The elimination round was all about efficiency. With their mechs already out, Zhou Yi and Waters wasted no more time. They climbed straight into their Mech Cockpits and began the match.
As for face-to-face mech combat, Zhou Yi had only practiced with the principal before.
Besides, Yi Mingde's mech was not a Heavy Mech, and there was quite a gap between its grade and Xiao Bao's. So Zhou Yi had not thought much of it at the time.
But now, sitting in the Mech Cockpit and watching that enormous thing charge at him with murderous intent, the difference in size was genuinely intimidating.
Waters practically charged headlong, intending to use brute force and his size advantage to ram Zhou Yi straight out of the arena and end the match as quickly as possible.
The arena was large, but the distance between two mechs was still nothing worth mentioning.
However, Zhou Yi reacted quickly and immediately dodged several steps to the side.
Naturally, Waters had already prepared for Zhou Yi to evade. He slowed down while extending one arm, ready to grab Zhou Yi.
His mech had undergone several modifications, and much of its material had been replaced. With the strength of his mech, shaking off a basic Light Mech would not be difficult.
As long as he steadied himself at the edge of the arena and grabbed the other mech by the arm, he could use inertia to swing Zhou Yi right out.
They were too close. Zhou Yi had already dodged several steps to the side, so there was absolutely no way he could avoid Waters's arm again.
Waters had calculated it all long ago.
And that was indeed what happened. Zhou Yi's arm was caught by Waters, who had stopped at the edge of the arena.
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