Chapter 463: The Fated Duel Between the Ant and the Mantis

"Klein and Cheng Konghai's grudge can finally be settled!" Luo Bi rubbed his hands together in excitement; purely as a pilot, he really wanted to know who was stronger.

"Luo Bi, you're thinking a bit too simply. This is the S Tournament, not a place to settle personal grudges." Lomachenko shook his head. "Both sides have prepared a lot for this battle."

"Holy crap, are you saying Xilian is going to play dirty?"

"Haha, the Second Brother is no slouch in that regard either. The two of them can be considered evenly matched; I highly suspect that both of them think the other will feint." "Will they do the opposite of what's expected?"

The Tianjing crowd was extremely excited. Cheng Konghai and Klein were old rivals, but if one of them were to be traded off, it would actually have a huge impact on the battle situation. The core combat power of both teams really was the two of them.

The Vanguard of the Hailong Team—Klein. The Vanguard of Tianjing Martial Arts—Cheng Konghai.

Regardless of what kind of arrangements and ideas both sides had made before the match, Cheng Konghai and Klein finally met.

In fact, for both Li Hao and Xilian, victory or defeat was not unimportant, but it was only one part of the process. Xilian wanted both!

For Li Hao, defeating Klein head-on was Cheng Konghai's wish, one of the few things Cheng Konghai was interested in. What reason did he have not to support it?

Five years of life, each different, but this wasn't something that could be passed over in a single sentence. Cheng Konghai had truly experienced what the warmth and coldness of human nature at the bottom of society meant; this was a tempering of the Spirit. As for Klein, he had received comprehensive elevation from the Meraphis Family, becoming a member of the family and part of Xilian's core team—the top tier of humanity.

Both sides walked their respective paths for five years, finally meeting at the S Tournament finals. Combat scenario—Desperate City, standard G.

This was a battlefield after the Giant Insect invasion of the Solar System, and the situation was similar to the Kepler Desolate Jungle.

Klein was very happy, humming a little tune. He didn't want to fight anyone else; he only wanted to kill Cheng Konghai. Cheng Konghai pursed his lips; he simply wanted to hammer Klein to death, or be hammered to death by Klein.

The combat scenario didn't interfere with either of them too much. Klein excelled in speed, and Cheng Konghai excelled in strength, but both were maxed out in Mecha proficiency and environmental familiarity. Behind Klein was the massive Meraphis Family; Xilian's revenge preparations had begun while he was still in a hospital bed. He spared no effort in cultivating Klein and the others. Money had no meaning to someone of his level. Klein and the others had the best training conditions, which were also the most rigorous. It wasn't for them to enjoy; with Xilian, receiving something meant one must pay something in return—it was reciprocal. Cheng Konghai, however, had a reckless and impatient temperament. Under normal circumstances, he might never have been able to calm down enough to familiarize himself with various Mecha, let alone change himself. In Xilian's words, this person had huge problems with emotional intelligence, but life was the best teacher and could beat any personality into shape. In these five years, he had changed and improved a lot subconsciously from passively taking jobs in the Xuni Qu to perform in exhibition matches; his pride was buried deep in his heart.

Why should a piece of trash struggle to survive? Why not commit suicide?

Or perhaps in the deepest part of his subconscious, he believed that one day the Second Brother would return and take him away. Now, he had returned too.

Klein licked his bright red lips and chose the Phantom Fighter. Phantom Fighter (NUP)

Dual-Engine Nuclear Fission Drive, Short-range Laser Gun, Bee Stinger K23 Titanium Sword

Cheng Konghai also unhesitatingly revealed the Iron Armor Steel Fist. Every time he used the Iron Armor Steel Fist in the Xuni Qu back then, he had imagined this moment. Iron Armor Steel Fist (USE)

Sanheliemianyinqing, Jiabo Titanium System

Sizhoubeishifuzhuzhuituiji, dual-arm Thunder Fire Laser Cannon

Two Mobile Suits entered the city battlefield. At this moment, the city was already filled with flames, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, having experienced the baptism of war.

The two Mobile Suits landed. Cheng Konghai moved the Mecha's limbs, adjusting its flexibility, while Klein popped out two Bee Stinger Titanium Swords, an excited smile on his face.

"Ant, can your slow speed keep up with me? Don't tell me you can't even touch a hair of mine." Klein laughed. "When I punch you to death, I hope your mouth is still"

"this tough!" Cheng Konghai said in a low voice.

Klein stuck out his tongue, "Let me see if you've made any progress in these two years."

Instantly, his pupils turned crimson, and brilliant blue light flames burned along the Titanium Sword to the entire Mecha. The surging power entered the Flowing Heart Martial State; this was a unique Klein Blue.

The Iron Armor Steel Fist hummed, its arms shook, and red light flames enveloped the Mecha. Solid power continuously rose, entering the Flowing Heart Martial State, making the entire Iron Armor Steel Fist look like a war beast.

The Harvester met the Slaughterer. Bang...

Klein's Phantom Fighter suddenly disappeared. The next moment, it appeared in front of the Iron Armor Steel Fist. Just as the Iron Armor Steel Fist made a move, with a slap, the Phantom Fighter shifted horizontally to the side. Cheng Konghai turned fiercely, and the Phantom Fighter moved again, swish swish swish...

A series of afterimages. Facing Cheng Konghai, Klein also brought out his true strength, pushing the mobility of the Phantom Fighter to the limit. The Iron Armor Steel Fist continuously shifted and rotated, maintaining its defense against the Phantom Fighter. Amidst a string of movements, accompanied by the sound of metal colliding, Boom...

The Iron Armor Steel Fist's punch missed, and the Phantom Fighter drifted away to create distance, fast as the Wind and quick as Electricity, complete control of distance.

