In Su Jiameng's world, this new mecha had been phased out years ago, so much so that even beginners were disinclined to drive it.
The mecha's body was slender, tall, and lightweight, with decent speed, but its weak defense made one want to puke. It had the notorious reputation of being a "fragile" mecha, mockingly referred to as disposable, the typical "goner" if touched by the enemy. The engine configuration was poor, with bad sustainability, and its standard weapons consisted of only two laser oscillation daggers... the only commendable feature was its decent burst power.
Actually, this model of mecha was the foundational prototype of the famous assassination mecha—Ghost Shadow, and it was one of Su Jiameng's favorites. With swift movements and top-tier sustained burst power, she could easily achieve twenty rounds of nonstop high-speed operation with the Ghost Shadow in a second, enjoying the fluent mechanical actions, and her dark dagger assassinations were unforgettable.
Compared to Ghost Shadow, this mecha named Z1 really made one want to clutch their stomach... stomach ache ah.
"Bro, let's really break out today..." She playfully tossed the Mecha Space Hub in her hand, standing outside the door of the venue room numbered 4403 in the Z Zone, looking at the countdown display, feeling quite relaxed.
Three... two... one...
The room door suddenly opened, revealing an extremely spacious regular hexagonal arena, with sparse rows of several hundred people watching... Sigh, as expected, it's a rookie competition, so few spent money to come watch the match.
From the outside, it seemed just a fifty-square-meter room, but inside it was a small arena that could hold sixty thousand people. The application of spatial compression technology on the virtual net was quite decent.
Almost at the moment the door opened, Su Jiameng swiftly activated the Mecha Space Hub, jumped onto the six-meter high arm of the Z1, and entered the cockpit. The opponent in the first match was a rookie driving a Z2 mecha, which had a higher comprehensive configuration than the Z1. But Su Jiameng would let that person know that in battles between mecha masters, victory isn't decided by mecha configuration.
The mecha master driving the Z2 was probably a beginner among beginners; by the time Su Jiameng had completed everything and landed in the center of the arena, the opponent had just entered their cockpit. Comparing the burst advantage of Z1, the data of Z2 was more balanced overall.
Except for its speed being slightly weaker than Z1, its defense capability and endurance ability were superior to Z1 in every other aspect.
Watching the opponent take strides towards her, Su Jiameng swore that she must have a super thick black line on her forehead! In her life, she'd never seen such an honest mecha master! Did these guys really think mechas simply relied on two mechanical legs to run?
If that were the case, what would become of those mechas that could circle Earth in half an hour? They'd break their legs and still not achieve such speeds! The audience outside, seeing Z1 standing still, thought it was a paid flunky, deliberately helping the opponent increase their victory count, and they got excited with emotions. If they had banana peels or rotten eggs, they would've thrown them at Su Jiameng.
"Idiot!" She reversed her control of the mecha and gripped the laser oscillation daggers in her hands. At the moment the opponent approached, she burst to maximum speed, and while dodging sideways, she raised a dagger with a backhand and cut off the Z2's energy supply line at its waist. The six-meter-high Z2 lost power, rolling forward several times due to its inertia, then fell to the ground with a thud and couldn't rise again.
It seems all basic Z series mechas have a fatal flaw: their energy lines are exposed, so once this attack defect is grasped, victory follows in seconds. If an experienced mecha master drives a Z series mecha, the first task is protecting this fatal weakness. Unlike this rookie who runs wide with swinging arms and strides rushing towards her...
Su Jiameng manipulated the mecha to make a helpless gesture of rubbing her forehead; if possible, she really wouldn't want to deal with rookies anymore.
The audience outside watched as Z2 was tripped and then rolled into circles, all becoming dumbfounded. Su Jiameng's final burst speed was too fast; based on their dynamic vision, they couldn't capture the exact movements. As a result, in their view, it seemed like this Z1 was just very lucky and Z2 was so stupid that it tripped itself and fell game over, making this match ridiculously comedic.
But after seeing the "exciting replay" on the big screen, they realized that this Z1 was impressive, and Z2's loss wasn't undeserved. Leaving the venue, Su Jiameng emerged from the cockpit, with an expression nasty enough to be notable. However, good news slightly eased her expression; there were 639 spectators in total for her match, and according to the competition rules, she could earn 6.39 Credit Points.
Su Jiameng's nickname in mecha combat matches was CYF2012141150, which was her codename on the Plane Trading Platform. She had a habit of liking to use the same nickname for all registrations, making it easier to remember.
Moreover, she found the sequence CYF2012141150 attractive, hoping it would continually bring her good luck.
She continued participating in matches, where each victory would earn certain points, and once the points reached a certain limit, she'd automatically enter the next zone. According to the alphabetical order, the Z Zone was a standard rookie zone, with the least spectators, thus yielding little profit. Winning one match earned just 6.39 Credit Points... really gave Su Jiameng a bleeding urge.
Swiftly cutting through the confusion, she "surged ahead in triumph," thrashing several rookies, and upon her fifth consecutive win, her accumulated points were enough for entry into the next mecha combat zone—Y Zone. Although the mecha master's quality in Y Zone was slightly better than in Z Zone, it was still a matter of fifty steps versus a hundred steps, nothing substantial. Su Jiameng deeply doubted whether continuing to participate would lower her level...
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