Chapter 61: Private Training

Luo Bi looked at the SkyNet, unable to cry or laugh; he felt that the proud daughter of heaven, Dita, was angry. Moon People had always prided themselves on their powerful mental control, but under Li Hao's crushing pressure, her mindset had somewhat collapsed, to the point where she even said things like "we will meet again."

Yet his own mood was no better. During last year's S10, besides showing sufficient dominance in team battles, the Moon People had another factor that could not be ignored: the extreme combat state known by the Moon People as the Golden ZONE.

The Golden Gene is a common state that varies from person to person; some have better manifestations and stronger degrees, and the Moon People found a stronger method of use, instantly putting the body into the peak state of the Golden Gene—the Golden ZONE.

This also achieved the great names of God of War Maxis and Heavenly King Fan Liweite, and Basta of Mars was also terrifyingly abnormal; he awakened the Golden ZONE during the S Tournament, leading the Martians to defeat Earth and earning the title of Wolf King.

And this year, for the other contestants of the Four Great Federations, awakening their own Golden ZONE was already on the agenda; otherwise, this year would only be more miserable. In terms of conditions, Luo Bi did not think he was inferior; it was likely just that he was missing that little bit of know-how.

In the match replay, the Cougar Team was quiet. Dita's three-chain sword attack had forcefully broken through Luo Bi's defense. Without looking at what followed, these three swords already showed the gap. Luo Bi was even more certain that Dita must have comprehended the Golden ZONE, and there was no fighting that.

As long as one comprehends the Golden ZONE, the most basic state is a comprehensive improvement in speed and power; another is a powerful intuition, which increases crazily just like an animal's sixth sense, and those who are even stronger have other abilities.

This is what every pilot dreams of.

When Luo Bi saw that Li Hao could defeat his opponent in a normal state while facing Dita in the Golden ZONE, he understood how large the gap was at this moment.

Admittedly, he thought Li Hao was strong, stronger than himself, but not by too much; more of his respect was due to their past history. He thought he had narrowed the gap between the two of them from back then, but looking at it now, he was too naive... perhaps the gap had reached a point where he could no longer see it.

Everyone was still watching, but Luo Bi walked out alone. He was no longer in the mood to analyze; at this level, it was no longer a matter of technique. Taking a deep breath, Luo Bi dialed Li Hao's SkyNet.

"Second Brother, I want to become stronger!" Luo Bi said.

…………

"Second Brother, I will listen to everything you say. As long as I can become stronger, anything is fine. I don't want to lose again!"

"……There is one more thing. My teammates asked me to ask you, how can you shoot so accurately?" Luo Bi nodded and said.

"Just practice."

Far away at Tianxing Academy on the Moon, the members of the Tianxing Team were carefully reviewing the match. Summarizing is sometimes more important than training; they lost, so they had to figure out how they lost.

First was Alzi. He wanted to know how he was taken out. Both were exposed to each other's field of vision almost simultaneously and both chose "Jump Snipe." Alzi was very confident in his Jump Snipe; aiming in this state, he was certain he could fire two shots, which was already quite awesome, but the opponent...

The opponent fired four shots using the damn Gray Death. The only possibility was that the opponent didn't use the scope at all.

Switching to the perspective of the Gray Reaper, sure enough, in terms of movement, Alzi was more rigorous...

Alzi stood up abruptly, "This is fucking impossible. How could he shoot so accurately? With the airtime plus the recoil of the Gray Reaper..."

But Alzi got stuck again, because in the second replay, he felt that the opponent's Jump Snipe was so smooth. The flaws of the Gray Reaper were perfectly balanced by the pilot's control, even forming a unique rhythm. Very confident, skilled four shots; the fourth shot was empty because the first three shots had already finished himself off.

What was even more desperate was that the Gray Reaper walked away without looking back after firing the four shots...

"How can this person be so confident, so ruthless?" Alzi muttered to himself, his gaze unfocused; his mindset had also collapsed.

The others were no better off. Seeing that moment when Dita solo-killed Luo Bi was indeed satisfying; using the Golden ZONE and the Dragon Gate Three Absolute Swords, the power of one sword stacking upon another, the three swords directly broke through Luo Bi's defense, simply telling the opponent: I am going to hit you, and you cannot defend against it.

In the entire kill sequence, Luo Bi was actually just struggling in his death throes. Seeing this, everyone's mood improved slightly.

The review continued. Dita also perked up; she needed to know how she was taken out.

The Golden ZONE, also known as the Golden Burst Point, besides the improvement in self-control, the mental state also concentrates to a high degree. People become particularly focused, and the mind and train of thought become particularly clear. If one can usually predict three steps ahead, then at this time one can improve to six steps; doubling it is not an exaggeration. This is a spiritual improvement.

