CHAPTER 411: CHAPTER 411: SHOW OFF, KEEP SHOWING OFF

As Blade made its entrance, not only was the audience awestruck, but even Shen Changqing’s pupils shrank slightly—

Then, at this moment, the audience, finally catching on with gaping mouths, erupted in excitement.

Audience A: "Queen! Why did you switch mechas?"

Audience B: "A crushed Xiaoqing: We agreed to grow old together, yet you secretly dyed your hair!"

Audience C: "A despairing Xiaoqing: We agreed to always be together, yet you ran off on the sly!"

Audience D: "A dumbfounded Xiaoqing: We agreed never to part ways, yet you sneaked off to leave!"

Audience ABCD speak in unison: "Comrades, let’s light a candle for Xiaoqing..."

Xiaoqing: "..."

Shen Changqing, who had maintained a calm and low-profile demeanor, suddenly blushed. He didn’t want to say anything, but it was hard to ignore the audience’s overwhelming enthusiasm.

Then, Shen Changqing mustered up the courage, turned to the audience, and said: "Thank you. Although I was truly surprised to see Blade, I don’t think I’m at the point where I need you to light candles for me."

Audience: "..."

Audience A: "Hahaha..."

Audience B: "Hahaha... Xiaoqing is unexpectedly cute."

Audience C: "Hahaha... Not only cute but also too honest."

Audience D: "Hahaha... I just want to see how the Queen bullies the honest guy—what’s the solution?"

Shen Changqing: "..."

Shen Changqing raised his hand to his forehead.

Me—

I’m not at a point where I’m certainly going to lose, right? These audience members really love to stir things up for no reason, don’t they?

Just as Shen Changqing was at a loss for how to respond to the audience, he suddenly saw the Rag Queen across from him curve her lips into a smile and say, "Xiaoqing, next time I dye my hair, I’ll take you with me."

Shen Changqing: "..."

Ji You grinned and snickered, saying: "Is the antique mech working out f or you?"

Shen Changqing: "..."

After the teasing, Ji You’s tone suddenly turned serious, saying: "I’m really happy that you have been challenging and breaking through your limits with the antique mech... So, don’t you want to ask why I suddenly switched mechas?"

Shen Changqing: "..."

Shen Changqing took a deep breath: "I didn’t think about asking why you switched."

Hearing this, Ji You choked and defensively said: "Ah? You don’t want to know? Well, forget it, it’s not a big deal."

Shen Changqing: "..."

Just as the conversation between the two seemed to be coming to an end, the audience who couldn’t contain their curiosity began to raise their hands and loudly ask, "He may not ask, but we want to know! Didn’t you say your love for the antique mech was profound? Is this your so-called deep love? Is this your profound love?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You didn’t seem to care and waved it off: "None of your business."

Audience: "Thumbs down! Thumbs down! Thumbs down! We have reason and evidence to suspect you’re discriminating against the audience."

Ji You: "..."

Why is this batch of audience so difficult to handle?

The audience didn’t care and continued to jeer, asking: "Why did you switch mechas? Where is your deep love? What about your undying loyalty?"

Ji You: "..."

"Why?" Ji You slowly curved their lips, putting on a serious face: "Fell out of love."

Audience: "!!!"

Audience A: "Scumbag!"

Audience B: "Harlot!"

Audience C: "Scumbag!"

Audience D: "Bad egg!"

Ji You: "..."

I can understand everything up front, but what in the world is a "bad egg"?

Ji You had no choice but to turn to the audience, the light in her eyes unusually stern, her tone of voice surprisingly sharp, but in her heart she was merely bluffing, breezily saying, "Alright, alright, let’s not make a fuss. My love for the antique mech still runs deep, but love isn’t just about talking or shouting slogans, nor is it about how many formalities or extravagant gestures one makes, true love is always cherished in the heart. Although I now have the new Mech Blade, the antique mech still holds the number one place in my heart."

Audience: "Ahhh!!! Listen to this, listen to the shamelessness in her voice, confirmed playboy!"

Ji You: "..."

Then, Shen Changqing suddenly reached out his hand, interrupting the surrounding noise somewhat abruptly, saying, "Well, you discuss yours, can the duel between me and Rag Queen start now?"

Audience: "..."

Ji You: "..."

Following that—

Shen Changqing suddenly fired a cannon shot directly at Ji You’s Blade, which swayed slightly but quickly regained stability. Seizing the opportunity, Shen Changqing leapt out, aiming straight at the cockpit of the Blade—

His speed was very fast, leaving almost no time for the audience and Ji You to catch their breath, and in the blink of an eye, he sprang above the Mech Blade without any pause, Shen Changqing fired another shot.

Boom!

Too close to dodge.

But Ji You did not panic at all, just as everyone thought she would immediately retreat, she instead moved forward, heading straight into it—

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One could only hear a series of clashing sounds, sparks flying, scattering in all directions...

The audience clicked their tongues in disapproval: "Beast! To actually use a mech to ram the opponent’s mech! Is this taking advantage of one’s own thicker skin, bullying the antique mech’s fragile armor?"

Then—

The audience suddenly widened their eyes as they saw a cold and chilling Big Saber emerge out of thin air.

Clang!

The Big Saber slashed horizontally, and incredibly split the antique mech into two halves.

Audience: "..."

It was Ji You’s first time piloting the Blade, and she wasn’t actually familiar with its control system, but she knew that the Blade’s defensive power was extremely strong and could completely withstand the antique mech’s full-force blow. Therefore, she didn’t hurry to evade and directly confronted it. When the two mechs collided, this created a brief time gap for Ji You...

In this time gap, Ji You did not use the time to get familiar with the Blade’s operations, but rather clenched her teeth and focused on seizing the opportunity to strike down her opponent.

This slash—

Fast!

Accurate!

Fierce!

A one-hit kill!

Rumble...

The antique mech, split into two halves, thunderously collapsed and fell apart.

It was only then that the audience truly realized how terrifying the slash of Rag Queen was, and the immense strength it contained.

One strike!

Not only did it break open the antique mech’s cockpit, it also devastated the energy system, shattered the power system, and destroyed the weapon system...

The might of this slash, its majestic presence, and the speed of execution were in no way inferior to Little Shengsheng!

Silence...

The entire audience gaped, no one uttered a word.

As for Xiaoqing?

He had already turned into a trail of green smoke along with the aftermath of the exploding armory, disappearing into the depths of space...

After a while, there were sounds of chairs shuffling in the spectator stands, Ji You looked at the audience members, dumbstruck, and slowly curled the corners of her lips, softly saying, "I apologize, this was my first time using such a high-level mech, I didn’t quite control the strength properly, I may have been a bit too forceful, scaring you all. Next time, I’ll definitely pay attention."

A bit?

Too forceful?

Audience: "..."