Chapter 38: Kepler Battle Royale (Bonus chapter for Golden Alliance leader Yue Chuan)

Two streamers are chatting, and the audience below has also become fanatical following the two's topic; the official has already provided a fan choice: success OR failure.

Zhuang Zhou actually doesn't know if it can be passed, he is just remorseful that his faith in himself was not firm enough last time; since he has made a choice, he must follow that path to the end. He is a streamer who started because of Puppet, if Puppet ends, he might as well end too; this is cause and effect.

Li Hao really doesn't want to do this, it's not about the difficulty or anything, it's mainly because it's meaningless. He really doesn't want to recall that dump of a place, it's disgusting, but since it can't be canceled, he might as well start.

Entering the Kepler Retreat Mission, please select a Mobile Suit. The system suggests using a Light Type mecha. This mission prohibits the use of Regular weapons.

Li Hao casually selected an Armor Dragon.

Instantly, the live broadcast rooms of Huonan and Zhuang Zhou became as lively as an explosion; the combined popularity of the two rooms skyrocketed, already reaching over 2.5 million.

Ten percent believe it can be passed, ninety percent believe it cannot be passed.

And after the Armor Dragon was selected, this ten percent is now rapidly decreasing; they are probably just theoretical supporters now.

Seeing this choice, Kaidi and the others are all speechless; fighting is one thing, but choosing an Armor Dragon for this?

Do you know how to write the word "death"?

Using a Silver Fox fighter is the most appropriate; this has been tested by the NUP side. It is just very difficult to dodge the ambush behind, but using an Armor Dragon is just too exaggerated.

"Does this person only know the Armor Series? Could he be an old antique?"

"He underestimates the consumption of this charge too much. With his strength, choosing a Silver Fox would allow him to make a run for it, but an Armor Dragon has basically no chance."

No matter who it is, no one thinks there is even a shred of possibility, especially those who have tried this challenge; some of the EMP designs were never intended for contestants to pass.

At this moment, not only Puma Academy and Tianxing Academy, who have faced Puppet before, but also several academies on Mars and some well-known academies from the Four Great Federations are watching this match.

Before, Puppet was a small internet celebrity, but now he has a certain level of fame in the circle.

Armor Dragon fighter ready, countdown ten seconds.

Boom—

The Armor Dragon fighter enters the giant jungle of Kepler Planet. A planet that has used planetary transformation technology will have regular gravity similar to Earth, which is necessary to facilitate large-scale immigration. But Kepler clearly has not undergone transformation, and the gravity provided by EMP is more than double. For current Warriors, this is not considered very difficult, but there is a difference here: adaptation and combat are two different concepts. In this kind of regular gravity, even if the mecha has a certain level of endurance, it will still cause extraordinary consumption.

After entering this kind of environment, the pilot will receive three seconds of adaptation time; the second countdown ending is the true start.

The Kepler Nightmare Battle Royale is actually just a Mobile Suit that has lost its weapons fleeing all the way. There is only one direction, no map, no destination. It is said that there is a Human base at the end, but no one has ever seen it.

At this time, more than ten pairs of large, green, oily eyes have emerged in the jungle around the mecha. These are Razor Giant Insects. When they come to Earth, their eyeballs are gray, but on Kepler, they are deep green, gloomy like visitors from hell. More than ten Razor Giant Insects have already surrounded the Armor Dragon fighter.

That is to say, after three seconds, the Armor Dragon must first face the encirclement of more than ten crazy Razor Giant Insects. It must use speed to shake off the entanglement of these Razor Giant Insects; otherwise, once it falls into such a situation, it definitely won't be able to run.

Start!

Hum~~~

Twelve Razor Giant Insects dash out from the dense forest. Three seconds is enough for the Armor Dragon fighter to prepare for an engine thrust, which is also the key to breaking out of the encirclement!

However, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded appeared right from the start: there were gaps between the twelve Razor Giant Insects in the direction of the mission route, but the Armor Dragon fighter charged toward the nearest Razor Giant Insect head-on.

