Upon arriving at the mecha training room, Tao Xiu immediately challenged Tao Rui. The students were all excited. With things getting this far, the battle between the two princes was bound to end in humiliation for one of them!
Regardless of who was being humiliated, the onlookers found the fight worth watching. Immediately, a student shouted, "Instructor! Can I take a video for your records?"
"No!" the instructor frowned. "No video recording during class. Everyone, take your seats and prepare to watch the game."
A classmate immediately protested, "Instructor, this is the first battle of the mecha battle class. It's a commemorative event. There's no need to worry about hurting anyone, and there's no need to show mercy. It's a rare opportunity for us to see an S-class Alpha in action. This is a rare learning opportunity. Please allow us to film it!"
The students started to make a scene, and the instructor was in a difficult position. The next scene would definitely be the eldest prince being humiliated by the younger prince, and the commander would not be happy.
Ye Jia looked worried and leaned close to Tao Rui and whispered, "Will the instructor stop them?"
Tao Rui smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I don't need public support, so my external image doesn't matter."
Several students nearby overheard their conversation and glanced at him. The instructor, noticing their movements, instinctively felt that Tao Rui didn't want to be seen as powerless to fight back, so he simply passed the ball to Tao Rui.
"Tao Rui, you're one of the parties involved. What are your thoughts? I firmly believe that classroom exercises don't need to be filmed."
"As for the person being filmed, I have no objection. After all, it's just a classroom exercise, not something involving personal privacy. However, I respect the school regulations on whether filming is allowed in class." Tao Rui calmly kicked the ball back.
Ye Jia wanted to remind everyone that this was a battle between princes, but when Tao Rui said he had no objection, she immediately shut up. She couldn't let anyone think Tao Rui was afraid; she couldn't say that.
She looked at Fang Tong, hoping that Fang Tong could understand her and smooth things over.
At this moment, Su Ya suddenly spoke up, "We shouldn't treat this as a normal training video for students, because once filmed, there's a chance it could get out. Tao Rui and Tao Xiu have special identities, and I think if such a video were to get out, it would have a negative impact. I hope the instructor and all the students will seriously consider this."
Su Ya's serious expression made the matter more serious, and the students who had been making a fuss all looked at each other and stopped talking.
But Tao Zheng and Su Ya are in a cold war, and now Su Ya is speaking up for Tao Rui, which is simply adding fuel to the fire!
Tao Xiu laughed twice. "Hey! Everyone, pay attention! We've already wasted quite a bit of time arguing about this. Are you overthinking it? We're practicing combat techniques. Wouldn't it be great if we could film it and analyze the pros and cons? I'm thinking about filming it myself. This is just class, what kind of impact can it have?"
Instructor, I hope you approve the filming. Tao Rui doesn’t mind, and neither do I.
The same thought popped up in everyone's mind: Is Tao Xiu trying to embarrass Tao Rui on Starnet?
Tao Xiu's friend Yi Wen nudged him with his arm, silently reminding him to stop talking. But Tao Xiu, young and energetic, having essentially grown up as the sole heir apparent to the commander-in-chief, didn't care about other people's opinions. He stared at Tao Rui, wanting nothing more than to teach this weakling a lesson!
Since both of the commander-in-chief's sons had expressed their opinions, the instructor had nothing more to say and agreed with a serious face.
He watched Tao Rui and Tao Xiu walk into the mecha cabin, and sincerely felt that from now on, in addition to the class fees being several times higher, the pressure from the Commander's Palace would also increase.
I hope that following Tao Rui's advice and convincing the principal today was the right decision. At least the eldest prince won't be physically injured. Perhaps he can use this to apply for more funding from his superiors, which will make him feel better.
The instructor sighed lightly and announced the start of the battle.
The students were all very excited. They opened their smart brains and found suitable shooting positions.
Tao Rui sat in the mecha cabin and quickly connected his mental power to the cabin, dodging quickly while Tao Xiu attacked.
