Chapter 331
Chapter 331
"What's going on?" Ji Qingfeng saw that not long after they entered, the blue circle outside the field turned red, and he also saw that not far behind them, there seemed to be a mecha that was blocked outside the red circle.
Huo Yan: "Maybe it's full and no one can get in."
Lin Yao: "That was a close call! We were just a little bit away."
Lu Xi had already raised his sights and aimed at the mechas outside the circle. He just saw the golden mecha turn around and leave. "The mecha team behind us seems to be PJT. They are golden. It seems that their mechas are the flashiest among the other teams."
"That was a close call, we almost ran into PJT." Ji Qingfeng.
Ying Chenlin looked at the mecha in the distance thoughtfully, then lowered his eyes to look at the competition system and pointed at the competition system: "Our luck seems to be average."
The forest arena was the first to be full, and along with it, the number of mechas in the mixed arena also attracted attention from the Star Network live broadcast room. The audience initially thought that the number of machines mentioned in the rules was only to limit the number of mecha teams participating in each arena area, but now it seems that the rule is not that simple.
Once they discovered that the Forest Arena limited the total number of mechas to 16 and that no other mechas were allowed to enter once it was full, the audience looked at the other arenas and found that the limits on the other three arenas were Mountain (15 mechas), Volcano (15 mechas), and Ocean (16 mechas).
[What the hell?] ? ? 】
[This team mode is a bit disappointing!] 】
[I just saw the volcano, two teams of five, and one empty spot. 】
Based on the calculation that there are 3 teams with full mechas, 12 teams are divided into 4 arenas, and the limited number of mechas in each arena should be 18.
"What exactly is this restriction on mechas?" Zhao Lejie had never seen such a rule before. He had heard of restrictions on teams, but he had never heard of a competition with restrictions on the number of mechas: "The volcano and the mountain actually have one less mecha than the forest?"
Qi Sicheng quickly went through the numbers: "There are 62 mecha positions in the four arenas, which just corresponds to the total number of mechas participating in the second stage."
In the second stage, except for the top five which had full teams, the remaining 6-12 were incomplete teams, with 1-2 mechas lost.
"This competition system is too tricky." Wen Yi walked over: "This is not very friendly to the third team entering the arena."
"But this competition system has its pros and cons." Head Coach Jifeng said, "For example, if the remaining teams enter the ring first, they can use their numbers to block the opponents from entering. Unless other teams give up entering the ring, they will have to choose to enter the ring if they want to score points."
The rules of this stage are obviously to arrange the number of arenas according to the number of mechas. There are 62 positions now. The number of mechas limited to the arena in each area may be constantly changed as the mechas on the field are eliminated and the total number decreases.
Inside the arena, the KID channel had just finished a round of analysis. Special word counts correspond to special rules. Not long after they were full, a (16/16) prompt popped up in the arena. This time, there was no blockade time prompt and no countdown, unlike the first round which clearly gave a time of 7 hours. They only knew that the total game time was 144 hours, but they didn't know how many rounds there would be in it.
Ji Qingfeng: "Why do I feel like this competition system is full of traps?"
"It requires a high level of tactical flexibility." This is also the first time Lu Xi has seen such a competition system: "It's very strange."
"It's the Border." You Su sneered at the situation, "The Mecha Alliance is also learning from the Border to implement a joint mission model."
Lin Yao asked: "What is the joint mission mode?"
"It is the squad mission mode for the border troops to enter the border. A squad is similar to our team battles with 6 people, but because the situation at the border is complicated, the squad needs to be split up occasionally to explore the way or assign tasks to facilitate faster completion of the mission." Huo Yan explained: "This kind of forced limit on the number of people in a single area is actually a bit like trying to distinguish the purpose. This will require higher information exchange and coordination between team battle members, and also has high requirements for the personal quality of the mecha operator. But it is also true that I heard Sanshui say before that the league's competition system in recent years has gradually tested the versatility of team battles."
The first stage seemed to be a very intuitive examination of the team's overall combat capabilities, and in the second stage it was obvious that the strategy and flexibility became higher.
Ying Chenlin saw the competition system and looked back at the sealed-off arena area, frowned slightly and said, "Then we came in too early..."
You Su's eyes rested slightly on Ying Chenlin.
"But it's not a big problem. We can't get the fourth team in here, but it's not certain about other areas." Ying Chenlin looked at the 16 mechas displayed on the system, "We have two full teams and one four-man residual team."
