Chapter 353: Nether Fire Sin Guillotine

After the four cannons missed completely, the Death Penalty Mecha discarded the laser cannons and drew out a massive Hook Sickle Battle Axe. The charging Yaoying Athena also canceled its energy shield, and the Oath Sword sprang out. Zhou Naiyi's gaze was icy, and the mecha's defensive posture came into view.

Boom...

The mecha was under tight control, its engine roaring. The Yaoying Athena charged past, the Oath Sword and the Hook Sickle Battle Axe made contact for a moment before instantly pulling apart, followed immediately by the Oath Sword turning back to strike frantically, clang, clang, clang, clang...

With a battle axe in one hand and a large shield in the other, the defense was airtight. Zhou Naiyi was not launching a suicidal attack; exhausting her stamina would happen in no time. The Yaoying Athena's attacks were quite rhythmic, constantly changing the direction and angle of attack, searching for weaknesses in the Death Penalty Mecha and Beitan.

Beitan's turning speed was extremely fast; his instantaneous burst was able to keep up with Zhou Naiyi's maneuvers. The Yaoying Athena soared into the air, and in an instant, the Death Penalty Mecha slammed out an axe strike. However, the Yaoying Athena in mid-air performed a forced-control hover, and as the battle axe missed, the Oath Sword in her hand struck down, but the massive shield came up to meet it, boom...

The Yaoying Athena landed nimbly, while the Death Penalty Mecha remained motionless. After a round of probing, neither side had revealed any flaws. Zhou Naiyi's pupils turned blood-red in an instant, and the corners of Beitan's mouth curled into an arc; the shield and axe collided, and his pupils turned crimson.

On the other battlefield, the Super Starry Sky was already up two-to-zero. The Ermola Gang from Mars could not stop the Super Starry Sky's powerful offensive. The fourth arena was the same; the Fire God beating Prometheus was like a father beating his son. This side was fighting even faster, already three-to-zero. Prometheus had been pushed to the brink, and Depuya entered the arena. No matter what, he had to fight for the honor of Prometheus, at least to secure one victory.

Depuya was waiting for his opponent. In fact, for the powerful Fire God, there was no need for Basta to take the field at all. Basta was the god of Mars; an opponent of this level was not even worth looking at.

The Fire God's supporters were all very relaxed; after all, they were the championship team. The Fire God's fans included people from other federations, but when the host announced the Fire God's contestant, the whole arena erupted in cheers because Basta had arrived.

Could it be a treat for the fans?

Depuya was not too surprised; he knew that the Fire God did not need Basta to step in, and Prometheus had already lost any chance of winning. He knew this was giving face to the second brother. The Mawang had returned, and they were no longer the leaderless existence waiting to be slaughtered as they once were.

No matter what, he had to leave a deep impression on Basta.

Depuya revealed his Leimanba, while Basta revealed the Nether Fire Genesis.

Leimanba, Configuration: Light Type mecha, 65-ton class (USE).

Dual-Engine Nuclear Fission Drive, portable dual short laser submachine guns, K23 Dufen titanium dagger.

And as for the match in the first round that countless people considered the most deadlocked and the closest in strength, Sea Dragon versus Abyss, a bizarre situation occurred.

The Abyss Team, where the Golden Titan Sabisen belonged, had ruled the TAS for a long time and was the undisputed King of the TAS. Although Yintai Dumeila had risen in this year's Mid-Season Tournament, everyone knew what happened in the Mid-Season Tournament. The Abyss Team definitely possessed the strength of the Solar System's top eight or even top four. Coupled with their fierce style, it was truly too difficult to win against them. Moreover, the Abyss Team consisted entirely of veteran members, all of whom possessed rich S Tournament experience. Among them, three members were in their fourth year; this was their final S Tournament, and everyone was going to give it their all.

And yet, a team like this had already been beaten 0:3. To describe it as a crushing defeat would not be an exaggeration. The entire audience of the TAS was hammered into silence, and the live stream for this match had already climbed to over five hundred million viewers, but even the TAS commentators had red-rimmed eyes.

To describe it as devastation would not be an exaggeration. A stuttering Sniper, Davarishi, came up and took out the Abyss's Vanguard. The Vice Captain, Anlita, came up and created the shortest victory record in the current S Tournament: twelve seconds. Yes, the opponent did not even withstand a single move before being taken out.

Never mind the opponent being stunned, the entire audience was stunned. The Sea Dragon's first match of the Mid-Season Tournament was not even taken seriously by the Moon People. Meeting the Abyss, they felt this might be the Sea Dragon's greatest test; even if they could win, it would likely be extremely difficult and require a bit of luck. It seemed they did not need luck at all.

The third match featured the Vanguard Light Type Warrior Klein. Facing the crazy attacks of the Giant God Soldier Quanba, this guy performed an exaggerated swaying dodge in place, avoiding all attacks.

He tripped his opponent, and then brutally twisted off the head of the Fist Tyrant War Machine...