The Razor Giant Insect waves its huge claws, slashing down like lightning. If this thing lands, it can tear a mecha apart directly. The Armor Dragon fighter dodges the claws while leaping into the air, throwing a punch at the giant insect's head.

This punch is inserted directly into the Razor Giant Insect's mouth, and immediately after, both hands exert force, tearing the mouth open directly. Upon landing, the Armor Dragon kicks at the joint of the claws, snapping the claws directly. By this time, three Razor Giant Insects have already surrounded it. The Armor Dragon fighter picks up the claws, dealing direct damage.

Swish, swish, swish...

The mecha passes through the three giant insects, clatter...

Dark green liquid splashes, the three giant insects fall to the ground. The other eight have completely surrounded it from all directions. The Armor Dragon fighter does not wait for the encirclement to form in place, kicking out the corpse of a giant insect to attract attention, dodging an attack, and the claws in its hands are inserted directly into a giant insect's head.

In combat with giant insects, direct damage to the head to destroy the body's central nervous system is the most effective. Moreover, once a giant insect dies, its body will undergo silicon hardening, and the Armor Dragon fighter's hands now have another razor-sharp curved claw.

Three irritable giant insect corpses block the path, and one is in a frenzy state, gnawing on the corpses. Seizing the split-second opportunity, the Armor Dragon fighter charges directly into them, the sharp curved claws harvesting. The final four Razor Giant Insects pounce together. The Armor Dragon fighter does not dodge, meeting them with the curved claws in both hands. With a violent, metal-like collision sound, the Armor Dragon fighter thrusts in close, knocking the nearest one away with the entire mecha, while simultaneously pulling out the curved claws, using the force to rebound. In mid-air, Flying Swallow Double Flight!

It slices open one giant insect, but another giant insect has already killed its way over, and the Armor Dragon fighter in mid-air collides and flips again.

Swish...

Another giant insect's head is sliced open.

—Heaven and Earth Revolving Flying Swallow Double Flight!

The move is used, the fighter falls, and the two curved claws in its hands are released simultaneously.

Swish, swish...

The two giant insects preparing to deliver the finishing blow fall to the ground screaming, each with a curved claw stuck in its head.

The live broadcast room is in complete silence, with only the number of viewers increasing rapidly, already at 3.5 million.

And the Elites from the various military academies are even more dumbfounded; isn't this a flight test?

It can even counterattack?

It can even counterattack like this?

Is that how Flying Swallow Double Flight is used?

The Armor Dragon fighter in the test seems to feel nothing. The mecha stands up, looks around, pulls out the two curved claws, glances at the indicated direction, and begins to move forward.

At this moment, the bullet comments in the major live broadcast rooms completely exploded.

"It blinded my Titanium Alloy dog eyes, please chop me up to help the Puppet God celebrate!"

"Mars sons, did you see that? This is a Warrior of the USE!"

"This damn thing has completely subverted my cognition. Is there anyone else who dares to fight like this???"

"This person is too reckless, too exaggerated. He even pulled off an S-rank Flying Swallow Double Flight. How much stamina must this consume?"

………………

"Tsk, he's got some skills, but it's very unwise. The difficulty of this test is very high, especially later on. If he consumes so much stamina right from the start, what will he do later?" Huonan says indifferently.

"That statement is wrong. The failure of this test largely stems from the pursuit of the Razor Zago later on. Even the speed of a Light Type mecha is basically impossible to completely shake off on Kepler. Eventually, one will fall into an encirclement because of these Razor Zago. I think the Puppet God's method is the right approach, it's just that most people simply cannot face twelve Razor Giant Insects." Zhuang Zhou directly counters. The courtesy and politeness have been expressed, now getting to the point, who cares!

The Puppet God's supporters cheer with excitement; little Zhuang Zhou was a bit timid before, what are you afraid of, go get him.

The Armor Dragon fighter moves at high speed in the Kepler Jungle. In just a moment, the second wave of attacks begins. From both sides, a large number of Razor Giant Insects begin to surround it. In actual combat, giant insects have a special way of communicating, similar to our radio; these are all reinforcements of giant insects.

