"Hurry up." Liao Runing walked along the shadows with her back bent, whispering to Wei San and Huo Xuanshan behind her.
Young Master Liao had never climbed over the wall before, but he felt good after climbing over it last time, so he was very proactive this time.
Wei San was the last one to climb over the wall, and she had to go to the black factory competition tonight, so she told Jin Ke during the day that she was going to debug the mecha with Ying Chenghe, and at night, she told Ying Chenghe that she was going to learn mecha-related knowledge with Yu Qingfei, and asked him to go to bed early at night and not look for her.
"What excuse did you find to get out?" Wei San watched Liao Runing climb over the wall, and she also jumped up and asked them.
"They said we went out for training." Liao Runing said indifferently. They were both individual soldiers, and they often acted together before, not in school.
Wei San felt a little relieved. As long as Ying Chenghe didn't look for her, he would not have any doubts.
The three of them came to the fourth floor of the black factory. The final challenge of Shadu Star was held on this floor.
"This is real gold." As soon as Wei San came down, he touched the wall. "There is money."
The wall was black, but the corner of a flower pot placed on both sides of the corridor knocked against the wall a little, revealing the original color inside.
"There are a lot of gray transactions in the black factory, almost occupying the entire federation. It's not surprising that there is money." Huo Xuanshan had heard some news about the black factory before, so he came to play in the black game, thinking that he might be able to find a master to practice with.
"Jin Ke's family can make money even by dealing in garbage. This kind of gray business is all high-profit stuff, so of course there is money." Liao Runing stepped back and looked at the gold exposed inside.
Jin Ke, who was still performing a simulation at the Damocles Military Academy, suddenly sneezed.
Liao Runing stretched out his hand and poked the exposed gold wall: "We can take some back to sell."
As soon as he said this, the waiter standing on the side of the corridor on the fourth floor of the underground immediately glanced over and stared at Liao Runing without blinking.
"... Damn, you have made it." Wei San didn't even think about this.
"Let's go." Huo Xuanshan stretched out his hand and pushed the two people forward. If they didn't leave, the waiter would probably call someone to deal with them.
Wei San glanced at their team's points: "Our points can only reach the third level. If it weren't for the competition, we wouldn't be here."
"After the last match with that team, didn't the points increase a lot?" Liao Runing remembered that it doubled at that time.
"Increased, just a little bit short." Wei San touched the ring on her finger. She hadn't used this mecha much yet. She only played a few games with the two of them in the training ground in the afternoon.
When they arrived at the competition site, the second-to-last challenge team was playing against the championship team.
Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing didn't avoid watching their game just because they were 3s. In fact, mecha and perception are one thing, and combat experience is another. They are still too young and don't have much experience.
The most important purpose of establishing the Hephaestus Competition was to allow the cadets to gain enough practical experience so that they would not suffer too many casualties when they went to the battlefield, and to give the young cadets a psychological buffer period. Except for the early stage and the incident between Damocles and Samuel a few years ago, the casualty rate of the competition was not high. The reason why there were so many substitutes was that some cadets would have a mental breakdown during the competition and eventually leave the competition. Those with mild sequelae will adjust themselves, and as long as they have enough strength, they can continue to participate in the competition. But some people not only withdraw from the competition, but even withdraw from the military academy and become ordinary people from then on.
In the competition, there are twelve games, and all three departments of students will learn experience. Under the conditions of limited time and limited materials, the mecha master must restore the mecha of the individual soldiers as much as possible to ensure that they can fight. The commander learned the perception and application skills in the actual combat with the star beasts, not only to build a barrier, but also to attack the star beasts' mental power. As for the battles between the mecha soldiers and the star beasts and other military schools, they are all what the organizers want to see.
"The champion team has a 3s mecha soldier." Huo Xuanshan said, looking at the light yellow mecha in the middle of the ring.
"Her team members are ruthless, they should have fought more than just the ring." Liao Runing focused on the heavy mecha of the champion team, and the hostility on his body was strong, and he was definitely not a good person.
The challenge team was not weak either. All three of them were double S-level, but they had a fatal weakness. They didn't cooperate well enough. The champion team on the opposite side had obviously fought many battles together. They didn't even need to react, and they knew what the team members were going to do next.
Wei San lowered his head and called up the champion team's information. He clicked on the 3S mecha information: "Lie Que..."