The feeling the Sea Dragon gave people was that this was not a competition, but a pure massacre; they were all monsters.

And Li Xiangshan, who was considered the strongest and most stable member of the Sea Dragon, had not yet had the chance to take the stage.

The Moon People went crazy. Only now did they realize that the Sea Dragon was not a smoke screen, but that the Moon's domination of the Solar System was already unstoppable. Even the gods were favoring the Moon. The Moon, which already possessed two super teams, had given birth to another super team. A new king had emerged!

Although they had not yet won, the Moon audience at the scene was already roaring like a mountain and sea. The commentators of various live streams were completely shocked by the situation in this match. Winning was one thing, but to hang them up and beat them... toying with them; it was simply exaggeratedly fierce.

Of course, some questioned whether the Sea Dragon's arrogance would lead to instability.

That was unknown and still needed to be proven by the competition, but the Sea Dragon's Dragon God might had already appeared. What did it mean to dare to fight the Abyss like this?

"It's too exaggerated. How could a few people I've never heard of hammer the Abyss like this?"

"Haven't you noticed? The Abyss is actually quite cautious. Who is Sabisen? He is usually arrogant and fierce to the extreme, but from the beginning of this match, he has been very low-key. There were no harsh words before the match either, right?"

"Yeah, did you see the expressions of the Sea Dragon members on camera? These people feel like they are on vacation. The most serious one is Li Xiangshan... could it be that he is the weakest one?"

"Holy shit, what the hell is this? The Moon People might as well play by themselves; who can beat this?" "Could it be that Xilian himself is useless and used money power to recruit these top experts?"

"Heh, with a lineup like this, even if he were a Substitute, he could lie his way into the top four. Regardless of his true strength, his zone is at the Flowing Heart Martial Arts level."

The Abyss Team had already fallen into despair. It was not that Sabisen was not serious or not trying, but that he had already despaired the moment he knew the opponent was Xilian's Sea Dragon.

Two gods had returned this year. He was unlucky to have run into one of them. The facts told him that five years had passed, and nothing had changed.

But he still had to go up. This was his final tournament; he could not avoid it, so he would give it his all.

In the Galaxy Center's Arena 2, the battle had also reached a white-hot stage. Zhou Naiyi's Red Eye State had been maintained for a period of time. Although she could barely enter the Burning Will, it would instead shorten her time; it had to be the final moment of a life-or-death strike. Similarly, Beitan remained at ease and could enter the Burning Will at any time to further consume her. Of course, as long as Zhou Naiyi revealed even a slight flaw, it would be his time to counterattack.

Beitan was not trying to throw the match, but he knew that driving a Heavy Armor mecha into the Burning Will would not change much in terms of initiative. The opponent was quite delicate and steady; this patience was truly something else.

The environment of the Arena could not provide Zhou Naiyi with more possibilities, and throughout the battle, Zhou Naiyi also discovered that her opponent was incredibly steady. She had feigned flaws to probe him many times, but the opponent simply did not fall for it. Was this what came out of the Tianqi Youth Class? Her confident psychological warfare seemed to have been seen through by her opponent; he refused to fall for it even once. If this dragged on, her confidence would only be eroded bit by bit. The type of mecha determined that she had to launch a preemptive attack; once she revealed a flaw, a thunderous strike awaited her.

After another round of preemptive attacks, Zhou Naiyi knew that the opponent had already finished adapting to her attack rhythm and speed. Zhou Naiyi's pupils flashed, Red Flame burning. She could not maintain the Burning Will for long and had to launch an all-out attack. Almost the moment Zhou Naiyi entered the Burning Will, Beitan also entered the Burning Will. He only needed to keep watch, as he held the advantage in every aspect.

"Beitan is a bit ruthless; he's bullying the girl too much."

"The foundation of Tianjing Martial Arts is still too thin." I don't know when, but quite a few people had arrived at the contestant seating area for this match. The Round Table Knights had also arrived. They had watched the Sea Dragon for a while, and could only say that Xilian had returned with his Shadow Scouts. The King of Shadows of the Moon had descended, leaving no blind spots.

"Zhou Naiyi's thinking is delicate; she must have prepared a finishing move."

Looking at Tianjing Martial Arts, they were still struggling.

"Beitan is not doing this to win, but to completely crush Zhou Naiyi's body and spirit. If she is dragged into a team fight by Li Ge, Zhou Naiyi will also be a wreck. It's too fucking insidious."

Solomon of the Udier Team hammered his thigh hard.

The Udier Team had ended their S Tournament journey, but they were already very satisfied with being able to make it into the S Tournament. The wealthy team was on a full break, and the entire team had become cheerleaders for Tianjing Martial Arts.

If it were any other opponent, Langwu would not be this insidious, but there was no help for it. Who told them that their opponents included people they were wary of? That person was not easy to deal with, so they had to target his team members, press them to death, and rub them into the ground until they felt fear whenever they saw people from Langwu.