"Ant, you're too sluggish. Choosing a medium-sized one might have barely allowed you to keep up with me; Heavy Armor is too clumsy. Tell me, how do you want me to play you to death?" The Phantom Fighter poked the Iron Armor Steel Fist.

Suddenly, the whole arena was in an uproar. It turned out that at some point, the Phantom Fighter had used its Titanium Sword to draw a big cross in front of the Iron Armor Steel Fist. The Iron Armor Steel Fist reached out, and somehow it now held a Short-range Laser Gun. "Watch your head, next time I'll twist it right off!"

As he said this, accompanied by a creaking sound, he directly crumpled the Phantom Fighter's Short-range Laser into a ball. Old friends always have to greet each other when they meet.

Accompanied by the crumpled laser gun being thrown like a cannonball at the Phantom Fighter, with a boom, the Iron Armor Steel Fist attacked, blasting a crater in the ground, and had already arrived in front of the Phantom Fighter.

The Phantom Fighter suddenly shifted horizontally, slap...

Like an earthquake, the Iron Armor Steel Fist had already arrived behind the Phantom Fighter, da-da-da-da—Gatling Machine Gun Fist.

Choosing the Phantom Fighter meant there was no path of brute force; the Phantom Fighter could only dodge. But no one expected that the Iron Armor Steel Fist could be utilized to this extent in Cheng Konghai's hands. From the body's structural design and power system, it could perfectly match such speed, but what kind of load was such tonnage on the pilot's body?

This was a crazy ant. Under the violent attack of the Iron Armor Steel Fist, the Phantom Fighter had no power to fight back and could only continuously break away, trying to create distance. The phantom-like movement could not shake off the Iron Armor Steel Fist that was like a shadow, slap...

With an Instant Flash, a curve appeared at the corner of Cheng Konghai's mouth, "Got you!" He punched down, directly piercing through the Phantom Fighter. An afterimage?

The Phantom Fighter on the side directly performed a thrusting attack towards the Iron Armor Steel Fist. Cheng Konghai was not flustered at all. The Iron Armor Steel Fist side-swayed to dodge the Bee Stinger while throwing a hook punch directly. The Phantom Fighter shifted sideways like a Ghost, dodging by a hair's breadth, and the other Bee Stinger stabbed towards the Cockpit. The Iron Armor Steel Fist blocked with its left hand.

Clang.

The Phantom Fighter directly used the force to bounce away. With a boom, the Iron Armor Steel Fist had already arrived, but it was empty again. The Phantom Fighter shifted horizontally continuously, but suddenly appeared from above, reversing its dual Bee Stingers to directly strangle the Iron Armor Steel Fist. Cheng Konghai let out a low roar, and the Iron Armor Steel Fist shot straight into the sky, booming towards the Phantom Fighter.

The Titanium Alloy Gauntlet and the Bee Stinger crossed, but there was no explosive collision. The Phantom Fighter used a clever force to directly pull the distance away.

The round of probing exchanges between the two left everyone dumbfounded. There were no special abilities here, just pure power and speed pushed to the limit. The terrifying thing about Cheng Konghai was his explosive speed; power could also increase the Mecha's instantaneous burst to make up for the lack of absolute speed. And under the absolute speed of the Phantom Fighter, the absolute power of the Iron Armor Steel Fist also found it hard to capture an opportunity to land a solid punch.

Huonan frowned. The Phantom Fighter was too fragile. As long as the Iron Armor Steel Fist could keep up with the speed, with the maturity of the Jiabo Titanium System, as long as it wasn't a fatal attack, it was very likely to withstand the Phantom's flashy attacks. And the Phantom...

If it took one heavy punch head-on, Cheng Konghai's heavy punches were lethal.

Kuangwu Daren was commentating with passion. He was full of confidence in Cheng Konghai. The Cheng Konghai of the past was slightly better than Klein, and there was no reason for him to lose now. As long as he could keep up, the chances were even greater.

The Iron Armor Steel Fist lowered its center of gravity, pulled back its right fist, and the Sizhoubeishifuzhuzhuituiji began to spew fire, "Klein, let me turn up the intensity for you!"

Klein couldn't help but smile, "Haven't seen you in a few years, and you've learned to talk trash. That's progress. Let me see how you, a simple-minded and physically developed barbarian, are going to turn up the intensity for me."

Bang~

The Iron Armor Steel Fist arrived in front of the Phantom Fighter in an instant, and the Gatling Machine Gun Fist instantly enveloped the Phantom Fighter. This time, Klein didn't pull away, his eyes filled with excited light. The Phantom Fighter swayed continuously, wandering between the gaps of the Iron Armor Steel Fist's punches. This had already exceeded the level of side-swaying; it was a dreamlike, instantaneous displacement and pulling. Amidst the afterimages, he was at ease, and the Iron Armor Steel Fist's lethal attacks missed by just a little every time.

"Is that it?" Klein's expression was relaxed, "You're showing off your meager skills before an expert."

But that "little bit" could not be closed no matter how much the Iron Armor Steel Fist increased its speed. This was almost a complete insight into the Iron Armor Steel Fist's attack rhythm. Bang...

The Iron Armor Steel Fist used Flash Strike, accurately predicting Klein's movement direction, using explosive speed to land in position ahead of time, and punched down. The Phantom Fighter performed another drifting weightless back-dodge, dodging it lightly. Klein continued to turn on his taunt mode: "Ant, how much of a grudge do you have against the air? Not a bit of progress..."

Cheng Konghai, who had missed the punch, did not pursue, but his left fist was fully charged, and his crimson pupils suddenly shrank. Drink!

He punched out, and thunder rolled in the sky. Separated by more than ten meters, Klein's hair stood on end. The Phantom Fighter suddenly crossed its dual swords, and a blue barrier blocked in front of it.

Boom