"Their team information?" Liao Runing could clearly see the content on Wei San's optical computer as soon as he turned his head. "Everything on your optical computer has been seen by others. It's better to change to an optical computer with a private interface as soon as possible."
"Mine has a private interface function."
"Where?"
Wei San pointed to his ID: "It's private."
Liao Runing: "..." Learn from it.
"Lie Que is not very good." Wei San stared at the people on the stage for a while and said.
"Why?" Huo Xuanshan thought that their team had good cooperation. Without years of getting along, their actions could not be so synchronized.
Wei San looked at Li Que on the stage: "She can only use less than half of the performance of her 3S mecha."
Liao Runing: "Maybe the new mecha has problems with adapting to new mechas."
"Probably."
Wei San just felt that Li Que was different from the 3S he had seen before, and was very weak. Every time he made a move, it was good, but the power was not strong enough, and the control ability was not enough.
From the perspective of a mecha master, Li Que was not suitable for this mecha. If Ying Chenghe was here, he would find out, but Wei San did not learn much about 3S-level mechas, so he could not explain his feelings and did not know the difference.
When he looked up again, the challenge team over there was defeated and the mechas were all destroyed.
[Congratulations to the Black Factory Hunter for defending their division championship status again.]
Li Que came out of the mecha, stood on the stage, looked at Wei San and Huo Xuanshan in the waiting area, stretched out his finger with bright red nails, raised it and pulled it hard on his neck.
Liao Runing: "?"
He tilted his head: "Is that woman demonstrating to me? Young Master hasn't done so yet, she dared to use such a gesture to me?!" Young
Master Liao was really angry, he strongly stated that Li Que would be handed over to him.
Wei San and Huo Xuanshan didn't know that Death God was Li Que's younger brother. The two came to the Black Factory for different purposes, one to make money, and the other wanted to find an opponent to test, and they didn't know the gossip of the Black Factory at all.
Naturally, they thought Li Que was just demonstrating to the challenge team.
They were the last challenging team, and according to the rules, the champion team would rest for an hour before continuing the game.
Wei San and his friends sat in the waiting area and watched the champion team's game yesterday.
"All of them are S-class and above. Are all the scattered soldiers of the Federation coming to the Black Factory to compete?" Liao Runing said, looking at the various teams.
"The Black Factory Hunters are indeed perfectly coordinated. Wei San has not used the 3S mecha much, so be careful later." Huo Xuanshan instructed.
"3S versus double S, novice versus veteran, it's fair." Wei San didn't feel anything. She only cared about one thing, "If the mecha breaks down, do I have to pay for it?"
Huo Xuanshan: "...Shouldn't I?"
"What do you mean by should?" Wei San knew that all the repair materials for the mechas in the competition were exchanged from the organizers, so the mecha soldiers didn't have to worry about it, they just had to be responsible for fighting the star beasts, but now that they were back to school to try out the mechas, they were not sure.
"Anyway, it's fine if you said you broke it when you were testing the mecha." Liao Runing was not worried at all. "You are now a key figure in our Damocles Military Academy. The school will not care about this little money. Once we win the championship, the military expenses can be multiplied several times."
He said it as if they would definitely win the championship.
An hour later, the host stood on the stage: "Next is the last challenge match. The challenge team... fuck, fuck, turn over the black factory, pk the champion team Black Factory Hunter."
Audience seats.
"Why is this host swearing? What's wrong with Fanheichang?"
"The name of this challenging team is Caofanheichang, look up at the screen."
"..." Originally thought that the Black Factory Hunters were already arrogant enough, but there was an even more arrogant name.
Several people released the mechas and stood in a row. The shiny new mechas were a show.
Unfortunately, no one in the Black Factory knew these mechas, and the S-level mechas could not be seen by outsiders just by looking at the surface. It would be easier to see after the battle and comparing the speed and other aspects.
"All their mechas have been replaced." The middle-aged man in the VIP box said by the window, "It is indeed S-level."
"At first I thought they would not come to participate." The person behind said with a slight bow.
"I sent them invitations just for luck. Qi Anxi and the team that bows to life have clear goals after entering, which is to upgrade. They are not interested in the various forces in our black factory at all. They are most likely from aristocratic families." The middle-aged man stared at the two teams on the stage, "I hope the team that bows to life wins. The children of aristocratic families will not be interested in the little power of our Shaduxing black factory."
