Chapter 136 Seduction
　　
Alz also felt a stirring, a bit of an exciting sensation, but his face remained a gentle, lukewarm smile, his eyes even brightening a little to express his interest, maximizing the details. "Oh? What mysterious place is that?"

"There's a five-hundred-year-old Chinese parasol tree in Listening Rain Pavilion Park. Its branches and leaves are lush, and the surrounding scenery is exceptionally beautiful. It's a place where I usually sketch. There aren't many people there at this time."

Lu Ying gently pursed her lips, her delicate and alluring expression tinged with a hint of shyness. In that instant, Alz felt his mind explode a little. Everyone said people from the moon knew how to play, but damn, Earthlings were the ancestors, okay?

Learned something new.

The competition could be watched on replay, but this had to be Live!

"You can also paint? You're so talented and versatile. Tsk, a five-hundred-year-old tree, that's amazing. The moon really can't compare. I definitely have to see it." Alz relented.

Just then, Lu Ying's Skylink rang. Lu Ying glanced at it and hung up.

*Ding-dong.*

A message came through. Lu Ying glanced at it. It was from Zuo Xiaotang, also inviting her to watch the competition together.

How dense. She had no interest in mecha at all!

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Alz asked with a smile.

"It's nothing. Zuo Xiaotang invited me to watch the competition. He's been chasing after me." Lu Ying smiled gently, a hint of suppressed triumph on her lips. "I don't know where he gets the courage."

Under normal circumstances, Lu Ying would have concealed it slightly, but she was in a great mood today, the wine was just right, and with Alz's beauty before her, a master of tact and understanding who knew how to gauge the situation, she couldn't help but show off a little.

But as Alz watched Lu Ying's eyebrows dance and her lips curl upward, he instantly lost all interest, feeling a bit nauseous. Couldn't she commit to the whole act? He slowly put down his wine glass.

"Lu Ying, I've been thinking it over, the ancient tree won't run away, but there might not be a second chance to see Offa and Pading fight. Maybe next time. Oh, dear, I'm in a hurry, so I'll take my leave."

Alz politely paid the bill and left, leaving Lu Ying in a daze. What was going on?

Alz walked out of the restaurant and glanced at the time. Zuo Xiaotang. As a sniper, he had rarely seen someone like him. In the realm of snipers, Alz was very confident. That fatty hadn't undergone any systematic or effective long-term training, yet he could reach this point relying on his intuition and talent. Especially the feeling of his shooting, he could even compete with him.

He was disdainful on the surface, but in his heart, he greatly admired him. All the federations lacked top snipers. After the Mid-Season Competition, the little fatty should not be underestimated.

Beautiful appearances were all the same and could be found everywhere. He didn't want Lu Ying to affect his subsequent training rhythm and mentality.

He was serious about mecha.

In the orphanage, Li Hao and Tita were eating with the children. Actually, they could have left in the afternoon, but the children wouldn't let them. Tita took the initiative to suggest staying for dinner, saying she wanted to eat her fill, and the director was of course happy. As for Li Hao's opinion, well, it wasn't important.

Tita received the news of Offa and Pading's fight. Looking at the happy group of little ones, and the fat girl, Dandan, who kept staring at her plate—yes, the short-haired one was actually a girl—Offa... there wasn't much to see. After all, he was a defeated opponent.

At 7:50 PM, Zhuang Zhou and Huo Nan were already on standby. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room was over thirty million, which was indeed much more than last time. On one hand, Pading was in good condition, and on the other hand, Offa was still very popular.

Tianjing Mecha Academy was also watching. Zhou Naiyi was in Offa's control room, and Offa had really let her watch the entire battle process.

"Naiyi, the two of us are actually quite similar. Pay attention to my mental power usage levels and get a feel for it," Offa said, beginning to prepare for battle.

Zhou Naiyi nodded. Faced with a top expert like Pading, Offa seemed very relaxed and methodical. This confidence came from strength.

If it were someone else, having to give Pading a handicap of one hand, they would already be under immense pressure.

The two sides entered the battlefield. There was no suspense. Phantom Athena versus Centaur King K-Hell.

Random battlefield – Arena.

Huo Nan glanced at Zhuang Zhou, his face beaming. "Little Zhuang, do you know what the biggest problem with Earthlings is?"

"Your question itself is problematic."

"Too much arrogance. Offa is strong, but he can't ignore Pading. Pading isn't as famous as her, not because he lacks strength, but because of his injury in S10. The S-League can create stars, but it also easily breeds arrogance. Defeating Di Lagenzo is proof of Pading's strength. If she really dares to give a handicap of one hand, today she will be given a vivid lesson, and then Mu Ou won't have an excuse to avoid the battle!"

"Huo Nan, it's the Martians who like to be arrogant. We value strength. I think giving a handicap of one hand is more than enough. It's a difference in levels. Secondly, Puppet God isn't avoiding the battle. He only has one reason for not fighting: Pading isn't worthy!"

After a period of rest, Zhuang Zhou had also changed his thinking and updated his style. He was just going to go head-to-head with Huo Nan. He had made a mistake before, always trying to reason with Martians, afraid of being misunderstood. In fact, those who wronged him knew better than anyone how wronged he was. That was the name of the game.

Huo Nan was a little surprised. "This young man is a bit arrogant!"

"A man is not wild when he is young, but when he is old and still wild, he is just ignorant!"

