Chapter 231: Desperate Head-Tilt Kill

The EMP analysis team provided the operational framework diagrams for both individuals; that is, when facing this kind of attack, the computer would plot a perfect defensive maneuver, completely overlapping. "It looks rushed and thrilling, but in reality, every move and stance is completely within the control of both, and both have considerable leeway," Kuangwu Daren exclaimed.

"I'm a Mecha major, but right now I feel like I haven't learned anything at all."

"I've been practicing the Cross Swallow Loop for three years, goddammit; I don't even have this level of skill without any opposition."

"I want to change my major."

The reason both sides pulled apart was clearly that they had both anticipated the timing of the Giant Insect's appearance, leaving enough leeway, with enough Mental Power to demonstrate multi-control operations.

In the battle of the Giant Insect, Netherfire occupied an absolute Mecha advantage. "Everyone can see this point, especially in a situation where the laser effect is relatively poor; the Underworld Blade has plenty of lethality. This is the first danger the Armor Dragon has to face. Player Romero's marksmanship is very brilliant; it looks like several shots missed, but this is the essence."

In the massive analysis diagram, from Romero's perspective, he anticipated the Giant Insect's attack route and the movement space the Armor Dragon could utilize at this moment. He fired at the anticipated position in advance, which is equivalent to saying he gave the Armor Dragon no space at all.

"Forcing the Armor Dragon to take flight to evade, although it can block Netherfire's line of sight, it also enters the full encirclement of the Giant Insect. Next is showtime."

As if weightless, the Armor Dragon's Titanium Blade jumped and countered back and forth in the air, drawing four blade lights like art, one by one jumping and countering the Cross Swallow Loop!

This one movement was replayed three times in slow motion—an aesthetically perfect technical maneuver!

The moment the Armor Dragon landed, it encountered the precision fire of Romero's Armor-piercing Shells.

"Wait a second, wait a second, here we need a 0.1x speed replay, please provide the comparative perspective of Netherfire!" Kuangwu Daren suddenly called for a stop. "To add, although the T53 is a Laser Gun, it is equipped with ten special Armor-piercing Shells, originally intended for Heavy Armor, and it also has a good impact effect on Laser Shields." For a rookie streamer to dare to call for a stop during such a big scene was quite exaggerated, but Kuangwu Daren still conquered the official staff with his performance; the staff immediately provided the replay and gave the perspective of Netherfire.

When the footage played again, the whole arena gasped. "Holy shit, is this a god?"

"This is a god-tier prediction; the one piloting the Armor Dragon is God!"

The comparison was provided, synchronized in time; Netherfire was not at all surprised by the Armor Dragon's handling, but precisely sniped the Armor Dragon's landing spot with an Armor-piercing Shell.

And the Armor Dragon, under high-intensity operation, anticipated Netherfire's anticipation, so when it was on the low path, the Armor Dragon's head tilted.

The movements were simultaneous.

The big screen gave a close-up. If it had been dodging after landing, it definitely would have been too late. Romero's god-tier judgment and incomparably precise point-shooting required no aiming at all, while Puppet's reaction had already exceeded human imagination.

A desperate head-tilt kill.

He dodged Romero's almost certain winning blow with an understated ease.

The popularity of the livestream reached over 380 million. Analysis videos usually maintain their popularity for the first few minutes and then drop significantly, as the results are already out, but at least a very small number will continue to climb, and the number of VIPs also began to increase.

"Holy shit, what am I watching??"

"Can Earthlings have such a strong Warrior?"

"Holy shit, who exactly is this person? Will he participate in this S-Tournament??"

In the Cougar team's training room, a group of S-Tournament players exploded when they saw this scene. Is this something a human brain can think of?

"Quiet, what are you making noise about? It's a regular operation!" Luo Bi said smugly.

Suddenly, Mil Sannan and the others all looked at Luo Bi in confusion. "Team Leader, do you know Puppet?"

"Nonsense, he... dammit, Sannan, your skin is itching, daring to fish for information from me!"

Pairs of innocent eyes stared fixedly at Luo Bi. Luo Bi felt so awkward. "Anyway, I can't say, and it wasn't me who said it. Don't guess blindly; if you guess right, goddammit, keep your mouths shut! Whoever blabs nonsense can just get out!"

Mil Sannan and the others were not fools; they froze for a moment, then suddenly looked at each other.

Holy shit??

Holy shit... The corners of Luo Bi's mouth curled into an arc. A bunch of people who haven't seen the world; they don't even know what the Second Brother's nickname is. Romero is just one of them. Back then, Xilian, Nangong Yuhang, Maxis, Chao Qinglong, Fan Liweite, and Basta—which one of them wasn't a non-human? And yet, weren't they all handled by the Second Brother until they were completely submissive? His terror lies in the fact that he always knows what you want to do and what you can do, yet you don't know where his limits are.

