Amid the cheers of the crowd, the Phoenix Star Martial Arts Festival finally began.

Basically, the opening ceremony of the Xingwu Festival was no different from a sports meet. The teams circled the field, and then the superiors gave speeches, and then the competition began. However, compared to other schools, Fangzheng had the fewest people, only six people - three groups.

One of the groups is of course Fang Zheng and Julie, another group is Nagakura Imari and Toudou Kirin, and the last group is Tachibana Tomoe and Hodaka Masaru.

Among the three groups, except for Fang Zheng and Julie who were aiming for the championship, the other two groups were mainly there to gain experience and experience the atmosphere. Because if nothing unexpected happened, Fang Zheng would select a team from the remaining four people to participate in the Griffin Star Martial Festival next year, so getting used to the lively atmosphere of the Phoenix Star Martial Festival in advance was a good choice.

No matter which world they were in, the leader's speech was as boring as ever. It was only when the Operations Committee Chairman announced a decision that the contestants reacted somewhat. According to what the Operations Committee Chairman said, considering the advancement of technology, autonomous machines were allowed to compete on behalf of their masters in this competition.

To put it simply, it means allowing robots to participate in the Star Warrior Festival competition.

This naturally caused some excitement among the contestants, but Fang Zheng was indifferent. They were just moving pieces of iron. It would be easy for him to kill them.

Apart from that, the entire opening ceremony was quite boring and didn't end until noon. Then, the disbanded players went to eat and prepare for the competition starting in the afternoon.

"Ah, come to think of it, brother, your match is the third round, right?"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded while eating, and Nagakura Imari next to him asked curiously.

"Who is the opponent?"

"have no idea."

"???have no idea???"

"Not interested."

Fang Zheng's answer was so natural that the others who were eating with him were speechless. It was Ju Ba who quickly called up the system and started searching.

"Let me see. The third round of Zone C this afternoon... ah, it's the representatives of the Alecanth Institute. Agnesda Joune and Camilla Paret... It says that they are substitutes. What does that mean?"

"Ah... Alejandro... that pile of scrap metal."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng thought for a moment, then snorted coldly. On the contrary, Hodaka Masaharu was a little confused.

"Scrap copper and rotten iron?"

"Didn't you hear what the Operations Committee Chairman said? The rules will be changed this year to include robots in the Star Martial Arts Festival as weapons to fight on behalf of their masters. Haha, this is really interesting. They actually ran into us. It seems their luck is really bad."

"Uh... So that's how it is..."

After Fang Zheng's explanation, everyone suddenly realized what was going on. They had to say that they also felt sympathy for the Alekanth Institute. They could imagine how much effort they had put into getting the robots to participate in the Star Martial Festival. But they didn't expect to run into Fang Zheng in the first round. With Fang Zheng's temper, it would be strange if he didn't tear these two things into scrap metal.

After determining their opponents, everyone went to the players' lounge to rest after dinner and watch other players' games.

Among the contestants, the contestants representing the Seidoukan Academy were a boy named Amagiri Ayato and a girl named Julis Eleksia von Risfelt. According to Toudou Kirin's introduction, the girl named Julis was ranked fifth in Seidoukan Academy, codenamed the Witch of Flame. Not only was she very powerful, she was also the princess of a kingdom. As for the boy named Amagiri Ayato... Toudou Kirin said that she had no impression of him and was not very clear about his background.

By the way, Stella also represented Pojun Academy in the competition, and her partner was a boy named Kurogane Ikki. It seems that the relationship between the two is quite good, and the two groups are basically boys responsible for close combat and girls responsible for rear support, which is also a relatively orthodox way of fighting.

Next is the third game of Group C.

"alright."

Fang Zheng stood up and stretched.

"Julie, let's go."

"Ja."

When Fang Zheng and Julie came to the stadium, the audience immediately cheered deafeningly, but... the cheers were not for them, but for the two humanoid mechas on the other side.

The two mechas were a man and a woman, one of them was huge, covered in armor, and looked like a mechanical knight. The other was slender, and looked almost exactly like a human, with a flawless and dignified appearance. On their chests, they both wore the emblem of the Alekante Institute.

Not only the audience, but even the commentator was excited.

"Dear audience, please look, the mystery of Alecante's new type of pseudo-body has finally been unveiled! Information about these two pseudo-bodies..."

The commentator was talking nonstop about the two mechas, while Fang Zheng was standing there yawning in boredom. Finally, after a long while, the commentator finally got back on track and excitedly announced the start of the game.

At this moment, the knight mecha named Aldi crossed his arms, stared at Fang Zheng and Julie, and spoke.

"Those two humans! Listen carefully!"

Aldi opened his mouth and made a sound that echoed throughout the venue.

"We are standing on this battlefield at the command of our great master! At the same time, our real purpose is not to win, but to let everyone know the power given to us by the master! Therefore, I hope that you will become the basis for proving our power! Listen carefully, I will give you two one minute. During this time, we will not move a finger, just come at me!"

After saying this, Aldi straightened his head and chest, waiting for the opponent to launch an attack.

However, in response to Aldi's words, Fang Zheng just scratched his ears, yawned, and looked at Julie.

"Julie, do you have apple juice?"

"No……"

"Then lie down and let's rest for a while."

"Ja."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Julie nodded obediently, then knelt on the ground, while Fang Zheng lay directly on Julie's knees and began to enjoy the knee pillow.

“…”

This strange scene not only left the audience and commentator speechless, but even the two mechas on the opposite side didn't know what to say.

Aldi was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Fang Zheng and roared.

"You, what do you mean?!"

"What's the meaning?"

Fang Zheng turned his head, looked at Aldi and sneered.

