Chapter 16 He's Panicking

Li Yuan was currently panicking.

His delicate, pale face was bloodless, his hands clutching the controls tightly out of nervousness, his eyes glued to the other mech not far from his own, which was designed for excellent defense.

In contrast to his defensive mech, the other one had sacrificed most of its defenses in exchange for super-strong attack power.

The A-class mechs provided in this game were divided into two categories: one excelled in defense, while the other possessed exceptionally powerful attack capabilities.

Although A-class mechs in reality were rarely so extreme, focusing solely on one aspect while abandoning all others, this was a game.

That was why such extreme mech settings could be seen.

However, Li Yuan's tense and fearful expression was not due to the mech itself, but because the voice of the mech's owner next door was coming through the communication channel, with words so intense that Li Yuan felt as if he was back home facing his elder brother and father's assessment, unable to answer.

No, perhaps this was even more terrifying than being criticized by his elder brother.

Logically, choosing a solo mech in this game meant that teaming up was not allowed, but Yan Hui still retained the nearby channel for communication between mechs.

On the one hand, he directly gave players the opportunity to form wild teams.

Li Yuan and Hu Yue had formed a team under these circumstances.

On the other hand, it gave some players who liked to trash-talk during fights a chance to shine.

Li Yuan listened to Hu Yue's fierce scolding in the forcibly opened communication channel, her mech unleashing a thunderous barrage against the suddenly appearing Zerg and the mechs trying to sneak attack them!

"Bastards! You dare to sneak attack! How low can you get! Sneaking around behind the Zerg!"

"You want to die? I'll grant your wish!"

"Today, I'll smash your dog heads!"

"Today, none of you will escape!"

"If anyone can get out of here, I'm a dog!"

Li Yuan was dumbfounded by these words.

He watched as Hu Yue controlled the mech, holding a Zerg in one hand and another mech in the other, smashing them together violently, instantly causing black smoke to billow from the collision.

Li Yuan: 0.0!

"Is that all you've got?"

Hu Yue scoffed, disdainfully tossing aside the mech she had already wrecked, still holding the Zerg in her hand and bringing it directly in front of Li Yuan.

"Finish it! Quick!"

Li Yuan: "..."

Even though there were two layers of mech armor between them, Li Yuan still felt as if he was being pierced by the other party's burning gaze. His mind flashed back to Hu Yue's bright eyes when she had looked at him earlier.

"Okay... thank you."

In the end, the points for the Zerg went to Li Yuan. He thanked Hu Yue, who waved her hand dismissively and said, "From now on, we're friends. As friends, we should think of each other when there are benefits. No need to be polite!"

It would be best if she could be considered first when there were good mechs, ah ha ha ha ha~

Hu Yue never expected that there would actually be a member of the Li family in this year's competition. How could she not build a good relationship?

Recalling Li Yuan's gentle and shy appearance earlier, wouldn't he be instantly wiped out in a fight?

Therefore, at the moment the game started, Hu Yue had teamed up with Li Yuan without hesitation. If the duo mech hadn't been so irritatingly set to prevent students from the same school from piloting the same mech, she would have brought him in a duo mech long ago!

Why bother now?

"We need to leave here quickly."

Although Li Yuan's martial strength was trash, his mental power was strong. The abnormal magnetic field nearby quickly made him feel that there were still many hidden Zerg nearby, and he also noticed that their arena was changing.

The boundary line was moving in their direction.

Returning the favor, Li Yuan told Hu Yue what he had discovered. Hu Yue listened with a smile and said, "Alright, you lead the way~ I'm so tired from fighting just now and don't have any energy."

"Okay, leave the rest to me."

Having just witnessed Hu Yue's fierce demeanor, Li Yuan blushed slightly upon hearing such a coquettish tone and promised that he would take care of the rest...

On the other side, Ming Mei and Mu Chen were also teaming up in the wild.

When Mu Chen solved quite a few Zerg and mechs along the way and found Ming Mei, she was eating a boxed lunch.

After one Zerg sneak attack, one player sneak attack, and three frontal player defeats, her mech was only 10% away from being scrapped.

How could Ming Mei dare to wait? She directly exchanged it for a Large Sausage Wrapped in Small Sausage boxed lunch. Ming Mei was also too tired to complain about the name of this boxed lunch, but given that it was delicious and had a powerful recovery function, Ming Mei no longer cared about the name.

"How did it become like this?"

Mu Chen suddenly appeared, startling Ming Mei, who was eating her boxed lunch. She almost opened her mech and ran away, but upon hearing Mu Chen's voice, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued eating her boxed lunch, explaining, "Bad luck, I keep running into bugs."

After eating the last bite, Ming Mei's mech was rapidly repaired at a visible speed, and even her nearly exhausted mental power was instantly replenished. Ming Mei felt that she could stand up again!

"Wait for me, I'll get another Beer Duck boxed lunch."

While Mu Chen was "protecting" her, Ming Mei exchanged another boxed lunch and ate it, preventing herself from not having time to eat the Large Sausage Wrapped in Small Sausage boxed lunch during the upcoming melee.

"How many points do you have?"

Mu Chen heard Ming Mei's words and knew that she had exchanged at least two boxed lunches, which meant that she had experienced many battles.

How long had the game started?

This was too dangerous!

Mu Chen imagined with heartache how difficult it must have been for her when he hadn't found her earlier.

"Um, maybe five points." Still unaware that Mu Chen was already imagining her situation and feeling sorry for her, Ming Mei continued eating her boxed lunch while saying, "Let me tell you, this time the Zerg are so insidious, no, it's my uncle's design that's too insidious. These bugs are mixed in with the meteorites and pretend to be meteorites. If you pass by them, you'll be tricked if you're not careful!"

"You were ambushed several times?"

"Not really, just the first time. I didn't have any experience then. After that, as long as you spread out your mental power and trick them out in advance, it's fine~"

Ming Mei described her battle just now with smugness, completely unaware of the silence of the person beside her until she finished her last sentence. Mu Chen then let out a long sigh: "Mei Mei has become very powerful~"

"I've always been very powerful..."

Just very lazy_(：3」∠)_

Although Ming Mei didn't say the second half of the sentence, Mu Chen heard that helpless feeling in the first half.

Mu Chen, who was originally a little angry because he was worried, suddenly realized the meaning of Ming Mei's unfinished words and suddenly laughed.

"What's wrong with you?"

Ming Mei asked, puzzled by Mu Chen's inexplicable laughter.

"It's nothing, I'm just happy that we can fight together next, it'll be a little easier~"

"That's right~"

Hearing Mu Chen's words, Ming Mei's eyes also lit up. She had personally seen Mu Chen's strength. As long as it wasn't a group fight, she could lie down and win in most situations. This was simply too good!

Then, she would just add a few knives at the last moment, perfect!