Leopard Shadow Steps - Modified

Chapter 37: Leopard Shadow Steps · Modified

Battle space, ruined city.

"Gangzi?"

Seeing Meng Gang, who was directly headshotted in the distance, Wang Yi Dao of Blue Enchantress was stunned.

Although Meng Gang's strength among the seven main players wasn't top-tier, he was ranked fourth or fifth. Captain Chen Ya's comment about his evasion being poor was only from her perspective.

To the other team members, Meng Gang's evasion was flawless, with no room for improvement visible.

It was unbelievable that Meng Gang was headshotted by a player ranked in the top thirty-two nationally with just three shots.

Before Wang Yi Dao could recover from his shock, three more lights flashed a kilometer away.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After dealing with Meng Gang, Fang Zhen didn't hesitate and unleashed another Triple Micro-Control on Wang Yi Dao.

Three bullets shot directly towards Wang Yi Dao's mecha.

"You want to kill me? Not so easy!"

Wang Yi Dao instinctively raised his shield to block, then dodged to the side.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The distance of over a kilometer gave Wang Yi Dao more reaction time compared to Meng Gang. Two bullets were blocked by his shield, and one hit his shoulder, slightly affecting the arm holding his combat saber.

"Triple Micro-Control?"

"Li Ranxing?"

Wang Yi Dao took cover behind a building, glancing at his injured shoulder, his expression grave.

Li Ranxing, a rising star on Mecha Continent, was skilled in both swords and guns. He had reached sixth place in the individual competition of the last national tournament, a master capable of rivaling the captains of the top four national teams.

Wang Yi Dao had expected Li Ranxing to use a melee mecha to fight the captain, but he hadn't anticipated him using a long-range mecha to ambush him. This made the situation much trickier for him.

"Run!"

After 0.3 seconds of thought, Wang Yi Dao turned and headed towards the city center. While moving rapidly, he used the ruined buildings for cover. Combined with the agility and speed of his melee mecha, he quickly disappeared from Fang Zhen's sniper scope.

This scene stunned everyone in the club's first-floor lobby.

"What's going on?"

"Is that really Fang Zhen controlling that long-range mecha?"

Those familiar with Fang Zhen, the veteran player, watched with their mouths agape.

Fighting two opponents, one-on-one, at a distance of one kilometer, against two melee mechas, resulting in one death and one escape. Especially since the pilots of these two melee mechas were main players of Blue Enchantress.

Such an achievement was unprecedented, even for Fang Zhen at his peak.

The most crucial point was the Triple Micro-Control in shooting, a skill that no one in the entire team could execute except for Captain Li Ranxing.

Based on these two points, the members of Storm Shadow had to suspect that the person controlling the long-range mecha wasn't Fang Zhen at all.

Suddenly, the members of Storm Shadow looked towards the coaches.

The simulation matches were arranged by the coaching staff, so no one present knew the situation better than the coaches.

Even the coaches wore expressions of suspicion, their eyes wide open, clearly unaware of what was happening.

"Triple Micro-Control! It's actually Triple Micro-Control! Who is piloting that long-range mecha?"

"Does anyone know?"

"As far as I know, Li Ranxing is the only main player with this skill. It's too difficult for other main players to pull off."

"Could it be a reserve player that Ranxing found? After all, Fang Zhen hasn't been in good form lately, so Ranxing might have replaced him temporarily."

"A replacement rookie? It seems our club is going to achieve new glory this year."

The coaches exchanged glances, believing that Li Ranxing had likely replaced him with a rookie. This simulation match was incredibly important for Li Ranxing.

Unlike the coaches, Li Ranxing trained with the reserve rookies regularly and was familiar with their skill levels. To compete in the national tournament, the club had recruited many new players this year, many of whom even the coaches couldn't fully recognize.

Throughout the history of Mecha Continent's national tournaments, new talents emerged every year. It wasn't strange for them to appear at Storm Shadow now; otherwise, they wouldn't have finalized the national tournament roster again.

As the coaches chatted contentedly, Fang Zhen's long-range mecha on the big screen rapidly pursued Wang Yi Dao.

In less than twenty seconds, both mechas arrived at the streets near the city center.

"I'm being chased by Li Ranxing. Does anyone know where the captain is?" Wang Yi Dao shouted frantically in the team channel while dodging bullets.

Normally, during combat, players wouldn't use the team channel.

Firstly, it could distract others, causing them to miss crucial details and get eliminated.

Secondly, the team channel could be easily monitored and hacked. Therefore, after commencing combat, everyone opted for short-range radio communication, which made it easier to find teammates and harder to be intercepted.

However, being chased by Li Ranxing, Wang Yi Dao couldn't afford to worry about that anymore. After all, the captain had instructed them to notify him immediately upon finding Li Ranxing.

"Knife! What are you talking about? I saw you. There's just a long-range mech chasing you. How could it be Li Ranxing?" a female teammate from the Blue Enchantress suddenly shouted over the short-range comms. "The captain is fighting Li Ranxing right now. Don't cause trouble, or the captain might use you for practice when we get back."

"It's not Li Ranxing?" Wang Yi Dao was stunned. He shouted back over the short-range comms, "That's impossible! That guy used Triple Micro-Control. If it's not Li Ranxing, then who is it?"

"Don't believe me? Just look northwest!" The female teammate didn't bother explaining and simply gave Wang Yi Dao a direction.

Without hesitation, Wang Yi Dao found an opportunity. As he passed through an opening in a building, he looked towards the northwest.

On a plaza five kilometers to the northwest, two close-combat mechs, one red and one blue, were furiously clashing. Sparks flew everywhere. The speed of their control reactions was so astonishing that even a seasoned pilot like Wang Yi Dao was left speechless.

"Damn it! It really is him." Wang Yi Dao was completely convinced as he watched the scene.

