Chapter 14 Competition

◎Addiction◎

Luo Wusheng's private channel received a message: [Didn't you say she wouldn't fight? ! ! ! ]

Doubles competition, quarterfinals.

Luo Wusheng and Mo Zun saw their opponent, the Aiya combination, one was called [Ai] and the other was called [Ya].

In the first game, I met an old acquaintance. The two opposing mechas were attack-oriented shooting mechas, and they were obviously the siblings Celia and Albert.

The host shouted the countdown, but the Demon Lord did not move. She changed her usual habit of finding a corner to "watch" the game when she entered the field. She stood side by side with Luo Wusheng's mecha.

The audience excitedly called out to the Demon God, looking forward to her appearance.

However, the gunshot rang out and the game was over.

It was like a bucket of cold water poured on the enthusiastic cheers. The audience looked around in confusion until the host announced that the Aiya group had forfeited and the Demon King group had won. Only then did everyone wake up.

There was a burst of boos and regrets in the audience, the former was directed at Ai Ya, and the latter was directed at the Devil.

In the lounge.

"Well done!" Josephine smiled happily.

Luo Wuming: "When fighting against the Demon Lord, it's not shameful to give up."

Ulysses: "If you do this, you will really screw over the next person who will fight the Demon Lord."

Celia had no sadness about the defeat at all. She sat down refreshed, planning to wait for the games in the afternoon and evening.

The quarterfinals will be held in the morning, the semifinals in the afternoon, and the champion will be decided in the evening.

Albert sighed, "It feels so good to stand up the Demon Lord!"

Celia laughed along, her watch flashed, and when she clicked it, her face changed drastically.

“Cough cough cough!!!”

"What's wrong?" Josephine came over and asked with concern.

Ulysses: "Excessive joy can easily lead to sorrow."

Celia looked at Albert with a sad face: "The Demon Lord asked us to go over now."

Josephine shrugged her shoulders, and Luo Wuming clasped his hands together, "Have a safe journey, and good luck to you all!"

Ulysses stroked the ends of his fiery red hair and looked at the siblings: "If you two don't want to go, I have an idea."

Everyone turned to look at him, especially the Kovia siblings, their eyes looked as if they had seen an angel descend.

"Hurry up and tell me! Don't keep me in suspense!" Josephine pulled back her hair and stared at her brother who was still keeping it a secret.

Ulysses said to the expectant eyes of the Kovia siblings, "Go talk to Luo Wusheng. I think he can give you a reprieve."

He analyzed, "This matter has been put off and forgotten. At worst, you two will be tortured a little longer during next practice."

Albert was tangled: "What you said makes sense."

"Okay!" Celia turned the screen towards everyone.

She was the one who gave up, and would rather do seven or eight more sets of devilish training than fight the Demon Lord.

So after Ulysses finished speaking, she chatted privately with Luo Wusheng.

The conversation on the screen ended with Luo Wusheng telling her not to worry and not to go over there for the time being.

The light flashed, and the message from the Demon Lord popped up.

【No need to come】

Albert's eyes lit up: "Ulysses! You can do it!"

Amidst the joyful noise and the relief of the Corvia siblings who had survived the disaster, Ulysses' dark eyes were fixed on the screen.

Luo Wusheng and the Demon Lord.

Silent and Demon Lord.

W and Demon Lord.

While the four were still arguing, Ulysses remained calm and composed, sending encrypted messages indifferently.

【Who participated in the Star Doubles Tournament? 】

The other party replied: [A fish and unique]

【Only defense? 】

[Yeah. Luo Wusheng can't beat him.]

Ulysses: [The Demon Lord can.]

Is she really that strong?

She is extremely talented.

【Luo Wusheng wants to win her over? 】

[Hmm. Luo Wusheng guessed it was someone from Nameless Star.]

[People from the slums just want money and a future. You decide.]

【knew】

Ulysses calmly replied to the message and joined in the chat without anyone noticing.

"School starts in two days, let them rest."

In the Demon Lord's lounge, Luo Wusheng stood behind the Demon Lord's sofa.

"You're quite protective of them."

The Demon Lord turned around. Luo Wusheng knew that she had no other intentions, but he couldn't help but feel happy for 'her care'.

"This year, the four major military academies are holding joint military training. We've chosen a planet as the venue, and the entire interstellar network will broadcast it live. I plan to separate everyone, so they need to be physically and mentally well-rested, so they don't get too upset by your brutal treatment."

"If you want to fight, I'll have them line up after the military training."

"Forget it." Shi Hanqiao waved her hands. She was just bored and wanted to see Ai and Yasheng's hopeless expressions.

Now that W is here, it’s not so boring.

The vacation time is enough for her to thoroughly study the B and C-class mechas in the star realm. As for the A-class mechas, all she needs is the blueprints after this competition.

Although she had a pretty good understanding of the theory behind mechas in reality, she still had to go to military school to actually start making them.

Furthermore, the final materials needed are nowhere to be found.

"All freshmen from the four major military academies will participate in this military training." This includes students from non-military departments.

Luo Wusheng paused, trying to avoid mentioning teaming up as it would be offensive, even though he just wanted to meet up. After all, they were all freshmen at Sphinx, and they had been almost stuck together for the past three months of vacation, so everything was going well.

But facing the Demon Lord, he remained cautious, not wanting to leave a bad impression on her.

"I've received a notice that the first place in the Sphinx will be given the highest authority in the library." The Demon Lord's tone did not reveal his intention, as if he was simply stating a fact.

