Chapter 74 Four into Two

Before the aftershocks of the explosion had even subsided, their battle had already begun.

With perfect understanding, the United University Sailing Team and the Goddess Team stood in a line, a total of four people.

But it was clear that the four from the United Nations University and the four from the Comprehensive University were targeting the eight from Military One.

“Wild Wolves, aren’t you worried that the United Nations will ultimately take advantage of you? They also have four people!” Nan Yu opened the public channel.

Phil laughed, "Haha, we wanted to play against the Star Glory team before this competition even started. And our only opponent is you guys."

"Zhou Jiu, the wolves look down on you!" Nan Yu joked with a laugh.

"That mental power stuff can deal with alien beasts, but it can't deal with us. The only half-baked one we have is Zhou Jiu. We don't care about the United Nations, we just want to fight you. So what? Do you want to try fighting us?" Phil, the captain of the Wild Wolf team, began to approach step by step.

The four from the United Nations University also began to surround Zhou Jiu and his team.

"That sounds nice, but we've clearly joined forces," Lin Xiu said in the internal communications, firing and dodging the UN's long-range bullets.

"Take down Linda, the captain of the Goddess Team, first. The twins have already been separated, so they're no threat," Sun You commanded the group.

"Zhou Jiu, the main force of the UN team leader is now yours. We will assist you in taking her down first."

"Alright!" Zhou Jiu flicked his wrist and put his fingers back on the mecha keyboard.

They just didn't expect that the other people's targets would all be Zhou Jiu.

Zhou Jiu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile in the internal communication: "Guys, look at you, you're being looked down upon again. We need to step up our game."

"Come on, Zhou Jiu, are you feeling pretty smug right now?" Lin Xiu retorted immediately.

"Of course, everyone sees me as a threat now. I feel a little bit better than others." Zhou Jiu smiled as his fingers moved smoothly across the keyboard, his movements relaxed, and he seemed to handle the combined attack from several people with ease.

"Not just a little bit, but very outstanding," Chu Ming emphasized in a calm tone.

"Jiu, you're getting cocky. That won't do. We need to take it easy with our attacks." Lin Xiu noticed that Zhou Jiu's movements had noticeably quickened, and that habitual, violent fighting style was coming back.

"I believe in Zhou Jiu!" Sun You only mentioned it briefly during the fight.

It must be said that everyone on the mediocre team has shown remarkable improvement.

[The Southwest Associated University team split up, with each person paired with one other, and even those who were only partially competent seemed quite capable, which was somewhat unexpected.]

[Perhaps Zhou Jiu's strength was too obvious, causing many people to clearly overlook the advantages of others.]

[Haha, I've always been a fan of my adorable Chu Ming, but I just heard some gossip and wanted to check out Zhou Jiu.]

What gossip?

【Huh? What gossip?】

[Chu Ming and Zhou Jiu? I don't see any romantic tension between them. I did think Chu Ming was a bit intimidated by Zhou Jiu during the qualifiers.]

Tell me quickly, what gossip is it?

[Chu Ming confessed his feelings to Zhou Jiu when they were in the army, but Zhou Jiu didn't agree. So most of us fans came to see who Zhou Jiu was and how she could reject our little cutie.]

【Huh?? Really?】

[They rejected it? And another team too! I'm so embarrassed that I'm putting myself in their shoes!]

[What if it's fake? I heard that Chu Shen and Jiu Shen were already dating during class at Junyi High School.]

[Doesn't that mean Chu Ming is the other woman? But I like this little charade of two men fighting over one woman. I wonder if any reporters will cover it up after it's over; it'll definitely become a hot news story.]

[Yeah, yeah, Zhou Jiu is a real traffic magnet right now, everyone's really curious about him!]

[I envy Zhou Jiu; she manages to balance her studies and love life. When will I be able to be like her, not only becoming a mecha master myself but also dating a mecha master?]

However, the Wild Wolves are gradually falling behind. Will it end up being a showdown between the half-baked team and the Star Team?

Wow, I can't wait to see them face off with swords and spears.

[I've already come up with a short story: he's the mecha god, and she's the mecha dark horse, everyone's new goddess. But there can only be one god, so let's see who will be the final god.]

[The comment above is boring. Watch mine: They had agreed to meet at the summit, but unexpectedly, these once extremely close friends had experienced family feuds and national hatred. Standing at the top, they finally met, only to discover they were each other's enemies. In the end... did the male god kidnap the female god, or did the female god kidnap the male god? In the end, who won in the dark room?]

[If I'm not mistaken, is the person upstairs running out of ideas and starting to write suggestive content, or is this just a fanfiction/adventure story?]

[Huh? The United University team fell so quickly. It's true that it's not good to cooperate with someone from a different team. Zhang Qiao from the Qihang team was easily knocked offline by Lin Xiu.]

Who came up with the name "half-baked"? It's really hindering my chances of betting on it to become the top choice.

[Haha, I guess it was Zhou Jiuqi. She has a small shop on the StarNet called "Half-baked Fortune Teller Shop." I initially noticed her because the talismans she drew could restore injured mental energy.]

[Is this even possible? Are they even for sale? I'll have to check after I finish this.]

[No need to look anymore, it's a limited edition, only ten per month, and they'll be sold out by the 1st.]

Zhou Jiu was completely unaware that after the level-seven alien beast was eliminated, the topic in the live stream began to shift towards her gossip. After they finished, Wild Wolf and Star Glory also had their victors, and Zhou Jiu, with the speakerphone on, jokingly imitated how others addressed Chu Zhao, saying, "Not bad, God Chu."

Chu Zhao's hands were still on the mecha keyboard. Hearing Zhou Jiu's teasing, she couldn't help but curse Zhou Jiu in her heart for being heartless. After the marriage certificate incident, he didn't take the initiative to contact her, and she didn't take the initiative to contact him either. At this moment, it seemed that the two of them were not awkward at all.

Zhou Jiu did notice that Chu Zhao was slightly off that day, but she didn't take it too seriously. Before the competition, she was busy with training and metaphysics. She also needed time to study the memory lock in the mental palace and the interstellar travel courses that Teacher Junyi was still teaching her, so she didn't have time.

"...You're not bad either, humanoid mecha!" The two only knew each other's nicknames before the competition, so they didn't know that everyone was now calling Chu Shen and Jiu Shen.

[Wrong, wrong, "humanoid mecha" sounds awful, Kushin! It's a perfect match, a combination of fermented grains, the more mellow the better.]

[When did couple names become commonplace? "Wine lees"? That doesn't sound very good.]

[A 9-to-5 job?]

Forget it, seeing this just reminds me of work, and it ruins all the fun of shipping couples.

Will they fight?