Chapter 16: Tiger-Style Tyrant Spear!

The distance between the two sides instantly closed to fifteen meters. The Beast-style Mecha had better performance, and this was already within attack range. The Sky Wolf fighter suddenly erupted with the sound of grinding steel. The entire mecha suddenly shifted to the right, and after landing, it ejected forward again at an even faster speed. Its steel claws shot out. The entire sequence took less than a second, and it had already reached the flank of the Armor Tiger.

——Beast-Style Right-Angle Shift!

Beast-Style Variation Step combined with a Right-Angle Shift—a move that could earn applause even in a mecha tournament—was actually seen in a regular EMP battle. The Martian audience was about to reach a climax. After this set of moves, the Sky Wolf had already gained absolute attack priority. Once the Titanium Claw landed, one could imagine how a wolf would tear a human apart.

Roars, biting sounds, and "Kill him!" echoed in the holographic live-stream room.

The chat screen was also completely filled with "Kill."

Boom...

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering crisp sound rang out. The dense chat screen was instantly wiped blank as if blocked, and the cheers in the live-stream room fell into dead silence.

On the arena floor, no one knew when or how the Armor Tiger fighter had struck, but the Titanium Overlord Spear had already pierced through the lunging Sky Wolf fighter.

Following that, the Armor Tiger fighter's Overlord Spear suddenly jerked back. The Sky Wolf V6, sparking with electricity, fell down. The next second, the Armor Tiger fighter kicked out.

Boom...

The Sky Wolf fighter, weighing only 80 tons, was kicked flying over ten meters. It tumbled on the ground a few times, sparks flying as it faced the sky, its chest cavity completely blown open by the kick.

Zing...

The Titanium Overlord Spear performed a rotating retraction. The spear tip vibrated, the spear flower spun... Zing, zing, zing, zing—snap.

The Titanium Spear was stowed away.

Yes, it was that same stylish set of moves with the Titanium Overlord Spear, the set of moves that once made all Earthlings feel ashamed.

This moment was Glory!

The holographic live-stream room remained deathly silent.

But a few seconds later, the chat was the first to react, and surprisingly, it was still the Martians...

An overwhelming sea of????? filled the field of vision...

What is this?

What the hell is this?

What happened?

Finally, the stunned Earthlings reacted. It seemed... they won??!

Holy crap, the Armor Tiger actually beat the Sky Wolf V6, and it was so damn stylish, too.

At this moment, the popularity of "Mars Daddy's" live-stream room had skyrocketed by over a million. Earthlings were flooding in. This guy had trolled the USE side at least a dozen times over the past year, and now he had finally been caught by an Earthling.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—if they didn't roast him until he couldn't take care of himself, would they even be Earthlings?

Martian son, kneel down and call me Daddy!

…………

Greetings from all regions of Earth, rich in local flavor, began a sweeping assault on Stein. The Martians' ability to withstand pressure was much better than the Earthlings'. It wasn't that Stein hadn't lost before, but he had never been so humiliated.

Just as Stein wanted to fight again, the person on the other side had already kicked him away casually.

In the live-stream feed, Stein's expression, having just opened his mouth, gradually twisted. The Earthlings who saw this scene couldn't have been happier, and the bombardment of greetings flew once again.

As Puppet's number one fan—at least that's how Zhuang Zhou styled himself—he had already posted an analysis video immediately.

Title: This round, you thought Puppet God was in the basement, but he was actually on the top floor!

——Dream Tiger-Style Tyrant Spear!

The entire match process was very quick, less than a minute, just as most people had predicted before the match; they just guessed the time right but the result wrong.

Zhuang Zhou didn't look down on Stein. Although this person was annoying, his combat level was top-notch. The opening Beast-Style Variation and Right-Angle Shift weren't for show; they were out of caution. The seamless execution and the all-out assassination attempt all showed that Stein took it seriously. Yet, all these operations were quite fatal for the Armor Tiger Heavy Armor—slow to turn, slow to strike; these were the Armor Tiger's inherent flaws.

The slow-motion replay was given to the Armor Tiger fighter. With a synchronized dual-perspective comparison, at the moment of the Right-Angle Shift, the Armor Tiger had already made a side-stepping motion, and then an exaggerated scene appeared.

Slowed down to 0.25x speed, the Armor Tiger's movements appeared: the mecha twisted, and the Overlord Spear in its hand struck out with a Spiral Kill. It was a kind of overbearing power that could swallow mountains and rivers, moving forward without retreat. One spear thrust pierced through the Sky Wolf fighter, while the Sky Wolf V6 in the air had no reaction at all.

The "one inch longer, one inch stronger" principle that shouldn't have existed appeared.

Not only did it appear, but it also possessed an indescribable dominance, as if it were slaughtering a dog.

Zhuang Zhou's analysis video immediately became a hit and received a system push. On the Martian side, there was naturally no shortage of experts in this field, and their editing level was even slightly better. Their original intention was to find the problem, but after watching it, it gave people the feeling that there was no problem at all. It seemed... Stein was a bit trashy; not only was he seen through, but he also stupidly delivered himself to be stabbed.