Within the entire Storm Shadow team, only Li Ranxing could match the speed of Captain Chen Ya. No one else could possibly do it.

Especially since Captain Chen Ya was using Eight Leaves One Sword Slash, a divine-level control technique. Only Li Ranxing could possibly block it; everyone else would be dead.

"Holy crap! That kid is impersonating Li Ranxing!"

"Zilan, cooperate with me and take that kid down!"

Wang Yi Dao saw the real Li Ranxing and felt completely tricked. He looked at the red long-range mech that was still chasing him, finding it more and more displeasing.

"He's just a member of Storm Shadow, and you need my cooperation?" the female teammate named Zilan said disdainfully. "Knife, have you been going to too many nightclubs lately? Is your mental state acting up?"

"Get lost! When have I ever been to a nightclub? My mental state is perfectly fine," Wang Yi Dao retorted angrily. "That kid can use Triple Micro-Control. I won't have an advantage fighting him head-on. I need your long-range support!"

"Triple Micro-Control?" Zilan's expression turned serious upon hearing this. "Alright, I'll snipe him, and you can close in."

"Don't worry, with your cooperation, that kid is dead for sure!" Wang Yi Dao immediately controlled his mech to turn, hiding behind the building to prepare for a charge.

With a long-range sniping expert like Zilan covering him, whether he faced the opponent directly or was distracted by Zilan, there would be a significant opening for them. Even Triple Micro-Control wouldn't help.

At worst, it would be an extreme trade.

"Do you have a teammate?"

Fang Zhen noticed Wang Yi Dao suddenly hiding behind the building and sensed something was wrong.

Soon, Fang Zhen saw a flash of light in the distance. Almost instinctively, Fang Zhen dodged backward, narrowly avoiding the incoming bullet at the last second.

"Long-range support!"

As Fang Zhen dodged, he also saw Wang Yi Dao charging out from behind the building, heading straight for him. The speed was so fast that it was not much slower than Meng Gang had been earlier.

"I'll show you for impersonating Li Ranxing! You're dead this time!"

Wang Yi Dao charged forward with his shield raised, completely ignoring what Fang Zhen intended to do. He knew that no matter whether Fang Zhen focused on him or Zilan, one of them would succeed.

Suddenly, Fang Zhen appeared and, without hesitation, fired three shots at Zilan in the distance, engaging in a direct firefight.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zilan in the distance was equally fierce, firing two shots simultaneously.

Bang! Bang!

Two bullets hit the two bullets shot by Fang Zhen, but they couldn't block the third bullet Fang Zhen fired.

Boom!

Zilan, unable to dodge in time, was directly headshotted.

"You chose Zilan?"

"Then die!"

Wang Yi Dao was not surprised by this. A close-combat mech with a shield wasn't that easy to snipe. He then raised his battle saber and swung it at Fang Zhen, who was now less than a hundred meters away.

In less than a second, Wang Yi Dao would reach Fang Zhen. However, Fang Zhen's bulky mech seemed to have wind beneath its feet. It quickly turned and retreated like a leopard, its movements fluid and natural, like a true leopard. Its speed was actually no less than Wang Yi Dao's close-combat mech.

"How is this possible!"

Wang Yi Dao watched as the distance between them not only failed to shrink but was actually increasing. He was completely bewildered.

Between the two of them, who was the close-combat mech?

Even with his heavy shield, he shouldn't be slower than a long-range mech, right?

"I succeeded!"

Fang Zhen looked at his speeding mech, his face filled with excitement. He hadn't expected the footwork from Leopard Shadow Steps, learned from High Martial Descent, to actually work.

Although he had only tried it with a glimmer of hope, he was surprised it actually worked.

Fortunately, his constant practice of Leopard Shadow Steps had made it an instinct. Now, with a proficiency of 53%, every step he needed to take was deeply ingrained in his mind.

Even if he couldn't exert force like a leopard, causing significant recoil, the powerful mech didn't need to worry about that.

With the enhancement of Leopard Shadow Steps' footwork, the mech's movement speed had increased by about ten percent. However, compared to the close-combat mech with its heavy shield, it was still slightly faster.

"Damn it!"

Wang Yi Dao, seeing Fang Zhen getting further away, became enraged. With only a slight distance difference, he immediately threw away his heavy shield. His movement speed instantly surged, not only closing the gap but also bringing the distance between them to fifty meters.

For mechs over ten meters tall, this distance was practically face-to-face.

"Hit me!"

Seeing Wang Yi Dao throw away his shield, Fang Zhen suddenly performed an aerial spin and jump, firing three shots at Wang Yi Dao.

Wang Yi Dao also reacted incredibly quickly, his battle saber suddenly swinging.

Clang!

One strike deflected the bullet, but the bullet was too fast. At such close range, he didn't have time to block the remaining two.

Boom!

One shot to the head, one to the chest. Wang Yi Dao couldn't have been more dead.

"Finally took care of him." Fang Zhen looked at the fallen Wang Yi Dao and breathed a deep sigh of relief. If he hadn't luckily used Leopard Shadow Steps: Modified, he would have been killed by Wang Yi Dao by now.

After eliminating Wang Yi Dao, Fang Zhen turned his gaze to the blue close-combat mecha fighting five kilometers away.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three shots were fired in quick succession. The bullets were so fast that in less than two seconds, they reached the side of the blue close-combat mecha, all three arriving almost simultaneously. This left Chen Ya, who was in the midst of fierce combat, with no way to evade.

"Get lost!"

Chen Ya was furious.

Divine Skill: Eight Leaves One Sword Slash!

In an instant, six of the eight slashes repelled Li Ranxing, and two blocked two bullets. The final bullet struck her neck directly, causing her mecha to disintegrate. She was dead.

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