."

Solomon on the opposite side also knew the main event was coming; he even knew that many people from the Youth Class were secretly watching through various channels. Back then, Li Hao was as humble as an ant, and his existence was not a good thing for these young leaders who were now infinitely glorious. But Solomon was different; born into royalty, his worldview and values differed greatly from the average person. What he wanted was to defeat Li Hao once.

For Solomon, defeating Li Hao was far more important than winning the team battle.

There was a ten-minute preparation time before the team battle, and all participating team members adjusted their states as much as possible.

Tan Ziyuan returned from outside with a somewhat strange expression.

Sheng Man frowned slightly, "Ziyuan, what's wrong? Did the people from Udier give you a hard time?"

"No. Haven't you noticed how quiet it is here? In past Campus Tournaments, the home team would try every possible way to harass their opponents, or at least create some noise. This time, we've been very quiet," Tan Ziyuan said strangely. Not to mention others, they were the same way themselves; in the past, when Gao Yunfeng was Team Leader, whenever an outside team came, they would specifically arrange for people to stir up trouble during rest periods. This was the home-field advantage.

Sometimes, messing with someone's mentality and emotions really had a significant effect in battle, as anger often caused opponents to make errors in judgment.

"Oh, perhaps Udier Academy is just like that," Lu Ying laughed. The team members were all inside, and the staff were in the outer room; on one hand, they didn't want to disturb Li Hao and the others, and on the other, they were preventing interference.

"No, after I went out, there were staff members around, but they kept their distance from us. I saw some Udier students who wanted to come and stir up trouble being stopped by their Student Union, saying it was ordered by the Team Leader, who said we are opponents that must be respected," Tan Ziyuan said, feeling a bit dazed. "A Youyou, do you know anything?"

A Youyou also looked bewildered, "I'm not sure either."

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