Chapter 355: Romero Unleashes His Ultimate Move

Li Xiangshan and Sabisen both revealed looks of admiration in their eyes; as two veterans, they both knew by this point that the final result could not be changed. This battle was for both of them to enjoy the stage and dedicate their greatest strength to the mecha they loved.

The two roared as they pushed their Zone Value to the limit; only in this way could they completely envelop the mobile suit, and the weapons rich in K23 were thoroughly alienated—a battle of ice and fire for the Heavy Armor.

The engines of the two mobile suits roared, power continuously pouring in; neither wanted to leave any regrets.

Boom—

The two mobile suits charged forward almost simultaneously, throwing away the large shields in their hands at nearly the same time. The Death Penalty Mecha gripped the Hook Sickle Battle Axe with both hands; the toughest warrior was born on the cold Titan, boom...

Low-Altitude Arc Flash Strike—Death Zero Guillotine!

Li Xiangshan's flames were not explosive but spiral-shaped, spinning crazily. The hot effect and the icy effect confronted each other; in truth, the impact was not that great, but the problem was that Sabisen's double-handed guillotine was something he simply could not withstand.

Having also entered Flowing Heart Martial Arts, his power was greatly enhanced, and Sabisen's was even higher. Furthermore, in a head-on collision, his double-handed battle axe was peerless. Could he turn the tide?!

Like a collision of meteors, boom~~~

An earth-shattering explosion occurred, and the mecha shattered; neither of them left any room for error, purely to reach the peak of combat.

All the warriors at the scene held their breath in anticipation: would Li Xiangshan wash away his past shame, or would TAS turn the tide?

In the tactical room, the Hailong team members were chatting and laughing, not taking it seriously at all. "Old Li has finally figured it out."

"Of course, just look at how great our Sister An'an's sacrifice was," Klein laughed.

"Shut up!" Mentioning this still made Anlita a bit angry. Originally, she had wanted to admit defeat—it was like that anyway—and just block Zuo Xiaotang, but the boss wouldn't allow it. He even made her keep in touch; controlling Zuo Xiaotang was equivalent to controlling Li Hao.

If Li Hao had any weakness, it was that he cared about the people around him.

People outside were still waiting for the result, but anyone with a certain understanding of the Golden Zone knew that Li Xiangshan had already won. If Sabisen had won, the flames would have long since extinguished.

Sure enough, the sky-high flames instantly converged, fully absorbed by the titanium spear, revealing the Tianfa Eanus.

——Flame Tornado Fierce Spin Spear!

This was what he had realized from his battle with Li Hao, a combination of abilities and martial arts, whereas Sabisen was still at the basic level of attaching abilities to his attacks.

There was a gap in realm.

The Moon audience at the scene went completely crazy; they had witnessed a new king rising into the sky. The terrifying strength displayed by Hailong could already be mentioned in the same breath as Galaxy and Eternal. The Moon Person possessed the Trident that could kill gods if gods stood in their way, and kill Buddhas if Buddhas stood in their way!

Damn it, even if God came, this S-Tournament champion would be the Moon Person's.

The unsolveable Hailong Team.

The Hailong Academy's Mid-Season Tournament first place wasn't "given up" by anyone else; they were truly just that powerful.

At this moment, the students of Hailong Academy were undoubtedly immersed in jubilation and celebration, not just because of the victory, but because of the process of this victory—it was too satisfying. They were even happier for Li Xiangshan; he was their spiritual leader, and Brother Shan had finally won.

The Solar System's number one Heavy Armor, Li Xiangshan!

Four to zero, Hailong Team swept the Abyss Team, which had ruled TAS for years.

At this moment in Venue No. 2, the situation for Tianjing Martial Arts, down 0:2, was dire. They sent out the newcomer Cheng Konghai.

"Cheng Konghai, this year's special recruit for Tianjing Martial Arts, small in stature but serving as a Heavy Armor. Mu Jiang really likes to take the unconventional path," Huonan teased, his mindset relaxed. Tianjing Martial Arts was going to collapse; with Langwu's strength, they would finish off their opponent at a minimum of 4:1. It wouldn't be a big deal if Mu Jiang won one match, "But there isn't much time left for Mu Jiang. After the match ends, I'll invite him to be a guest, since he'll be idle anyway."

Regarding his old rival, the hot-tempered Huonan would not be polite.

Kuangwu Daren was also filled with worry; Tianjing Martial Arts was clearly prepared, but he hadn't expected the gap in strength to be so large. He was now very worried about Langwu's choice.

At this moment in the Tianjing Martial Arts operation room, Zhou Naiyi, Wuzang, and the others were incredibly nervous. What exactly would Langwu do?

They thought of a terrifying scenario.

Just at this moment, the host announced that the one representing Langwu was———the Lone Wolf, Romero!

The entire arena was suddenly in an uproar. Why would it be like this?

Fa'ao and Victor were both very strong; there was absolutely no need to deal with a newcomer this way. Wouldn't it be better for Romero to be saved to target Puppet?

People were discussing it heatedly. Wasting their strongest combat power on a newcomer—who was calculating against whom?

Kuangwu Daren's heart skipped a beat, thumping wildly. It was over, it was over. Romero had stopped caring about anything for the sake of victory and was going straight for Cheng Konghai. Once Cheng Konghai failed, Tianjing Martial Arts would be finished. Even if Li Hao won one match, Tianjing Martial Arts would still be eliminated; it was already meaningless.

Each singles match was one point, and the team battle was two points. Once a four-to-zero or four-to-one score appeared, they would be directly eliminated.