"The second phase has begun. Although the Armor Dragon performed a god-tier dodge, Netherfire's advantage remains. Flash Strike low-altitude jump-flying slash oppressive strikes—I personally feel that Romero's goal is to force the Armor Dragon into a head-on clash, not giving the Armor Dragon space to evade or perform any techniques. The Three-ring Spiral Slash is all about ultimate connection. When facing the Armor Dragon's counterattack, everyone pay attention to Player Romero's response: he didn't try to defend, but let Netherfire forcefully charge up and take a punch from the Armor Dragon head-on!" Kuangwu Daren made no secret of his admiration for Romero. "This move is brilliant. On one hand, charging in can prevent the opponent's attack from reaching its maximum potential; on the other hand, as long as it's blocked, the lethality of the counterattack is definitely greater. Player Romero is fighting this battle with the will of a death match. Perhaps everyone has misunderstood him; Player Romero is the one who understands Puppet's strength the best." In an instant, everyone seemed to understand why Romero would make such a choice—could it be precisely because he understands Puppet?!

The Underworld Blade, under the blessing of the Golden Zone, was like a weapon from a demon god; it actually hacked the Titanium Blade to pieces. Just how fierce is that?

At the time of the match, there wasn't much of a feeling, but now seeing this moment, the feeling of all the military academy students is that it's outrageous, exaggerated, and unbelievable!

After a round of fierce offensive and defensive confrontation, Netherfire seized a slight advantage with continuous chain Flash Strikes. This is a performance only a Super Mecha like Netherfire Genesis possesses; a Conventional Mecha definitely couldn't do it. Of course, the load is increased several times over. This strike also allowed Romero to gain the biggest advantage; the Armor Dragon's left arm was directly sliced off.

This strike also allowed all of Romero's supporters to see hope.

Nether Step plus Wolf Pack Roar—this is Romero's signature finishing move in the S-Tournament. A tyrannical close-quarters combo strike. In the life-and-death struggle where "an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous," Martians are famous for being tough, and Romero is the toughest of them all.

The slow-motion footage shows the Armor Dragon, having completely lost its position and the possibility of a counterattack, not rushing to block, but evading.

At this moment, the Armor Dragon swayed as if it had lost its weight. One was fierce and sharp, the other was without a trace of smoke or fire; it looked light and airy, but the center of gravity kept swaying, making it impossible for the opponent to anticipate, or even causing them to anticipate incorrectly. It looked like it was evading, but it was constantly applying pressure.

Originally, everyone thought this was a crazy suppression by Romero, and at most, Puppet was just good at dodging. But at this moment, what people saw was Netherfire following the Armor Dragon's movements, being led by the nose.

"Weightless Sway." Huonan, who had been silent all along, finally let out a hoarse voice.

Using the Weightless Sway from space on the ground, defying the center of gravity.

Some warriors from the Starship Department also recognized it; this is a move that can only be performed in a weightless state in space, defying the human habit of gravity.

Yet they actually saw it on the ground.

Is this something a human can do?

At this moment, those who originally had doubts about the Armor Dragon being able to counterattack were completely silenced. A string of Weightless Sway directly shook away all of Romero's advantages.

A backhand punch directly hit the Underworld Fire Fighter; the Laser Shield was activated.

"Look here, the Laser Shield was activated in a split second, which means Player Romero was defending at every moment. He himself didn't feel he could defeat Puppet just like that. This shield activation was very critical, but everyone look," Kuangwu Daren pointed at the close-up shot, "although the Laser Shield was activated, it was too close, equivalent to being stuck to the surface of the Mecha. At this time, the internal shock force is very damaging to the pilot." The Underworld Fire Fighter flew straight out, which shows that it didn't block it!

"Hahaha, haha... *cough*" Romero's laughter came over the public channel. "You finally decided to get serious, but unfortunately, it's too late!"

For the first time, while watching the replay, it was still enough to leave countless viewers speechless.

The popularity of the livestream had already broken through 400 million.

"Romero spoke for the first and only time during the entire battle; the amount of information is huge!" Kuangwu Daren clapped his hands fiercely. "The two must know each other, so Puppet must be a real person. Also, Player Romero understands Puppet's strength very well, which confirms the previous speculation: he came to this match in the posture of a challenger." This time, Huonan did not deny it, and didn't even intend to argue.

Next, the match entered the third phase. The Giant Insect came again. Now everyone understood why Romero chose this Giant Insect battlefield; he needed the Giant Insect to buy him time and opportunities.

In a head-on confrontation, without any leeway, he had no chance.

When they reached this conclusion, the worldviews of countless Martians collapsed. When did Earth produce such a Warrior?

No, he is so familiar with Romero, maybe he really is a Martian!

(I've seen a video of Zhang Jike's head-shaking dodge move during training, awesome~~)