He Siyu held her rifle with perfect form as she walked through the woods. Every member of the First Military Academy was exercising extreme caution.
They had tracked their targets all the way here, and the surrounding environment was far too ideal for the enemy to hide.
In the camp's live broadcast room, the leading teachers from the four military academies stared at the screens, their hearts in their throats!
From their perspective, they could clearly see everyone's position.
Chao Hao and Fu Manli could not help but break a cold sweat for their students.
Being this close, and against the First Military Academy... would it be pushing their luck?
Selena was fully concentrated. Valk's two teachers, Lin Youfu and Gaskell, leaned forward with their hands clasped on the table.
Santorini's Qu Jiating and Mi Jinnan also had their arms crossed over their chests, their expressions solemn.
The host originally wanted to say a few witty remarks to liven up the atmosphere, but seeing this, he had to hold back.
The timing was wrong... he felt like if he spoke now, he might get ganged up on by the teachers of the four academies.
The viewers tuning into the camp's broadcast began teasing him in the bullet comments.
"Hahahaha, even Xiao Liu gets scared sometimes?"
"Why aren't you asking questions? Can't open your mouth?"
"Don't just sit there! Ask teachers Qu Jiating and Mi Jinnan for their thoughts! Let us see what the host looks like under a mental attack!"
"Weren't you brave enough to chase Qilin just two days ago?"
Xiao Liu could not help but smile bitterly when he saw these comments.
"Give me a break, folks. You have no idea how quiet it is in this broadcast room right now! I need to keep my little life so I can keep commentating for you... Ah! The First Military Academy and Qilin are about to clash. Everyone, look at the stream!"
On the screen, Fu Xingyuan suddenly stopped walking. He hesitated in place for a long time without moving forward, struck by an ominous premonition...
Wang Tianwei, who had spent ages digging traps, was burning with anxiety. Just walk! You are only one step away!
He Siyu suddenly spoke up.
"They are nearby. Everyone, get in your mechas!"
The four members of Qilin shuddered upon hearing this.
Huang Yan was absolutely certain the enemy had not discovered his team's positions; otherwise, they would not have walked so close to the traps.
But that was exactly what made it terrifying. Fu Xingyuan had avoided the trap relying purely on his intuition.
He Siyu's command was flawless, and the other three members of her team completely trusted their captain. This was going to be a bit tricky...
Seeing that the First Military Academy had already boarded their mechas, Huang Yan knew there was no point in hiding anymore.
"Board the mechas and prepare for battle!"
Faint traces of black emerged from inconspicuous corners of the woods, quickly caught by the First Military Academy members in their mechas.
This close!? Wu Pingzhuo could not help but grit his teeth.
To be this close without being detected, was that kid Huang Yan's mental power a bit too ridiculously strong?
Fu Xingyuan had no time to think, because the moment the enemy's assaulter revealed himself, he charged right at him!
He piloted his mecha two steps back to exit the attack range, then dashed forward just as the opponent was about to land, aiming to catch Jian Jingyu off guard.
To his surprise, the opponent did not rush to dodge, but instead accelerated his descent?
Just as Fu Xingyuan threw a punch, Jian Jingyu bent over to evade, simultaneously revealing another figure leaping through the air from behind!
Fu Xingyuan's pupils shrank. Two people?
No! The distance was too short; he could not dodge this strike!
Jian Jingyu moved nimbly, lowering his body and rolling to the side, ending up perfectly positioned to support Little Bear nearby.
Meanwhile, Wang Tianwei had been waiting for Fu Xingyuan to walk right into the trap. She had long since pressed the hydraulic gravity meters on her arms.
"Bang!"
A heavy punch smashed fiercely into the head of Fu Xingyuan's mecha!
Due to the sensory synchronization, Fu Xingyuan instantly felt his face go numb. His vision went black for a moment, followed by a slow, dull ache...
But he did not stop. After planting his left foot outward to steady himself, he immediately used his hand to block a lower-body attack.
As expected, he caught the mecha leg Wang Tianwei swung in a roundhouse kick. Exerting force with both arms, he viciously hurled her into a tree as thick as an adult's waist.
The immense force caused Wang Tianwei's mecha to snap the tree right in half. Huang Yan piloted his mecha into the air and opened fire, cutting off Fu Xingyuan's pursuit.
Wang Tianwei took the opportunity to roll back to her feet. Ten meters away stood the First Military Academy's commander, He Siyu.
"Is Sister Zebra okay?"
Jian Jingyu dodged Wu Pingzhuo's artillery fire, taking a moment to check on his teammate. That hit just now looked heavy!
Wang Tianwei had just locked her firepower system onto He Siyu.
"Relax! I am someone who survived training under Senior Zhou Yu! It is just a mere tree, I still... Holy crap!"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was ambushed by He Siyu's mental power, sending a wave of numbness across her scalp!
Ten years of apocalyptic survival experience told her she absolutely could not move forward. Without hesitation, she transformed her mecha and dodged to the other side, causing the opponent's rocket to miss.
"Hmm?"
He Siyu's interest was piqued when she saw her opponent actually dodge the preemptively fired shell.
Her and Fu Xingyuan's combat intuition had been honed through practice since childhood. Could Wang Tianwei's reactions really be this fast?
"Leola, cover me."
"Yes!"
Leola immediately turned her mecha around and sprayed fire at Huang Yan in mid-air.
Huang Yan continuously dodged and returned fire, then used his mental power to form an airtight shield around his teammates.
Fu Xingyuan took the opportunity to pilot his mecha into the sky... to catch the bandits, first catch the ringleader.
"Sir Huang, watch out!"
Wang Tianwei gritted her teeth in warning. He Siyu's mental power was actually this strong! So she was the one playing the pig to eat the tiger all along!?
Even with Sir Huang's mental power protecting them on the outermost layer, how could there still be such an intense sense of oppression?
She transformed her mecha into a fighter jet to strike the four First Military Academy members from the air. Not only did everyone dodge, but Leola even fired a single-soldier missile at her mid-evasion?
"Classmate Wang, have a taste of this!"
Leola's single-soldier missile had clearly been modified. Wang Tianwei flew in several circles but still could not shake it off, forcing her to waste a rocket to intercept it.
"Whoa, that was dangerous!"
Wang Tianwei's fighting spirit was ignited; it had been a long time since she felt this way.
Usually, setting traps was to guarantee a win rate and take things easy, but a hearty, head-on clash was the best time to test their true skill level.
"Since that is the case, let's not hold back anymore."
Wu Pingzhuo broke free from Zhang Lyra's restraint and fired a volley of bullets at Jian Jingyu.
"Exactly what I wanted!"
Everyone gave it their all, displaying their true strength.
The audience's blood was boiling. After waiting for so long, they finally had the chance to see two championship candidates clash head-on!
Not wanting to miss a single frame, many people had several broadcast rooms open at the same time, their eyes unable to keep up.
"Ahhhh! Fu Xingyuan is the ace of the First Military Academy!"
"The biggest threat is Qilin's ace!!"
"BillionMoreBowls, show them how awesome you are at dismantling mechas with one hand!"
"He Siyu, it is time to show your true strength."