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At the seats, Chao Qinglong, Ao Fei, Zhi Peng, Dai Bi, and others all had solemn expressions. The thing they worried about most had happened. From the start, Romero hadn't intended to clash head-on with Li Hao. From the moment Romero took the initiative to challenge Puppet to a duel, he had given people a feeling of being very brave and crazy, yet at the most critical moment, he suddenly pulled this move, directly pushing Tianjing Martial Arts into the abyss.

Maxis, Haimei, Huang Chao, and others, however, revealed looks of anticipation on their faces. This was interesting now. Romero's plan was truly beautiful. Compared to risking being killed, securing a victory steadily was definitely more beautiful. Even according to the internal views of Apocalypse, Romero could still take down Cheng Konghai, as long as he could put aside his pride.

In fact, everyone wasn't a child anymore. No one would look down on Romero for this, as he was the first among the top powerhouses of that year to dare to challenge Li Mo, which was equivalent to breaking through this layer of concern.

The question now was what level Cheng Konghai was at and whether he could withstand Romero's terrifying impact.

"Seven-three split, I'd say."

"About the same. Cheng Konghai was a bit stronger before, but only to a limited extent. Now, Romero is definitely stronger."

"Both sides have to bring out some real goods, otherwise don't think about passing easily." "Li Ge is probably going to play himself into a corner."

"A clever woman cannot cook without rice. If he had joined North Caro, there wouldn't be so many issues."

"Heh, that's impossible. Just like Xilian wouldn't go find Maxis or Fan Liwei to form a team; otherwise, a king wouldn't deserve to be called a king."

"Xilian is a ruthless person. Looking at the state of Klein and the others, they probably haven't been idle at all these past two years. Sure enough, setbacks are the best teachers. Li Xiangshan actually broke through again; it's too terrifying. Plus the completed Maxis..."

"Earth and Mars feel like they're both going to be finished."

The USE side still pinned high hopes on Li Hao and Tianjing Martial Arts—not that they could win the championship, but as a spiritual pillar. They hoped Li Hao could break this suppression of Earth by the two major federations. Martians were also strange; they would rather the Moon Person win than Earthlings win—a strange Martian tsundere psychology.

Facing this choice, Cheng Konghai wasn't surprised at all; his face was full of fighting spirit. This was going to be satisfying.

One couldn't see happiness on the faces of the Langwu Team members, because this match was the truly critical one. To put it this way, from the perspective of the S-Tournament, it was an absolutely perfect tactic, but in the world of Apocalypse, Romero was betting his status in Apocalypse to snipe Cheng Konghai. If he lost, that former glory would be completely gone.

This battle must be won!

The camera focused on the two. Cheng Konghai looked very excited, a bit like a small person who hadn't seen the world, while Romero's face was as calm as water, incomparably serious.

Both players adjusted their cockpit equipment and connected.

In the Tianjing Martial Arts lounge, everyone was incredibly nervous, and no one noticed when Zhou Naiyi had disappeared.

Zhou Naiyi finished her water and sat on a chair outside, her chest heaving. Why did they lose?!

She had studied her opponents carefully and thought of many plans. During the confrontation, she could feel that the opponent and her level...

It was about the same; her own ability was stronger, but at the most critical moment, she fluctuated, and was immediately seized upon by her opponent.

She could accept being inferior in strength, but an inadequate response to such a critical game was something Zhou Naiyi could not accept, and in this most important match, her failure had caused Tianjing Martial Arts to fall into a state of total Passive, and Romero was determined to target Cheng Konghai to eliminate Tianjing Martial Arts four to one.

When experts duel, a difference of a hair's breadth leads to a thousand miles of error.

For the S Tournament, everyone had been fighting for a very, very long time, and it was just too frustrating.

Zhou Naiyi's eye sockets were a bit red, and tears were already swirling in them; no one blamed her, but that only made her feel worse.

"Oh, Class Monitor, why are you here? I've been looking for you everywhere," Li Hao shouted.

Zhou Naiyi was startled awake and hurriedly turned around to wipe her eyes, "Sorry, I'm just resting for a moment."

"Haha, Class Monitor, what's the situation? Are you sad?" Li Hao said in surprise, but this expression made Zhou Naiyi feel even worse.

Seeing Zhou Naiyi's reaction, Li Hao hurriedly waved his hands, "Class Monitor, don't be like that, we should be happy!"

Zhou Naiyi was stunned, "Happy?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't we be? We're a bunch of newcomers playing in the S Tournament for the first time, and our opponent is Langwu! A top-tier team from Mars is having such a hard time against us, of course we should be happy. You don't actually think we could win, do you?" Li Hao spread his hands helplessly, "Goodness, do you all think that way? The opponent is Langwu! We are Tianjing Martial Arts, not North Caro. Although the principal set a goal, that was for when we encounter average teams. Against Langwu, as long as we play our own style, we've already won."

Zhou Naiyi was Silence for a moment, looking at Li Hao, "... that seems to make sense, but I feel like we have a hope of winning. You and Cheng Konghai are both very strong; it's us who are holding you back."

"Class Monitor, I'm not taking the blame for that. I'm a newcomer too, and Cheng Konghai is even more of an amateur who spent his days hanging out in internet cafes before joining Tianjing Martial Arts; his injury just healed too. If they were to be beaten by us, Langwu would probably have the heart to swim back to Mars," Li Hao laughed, "That business about the Apocalypse is too far in the past, really don't take it too seriously."

Zhou Naiyi took a deep breath, "Although I don't believe a word you say, I feel much better. What do we do next, Team Leader?"

Li Hao chuckled, "There, that's more like it. It's Langwu who should be feeling bad, and the pressure is on their side too. We'll take things as they come; besides, Langwu has played almost all their cards. If we're lucky, we might be able to take two matches, and the rest depends on who has better luck in the team battle."

... Team battle...