Individual Competition

"Go and assemble an army of adventurers from another world. I'll give you the highest level of authority!"

After the Player's antics subsided, Xun Min spoke to his subordinates.

"They may be crazy, but they don't need to be taken this seriously, do they?" another person in the conference room said.

"Foolish! Have you even inquired about their strength?" Xun Min remained silent, but another of his men spoke up.

"Oh? Please enlighten me!"

"These adventurers from another world appeared a year ago. At that time, there were only a few million of them, and their strength was nothing."

However, since they were all born with Mana Mech, we still paid some attention to them, but not too much.

A year has passed, and their numbers have grown to an unknown number. Meanwhile, their strongest group has long since reached level 30.

What does this mean? Surely everyone here understands. They accomplished in less than a year what a normal soldier takes more than ten years to achieve.

If we hadn't restricted the assessment for Intermediate Mecha Pilot, they might already be aiming for level 40!

These people are growing too fast and they're fearless; they're practically Perfect warriors.

After this incident, they have come into the public eye, and we can no longer suppress them.

"If we don't seize this opportunity to win them over, the consequences would be unimaginable if our rivals managed to win them over!" the man explained.

"I'm sorry, I was stupid!"

"Alright, that's settled then. Let's move on to the next thing."

"Friends, if things continue like this, I'll be Daoren soon, but I'm not willing to accept it. Are you?" Xun Min said in a low voice.

"I'm not reconciled..." The people in the room weren't particularly enthusiastic.

"I'm not reconciled to your inaction. I'm not reconciled to you watching that man kill Jiang Ford is so important to us."

I know what you're thinking, and I know you've lost your fighting spirit!

But we're all in this together now. If I step down, those things won't be able to be covered up anymore. Do you want to be infamous for eternity?"

Xun Min roared at the people in the room, revealing that this was the real reason he had gathered them here.

The Player had indeed caught their attention, but Xun Min others didn't have time to worry about them right now.

Because he is nearing the end of his term, it would be too late to make any moves then.

Power is like an addictive wine, and Xun Min is the ultimate alcoholic, but they hadn't realized it before...

How can you expect him to quit drinking now?

Just thinking about it made him feel uneasy; he couldn't even imagine what it would feel like to hand over the wine glass.

"We understand!"

"Then go and do it!"

After Xun Min finished speaking, he left the meeting room, and then the others slowly left.

"Are you really going to do this?"

"Let's just put on an act. I don't want to be infamous for eternity. If those things are exposed, he'll be the one truly affected. At most, we'll just go to jail. But if we do that, we'll truly be infamous for eternity!"

"Too!"

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The next day

8 o'clock

Today is the day for the Individual Competition to determine the top ten from each department, and the third venue of the Center Star Arena is absolutely packed with people!

The cheapest tickets for this competition cost 100 Gold Crystal, but this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Player at all. Some people even tried to buy scalped tickets at 10 times the price but still couldn't get them.

The reason the tickets are so expensive is partly because they are essentially admission tickets to the Central Star, but more so because the system says there are rewards for watching the game live.

Many people think that if even random reward boxes can yield Legendary Equipment, wouldn't the spectator rewards be insane?

Besides the Legendary equipment from the first day, two more Legendary Equipment have dropped in the past few days.

One of them was won by a Lucky newbie who knew nothing, making him the envy of countless Player.

The other one is different. The person who got his car is very famous throughout the game. He is none other than the son of the down payment Young Boss Wang.

He spent a total of 700 million on gift boxes to acquire his legendary, upgradeable Legendary Equipment, [Mindscape Arrow]. He's a true tycoon and a whale (Player spends a lot of money on in-game purchases).

After him, the price of the gift box skyrocketed, and countless people made a fortune, but many others went bankrupt and even lost their lives because of it.

Whether this thing is good or bad, Old Wang doesn't want to comment, because he knows he's not qualified to comment on such things.

Everyone is a free individual, and they all have their own choices.

Since you've made the choice, you have to pay the price for it. Whether that price is good or bad is a result of your choice, and no one has the right to judge it.

