The audience off the stage didn't know what had happened; they only saw that something seemed to have gone wrong with the commander of the "Mortal Enemy" team.
"What's going on? Weren't they fighting just fine a moment ago?"
"You call that fighting? Wasn't it a one-sided lesson?"
"Five S-ranks are playing a match for us to watch, just be glad about it!"
"Who else would spoil me like this outside of the Zero Realm!?"
"Did that commander use a mental power attack?"
"It's rare to see 'Mortal Enemy' meet their match..."
"'Firefly' is the real smurf here! I wonder which big shots they are?"
"Is this something you can see at the LV2 level!? I can't believe both of their teams are still LV1!?"
"They probably only ran into each other because they've played too few matches, right? 'Mortal Enemy' just has terrible luck!"
"Sir Huang! Sir Huang!!"
Huang Yan couldn't be woken up no matter what, and he was still locked inside his mecha.
Qilin's starter mecha wasn't equipped with an automatic cockpit ejection function yet...
Wang Tianwei was frantic, immediately getting hands-on and starting to pry at his mecha!
Right! Her own mecha had a maintenance module!
Yi Shao still hadn't figured out how things had developed to this point.
That "Daddy's Got You" had hacked into his squad's voice comms in just one minute and even tried to use mental power to attack their team members!
He had merely put up a mental barrier and just started to counterattack, so how did the other guy's mental power just snap?
An A-rank shouldn't be completely defenseless, right!? This was how he trained his soldiers in the camp!!
"Yi Shao? Did you strike too hard?"
Qi Chengyan punched the crazed Jian Jingyu to the ground, panting as he asked in confusion.
Hearing Wang Tianwei surrender and seeing the match timer stop, Zhang Laila also ceased her attacks.
However, a heavy mecha stood like a small mountain in front of Wang Tianwei and Huang Yan, staring warily at their side while not forgetting to drag Jian Jingyu back.
"...Great, now we are completely seen as the bad guys."
The "Firefly" team was also wearing masks; seeing this, they simply took off their mechas right there on the platform.
Their pure black masks looked somewhat normal compared to the headgear of the kids opposite them... but right now, they were the ones being treated as unforgivable villains...
The winner on the field had been decided, and the screen announced that the team advancing to LV2 was "Light of the Firefly."
The audience below the stage applauded and cheered, while some were confused, wondering what had happened to "Mortal Enemy."
Qilin and the others carried Huang Yan's mecha to the preparation area.
"No good! He's still unconscious."
Wang Tianwei didn't care that her voice was still broadcasting on external speakers.
Bei Liu raised an eyebrow as she watched the B-rank mecha pull out a toolbox and start dismantling their commander's A-rank mecha.
Yi Shao noticed two of his team members staring at him.
"I really didn't do anything. His mental power just suddenly snapped... Let's send him to the hospital for a check-up in a bit."
"That will have to wait until their team's mecha mechanic extracts him first."
"..."
Watching Wang Tianwei's movements, the corners of Bei Liu's mouth gradually curled up. Her guess was right; this mecha mechanic was indeed very familiar with A-rank mechas.
"Aren't you going to help? She's only a B-rank... can she do it?"
Feng Yi was also a bit worried.
Although they were opponents in the arena, both sides were inevitably schoolmates, and they really hadn't intended to cause anyone injury...
"A non-teammate dismantling someone else's mecha? Aren't you afraid I'll get blown away?"
"..."
Though Bei Liu said that, she kept a close eye on the actions over there, just waiting to lend a hand if the girl's mental power couldn't keep up.
Jian Jingyu and Zhang Laila couldn't help, so they could only watch helplessly from the side.
The Zero Realm's medical pod had already been brought over, its doors wide open, just waiting for the patient to go in.
Dismantling an A-rank mecha was extremely draining for Wang Tianwei! She focused all her mental power on her hands.
Her head was already starting to throb with pain.
"...Goldfish, come here and take the module."
"Coming!"
She had long memorized the internal structure of an A-rank mecha, but the more she dismantled, the more annoying she found her limited mental power to be!
The mecha's cockpit was right behind the "skeleton." By the time she dismantled down to the "skeleton," she was already feeling powerless...
She simply got out of her own mecha; saving even a little mental power was better than nothing! It wasn't like she couldn't operate with her bare hands!
"Goldfish, lift me up!"
The screwdriver felt heavier and heavier, and cold sweat soaked through Wang Tianwei's headgear.
Seeing that short figure, Feng Yi and Yi Shao both gasped in realization; they knew who this person was...
"Tryhard King!"
"Wang Tianwei!?"
They couldn't help it... this height was indeed a rare sight, especially while wearing that iconic zebra headgear!
Feng Yi had quite an impression of this junior... During the freshman training, there were a few people who clearly weren't combatants but had incredibly strong physical skills! It forced the second-year combatants to start working overtime to keep up...
Yi Shao's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
If Wang Tianwei was here, then the other three people... no wonder their moves looked familiar.
She finally reached the cockpit door!
Wang Tianwei's head felt like it was being pricked by needles, and her vision was getting blurry.
"I'm here... Sir Huang..."
Pressing the hydraulic door opener against the cockpit door, Wang Tianwei pushed the button.
"Beep beep beep."
Accompanied by the alarm sounding from the cockpit being pried open by an external force, Huang Yan, whose entire headgear was soaked in blood, finally appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Sir Huang!!"
Without a word, Jian Jingyu retracted his mecha and carried the man into the mobile medical pod!
Using his body to block the view, he removed Huang Yan's headgear. After he stepped back, the medical pod doors closed, and the pod automatically transported to the medical room!
Meanwhile, under Zhang Laila's terrified gaze, Wang Tianwei's eyes rolled back as she collapsed...
"Goldfish, call for another medical pod!!"
"What!?"
Jian Jingyu had just turned around when he saw the female member of the "Firefly" squad scoop up his Sister Zebra and run.
"It's just mental power depletion. Getting her there is all that's needed, follow me."
"!!!"
The two combatants were scared half to death, their faces pale by the time they delivered her to the medical room.
They stood silently in the corner, just waiting for their two friends' examination results, completely forgetting to even take off their headgear.
Feng Yi went up to talk to them, but no one responded...
"It seems we shouldn't have come to this promotion match today..."
Qi Chengyan couldn't help but reflect.
Yi Shao took off his headgear and comforted the two students.
"Don't worry, if there are any problems, we will take full responsibility."
Just as he finished speaking, the light on the treatment room turned green.
The Zero Realm physician walked out and was slightly surprised to see so many people at the door.
"Who are the teammates?"
"We are!"
A goldfish headgear and a bear tribe headgear stepped forward at the same time.
"...Ah, your teammate suffered a loss of control over his mental power, but he's awake now, so you can go in and see him.
The white-haired girl's issue is a bit more serious. I suggest you transfer her to a major hospital."
"What?"
Bei Liu couldn't believe it. That little girl was just fine a moment ago. How could simply dismantling an A-rank mecha cause something so serious?
"Hmm... It seems her mental power is about to advance to the next level. Once the treatment pod helps stabilize her, it would be best to transfer her to a hospital."
"..."
The people at the door didn't know what expression to make. Mental power advancing? What a niche term... And they actually ran into it?
Yi Shao opened his optical computer,
"Is this the military hospital? I've got someone here undergoing a mental power breakthrough... Please set up an appointment with a specialist for me."