In slow motion, the Gale Zero was very fierce. The sniping of the Gray Reaper could not stop the assault of the Gale Zero at all in a head-on situation. Once the distance is closed, a sniper is trash.

Actually, at first, everyone wondered if Dita had been careless. The Golden ZONE is a powerful state; while it brings power, wouldn't the mindset also become too relaxed?

Clearly, Dita had not. After dodging the Gray Reaper's sniping continuously, Dita kept applying pressure and did not rush to make a move, because the earlier the move, the easier it is to predict. At this time, the one at a disadvantage was the Gray Reaper.

Whoever is at a disadvantage will be anxious, because if it is truly pushed to the last moment, the side with the advantage will definitely have a better chance of winning. Both sides had already pushed the possibility of attacking to the limit.

The Gale Zero used the Arc Step Flash Strike. This was absolutely awesome Plus; it was too hard to predict. It was truly like a gale sweeping past.

Looking at the final freeze-frame, when the Gale Zero used the Arc Flash Strike, it was probably a limit-breaking fraction of a second slower, and the Gray Reaper only then made its move.

This mentality, this patience, was simply more terrifying than a viper.

"Won't this person's mindset collapse?" The members of the Tianxing Martial Arts team were all dumbfounded. What kind of mental endurance was this?

Panic, the desire to survive—these are human instincts, and also the root of power. Facing such pressure, how could he manage such patience?

A robot?

The subsequent movements were also exaggerated, but movements can be practiced. How is this kind of mindset trained?

The backward-jumping Flash Snipe...

This was perhaps the only way, but at that moment, who would have thought of it? And even if someone thought of it, could they still endure until the opponent made their killing move first?

Approaching the optimal attack point, Dita still made her move, because she didn't need to wait; she had already reached the optimal attack opportunity, or at least the optimal attack opportunity she judged. No matter who it was, they wouldn't be able to resist.

The result was still the same as the last time, but this blow was truly a bit too much.

The main force and substitutes of Tianxing Martial Arts were silent. If the judgment at the last moment was that the sniper used the Golden ZONE, that would be terrifying. The USE side had also found a method; in this year's S11, the NUP would no longer have as big an advantage as last year.

If he didn't use the Golden ZONE at all...

Clap, clap, clap...

Dita clapped her hands, "Everyone, don't overthink it, and don't worry about who this person is. This battle was a loud slap that woke us up. Last year we won too easily, and we became inflated. But fortunately, this is just the beginning of the season; we have enough time to improve and to target this person. This is a good thing. Alzi, you should be even more fortunate; as long as you can defeat him, you will be the champion of this year's individual sniper competition!"

Alzi grinned, "Boss, since you've said so, I will definitely train until I'm dead. My goal is him!"

"Very good. Cancel all other training matches, concentrate our energy, find their weaknesses, and fight again next week!"

"……Team Leader, will the Cougar side agree?" Feynman said with some worry. Now it was their turn to worry that the other side wouldn't pay attention to them.

"It's not the Cougar Team that is strong, it's that sniper. Since he could come twice, he will definitely come a third time. As for the conditions, let Luo Bi propose them. Besides, this time the blow to Luo Bi's side is no smaller than it is to us," Dita said indifferently.

She had not reached the point of self-deprecation; if it weren't for that sniper, the Cougar Team would still have been completely crushed.

Of course, having only the sniper alone wouldn't work either; the Cougar Team's containment and tactical execution were quite good.

Li Hao did not go to EMP ranking, but instead practiced with Luo Bi. Bleem was always able to give him some inexplicable tasks. Helping Luo Bi should count as helping the USE improve, right?

It's just that the training mode was a bit different. Besides Virtual Mode and Real Mode, there was also a Reality Mode in the EMP system.

Real Mode is only at 70% intensity; although it causes a burden on the body, the pain of things like death explosions and the brain nerve shock at the last moment are actually reduced to a state that a Warrior can fully withstand.

And Reality Mode is 100%. The burden is increased, there is a high possibility of injury, and if the Mecha explodes, the mental shock to the pilot is also quite significant. If one's will is not extremely strong, it is indeed possible to develop sequelae.

Therefore, only the S Tournament chooses Reality Mode.

Major military academies do not encourage students to use it, and some schools directly ban it.

But at Luo Bi's level, how can one improve in Real Mode?

He logged into his account, but instead of entering ranked play, he entered private training mode; in this state, he could not be spectated or watched.

Zhuang Zhou and Huonan were already livestreaming and received the notification almost immediately: Puppet had come online.

But soon, Puppet entered private training mode again; they could see that he was there, yet they could not watch him.

Both Zhuang Zhou and Huonan felt a bit frustrated; what was he doing?