Chapter 63 The match was abruptly cancelled (Third update)

Qiao Mei was completely unaware of all this. Just when she was on the verge of collapse, she suddenly received an urgent notice from the authorities that the competition was temporarily suspended.

[Attention! Attention! A batch of equipment used to track mechs in the arena has malfunctioned and urgently needs adjustment. The adjustment period is tentatively set for half a day. Therefore, the mech competition will be temporarily suspended for half a day, and the finals will be postponed by one day. Players in the arena can temporarily stop fighting and exit the arena. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and will compensate you with 10,000 Star Coins, which will be sent to your inbox. That's all.]

The announcement was repeated almost three times. After that, all the mechs in the arena became unusable. It's estimated that the organizers were afraid that some people hadn't heard the announcement and would target those who had heard it and were planning to stop.

Although Qiao Mei didn't quite understand why such a large-scale competition would encounter such a mishap, she had to admit that the compensation measure suited her perfectly. Getting 10,000 interstellar coins for free, even if it was postponed for another half day, was fine with her. It was equivalent to her earning 10,000 coins in half a day. Why not?

Only Xingxing, who seemed to be well-off, muttered to herself while waiting with Qiao Mei to be ejected from the virtual arena: "That's strange. I've never heard of this happening before. And I heard that the capture equipment was provided by the Federal Army. Military equipment is always top-notch. How could this happen...?"

Xingxing was right next to Qiao Mei, so she clearly heard his mutterings, but she didn't think much of it at first.

It wasn't until she received numerous sidelong glances from other contestants, as well as some seemingly admiring looks, that she began to have a bad feeling.

For some reason, the memory of what Xingxing had said before suddenly popped into her mind: besides her, only the old man Xu, who had once served as the deputy marshal of the Federation, could pilot two mechs.

She recalled the day she went to the Xu family home and saw his eyes, which looked like electronic eyes. She pursed her lips and asked Xingxing how much he knew about this old man Xu.

"Him? He's kind of my idol. But unfortunately, my skills are too poor; I'm not cut out for the military. Back when we were fighting interstellar monsters on the battlefield, Senior Xu, who could pilot two mechs, was practically invincible. But later, for some reason, he chose to retire instead of being promoted to marshal. He..."

Qiao Mei interrupted Xingxing, interjecting, "Is it related to his broken eye? I saw his picture on the interstellar encyclopedia; one of his eyes seems to be an electronic eye?!"

Xingxing nodded: "Yes, I heard that in that battle that was crucial to his promotion, he was seriously injured and one of his eyes was blinded by the spiked vines of the interstellar monster. He retired afterward, but in theory, he still won and could have been promoted to marshal, but he chose to retire."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Mei glanced around at the things that were almost all federal equipment, and got goosebumps all over her body, while also feeling a little uneasy.

I have a feeling that the temporary suspension of this competition might be related to her.

Not only did she think so, but Shu Qingqing, who had been watching the game the whole time, also thought so.

She thought of the person she knew in the federal army, glanced at Rose who was about to be ejected from the virtual arena, and after thinking for a moment, told the viewers in the live stream that she was ending the broadcast.

Then, through her connections, she obtained the computer ID number 233, "Plant a Rose," added her, and sent her a message.

After being ejected from the virtual arena, Qiao Mei noticed a wet sensation around her ears and nose after removing the connector, as she had expended too much mental energy.

The strong smell of blood told her what was causing this sensation, and she realized that Ao Cang was no longer obediently holding her neck as before.

Instead... he was unusually perched by the window?!

"Cangcang, what are you doing?"

Qiao Mei took out a wet wipe and cleaned the blood off herself. Her red eyes reflected a dragon god who seemed to want to stick his dragon head out of the window. She got up and walked towards him.

It was only then that Ao Cang noticed that Qiao Mei was bleeding from her nose and ears, and a look of worry appeared in his golden dragon eyes.

He slowly climbed from the window towards Qiao Mei, then skillfully climbed up her arm and into her arms, asking her what was wrong.

"It's a side effect of using up too much mental energy in the competition. I'll just drink some recovery fluid later. But what are you doing?"

Her complexion didn't actually look too bad; it was just a weak, pale look from excessive blood loss, nothing serious.

But Ao Cang still touched the dragon's head to her forehead, pressing it against her skin as he began to channel the divine power he had only partially recovered into her body.

For Qiao Mei, the divine power was like a ray of warm sunshine in the dead of winter. After entering her body, it not only relieved the excruciating pain in her head, but also swept away the fatigue caused by her intense concentration during the competition.

"Cangcang, you don't need to do this." Only then did Qiao Mei belatedly realize Ao Cang's intention in suddenly approaching her, and she disapprovedly rubbed his dragon face.

“It’s necessary, if I think so.” Ao Cang rarely contradicted Qiao Mei, and after replying to her, he explained why he had been leaning against the window earlier.

"I sense a magnetic wave approaching this way, and its target... seems to be here."

The little black dragon looked serious, and didn't seem to be joking.

Qiao Mei recalled the suspension of the competition and asked Ao Cang when he had started to have this feeling.

Ao Cang: "Ten minutes ago."

This was exactly the time when Qiao Mei received the notification of the match being suspended in the virtual arena.

She furrowed her brows, a hint of seriousness appearing in her red eyes, and activated her smart bracelet to try and contact Grandpa Xu.

However, as soon as I opened it, I received a message from Shu Qingqing.

X-site streamer - Qingqing:

【Rose, listen to me. What I'm about to say might seem like nonsense to you, but it's crucial for you. I suspect your location will soon be detected by the Federation's detectors. Once detected, the Federation will come knocking, causing you a lot of trouble. This is something I'm giving you for free. Put it in your bathtub, soak it, and then lie down in it yourself. It will help you!!】

Qiao Mei saw this and clicked on the attached link to take a look.

She was stunned by what she saw.

Everything in sight was gray, and looked like it had been burned.

"This... isn't this a Qi Stone? How did Qingqing get this?!"

But time was of the essence. Just after Qiao Mei took out the Gang Stone, Ao Cang reminded her that the magnetic wave that had been detected was less than a thousand meters away from them.

She had no choice but to take the magic stone and rush to the bathroom.

Shu Qingqing: You're welcome, I'm definitely going to give you this assist!

One side: Warning! Warning! High sugar content in the next chapter!!