The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 549: Chapter 549: So Close!

Xiaoqing, before everyone’s eyes, revealed her mecha—

—an antique mech.

At that moment, the entire place fell silent.

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Quiet, an eerie silence...

You could hear a pin drop.

After a while, Xiaoqing’s opponent, the third-ranked ’Mu Sheng Tea’ from the South District, cleared her throat and said, ”Xiaoqing, are you sure? I don’t want people to say I won without honor.”

Cough...

Pilot a top-of-the-line mech against an opponent’s antique mech, even if you win, people might say it was just luck, facing a foolish opponent.

Mu Sheng Tea is a tall and beautiful girl with a lot of fans in the South District. People like her, not just for her strong abilities, but also for her good character.

Originally thinking that Xiaoqing made a misoperation and chose the wrong mech, Mu Sheng Tea kindly reminded her, offering the chance to switch mechs...

Who would have known—

Xiaoqing shook her head, looked at her opponent, and seriously said, ”No mistake. This is the mech I will use for this battle.”

Mu Sheng Tea: ”...”

Spectators: ”...”

Ji You, up to this point, no longer knew what to say, enduring the tingling in her scalp, she pressed her forehead and muttered, ”This is insane!”

Shen Changqing has been led astray! Initially, using an antique mech was a last resort...

Cough cough...

Of course, her own declaration back then about the doctrine that ’antique mechs’ can enhance one’s strength wasn’t a lie, cough cough... it was just—she had embellished it a little bit...

Shen Changqing, this child doesn’t look stupid, so how come she’s like she’s brainwashed, unable to break free?

Sigh!

Since Xiaoqing had openly admitted it, Mu Sheng Tea couldn’t say much more, and besides, a foolish opponent is practically handing over the advancement to her on a silver platter, and such kindness—of course, she should grant his wish—send him off!

Mu Sheng Tea’s expression turned serious; she immediately got into position for driving, prepared to fight a quick battle!

At this moment, Shen Changqing drove her mech to unmistakably retreat a few steps...

Is she fleeing?

Trying for a war of attrition?

Mu Sheng Tea gave it a little thought and immediately decided to boldly pursue and swiftly finish off the opponent—

In a flash, the audience watched as Mu Sheng Tea dived at the mech, gliding at high speeds, about to catch up with the antique mech in the blink of an eye.

Inside the mechanical cabin of the antique mech, Xiaoqing remained calm and composed, continuing to retreat steadily...

The distance between them widened again.

Mu Sheng Tea narrowed her eyes, quietly powered up her cannon, aiming at the antique mech that was about to move out of her firing range.

second.

A mere second was all she needed to land a shot, and an antique mech hit by a particle cannon had no chance of turning the tide...

But!!!

Xiaoqing actually drove the antique mech to heighten its speed once more, escaping the firing range.

Mu Sheng Tea’s look of certainty slightly stiffened, a noticeable surprise flickering in her eyes, thinking: [This Xiaoqing truly has some skills.]

To be able to pilot an antique mech at such speed indeed shows noteworthy ability.

However—

It’s over.

The energy reserve of the antique mech clearly couldn’t sustain such high-speed operation. Even if Mu Sheng Tea gave up the relentless chase, Xiaoqing’s own speed would slow down.

Sure enough—

The antique mech speeding ahead started to slow down discreetly, although very covertly, a master like Mu Sheng Tea, skilled in discerning detail, how could she fail to notice?

Mu Sheng Tea didn’t rush to attack but waited a few seconds instead, pretending not to notice the change, but in reality, she was covertly readying her most powerful attack!

Just waiting for the right moment...

Of course, as the opponent showed signs of weakening, she couldn’t just do nothing, so Mu Sheng Tea fired an ordinary particle cannon, a probing shot towards the antique mech...

Whoosh—

The particle cannon skimmed past the body of the antique mech, swiftly passing by.

Spectators: ”How did it miss again!”

Just as everyone was feeling regretful, although the Particle Cannon didn’t hit its target, it caused the antique mech to slightly waver, and within the Mechanical Cabin, Xiaoqing’s face turned momentarily pale with a flash...

Is the energy almost depleted?

Moreover, there was a slight chaos in the opponent’s Spiritual Silk; those somewhat disorderly threads scattered near the mech were now gradually becoming organized again in the Spiritual Net, indicating the opponent was clearly a bit nervous and trying to adjust.

Mu Sheng Tea’s eyes narrowed slightly; without a word, she steered her mech and charged forward fiercely.

It was also as Mu Sheng Tea was charging towards the antique mech that Xiaoqing clearly noticed it, and once again increased the thruster power, trying to widen the distance between them with speed...

But—

Too late.

The moment Mu Sheng Tea drew near, she unleashed the long-prepared Big Move!

Just hear—

Boom rumble rumble—

A massive explosion engulfed the fragile antique mech, then bursting sparks instantaneously lit up the entire arena...

Bang—

Bang—

Bang—

The bright glare made all the spectators instinctively close their eyes...

But in just a moment, when everyone reopened their eyes and gazed upon the arena, their expressions changed:

”Where is the person?”

”Where is the mech?”

”Who died?”

At that moment—

”Cough cough cough...”

A series of violent coughs spread, and the audience looked towards the source of the sound...

Only to see, from amidst the rubble, a severely damaged mech struggled out of the layers of dust—a sight that was—

Spectators gaped: ”It’s Mu Sheng Tea!”

”How did she become like this?”

”What happened?”

Mu Sheng Tea’s Mechanical Cabin was seriously damaged, with only a few basic functions still operable. Her expression tightened as she suddenly drew a sword and stabbed fiercely in a direction—

Xiaoqing’s voice, filled with lingering regrets, echoed: ”Cough cough... it was still not enough.”

Ka—

A sword stabbed through!

System: [The match is over, Mu Sheng Tea wins!]

After hearing the system’s notification, the audience finally came to a realization: ”No wonder it felt odd before, turns out Xiaoqing wasn’t dead yet!”

”That’s insane! Look at the damage rate of Mu Sheng Tea’s mech!”

”Holy shit!”

”90%!”

”A damage rate of 90%!!!”

”That shouldn’t be right! How could the damage rate be so high? She would definitely take defensive measures before launching her Big Move, right? Is she foolish enough to go and blow herself up in front of the enemy?”

”Cough... Did you forget the antique mech’s traditional skill—Self-Destruction?”

”Just now, did Xiaoqing drag Mu Sheng Tea into a mutual Self-Destruction? Mu Sheng Tea couldn’t escape?”

”This—”

”What’s even more extreme is, after the Self-Destruction, Xiaoqing didn’t die on the spot?”

”Terrifying...”

”Horrendous...”

”It’s so horrendous!”

”It was just a little bit short! Xiaoqing almost succeeded! No wonder! It’s all because Mu Sheng Tea’s mech had strong defenses, otherwise...”

”My god! If Xiaoqing wasn’t foolish, what if she switched to a different mech to find someone to Self-Destruct with, wouldn’t that mean victory?”

But!!!

There are no ifs.

Whether it’s on the arena or the real battlefield, there are no ifs! No such thing as hypotheses—

Xiaoqing, eliminated from the competition.