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Chapter 72: The Brother of the Three Brothers of French Fries

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The Earth Six Dragons are the six warriors with the best overall performance and greatest influence in the last two years; they are also the top representatives of Earth's various military academies, existences at the very peak of the pyramid.

The Fifteen Generals are the top three in the Heavy Armor, Light Type, Medium Type, Sniper, and Functional categories, synthesized from their performances in the EMP and the S Tournament.

The current Six Dragons of the USE War Zone are: Nine-Headed Dragon Chao Qinglong, Blood Rose Aofei, Mad Dog Perkins, Roaring Heavenly Venerable Lomachenko, Ghost Shadow Milner, and Mad Lion Robbie.

These six people are also the current leading figures of the USE War Zone, each with distinct personalities; overall, Chao Qinglong is the strongest and has the best record, being the strongest representative of the Solar System Apocalypse Youth Class back in the day. There is slight controversy regarding the strength of Robbie, the last of the Six Dragons, but Robbie is a tournament-style player who is usually lazy and unmotivated; if it were a real S Tournament, no one would dare underestimate him, as that desperate, life-risking drive is what the USE currently lacks most.

Li Hao had been waiting for a while; his opponents had been matching a bit slowly lately, which should be a good sign, indicating that the opponents to come would be increasingly interesting.

Ding-dong, opponent match successful.

Depuya, Prometheus A-level Military Academy of the European Zone, one of the Fifteen Generals.

Once the Six Dragons, Fifteen Generals, and Supernovas receive official recognition, they all obtain a badge; they can choose whether to display it or not. Most people display it, so it is rare to see someone like Robbie who doesn't care.

Depuya, the starting Vanguard of the Prometheus Team, top three in combat power for Light Type mecha, a fourth-year student; he can be said to be at the peak state of a cadet's experience and physique.

Depuya has a nickname, Devil Ankle Terminator, and his grasp of center of gravity is miraculous; whether in close combat or long-range combat, he has stunning performances. It can be said that unlike those before him who had good talent but were slightly immature, this is a true powerhouse, and his attitude toward competition is extremely serious, with a desire to win that is unimaginably strong. However, those who know him like to call him "the trash-talker" because this person's mouth... is too vicious.

"Good, finally I can see a heavyweight player from the USE. Little Zhuang, don't say your big brother is bullying you; I'll give you a chance to take back what you just said," Huonan said with a slight smile. Although Martians are very arrogant, they are not blind; these are all Solar System-level powerhouses. As long as their attitude is serious, there is no chance for internet celebrities, and more importantly, he believes that to deal with a brute-force type like Puppet, one must have technique.

Zhuang Zhou shook his head, his expression somewhat serious, "Depuya is very strong, super strong, but I still believe Puppet God will win."

"Heh, Depuya is your USE's representative fighter for Light Type mecha; various redirection techniques are his signature, and his style is very counter-effective against Puppet. 'Brute force creates miracles' also depends on who the opponent is. I believe that mecha combat ultimately still relies on technique," Huonan, feeling stable in his heart, was somewhat amiable.

"Puppet God follows the technical path!" Zhuang Zhou was very straightforward; I don't understand what you're saying, so I'll just stick to my own opinion.

"Heh..." Huonan laughed awkwardly. Damn it, I gave him a way out and he didn't take it, courting death!

But the barrage didn't intend to let him off.

Panicking!

Panicking +1..................

Huonan curled his lips. Panicking my foot. MD, am I someone who lacks that little bit of money? Could one of the Fifteen Generals possibly be shameless enough to lose on purpose?

This is absolutely impossible. If Puppet were an ordinary person, that would be one thing; for a battle broadcast like this, the player would definitely be notified. If the opponent is an EMP professional player, they cannot refuse, but if they are not, they can refuse. But as long as it is broadcast, they will definitely be serious; no one wants to lose face in front of so many people.

If one cannot even trust the strength of an S-grade player, what else in this world is worth his trust? Did his Space Fortress come from a Martian storm? Doesn't his little sweetheart need a bag? Even a landlord's family has no surplus grain.

Zhuang Zhou was also sweating; now that he was broadcasting alone, the three brothers in the dormitory were his assistants. Depuya's data was organized immediately, and the more he looked, the more terrifying it was. It would be one thing if other federations were far away, but this was a top expert from his own federation, and the type that finishes opponents—the pressure was too great.

How did this match up to the level of the Fifteen Generals? If he loses once, Zhuang Zhou's broadcasting career is over.

Student Zhuang Zhou was actually quite calm; being able to make it to today was already a magical experience.

The EMP Hall of Tianjing Martial Arts was buzzing with noise; after all, Zhuang Zhou was from their own school, and recently Zhuang Zhou had become a minor celebrity. In fact, everyone guessed that with Puppet's winning streak, his later opponents would definitely be top S Tournament players, and now they had arrived.

The other lively place was the Prometheus A-level Military Academy; the EMP Hall was also packed with people. Depuya was also a signature figure of the academy, and furthermore, the opponent was the magical Puppet; the attention on this battle was very high.

Depuya naturally had no reason to fear a broadcast. The opponent, Puppet, was someone even he had heard of—a player who fought his way out of the Xuni Qu, yet had passed five levels and killed six generals. It was said he had even defeated Robbie. Although everyone knew Robbie usually had the personality of an American during training and was very flashy, often losing, he had taken down a Supernova from the Ghost Martial Sect last time. Now that he could match him, it was enough to prove his strength. Of course, it would end here.

The match begins!

Both players enter the selection phase.

Depuya didn't talk nonsense and directly revealed his signature mecha—the Silver Fox fighter.

This main Light Type mecha developed by the NUP possesses the smoothest mecha maneuverability and is deeply loved by Number 2 Position warriors; whoever uses it says it's good.

