Chapter 71 Water-type Familiars' Superpowers
Because it's the final round, the difficulty is much higher than the preliminary and semi-final rounds, so some of the rules are also different.
For example, the virtual arena into which the 300 participants were placed this time was not announced in advance as before, but remained silent throughout the entire process.
Qiao Mei and Xingxing successfully reunited using the quantum brain bracelet. After looking around and analyzing the surroundings together, they realized they had entered some kind of map.
Beneath my feet was a surface of water that looked like a lake, so clear that I could almost see my reflection.
Looking into the distance, the entire area within sight was a vast expanse of water with no end in sight. Further away, it was covered by thick fog, making it impossible to see the road ahead.
Qiao Mei did her homework before the competition and could basically conclude that the final round would put them on one of the three most difficult maps – Mirror Lake.
Star looked worried, glancing around at the almost empty space where there was nowhere to hide. He whispered to the boy next to him, who was half a head shorter than him, "Rose, in this situation, shouldn't we release the mechs? We probably can't use our defensive tactics this round; there's absolutely nowhere to hide!"
Qiao Mei shook her head, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Don't you know this is Mirror Lake?"
“Yes, this is Mirror Lake. What does this have to do with our 'hide-and-seek' tactics?” Xingxing scratched her head, not understanding Qiao Mei’s meaning.
Off-screen, Shu Qingqing picked up a lollipop and commented with a tsk-tsk sound, "Since you know it's Mirror Lake, there's nowhere you can hide with your body, clearly you can hide anywhere!"
Viewers in the live stream were just as confused as Xingxing, asking questions in bewilderment.
[Qingqing, what does this mean? I don't see anywhere to hide.]
[Didn't see +1, please explain. I'll give the streamer a star as a reward for answering!!]
One star candy costs a total of ninety-nine interstellar coins, not too much, but not too little either. Shu Qingqing was too lazy to explain at first, and looked at the live stream comments with an expression of looking at an idiot.
But as soon as the tip was sent, he immediately changed his tune, and somehow got his glasses and a blackboard, and started playing role-playing games.
"Ahem, Qingqing's little class is in session. Everyone, look carefully. This is the overall structure of Mirror Lake. The top is the lake surface, and the bottom is all water. In addition, there is a lot of fog around it for cover. So the answer is obvious. By diving underwater in human form, they can achieve perfect concealment. The entire body of water will be their hiding place. Do you understand?"
[I understand, but even if they're diving, they can't stay underwater indefinitely, right?]
[Yes, unless you use a water-type familiar's superpower, but isn't there a rule in the tournament that you can't use familiar superpowers?]
On the screen, Qiao Mei finished explaining to Xingxing a step slower than Shu Qingqing. Seeing that he seemed to understand but not quite, she began to gather water-type familiar superpowers in her right hand.
The federal army personnel watched this scene from a distance and immediately added an item to the search characteristics—aquatic familiar superpowers.
Qiao Mei was completely unaware of all this. She watched as the clear water released from her hand slowly enveloped her, secretly thanked Ao Cang for his awesomeness, and then stretched out her hand to Xingxing, saying, "Give me your hand, and I'll take you down."
Upon seeing this, Xingxing's face showed a shocked expression (ΩДΩ), and she stammered, "No...no, Rose, this is against the rules! The official rules of the Mecha Tournament clearly state that the use of familiar superpowers is prohibited!"
Qiao Mei glanced coldly at Xingxing: "That's for the superpowers attached to the mecha. What's wrong with us using it ourselves?"
Star:?
Live stream viewers: ??
That seems to be true.
He waited a while, and only after he did not receive any violation warnings from the official patrol flying robot did he give his star-shaped hand to Qiao Mei.
Then the water where she and Xingxing were standing began to soften, and the two of them slowly sank down as if they had entered a swamp, until they disappeared completely.
Off-screen, the dean of the Federal Academy, who only planned to come and take a look during the final round, watched this scene through Shu Qingqing's most popular live stream. He stroked his long white beard and sighed with a smile, "Young people really have ideas. This way, they can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble."
A teacher from the same school chimed in, "That's right. Just relying on these little tricks probably won't get them a high ranking. If they run into the favorites to win, their chances of winning won't be very high."
Qiao Mei hadn't originally planned to get a high ranking; her goal was clear: to get into the top 100.
This way, I can fulfill my promise to advertise for Gan Gan's Flying Ape Mech, get her account unbanned, and receive a 50,000 yuan bonus – a win-win-win situation.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is a bit too harsh.
Whether it was her bad luck or Xingxing's bad luck, during the round of 300 to 200, they just happened to run into Camellia's group.
The enemy's mechs, even the worst ones, are A+ grade, and there's a sniper god who's consistently ranked second and is practically the uncrowned king among them.
Qiao Mei glanced at the stars and asked him, "How's your luck usually?"
Xingxing: "Huh? It's alright. I'm usually chosen by the teacher when they randomly pick someone from a hundred or so students to answer a question. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
Qiao Mei: "......."
Shu Qingqing/The audience in the live stream: "......"
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