CHAPTER 320: CHAPTER 320: HUNT

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The countdown is about to end, and the match is about to start. In the stands, Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan sit in an inconspicuous corner, their eyes unwaveringly fixed on the battlefield.

Suddenly——

Shen Changqing, who rarely speaks up, says, "Ayuan, who do you think will win this one?"

Yue Qiyuan looks at the two on the field, his expression very serious, and says, "I guess this round, both sides are planning a quick attack. Hero King won’t give Rag Queen the time to gather energy again, and Rag Queen isn’t stupid. She must have estimated this early on, so this round will end quickly. As for who will win or lose, it’s not yet clear."

Hearing this, Shen Changqing shakes his head, his tone suddenly becoming quite certain, "It must be Rag Queen who wins."

Yue Qiyuan: "..."

With slightly stiff corners of his mouth, Yue Qiyuan turns his head to look at Shen Changqing and frowns, "Aqing, I think ever since you fought with this Rag Queen, something has been off about you."

"Off"—still a rather euphemistic term. According to what Yue Qiyuan really thinks, Aqing has been tricked lame.

This is fast developing in an abnormal direction.

Just now, Aqing kept using the antique mech to fight others in matches, continuously losing, but becoming more and more crazed, not knowing when to cut losses, and even wanting to continue fighting...

It’s simply——

Like being brainwashed.

If it weren’t for the news that Rag Queen’s third match was about to start, Shen Changqing might not have stopped such crazed behavior.

In the first two rounds, Yue Qiyuan and Shen Changqing didn’t manage to get into the arena, but they finally squeezed in for this third one. Yue Qiyuan actually hoped that Rag Queen would lose.

Because only with a loss could his brother wake up.

Shen Changqing has been staring at the center of the field, not catching the subtext in Yue Qiyuan’s words, and just as he is about to say something, he notices that the two in the field have moved, and quickly says, "It’s starting."

The whole venue goes silent.

Inside the arena.

As Yue Qiyuan predicted, both competitors, at the very moment the countdown ends, fire a shot at each other.

Swoosh——

Swoosh——

The two equally formidable particle cannons, slicing through air resistance, rapidly attack each other.

Boom——

In midair, they cancel each other out.

On this side, after a simple first round of probing, both sides know that their opponent won’t give them enough time to gather energy. Hero King suddenly pulls away, leaving his original spot, piloting his mecha to dart left and right with lightning speed, to avoid being locked onto by the opponent, and then, without stopping, prepares to launch a second brutal attack.

Then——

The people in the stands see Rag Queen unexpectedly not moving at all, showing no intention of changing position, to the shock of everyone: Could it be——doesn’t she fear being locked onto and unable to escape?

Only to see——

Not only does Rag Queen not move, but in full view of the crowd, she suddenly sets up a firing platform, followed by pulling out a cannon barrel...

Crowd: "???"

What is she trying to do?

Is she not afraid of dying?

The barrel of Hero King’s cannon has firmly locked onto her; just a few seconds more, and she’d certainly be annihilated by the cannon!

...

Yue Qiyuan’s gaze shifts slightly, suddenly saying, "Hero King’s second round of cannon fire is coming, this is his signature move—Nine Consecutive Shots! Don’t be fooled by the nine cannonballs firing simultaneously, but in the end, they will converge into one, with great power and destructive force. Rag Queen isn’t dodging or evading, is she planning to compete with the opponent in a direct firefight?"

Shen Changqing doesn’t reply; at this moment, all he wants to do is concentrate on the match.

Then——

The crowd sees nine consecutive particle cannon shots, whoosh whoosh whoosh, striking towards Rag Queen’s position, fast and fierce. Hero King’s fans are already clenching their fists in tension:

This is the moment.

As long as it hits—

The Rag Queen is in peril!

At this moment, the Rag Queen’s expression did not show panic. She gently fired a shot into the sky.

Boom—

Nine well-arranged Particle Cannons were suddenly thrown into disarray in an instant, their rhythm and speed disrupted, the momentum they had built up instantly dissipating.

Then, the Rag Queen moved.

She lightly flipped backward, instantly withdrawing from her original position, like a bolt of lightning, leaving everyone seeing only afterimages, with every Particle Cannon attack missing its mark.

Fast!

Too fast!

Everyone had to admit, even the Hero King couldn’t surpass her with that speed. But what good is speed? In the face of overwhelming strength and indestructible military power, all speed is but a paper tiger—

Fans were just about to give the Hero King a boost of morale, but before they could speak, they choked on their words.

Everyone: "!!!"

What’s happening?

They had only blinked, and the situation at the scene had completely turned around; it was no longer the Hero King dominating and bombarding the Rag Queen, with the Rag Queen desperately fleeing—

Now, it was the Rag Queen standing firm as a mountain, beginning to snipe the Hero King, who was being shot at and fleeing everywhere, utterly unable to return fire.

...

Ji You’s face remained composed, her eyes unwaveringly focused on a certain point in the arena, then, without hesitation, she fired another shot.

Boom—

The Hero King had just landed on his feet when he was hit.

Crack~

Crack~

Crack~

He heard the sound of his Mecha’s Mechanical Shell shattering, beads of sweat the size of beans breaking out on his forehead.

But there was no time to counterattack; another shell from the enemy had already precisely locked on him, and the Hero King suddenly felt imminent disaster—

He instantly increased the power of the thrusters—

Run!

Boom boom boom—

The Mechanical Shell shattered.

...

Ji You, with her cannon ready, did not move an inch, the Spiritual Network spreading out, feeling the fluctuations within the arena, then she aimed again.

Swoosh—

The fourth Mini Particle Cannon had already been fired.

She keenly felt the trajectory of the Particle Cannon’s movement, adjusting bit by bit according to the predetermined target...

This feeling was amazing, as if the Particle Cannon that had been fired had not completely escaped her control, but was connected to her by a hidden thread...

In previous competitions, Ji You always confronted her opponents directly, using speed to her advantage, approaching them with spiritual power, catching them off guard, and then choosing the right moment to detonate their mecha’s energy source... This was the first time she had used pure sniping like this.

Therefore, the audience was unaware that she had such an exquisite level of shooting; lying there motionless, she calmly and composedly fired one shot after another, seemingly unimpressive. Yet, she managed to force her opponent into a position where they could only flee and keep fleeing...

At this moment, this person was like a calm, cruel, emotionless wolf, once its prey is targeted, it never relents until the prey is violently taken down.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—

The sound of the Particle Cannons firing was almost inaudible, but the subtle resistance noise in the air still exerted a great pressure on the audience.

Let alone the Hero King facing off against the Rag Queen, even the audience members, who were only watching from the side, felt a bit suffocated.

Then—

Everyone suddenly saw a blur before their eyes, and a loud noise rang in their ears.

Boom—