Chapter 4 Tension

Under the strain of taut nerves, he subconsciously thought of going down with his opponent. This flying axe was his trump card, used instinctively, but he missed the best opportunity for defense.

At this distance, Ma Long couldn't possibly miss. All firepower was unleashed, and he didn't dodge the flying axe, attacking until the very last second.

Finally, the Shenhai fighter's defense was breached, its chest pierced through. Likewise, the flying axe thoroughly cleaved into Ming Wang’s Berserker. The terrifying power was an unprecedented experience for Ma Long, instantly wiping him out. But in that final second, he still reluctantly fired one last shot.

Both mobile suits exploded simultaneously.

After a brief silence, the referee's voice rang out, "The fourth match is a draw."

777.

Ma Long stared at the black and white screen as the referee’s draw echoed in his ears.

A draw? A draw?!!

Then, Teacher Ma frantically shouted and rushed out of the operating room. He had actually secured a draw.

Ahhhhh!

Ma Long didn’t even know what he had done, but he hadn’t lost.

And Monalo didn't know what he had done either. He hadn't managed to win a single match?

That wasn't right. This guy was useless from start to finish. He had been completely fooled!

Monalo didn't know how he walked out of the operating room. He felt like his teammates' eyes could devour him whole.

Losing wasn't the issue, but having his intelligence toyed with was just plain stupid.

Hilian, who was watching the match from below, couldn't help but laugh. Monalo’s skill was more than enough to beat a ten-man team of Ma Long’s level, yet he had been played with, so terrified by Li Hao. Busta was also partly responsible; he had definitely overemphasized Li Hao, putting too much pressure on the team.

Not just the audience, even Li Hao himself was dumbfounded. Everyone else was ecstatic, worried that Ma Long might be injured.

Ma Long had already pounced on him. "Brother Hao, you're awesome! Did you plan it all out? I was born specifically to counter him!"

Li Hao looked embarrassed. This… this… who gets the credit for this? But seeing Ma Long's excited and adoring gaze, Li Hao reluctantly accepted it.

Allowing Zhou Naiyi to maintain sufficient stamina for the team battle while also securing a draw was definitely a huge boon for Tianjing Mecha. And Ma Long himself wasn’t injured. As for their opponent, he was probably questioning his entire existence.

Tianjing Mecha was filled with cheers, because this draw meant that Tianjing Mecha had entered the team battle.

On the other battlefield, Anlita and Dumeila's fierce battle had reached a critical moment. The Phantom fighter was constantly expanding its advantage. Dumeila's physical energy was being drained by the subtle techniques. The textbook-like light rhythm was forcing Dumeila's Death Penalty fighter to struggle to keep up.

At the decisive moment, Dumeila didn't want to drag things out. This kind of attrition would completely exhaust her. Her techniques were being completely read through by Anlita. This level of analysis was top-notch.

Dumeila revealed her Medusa Soul, forcibly using Flash Strike – Death Penalty Guillotine. The Death Penalty fighter roared as it charged toward the Phantom fighter. The Phantom fighter had dodged such attacks many times. Whenever Dumeila wanted to clash head-on with Anlita, she would be met with Anlita's evasive maneuvers. This feeling of constantly hitting air was truly maddening.

But this time, along with the Flash Strike, a giant Medusa silhouette appeared. Dumeila revealed her Esper ability, the core of her Liuxin Wu – the Medusa Soul.

Simultaneously releasing an indiscriminate petrifying Esper ability.

As expected, the moving Phantom fighter suddenly froze in place. Dumeila's attack landed, the Sinful Axe violently cleaving towards the Phantom fighter. The Phantom fighter instantly exploded, turning into a burst of flames. But the real Phantom fighter was already behind the Death Penalty, using two titanium swords to execute a decapitation on Dumeila. Dumeila敏锐敏锐察觉想要反击想要反击身体却发现身体动不了了.

Anlita's laughter echoed in her ears. "How dare you use such petty tricks in front of me?"

The head of the Death Penalty fighter was directly severed by the titanium swords. The Phantom fighter landed easily, saluting the audience. The strong never look back.

Hailong Team swept Aihowling Team four to zero. Although Aihowling Team's overall strength wasn't top-tier, they were still at the level of the top eight. And they had been incredibly fierce in the previous matches. But no one expected Hailong Team to win so easily. It seemed like all the members hadn't even used their full strength.

Even their captain, Hilian, wasn't around.

Was this the legendary king of pay-to-win?

Where did they find all these monstrous members?

Hailong Team and Everlasting Team advanced to the semi-finals together. In the semi-finals, the moon had two teams. This year's championship was within reach, and many moon people were already looking forward to an all-moon final.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Anlita and the others quickly left the arena. The reason they finished so quickly was that they didn't want to miss the main event. Brother Li versus Busta, now that was going to be very nice.

The player通道很快,等他们赶到的时候,第五场还没开始,Anlita等人已经坐在了Hilian旁边,这一刻现场的月球观众立刻报以热烈的掌声,他们已经从天讯上看到了消息,海龙战队横扫哀嚎晋级四强,牛逼plus!