The six people stood on each side. After the host said start, the first people to move were Li Que and Liao Runing.
Li Que wanted to fight Wei San, but was stopped by Liao Runing halfway.
"Get out of the way, I'll spare your life." Li Que swung out the whip and said coldly.
Liao Runing: "???"
"You spare me?" Liao Runing felt that his self-esteem had never been challenged before, "Grandpa has never said such a bold thing, what's so great about your
red nails?" Wei San, who was facing another double S, heard Liao Runing's words and couldn't help but turn his head to look at him: What does it have to do with red nails?
Li Que was already impatient and swung the whip directly at Liao Runing: "Looking for death!"
Liao Runing dodged and said in his mouth: "Grandpa is looking for your death."
He was not good at other things, but he would never lose in terms of sharp tongue. After all, even the weird Wei San was not his opponent.
Wei San used her usual evasive tactics against Shuang S. She basically did this all the way. While avoiding the opponent's attacks, she quickly and skillfully controlled the mecha.
On the other side, Huo Xuanshan was temporarily balanced against Shuang S. The opponent was experienced and he couldn't find a place to attack for a while.
To outsiders, the team that controlled the black factory was particularly disorganized. They fought each other and had no tacit understanding at all, but no one was attacked.
The scene was very ugly at one point. The audience only saw a mecha running around the field, followed by a Shuang S mecha that tried desperately to attack. The two cursed at each other, and in the end, the male mecha soldier who shouted "fuck you" actually cursed so hard that he stopped talking and attacked madly to "fuck you". The only two people left were worth watching.
Just as the audience was watching in silence, Li Que's attack failed. Li
Que used that move only when he met a difficult person. Once he used it, the opponent would be defeated.
This ineffective attack was like a signal, and the three people who had defeated Hei Chang suddenly changed their fighting style.
Kill you with a big knife. The shoulder, upper arm, right leg... Li Que's mecha was covered with scars, and she didn't even have the power to resist.
Qi Anxi distanced himself from his opponent and shot a black bow straight at the opponent. The double-s skirmisher only had time to cut off the first two arrows. The arrows that came later directly penetrated his knife and shot through the mecha. Then Qi Anxi quickly approached him and kicked him off the stage.
Until Qi'anxi kicked over, the opponent couldn't even raise the heart to resist, this is the level of suppression.
Xiang Shenghuo, who had just been running away, stopped abruptly, and suddenly a long spear appeared in his hand, and he stabbed at the opponent with his backhand, picking off his shoulder armor.
Gradually, some people in the audience reacted: "All three of Fufan Heichang's mechas are 3s-level!"
"Three 3s mechas? Are you kidding?"
There were many people in the audience who watched the Hephaestus Competition, especially when Fufan Heichang suddenly turned around. One of them was already standing aside watching the show, while the other was still suppressing the fight. Their eyes couldn't help but focus on Xiang Shenghuo. As they watched, someone in the audience suddenly said, "Lance, sword, bow, and all 3s mechas. Are they the main force of Pingtongyuan?" "
That's not right. The one who uses the gun in Pingtongyuan is Zong Zheng Yueren. If I remember correctly, he is a man. He looked like a woman when he looked at Xiang Shenghuo just now."
"You don't know this. Pingtongyuan has always been mysterious. It is said that there are many secret methods. It is not impossible for a man to become a woman."
"Really?" Most people were skeptical.
"Of course, 3S mecha soldiers, who knows how strong they are, they should be able to turn into women."
"Yes, the only one who uses guns is Pingtongyuan. It just so happens that the competition has ended in the past few days. The 3S mecha soldier who can use guns on Shadu Star is Pingtongyuan Zong Zheng Yueren."
For large-scale competitions like the Black Factory, tickets are always bought secretly. The audience comes from all levels, with ordinary people being the most. The only knowledge about 3S exists in the news circulated on the Star Network and occasionally from various military regions.
Shenmohua 3S-level mecha soldiers are a common thing in the Federation.
As for the gossip that Pingtongyuan Zong Zheng Yueren can actually turn into a woman after this competition, it is another matter.
At this moment on the Black Factory stage, Wei San is recalling the action of Zong Zheng Yueren killing the star beast.
