Chapter 182: The First Title

At this moment, Yaoying Athena appeared, and its speed was truly terrifyingly fast. One problem with the Cross Wheel is that at long distances, its trajectory is erratic; this is an advantage as it is difficult to defend against, but also a disadvantage as it is hard to perform precision strikes. Many who have used it know this, often startling both the opponent and themselves, yet hitting nothing at all.

But what about short distances?

The footage of knocking down Dita's Cross Wheel provided a guide map of the vertical cross-section; from launch to knockdown to retrieval, it was entirely within one plane, without the slightest deviation. The Cross Wheel did not exhibit any rotational vibration or drift, remaining constant on a single plane.

"In our Xuni Qu, this Mecha skill has a name, called a Dimensional Slash!" said Zhuang Zhou.

Huonan curled his lip. "You're watching anime, aren't you? 'Dimensional Slash'?" However, he didn't want to rant anymore, because if the streamer got hammered too many times, the official platform would hold an event: a real-life hammer.

Being knocked down was not as simple as everyone saw. Facing the terrifying Cross Wheel strikes, Yaoying Athena's Laser Shield and Oath Sword both performed precise blocks and absorbed the impacts. If it had been any other opponent, they might have been finished instantly, but Dita defended against it, and the Mecha even executed a strong control move upon landing, never losing its center of gravity from start to finish.

It can be said that in the face of a close-range Cross Wheel Super God Strike, a situation that should have been a guaranteed kill, Dita performed a perfect defense, watertight and truly ridiculously strong.

The analysis video provided a comparison chart for facing the Super God Strike. Other Mechas, when facing a Super God Strike at long range, wouldn't just be knocked down—they would be finished instantly. Even having a Laser Shield was useless; a single deviation could take away a component. But Dita completely judged the rotational force to provide the defense, deflecting the Cross Wheel head-on.

Up to this point, Dita's performance was worthy of a top-tier competitor.

The landed Yaoying Athena did not move recklessly. At this distance, no one could outrun the Cross Wheel, and her choice was absolutely correct. Returning the Cross Wheel at such a distance, the Armor Leopard might not be able to catch it, and the instability of the Axis Drive would be amplified. The Super God Strike state is actually bidirectional, which is a problem the Armor Leopard has always faced. If it couldn't catch it, the Armor Leopard would be finished; if it did catch it, Yaoying Athena would have to defend one more round to have a chance at a counterattack. In Dita's judgment, the moment the Cross Wheel was deflected was her chance to launch a counter-offensive and a desperate strike.

The half-crouched Yaoying Athena was in a state of gathering momentum, with the Oath Sword bracing against the Victory Shield's defense system; the moment she blocked the attack was the moment she launched her own.

The tactics were clear, with absolutely no problems.

But what she didn't expect was that Puppet not only caught the Cross Wheel, but caught it with a Flash Strike. The footage slowed down, and the analysis began, showing an incredibly exaggerated and complex geometric figure.

Combining dynamics and mechanics, a conclusion was reached: it wasn't just that it was in that position, but that the Armor Leopard had managed to retrieve the two Cross Wheels at the perfect moment.

And the Armor Leopard did it.

The scene that followed was the crazy assault of the Cross Wheels.

The problem arose: the Victory Shield defense system was very strong; it could not only defend against kinetic weapons but was also meant to protect Yaoying Athena from small-scale indiscriminate concentrated fire. Unless hit directly by a Laser Cannon exceeding its equivalent, the Victory Shield could block it. If there was any problem, it was that when the Victory Shield was at full power, the Mecha's movement was inconvenient.

How did the Cross Wheel break the defense???

Actually, at the beginning, many people thought Dita's Victory Shield wasn't fully activated, or that there was a problem with the standing angle.

But in the analysis video, Yaoying Athena's position and angle were very good. Dita seemed to have predicted the opponent's attack trajectory, providing comprehensive defense without any loopholes.

Then came the Cross Wheel attack, in slow motion... wait, was that slow motion?

At original speed, it was a dazzling white light, but in slow motion, it was still a series of Cross Wheel afterimages filling the sky. The energy of the collision between the Cross Wheel and the Victory Shield was vertical. In fact, after one second, the Victory Shield was breached?

In other words, the Cross Wheel had achieved an effect locally that only a super Laser Cannon could reach.

At this time, the trajectories of the Armor Leopard and the Cross Wheels in mid-air were marked, as if two Dimensional Slashes had been unleashed from its hands.

The moment the defense was breached, the Cross Wheel completely lost control and proceeded to go crazy on Yaoying Athena.