The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: An Unfavored Battle

Xianting Huailuo truly regretted his past decision, thinking he must be an idiot himself.

Indeed—

Others calling him a dumbass wasn’t without reason.

Yingyingying~

He wanted to cancel his bet, but once a bet is placed, there’s no way to take it back.

He wished he could return to two seconds ago, when he should have silently endured being called a dumbass.

It was foolish and impulsive to place that bet.

And to make matters worse, he had bet on the laughable victory of a trashy Mech.

There must be something spooky going on.

It seemed to Xianting Huailuo that he had been incredibly unlucky lately, so much so that he even thought about visiting an ancient temple to pray.

Putting aside how much Xianting Huailuo regretted, in the arena, Ji You’s opponent was zooming around in his Mecha as if he was teasing a cat or a dog, circling the whole arena. His Mecha was built for speed, and Ji You’s antique mech was not only lacking in power but also low on energy reserves. In other words, even if Ji You wanted to speed up, he had to consider energy conservation...

Difficult in one word.

Seeing Ji You not chasing, the opponent immediately stopped, laughing loudly: ”Driving that junk? Why aren’t you chasing? Come on, chase! If you catch me, I’ll let you see—”

Ji You: ”...”

This isn’t about laughing, this is about getting your head split!

The audience witnessing this scene erupted into laughter, leaving Xianting Huailuo in the stands feeling even more faint...

Meanwhile, due to the hot post last night, Ji You’s popularity skyrocketed, and with the crowd’s promotion, the originally sparse few dozen spectators filled up in less than a minute.

Not a single seat was vacant.

How many can the arena accommodate at most?

A million!

Yes! Within that short minute, the spectator stands suddenly surged with a million onlookers.

This—

Truly befits the treatment of a grandmaster-level expert.

However—

These people weren’t here to support Ji You; they were here to mock her.

Regardless of how much booing and jeering there was from the spectator stands, Ji You ignored them all. In fact, she was troubled because the major flaw of her antique mech was that it lacked enough energy to engage in a drawn-out battle with her opponent.

And what about her opponent?

He clearly didn’t want to seriously compete, only interested in playing a cat-and-mouse game with her...

Damn it!

So, Ji You had to make a decision!

And she needed to resolve it quickly.

Seeing Ji You remained silent, the opponent taunted: ”Driving that junk! Come on! Come have fun! Make a scene!”

Spectator stands: ”Damn! What’s taking so long? Hurry up and just catch him and self-destruct!”

”Isn’t self-destruction your specialty?”

”Idiot! Just self-destruct already!”

”I came here specifically to see the self-destruction, hurry up!”

”If you don’t self-destruct now, we’re leaving.”

Ji You: ”...”

Then—

Ji You submitted a complaint to the system without hesitation: [The on-site audience is using offensive language, seriously disrupting my match, I request all of them to be removed from the arena.], and the Star Network system didn’t delay; immediately verifying and making a ruling. Thus, all the spectators instantly received a warning from the system: [At the competition venue, insults and slander against contestants are strictly prohibited. This is a verbal warning; repeat offenders who do not reform will be immediately removed from the arena.]

Spectators: ”...”

This dumbass isn’t all that skilled, but sure has a short temper.

The audience fell silent, and Ji You felt her surroundings quieter — but that was impossible because her opponent was too noisy!

From across the arena: ”Driving that junk, why aren’t you moving? Come chase big brother! I’ll stand still, let you hit me! Come on! Come on!”

Then —

Just when everyone in the audience thought Ji You wouldn’t react, the silent antique mech suddenly moved.

Ji You pushed the thrusters to the max, and the entire antique mech darted out like a gust of wind, moving so fast it made people doubt if it really was an antique mech?

Is this a joke?

The audience was shocked.

The opponent was also surprised for a moment, but quickly reacted, pulling out the barrel and firing directly at Ji You.

As for his earlier comment about standing still and letting Ji You hit?

That was just a fool’s talk.

In the arena, who talks about integrity? Isn’t it all about deceiving each other? Is that any healthier?

Ji You was almost skimming the ground, moving at a sprinting speed, and when a high-speed particle cannon shot directly at her, she calmly dodged, and just in time, activated her only layer of protective shield —

Boom —

A massive explosion, instantly shattered the protective shield...

The protective shield — completely destroyed, this also meant that Ji You no longer had any additional protection, and she was entirely vulnerable. If her opponent fired another particle cannon, her junk mech would definitely fall apart.

The opponent immediately increased the distance from Ji You, obviously also guarding against her self-destructing.

Ji You focused intently ahead, her sight clear on her opponent’s movement path, left-right-forward-back-east-west... his stride, the number of steps, and the frequency of his movements...

Actually, when Ji You drove the antique mech again, she suddenly found her agility had improved even more. If her last bout with Xianting Huailuo was barely manageable, after the daytime training with a Small Mecha, Ji You could now completely treat this mech as her own body.

Control her own body?

Is there any sense of stagnation?

Of course not.

She knew every single component of this antique mech like the back of her hand.

Opposite, the enemy didn’t seem to want to kill Ji You with one shot, but rather wanted to toy with Ji You for a bit longer. Laughter from the audience constantly echoed.

Ji You let her opponent mock her movements, each time, she made a forceful pursuit but always just fell short, which made the opponent more and more complacent, and increasingly disdainful toward Ji You—

Suddenly —

Ji You maxed out the thrusters, charged forward fiercely, just as the opponent thought she was posturing again, Ji You dove close to the ground, and violently collided with the opponent’s mech, crash—

The heavy impact sound, the unexpected collision clearly startled the opponent, who quickly retreated to avoid a self-destruct.

At that moment—

Boom—

A particle cannon shot straight at the man’s mech—

Clearly, the man felt another surprise, he quickly dodged, and the fiercely attacking particle cannon, only narrowly grazing the mech’s shell and whizzed past, apparently just for show.

He just breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he could no longer play around, if things went too far, wouldn’t it be a laughingstock?

It’s time to end this dumbass with one shot—

[1,

2,

3,

End it!]

Then—

Boom—