"The authority to access all the libraries in the galaxy, including the Royal Library." Luo Wusheng casually added, "After all, among the four major military academies, Sphinx is famous for its 'literature'. Compared to mecha warriors, it is more famous for its excellent mecha builders and mecha repairers."

The information from the Sphinx was not difficult to obtain. The Demon Lord was very good at grasping the key points: "You mentioned the Royal Library specifically. Is there something special about it?"

"It is said that there are many secrets in the Royal Library." Luo Wusheng knew that all the battles of the Demon Lord were only interested in the mecha itself. Maybe she wanted to be a mecha maker rather than a mecha warrior.

He deliberately prolonged his tone, just to keep her focused gaze on him a little longer.

"Hurry up and tell me!"

The Demon Lord urged him, and Luo Wusheng suppressed the corners of his mouth, put his hands behind his back, and couldn't help rubbing the arm that she had just patted.

"Legend has it that the Royal Library contains the secrets of time and space. Some also claim to contain secrets about the soul, as well as information about bio-mechas."

"However, even though the Royal Library is not open to the public, many scholars have entered it. Apart from some precious historical materials, nothing was discovered."

Time, space, soul, and biological mecha.

Shi Hanqiao tapped his finger on the sofa. "You're separating everyone. Does that mean you don't plan on competing for first place in military training?"

"This joint military training of the four major military academies simply places all freshmen on the same planet. The specific rules will not be known until it officially begins."

W mused, “I have a vague feeling that this is just a warm-up for the league a year from now.”

"Are all of you who study conducting so cautiously and meticulously?"

Shi Hanqiao suddenly changed the subject and looked at him leisurely, with curiosity glittering in his eyes.

W has surprised her countless times during the holidays, and he can always make her feel unexpected and interesting.

"I'll take this as a compliment."

Luo Wusheng was also a little nervous. Oftentimes, his caution would make people wary, but the Demon Lord didn't mind his caution, and didn't mind what was hidden beneath the caution.

Sometimes he even had the illusion that she was calling and inspiring his ambition.

"Of course it's praise!" The Demon Lord paused. "It's customary to broadcast the Star League live online, but it's just a military training session. Why would it be broadcasted across the entire interstellar network?"

The conversation ended with great minds thinking alike.

Shi Hanqiao really enjoyed chatting with W. The unintentional probing and confrontations in their conversations were quite interesting.

If the semi-finals weren't about to begin, she would have been able to chat for a while longer.

The opponents in the semi-finals are called [A Little Red Plum] and [Half-Body Frost and Snow], a combination of light shooting and vanguard.

"The doubles competition focuses on shooting mechas?"

The Demon Lord realized belatedly that since they had participated in the competition, all the opponents they had encountered were either double-shooting combinations or shooting vanguard combinations.

Luo Wusheng nodded. The doubles competition arena was spacious and had an unobstructed view, which was more suitable for the two combinations to compete.

The combination of the two of them is very unique, and there is no other commander as versatile as them in the entire star world.

If you want to blame someone, blame the Demon Lord for being too powerful.

The opponent in the semi-finals did not give up. He locked onto Luo Wusheng from the start, intending to eliminate him in the shortest time possible and to fight the Demon Lord two against one.

The moment he determined the opponent's plan, the unavoidable firepower was coming towards Luo Wusheng.

I have to say that the opponent adopted a very good combat strategy.

But unfortunately, their opponent is the Demon Lord.

Luo Wusheng did not dodge in vain, because the Demon Lord was behind him and she would definitely win.

The fire covered the field of vision, and a black shadow flashed from behind. The cannonballs that were originally coming straight at them were blocked by the black mecha and returned to the opposite side.

After the huge collision, only Luo Wusheng was left standing there in a daze.

No one had ever stood in front of him, or rather, he had never thought that the Demon Lord would stand in front of him, but she did stand in front of him again.

Luo Wusheng only felt that the scenes in front of him were infinitely slowed down. He could see clearly how the black mecha with its back to him got close to control the opponent, and then died together.

However, his mind, which had always been running fast, stopped, and there was nothing in his mind except the Demon Lord.

Luo Wusheng didn't know how he ended up. He only knew that he was nervous when he was with the Demon Lord, and his heart was beating at an abnormal speed.

My eyes can see nothing except the Demon Lord; my ears can hear nothing except the Demon Lord.

The situation didn't improve until the final in the evening.

"A fish, one of a kind." The Demon Lord looked at his opponent's name, "The last match."

"Double vanguards." Luo Wusheng frowned.

Fish, unparalleled, it can't be a coincidence.

The Demon Lord tilted his head: "What's wrong?"

"They should be people I know."

"Have a grudge?" The Demon Lord sensed something was wrong from his tone.

Luo Wusheng: "Not yet, maybe in the future." The two of them will go to the Royal Military Academy, and Ander and Liesen will also be there.

"Then take your time."

In this game, Luo Wusheng was like the Demon Lord in the previous games, standing on the field as a spectator and watching the 1v2 battle up close.

Everyone thought that this would be a protracted battle of half an hour, but Luo Wusheng was the only one who knew that although the Demon Lord looked tired, he had actually already grasped the overall situation.

She is like a cat that keeps letting mice go, pretending to be weak to tease her prey, giving the mice hope of victory, but ultimately only leading to failure.

Luo Wusheng is not afraid of the Demon Lord's power to control the overall situation, nor is he afraid of her almost abnormal strength.

He would only consciously indulge in her not-so-gentle protection.

At this moment, he just wanted to fall into the strange and uncontrollable feelings from his heart.

【Author’s words】

A certain Sheng is madly in love...

The unromantic Joe: I need to change to a better mecha