Chapter 153 Finals (Part 7)
"Team: Colorful, Faction: Red, Points Earned: 100. Navigation Coordinates: (66, 100)."
"Team: Ranger, Faction: Blue, Points Earned: 10. Sailing Coordinates: (68, 99)."
"Team: Slayer, Faction: Red, Points Earned: Zero. Navigation Coordinates: Starship Under Repair."
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On the side of the live broadcast screen, the navigation information of all teams was scrolling.
The same information is also displayed on the Star Navigation Competition information screens of all contestants.
Of the thirty teams competing in the finals, ten were shot down while crossing the energy river. Fifteen teams were held back by the fire ignited by Mingyu and Mu Baixing. Besides Wucai Bianlan and Youxia, only three teams managed to make it through the barrier before the blaze erupted.
The three teams prioritized speed when modifying their warships, and were determined to sacrifice points earned from shooting down enemy warships in order to reach the finish line first.
"I wonder what happened next." The members of these teams felt a chill run down their spines as they read the information on the screens. "So many starships crashed all at once, the Slayer and Eggplant Flower are gone, and a bunch of people are stuck behind the energy river..."
"It's either Colorful or Ranger," someone said. "I think Colorful did it. This team is incredibly strong, and every match is more terrifying than the last... If you run into them, stay away!"
Among all the teams in the finals, no one knew the strength of Mingyu and Mu Baixing as well as Youxia.
Inside the Ranger cockpit, Vincent and Yang Haoyuan stared at the silver-white starship nervously.
The bright light from the burning river of energy reflected on its metallic paint, making it seem as if it were emitting light itself.
The two starships, one black and one white, looked at each other from a distance. After a moment, they turned around at the same time in tacit understanding.
"Ranger and Colorful were previously on the same blue team, and they lived in peace after crossing the river. They have now turned around and headed in different directions."
On the livestream, the plush bunny smacked his lips. "It seems that although the system randomly selected Colorful to be on the red side, they and the Ranger still have a tacit understanding and chose not to open fire."
"Both teams have just fought a fierce battle, consuming significant losses. A large number of teams were intercepted behind the Energy River." Commentator Rabbit wasn't surprised by their choice. "Based on their arrival, compared to the twenty-odd starships behind them, Colorful and Ranger already have a clear advantage."
"They don't seem to be fighting each other anymore, taking huge risks to get the perfect reason to shoot down the other side's starship..."
His voice paused slightly.
Everything in the universe was normal. However, on the Ranger's light screen, the previously stable main gun muzzle energy value suddenly rose sharply, then dropped rapidly.
Rabbit explained: "..."
The energy curve, like a roller coaster, symbolizes only one thing.
Rabbit-eared youth: "The Ranger opened fire?! The Ranger pretended to turn and leave... but chose to launch a sneak attack!"
The black starship was speeding forward with its back to the colorful world, looking as if it was focused on reaching its destination.
Inside the starship cockpit, Cui Xiaoduo stared intently at the seemingly oblivious silver-white starship on the screen, muttering, "I'm so sorry, Brother Yu. Even a mosquito leg is still meat!"
"There are thirty teams in the finals, and only three will win medals... In this competition, every point counts!"
Mulan's hidden cannon is very fast.
The colorless mental cannon hardly caused any energy fluctuations as it traveled through the void.
It is very difficult to detect, but the strength of the attack is not low.
The rabbit host's eyes widened, staring intently at the silver-white starship on the screen. He quickly said, "If Wucaihua hadn't noticed, hadn't dodged, hadn't protected...then their starship might have been shot down!"
Inside the Ranger Starship, there was no expression on Mulan's face. Her dark eyes looked at the starry sky ahead, but her fingers pressing on the transmitter tightened slightly.
Throughout the entire game, no team knew as well as they did how powerful the colorful team was.
They knew Mingyu's strength clearly, knew that his mental power had been promoted to 2S, knew Mu Baixing's identity, and knew that the other party's mental domain had been fully restored.
Moreover, Mulian also vaguely knew about Mingyu's confidential cooperation project with the Star Navigation Department during her casual chat with Mingyu.
Mu Lian and Cui Xiaoduo did not take the initiative to ask about each other's starship design project, but they knew that such a confidential project must be a big move.
Mingyu had been toiling away day and night for the past two months, only relaxing just before the competition. His projects must have been largely completed, and these novel designs should have been used to modify the colorful starships competing in the competition.
All of this information seemed to indicate to Mulan one thing: a sneak attack on Wucai Biancai was an act that was beyond one's capabilities.
When the two starships turned their respective ways, Mulan had no intention of launching a sneak attack on the colorful ship.
