Quick Slash

Following Pluto Mech's string of dazzling combos.

The audience's cheers grew louder and louder.

Besides evenly matched duels, dense combo attacks were also highly entertaining in mech close combat.

Soon, after a string of movements, Magma Mech was thrown sideways into the ground with a tremendous crash.

Pff!!!

The Insertion Pod blasted out from the back of Magma Mech's head, bouncing across the ground and spraying sparks.

It seemed that under Li Yi's relentless assault, Lin Hua had been pushed beyond her limits in the cockpit. Divine Mech had judged her unable to continue piloting and ejected her.

Thunderous cheers erupted from the stands once more.

Evergreen Fairy AI could barely conceal her exaggerated expression as she floated around Magma Mech and loudly commentated:

"What an incredible combo! Pluto Mech's attribute advantage, combined with Li Yi's fighting prowess, has finally been perfectly displayed at this moment."

"It seems Li Yi went all out at high power this time in order to end the battle quickly and save time for the final match."

"Even more astonishingly, Pluto Mech has truly never shut down for rest since it activated at the start of the competition."

"In other words, Li Yi has now been active for one hour and nine minutes!"

"Dear audience, do you understand the weight of that? This is the active duration of a D-rank Divine Mech—a level that even some mech pilots who have trained for two years cannot achieve!"

"However, Li Yi will next have to wait through an intermission, as well as the conclusion of Lin Hua and Liang Shaocong's match, before he can participate in the final battle."

"During that time, Li Yi will have no choice but to remain on standby for another ten minutes at minimum, perhaps even fifteen!"

"At this final moment, can Li Yi hold on?"

"Now, let us take a five-minute intermission! The next match will begin shortly!"

Yet Pluto Mech did not leave the arena. After Evergreen Fairy AI's announcement, it remained quietly waiting there.

"Li Yi, you may leave the arena now. Or is there something wrong with your current condition?"

Evergreen Fairy AI circled to the side of Pluto Mech's head and spoke quietly.

Inside the cockpit, Li Yi smiled faintly and spoke through Pluto Mech.

"You can check on Lin Hua's condition. She might not wake up even after ten minutes."

"Lin Hua has not even exited her pod. How can you be sure she cannot wake up within ten minutes? Are you saying you can precisely control the extent of her unconsciousness even through a Divine Mech?"

Evergreen Fairy AI was startled for once, her eyes widening.

Unlike her competition-commentary mode, she was currently in lady mode and rarely showed such a loss of composure.

Li Yi said calmly, "Go confirm it."

Evergreen Fairy AI stared at Pluto Mech for a while before turning around and using her computational power to connect to the Insertion Pod's data interface, checking Lin Hua's condition within.

After a moment, Evergreen Fairy AI said helplessly:

"It seems you were right. Lin Hua is deeply unconscious. Theoretically, she could be forcibly awakened, but considering that doing so would violate the principle of fairness and could also leave aftereffects, we will wait five minutes. If Lin Hua has not awakened by the start of the next match, she can only be declared defeated."

The spectators in the stands also gradually noticed the conversation between Li Yi and Evergreen Fairy AI, and they grew excited.

"Could this be Li Yi's way of breaking the deadlock?"

"He can make the pilot inside fall unconscious even through a Divine Mech, and even control how long she remains unconscious. That must require an extremely deep familiarity with mech characteristics, as well as extraordinary control."

"This is one of the advanced techniques of mech pilots. Quite a few Power Clans have similar methods."

"But isn't Li Yi from an ordinary Humble Clan?"

"The value of being first in the history of the points competition is right there. He could have comprehended it himself."

"That's right. Geniuses cannot be judged by common sense."

"Anyway, he's just fucking amazing."

Five minutes later.

Evergreen Fairy AI announced loudly:

"Lin Hua, the participant in the next match, fainted during her duel with Li Yi and has yet to regain consciousness. In accordance with the finals rules, Lin Hua's match against Liang Shaocong is now postponed."

"If Lin Hua has still not awakened within three minutes of this match beginning, Lin Hua will be declared defeated in her match against Liang Shaocong."

"Now, please welcome Ciyuan Mech to the arena!"

"He actually forced his opponent into prolonged unconsciousness through a Divine Mech. Isn't that a technique only veteran mech pilots know? Did he really figure it out himself?"

Liang Shaocong let out a long breath.

At this rate, this round was going to be screwed.

All those maneuvers, deliberately dragging out the duration of every match—wasn't it all just so Li Yi could win the final match without fighting?

He knew that if he truly faced Li Yi, he might perform slightly better than Lin Hua, but there would be no fundamental difference.

He did not care about the title of champion.

But the Level 2 authority and the A-rank Assist Module were what he valued most.

He refused to accept this!

"Maybe Li Yi is already nearing his limit, which is why he has no choice but to resort to this."

"I can still try to drag out the time."

"Yes, this is my final way to win! This is what I should do!"

Shaking his head, Liang Shaocong piloted the newly activated Ciyuan Mech and slowly entered the arena.

Li Yi could actually hold on for a while longer.

But to avoid unforeseen complications, he decided to cut through the mess quickly and settle the battle with speed.

As for combat experience, he could train it later.

"The match... begins!"

Pluto Mech began sprinting.

Ciyuan Mech, meanwhile, began retreating. Following a zigzag trajectory, it shifted left and right to avoid direct contact with Pluto Mech.

Moreover, crackling electric sounds continuously rang out from the ground. Whenever Pluto Mech stepped down, an explosive burst and tremor would erupt, interfering with its movement speed.

Very quickly, Pluto Mech's speed slowed.

After several attempts to pursue Ciyuan Mech, it was effortlessly evaded each time.

"Wonderful, wonderful! This move is the Liang family's famous control technique, Geomagnetic Tremor!"

"Powerful electromagnetic energy flows through the ground. Once struck by tremendous force, it detonates the magnetoelectric energy and disrupts the opponent's movements in reverse!"

"This is also a mech technique that the Liang family can only master after reaching the formal mech pilot stage. Liang Shaocong truly is extraordinarily gifted—a rare genius!"

Evergreen Fairy AI exclaimed as she commentated.

Inside the cockpit, Li Yi frowned slightly.

He had seen similar methods within his abundant memory fragments.

But unfortunately, that particular memory fragment had not yet been fully absorbed, so he had no corresponding way to counter it.

"Hmm, there seems to be a similar solution in the combat memories."

Pluto Mech stopped in a corner. After a slight pause, it charged forward once more.

This movement was even fiercer than before.

As it stepped onto the electromagnetically covered ground, its thigh bent. When the electromagnetic energy exploded, it borrowed that force to burst forward, and its speed abruptly increased by a huge margin.

Liang Shaocong's pupils suddenly contracted.

"He precisely grasped the direction of the electromagnetic rebound!"

In the blink of an eye, Pluto Mech had closed in beside Ciyuan Mech. A massive backhand swing, like a giant cannonball, slammed into Ciyuan Mech's barely raised arms.

Bang!!!

A violent shockwave swept outward.

The audience members in the first three rows were directly blown seven or eight meters backward.

Ciyuan Mech's incomparably hard arms, covered in thick armor plating, actually developed slight cracks.

The tiny yet distinct sound of cracking rang out.

On the other side of the stands, Lin Guotao abruptly rose to his feet.

"How is that possible!"