Chapter 54
Li Hao hadn't expected there to be a steel mecha here. The player operating it was originally fighting with an unknown knife, but just when he couldn't hold on any longer, he took out this mecha from some storage space.
Why is it called a mecha and not a suit like Iron Man? The contestant is less than two meters tall, his body is completely green, with four legs and only two arms.
This mecha is designed to be a four-legged animal, and its shape resembles a large mammal from the cat family. It's a bit tattered without the paint, but it still has the beauty of steel.
The appearance of this mecha also meant that the battle had entered a white-hot stage. The first wave of eliminations had concluded, and nearly half of the people had been eliminated.
The rest of the group had fought and won, to varying degrees. Some on Li Hao's side were already plotting against her. Her actions had been so swift, many people were unsure of her true strength.
However, Li Hao's gaze fell on the mecha man.
As early as the battle began, the people in the base had created files for each player on the field and analyzed their strengths and weaknesses.
But at least it is confirmed that, based on the current situation, no one present can hurt Li Hao.
"I want that mecha. Let me see if I can get it." Li Hao became interested.
Her eyes lit up now. Even though she was a mage and didn't need this kind of technology to fight, a mecha! This was something on Li Hao's wish list. Ever since he knew he could travel through time, a mecha was something Li Hao had always wanted.
The feline mecha swept through his opponent, eliminating the guy with the giant axe.
Li Hao was still a little far away from the mecha, so she used her magician's hand to try to grab the mecha in front of her.
But halfway through, she suddenly stopped because someone attacked her. The attacker was wielding a long whip, swinging it with great force. This whip wasn't just any whip; as it swung, it generated electric currents that left streaks on the ground.
Li Hao was a mage. Although she wore the best protective suit available in the apocalyptic world, as an ordinary elemental mage, her strength was only marginally better than that of an ordinary person. If she were truly whipped like this, she would most likely die.
However, there was always a strong spiritual power lingering around Li Hao, which was enough to resist these attacks.
"Come out, my little fire." She decided to do something to prevent these guys from treating her as a soft persimmon.
She raised her hand, and a ball of black and purple flame appeared in her palm, which she threw onto the ground.
The flames expanded, making a sharp hissing sound. The flames gradually grew larger and even turned into a five-meter-tall fire bear.
The fire bear roared and blocked Li Hao's way, just in time to catch the guy who was attacking with the whip.
The fire bear's flames were not ordinary flames. They followed the whip it had grabbed and went towards the contestant.
"Wow, our little Flame Princess actually summoned a Fire Bear. Looks like we have a dark horse for this competition, and a spot in the top ten has been secured. It's a shame no one was smart enough to realize how powerful our little princess is. She actually received the lowest number of votes of the entire competition."
The host was exaggerating again. "The warriors on the field seemed to be frightened by our little princess's bear. Not a single one dared to confront her. It seems they're just a bunch of cowards trying to get by."
As he spoke, the audience outside the stadium also booed.
This guy clearly didn't want Li Hao to stay comfortably until the end of the game. After all, she was the center of attention. Her strange abilities paired with her harmless face had drawn a lot of attention.
For them, it doesn't matter who wins; all they want is the excitement of life and death and the fun of death. After all, they make their money by live-streaming the bets of the bigwigs.
He watched the livestream as the audience enthusiastically discussed the girl named T. Clearly, the topic of the day had emerged. With proper management, this girl's next match would surely attract even more viewers.
They look very much like carbon-based humans, their skin is the same. Their black hair and eyes are only found in the purest bloodline of their race.
I don't think so. Don't carbon-based humans rely on mechas to fight? Look at her. I think she looks more like some kind of mimicry, with the body just a disguise.
--I do know a race on a planet that can control objects with their thoughts, and they are quite similar to her.
--Why aren't any players coming forward? It's so boring, let's start fighting quickly!
--So boring, several strong guys stopped attacking, nothing to watch.
--This guy Kong Modao is actually hiding. Several of the strongest players are avoiding each other. Let’s fight!
Obviously, the live broadcast room wants to see a life-and-death fight between masters rather than masters bullying weak players.
A big boss took action and put up a bounty.
