Chapter 335: The Puppet Effect

"Look quickly, it's coming from the Mars side!" Zuo Xiaotang said hurriedly.

Everyone hurriedly opened their Skylink; at this moment, a new entry had been added to the trending searches dominating Arths.

It's time for a head-on confrontation: Puppet himself, Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team Leader Li Hao!

This was a piece of information updated by Huonan on his personal homepage, and it exploded instantly. As one of the most popular streamers on EMP currently, as well as one of the commentators for this S Tournament and Puppet's number one hater and public enemy, his words clearly carried a certain degree of credibility.

Puppet had been missing for a while, causing USE's mecha fans to fall into a slump. During this time, everyone had been worried about Puppet's situation. Meanwhile, NUP and ROM were aggressively setting the pace, and with USE returning from the Starship S Tournament empty-handed again after being crushed by the Moon, it made people miss the days when Puppet was slaughtering everyone even more.

Countless people petitioned on Puppet's homepage, but Puppet seemed to have disappeared.

Li Hao had also gradually achieved his wish and faded out of the EMP online world; he preferred a carefree life.

Those who knew his identity as Puppet were either people around him or those from the old days of Tianqi. Tianqi was a very special group; it could be said that everyone who came out of Tianqi, regardless of which camp they were in, carried a pride and sense of identity in their bones. In their view, there were only Tianqi Humans and non-Tianqi Humans. During the Mid-Season Tournament, it had already been said that the possibility of it being Earth was not high; could it only be Mars or the Moon?

Actually, having hidden for so long was already not easy.

People around him knew Li Hao's personality. Li Hao, who had received Zhou Naiyi's Skylink, said with a smile that it was nothing, "Sister Yi, don't worry about it, it's just a moment of excitement, everyone will soon lose interest. In the face of the scale of the S Tournament, Puppet is nothing."

If Puppet had appeared on the Moon or Mars, it would probably have been fine, as there were many powerful forces there, but this was Earth. Sometimes even the people around him would have an illusion about Li Hao, feeling that he was Li Hao one moment and Puppet the next.

From the perspective of attention, this wave for the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team was definitely going to go viral.

Ma Long and the others said with their mouths that outsiders were annoying and interfering with their preparations, but in their hearts, they were a bit thrilled. The feeling of being noticed was truly hard to refuse, especially for Ma Laoshi, who had walked to the window many times to strike a pose and watch the crowd below, and he was even more energetic than usual when training.

A Youyou also came out from the encirclement of the children, "What's wrong?"

Li Hao explained the situation; his identity as Puppet had been exposed, "It was a matter of time, but since I haven't been online for so long, it should pass in a while."

A Youyou smiled, "Do you want me to interact with you and form a CP or something?"

Li Hao couldn't help but pinch A Youyou's cheek, "Don't you go stirring up trouble. I'm not very confident either; I don't even know why so many people are paying attention to this."

"That means everyone needs you," A Youyou laughed, "And with the S Tournament imminent, or do you want to let the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team be eliminated in the first round?"

"Hehe, Principal Long would bury me alive," Li Hao said dejectedly; this was something he didn't even dare to think about.

"Since that's the case, just act like nothing happened and go on as usual." A Youyou was quite experienced in this regard, "Or how about I give you a makeover later? How about a cross-dressing master?"

Li Hao shuddered; what kind of twisted hobby was this?

Li Hao and A Youyou returned to the school. Upon learning that A Youyou had come to Tianjing, Principal Long decisively arranged a dormitory for international students for A Youyou. This time, even Li Hao felt Principal Long's sincerity. Previously, in his bones, Principal Long still considered A Youyou just a singer, but now he clearly regarded her as one of his own, even once revealing a desire to have A Youyou come to the Tianjing Starship Department for an exchange, only he didn't have the nerve to say it explicitly, lamenting the level of the Tianjing Mecha Starship. He once urged Li Hao to show the hospitality and enthusiasm of the people of Tianjing.

But Principal Long, wouldn't he think there was something between the two?

Li Hao really felt he was being ignored. Long Danni felt that A Youyou's trip was still to prepare for a new song and seek a breakthrough, and Li Hao's existence... was just for convenience.

This made Li Hao feel a bit frustrated, and it also made A Youyou laugh the whole way, but what was all this?

The road to the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts training ground had been completely blocked; it was a sea of people, and some had already raised signs for Puppet.

The final face of USE!

He thought that after disappearing for a while, everyone would forget, but he didn't expect it to make everyone even more eager, because during the time Puppet was away, the mecha world of USE had returned to the days of being dominated by others, and as for starships... it's better not to mention them.

Li Hao's idea of pushing through a path was stopped by A Youyou. Once he showed his face, the crowd would definitely go crazy, so she pulled Li Hao and slipped away.

At this time, the mecha world also began to frantically dig into Li Hao's past combat records. After digging, they found that the life of this Puppet himself was best described as: an ordinary person.

