CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 292: THE RUTHLESS XIAOQING

Seeing "Xianting Huailuo" pop up, Ji You had a feeling that he was already in the bag.

No way around it, when it came to her former underlings, she was just that confident.

So—

Without any hesitation, Ji You sent a challenge invitation to "Xianting Huailuo". After the invite was successfully sent, she was pondering how to defeat the opponent this time when she suddenly received a system notification: [The other party has declined your invitation.]

Uh—

Ji You’s mouth twitched, and her ambitious zeal felt like it was suddenly doused with cold water.

She didn’t believe in curses, so she sent another challenge invitation, adding a message: [Bro, come fight me!]

Zhang Ye, online name ’Xianting Huailuo’, had been striving hard online ever since being defeated and stripped of the qualifications to join the special training team by Xuzhou in class. Fueled by a reckless spirit, he had finally qualified for the next round today, winning 80 out of 100 matches, just hitting an 80% win rate. To be safe, Zhang Ye decided not to play another match; a loss could cost him his qualifying spot.

Thus, Zhang Ye firmly declined again.

But, this person seems somewhat annoying, having declined once, he actually sent a second challenge. Was he specifically targeting him or what?

Zhang Ye frowningly, decisively declined.

Ji You: "..."

Declined for the second time.

Staring at the shiny head of ’Xianting Huailuo’, Ji You really didn’t want to give up and, thickening her face, sent a third challenge request. This time, Ji You even employed reverse psychology: [Are you scared after losing just one match to this queen? Dare to challenge me again?]

Just after sending the message, with a swoosh, Ji You felt a darkness before her eyes as she was instantly transported into the battlefield.

Huh?

Did he agree?

Ji You couldn’t help but smile slightly: As expected, reverse psychology never fails.

As for using the cringy term ’queen’ just for reverse psychology, Ji You didn’t care, as long as it worked.

Then, she braced herself, preparing for the match.

The match started quite suddenly, so there weren’t many spectators, just a few cats, which Ji You glanced at and felt a bit regretful, as fewer people meant fewer bets she could profit from.

Oh well.

You can’t have your cake and eat it too. What she wanted now was victory, not points.

Ji You’s thoughts raced in a moment. She narrowed her eyes and looked towards ’Xianting Huailuo’ across from her.

Suddenly—

Ji You jumped, nearly leaping up in shock.

What the hell!

What happened!

Why did the nameplate display ’Xiaoqing’ instead of ’Xianting Huailuo’?

What happened in between?

Who!

Who was it?

Who suddenly swapped her opponent?

Ji You felt it was almost surreal.

Due to the shock, when the countdown ended, she hadn’t even come to her senses—

From the spectator seats:

"Holy shit! Is this person an idiot? Why not reveal the mech? Waiting to get beaten up?"

"Community outreach? Handing out free kills?"

"Reveal your mech! Quick!"

"Are you going to fight or not? If not, just retreat. Stop wasting our time watching."

Ji You felt embarrassed and quickly snapped back to reality, shining her mech for everyone to see. Fortunately, her opponent ’Xiaoqing’ was quite gentlemanly and did not take advantage of her situation, directly blasting her off the stage with one shot.

Once Ji You highlighted her mech and entered the cockpit, connecting the Connection Device, a burst of laughter erupted from around her:

"Is this a joke? Or just plain silly? Or perhaps a clown?"

"Or maybe a combination of all three?"

"An antique mech?"

"These guys still haven’t given up?"

"After so many painful examples, someone still dares to use an antique mech? Trying to play clever tactics when they should be acting like they’re self-destructing silly boss? Or maybe pretending to be the Rag Queen?"

Ji You: "..."

Did the person who just spoke not see the names of the competitors? ’Rag Queen’ in big letters right in front of him, is he blinded by cataract and didn’t see it?

And—

What exactly happened?

Why did the antique mech go from being universally despised to suddenly being chased after, and now it’s back to being universally despised again? It’s only been a few days, why such dramatic changes that caught everyone off guard?

At that moment, ’Xiaoqing’ suddenly said, "A defeated subordinate? If I’m not mistaken, you are my defeated subordinate, right?"

Ji You: "..."

Thinking of a certain scene, Ji You’s mood soured instantly. Her mouth twitched as she asked, "Xiaoqing, how did you suddenly become my opponent?"

Xiaoqing replied, "Didn’t you invite me?" His voice was very clear and melodious, oddly familiar to listen to.

Ji You: "???"

She quickly turned to check her challenge request, and indeed, it was Xiaoqing! Above Xiaoqing’s name shined brightly ’Xianting Huailuo’. So, this whole situation was caused by her being continuously rejected and then accidentally choosing the wrong person?

Ji You felt depressed.

But—

Ji You would never admit defeat easily. She quickly adjusted her mindset, focusing fully on the imminent challenge.

Across from her, Xiaoqing asked earnestly, "Are you ready?"

Ji You nodded, about to declare she was ready to smash his head in! Last time, she was caught off guard and was sent packing with one shot. This time? No way!

Upon seeing Ji You nod, Xiaoqing softly said, "Then—goodbye."

A High Energy Particle Cannon locked onto Ji You’s antique mech, with a whoosh.

As soon as it locked on, Ji You’s sense of danger surged, and when the faint sound of air breaking sounded, Ji You instantly leaped up, rolling in a twisted posture, and then bouncing up in the blink of an eye, frantically running away...

But, after the particle cannon was fired, missing its initial shot, it didn’t explode immediately but instead suddenly changed direction, re-locking onto the target, chasing after the antique mech Ji You was piloting.

Ji You: "Holy shit!!!"

What’s happening?

This particle cannon isn’t a one-time use? It also has tracking capabilities?

Ji You turned and ran frantically!!

However, the locked projectile was incredibly fast and reached her in an instant.

Boom—

A blinding bright light exploded on Ji You’s mech...

Ji You felt dried out, dizzy, and furious...

Then, the system displayed two big characters: [Defeat!]

Ji You: "..."

It all happened in just 5 seconds, Ji You didn’t even fully understand what had just happened before being blown up by the particle cannon!