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The audience soon noticed the situation in other areas. After the forest was full, the other teams could only go in other directions. The first two teams were basically able to squeeze in, but when it came to the third team, some teams entered with only a small number of remnants, while some teams were full, so when they entered, a corresponding number reminder popped up and they could only choose to enter with a reduced number of members.
This kind of competition system has never been seen before. When the four arena areas were fully occupied, only the forest arena was exactly full with 16 people. The other arenas all had corresponding casualties, which means that the candidates who entered the battle had to be screened. PJT, which was originally blocked from the forest arena, had only the last five seats left when it arrived at the volcano. The team decisively entered five people and left captain Norbert outside.
But this is not the end. Norbert did not stay outside, but went to the alpine arena near the volcano and successfully squeezed into the alpine arena.
The EM team in the mountainous area also adopted the same team division measures. They were originally the first team to enter the arena area, but before the arena was full, their stealth mecha also left the mountain arena and chose to go to the ocean arena.
[PJT and EM have separated! 】
[EM was the first to go in, and one of them left before the place was full. 】
Why is this? Wouldn't it be easier to fight with 6 people? 】
[Both strong teams adopted the 5 1 division system. 】
In the Nathan Bello audience, several coaches of Shuguang saw this situation and couldn't help but marvel at the cleverness of the PJT and EM teams.
Qi Sicheng noticed the rules: "You can enter and exit freely before the arena is full. Once it is full, it will be locked."
Jiang Simiao thought, "Oh no! PJT and EM are using a reconnaissance strategy, using concealment to conduct reconnaissance."
Stealth is the mecha with the highest concealment. If they carry stealth weapons, they may not be discovered by their opponents even after walking around the ring.
The two strong teams use the same method. They send out their mechas to go on a single line, so that they can observe and analyze the opponent's mecha weapons in other arena areas. This information will become an important bargaining chip in the second half of the fight between the two strong teams.
Gu Xiaotian was surprised and asked, "But wouldn't that make them five people? Aren't they afraid of being surrounded by other mechas?"
"This is the confidence of a strong team. Most of the 12 teams are incomplete teams. They are selected after careful consideration." When Jiang Simiao saw this, he thought of the match between KID and SLY in the first stage. SLY lost its tank in the middle of the match, but SLY still held on for a long time. What's more, the teams ranked above SLY and are always the first and second teams. Their comprehensive strength is very strong, and the individual combat capabilities of their mechas are not weak either.
The most important thing is that the response ability of the commanders of these two teams was too fast. They knew so much information only through comprehensive observation from a God's perspective, while the commanders of the other two teams made the decision so quickly based on such meager information on the field.
For a strong team, taking the initiative to sacrifice players means that they must play steadily in the first game, but what they gain in return is more information about the future situation.
There was no mid-race maintenance or replacement of weapons during this race.
Once the weapon situation of the opponent's mecha is known, the strong team will be able to handle the second round of operations with ease.
Zhao Lejie looked at the others: "Now is not the time to discuss this, right? PJT didn't make it into the forest arena, but the last team to enter was GBK!"
The discussion of the rules of the limited mecha passed quickly, because the fighting atmosphere in the sealed ring in the arena had quietly spread, and all the teams had already taken action after quickly understanding the competition system. In the live broadcast room from KID's perspective outside the venue, the Shuguang audience no longer had time to pay attention to any competition system or arena. They were now only paying attention to the team in the same arena as KID.
The second star field GBK (6 people) and the fifth star field rabbit (4 people).
[Two full teams ranked in the top five in the forest arena.] 】
[The other three arenas had the top five, and the forest arena was the worst. 】
[For a moment I didn't know whether I should be happy that all KID members entered, or sad that they ran into Shura again at the beginning. 】
The forest arena is famous for its complex terrain. The forests in this area are hundreds of meters high, and can reach several hundred meters higher depending on the terrain. The mecha that falls into the forest is like being completely hidden in it. Combined with the distance between trees and the undulating terrain in this area, the entire area is like a shooting range with dense obstacles. Unfortunately, it was drizzling above the forest area at the time, and the light was dim, making the operations in this area increasingly difficult.
From the live broadcast perspective, the speed of the mecha flying in the forest also slowed down.
Fortunately, the three teams in the forest area entered the arena from different directions. At this time, they were rushing from the edge of the arena to the center, and no one could predict which two teams would meet first. But even so, the official live broadcast room's perspective still prioritized the Forest Arena, which was the first area to be locked. As the only one of the four arenas with two full teams, the expectations for the Forest Arena are very high.