[User from JK213, offering a reward of 300,000 points for defeating the Flame Princess]
The host's eyes lit up and he quickly mobilized the contestants' emotions.
"Wow, she's worthy of being our Flame Princess! Here's a bounty. Whoever defeats the Flame Princess will receive 300,000 points! Let's see who will receive this honor. 300,000 points is a huge sum!"
Everyone who had been avoiding Li Hao's area now looked over. They were all hot contenders for the top ten. Three hundred thousand points was no small sum; it was worth the same as the first-place prize.
Li Hao was studying the mecha she had pulled over, and was in a good mood. Hearing this, she looked up helplessly.
This scene feels like the protagonist in a game is being targeted.
"What about me? What will happen to this reward if I can hold on?" Li Hao shouted loudly, not knowing whether her words could be translated successfully.
"Well, it seems our little princess isn't satisfied. Unfortunately, the bounty is only available if you're eliminated... Boss JK213 was very pleased with Flame Princess' words. He added another bounty: if Flame Princess defeats all the contestants present, she'll receive 500,000 points! 500,000 points!"
Li Hao didn't know the value of the points, but the people around him cheered, which showed that the points were worth quite high.
Li Hao also became interested. She also had a plan. Compared to living cautiously in this place, judging from the atmosphere here, in such an environment, only the strong can deter these bloody people, while the weak will attract those with bad intentions.
However, Li Hao cannot directly show all his strength, he must keep some of it.
Li Hao rose to mid-air and surveyed the remaining contestants. Everyone had heard the host's words and understood that the only thing they needed to do now was to deal with Li Hao, the greatest threat. They all stopped fighting and moved toward him.
These people were all veterans of countless battles, having walked out of blood and death. They first went towards Li Hao herself. Compared to the Fire Bear, she looked like a long-range attacker. Her own constitution must be weaker.
All of the contestants flew in the air, heading in the same direction. Li Hao planned to live up to her identity as the "Flame Princess."
Fireballs! Basketball-sized fireballs appeared around Li Hao, then transformed into meteors and flew towards all the contestants in the field.
In this situation, some contestants dodged in a hurry, but there were also some who were not afraid of Li Hao's fireballs at all. After repelling the fireballs, they came towards Li Hao.
However, just as they were about to continue their attack, several fire dragons emerged from the ground.
The fire dragon and the fireball in the air merged together. Someone took out a quantum cannon from his waist and blew the fire dragon into pieces with one shot.
But at this moment, a fire snake sprang out from the ground. This fire snake looked very familiar. It turned out to be the flame that had just exploded.
The fire snake gathered the exploding sparks in the air, then fell to the ground and turned into a huge fire dragon, continuing to move towards them.
All the contestants on the field hurriedly responded to the attacks. They were completely helpless against these fire creatures. Even if they dispersed the fire dragons, they would gather together again the next moment.
In the end, only Li Hao stood on the charred ground. Beneath her feet were the weapons she had looted. She was like a giant dragon atop a pile of treasure, overlooking the losers below.
"This is wonderful, truly wonderful. Let us welcome the only winner of this event, the Flame Queen!"
The host hadn't expected Li Hao to be so strong, and immediately changed her nickname from Princess to Queen. Everyone in the venue was cheering, "Flame Queen! Flame Queen!"
Located at the highest point of Chaos Star, there is an open glass room that overlooks the entire Chaos Star. Inside the room, a huge screen is playing the scene of the life and death field.
A seemingly inoffensive girl with black hair and black eyes stood on the podium, accepting an award. Sitting on a large leather chair, a man with golden lines on his face watched Li Hao on the screen with great interest.
On the other side, a man with a slender figure and limbs far beyond normal proportions was standing aside and reporting.
"We haven't found any relevant information about the winner of this Intermediate Life and Death Arena. She's probably an unregistered individual. She first appeared in the entrance hall. There's no advanced surveillance equipment, so we can't determine the specific footage."
"Interesting. Keep paying attention to her and let her go to the high-end field in the next game." The man stood up and drank the red drink in the cup.
When he stood up, he found that this was not a human being. He had a long tail behind his body, which was hooked like a scorpion. The purple-red tail was full of violent oppression.
He gently tapped Li Hao on the screen, his eyes revealing interest and amusement.
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