Feynman and Alzi also saw it and looked at each other in dismay.

"How much do you think it takes?" Feynman licked his lips. This guy is truly a freak.

"At least eight times gravity load."

"I think it's ten times, or even more. This guy must be very, very strong. Stein still underestimated his opponent."

In front of an expert, thinking that a flashy set of moves could land a fatal blow was no different from courting death. One couldn't blame Stein, after all, there was one here too.

Alzi also nodded. This was a power-type player. It was very likely that his Golden Gene also highlighted strength. His physique should be over two meters tall, with powerful, rigid muscles... However, as a Sniper, he was best at sanctioning this type.

At this moment, Li Hao was closing his eyes to rest. Usually, after a battle ended, he would think for a while. In his situation, using Heavy Armor was actually quite satisfying. It was a pity the opponent was a bit weak; perhaps the Arena environment wasn't conducive to the display of such flexible types.

Opening his eyes, Li Hao prepared for the second match, hoping for a more satisfying one this time. His inbox was still full of red dots; many people were challenging him. Li Hao was too lazy to look—he wouldn't know who was who anyway. He would just keep fighting; the opponents would definitely get stronger.

Stein's face was completely flushed. He knew that if he didn't win it back, "Mars Daddy" would become "Earth's Godson" in the future. He had to win it back, but all his challenges sank like a stone in the ocean; the other party didn't pay any attention to him at all. Especially when he thought of that kicking move, he was even more furious. Even when he won in the past, he would at least let the other person say a word.

Stein directly used his challenge authority. In EMP, players with over 1500 points could send a prominent challenge to an opponent. It could only be used once a week, costing 5000 credits each time. If the opponent refused, it couldn't be used again for a month.

Li Hao was just about to enter matchmaking when a prominent challenge suddenly appeared in his field of vision. He was slightly stunned; it was actually the opponent from just now.

... It seemed he didn't give that guy a chance to perform just now, so he casually clicked accept.

In this instant, the popularity of "Mars Daddy's" live-stream room soared to 1.8 million, and the number of spectators for Puppet actually reached over 200,000.

200,000 really wasn't much in a live stream, but for Puppet, it was a completely different matter because his could only be watched; there were no links and no official entrance. Either it was someone who had fought Puppet, or it had to be directly recommended by someone who had fought him, and it could only be recommended to their own friends.

That is to say, the majority of those who could watch were those who were actively waiting.

When he glanced casually at the spectator count for Puppet God, Zhuang Zhou was stunned. He certainly understood what this meant. He wasn't alone; there were many people like him. Perhaps most of these people were ordinary people, but did that matter?

"Buddy, share, share, quick, quick, you'll regret missing this for the rest of your life!" Zhuang Zhou immediately sent a SkyNet recommendation to his roommates.

"What the hell, not interested, I'm on a date."

"Out having fun, who wants to come? There are lots of pretty girls here, and a big shot is treating."

"Haha, Zhuang Zhou, you've started playing salesman already? And you're only able to spectate; don't promote such low-tier trash, we are from Tianjing Mecha after all."

Zhuang Zhou did not have time to explain too much, because the battle was about to begin.

The moment the opponent accepted, Stein let out a huge sigh of relief; if he had been rejected, it wouldn't just be a matter of five thousand credits, he could have been angered to death. Although he didn't know where the other party was from, at least they weren't a coward.

Entering the selection phase for both sides.

"Kid, I'll give you credit for having some guts. Dare to recreate the last match?" Stein said. Getting back up from where you fell is the Martian spirit.

Li Hao casually confirmed the Armor Tiger Generation I, and Stein also confirmed the Sky Wolf V6; as for the battle scenario, it was chosen by the challenged party.

Li Hao chose... the Mars Battlefield.

The chat stream was filled with strings of question marks again.

Stein was stunned. Holy crap, he was at least a third-year student at Os Grade A Military Academy and had experienced the Mecha Tournament; he had seen arrogant people, but never anyone this arrogant. In mecha combat, every detail could directly affect victory or defeat; this guy was actually choosing a map favorable to his opponent?

Suddenly, his heart twitched—just how much did this guy look down on him?!

At this moment, the large screen at the Os Grade A Military Academy EMP was also broadcasting this match. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be shown, but this time the popularity had exceeded two million, so it was automatically pushed.

Then, when the people at Os understood the situation, the entire hall exploded. Lost to an Armor Tiger? Was Stein blind or crippled?

What, the opponent is still an unknown junior?

Fortunately, there was still a second match.

At this moment, Puppet's maverick behavior was refreshing everyone's understanding of him over and over again.

This... is a bit too wild, isn't it? When it comes to the terrain and gravitational environment of Mars, who is more adapted than a Martian?

Especially with Armor Tiger vs. Sky Wolf; a considerable number of people hadn't seen the first match and only came to join the fun because this one was very popular.