"Cough, cough."
Inside the cockpit, Mu Fan coughed twice more. With internal injuries already weighing on him, his body was continuously battered by the impacts transmitted through the mech. The condition that had begun to improve after brief treatment worsened once again.
The Extreme Soldier stepped onto the transport platform, and the broad lift instantly shot straight into the sky.
Within a faint pillar of light, the black Extreme Soldier appeared in the Floating Island above in the blink of an eye.
White clouds drifted past. Sounds of singing birds and the fragrance of flowers filled the air. Across the emerald grass stood a slender, entirely green mech with twin blades sheathed at its waist.
The horn on its forehead curved backward like a scimitar with a blood groove.
It stood nearly a meter shorter than the Extreme Soldier, radiating both nimbleness and killing intent.
The moment the Extreme Soldier appeared on the island, the opposing mech's eyes abruptly lit up.
A ghostly green gleam flickered as it raised its head toward the Extreme Soldier. Both arms bent toward its waist, hands tightening around the hilts.
As pale green light lit up around its wrists, the mech slowly drew its two jade-like curved blades.
"Bonar Academy... Zong Jinrui. Please enlighten me."
Inside the cockpit, a young man with black, center-parted, layered hair spoke coldly. His eyes seemed different from those of ordinary people; the whites showed slightly more, making him appear even more detached.
"Second match of Death Race: Dingchuan Academy's Extreme Soldier versus Bonar Academy's Jade Mantis."
The referee's voice came from every direction. As it fell silent, a heavy energy shield enclosed the entire arena.
"Dingchuan Academy, Mu Fan... cough."
His throat felt itchy again, so Zong Jinrui clearly heard that cough.
But compared with Lei Zhe and