In the second stage, more commentators were added to the official live broadcast room.
The three teams haven't met yet, but introductions about the three teams have already appeared in the live broadcast room. The Dawn viewers' top priority is KID's two opponents, GBK and rabbit.
Rabbit's overall strength is okay. They ranked 12th in the first stage. They are a typical counterattack team. They will not take the initiative to attack, but will adjust their tactical defense according to the opponent's tactical changes. They are a passive team, good at defensive battles, and the commonly used tactical coordination is the wood-based defense flow.
GBK is the fifth-ranked team in the first stage. Although their short-term combat capability is not as good as that of the SLY team in the first stage, the two styles of play this team is best at are the assassination style centered on the captain Hidden Claude, and the ice style centered on the gunner Bai Xuyan. As a team with a dual-core play style, their tactics are highly coordinated... The forest arena is suitable for assassination play, not to mention that it is raining now, which also has a bonus for Bai Xuyan's ice play style.
Anyway, judging from the lineup, the previous playing styles and weapon equipment of these two teams are very suitable for the forest arena.
In contrast, KID released a wide variety of information in the live broadcast room, and the tactical summary list listed the following tactics: dividing the battlefield, three long-range, blasting, traps, displacement, etc. From a tactical perspective, there is no way to determine the compatibility of KID with the forest arena.
[Am I the only one who is worried about whether Yao will be separated from other teammates? 】
[It’s okay. Although there are many obstacles, this area is flat. 】
[Are there any non-flat ones?] 】
[Have you never seen the Ke Cemetery Cave? That's what it means to be truly lost. 】
While other audience members were talking, the mecha divisions of GBK and Rabbit teams had already started to move. The mecha divisions of both teams were stealth mecha divisions. Rabbit carried a special stealth weapon that could ignore obstacles and move around. It was a weapon that could control and release stealth.
The GBK stealth is GBK's captain Claude. His weapon is also a stealth weapon, but his penetration effect is faster. The whole mecha is like the wind, silently and quietly moving a very long distance. It is the fastest moving among the three teams.
The audience who have watched the GBK team's games recognized it at once. This is the weapon used by GBK in the first stage of concealment. Stealth acceleration is one of its functions. The most important point is that this weapon also has a disruptive effect. That is, when the mecha is released from the stealth state, the time for the mecha to switch weapons and gather energy will be shortened.
To put it simply, it takes 1 second for others to switch weapons, but it only takes 0.5 seconds for GBK to switch weapons secretly.
[Double stealth weapon reconnaissance. I just went to see other teams and found that many teams used stealth weapons in the second game. 】
Seeing that the reconnaissance mechas on both sides would approach first, the audience couldn't help but look at the KID team. Compared with the rapid reconnaissance of others, the pace of KID's side was a bit slow. Their flying speed was not fast. Rather than exploring the central area, they were more like moving forward slowly. Even the reconnaissance stealth mechas did not use any stealth weapons and used the simplest way of moving forward.
[KID doesn’t have a stealth weapon? 】
[Are you dissatisfied with our movie emperor? Our movie star also brought an illusion ball this time! 】
[The actor didn’t even take out his illusion ball! 】
"Isn't this forest too vast?" Ji Qingfeng looked ahead and saw that everything was green. Looking up, it was also green. He could hear the rustling sound of wind and rain. "Should I continue walking in this direction?"
What Ying Chenlin sorted out in front of him was the initial position prediction. The forest arena was filling up very quickly, which meant that there were many mecha teams around. Combined with the location of the forest arena in Nathan Bello and his own initial coordinates, he could make a small part of the position prediction.
His interface has simply standardized the possible jump positions and directions of other teams, so the coordinate range of the team that can come in before them or one step later than them can be roughly predicted. Most of them are teams coming in from the jump points to the west or south of the forest arena.
Their speed should not be too fast, otherwise they will easily run into the team from the south, so they can only go around them.
"There should be a team other than PJT among the opponents. The other three full teams are very strong. Judging from the position, any team could appear. But if it is EM and WHG, the probability of them taking the initiative is very high." Ying Chenlin checked the position on the team radar. "After reaching this position, we will separate and go around from a high position."
Huo Yan asked: "Are you planning to use that tactic if you move this way?"
"Yeah." Ying Chenlin looked up and saw the light coming through the sky. He couldn't see the top, and the sky was not cloudy. "The forest is a good place to hide."