"You are such a useless piece of trash that it's not worth my time. If you don't want to fight, forget it. I'll just enjoy my lap for a while... Oh, by the way, Julie, clean your ears while you're at it."

"Ja..."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Julie actually took out an ear pick and cleaned Fang Zheng's ears. The two of them acted as if they were alone, which made everyone look confused, and the two mechas were shaking with anger. The other party really didn't take them seriously!

Time passed by minute by minute, and finally, at the fifty-nine second mark, Fang Zheng stood up.

"Julie, look how anxious the kids are, go play with them."

"Ja."

“Go to hell!!!”

Fang Zheng's last words became the last straw that broke the camel's back. As the one-minute countdown ended, the two mechas roared and rushed towards Fang Zheng and Julie. The female mecha raised the gun in her hand and fired light bullets at the two. The knight mecha wielded a huge war hammer and charged forward like a galloping warhorse.

Facing the combined attack of the two mechas, Julie suddenly flashed, and the next moment she suddenly appeared above the knight mecha, with two sharp blades stabbing directly towards the head of the knight mecha!

If the opponent was a human, then Julie would have been ruled out by now. After all, this move is very dangerous. However, there are only two robots here, so there is no need to treat them as humans. Therefore, even if Julie uses this killer move, she will not be judged as a foul.

However, just as Julie's double blades were about to pierce the Knight's mecha's head, suddenly, a strange barrier suddenly appeared, blocking Julie's attack. Julie's reaction was also very fast. Seeing that her attack missed, she immediately kicked the barrier and leaped up with the force, avoiding the light bullet shot from behind.

"What is that?"

Everyone was even more surprised when they saw the barrier appearing on the robot.

"This looks a lot like a defensive barrier."

Nagakura Imari commented and Tachibana frowned.

"How is this possible? The defensive barrier is a very large device!"

What they were talking about were the defensive positions set up around the stage, which were set up to prevent stray bullets or accidents from affecting the audience during the duel. However, this kind of device requires a lot of energy and large equipment support, but now, these two robots can actually have such things?

"The Alecanth Institute is famous for its scientific research in this area. Perhaps they have indeed developed the technology to miniaturize the defensive barrier?"

"But what should we do now?"

Hodaka Masaharu looked at the battle in front of him anxiously.

"Julie can't break through the opponent's barrier. Will she lose if she continues like this?"

Indeed, just as Hodaka Masa said, although Julie had been trying to attack the knight mecha, every time she attacked, it was blocked by the barrier of the knight mecha, causing no damage. If this continues, can Julie really win?

Just when everyone was wondering, Fang Zheng, who was standing at the back and watching the show, suddenly spoke.

"Julie, stop trying to attack from the blind spot. It's meaningless. Focus and attack continuously to break through it!"

"Ja!!"

After hearing Fang Zheng's instructions, Julie's eyes lit up, and then she suddenly accelerated again, and instantly came in front of the knight mecha. Then she grasped the blade with both hands, turning into a violent storm, and stabbed forward continuously!

“Ohhhhhhhh!!”

At this moment, even the commentator screamed.

"Everyone, look! This is contestant Julie Sigtuna! What a fast strike! Her speed is almost invisible! Too fast, too fast!!"

Just as the commentator said, at this moment Julie's hands were so fast that even the afterimage became blurred. Not only that, the force field barrier on the chest of the knight mecha used to block also began to weaken. Finally... accompanied by the sudden blossom of the defensive barrier on the chest, the next moment, the double blades in Julie's hands pierced the chest of the knight's breastplate!

"clang!!!"

“Ding ding ding ding ding!!!”

Julie, who succeeded in one strike, did not give the opponent any chance at all. Her two swords were as fast as lightning, and she continued to pierce the chest of the Knight Mech. With the endless sound of metal collision, the body of the Knight Mech kept tilting and even retreating. Although Julie was petite and others thought she was not very strong at first glance, Julie had also gone through the sublimation ceremony. Even though she looked petite and weak, her strength was far beyond that of the average Star Vein Generation. Even though the Knight Mech in front of him was sturdy and heavy, it was inevitable that it would be knocked crooked.

“You… stop it!!”

However, a mecha is a mecha after all, not a living creature. At this moment, the knight mecha roared, then suddenly raised the giant hammer and smashed it down at Julie, forcing Julie to give up the attack and dodge. While Julie was dodging, the jet behind the knight mecha suddenly burst into flames, pushing the knight mecha to rush towards Fang Zheng behind.

Almost at the same time, the female mecha that was originally assisting the attack from the rear also suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Fang Zheng.

The cooperation between the two was obviously premeditated, so much so that even Julie didn't have time to react. When she realized that the situation was not good, the two mechas had already arrived in front of Fang Zheng.

Facing their sudden attack, Fang Zheng simply raised his head and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"boom--!!!!"

Smoke and dust exploded, almost covering the entire stage. Feeling the vibration from beneath them, the audience also hurriedly widened their eyes and looked towards the stage.

Finally, the smoke and dust cleared, and a shocking scene appeared before everyone.

At the edge of the stage, Fang Zheng's sharp blade had pierced through two robots, pinning them to the defense barrier. A large hole was directly pierced through the bodies of the two robots. The chest armor of the knight mech was completely pierced, with only the edges barely connected. The female mech behind it was directly cut in half, and both mechs were full of cracks, with sparks and flames coming out from time to time. From their fragmented appearance, it was obvious that they could no longer fight.

After all, it has basically been completely smashed into pieces.

"Rubbish metal is just rubbish."

Fang Zheng looked at the two mechas with contempt. He snorted coldly and pulled out his sharp blade. The two mechas in front of him fell to the ground silently.

The entire audience was silent for a moment, and then...

Thunderous cheers resounded through the sky.