Apollo

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Wang Qianduo, who was slaughtering a sheep, was teleported to the competition venue by the system, where he saw his opponent, a Player named Apollo.

"Wow, that's impressive! Using the name of an ancient Greek god as his nickname, this guy's typing speed is amazing!" Old Wang thought after seeing the name.

Names like the Chinese Gods, the Ancient Greek Gods, and the Norse Gods are all nicknames that many people use.

To register a name like that, you must have registered it when there weren't many people during the initial public beta, and you must have been very fast.

However, Old Wang didn't care too much. A fancy name doesn't add to combat power. So what if he's called Zeus?

Then the match entered the preparation phase, and both sides summoned their Mecha. The opponent's Mecha surprised Old Wang.

Apollo's Mecha is a red Mecha with dark gold accents, Mecha quite imposing overall.

Its forearms, shoulders, and outer thighs are covered with heavy armor, making it look less like an Intelligence Mecha and more like a warrior.

At the same time, his chest had Energy Core like the sun, and his forehead had a red sun relief, giving Old Wang the feeling that he was a real sun god.

"That's impressive!" Old Wang murmured, looking at the other side's Mecha.

Old Wang didn't care that his nickname was Apollo, but the fact that his nickname included Apollo and his Mecha was so close to the image of the sun god was quite impressive.

This was a Rare Mecha that Old Wang had never seen before. He didn't know what its abilities were, so he became more alert and serious.

After the countdown ended, Old Wang took off first and threw Ice Spike at him from an extremely long distance. The attack range bonus brought by his exclusive weapon made Old Wang enjoy suppressing enemies from a distance.

But the opponent's response surprised him once again. The Apollo Mecha drew a crimson Pulse Energy Sword and shattered Old Wang's Ice Spike with a single strike. Old Wang had never seen such a technique before.

"Is this his skill or his operation? But then again, isn't he Intelligence- type Mecha?" Old Wang thought after seeing this scene.

If it's just skill, that's fine, but if it's about execution, then this person is really impressive.

Just as Old Wang was thinking, Apollo in front of him suddenly disappeared, and then a murderous aura came from his left. Old Wang immediately dodged and avoided the slash of the crimson sword in the other's hand.

This person's Space Leap skill is incredibly far; even his Dawn can't jump that far.

Although Old Wang dodged the first attack, Apollo's attack did not end just because Old Wang avoided it.

He seized the opportunity to stick close to Old Wang, continuously swinging his sword at Old Wang.

Old Wang dodged every attack; although it looked extremely dangerous, he was actually quite adept at handling the situation.

"No way! No way!"

"Is he going to crash?"

"What is he doing? Why hasn't the game ended yet?"

When Old Wang was suppressed, the world channel exploded. Old Wang's downfall and Wu Shenqi's downfall are not the same thing.

More than 70% of the players in the entire game bet their Star Diamond on him. That's an incredible number!

However, Old Wang was unaware of what was happening on the world channel. After dodging Apollo's attacks for a while, he activated Dawn's Aerial Combat Mode and used Space Leap to create distance between himself and Apollo.

Apollo immediately followed, but the cooldown speed of Dawn's Space Leap skill was something he couldn't match.

He was still managed to create some distance between himself and Old Wang, but he didn't give up attacking Old Wang. He continuously swung his Pulse Energy Sword, sending white slashes flying towards Old Wang.

"Is this really Intelligence- type Mecha?" Old Wang asked, looking at the Apollo Mecha, which exuded the aura of a warrior with every strike, after dodging the attack once again using Space Leap.

Meanwhile, Apollo, watching this person who only dodged his attacks but hardly retaliated, finally realized that the other party was toying with him.

Actually, Old Wang wasn't trying to trick him; he just wanted to learn more about this unfamiliar Mecha.

However, Apollo clearly didn't think so. He looked in the direction of Old Wang, his pulse sword radiating light, and a golden sun pattern larger than himself appeared out of thin air behind the Mecha.

