Chapter 370: Lone Wolf

Li Hao didn't really care who he fought; it was all the same to him. He was more concerned about the situation on Kepler. He wanted to finish this quickly and go back. Wouldn't it be nice to have time to listen to A Youyou sing? A Youyou would even bring delicious food. After eating it, Li Hao, who usually didn't pay much attention to his diet, even looked it up online. After checking, Li Hao deleted that platform. So extravagant it was inhumane!

A crowd of supporters for Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team and Puppet were going crazy. Of course, the happiest one was Huonan, who was in the middle of a live stream. From the current situation, the entire ROM was generally in the upper-middle bracket. Although it couldn't be considered absolutely stable, for a ROM team aiming to win the championship, opponents of a certain intensity were excellent whetstones. Which champion hadn't crawled out of blood and fire? Mars had finally turned the corner!

As for the Moon and Earthlings, let them engage in internal friction. There was no suspense in the Eternal Team fighting the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team. More importantly, this was the Moon people's home turf, and Eternal was the most popular team. Damn it, just the home-field advantage alone would scare a bunch of Earthlings who hadn't seen the world.

This must have been God hearing his call.

A happy Huonan started all sorts of trash-talking directly on the live stream, which also made his fans very amused.

Glancing at the bullet comments, there was a chorus of doubt: "Poisonous milk? Brother, I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding about my character. In the past, yes, there was an element of doing it for the show's effect. This time the opponent is the Eternal Team, the defending champion, Heavenly King Fan Liweite. In the field of mecha, in terms of looks and talent, he's the only one who catches my eye!"

"What are the odds?" Huonan glanced at the bullet comments, and an expression of disdain immediately appeared on his face. "These brothers, where is your intelligence? Where is your brain? One hundred percent! It's the Eternal Team, the defending champion playing on their home turf, fighting a Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team. Think about it with your butt—is this even a question worth discussing? Next..."

Inside the Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts campus, it was truly uncomfortable. With all the wailing and howling, it felt like Wu Zang was about to turn from a hero into a sinner. If they weren't their own people, who would want to draw Tianjing like this? It felt like they were going to be roasted to death. Now what? The draw was already made; they could only pray for a miracle. After all, they had defeated the Langwu Team, so it really couldn't be said that they had no chance.

When this result came out, Long Danni was also stunned for a moment. This... was too difficult. Should she go to a temple to pray? Joking aside, if the goal was the top four, this was bound to happen sooner or later. It just depended on how Li Hao handled it.

The last to appear was A Youyou, and immediately the whole arena erupted in cheers. Now, as long as A Youyou made an appearance, it was a guarantee of popularity. Winning the S Tournament was equivalent to having a golden body. Dressed in a silver-white military uniform, A Youyou's agile eyes and cold gaze made her fans kneel down one after another.

"Fire Cloud," A Youyou drew a name card, smiled slightly, and then took out another one. "It's my alma mater, Tianxing Mecha Martial Arts!"

Instantly, Tianxing Mecha Martial Arts was boiling, completely boiling. After entering the top 16, Tianxing Mecha Martial Arts suddenly became weaker and became a lower-tier team. Wanting to advance to the top 8 really relied on a large component of luck. Many strong teams had been drawn away earlier. Among the remaining Fanluo, Langsha, and Fire Cloud, Fire Cloud was the weakest. Honestly, among the entire top 16, they were the weakest.

How could they not be happy? Tianxing's style actually countered Fire Cloud quite well. This almost negligible chance had been drawn out by the goddess.

At this moment, A Youyou directly hit the number one spot on the trending list. The female War God had gained another nickname: Goddess of Luck.

The last group was the Langsha Team against the Hailong Team. At that moment, the face of the person in charge was pitch black, showing red, and the red was tinged with white...

The entire lineup for the top 8 contention was out.

First day of top 8 contention: Galaxy Team vs. Cougar Team.

Fire God Team vs. Round Table Knights.

Second day: Carmela vs. Gruu Team.

Tianxing Team vs. Fire Cloud.

Third day: Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team vs. Eternal Team.

Wailing Team vs. Super Starry Sky Team.

Fourth day: Fanluo vs. Beikarosai Team.

Langsha Team vs. Hailong Team.

There were two days of rest before the top 8 contention. The major teams entered preparation; not a single match was easy. Teams that reached this position had their own goals, and no one would give up.

The first match was the Galaxy Team against the Cougar Team. The pressure was overwhelmingly on the Cougar members. That very night, they watched tactical videos until very late. The Galaxy Team was based on the Heavenly Heart Style, one of the Moon's four major schools, and had produced many strong fighters in history. But the most ferocious was Maxis. His weapon of choice was a Titanium Alloy greatsword, much larger than a standard Titanium Sword. It combined hardness and softness. The year he won the championship, he had no weaknesses, and the characteristics of his Golden Zone were currently completely unknown.

Vice Captain Weijia, from Tianqi, was a top expert of the Shadow Scouts back in the day. After Xilian retreated, he joined Galaxy together with Maxis, forming the Galaxy Fleet. His ability was Fire Force, and his Zone Value was conservatively at the Flowing Heart Martial Arts level.