The Armor Dragon fighter cannot fall into this kind of endless entanglement, moving forward without stopping for a moment. Suddenly, the Armor Dragon fighter makes an emergency side-shift.

Swish...

A sharp, gray Thrust suddenly emerges from the ground.

Entering the territory of the Lurkers; these are the most disgusting Giant Insects encountered on Kepler, possessing burrowing and Mimicry abilities, with backs capable of ejecting sharp Thrusts that can directly penetrate Mecha, and their speed is astonishingly fast.

The Armor Dragon Fighter, having just performed an evasive maneuver, had its engine roaring in mid-air as it executed a 360-degree aerial drift, *zeng zeng zeng*...

Another Thrust came from the ground, and at the same time, two more pierced out from the trees!

Two of the Lurkers were hanging on giant plants using Mimicry, completely blending into the environment; the Armor Dragon Fighter dodged the combined attack, which could be called a fatal strike, though the most dangerous blow actually grazed the Armor Dragon Fighter, leaving a deep puncture mark.

The Armor Dragon Fighter, having landed, did not look back and did not pause at all, blasting off with a leap as the Mecha charged forward with long strides.

*Zeng zeng zeng*...

Thrusts shot out from the ground and both sides one after another; the Armor Dragon shifted left and right, maintaining its forward momentum the entire time, its curved claws constantly waving to deflect the Thrusts it couldn't dodge, and even so, its speed did not diminish much.

*Whoosh*~~~~

A sheet of grey-black liquid descended from the sky; the Armor Dragon Fighter performed a low-altitude forward dive, engines roaring, boosted for a stretch, then its body rolled violently, exerting force again for another forward rolling charge.

The ground was scorched black and emitting black smoke, with an area of over ten meters completely enveloped by the highly corrosive liquid, but the Armor Dragon Fighter had already emerged, following the roll with a fluid, animal-like frog leap; just two extreme rolls had completely cleared the coverage area of the corrosive Giant Insects.

Yet there was no relief; the ground began to vibrate violently, the temperature rose suddenly, and everything around was shrouded in flames; the temperature inside the Mecha was also rising, and although there was a protective function, it would inevitably cause the pilot's concentration to waver, and if it lasted too long, they would pass out directly.

This is the territory of the Flame Bomb Insects; one must pass through at the fastest possible speed.

And reaching this point was already the limit; all testers had fallen here; there were certainly capable people, but the previous consumption had been enormous, and without suitable weapons, by the time they ran to this point, their physical strength was near its limit; any error in movement meant death.

The Armor Dragon Fighter pushed forward against the scorching flames, and amidst the red light, *zeng zeng zeng*...

More than ten black shadows scattered like flowers from the sky; these were the Bomb Insects parasitic on the Flame Bomb Giant Insects, and they were very powerful.

The Armor Dragon Fighter suddenly retreated, then abruptly fell backward seven or eight meters into a prone position.

*Boom*...

A wild explosion occurred, flames flying everywhere, and the Armor Dragon Fighter charged up before the explosion had even subsided; this was retreating to advance.

After the first wave of concentrated Bomb Insects flew out, the second wave would be much fewer, and there would also be a gap; this was the key to breaking out of the encirclement.

But five seconds after starting, seven or eight black dots were chasing the Armor Dragon Fighter in mid-air again; the Armor Dragon performed a dash, shifted five or six meters to the side, temporarily deviating from its movement path, but two Bomb Insects still followed.

Everyone knew that this thing could not be touched; it would explode upon contact, and in this training, once injured by a Bomb Insect, it meant the end.

And now the Armor Dragon Fighter's movements were completely exhausted, with no room left to maneuver; some people had already closed their eyes.

The popularity of the Zhuang Zhou and Huonan interactive livestream had reached 4.5 million before anyone knew it.

Huonan's mouth twitched; he really felt that this person was a freak, and his brain wasn't normal either; reaching this point was indeed impressive, but he had chosen the wrong opponent!

