Chapter 31 The Eight Trigrams
Zhou Jiu listened to Instructor Ming Qiang's words and nodded seriously. These habits originated from the time of scavenging on the desolate planet. Although the instructor's teachings were not applicable to scavenging, because sometimes killing the opponent as soon as possible was the only way to survive, and her talisman array could hide herself in the horde of alien beasts when she was injured.
The S88 attack gun was very powerful, and its recoil was within her expectations. However, Instructor Mingqiang's rating gave her a new understanding of the military, at least they respected life.
“Zhou Jiu, your next sparring partner will be Chu Zhao. Chu Zhao has strong perception and can predict the behavior of the opponent's mech based on its trajectory, so he can take defensive and offensive actions in advance. He is the perfect counter to your aggressive and relentless style of attack.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiu thought: Everything in the universe has its counterpart. If Chu Zhao's method can counter her, then as long as she has a high completion rate to a certain extent, she can also counter this computational mecha attack.
Upon hearing Teacher Mingqiang's words, the students, starting with Nanyu, suddenly started to cheer: "Oh~"
Amidst the uproarious laughter, Zhou Jiu casually glanced up at Chu Zhao. Sure enough, gossip was an eternal gene etched into human DNA, like a stimulant. Amidst the jeers, the two locked eyes, and Zhou Jiu's lips slowly curved into a smile after seeing the amusement in Chu Zhao's eyes.
"Huh? What's going on?" Teacher Mingqiang suddenly looked at her students.
"Oh, so I arranged for a young couple. Well then, you two can practice more in your spare time to help Zhou Jiu change this life-risking style of mecha combat."
"Yes, instructor," Chu Zhao replied.
The mecha training ground was large. The sixteen people formed teams of two. Zhou Jiu got into his mecha again, connected with Chu Zhao's mecha, and asked curiously, "Who was your original opponent? Will I affect your training plan?"
With a gentle tone, Zhou Jiu quickly typed commands on the mecha's keyboard, taking the initiative to attack Chu Zhao. She had wanted to join the fight ever since she saw Chu Zhao fight the Minotaur Flying Beast.
Chu Zhao made a simple move, bending his knees and jumping to avoid the attack, and replied, "I used to be the instructor's assistant. Sometimes when I didn't perform well, the instructor would step in and fight me to help me adjust."
"Don't try to avoid me," Zhou Jiu said provocatively.
"The instructor had you spar with me so you could experience what it feels like to be unhittable." Chu Zhao continued to anticipate Zhou Jiu's movements and narrowly dodged.
"Do you think I'm stupid?... The instructor clearly told me to think before I hit, and to hit more conservatively and steadily," Zhou Jiu retorted.
Zhou Jiu's hand speed became a blur as he typed on the keyboard. He executed a series of Red Fist Pan Kou moves, closing in on the dodging Chu Zhao and then promptly using the Red Fist Thousand Hammer move. The entire mecha movement carried the rhythm of ancient martial arts as it smashed towards Chu Zhao's mecha joints.
With a bang, Chu Zhao's mecha was thrown to the ground, losing its balance and lying sideways.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhou Jiu used a flying step to strike the mech's leg, swinging it horizontally towards Chu Zhao's S515 assassin mech.
Zhou Jiu raised an eyebrow slightly, and the instant his kick missed, he quickly changed his hand commands, using a series of attacks, including the Twelve Stirrup Hammers from Red Fist, to strike Chu Zhao, who had dodged the attack. "Let's see if you can dodge this time."
The more familiar he became with the mecha, the more he felt that the mecha was like an extension of himself. Zhou Jiu could now use the mecha to extend like his own arm and use ancient martial arts moves to attack his opponents.
The surrounding mechs gradually came to a stop, watching the battle between the two.
Nan Yu, connected to the others' communicators, sighed, "I hope our Brother Chu won't be a victim of domestic violence in the future."
“Very likely,” said Feng Si, who was in a team with Nan Yu and Chu Zhao.
"I feel like Brother Chu's future is going to be pretty tough," Cui Li, another member of the regular team, remarked with a sigh.
"Forget it, you don't even have a Tyrannosaurus Rex-type girlfriend yet."
"Haha, this freshman's moves are amazing! Should we start a betting pool?" Another student stopped to watch this rare scene.
“Then I’ll bet on Brother Chu.” Nan Yu placed his bet on Chu Zhao.
"Then I should bet on freshmen? I think this freshman recruitment strategy is pretty awesome."
"I also pressure the new students."
"I also."
"Um, wouldn't Brother Chu feel embarrassed if he knew? Or should I change my strategy and bet on Brother Chu instead?"
…
Zhou Jiu was having a great time when Chu Zhao's mecha showed that it was 70% damaged. When Zhou Jiu was about to end the fight and was changing actions, he frowned. Oh no, the command operation seemed to be delayed.
Chu Zhao had already seized the weakness and launched a series of attacks. When the energy blade hit the mech's hatch, Zhou Jiu's command to turn back was a step too late, and the two ended their fight in perfect unison.
“I lost,” Zhou Jiu replied.
After a moment of silence, Chu Zhao said, "I didn't win either."
“You haven’t practiced with mechs enough, and you don’t understand the movement lines and curves of mechs very well. The same was true when you were fighting the Minotaur. But you reacted quickly and were able to correct your mistakes in time. If you had fired the bombardment when your chain attack knocked me down in the early stages, you would have won. Why didn’t you fire it?” Chu Zhao asked.
Zhou Jiu remained silent for a moment, perhaps because she hadn't fully gotten used to the bombardment while fighting. After all, the old-fashioned scavenger mecha only had the function of picking up things. If she encountered a monster while piloting the mecha, she would rely on the mecha's own power to attack the opponent. The operation was very smooth just now, and Hong Quan was having a bit of fun. She got carried away and fought for a moment, but she was too embarrassed to say why she got carried away.
"Because I can't bear to hit you." After a long while, Zhou Jiu finally managed to say this.
"..." Such a fierce fighting style doesn't seem like he's reluctant to use it.
"Damn, I lost my bet. Tsk tsk, the junior isn't very helpful. I'll have to tutor her when I have time, so she knows Brother Chu's weaknesses," Feng Si continued.
"Remember to transfer the money later."
"What's all this commotion about? You guys, get back to training." Ming Qiang moved her hand a few times, and several small stones flew from the side wall, hitting the heads of a few student mechs who were watching the commotion, as a reminder.
"Chu Zhao, Zhou Jiu, come here for a moment, let me see your match videos." After scolding the others, Instructor Ming Qiang's tone became much more amiable.
Zhou Jiu opened the mecha hatch and walked towards Instructor Ming Qiang first. Chu Zhao, who was originally heading towards Zhou Jiu, paused for a moment, touched his nose, and followed behind him towards the instructor.
"Hey, did you guys see Brother Chu just now? He was going to help a junior girl, but she didn't even glance at him and just walked right past. Brother Chu even awkwardly touched his nose. It's kind of funny." One of the senior girls said while fighting in the internal communication channel.
"I didn't see it. Really? Are you kidding me?"
"I was facing them just now, and I recorded a video inside the mech. I'll post it on the anonymous forum in a bit, and you can see for yourselves." The gossipy voice continued, then suddenly shouted, "Hey, good heavens, you asked me, so you were just looking for a chance to beat me up?"
"There's plenty of nonsense to say. Don't get distracted. Finish your practice quickly and post it sooner."
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