"You are indeed very powerful, but you shouldn't have given me the chance to experience my strongest skill and die painfully under the sun!"

"The Sunfall!!!"

After Apollo finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Old Wang.

At that moment, Old Wang felt as if he were surrounded by countless enemies, relentlessly attacking him, again and again.

Apollo's attack only lasted for two seconds before suddenly stopping. Then, with his health at zero, he looked at Old Wang, who still had half health, and unwillingly vanished in front of Old Wang.

Old Wang advances!

Although countless onlookers didn't understand how Old Wang, who had been at a disadvantage the whole time, managed to win, it didn't stop their hearts from settling down again.

As for how Old Wang won, it's quite simple. Apollo's ultimate move was simply to put himself into a high-speed state and keep slashing at Old Wang.

Old Wang only activated the Lava Shield and the Black Shark Spike's damage reflection. In those two seconds, he didn't actually attack Old Wang much. If he had attacked more, Old Wang would have been dead long ago.

This battle was a result of overwhelming equipment, but it was also due to Old Wang deliberately holding back.

If he were serious, this person wouldn't have a chance to attack him at all.

However, his attack power is quite high; he was able to reduce Old Wang's health to 2/3 in just a few attacks, which is quite impressive.

"Hurry up and kill the sheep! I have a feeling a monster will appear in this competition!"

After advancing, Old Wang returned to the original map and said, "We're only a dozen or so short of ten thousand lamb chops. We'll definitely complete this task today."

While Old Wang was busy slaughtering the sheep, the group returned to their room, but this time they sat there in silence for a long time.

These people were too confident, and they ended up losing all their money after trying to profit from the Wu Shenqi. Some even lost their principal as well.

"Stop looking like that. If you want high returns, you have to take high risks. Apollo, tell me about your experience fighting that person?"

"Just in case someone behind us encounters this, or if we meet it in Team Competition, it'll be good to be prepared!" said the person in the center.

"I didn't feel anything. He killed me without even making a move, just by relying on his equipment. I couldn't even tell how strong he was!" Apollo said somewhat unwillingly.

"Actually, you can see some things. He dodged your first attack with the Space Leap, which shows that his perception and reaction are very fast."

The opponent is very interested in your attack methods; he clearly wants to learn about your Mecha, which is why he hasn't made a move yet.

Furthermore, judging from his initial subtle movements, he was very curious about your Intelligence- type Mecha, which used the attack methods of Agility-Type Mech. This indicates that he doesn't have a Mecha of your type around him!

"Besides, you couldn't even withstand his reflected damage. If he were to attack, your immunity to some magic damage might not be very useful," one person said.

"What's the use of all this?" Apollo asked.

"It's useless; it just makes you realize that you are no match for the other party at all."

"So I really don't know where your confidence comes from. Is it from your Legendary skill?" the man said.

"You..."

The man's words plunged Apollo into complete silence, and then everyone in the room fell silent once again.

"Alright, let's stop wasting time here and activate Plan B," the man in the middle said after a long silence.

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Old Wang finally killed the last Sand Sheep and raised 10,000 lamb chops.

He immediately returned to his Homeworld Base and vowed never to return there again.

But...

Ten minutes later, Old Wang returned to the same spot because General Zhang had given him Mission 2.

The Path to Transcendence 2: Please complete General Zhang's test and travel to Planet M-32 to collect 1000 grains of Sand Gold.

Task progress: Sand Gold (0/1000)

Task Reward: 50,000 Experience Points

Regarding this task, Old Wang wants to say is...

Depend on!

What's wrong with you, bro?

Why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, wouldn't you have picked this while you were getting the lamb chops?

What you're doing makes me lose face. I just swore an oath, okay?

Sigh~

Life is tough, Old Wang sighed!

But complaining aside, you still have to get the job done after you've finished complaining. That's just life!

Fortunately, for someone with his Fiery Golden Eyes, Sand Gold is easier to obtain than lamb chops, and this task can probably be completed in two days.