Since Star 3212 has no resources, teachers focus on training students in physical skills. They have trained all kinds of weapons. Wei San has no hobbies and can use all kinds of weapons, so she learned all kinds of weapons. In addition, she has always squeezed time to learn the structure of mechas, and she would not learn the skills of mechas for a second time if she could learn them once.
Two days ago, the main team watched the replays of the various military schools in the desert together, and Wei San also watched it. Because the mecha's built-in weapon is a gun, it is probably made by the mecha master based on the mecha of Pingtongyuan, but he did not know how to use the gun, so the mecha was put aside. She used this mecha and naturally learned the moves of Zong Zheng Yueren.
After picking up the opponent's shoulder armor, Wei San turned her wrist lightly, loosened her fingertips, and the long gun turned a circle in the air. She held it with her palm facing up and stabbed forward again.
The opponent thought she was going to attack the chest of his mecha, so he crossed his hands in a cross shape, trying to block her gun.
Not the chest!
Inside the mecha cabin, the opponent's pupils shrank.
"Puff--"
Wei San held the spear in his hand, and the spear head, which was supposed to be facing upwards, stabbed straight down into the knee of the opponent's mecha. She twisted her hand hard, completely passed through the knee armor, and then pulled it out violently.
The spear head was triangular, and when it was pulled out, the edges on both sides caused secondary damage to the knee.
Wei San did not completely retract the spear, but immediately moved in from the side and hit the side of his knee with the gun.
Not only that...
Wei San recalled the details she had observed. Zong Zheng Yueren's move was not just a simple tap. He held the spear with his wrist and used the Buddha spear to tap. The rebound force of the spear continuously hit the body of the two-headed viper. She couldn't see clearly, but it was definitely a high frequency. The body under the half of the two-headed viper's head suddenly slowed down. She suspected that the bones inside the snake were broken.
The spear bounced several times.
Wei San didn't learn this move well. She felt a little regretful and decided to go for the opponent's other knee.
After she pierced the opponent's other knee again, the spear bounced a few more times, but it was still not a high frequency.
Wei San began to use his opponent as an experiment, constantly looking for the feel, until the opponent could no longer hold on.
On the other side, Liao Runing was still slowly "playing" with Li Que.
"Why do you always rush over there?" Liao Runing was dissatisfied, "Your opponent is me, can't I satisfy you?"
Huo Xuanshan, who was standing by and watching the show: "..." What are you talking about.
Li Que was so angry that her chest was choked. Originally, she was full of confidence and wanted to kill An Xi and bow to life, but this "Fuck you" suddenly appeared. She couldn't even contact those two people, so how could she avenge her brother?
And she didn't expect that they were... all level 3s.
"I'll kill you!" Li Que's eyes were red, and he swung the whip wildly to attack Liao Runing.
"Why are you still killing each other?" Liao Runing snorted and dodged her attack, but was hit by a whip, leaving a deep scar on the arm of the mecha.
Huo Xuanshan in the mecha cabin frowned and reminded Liao Runing: "End it early."
Liao Runing gradually became serious. The blade was entangled by the whip of the Sparrow. He struggled hard with an expressionless face, pausing every word: "I, too, want to!"
The Sparrow's attacks suddenly increased, and he even had a bit of difficulty dealing with it.
Huo Xuanshan couldn't bear to watch it, so he simply joined the battle, two to one, wanting to end the game early to prevent any accidents.
When Li Que saw Huo Xuanshan coming over, her eyes became more bloodshot and she grinned: "You all have to die today!"
Liao Runing almost rolled her eyes. This woman had said "die, die, die" several times since she came on the stage.
The two of them joined forces, and Li Que was suppressed again. She was like a trapped beast, attacking madly, especially Huo Xuanshan.
"Are you a traitor who abandoned her?" Liao Runing took the time to ask Huo Xuanshan, "Why did I rush to your side?"
Huo Xuanshan: "...Shut up."
It was actually a bit tricky for the two of them to suppress Li Que.
Li Que could no longer see the two people clearly, and she attacked them madly with just a force. Finally, she grinned, ignored Liao Runing's attack, and attacked Huo Xuanshan directly.
The two thought it was the same move as before.
"Ah..."
Li Que's crazy scream only stopped after a shout.
