Chapter 223 Advancement
"We've arrived. Let's hurry up and wash up. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the pollen smell seems to be getting stronger."
Fiery Lion was the first to go into the water, scooping up a handful with its mecha arm and pouring it onto its mecha body.
When the water came into contact with the mecha armor, it did wash away the pollen, but the smell became even stronger than before.
"What happened? Was it not washed properly?"
Not only did Fiery Lion notice something amiss, but his teammates who were cleaning the mechs with him also finally realized that something was wrong.
After checking that there was no immediate danger nearby, the driver of the "Gentleman in White Suit" got out of the cockpit and walked to the lakeside to sniff the air.
Upon smelling it, he realized that the lake water itself carried a pollen scent that was at least two or three times stronger than that on their mechs, as if it had been completely marinated.
[Here's a collar for you (gentleman in a white suit)]: "Oh no, this is probably a trap. Prepare to evacuate quickly!!"
His words displeased Fiery Lion, who was the team leader.
[Fist of the Biggest (Fiery Lion)]: "What's going on? What are you yelling about?"
Upon hearing this, the driver of the "Gentleman in White Suit" was about to explain when he heard a "hissing" monster roar coming from not far away.
He hurriedly jumped into the mech's cockpit, gritting his teeth as he said, "What else could it be? It must be that the Desert Scorpion King really likes the smell of pollen, so the enemy team tried every means to get pollen on us. Not only that, they even planned to put it in the water, where there's a lot of pollen too. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave later!!"
But they forgot one thing: although the Desert Scorpion King likes the smell of pollen, it prefers fighting humans even more.
It will become uncontrollable and attack people as soon as it sees them.
As a result, they didn't even get far before being forced into battle by the Desert Scorpion King.
Seeing this, Qiao Mei and Xu Heyu, who were hiding in the shadows, simultaneously summoned Gan Gan and Xing Xing in the team's public chat, telling them that they could come over.
Given the strength of the opposing team, if they were to actually fight them, their chances of winning would only be 40% to 60%.
However, as long as the Desert Scorpion King can be fully utilized, the ratio can be 70/30.
They have seven, the enemy has three.
When Yan Qing and Zuo Chenxing arrived at the location, the battle between the Desert Scorpion King and the Fiery Lion's group had been going on for almost twenty minutes, and their overall condition had deteriorated from good to poor.
On their side, Qiao Mei and her group need to be dealt with, and on the other hand, the Desert Scorpion King also needs to be dealt with.
Qiao Mei's plan was to wait until the Desert Scorpion King was too weak to fight back after being beaten by Fiery Lion and the others before making their move.
Xu Heyu and the others had no objections to this. What was supposed to be a fierce competition was turned into something that felt like playing a casual game.
This scene was witnessed by the organizers of the Star Monster All-People Professional League, who took screenshots of Qiao Mei and Xu Heyu's mechs and sent them to their assistant.
"Investigate their identities and see if we can recruit them to our side."
It would be a shame not to take in such a talented and intelligent young man.
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[Fist of the Giants (Fiery Lion)]: "Quick, now! Those rat demons aren't around right now. Let's quickly extract the core of the Desert Scorpion King, deliver the final blow, and we'll win immediately!!"
The battle has lasted for almost forty minutes since it began.
Fortunately, their numbers were great, and they finally managed to keep the Desert Scorpion King at a disadvantage. Now, all that was left was to deliver the final blow.
Zuo Chenxing didn't know who the "Rat Spirit" that the Fiery Lions were talking about was until Qiao Mei explained the general situation in the team voice chat, and then he understood.
Just then, hearing Fiery Lion still calling them "Rat Spirits," he controlled the [Twin-Tailed Diva] to appear and punched the head of the [Fiery Lion] mech, which was barely able to stand.
The pilot of the [Fiery Lion] was smashed into a giant tree, and the mech began to crackle with electricity. A dent was also smashed into the tree.
He shook his head, which was numb from the electric shock, and looked in front of him. What he saw there stunned him.
The mecha in front of him, a garish pink with a monstrous body but dressed in a pink princess dress and sporting pigtails, was so ugly it hurt his eyes. He started cursing, "Damn it, what the hell is this? How can this kind of mecha get a B rating?!"
Unlike him, his teammates were also impressed by the appearance of the [Twin-Tailed Diva] mecha, but more importantly, its appearance meant that its other three teammates would definitely appear as well.
The group of people turned pale at the same time and asked what to do about the fiery lion.
The chances of turning the tide in this situation are almost zero. Fiery Lion seemed to have figured this out, and immediately got up and started fighting with Zuo Chenxing's [Twin-Tailed Diva].
While fighting, he cursed and said that in all the time he had played Star Monster, he had never seen such a despicable, cunning, and treacherous opponent.
With their captain no longer focused on the game, the Fiery Lions' teammates simply gave up the fight.
Qiao Mei and her group had already piloted their mechs out. Instead of paying attention to the still-raging Fiery Lion, they extracted the core of the Three-Tailed Poison Scorpion King and won the match.
At this moment, Zuo Chenxing took full advantage of the situation, beating the fiery lion so badly that he couldn't even stand up and could only launch verbal attacks.
[The core of the Three-Tailed Poisonous Scorpion King has been extracted by the Red Team. The outcome of this match is now decided. All participants will be ejected from the match interface in ten seconds, with a countdown timer: 10, 9...]
With ten seconds left in the countdown, Qiao Mei glanced at the still-cursing and swearing hot-tempered lion and said in a cool tone:
"Who says a competition has to be all about skill? Of course, you have to use your brain too. If you had that brain, I definitely wouldn't be cursing like you. When something happens, why don't you reflect on yourself first? If you weren't so stupid and stubborn, with your and your teammates' setup, you might not have lost. Think about it carefully after the game. Go brush your teeth right now, your breath smells so bad!"
After Qiao Mei finished speaking, the game battlefield officially closed, leaving the angry Lion with nowhere to vent his profanities. He glanced angrily at Qiao Mei's ID, posted a screenshot of her mecha on the black market website, and offered a large reward for her identity.
Star Monster has a real-name system. When Qiao Mei took out this account, she knew it would be traced, so Fiery Lion quickly got her information.
"Qiao Mei, a freshman in the Beast Taming Department, Class 3 of the Federal Academy? The former seventh princess of the royal family?"
"I'd like to see if you dare to be this arrogant in real life, you bitch!"
Qiao Mei: How long has it been since some people brushed their teeth?
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