The Dawn spectators were a little anxious, especially when they saw KID still moving slowly while the other two teams had closed the distance, they knew that something was not right. The forest is an obstacle terrain that GBK team is good at. Rabbit may not be able to withstand GBK's attack, so the only easy-to-beat team may get the points first by GBK.
[KID still not moving? 】
[Perhaps they want to wait until both teams are badly beaten before advancing? 】
[CBK must have taken precautions against anything you can think of! 】
"KID is currently on the east side of the forest arena. Rabbit in the south and GBK in the west will meet in 5 kilometers!" The commentator in the live broadcast room did not have much time to pay attention to KID, and turned the main focus to GBK and Rabbit. When the stealth mechas of the two teams were sneaking, it was obvious that GBK's stealth mecha was one step faster.
After nearly an hour of exploration in the forest arena, the distance between the two sides' hidden mechas was suddenly reduced to less than 500 meters.
Both sides were in an invisible state, but they also subtly sensed the difference in the forest. As experienced mecha operators, their intuition in fighting each other in the competition would become more acute, especially the two invisible mechas that were exploring at high speed. In this kind of terrain, it would be very easy to cause any disturbance in the woods, and fixed-point changes would become the main focus.
At this time, GBK captain Claude took the lead in controlling his own flying speed. When he stopped, the other GBK mechas that were one kilometer behind him also slowed down. GBK's medical personnel took action first. He followed the safe area that captain GBK had explored and switched to a special weapon in his hand. As the weapon passed by, one thing that seemed to be a trap fell as he moved.
"What is that?" The commentator frowned slightly when he saw this: "Is it GBK Medical's new weapon?"#
"Placement-type detection weapons usually carry huge explosion effects or auxiliary control effects. This type of weapon will capture the energy response and mental response of the mecha, similar to a trap, but it should be more than just a trap." Master Mervyn saw this and explained: "GBK uses this weapon to circle the terrain."
[Circle terrain? What's the meaning? 】
[It is to prevent the surrounded mechas from escaping, and to prevent other teams from invading and attacking. 】
【GBK discovered rabbit? 】
[They must have discovered it, otherwise they wouldn't have prepared for such an attack. 】
In fact, GBK is a team that is very good at lurking and approaching. When Rabbit hadn't discovered anything yet, the arrangement at the rear of GBK was almost perfect. GBK's hidden Claude did not expose his position first. He even keenly avoided the invisible Rabbit, and instead kept a certain distance and followed the Rabbit in front to hide.
"GBK Captain Claude and PJT Captain Norbert are both very powerful stealth mechs in the history of the Star Alliance. Norbert's stealth play is quite special, but Claude's experience in reconnaissance and assassination can be said to be the best in the Star Alliance." The commentator in the live broadcast room explained: "It is said that as long as a mech appears within a hundred meters around him, he can detect abnormalities based on clues. Rabbit hiding in front of him to play reconnaissance feels a bit like showing off one's skills in front of an expert."
Sure enough, Rabbit did not find anything unusual while hiding. After he confirmed that it was correct, the remaining three Rabbit mechas approached along the route he had explored, and walked step by step into the trap that GBK had set up long ago.
The distance was very short. Almost as soon as Rabbit entered the center of the encirclement, the five mechas of the GBK team lurking in the dense forest immediately took action and attacked the three mechas of Rabbit without hesitation. The Rabbit tank reacted immediately, holding up its defensive weapons to block the artillery attack coming from the forest, but was knocked back several steps by the powerful propulsion force of the artillery.
"Defend!" Rabbit Tank shouted urgently, "Be careful of GBK encirclement!"
Rabbit was hiding and taking charge of the retreat position. He was using his invisibility to move to the side to seek the team's retreat route, but when he passed a certain place, he was suddenly covered by something that exploded on the ground. That thing was like a sticky mucus, and when it exploded it sprayed all over his body, making him stuck to the spot, unable to move away, and his invisible magnetic field was directly knocked out.
[The reconnaissance trap just set by GBK Medical has taken effect! 】
[Is it actually controlling the reconnaissance effect?] The trap is not even visible, so it’s too useful in the forest, right? 】
GBK's combat rhythm was very fast. When Rabbit's stealth was revealed, GBK captain Claude's attack followed closely.
In a blink of an eye, Rabbit was at a disadvantage and was suppressed by GBK's six mechas.
"Medics continue to set traps. Replenish the triggered traps on the east and west sides. Be careful of illusion weapons." Bai Xuyan saw that the situation was advantageous, but he was not completely relieved. When the captain was concentrating on dealing with Rabbit, he was observing the surrounding situation. Since they encountered a remnant of Rabbit, the other team had a full complement of six people.