Vanguard Taichen, from Tianqi Shadow Scouts, was at the early stage of Flowing Heart Martial Arts, a user of Wind Force. There was no more technical data; the opponents simply weren't enough to fight. Previous combat videos were no longer enough to look at; after all, the degree of integration of the Golden Zone was what mattered.

Heavy Armor Daya Mendoza, from Tianqi Shadow Scouts, was at the early stage of Flowing Heart Martial Arts, with Thunder Force.

Sniper Jie Jie could be considered the one currently best understood in the Galaxy Team. Coming from the Tianqi Shadow Scouts, with Ice Force, in the previous round of competition, he redefined the sniper-type Mobile Suit. Conservatively estimated, his Zone Value was also at the peak of Burning Will.

Substitute Kuixing, also from the Tianqi Shadow Scouts, was skilled in various soft weapons back in the day. His specific Zone Value was unknown; he only joined Galaxy Academy last year.

Luo Bi knew very well what kind of opponent he was facing. Galaxy, Hailong, Beikarosai, and Fire God were the four most terrifying teams. Any one of them had the strength of a finalist. They had run into a behemoth.

But they were the Cougar Team; they never knew what it meant to be cowardly. This battle would depend on how much they could force Galaxy. They had to make a contribution for the other comrades of the Earth Federation.

"Even if the opponent is the Galaxy Fleet, I'm going to bite off a piece of iron plate!"

The overall style of the Cougar Team was: since you can't decide your fate, then just let go and fight, and see how far you can get.

As for the eliminated teams, there were rich ones like the Udier Team. It was completely a team benefit; they no longer had the pressure of competition and could still retain some player privileges. That was a perfect holiday experience: watching matches, shopping, chasing stars, all kinds of fun. Solomon was an absolutely ideal Team Leader, so the Team Leader covered the expenses.

But not all teams had such treatment. Some teams had returned to their countries one after another after being eliminated. For them, this S Tournament was over.

Of course, there were also some awkward ones, such as the Langwu Team, who were currently still staying in the Galaxy Center. Langwu Academy hadn't given them further arrangements yet. From the academy's perspective, it was better for them to stay in the Galaxy Center for the time being. Wait for everyone's anger to subside; returning at this time would probably get them killed.

Romero's treatment was over. The injuries on his body had to be nursed slowly, which was actually fine. The more serious problem was that his spirit was overdrawn, and he could no longer use the Golden Zone. The Moon possessed the most advanced technology in this area, and this judgment was almost a death sentence for Romero. Of course, humans had self-healing abilities, and perhaps there was a certain possibility of recovery, but he could no longer reach his former peak.

Both the Langwu Team and Langwu Academy had received the bad news. This meant that Langwu might have to be rebuilt. Although Romero lost, he was still an important force for Langwu. This news was like adding frost to snow. It showed that Romero had truly fought with all his might, but for the Martians, a process without a result was meaningless. Martians were always like this. Plus, with Romero having no value, the days ahead would be even harder.

Romero, upon receiving this news, didn't have much surprise, and didn't even have much expression. When he used the Yin-Yang Fire Dragon Soul back then, he had already anticipated that such a result might occur. There was nothing to complain about.

In the team dormitory, the Langwu members no longer had any tasks. It was actually very relaxing, but they didn't want to look at the Sky News. Anything involving them wouldn't be anything good. Of course, the Galaxy Center was still very great; they could also go shopping. Losing was losing, but life still had to go on. Besides, who hadn't lost before? As the competition progressed, bigger upsets would appear, and people would gradually forget. They could come back next year.

"Where are you going?" Romero came out and found that everyone was wearing training uniforms and about to go out.

The group was stunned. "Team Leader, we are preparing to have a training match with Super Starry Sky," Beitan said. "The conditions given by the Moon people are very good."

Langwu's strength was still very good, and the opponents were very clear about it in their hearts. If they could get Langwu to be their training match opponent, that couldn't be better. The Super Starry Sky Team offered very generous remuneration. On one hand, the members could relax, and at the same time, they could make a big profit.

Romero was stunned. He actually didn't know about this. He suddenly looked at Jiluo.

"Team... Romero, you should rest well. I will take care of other things," Jiluo said calmly.

Their eyes met. Jiluo did not avoid him. If it weren't for Romero's long-standing prestige, he really wouldn't be so polite. On Mars, strength was respected. Romero was already a cripple, and a cripple had to step down.

The other members were also silent. After learning that Romero could not recover, everyone knew that the era of the Lone Wolf was over. And currently, Jiluo's strength was the strongest, and there was still room for further improvement. Rather than the whole team going down with him, it was better to let Romero take all the responsibility.

Basically, this would be a judgment from Langwu Academy. Perhaps in the Moon or Earth, such things still had to be handled with some tact, but on Mars, it was normal. It could be considered making use of waste.

Romero looked at the group and didn't speak again. Jiluo and the others still gave this old Team Leader some leeway for now and didn't continue. They took the others and left. As time went on, the situation would only get worse.

Only Romero was left in the Langwu base.