In several preliminary elimination matches a few days later, both Thor and Li Xiaotao advanced into the top thirty-two of the regional qualifiers with undefeated records in their respective groups.
At the same time, the battles changed from the original eight-player free-for-all into one-on-one duels.
Thor's Dawn Abnormal also underwent several modifications. Its head was replaced with that of the Gundam Astray Red Dragon—the special "Sacred Dragon Head" equipment with overclocked sensors—enhancing its reaction speed in close combat.
A golden Tactical Composite Armament IIL was added to each shoulder, while a Kikubun Ichimonji hung from each side of its waist.
The Dragon Rider Funnels originally mounted on its back were also improved, with three physical blade funnels added that could penetrate Beam Defense Fields.
Moreover, to ensure their piercing power, both sides of these two funnels had Beam Blade launch ports. Their components were all made by Nami from titanium alloy, making them N times tougher than the machine itself.
If he had had enough GP points for the modifications, Thor would have wanted to replace the entire model with titanium alloy.
At the top-thirty-two venue for the regional qualifiers, Thor stepped onto the Battle System and saw that his opponent had brought out a roughly thirty-eight-centimeter MA-form Destroy Gundam model.
Thor's eyes immediately twitched, and he could not help complaining, "Hey, isn't that a bit too much? Fine, everyone else is using ordinary 1:100 Gundams, but you actually brought a 1:100 Destroy Gundam."
"Hmph, what I use is my freedom. What business is it of yours? Besides, who told you to use a tiny 1:144 model just to save a few GP points? If you're not happy about it, use one even bigger than mine."
"Heh, bigger doesn't necessarily mean stronger. The larger your Destroy Gundam is, the