The current competition is between the winner of the Earth-type Power Warrior Mecha and the winner of the Thunder-type Warrior Mecha. The two "big Mecha" are constantly clashing.

The battles of Strength-Type Mech may not be flashy, but the visceral, bone-crunching combat is absolutely exhilarating.

Accompanied by the official host's passionate commentary, the atmosphere at the scene was exceptionally enthusiastic, with countless people cheering and shouting, including Old Wang and others.

However, unlike most people at the scene who supported the earth attribute, Old Wang and his group supported the lightning attribute Mecha, even though he was already at a disadvantage and looked like he was about to lose.

Because this Mecha is Yu Xiaoyu's Warhammer General, yes, this girl really did win first place among strength-type warriors.

The earth-attribute Mecha on the field, wielding a battle axe, pressed forward relentlessly, forcing Yu Xiaoyu to retreat.

However, although both are heavy weapons, the axe is much more lethal than the hammer.

Yu Xiaoyu's equipment was actually slightly better than his opponent's, but he was not level 30 while his opponent was, and this advantage was made up by the opponent's level and equipment.

In terms of skill, Yu Xiaoyu is far inferior to her opponent. The opponent wielded a laser battle axe with impenetrable precision, displaying a masterful style.

Compared to her Yu Xiaoyu is much worse. Although she has been working hard to learn these days, she still finds it difficult to shake off her rigid gaming habits.

Given this disparity, her repeated defeats are understandable.

"You're very good, but I have to win, so I can't afford to pay!"

On the battlefield, the earth-attribute Mecha pilot spoke to Yu Xiaoyu, who had been cornered by him.

Next up is his trump card. Although it's a bit shameful to use this on a girl who hasn't received military training, he has to show up. This Legendary Equipment can't fall into the hands of other forces.

"Drink!"

But Yu Xiaoyu didn't answer. Instead, she shouted and raised her warhammer, making her stance clear.

The giant hammer glowed, and a phantom image of a general, his body crackling with Thunderbolt and wielding a giant hammer, appeared out of thin air.

Its movements were exactly the same as Yu Xiaoyu's. When it appeared, Yu Xiaoyu said:

"I don't want to lose either. This is my strongest skill. Let's settle this once and for all!"

After she finished speaking, she raised her warhammer high and smashed it down on the opponent, as did the phantom of the general behind her.

But the earth-attribute Mecha seemed completely fearless. It gripped its battle axe with both hands and swung it upwards towards Yu Xiaoyu and her general's phantom.

His swing landed perfectly, and the axe spun and split into three, flying straight towards Yu Xiaoyu.

At this moment, Yu Xiaoyu had concentrated all her strength and could no longer dodge.

Boom!

Yu Xiaoyu's warhammer collided with the arena, sending three spinning axes flying into the distance before being stopped by the arena barrier.

After the dust settled, Yu Xiaoyu gradually collapsed, and the earth-attribute Mecha won.

His attack was faster than Yu Xiaoyu's, and the earth element was somewhat effective against the lightning element, so this result was not unexpected.

"Well done!"

When Yu Xiaoyu returned to the audience seats, everyone immediately spoke to him.

"But we still lost!" Yu Xiaoyu said, somewhat unhappy.

"You've done very well," Lin Qimeng said.

"Yeah, I didn't even make it to the finals," said Old Ma, who was eliminated by Miracle Sword in the first ten stages.

"And they were eliminated by Miracle!"

"So embarrassing!"

"Get out!"

"Hahaha!"

"Huh? Where did the big shot go?" Yu Xiaoyu.

"His next game!"

"Dear viewers, let's give a warm round of applause to the players who brought us such a wonderful match in the last game."

Welcome to our next match! In this first match, the red team is Yang Wanli, the pilot of the Tidehunter Mech, and the blue team is Thousand King, the pilot of the Lord of the Elements Mecha!

Let's welcome them!

"Oh!!!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, the entire Arena erupted in cheers. The scene was incomparable to what had just happened, and there was no comparison whatsoever!