He dodged Tao Xiu's attack!
Yi Wen narrowed his eyes and said to his companion, "The first blow should have severed Tao Rui's legs. How did he dodge it?"
His companion made a few adjustments on the AI and played the video back to him. "Tao Rui's angle is really tricky," he said, jokingly. "Looks like he got lucky today."
In just two sentences, Tao Xiu had attacked three times, and Tao Rui dodged them all!
Now not only Yi Wen became serious, but the other students also stopped watching the fun and focused on the movements of the two virtual mechas.
After Tao Rui practiced a few moves to get used to operating the mecha cabin, he went straight up to meet Tao Xiu's next attack.
Ye Jiateng stood up suddenly, and many classmates exclaimed: "Is he going to commit suicide?!"
At this time, the two mechas had collided with each other. Tao Xiu swung his fist and knocked off a piece of armor on Tao Rui's shoulder, but Tao Rui's fist hit Tao Xiu's energy core heavily!
That's where the weapons are controlled. If there's a problem with the energy core, the mecha will be unable to use its weapons. Tao Xiu looked at the red warning in front of him, his face suddenly changed. This heavy punch directly destroyed his high-energy combat power, and he could only fight hand-to-hand.
Tao Rui didn't give him any chance to get close to him. After hitting him with a punch, he quickly retreated, and his arms turned into cannons and started shooting fiercely!
Tao Xiu dodged quickly and avoided most of the bullets and artillery, but he was also seriously injured. One of his arms was deformed and his waist was damaged, revealing the internal parts.
At this time, Tao Rui regained his strength and transformed his arm into a sharp sword, attacking Tao Xiu non-stop. Tao Xiu could only fight back with martial arts, which he had always been very good at, and he had always used this method to torture the original owner in class.
But today, for some reason, it didn't work. Tao Rui seemed to be able to predict his every move, always blocking his attacks and stabbing him with the sword in his hand. His mecha gradually became broken and tattered.
He immediately changed his tactics and began to evade defense instead of attacking.
Fang Tong frowned and said, "He wants to drag Tao Rui down because Tao Rui's mental strength is not as strong as his."
Ye Jia took a deep breath, looked at Tao Rui who was particularly brave today, and whispered: "Maybe he can't delay that long."
The surroundings were completely silent, all watching the battle unfolding. Tao Rui's sword continued to strike Tao Xiu's mecha, but he missed the vital points. Tao Xiu remained fiercely defensive, dodging with all his might.
Yi Wen asked, "Instructor, what do you think of their performance?"
The instructor couldn't hide his shock. "Tao Rui's performance today was amazing and really inspired me. I think I'll have a good talk with him after class. As for Tao Xiu..." He was silent for a moment. "He put the defensive methods taught in school to the fullest and learned them very well."
Yi Wen went to see the other students present and, unsurprisingly, found everyone's faces etched with shock, including Su Ya. Before class, Tao Xiu had privately told him he wanted to teach Tao Rui a lesson, humiliate him, and devastate him. It seemed that this was now impossible, and it would also likely damage Tao Xiu's image.
He silently took a few steps back, quickly left the training ground, contacted the school administrator to request that the star network signal of this training ground be blocked, and contacted the public relations personnel of the system commander's palace to report the situation here.
Not long after, people from the Commander's Palace arrived at the school, and Yi Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief. His father's official position wasn't high, but he would be Tao Xiu's direct descendant in the future, and he was the one who least wanted Tao Xiu to make any mistakes.
Yi Wen returned to the training ground and just saw the end of the battle.
Tao Rui grabbed Tao Xiu's neck, leaped high, and threw him to the ground. Tao Xiu's mecha... his neck was broken!
Su Ya gasped because the scene was too tragic.
Tao Xiu's mecha was already a pile of scrap metal, a complete waste. It was completely broken, damaged beyond repair.
The final beheading scene was even more thrilling and indescribably cruel!
