Without a sound, Ophie's pupils turned red. Unlike others who roared and shouted, Ophie was in a state of complete control. However, the temperature in the entire war room plummeted, and an icy pressure suffocated the space. Zhou Naiyi was truly shocked. This golden zone was far more powerful than the auras of Musang and Malone.

　　In her red-eyed state, Ophie controlled the Yaoying Athena, dodging the Centaur King's charge. Bang...

　　Choosing not to engage in entanglement but instead opting for a forceful, knight-style charge, she prevented Ophie's techniques from taking effect. The charging style was effective against light mecha.

　　Boom, boom, boom...

　　After three consecutive return charges, Ophie's Yaoying Athena easily deflected them. Pading felt that his attacks were not being blocked but rather diverted, with the force not fully landing. It was incredibly strange.

　　Boom...

　　The engine roared, and the Centaur King's front hooves began pounding the ground. The Skyfire Spear in Pading's hand also began to spin. He couldn't let this woman continue to act so arrogantly. He was going to grind the Yaoying Athena into the ground!

　　Kill!

　　Bang!

　　The Centaur King began to charge, and with an explosive sound, it launched a blitz attack, soaring through the air!

　　The spear, glowing with a strange red light, stabbed towards the Yaoying Athena like lightning. The entire movement was perfectly synchronized, the mecha and the spear becoming one. A red light flashed, visible to the naked eye.

　　Skyfire Dragon Tail Cone!

　　Screech...

　　The fierce strike hit nothing. Pading instantly felt the hairs on his body stand on end. Where was his opponent?

　　He gripped the K23 Skyfire Spear tightly. Did the Yaoying Athena have stealth capabilities?

　　At this moment, the entire live broadcast exploded. Everyone was dumbfounded. The audience with the God's-eye view could see clearly that the Yaoying Athena was standing proudly on the Centaur King's back.

　　Countless military academy students in the audience were stunned. What kind of judgment and operation was this?

　　At this moment, the overly tense Pading finally realized the problem. His head instantly burst into flames, and he felt an explosion of shame. He twisted his upper body and suddenly thrust the spear backwards.

　　Clang!

　　The spear was easily deflected, but Ophie didn't attack. The Yaoying Athena remained stuck to the Centaur King's back. The Earthlings who had almost exploded with anger watching Pading's previous matches finally exhaled a breath of foul air. Repay kindness with kindness? Bullshit! Repay evil with evil, doubled!

　　Pading was frantic. For a Centaur mecha, there was nothing more humiliating than being ridden. This was a meme that had existed since the Centaur mecha was created. However, in actual combat, it was impossible unless both sides were deliberately acting.

　　What made Ophie so terrifying was that she wasn't standing completely on the Centaur King's back, her roots…

　　In other words, Ophie's strength completely overwhelmed Pading's.

　　Pading frantically controlled the Centaur King, jumping and thrashing, trying to shake off the Yaoying mecha. He waved the Skyfire Spear wildly, but no matter how he attacked, he couldn't shake off the Yaoying Athena. The back was indeed a weakness, but his wild thrusts were easily deflected by the Oathkeeper Sword. Ophie didn't make any unnecessary attacks, simply acting like the goddess Athena.

　　Riding the horse and brandishing the whip.

　　Looking down on the world!

　　At this point in the battle, even a blind person could see that Pading was no match for Ophie. He couldn't even execute fancy maneuvers when facing her. Any combo he tried was suppressed before it could even be launched.

　　"Naiyi, golden genes are advantageous for women, but at the same level, men are generally stronger in basic combat. However, when the golden zone is activated, women's mental advantages emerge. It's almost always accompanied by the appearance of abilities, and high-quality abilities at that. It seems to be some kind of magical instinct that disappeared when humanity originated. One of my abilities is weak point detection, and Tita likely has some form of trajectory prediction. This power comes from the desires and imagination deep within your soul." Ophie said as she operated, "The soul is malleable. You have to dare to think, dare to believe!"

　　She had no interest in this kind of one-on-one combat, neither before nor now. The reason she fought this match was partly to buy time for Li Hao and partly to give Zhou Naiyi a practical lesson.

　　This was the first time something like this had happened in a one-on-one match, especially at the top level.

　　The ultimate humiliation. Pading's pilot perspective in the live broadcast was going crazy. He was always the one who played with others, never the other way around. What was most infuriating was that he had no way to use his strength. Even being blown up by a puppet would be better than this.

　　Fire Man's expression was awkward, and he didn't say a word. After all, Pading had just insulted the USE contestants not long ago.

　　At this moment, Pading wanted nothing more than for the Yaoying Athena to pierce him with her sword and end it quickly, but Ophie simply wouldn't make a move.

　　"Ahem, Ophie, this is a bit much. That's enough." Fire Man couldn't help but say. Pading in the video was already a bit hysterical. This was a live broadcast, and he was losing face in the entire solar system.

　　"Fire Man, we treat you well when you treat us well. You can be a dog, but you can't be a hypocritical dog. Hypocritical dogs never end well. Blood Rose deserves to be one of the Six Dragons, tit for tat! Wonderful!"