But when the opponent's camp suddenly became the red camp, and the starships of both sides were still sailing forward in an orderly manner, an impulse suddenly appeared in Mulan's mind.
This is a great opportunity.
Perhaps, it is also the only chance in the first stage of the game.
Although it's not foolproof and involves a bit of luck.
How could a qualified warrior give up an opportunity that is right in front of him because he is afraid of his opponent's strength?
"I want to open fire." Mulan then spoke.
They opened fire just as the colorful creature was about to leave their range and let down their guard.
"Yeah, we also think this is a good opportunity." Vincent and Yang Haoyuan exchanged glances and unconsciously lowered their voices, as if afraid of scaring away their prey. "Although the Colorful are powerful, they seem defenseless right now..."
"Wait three more seconds," Vincent continued, "Alian, control your mental ripples. Don't, don't let them notice..."
Mulan looked serious and nodded.
Vincent: "It's still two star miles away from the colorful one, beyond its maximum range... one and a half star miles... one star mile..."
The starships on both sides were traveling at a fairly fast speed, so the best time to shoot was in that short moment.
Mulian looked solemn, and the hidden cannon that had been fully charged was silent and dim, like a short blade in the hands of a top assassin.
"It's still three points away from the colorful object's maximum range."
Mulan tapped her fingers lightly, and the artillery fire rushed out silently.
"Ranger fired five shots in a row!" With the starship's muzzle reading as a guide, Rabbit Commentary saw Mulan's movements clearly. He gasped and said quickly, "This is the first time I've seen a Ranger fire five shots in a row with his hidden cannon! Such an operation is obviously quite taxing on Mulan's mental state!"
"The intervals between these five shots were so short that they could have been fired simultaneously. They were chasing the colorful starship... Clearly, they were aiming for the same landing point, just like when the colorful starship attacked the eggplant flower just now!"
"Mulian thought clearly," Rabbit explained, "Because of the nature of the hidden cannon, if LUCE noticed his attack, his fire must have been very close to the colorful ones."
"At this time, considering the size and directional speed of large starships, the most reliable defense method is to activate the protective shield."
"And continuous pursuit is the only way to possibly break LUCE's shield!"
"I wonder if the colorful ones can detect it! If Lucie lets down his guard like the killer's flying squirrel until the artillery fire hits the starship, it would be extremely dangerous..."
Hundreds of millions of viewers were staring at the dark, seemingly uneventful starry sky. Unable to see light, they had no idea when the hidden cannon would strike the multicolored explosion, but the speed of the artillery fire meant they wouldn't have to wait long.
Everyone watched as a spark suddenly appeared at the tail of the silver-white starship, like the glow caused by an energy cannon rubbing against the starship's hull, or like the fuse ignited a second before the explosion.
"Colorful!" The plush rabbit took a breath and was about to shout "Colorful" when he was hit, but the screen in front of him suddenly went dark.
The spark of firework disappeared, and the huge silver-white starship also disappeared out of thin air.
Rabbit explained: "......?"
All the audience: “……???”
Ranger: “……???”
"...What..." The two ranger observers looked blankly at the colorful starship that disappeared from their mental vision. When they were about to speak, Mulian's expression suddenly changed and her pupils suddenly contracted.
The scenery ahead of the starship changed.
What was reflected outside the cockpit windows was not the vast universe they were originally facing.
Instead, it is a silver-white with a metallic hue.
That's the hull paint job for a large starship.
The silver-white starship was very close, so close that it filled their cockpit windows. It was so close that Mulan could not only clearly see the red energy gem on its towering bridge, but also the ribbon-shaped gun barrels on the outer ring.
You can even see the outline of the human figure in the other cockpit glass.
The handsome man had a calm expression, his gaze concealing a sharp edge. The young man sitting next to him tilted his head, smiled, and raised his hand.
The young man put his fingers together and gently waved them outward from his eyebrows, greeting them in a dashing manner and giving them a farewell gift.
The next second, the silver-white starship was replaced by bright white light.
"Beep—the starship's hull is 100% damaged—the rescue capsule is ejected urgently—"
As the alarm in the cockpit sounded, Mulan felt the seat suddenly sink down, and the rescue capsule rose and closed from all sides. Then, he suddenly lost weight, and the rescue capsule quickly ejected outward, passing through a large area of light and fire.
Mu Lian: "..."
His vision was blocked by the black wall of the rescue cabin, and the heat from the intense burning energy penetrated from outside the cabin, causing a thin layer of sweat to form on his body.
This is a completely real universe. He doesn't know whether the rescue starship has been dispatched or whether it can rescue him immediately.
But at this moment, these questions did not enter his mind at all.
……what happened?
Mulan's mind was filled with only one thing.
How did the colorful creature... disappear from behind them and then reappear right in front of their starship?!
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