Zhou Naiyi, having entered the Burning Will, began to launch her attack. She knew she did not have much time. The Oath Sword radiated red light, and her mecha's operation became a bit faster and a bit more agile, frantically striking while circling the clumsy Death Penalty Mecha, searching for flaws. But this speed and agility were completely within Beitan's calculations; he had already fully adapted to this frequency of attack.

Once again, a sword strike was blocked by the large shield. Beitan habitually positioned his shield to apply pressure. This kind of confrontation was favorable to him, consuming Zhou Naiyi, preferably draining all her stamina and mental state.

This positioning was heavy and powerful and had completely grasped the opponent's speed, but it swung at empty air. Instantly, a warning sign struck; the Yaoying Athena was gone.

Swish...

Almost in an instant, Beitan performed a Flash Strike. The sword, with no room to spare, still grazed the Cockpit. A harsh sound of tearing steel rang out, sparks flew, and the Yaoying Athena appeared from the side again. The next second, the Yaoying Athena performed a Flash Strike!

Boom...

—Athena Gale Thrust!

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...

Instantly, countless red rays erupted, striking toward the Death Penalty Mecha. Pop, pop, pop... The Death Penalty Mecha was hit by three consecutive sword strikes and retreated again to open up distance, but the Yaoying Athena had already charged in, unstoppable.

Gale Ability!

How could she use Gale Ability???

During the exchange match, Langwu already knew that Zhou Naiyi and Ma Long's abilities were the same, both being the rare healing type?

At this moment, Beitan could no longer care about much else; he swung his shield, but having lost his footing in one move, his speed clearly could not keep up, and his Mecha suffered damage in many places, leaving him able only to avoid fatal wounds as much as possible; at this time, the clumsiness of the Mecha was fully exposed.

The Tianjing fans in the entire arena were screaming wildly: that's it, that's it, just a little bit more, beat him to death!

In the live broadcast room, Kuangwu Daren was also roaring frantically without hesitation; as long as they took this match, the initiative would return to the hands of Tianjing Martial Arts, victory was right before their eyes, they just needed that opening move; Zhou Naiyi was truly worthy of the name, truly steady, just waiting for this one opportunity, and she had hidden a Gale Ability, too awesome, a dual-ability user!

Just at this moment, the Death Penalty Mecha suddenly threw away the huge Titanium Shield; he could no longer defend, such clumsy defense would only lead to death; the Yao Ying nimbly soared into the air, and with a loud explosion in mid-air, the Oath Sword shone with brilliant light, striking toward the Death Penalty Mecha with a full-force blow.

The Death Penalty Mecha's movements were overextended and he had no time to change, so he could only grit his teeth and face it head-on; it was a moment of life and death.

Suddenly, a dazzling light erupted...

Ma Long was dumbfounded: holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, isn't this my ultimate move, Radiance of Ten Thousand? Although it's not as bright as mine, it definitely is!

What kind of terrifying ability is this from Big Sister, her healing, the glowing, and Wuzang's Wind Force??

No one expected Zhou Naiyi to have such a trick; although the glare wasn't bright enough, it was still blinding, especially at such a critical moment; this was a trump card that even her teammates didn't know about; Zhou Naiyi knew the importance of this battle, she gave it her all, playing purely for tactics.

However, at almost the same moment, a cold sneer appeared on the corner of Beitan's mouth, his expression showing no fluctuation, as if he had been prepared for a long time; his pupils contracted, and bursting flames surged along the K23 Hook Sickle Battle Axe, followed by an earth-shattering roar; the Death Penalty Mecha, which had been suppressed the whole time, soared into the air, and the huge Hook Sickle Battle Axe completely ignored the attack and chopped down toward the Yao Ying, which was affected by the flames.

Langwu Style—Hellfire Zuini Guillotine!

Boom...

The Yao Ying had no time to change its move, so it activated the Athena defense system to take the hit head-on; accompanied by a loud explosion, the entire Mecha sank heavily; Zhou Naiyi felt a mouthful of blood rise to her throat and forced it down, struggling to control the Mecha, attempting to break free, but the huge inertia and force had not yet been dissipated, and as soon as the movement was made...

... it became distorted, and the hook on the head of the Hook Sickle Battle Axe pulled fiercely, dragging the Yao Ying back again.

Shing... The massive Death Penalty Mecha leaped up once more, and the Hook Sickle Battle Axe, burning with raging flames, chopped down like Mount Tai pressing down on the top.

Boom...

The Athena defense system burst, the Yao Ying could not withstand it and fell directly. Boom...

When the Death Penalty Mecha leaped up again, everyone was left with only despair.

The third axe chopped down.

The entire arena was deathly silent, and accompanied by a violent explosion, the Yao Ying... was gone.

Langwu Team takes another victory!

Leading two to zero, Langwu Team displayed the terrifying strength of a championship-contending team, while Tianjing Martial Arts, which had been highly anticipated by amateur spectators before the match, already had one foot on the flight home.

(A big three-chapter update delivered, not short~_^)