Chapter 414: The Battle of the Sniper Gods

Another building collapsed. The duel map has a limited range; if this drags on, he will lose his cover once it's finished. The key is that Zuo Xiaotang hasn't felt any depletion from the opponent's consumption yet—the sustainability of this Flowing Heart Martial Arts is a bit monstrous.

Zuo Xiaotang originally wanted to drag it out until the opponent was completely weakened—this ability couldn't possibly be kept active forever—but before he knew it, he was being forced into a dead end. The opponent's Laser Cannon wasn't meant to hit him, but to compress his movement options.

A turtle in a jar!

Zuo Xiaotang cannot sit and wait for death. He pushed his Golden Zone to the maximum; at this moment, he can only gamble. Turn the bicycle into a motorcycle!

Zoom!

The Shadow Demon mecha vanished. The moment Guma felt the intense fluctuation of Zuo Xiaotang's Golden Zone, Guma's own Golden Zone exploded simultaneously, and a massive phantom appeared behind the Magic Eye mecha.

Flowing Heart Martial Arts—Blood Bat Soul Book.

Red ripples spread in all directions, covering the sky and earth in an instant, and the Death Eye K58 in his hand was already prepared.

A moment of life and death.

Zuo Xiaotang appeared on a rooftop over fifty meters away. Both were facing away from each other. While the Shadow Demon mecha was still flickering, Guma had already sensed the fluctuation of the Golden Zone. The Magic Eye mecha turned instantly, and the Death Eye K58 in his hand fired a flick shot.

When the gun fired, Zuo Xiaotang finally materialized. His hair stood on end in an instant. Thanks to his training, he was finally not dizzy, but he was still scared into a cold sweat. He had judged the opponent's direction, but let alone counterattacking, Boom...

The Shadow Demon mecha was hit directly and fell from the rooftop.

At this moment, the entire Tianjing Mecha Academy felt as if it wasn't Zuo Xiaotang who had been hit, but them. Boom.

The Shadow Demon mecha fell. After a loud crash, the engine roared intermittently, struggling to move.

But soon, the anxious audience was stunned, because the zoomed-in focus shot showed that the Shadow Demon mecha wasn't injured at all. The slow-motion replay was also shown: the moment the Shadow Demon appeared, although Zuo Xiaotang didn't have time to dodge, his Titanium Shield had blocked the trajectory of the Armor-piercing Shell.

At the moment of impact, he pretended to be hit and fall. This fall was solid, and it hurt the little fatty so much that tears were almost coming out, and then he started acting.

Now it depends on whether the opponent falls for it. A sniper with absolute confidence in his marksmanship often shows flaws at this time. When using Instant Movement, he had two plans: either an opportunity would arise, or he would be caught by the opponent. After all, his ability is no secret.

Guma could feel the force of the opponent's fall; it was very, very realistic. But precisely because it was so realistic, if he had been hit normally, he would have concealed that fact. Now, knowing his own ability, for it to be so realistic, it was possible he was acting.

The opponent already knew his ability, so it was possible he had deduced that Guma could capture his Instant Movement, making it highly likely he was acting. Given Zuo Xiaotang's previous performance and reactions, if one had to find someone to block his sniping, Zuo Xiaotang was one of them.

All Martians were staring at Guma. The Magic Eye mecha was very, very close to the street corner. As long as he poked his head out, although they didn't know what method Zuo Xiaotang had, it would definitely be the moment he attacked.

Huonan's palms were starting to sweat. He suddenly felt this little fatty was terrifying. Looking at him, he always seemed very weak, a shut-in with poor mental fortitude, but damn it, every time it reached a critical moment, he could always give an incredible performance. While others were fighting, he was like playing a game—sneaky and thieving tactics.

At this moment, everyone saw that the Shadow Demon mecha had already gripped the Shadow Demon heavy sniper rifle. Time seemed to stand still.

However, just at this moment, the Magic Eye mecha's movements stopped.

A smile appeared on the corner of Guma's mouth. "Having fun? Isn't it exciting?"

At this time, two missiles from the Magic Eye mecha rose into the sky and exploded, smoke screens shrouding the battlefield.

The other two were smoke grenades. With the missiles used up, the Magic Eye mecha jettisoned the loading device; he could finally travel light. The hunt began.

At this moment, the Earthlings, who had just ignited a glimmer of hope, instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The smoke grenades combined with Guma's ability were simply unsolvable. It was bad enough that he had a map hack, but he also made others blind.

Watching the smoke gradually permeate, Zuo Xiaotang knew his movements had been completely seen through, but a smile of excitement appeared on his chubby face.

The game has begun.

The director captured this shot, which made everyone feel baffled. How could he still smile at a time like this?

Boom.

The Laser Cannon fired low, but the Shadow Demon mecha was crawling too low to be hit effectively. The Magic Eye mecha did not charge from the front street corner; for this opponent, Guma was still serious.

Another series of Laser Cannon bombardments caused the building to collapse, forcing the Shadow Demon mecha to move. The Shadow Demon mecha had to change positions. Doing the same thing over again, the Magic Eye mecha was forcing Zuo Xiaotang into a dead end.

The question now is, can Zuo Xiaotang perform Instant Movement again? Can the Zone Value of his Burning Will support it?