It is impossible for a full six-man team not to want points, so there is only one possibility, that is, they are waiting for them to cripple Rabbit and then get the kills.
When Bai Xuyan thought of this, he could only think of one thing.
Team——KID.
After being tricked by KID twice and seeing SLY, who was suspected to be in the same field with KID, fail in the first stage, Bai Xuyan became extremely alert to KID. If KID dared to launch a sneak attack at this stage, they were ready to counterattack at any time.
The live broadcast room did not expect that the pace of the forest battlefield would be so fast. GBK was at home and encountered a remnant team. In this case, it is very likely that they would burst out with points before KID arrived.
[If they continue playing like this, GBK may be able to score points in less than 2 hours. 】
[Is KID still wandering around? 】
[They are a step late now, and their entry will definitely be discovered by GBK. 】
【Where is KID?】 】
The commentator in the live broadcast room saw the discussion in the comment area of the live broadcast room, so he opened the public radar perspective: "From the current situation, we have not found the coordinates of KID on the nearby public radar."
As he spoke, he adjusted the public's perspective. When he pulled it back, he found that there was no radar reaction to KID anywhere else on the map. "Wait, what's going on? KID disappeared?"
Everyone was shocked when this result came out. When the perspective was switched half an hour ago, KID was still walking slowly, so how come his coordinates suddenly disappeared?
[The coordinates are gone!] ? 】
[…I remember the last time this happened, KID hid and turned into a cruiser and flew in the air. 】
[There are no cruisers in this competition area, okay! 】
[The weapon that KID hides is a single weapon and cannot be used against so many mechas. 】
The commentators in the live broadcast room were experienced in commenting on competitions and knew that this situation was most likely caused by the weapon abilities of the participating teams. However, when they switched to KID's main perspective, they saw a dense layer of leaves, as if blocking something, and only a little light could be seen vaguely.
Narration: "This place seems to be in the woods?"
Audience: “?”
What?
"There is no information on the public radar. It may be a shielding weapon. Please lock KID's position in the live broadcast room and switch to the depth radar." Mervyn frowned slightly and said to the staff in the live broadcast room: "Pull the public's field of view and focus on KID's position."
When the perspective switched to the public's field of vision, one could see something that seemed to be floating just above the dense forest.
When the view was zoomed in, I found that there was some strange fog surrounding the thing. At a glance, it was as if the wide-angle vision was blocked. The entire field of vision was hazy and it was not clear from a distance. Only when I looked closely did I realize that it was a ball of transparent, nearly white fog, vaguely like a tank shield.
[Is this thing a shield?] ? ? 】
[It looks like a shield... What kind of shield is this? 】
【no! ? What is that thing stuck in front of the KID tank? 】
Narration: "What are these white mists??? Is this a shield? Can it hold so many mechas?"
"It seems that some mechas are not in the shield, but leaning against the edge of the fog." Another commentator squinted his eyes, trying to see more closely, "Director, zoom in."
The blue light on the surface of the shield was a little dim, and there was mist emanating from it, suspended above the dense treetops, surrounded by leaves. And right in front of this mist, there was a large and unique group of lush green branches and leaves suspended.
These "leaves" work together with the surrounding tree canopies to completely block the view of the battlefield below and the sky.
In the shield behind the leaves, the mechas squeezed in the white mist were swaying back and forth, as if they were trying hard to keep their balance, or as if they were peeking their heads out to look forward.
Lin Yao: "Da Feng, your hands are blocking me! I can't see the fight going on below!"
Huo Yan: "Dafeng, move your butt, this side is not covered."
"Fuck! Stop shaking! It's not easy for me to handle so many mechas by myself! I've found a good viewing spot for you guys!"
Ji Qingfeng said angrily: "Yaobao, move your feet away, you are stepping on my head!"
At this time, the director of the live broadcast room switched to a deeper level of radar detection. This time, the radar point was locked according to KID's position. The radar coordinate point was right above the battle area between GBK and rabbit, and the mechas fighting below did not notice the strange fog in the treetops more than 200 meters above.
The audience watched as the fog mixed with the leaves. The closer view allowed them to see the situation in the fog shield more clearly. They saw KID mechas stacked one on top of another, in a tricky posture, stacked right on top of a layer of "leaves".
It swayed in the wind and was about to fall.
[KID hides... He seems to have turned into a leaf and stuck at the bottom. 】
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