CH 30

TL: Hua

On the enemy coordinates map, a green dot with an asterisk is heading with great momentum in the direction of the meteorite pile with the starships behind it.

And under the map, it happens to be the place where the red dots are most sparsely distributed.

When he was about to enter the enemy’s attack range, Ji Mingjiang opened the starship’s protective cover and star cannon and then fired at the meteorite group behind the few red dots.

The shattered meteorite fragments and shock waves instantly blew several nearby starships to pieces, and a gap appeared in the original encirclement.

After checking the energy status of his own starship, Ji Mingjiang sent instructions to the other starships following him on the command platform, asking them to evacuate first.

As for himself…

This is a game, and of course he wants to have a good time!

When there was only one green dot left on the map, Ji Mingjiang moved his wrist and looked at the display screen in front of him with piercing eyes.

…

Twenty minutes later, under Ji Mingjiang’s tyrannical attack, he successfully accomplished the achievement of dying with the Federation’s last starship.

The harsh red light in the command cabin gradually changed to the original soft indoor light.

The “Game Over” notification sounded, and in a blink of an eye, the podium, which was full of buttons and levers just now, changed back to the appearance of an ordinary console.

After clicking a five-star praise on the floating screen that suddenly appeared in front of him, Ji Mingjiang walked out of the room refreshed, and the little robot waiting at the door led him away from the game hall.

But having said that, the Federation and the Empire are really arch-enemies, aren’t they?

“Even in the game text, they didn’t forget to curse at the Federation.” Ji Mingjiang couldn’t help but sigh.

The next item …… Ji Mingjiang’s eyes drifted to the game hall with a row of mechs at the entrance.

“It’s you!”

After entering, there are two types of mechas to choose from: one is a humanoid mecha, and the other is a mecha with only two mechanical arms.

“These are the two main types of mechas we are using on the battlefield. Among them, the humanoid mechas will be connected to your body parts. The operation’s strength and difficulty are greater than those of ordinary mechas, and it will test the user’s own physical fitness. The pain and mental trauma caused by damage to the mechanical parts will also be synchronized with your body. Which one do you want to choose?”

The screen on the face of the little robot that had led him here flashed a stream of data, and finally turned into two options.

Ji Mingjiang chose the humanoid mecha without a second thought. When it comes to testing his own physical fitness, he’s more than worthy.

He hasn’t forgotten that the system says his combat power is at the top level in this world.

The mechas in the holographic game are all B-type mechas, and the price of the same type is the same. Ji Mingjiang chose one that caught his eye after paying for it and went into the cockpit.

After following the instructions and attaching the nerve connectors in the mecha to his arms, thighs, and temples, Ji Mingjiang opened his eyes again and felt as if he had become one with the mecha.

The environment he was in also changed from the mecha selection room to the endless universe. A series of messy data streams suddenly appeared in front of him, and then it turned into a competitive leaderboard with the top 1,000.

In the electronic introductory sound that appeared out of thin air, this list is a comprehensive ranking based on the number of mecha the participant defeated, frequency, win rate, and time spent.

After introducing the leaderboard, another box for name entry appeared in front of him. After a moment of silence, Ji Mingjiang found that the box could even input emojis, so he directly entered a small fish emoji spitting bubbles.

After that, the game system seemed to be stuck, and only after a few seconds did it continue its newbie guidance.

[Player/eh564e, currently you are in the novice field and can only do random matching. After winning more than 50 games, you will enter the junior field. After you are promoted to the advanced field, you can choose players on the leaderboard to challenge. The specific promotion requirements will be informed when you advance next time.]

“Ah, can I only use the code to call my emoji nickname?” Ji Mingjiang said this with some disappointment on his face.

He thought his nickname would be fish bubble bubble bubble when the system pronounced it.

He tried to move in place, and after the nerves of his limbs were connected to the mech, he could obviously feel that his arms and legs suddenly felt a lot heavier when he moved.

It hasn’t been long since Ji Mingjiang got his legs back. He was walking at full speed before, and the sudden increase in weight made the mecha he was manipulating stagger.

“…”

After narrowly stabilizing himself in this void, Ji Mingjiang touched his nose and adapted in place for at least ten minutes while mapping out the functions in the cockpit before clicking on “Start Matching.”

Originally, he thought that there were not many people who could spare time to fish and play games in the holographic mode on weekday afternoons, but to his surprise, just two seconds after the countdown, the screen in front of him displayed the words’ successfully matched’.

In novice field mode, only 1v1 matches can be performed, both parties cannot see each other’s nicknames, and the battle map is also randomly assigned by the system.

Ji Mingjiang was assigned a desert map.

After entering the scene, the universe in front of him instantly turned into a desert full of yellow sand. When he opened his eyes, there happened to be a gust of wind. Even though he knew that the blown sand would not be blown into his eyes, Ji Mingjiang still reflexively squinted his eyes.

And within ten seconds after the game started, a mecha burst out of the obscuring dust with a piercing force.