It could be said that in the mecha world, he was like a drop of water falling into the ocean, completely unfindable. A sophomore, his freshman grades were quite ordinary—calling them ordinary was being polite—he had no amateur specialties, was single, and liked to work part-time. By his sophomore year, it was as if he had suddenly awakened; his grades in all aspects progressed by leaps and bounds, feeling as if he had transmigrated or been possessed.

What's more interesting is that four members of the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team are from the same dormitory. Except for Wuzang, who is a descendant of the Wu Family and also the core of the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts team's establishment, the other two seem to be laymen. However, it was such a bizarre group of players that allowed the unfavored Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team to advance to the S Tournament.

This person really doesn't look like Puppet. If one had to say, his Black Night Saber in the USE qualifiers had a bit of the Puppet flavor, but there are actually quite a few people who can perform such operations; many experts can. If this is said to be Puppet, it seems a bit far-fetched, but no other Puppet has jumped out, and Huonan is Puppet's nemesis after all; he certainly wouldn't speak without evidence.

There are only so many newcomers in this year's USE, and Chao Qinglong and the others haven't emerged, so this person is indeed a limited possibility. But can such a Puppet carry the banner of USE?

Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts?

On the trending search, it was a confused face of Li Hao, appearing a bit at a loss.

At this time, on the Moon, Hailong Academy.

Xilian was watching the reaction on the internet, appearing particularly interested. Anlita was also very happy, "Boss, this move is brilliant. This kind of guy who borrows things and doesn't return them, who has no credibility at all, should be properly dealt with!"

In the final stage before the S Tournament, everyone was on the table. Facing various analyses and challenges, Li Hao was still hiding in the darkness, which was a bit unfair. Moreover, analyzing from his personality, this was probably a "weakness" of Li Hao, and public opinion would definitely interfere with their preparations. Anlita felt this was a counterattack from the boss.

The corners of Xilian's mouth carried a strange smile, "It wasn't arranged by me."

Anlita and the others were stunned, "Ah, isn't Huonan the boss's person?"

Xilian leaned back in his chair, tilting his head, his playful smile becoming more intense, "That kind of petty trick would ruin my experience, so I haven't paid much attention to it for a long time. It seems someone is not following the rules."

The Skylink rang. Xilian watched for a while; Ma'er had already investigated. Huonan had received an anonymous email. He didn't know who the other party was either, just trying it out with the idea of flushing out the snake. This kind of thing was definitely something Huonan would do, given his personality.

"Martian? Titan? The furious Fan Liweite? Or is it the Earthlings infighting again?" Klein asked curiously.

Only the Tianqi starters could guess Puppet's identity; they were all arrogant chosen ones. Regardless of whether they were enemies or friends, there was a paranoia in their bones; this was a mark that their spirits could no longer erase. Internal matters should be solved internally.

Who could it be?

And what was the purpose?

Fan Liweite had the greatest suspicion. A person like him had a very strong desire for revenge.

Li Hao wanted to return to his dormitory but found that the dormitory building had long been surrounded by crowds. In the end, the school had to come forward to disperse the crowd, but the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts campus network completely exploded.

Their team leader is Puppet?!

What, the team leader is Puppet?

Is this the rhythm of celebrating the New Year?

In Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts, Li Hao was also a minor celebrity. His behavior was relatively low-key, but he was truly powerful in the qualifiers and gave the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts students infinite expectations, but this expectation value was still limited, after all, it was just the qualifiers.

However, now someone was actually telling them that their team leader was the Puppet God???

This probably had the same effect as the students of Tianxing Mecha Martial Arts hearing that Arths was going to enroll; a beam of light pierced the dark firmament.

Zhuang Zhou originally wanted to cover it up, but later he really couldn't hide it anymore. If this continued, the brothers in the dormitory might have cut him up. After asking Li Hao, he came out and said it.

That's right, the Puppet God is our team leader!

Coming from Puppet's number one fan, Zhuang Zhou, it removed the last bit of doubt. After all, the people of Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts were most afraid of a misunderstanding; anyone would find it hard to bear such ups and downs. Thinking about it carefully, why did Zhuang Zhou know Puppet so well? Because this is Puppet's little junior!

Suddenly everyone discovered that they were alumni of the Puppet God.

Various cheers and shouts lasted until late at night. The school could only stop outsiders, but it couldn't seem to restrict its own school too much. Then, hundreds of boys, shirtless, holding the flags of the Tianjing Team, ran wildly in the school shouting that Puppet was invincible, which was a spectacular sight.

On the Skycom blog, one could see Tianjing Martial Arts self-media showing off everywhere; their Team Leader is Puppet.

This also made quite a few former competitors feel a bit sour, as if they had already won the championship. Even if Puppet is very strong, it cannot change the current situation of Tianjing Martial Arts. Besides, EMP is EMP, and the S Tournament is a completely different level; the state that these top players will bring out is also different, so is there a need to be this happy right now?

The sour ones are only a portion; more people are filled with anticipation and fanaticism. They do not believe that EMP is Puppet's limit; the true battlefield is the S Tournament.

What if Puppet can still slaughter all sides at the S Tournament? What kind of scene would that be?