The day of the finals finally arrived. In the morning, a flying car specially used to transport mechas came and loaded Hall and Chris's mechas onto the car, and then took the three people including Oakland to the Pontiac Mecha Arena on the Capital Star.
The stadium was still packed with people, all wanting to witness this top-level event in person. When the top eight contestants entered the venue, they were greeted with cheers from the crowd. The fact that they had made it this far had already proven their strength, and no matter what their final ranking was, they would be favored by all the major forces.
The most popular candidate is undoubtedly Hall Williams. As the son of the Federation's God of War, Hall has demonstrated exceptional combat talent since childhood. His double-S-level physique and mental strength have placed him at the forefront of the younger generation. Now, with his outstanding performance in the Rookie Mech Competition, he has become the most popular candidate to win.
Before the game started, Hall handed the black sealed box of the emblem to Diana and the others. Inside was the golden shield emblem made by Auckland a few days ago. They all took it with gratitude. In the last team competition, the golden shield emblem made by Auckland helped them a lot, but Auckland was not very satisfied with the B-level emblem, so he made a new A-level emblem for them to help them withstand more attacks.
"The quarterfinals are about to begin. Please enter your mechas."
Hall sat in the cockpit of the mecha and installed the emblems given to him by Oakland into the grooves. One was an A-level gold shield emblem for enhanced defense, and the other was a B-level fireball emblem with strong attack power.
"Now, contestants, please enter the arena."
The competition venue is divided into four areas for them to compete against each other in pairs. The winners will advance to the semi-finals, and the losers will be eliminated in the quarter-finals.
They were also lucky that the four members of the Silver Wing Team were divided into different groups, avoiding a situation of killing each other in the first game.
Hall was facing a mecha pilot from the Thirteenth Star Region named Adam Spike. He was already twenty-five years old, calm and composed, with excellent mecha piloting skills. He was a steady and cautious type, and Hall had some impression of him. However, Adam was using an intelligent mecha, the same new type used by Team Dylan in the previous team competition, and it was emblazoned with the Lowell family crest...
Looking at the other battle zones, except for the four members of the Silver Wing Team, the mechas driven by the other four members were actually intelligent mechas provided by the Lowell family.
Hall couldn't help but curl his lips, it was quite interesting.
"The game begins!"
With a beep, the mechas they piloted charged forward. Hall's Thor was the first to soar into the air, gaining a commanding altitude advantage. Adam, unwilling to be outdone, activated the weapon magazine on his mecha's shoulder, automatically aiming at the airborne Thor and unleashing five energy arrows in quick succession. This was the advantage of intelligent mechas: they synced directly with the brain, attacking fully automatically and at twice the speed of mechanical mechas.
Unfortunately, Hall had a golden shield emblem. He was wrapped in a golden energy shield, easily blocking Adam's attack and simultaneously sending out three fireballs, which hit Adam's mecha quickly and accurately.
The fireball exploded immediately after hitting Adam's mecha. Although this new type of intelligent mecha was equipped with emblems of enhanced defense, the strong impact and high temperature caused by the explosion still made Adam inside the mecha feel very uncomfortable.
The ensuing match was intense, with both men dodging and attacking at breakneck speed, constantly draining the other's mech's energy. Adam carefully avoided any chance of close combat with Hall. He had studied Hall before the match, and his physical prowess was terrifying. A close-range punch from him would likely inflict significant damage to the mech, making it safer to maintain a ranged attack. He hadn't anticipated Hall possessing both the Golden Shield and Fireball emblems, which made his original strategy more difficult.
However, the energy of the fireball and the golden shield would eventually run out. As long as he was careful to dodge, he would definitely be able to hold on until his energy was depleted first! The person who provided him with this intelligent mecha told him that this new mecha consumed 30% less energy than other mechas, and the energy loss of the fireball emblem must be very large. Victory would definitely belong to him!
Unfortunately, Hall did not play by the rules at all. He threw fireballs at Adam as if they were free, as if he did not care about the immeasurable energy at all.
"Madman! Hall, that madman!" One mech fighter couldn't stand it any longer. Mechs couldn't replenish their energy during combat, so a mech fighter had to have a very precise estimate and control of energy distribution and consumption. But what was going on with Hall? Even if he had two emblems, they probably wouldn't be enough for him to squander like this, right?
As Hall's attack became more fierce, Adam began to flee all over the court helplessly, without any ability to fight back.
This made Dylan Lowell, who was watching the game, clench his fists. This was the newest and best-performing mecha in his family. In order to achieve publicity purposes, he persuaded his family to provide this mecha to the other four contestants for free, in order to completely suppress Hall!
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. He could never have imagined that in just a few days, Auckland would actually create the fire element emblem!
What on earth is this Auckland's brain made of? Why is he so outstanding?
Such a talent was pushed into the Williams family by the blind Campbell family! What a bunch of useless blind men! If they had been a little nicer to Oakland, had given both sides some wiggle room, Oakland wouldn't have been so devoted to Hall!
However, no matter how angry and jealous Dylan was, the advantage of the game still fell on Hall's side.
More than twenty fireballs hit Adam's mecha, leaving it completely charred. Its original gorgeous appearance was no longer visible. There were dents all over the fuselage, and the damage rate reached 25%. Using the thrusters to dodge continuously, his energy consumption reached the limit.
But Hall still looked like nothing had happened. His mecha was clean and new from head to toe. He stood calmly in the air throwing fireballs, like a cat teasing a mouse.
Adam gritted his teeth and began to transform. His beast form was that of a growing gray wolf. The intelligent mecha changed according to the user's form, transforming into a mechanical wolf that fit tightly to Adam's beast form.
"Roar!" Adam roared and rushed towards Hall at the fastest speed.
Although Adam's beast form is only in the growth stage, his combat effectiveness is already not weak. Both his physical fitness and attack power are twice that of his human form.
It was obviously a crucial moment, but Auckland, who was watching the game, just wanted to laugh. He thought of Hall in his childhood form, and he really couldn't imagine a furry ball waving its little claws fighting with a gray wolf that was a size bigger than him.
Fortunately, Hall didn't know what his young fiancé was thinking at the moment, otherwise he would have gone berserk and blown Adam to pieces in minutes.
Hall was now completely focused on battling Adam. This was his first time battling a mecha-fighter in beast form, a valuable experience. Therefore, he stopped using the power of his emblem and instead confronted him head-on. Adam's speed in beast form was astonishing, and his claws were incredibly powerful. During the fight, Hall accurately assessed the difference in his opponent's strength and speed, sacrificing his flank to deliver a swift, accurate, and vicious punch to Adam's waist.
Wolves are known for their strong bodies and thin waists. Their waists are their weak points, and attacking anywhere else is not as effective as attacking their waists.
“Awooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” A fist packed with a thousand pounds of force hit Adam hard. Adam immediately let out a scream and fell from mid-air, unable to get up for a long time.
"Hall Williams wins."
Hall successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
On the other side, Ignaz and Diana, who used mechanical mechas, defeated their opponents with their powerful combat capabilities and the golden shield emblem, and qualified for the next round.
However, Chris's weakness of insufficient strength was exposed in the battle. Although he relied on his own speed advantage and the coordination of the golden shield emblem to win the final victory with great difficulty, his mecha was seriously damaged and he might not be able to participate in the next game.
Since then, Chris has become the fourth place, and the top three have been decided. The champion will be among Hall, Diana and Ignaz.
In the end, the championship fell to Hall without a doubt, with Ignaz taking second place and Diana in third place. The Silver Wings achieved an unprecedented Grand Slam in this Rookie Mecha Competition.
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