CH 174

A minute passed quickly. Although the contestants had tried to prepare themselves mentally, one contestant was unable to react in time when the zerg came out in swarms under the starry sky and they were hit by several zerg.

The damage to his mecha went from 0% to 8% in an instant. It was conceivable how powerful their attacks were.

It quickly hit them that this map was completely different from the ones they had encountered before.

Both the realism of the map and the intensity of the battle were far higher than all the previous maps, and they would be swallowed whole by these zerg if they were not careful!

The atmosphere on the field and in the live stream instantly became tense.

Viewer 1: Damn! This map is so exciting.  I was so scared the moment the zerg rushed over that I almost thought they were coming for me.Viewer 2: 

Sure enough, this is a battle map used by the military. The intensity is different; it's too thrilling!

Viewer 3: I wouldn’t survive more than 3 seconds if I were to run into this map. I'd die just by being scared!

Viewer 4: Are you sure this is just a mock battle map? I feel like these are real zerg. It's quite scary!

Viewer 5: I've heard a lot about Zergs, and I've played games about them, but this is the first time I've ever known what real Zergs look like. They’re really scary!

Viewer 6: I  have more admiration for the soldiers who are killing the zerg on the battlefield. They are so brave and great!

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But although the map was very tense and exciting, those who made it to the finals were either very lucky or very strong. After a brief moment of panic, everyone quickly adjusted and threw themselves into the tense and exciting battle.

Even the contestant who was attacked by the zerg at the beginning quickly recovered and did not let his mecha continue taking the zerg’s fierce attacks.

According to the undetailed rules of the competition, they were required to deal with the attacks of the zerg while approaching the planet in front of them.

This movement was undoubtedly very difficult, as the initial zerg attack, which seemed so violent, was only the simplest of beginnings. They were greeted with an even more violent attack as time went on and as they moved towards the planet.

How fierce was this attack?

Less than 20 minutes from the start of the match, one of the contestants' mecha had received 100% damage and he was eliminated. A second contestant was also eliminated less than five minutes later. 

Another, ten minutes later and several contestants had been eliminated.

These included both Cheng Yang and Gu Qing.

At this point, only three teams were left on the map, namely Cheng Yi and An Yan, the Lin siblings, and Lu Chen, who was fighting alone.

Aside from the visuals on the field, the reactions of the viewers on the live stream also fully reflected the intensity of the match.

Viewer 1: This map is too exciting! My scalp is tingling and my back has cold chills from watching the match. I can't even breathe!

Viewer 2: I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight. It's so scary.

Viewer 3: The strongest indeed have to endure much more pressure than ordinary people. I can't imagine what kind of tragic death I would have if I were on this map.

Viewer 4: Don’t say anything more.  The bosses can face such ugly, disgusting, and extremely aggressive zergs without fear and deal with them calmly. It raises my admiration for them!

Viewer 5: I'm......I'm scared right now, but I can't look away from the two bosses. What am I supposed to do!

Viewer 6: Mamma asked me if I was sick, and I said no, then she righteously reprimanded me. I was shaking. My forehead was covered in a cold sweat and my voice was hoarse. How dare I say I wasn't sick? I can't believe I had no way to argue with that. Could I say I was just scared?

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Just watching from the Livestream alone was terrifying, so one could imagine how the contestants on the map felt.

An Yan could feel that the intensity of this competition was much higher than before, but he and Cheng Yi had made full preparations before. So, there was no emotional instability or operational errors due to the high-intensity competition.

However, as the pace of the match became more intense and more and more zerg swooped in, the expression on his face became increasingly serious, and the movements of his hands never stopped.

The Spiritual Recovery Potion was used to help Cheng Yi recover his spiritual power, the Spiritual Defense Potion was used to improve the mecha's defense, and the Spiritual Sensitivity Potion was used to improve Cheng Yi's sensitivity when controlling the mech.

With the aid of these potions and Cheng Yi's superb mecha control, the damage to their mecha remained at 0% even though the battle seemed to be very intense and full of danger.

In this way, they slowly got closer to the target planet and eventually docked their mecha on the surface of the planet.

The planet in the middle of the map looked deserted, but the zerg attack increased as soon as their mecha landed on the surface.

Compared to the previous fierce attack, the zerg seemed to be charging forward with a determination to die, and the intensity of their attack was so strong that the two were a little surprised.

"Are they desperate to die?" An Yan frowned in confusion at the zerg that were swarming and desperately darting towards the mecha. 

The zerg’s current attacks did not seem like they were attacking, but rather like they were desperate to get killed.

An Yan could only see a black mass of zerg, and nothing else could be seen beyond that.

And because there were so many zerg surrounding them, they were still unable to stop some damage to the mecha, even though the spiritual defense potion An Yan had created was working extremely well.

He noticed that the damage to the mecha started to slowly increase the moment they landed. This made An Yan slightly worried.

The rules given for the final round were vague. The competition would be declared over only when one team was left on the field and that team was on the planet.

They would be eliminated even if they had reached the planet because the damage to their mecha would soon reach 100%.

With this in mind, An Yan couldn't help but ask, "What should we do now? Should we continue to stay here, or leave for now? "

Cheng Yi's expression was also very serious. Not only because the current situation did not look too good, but also because he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

These zerg could not have acted as frantically as they did if this was just a simulated battle. They were swarming around the mecha as if they were trying to protect something and limit the movement of the mecha as well.

He recalled the information he had studied earlier, and a frightening thought suddenly flashed through his mind, but he immediately dismissed it. It was because he didn't trust his judgement, but he thought it was impossible to have such a setting since this map was being used for the Academy Mecha Competition.

Although there were many skillful mecha warriors in the higher academies, they were all still students, after all. They were still young and had never been exposed to interstellar battlefields in the true sense of the word. Let alone face the ferocious and ugly zerg head-on.

Under these circumstances, it is unlikely that either the military or the competition officials would make such an extreme choice, no matter how one looks at it.

But although he denied this suspicion through objective analysis, there was still a small amount of worry in Cheng Yi's heart. After a moment's thought, he whispered, "Let’s first take a look around."

During the zerg’s frantic attacks, Cheng Yi first manipulated the mecha to move forward, but he met more resistance. He tried to move in the opposite direction, and there was less resistance.

He repeated this operation two more times, and his gaze sank when he confirmed that the situation was as he had envisaged.

An Yan saw the change in his mood, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? "

The damage to their mecha had now reached 2.36%. The number seemed small, but it would be bad if it continued to grow.

"I have a guess ......" Cheng Yi said the words halfway but did not continue, "Let’s first leave the planet and see what happens."

Although An Yan did not know what Cheng Yi was going to say, he still nodded and said, "Okay, I’ll listen to you on all counts."

However, just as they were about to leave, they saw another mecha land and come closer step by step.

This mecha looked very wretched, surrounded by countless zerg. It was impossible to see the mecha's original appearance from the outside.

An Yan was wondering about the identity of the other party when he saw a communication request sent over.

In this round, the competition officials did not restrict communication between the participants, so Cheng Yi and An Yan looked at each other before quickly accepting it.

The Lin siblings appeared on the display screen the next moment.