　　Zhuang Zhou's words directly comforted Fire Man. He also realized that he was just a temporary worker. Why be so polite?

　　Pading, unleashing the Red Eye state, was indeed fierce, but he had encountered the even more powerful Ophie. Offending men was one thing, but making a woman angry could have much worse consequences.

　　Madness and anger were intensely stimulating Pading. Pading's already volatile mental strength was increasing wildly, seeking a breakthrough by leveraging the mental surge brought by the first stage.

　　However, burning one’s consciousness in the second stage required a different kind of persistence and determination, not random outbursts of temper.

　　Someone who likes to provoke and insult others is often the most concerned about it. Pading was exactly that type of person. Thinking that he was being watched by countless people, including his teammates from the Fire God Academy...

　　Another chaotic and disorderly operation, with laser eyes and laser cannons firing randomly, still couldn't avoid the fate of being whipped. Pading suddenly shouted wildly, "Kill me! Kill me! I'm not fighting anymore! I'm not fighting anymore!"

　　Then, the Centaur King mecha suddenly squatted down on the ground... feigning weakness?

　　Killing is just a nod of the head... Ophie's Yaoying Athena also jumped down, but in the second she landed, Pading, who was lying on the ground, suddenly sprang up, his face twisted in a grimace. "You little bitch, let me teach you a lesson!"

　　Blitz - Savage Charge!

　　The entire Centaur mecha lunged at Ophie's Yaoying Athena. Clearly, everyone had underestimated Pading's shamelessness, but he was met with a sky full of sword light.

　　Athena's Supreme Lightspeed Slash!

　　Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang...

　　Lightning-fast sword light bloomed, and the Yaoying Athena and the Centaur King passed each other.

　　The Centaur King K-Hell tumbled and flew out, like a gourd rolling on the ground, dropping several parts and sparking.

　　Ophie had severed the Centaur King's four legs and two arms, but hadn't attacked its vital points.

　　"Naiyi, remember, being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to yourself. Either don't fight, or make sure they can never recover." Ophie said calmly.

　　How could someone from Apocalypse be deceived by such a small trick? This was all they had left after playing.

　　Pading was completely stunned. After the shock, he also realized that everything had been seen. More importantly, he had lost. The people of Mars had a broader view; no matter the process, winning could save face.

　　Pading wanted to adjust his position and fight again, but he found that his vision had gone black and he couldn't move. People from the Fire God team had already appeared in the war room. They had cut off the power and were looking at Pading with serious and solemn expressions. Behind them were the academy's law enforcement team. The discipline of Mars wasn't as democratic and gentle as that of USE.

　　Even ordinary academies wouldn't tolerate such people, let alone the top-ranked Fire God S-class military academy on Mars.

　　Ophie wins!

　　From beginning to end, Ophie was very calm. She ended the match, logged off, removed the control device, and walked out.

　　Zhou Naiyi was still deep in thought, completely unaware that the match had ended. Ophie glanced at her, smiled slightly, and quietly walked out of the war room, closing the door behind her.

　　When Ophie walked out, Gregg and the others were already waiting at the door. The five of them immediately saluted like knights in unison, "Welcome back, great King Arthur!"

　　"Victory!"

　　The resounding shout was followed by enthusiastic cheers and applause outside the training ground. Hundreds of Tianjing students had gathered outside the war room. They had all watched the match and knew that Ophie must be here. At this moment, everyone was an Earthling.

　　Ophie didn't expect to have so many supporters here. Alz and the others were also standing aside, their eyes filled with awe.

　　Judging from this match, Ophie was probably even stronger than the captain. Some people might think the battle wasn't flashy, but they understood that it was suppression. Ophie had controlled the rhythm from the beginning, completely dominating her opponent from start to finish. Moreover, the title of Blood Rose was truly fitting. She messed with her opponent's mentality, causing them to explode. Simply winning a match wasn't much, but making the opponent retire was truly impressive. Pading's situation couldn't be tolerated in any military academy. The people of Mars were ruthless, not only to outsiders but even more so to their own.

　　What a poisonous woman!

　　When they saw Ophie, the people from Tianxing also became more obedient. Strength earned respect, but strength combined with ruthlessness earned awe.

　　Warriors need awe.

　　During the team battles these past few days, everyone just thought she was strong, but at this moment, Malone and the others looked at Ophie completely differently. She was too terrifying.

　　This was the real Six Dragons. When she became ruthless, she would go all out to destroy you.

　　It seemed like they could do it if they just tried hard enough, but the difference was actually miles away.

　　Ophie signaled everyone to return to training. This was just a small interlude. The fans from Tianjing were also very happy and dispersed. Even those who stayed didn't continue to make a fuss. Clearly, for Ophie, this wasn't anything. Just crushing a bee.

　　The live broadcast room was also completely exploding at this time. In the previous round, the Martians had frantically mocked and bombarded the Earthlings. In this round, it was the Earthlings' turn to strike back. When the news that Ophie had single-handedly defeated Pading was pushed out, many more people flooded in to kick a man when he was down.