And even if he did, it still wouldn't change the situation. Guma's Flowing Heart Martial Arts didn't have much fluctuation; clearly, he had practiced this level of consumption for a long time.

Zuo Xiaotang kept moving, while the Magic Eye mecha pursued him at a leisurely pace, keeping its distance. No matter how heaven-defying Zuo Xiaotang's marksmanship was, he could only flee in a sorry state. The presence of the smoke also greatly reduced the Shadow Demon mecha's movement speed and efficiency, constantly colliding and stumbling—the sight really made all of Tianjing's supporters break into a cold sweat.

If they had known it would be like this, they should have let Zhou Naiyi take a gamble. If Zuo Xiaotang loses, Fire God can trade him for Li Hao, let Basta secure the win, and Tianjing Mecha can pack up and go home.

So unwilling!

"Zuo Xiaotang can sometimes pull off a surprise attack, but his consistency is far worse than Zhou Naiyi's. Li Hao really put himself in a hole by playing his trump card this time!"

"Understandable, but if it were me, I would definitely choose Zhou Naiyi, who uses Flowing Heart Martial Arts. She was so brilliant in the last match!"

"Do you think it's because they were afraid of being targeted earlier, so they did the opposite? In a while, they'll find out there was no trump card prepared at all, and they'll probably be crying, haha."

"Being able to enter the top eight is already a blessing for them. They don't really think they can beat Fire God, do they?"

Long Danni didn't pay attention to these comments. If it were her, she would definitely choose Zhou Naiyi, even if she had to choose a hundred times, it would be Zhou Naiyi. Moreover, Zhou Naiyi's growth was visible to the naked eye, especially since she heard they had prepared a lot for Zhou Naiyi before the match. But why not use her at such a critical moment?

It's not that Zuo Xiaotang isn't excellent, but he doesn't possess that will and strength to win in adversity.

Accompanied by a round of Laser Cannon fire, just as the Magic Eye mecha was preparing to charge forward, the Shadow Demon mecha suddenly lost its trail. Guma captured this information immediately, instantly opened his Soul Book, and maxed out his Golden Zone. They had already assessed that it was highly probable Zuo Xiaotang couldn't perform a second movement of such a large distance, because this kind of movement itself showed his control was extremely poor and the consumption was extremely high. With mere Burning Will, he could at most do it twice by risking his life. Of course, Guma treated the opponent as having two, or even three, chances. He was prepared, and he had also been holding back his strength, just waiting for such a moment.

However, the Golden Zone covered most of the area... there was still no trace of the Shadow Demon mecha. Red ripples spread out, constantly expanding the range. This would consume him, but he had to find Zuo Xiaotang's trail. Yet, it was as if he had completely disappeared.

In the smoke, he had also lost his vision; he was relying on his ability to locate him. Where is he?

The Magic Eye mecha did not act rashly. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: had he discovered the flaw in his ability?

To evade his detection, one way was to be completely outside the range of the ability; the other was that the opponent not only stopped the Golden Zone but even kept the mecha in a silent state—that is, maintaining minimum power while simultaneously reducing movement.

The audience, with their god's-eye view, saw it: the Shadow Demon mecha had gone silent, motionless. The red light waves swept over again and again, but did not pinpoint his location.

The Fire God Team, watching the tactics, suddenly became nervous. They, of course, knew Guma's ability: it judged the opponent through energy, heat, and movement, not by actually opening a Heavenly Eye. Moreover, the less reference there was, the more blurred it became. This was also something that required long-term training to grasp so accurately. In actual combat, if one didn't know his ability, it would be impossible to judge!

How did this little fatty discover it?

He didn't even have time to run, and he had the energy for this???

Having lost the Golden Zone reaction and the mecha energy reaction, and without movement to judge, Guma was completely plunged into darkness.

In terms of ability, it was already quite a bug.

Did this guy really figure it out, or was he just desperate?

The camera focused on Zuo Xiaotang. The little fatty licked his lips and squinted his eyes. This determined expression didn't look like a guess at all.

But how could he know?

Both sides fell into silence. In fact, the distance was already quite close, only separated by one building. From Guma's perspective, he had Zuo Xiaotang's approximate position; he had already judged the reason for losing vision, so the opponent definitely couldn't have moved much. And Zuo Xiaotang only had an approximate direction for Guma.

Guma could still move, but any slightly larger movement from Zuo Xiaotang would expose his position; if Zuo Xiaotang thought he could drag things out this way until the smoke screen vanished or until the Zone ran out, the idea was good, but this was the champion team of the Fire God, and any problem that even he could discover had long since been solved.

Guma was also very decisive; he firmly believed the opponent had not teleported out, as there had been no large-scale Zone fluctuation in that instant, so it must be the second possibility, meaning he only needed to maintain the normal ripples, even shrinking the range to reduce consumption and enhance precision.

The contest between the two sides entered a white-hot stage, and the commentators on all channels were also passionate and high-spirited, making judgments about each other.

Huonan was stunned; what kind of background did this fat guy have, and why was it him every time—a rookie with Burning Will who still refused to surrender?

That look in his eyes, Huonan was too familiar with it; it was something only those madmen full of confidence in themselves would have—at a time like this, did he actually think he could win?

On what grounds!