Counterfeit Hero

Chapter 568: Volume 6 Chapter 41 S-Class Showdown_2

The classic battle forged the iconic map ”Sky-Filling Fire.” Every trench, every armored position, defensive formation, and permanent fortification on this map, down to the terrain’s slope and soil hardness, was entirely replicated from real historical events.

For the players, the most special aspect of this map is its novel and complex design.

Both sides of the battle can truly traverse the intricate trench works, experience the explosive artillery fire and pervasive smoke on the battlefield, and feel the shock of mecha torrents clashing, all while being genuinely affected by the background artillery fire.

Although the system’s artillery fire isn’t deadly per se, in contests between masters, any slight damage can alter the final outcome. This setting undoubtedly makes the matches more unpredictable and exciting.

The omnipresent cameras started faithfully recording the moment Fatty and Tan Xiaojian entered the map. Every action of both mechas is captured clearly from multiple angles and presented to the audience.

The moment the battle began, the audience let out a collective gasp.

The instant the two mechas appeared on the map, they simultaneously made a move. That is, without any hesitation, they rushed towards the map’s center line.

Clearly, from the very beginning, both sides set the tone for this battle. It would be a straightforward, earth-shattering collision.

The crisscrossing energy cannon fire wove a dazzling light web in the air.

The deafening explosions caused dirt on the ground and the wreckage of hit mechas to scatter in all directions with the blast wave.

The whole battlefield was covered under a sky full of black clouds and pervasive smoke. The dim sky, the fiery red flames, and rolling black smoke made every white flash of the explosions appear heart-stoppingly fierce.

Amid the artillery fire, the two mechas had already crossed their respective front lines, rushing like shooting stars towards a large flat area in front of the lines, filled with trenches, mecha wreckage, and the corpses of fallen soldiers. That place would be the ultimate duel arena.

Tan Xiaojian displayed his top speed. Under his control, the ”Cold Radiance” mecha moved like a flowing light of Pentium. Though the dense artillery barrage was somewhat troubling, being hit by only three to five shells in such heavy fire coverage made Tan Xiaojian very satisfied!

Today’s condition could only be described as miraculous!

Hearing the uncontrollable exclamations of the players, the highly satisfied Tan Xiaojian sped up again. He didn’t want to see the broken mecha’s wreckage destroyed by system artillery fire when he reached the center of combat. Such a victory wouldn’t be impressive enough.

The self-satisfied Tan Xiaojian wouldn’t have thought that at this moment, in the spectator hall, no one was paying attention to his ”Cold Radiance” mecha, which many players dreamt of.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the wreck-like Skull Mecha.

The Skull Mecha was running shakily. Its tattered body, without any external armor covering, trembled with each step as if it might fall apart at any moment. Players could even see the moaning engine within, the clanking transmission gears, and the swaying drive rods.

Yet, this severely damaged mecha was perfectly demonstrating what change-of-line advancement means under the torrential artillery fire!

Bombs fell at speeds untraceable by the naked eye, densely packed and unavoidable. The ground, like a lake hit by a heavy rainstorm, rippled with layers of bomb impacts, impossible to discern their order!

Amid the successive intense explosions, the Skull Mecha’s sudden changes in direction, without any warning, were like a shuttle on a loom, fast and precise to the extreme, using the slightest difference in time to its full advantage.

Incredible!

The players were dumbfounded, watching the simple Skull Mecha moving through the endless bombardment with fluid grace, leaving everyone in a state of shock, confusion, and a slight sense of unease.

Some players who hadn’t participated in the million-man siege couldn’t understand why SM could repeatedly escape such encirclements. In the world of mechas, no matter how invincible a master is, if surrounded by layers, even against a thousand or two thousand people, the outcome would be a pulp!

Now, they finally knew the answer.

In the vast map of the simulated network, without unified command and collective action, if you can’t find a way to trap this person who moves through the rain-like artillery in a corner, then all efforts are futile!

A million people are just a number. No one can really trap him! Each time, he never faced more than a hundred opponents!

To control a simple mecha to such an extraordinary level, what could a person like that do when piloting more advanced mechas? How could mere dozens or hundreds of people possibly contain him?

Watching the two mechas’ different actions under the same artillery coverage, the players suddenly had an illusion. At this moment, the Skull Mecha looked so magnificent. And the streamlined, extremely luxurious ”Cold Radiance” mecha looked so simplistic.