The Armor Dragon Fighter seemed to have given up on dodging, but the curved claws in its hands suddenly met them head-on.

*Zeng zeng zeng*...

Three Bomb Insects hit the curved claws without exploding, but were instead carried along by the momentum of the claws and flew off in other directions.

*Boom*...

An explosion occurred after the collision, and the Armor Dragon Fighter continued toward the target direction without looking back.

??????

Question marks ruled the bullet screen world; why didn't they explode?

Zhuang Zhou also had some questions.

Huonan, however, was silent for a moment, "The mechanism for the Bomb Insects' explosion is collision with carbon-based matter or metal; Silicon-based materials don't trigger an immediate explosion, and judging by the movements, he must have used some kind of soft force just now, not a hard collision."

"Right, I remember now, it was in biology class!" Zhuang Zhou also slapped his palm; in fact, experts on the bullet screen had already provided the answer; there were many experts among the common folk.

It's just that everyone understands a principle: often the brain says it knows, but the hands say they don't.

The Armor Dragon Fighter was about to charge out of the giant jungle; victory was in sight, but a large rift appeared in front of it; without a doubt, it had to jump across; this wasn't a problem for some high-performance Light Type Mecha, as some of the top Mecha of the Four Great Federations all possessed a certain degree of hovering ability.

However, that did not include the Armor Dragon.

But stopping to think of a way was impossible; the jungle behind was already swarming with a mass of pursuers.

With almost no hesitation, the Armor Dragon Fighter accelerated; he was going to charge across in one breath.

Everyone's hearts tightened as they held their breath, because the Human base could already be seen on the other side.

Get across, and that would be the first victory of this training, Glory.

Completing it for the first time always came with bonus points, and at the same time, the name of the first person to break through would remain in this training; this was a tremendous Glory, a medal that every EMP participant wanted to obtain!!!

If you can't get across, you're nothing.

Close to victory? So what.

Can it be completed???

*Hum*~~~~

In mid-air, a huge ball of light was falling... damn it!

It was the high-energy projectile of a High-Energy Insect; this was a terrifying, large-scale destructive weapon capable of destroying Starry Sky warships, which meant there was absolutely no room to stop or consider.

The Armor Dragon Fighter had already soared into the air, diving across, but just at this moment, in mid-air, to the left and right, two things similar to Razor Giant Insects appeared...

The problem was that these two things actually had wings???

A new type of Giant Insect???

The Armor Dragon Fighter in mid-air didn't even look, throwing the two curved claws in its hands out.

*Zeng*~~ One Giant Insect was cut directly in the head and fell in response, while the other Giant Insect was clearly more cunning, its wings stopping abruptly to dodge the attack; such an action also affected the Armor Dragon Fighter's maneuverability; it could have passed safely, but now it was falling toward the Abyss.

*Boom*...

The Mecha's two hands slammed into the cliff wall, stopping the downward trend; there was still a glimmer of hope, it could climb up!!!

But there was still one flying Giant Insect; this guy had already pounced on its prey.

Victory was right before its eyes, but it was exchanged for even greater despair; if they had known this, it would have been better not to give hope; Puppet's supporters didn't even know how to describe their feelings.

It's over... even God is useless now.

*Zeng*...

The baring-fangs-and-brandishing-claws flying Giant Insect stopped all of a sudden, and a proboscis popped out of its mouth... it didn't seem to be its own.

A curved claw was embedded in the back of its head.

The curved claw that had just been dodged was actually boomeranging...

Surviving a disaster, ahhhhh!

Everyone who saw this scene felt a crazy joy welling up in their chests; they were finally going to pass, damn it. Which pervert came up with this test?

These ups and downs were too thrilling!

The Armor Dragon Fighter climbed up steadily, and all the supporters of the Puppet raised their arms to cheer... *Zeng*...

A Thrust struck directly, hitting a protruding head.

In an instant, everyone was turned to Petrification. What the hell, there was actually a lurker here?

Try being a human for once!!!

(Boss, do you need someone to warm your bed? ^_^)