The students stared at the pile of garbage with wide eyes, and then all their eyes fell on Tao Rui in disbelief. Tao Rui's mecha had only lost a piece of armor on his shoulder. That was all!
Fang Tong said in a low voice: "Am I mistaken? Tao Rui went into the mecha cabin where he was knocked down? Tao Xiu is the one on this side?"
Ye Jia swallowed and immediately shook his head, "No, you're not mistaken. The winner here was controlled by Tao Rui. Tao Rui won! Tao Rui won!"
The instructor and classmates, as if suddenly awakened, immediately began discussing in disbelief. Tao Rui emerged from the mecha cabin, his steps relaxed and his posture graceful, exuding an inexplicable air of nobility. Upon seeing him, the students suddenly couldn't deny that he was a prince of the highest rank. Regardless of his natural rank, he simply possessed a noble aura.
Tao Xiu pushed the hatch open with all his might. After coming out, he stared at Tao Rui with a rage in his eyes. "You did it on purpose! You had the chance to defeat me with one sword strike, but you took advantage of my loss of control of my weapon and deliberately played a trick on me, destroying my mecha. You deliberately humiliated me in front of my classmates!"
Tao Rui looked puzzled. "Why would you think so? Isn't this a class for practicing combat skills? Before we started, you said you wanted to film it and study the strengths and weaknesses of the combat. Why study a one-hit kill? I thought you'd prefer to put what you learned into practice, so I went along with you.
You just defended and didn't attack, wasn't it to prolong the process? Or did I misunderstand?"
Tao Xiu couldn't deny it, because he had been thinking about prolonging the process and humiliating Tao Rui before he started. He only defended and didn't attack in order to prolong the process and exhaust Tao Rui's mental strength.
As a result, he is the one who is humiliated now. This is simply intolerable!
Tao Rui looked at the instructor and asked, "Instructor, do you think this battle was exciting? Is it worth analyzing the tactics and combat techniques? Did we put what we learned into practice?"
The instructor nodded. "Your battle was very exciting. You put the knowledge we taught you into practice very well, and it seems you also learned something else that I didn't understand. Come to my office after class and talk. I'm very interested in your tactics and fighting skills."
Tao Xiu felt even more embarrassed. Seeing his classmates' excited eyes all directed at Tao Rui, and even Su Ya looking at Tao Rui in disbelief, he left in a rage without even saying a word to the instructor.
Yi Wen said "sorry" on his behalf and left immediately after him. After reaching the door, he nodded to the people in the public relations department and asked them to start handling the matter.
Tao Rui was surrounded by everyone, and everyone was asking questions in surprise.
"Where did you learn this trick?"
"Are you confident in your head-on confrontation with Tao Xiu? Or is it just a matter of luck?"
"You were defeated by Tao Xiu two days ago, why are you so powerful today?"
Tao Rui gestured for silence and said, "This is the first time I've felt so enthusiastic. I'll tell you everything you're curious about, but I think we're in a bit of trouble right now. Why don't we talk after we resolve the current issue?"
"What trouble?" The classmates looked in the direction he was looking, and found several people in uniform talking to the instructor. Looking at the logo on the chest of their uniforms, they knew that they were from the Commander's Palace.
What are they doing here? Why are they here so suddenly?
Some clever people were about to upload the video they had taken, but were shocked to find that "the StarNet signal was blocked!"
"What? The signal is blocked?"
"Me too! What's going on? What are they doing here?"
The instructor quickly led the others over and said sternly, "Today's video is related to a public relations crisis. The Public Relations Department of the Commander's Palace requires you to delete all archived files. Everyone, please cooperate."
"What?"
Amidst everyone's exclamations, the people from the public relations department walked up to them and personally cleared the relevant files in their brains.
The person in charge came to Tao Rui and said, "Prince, the commander-in-chief asks you to return to the commander-in-chief's palace. The car is waiting outside."
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