Currently trending, Anlita has become the most popular female pilot of this S-competition, currently entered Yetong, and even possibly Zhou Naiyi, has been far left behind her, the graceful and diverse temperament, not smiling elegant, smiling charming, the beauty spot at the corner of the mouth, is even more impressive, it is very likely that Anlita will become the strongest female pilot in this competition.

"Oh, it turned out that Zuo Xiaotang and Ma Long won." Anlita couldn't help but smile.

"Ant actually overturned? Did this guy lose to a substitute?" Klein opened his mouth wide, in disbelief. "Is he crazy?"

The previous match didn't affect them at all. They quickly flipped back to the previous battles. Hilian didn't say anything either. Seeing this, the few pieces of trash from Tianjing Mecha didn't seem to have any meaning.

The last match turned into a blind pick again. This match's victory, though unrelated to the team battle, was still an important point. Once there were variables in the team battle, the role of this point would become apparent. All the commentators were displaying their abilities. On Tianjing Mecha's side, it was predicted to be Li Hao and Zhou Naiyi, while Vulcan would send Busta and Amitabha. The initiative was still on Vulcan's side, which was leading by one point.

But at this moment, Tianjing Mecha had already announced their choice for the next match: Li Hao was up.

Directly revealed to the opponent, no blind pick, directly showing their hand.

Now it was Vulcan's turn. In fact, if they were confident, they could have Amitabha come up to wear down Li Hao. Even if he couldn't win, he could allow Busta to preserve his strength to play a role in the team battle. The team battle was the deciding game.

There were also those who thought that Busta should be sent up to defeat Li Hao and severely demoralize the opponent, making the team battle a sure thing.

Li Hao stood on the stage, waiting. But in Vulcan's休息室休息室里,Basta remained silent.

"Boss, Zuo... Zuo Xiaotang is a little weird," Davaris asked疑惑问道.

"That little fatty is too strange. He clearly looks weak, but how can he be so strong in actual combat? This kind of combat ability is a little匪夷所思," Klein was also stunned. This level of Golden Zone was definitely trash, so how could he beat Guma into渣渣渣渣渣渣.

Hilian glanced at Anlita. "What's your assessment?"

Anlita frowned. "It's very strange. There are no more than five people who can do this kind of control-based battle. Only top Liuxin Wu might be able to do it."

"You're all wrong. The Red Eyes, Burning Will, and Liuxin Wu of the Golden Zone are all essentially the same state. Outsiders only value the strength of the Zone and don't understand the true meaning of Liuxin Wu. Liuxin Wu refers to being able to enter a state of flow, being one with the universe, and controlling the entire field. Simply increasing spiritual power is no different from brute force. Zuo Xiaotang is one of the few who has mastered the state of flow. As long as he enters the state of flow, defeating him won't be an easy task." Saying this, Hilian smiled. "Normally, you need to have sufficient strength to understand the state of flow, but Zuo Xiaotang is far from enough. However, the position of sniper conceals this."

Anlita and the others understood. As long as they could pull him out of the state of flow, Zuo Xiaotang would reveal his true colors.

Could Zuo Xiaotang be faking it? "Klein suddenly asked, 'Li Mo likes to play dirty tricks.'"

How could someone without sufficient Zone value understand the state of flow? Even those who have mastered the Soul Essence, how many have truly understood the state of flow? Zuo Xiaotang is just a Burning Will.

"It's possible. Anlita, find a chance to test him," Hilian said. Currently, within Tianjing's lineup, only Zuo Xiaotang is a variable that is difficult to see through. From the beginning when they were investigating the people around Li Hao, Zuo Xiaotang had already attracted Hilian's attention. As expected, this person was an X-factor.

However, now that they had discovered him, it wasn't too late.

Is Busta chickening out? Is he going to fight or not?" Klein curled his lips. "If he doesn't dare to fight, does he really think he can win in the team battle?"

The people in the player area were also talking about it. Vulcan Team used a delay time-out. It wasn't Amitabha and the others delaying, but Busta had been keeping his eyes closed and not speaking. The team could only wait.

As the time was about to run out, Busta opened his eyes. His mentality had completely returned to calm. His eyes were filled with tangible killing intent. He exuded a powerful aura.

The Wolf King had arrived.

Busta entered the arena, and the audience erupted.

"This is the war god in the hearts of the Martians, the Wolf King Busta! He has arrived! Go and conquer! Blast Mu Jiang into pieces!" Fire Man shouted with his arms raised. They couldn't give Tianjing Mecha any more chances. A real man must dare to face challenges and completely crush Li Hao. Tianjing Mecha would instantly become vulnerable. All the miracles originated from the power that the Puppet God gave him.

"The決戰決戰決戰決戰Muppet God and the Wolf King, the fifth match, support Tianjing Mecha, support the Puppet God's brothers and sisters, cheer for your warriors!" Crazy Wu Daren was unwilling to be outdone, his heart surging. This was an ancient grudge battle from启启启启, unrelated to the team battle, and even unrelated to the competition itself.

Li Hao looked at Busta, and Busta also looked at Li Hao. After a brief exchange of glances, both entered the operating room for equipment调试调试.