Huo Nan laughed. "That's interesting. Then let's see the truth on the battlefield. Brothers who support the Horse King, send gifts, let Little Zhuang see how sturdy we Martians are!"

The supporters of both sides began to compete. Because of the handicap of one hand, the combat power of both sides was about the same. If Offa went all out, everyone still thought Blood Rose was stronger, even though Pading had been in hot form recently, but giving a handicap of one hand was really hard to say.

Plus, with the Earthlings' face-saving personality, there was a high probability that she wouldn't go back on her word during the live broadcast.

Before the match, the two engaged in some trash talk. When it came to the fight, Pading was incredibly calm. He knew that the opportunity to make a name for himself and break through had come. Defeating Di Lagenzo had only brought back everyone's memories, reminding fans that there was still a warrior called the Centaur King, but only by defeating a top expert like Offa could he truly establish his prestige, especially in the powerful Martian Academy. He had to fight for his own chance to appear!

The arena was acceptable for super mecha and had no impact. The question was whether the Centaur would suppress the Phantom, or the Phantom would suppress the Centaur.

As soon as the match began, Phantom Athena's left hand was behind her back, and the Oathkeeper Sword popped out, pointing at the Centaur King. A cold arc appeared at the corner of Pading's mouth. Earthlings really liked to show off, no matter if they were men or women, but they never understood that only the winner had the right to do so.

*Bang*...

The K23 Skyfire Spear popped out, and with a shake of both hands, a *buzz* sounded, its momentum like a rainbow, the spear pointing at the Phantom.

*Boom, boom*...

The two mecha attacked one after the other. The Centaur King was even more decisive. To deal with Phantom Athena, he had to suppress her in terms of momentum, bringing out the Centaur King's unique domineering aura, dominating her, conquering her!

Flying at low altitude, the K23 Skyfire Spear shot out, a sky full of spear shadows. Phantom Athena didn't dodge, but instead met it head-on, blocking with the Oathkeeper Sword in her hand. *Clang, clang, clang*...

A series of explosions. Pading fought with great enthusiasm. He didn't expect the other party to be so arrogant as to clash head-on with him. This was not something a light mecha dared to do. What gave her the right to be so arrogant? What were the Six Dragons?

Just a proud girl, that's all. Let me conquer you!

Kill, kill, kill!

Pading's Skyfire Spear opened and closed widely, dancing like a dragon and tiger. He exerted force with all four limbs, trying to crush Phantom Athena directly, but despite being a light mecha, she didn't move at all. The Oathkeeper Sword kept stabbing, stubbornly holding off all the attacks.

In the operations room, Zhou Naiyi was stunned. The Centaur King was a mobile warrior who didn't suffer losses even against heavy armor. It could be said to be the pride of Martian design. Against light mecha, light mecha could only dodge. To resist head-on didn't conform to the design concept of the mecha. The pilot would have to withstand multiple times the pressure and consumption, but no top player would make such an emotional decision.

Zhou Naiyi believed that Offa's core strength and mental power were very strong, but a mecha, a steel monster weighing tens of tons, couldn't be constantly consumed by human power.

The key was, why was Offa doing this? She was calm by nature, so she must have some purpose.

Zhou Naiyi looked at the operation of the battle, fully focused, and soon forgot her position, her location, everything.

The Phantom Athena's sword was fast, fast, sharp. Why was there a head-to-head effect?

Every collision and intersection between the Skyfire Spear and the Oathkeeper Sword produced an evenly matched collision, but Zhou Naiyi always felt that there was a problem here.

"No matter what kind of mecha or what kind of attack method, there are weaknesses. You have to find weaknesses in the apparent strength. Any mecha, any pilot, their very existence has weaknesses. Any attack method is a weakness before it reaches its peak form."

Offa's voice sounded. This was internal voice communication. This was a teaching match, multitasking.

Zhou Naiyi instinctively disassembled the moves with Offa's voice. The Skyfire Spear was indeed fierce, and both the mecha and the weapon were full of power advantages, but the problem was that the Phantom Athena's attacks were almost always timed when the opponent's power hadn't been fully released.

Moreover, the direction of the attack also made the opponent extremely uncomfortable.

Pading had already felt the same way. His attacks were particularly uncomfortable, a sense of frustration of having a body full of strength but having to stop halfway.

*Buzz*～

Before the Centaur King's laser eye could flicker and be released, the Phantom Athena's attack arrived, scaring the Centaur King into quickly shifting to the side, leaping and jumping wildly to create distance.

Pading could feel that if he had dared to forcibly release the laser eye just now, he would have been stabbed straight through the heart.

The Phantom Athena didn't pursue, but instead flicked the Oathkeeper Sword with a flourish, pointing at her opponent very calmly, with composure and elegance. The mecha's left hand was still behind its back. This wasn't a decisive battle, it was simply a cross-level beating.

This was the deterrence from USE's Six Dragons.

The popularity of the live broadcast room was also climbing, approaching fifty million. Offa's charm was frantically absorbing new fans.

Pading roared, his pupils gradually turning red. What had just happened was just a warm-up. At their level, they had to decide the outcome with the Golden Zone.

"Naiyi, watch carefully. The appearance of the Golden Zone comes from the soul's obsession. It can be a goal, it can be love, it can be anger, it can be hatred, but there must be a determination to go all out!"