Showing the mecha directly is enough to prove Depuya's confidence. In a one-on-one, it is very difficult to counter the Silver Fox fighter; at most, one can use a narrow environment to restrict it.

"The Overlord fighter is better; one force overcomes ten skills. Defend against a beating, and as long as you land one hit, with Puppet God's strength, he can definitely severely damage Depuya!"

"The guy above is an idiot, right? This is the Devil Ankle Terminator Depuya, one of the Fifteen Generals. Using an Overlord fighter, wouldn't he just be played to death and eat dust? It must be the Armor Dragon. Even if the Armor Dragon's agility can't keep up, at least it can react, and the Flash Strike can still be a gamble!"

"Gamble my ass, he'd be entangled to death. Puppet's hero pool is too shallow; he only knows Armor Dragon and Armor Tiger. Did he travel from ancient times? Practice any of these many new mecha!"

"Yeah, it's always been Armor Dragon and Armor Tiger; this is too easy to be countered. And by now, he doesn't need this gimmick anymore. Bring out some powerful mecha; could it be because he's poor?"

Zhuang Zhou watched the comments silently. As a commentator, he should say something, but he didn't want to. He always felt that Puppet God had other intentions, not for the sake of a gimmick, but with ordinary thinking, he couldn't find the answer. Why only use Armor Dragon and Armor Tiger?

Obviously not. Zhuang Zhou remembered that when he was in the Xuni Qu before, Puppet used all kinds of mecha, almost never repeating, and even liked to use some Concept Mecha from the Four Great Federations.

He didn't know why, but there must be a very important reason.

For fame? It's not impossible; based on common sense, it's possible. But Zhuang Zhou had followed him for a long time and always felt something was wrong somewhere.

Boom...

The noisy sound woke Zhuang Zhou from his fantasy. The broadcast room was about to explode; it had already surpassed ten million in popularity, and there were over a million people watching in VIP holographic view.

In such an important battle, Puppet chose an Armor Leopard fighter???

Currently, the situation on Earth is that the Armor Dragon series is still being used, and the Armor Tiger at least still exists. The Armor Leopard, this has been completely phased out. This is a mecha that even training schools wouldn't adopt. The main thing is that this mecha pursues instantaneous burst speed too much, leading to extremely unsmooth mecha usage. The instantaneous burst is sufficient, but the continuity is extremely poor, and using it for training would also form wrong habits; this influence is quite bad.

Speaking of which, the Armor Leopard is the retirement work of Jiabo, the father of Armor Series mecha. When creating the Armor Leopard, he actually wanted to create a Super Mecha to add a heavy stroke to his mecha status, enhancing the engine's multi-frequency instantaneous output capability to unleash the Martial Arts assassin path that Jiabo worshipped.

However, facts proved that the master also got carried away. The idea was beautiful, but the concept of the "pilot" was over-strengthened, and the control difficulty was too high. That would be one thing, but the key was that it couldn't produce results. Meanwhile, the NUP side focused on the integrity of Light Type mecha, especially in the continuous refinement of detailed flexibility and linkage, becoming the mainstream of Light Type mecha, taking the mecha as the foundation and allowing the warrior's imagination and creativity to be fully unleashed.

From then on, it was replaced, which also led to Jiabo's retirement, and his reputation fell to a low point.

The EMP also has a bit of a mecha museum meaning, and among all mecha, the one with the lowest usage rate is the Armor Leopard. Basically, it's either someone wanting to try how trashy the king of trash mecha can be, or... they chose wrong.

Depuya also laughed dumbly. As one of the USE Fifteen Generals, he naturally had no need to take this advantage and suggested the opponent could re-select. The audience on Earth was still very happy; they wanted to see an evenly matched battle, and whoever won or lost, it was their own people. Being taken out because of a wrong selection would be a bit unsatisfying.

"You Earthlings really like to be blindly polite," Huonan said with some dissatisfaction. Damn it, it was a free gift, and he could watch Student Little Zhuang go bankrupt. What's the situation? Re-select? Where is there such a saying? Shameless Earthlings just like to mess with his mentality.

Zhuang Zhou didn't speak; he felt this... was not a wrong selection.

Not long after, all the audience was in an uproar, and the Tianjing side was also dumbfounded. Depuya had already given the opportunity, but Puppet actually... refused???

That is to say, he really wanted to use the Armor Leopard?

"Puppet God, this is going to take the non-mainstream to the end."

"I really don't believe it. Armor Dragon and Armor Tiger would be one thing, but you're using an Armor Leopard against Depuya. If this can win, I'll live-stream taking two pounds and then eating two pounds!"

"Although I like Puppet very much, this time it's too much. Depuya is a true powerhouse, and the Armor Leopard is simply a joke."

"The internet celebrity has gotten carried away, absolutely."

"Won a few games and doesn't know his own name anymore. The Armor Leopard doesn't even deserve to exist as trash!"

Instantly, the crowd was agitated, and no one knew where a bunch of people popped out from, finally seizing the opportunity to spray wildly.

Huonan smiled slightly; sure enough, they were Earthlings, he didn't even need to do anything. "Tsk tsk, I knew Puppet was arrogant, I said it before, but his arrogance exceeded my imagination. Heh, didn't I say a Space Fortress earlier? If he wins, I'll give two!"

He had finally seized this opportunity; just now, Huonan had fully considered all kinds of possibilities and win rates, and this opportunity could not be missed—he had to increase the stakes, as only in this way could he unleash his full momentum.

After all, he had lost quite a bit earlier and was still underwater now, so he needed one wave to turn the tables and send classmate Xiao Zhuang directly into the Abyss; in any case, he wouldn't have much use for this Puppet in the future anyway.

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