It is also a humanoid type, and the opponent has obviously fully adapted to the mecha he is driving. The mecha quickly and lightly gallops across the sand; its arms instantly switch to the form of laser cannons, and it hits Ji Mingjiang as it approaches.

A dazzling white light appeared in this desert, accompanied by the sound of artillery fire going straight into the sky.

Amidst the yellow sand that once again filled the sky, Ji Mingjiang heard a frivolous and confident voice from the opposite mecha.

“Hey, the person on the other side, I suggest you give up quickly. I accidentally returned to the novice field. This young master usually plays in the advanced field. This is not my true level!”

“Oh, really?” Ji Mingjiang chuckled and then maneuvered his mecha to rush out from the side of the area filled with yellow sand.

As the opposite mech hurriedly set up its laser cannon, Ji Mingjiang closed in on him with a movement speed that far exceeded normal human levels!

The mecha moved so fast that even quicksand couldn’t stop him.

“Hey! You’re f*cking…” cheating!

He didn’t even have time to finish his scolding because Ji Mingjiang came too fast! He must concentrate on aiming at this weird mecha!

However, with such a high-speed movement, let alone attacking people, even grazing the side of the mecha seemed so difficult at this point.

However, the person opposite probably did not expect Ji Mingjiang to give up using weapons but chose to use the mecha as a means of attack.

Looking at the figure getting closer and closer, Ji Mingjiang heard the person in the opposite cockpit speak again.

“I’m laughing my ass off. Young man, looking at your fast speed, are you a kid who’s just been allowed to play this game for the first time? Or are you a country bumpkin who was admitted to the military academy from a remote galaxy and just came across this game? Don’t you know that at the same level, B-level mecha themselves cannot cause damage to each other? Hahahaha…uh!!”

The unfinished words disappeared with Ji Mingjiang’s shocking punch.

After Ji Mingjiang approached this surprisingly cheap mecha, he first bent his forearm and elbowed the cockpit. Then, with a loud “bang”, he straightened his arms and swung his fist directly at the center hub of the mecha!

He only had time to see the shell of the mecha in front of him crack into fragments, and the mecha itself seemed to have a tendency to disintegrate.

Immediately afterwards, a soft white light flashed, and the mech in front of him disappeared instantly. In the vast desert, only the mecha controlled by Ji Mingjiang and the fine sand blown by the wind were left on the ground.

With a soft “click”, Ji Mingjiang looked down suspiciously, and saw the arm he used just now, and the elbow and palm began to drop debris.

“…” After a moment of silence, Ji Mingjiang pondered, “Does science still apply in this game? The interaction of force is also applicable here.”

“But that little kid just now should be very distressed.”

The corner of Ji Mingjiang’s mouth raised into a smile; after all, what the other person said was correct.

Under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible to cause damage to mecha of the same level with only one’s own strength.

but……

“Who told you to apply a human’s experience to a mermaid?”

He is not a human, so he doesn’t care about humans’ unconventional behaviors.

After waiting on the spot for another four or five seconds, Ji Mingjiang returned to the previous universe from the desert map.

The system’s voice sounded.

[Player/eh564e, current win 1, win rate 100%, do you want to play the next match?]

Ji Mingjiang excitedly clicked on the confirmation, and the next second there was a shake in front of his eyes.

This time it was a cosmic scene, somewhat different in that both he and the opposite mecha were now in a meteorite pile.

…

[Player/eh564e, 2 wins, 100% win rate]

[Player/eh564e, 3 wins, 100% win rate]

…

During the two hours, the system’s broadcast almost never stopped.

Ji Mingjiang’s bug-like physical fitness can be said to be invincible in the novice field. Basically, the time of each game is controlled within one and a half minutes. Occasionally, when encountering complicated maps, he wastes some time searching for people.

Finally, he soon heard the system’s promotion prompt.

[Player/eh564e, 50 wins, 100% win rate, has been automatically promoted to junior field.]

[Now informing the requirements to advance from junior to intermediate level: the player must win more than 300 games, and the winning rate must be greater than 50%.]

[Do you want to start matching?]

After hanging his finger on the [Start] button for a while, Ji Mingjiang still clicked Cancel and then walked out of the cockpit of the mecha.

It’s been more than two hours, including nearly half an hour of driving the starship. He should go out after a stroll here.

“It seems that it’s time for dinner.” Ji Mingjiang looked at the time and muttered in a low voice.

It’s better for him to go out to eat on time these days. Besides, there’s a high probability that Clarice will come back to eat with him. After all, he moved to his room to spend more time together and heal his spiritual sea.

Let’s just say what if Clarice thinks he only loves playing games, then inevitably treats him the same way he treats the ordinary little mermaids here and eventually takes his light brain away!

“So it’s better to be well-behaved for a few days.” At worst, wait until he returns to his small villa to have a good time.

After estimating in his mind the time he would go out, Ji Mingjiang curiously strolled around this game street.