Liao Runing bent down and looked behind Li Que with the mecha: Wei San held a long spear and stabbed the opponent's mecha directly in the neck.
Pulling out the long spear, Li Que fell face down, and no one came out of the mecha cabin.
"You..." Liao Runing looked at the dying double-s soldier over there, "Why did you suddenly jump over here?"
Wei San retracted the long spear: "Subconsciously."
She didn't know why she felt a dangerous force coming from behind her, and turned around and stabbed without thinking.
Seeing that Li Que was also defeated, the black factory hunter surrendered and admitted defeat at the last moment. "This is your prize." The middle-aged man who was in the VIP box just now motioned his men to carry a box over and said with a kind smile, "50kg of Sumi gold, the top-grade material currently used to make 3S mechas."
Wei San rushed up and opened it, wanting to see what the top-grade material looked like. In the box lay a large piece of complete silver-gray metal, and a cool air was emanating from it. "Sumi gold has a cold and icy feeling. If it is made into a weapon, the coldness alone can hurt people. And the most important point is that it is said to be able to grow." The middle-aged man said with a little pride, "Such a large piece of complete Sumi gold is extremely rare. It is a treasure of our black factory." "What do you mean by growability?" Wei San reached out and touched the Sumi gold inside. It was so cold that it penetrated his bones. Just a light touch, and his fingers immediately lost their blood color. "It's just a rumor. If it can be made into a weapon, it can float up and down according to the level of the user." Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing in the back looked at each other: Floating up and down? If it is made into a weapon for Wei San, does it mean that it can become a weapon beyond 3s. "Thank you." Wei San closed the box and picked up the big box by himself. "Wait." The middle-aged man was stunned and immediately stopped the three people. "You won the regional championship. There are a total of twelve black factories in the federation. One is closed in the Imperial Capital, and there are other places. You need to compete with other regional champions. Of course, the prizes will be richer than now." "When?" Huo Xuanshan asked.
"Well, it's not certain yet. We will notify you separately." The middle-aged man smiled, "Don't worry, it will be after the competition at least, so it won't delay you... watching the competition."
The three people were driving light, heavy and medium-sized mechas respectively, and they happened to be 3s mecha soldiers. The middle-aged man understood this coincidence, but he didn't expose it openly.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Liao Runing said casually.
The middle-aged man nodded kindly and turned away.
At this time, Li Que on the ring was lifted down. She was bleeding from all seven orifices and had fainted, but her eyes were half open and red inside.
Liao Runing saw Li Que's condition and nudged Wei San with his elbow, saying, "Why are you so cruel?"
Wei San frowned, "I just cut off her perception."
Even though Li Que, who was connected to the mecha, seemed to have been pierced through the throat, it was only a temporary mental injury. The more experienced the mecha soldier is, the faster he will recover.
Li Que showed in every way that she was a veteran.
"Let's go, it's late now." Huo Xuanshan pointed to the box, "What should I do with this?"
"I'll leave it with someone first. When the venue for the next game is revealed tomorrow, I'll ask him to help send it over." Wei San was talking about the shop owner on the underground floor.
The three of them went there to store it together.
The shop owner took a lot of money from her: "Such an important thing, you want me to mail it for you? Awesome!"
Wei San: "I have something to do temporarily, please help me, boss."
"Okay, okay." The boss waved his hand, "I will definitely mail it for you."
But the prize was not given to them, the three of them climbed over the wall again and sneaked back to the dormitory.
Liao Runing and Huo Xuanshan went in first with their backs straight. Wei San waited outside for a long time, but did not receive any information. Finally, he walked into the dormitory with his head held high.
As soon as the door was opened, Jin Ke was sitting in the middle of the dormitory, Ying Chenghe was sitting next to him, Huo Xuanshan and Liao Runing were squatting next to him, and the laptop was handed over.
"Come on, what did you three do?" Jin Ke kicked a chair to Wei San, "Tell the truth."
Wei San: "I just came back from studying in the data room, what did they do?" She pointed at Huo Xuanshan and the others deliberately.
Before leaving at night, she clearly told Ying Chenghe that she would lock the second floor of the data room and wanted to study quietly.
"Don't lie, Chenghe and I have already checked the surveillance on the second floor. You played a little trick and you still want to fool me." Jin Ke was like interrogating a prisoner.