Chapter 725 - 744: Her Extraordinary Endurance
Chapter 725: Chapter 744: Her Extraordinary Endurance
The competition was fair.
Now that they were official students, they naturally wouldn’t be using virtual mechas anymore. This time, everyone was using real ones.
All the students in the school competed in a brutal free-for-all.
The entire competition was scored by professional instructors. A student’s final class placement would be determined by multiple factors, including win/loss points and instructor evaluations.
As well as the top ten spots in the freshman tournament.
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This was the fourth day of the competition.
The competition was heating up.
On the massive aerial arena, hundreds of mechas and camera drones stood like a forest. Seated at the judges’ panel were not only the academy’s own instructors but also guest instructors specially invited from the neighboring military academy.
There was no live audience for this competition.
From the ground, it was impossible to see the action taking place on the high-altitude combat stage.
Any students or personnel from other departments who wanted to follow the event could go to the Mecha Department’s official website. There, they could watch the competition by entering a student’s name or selecting a random match.
It was a way to understand your opponents, and to learn from them.
It was a way to see yourself clearly, and to see others.
Don’t let victory make you arrogant, nor let defeat make you lose heart.
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The men’s dormitory.
Huo Jia and Huo Deng were both watching the livestream.
Huo Deng was close to graduation and had a lot of self-study periods. He skipped all of them, choosing instead to just lounge around in his dorm.
As for Huo Jia, his match wasn’t until tomorrow. He had a bye today, so he had free time as well.
He expertly navigated to the official website and typed in Jiang Qiuqiu’s name.
Soon, the scene of Jiang Qiuqiu’s match appeared on the screen.
The academy’s educational livestreams didn’t allow for "bullet comments," but this stream did have a comment section. However, all comments required real names and would appear on the right side of the video feed.
Her stream clearly had a large audience.
[Old alum here, ten years graduated. Just checking in on this year’s batch of first-years.]
[Juju is awesome! She was just doing a chill stream last night, and today she’s already back on the battlefield.]
[Who’s this Qiuqiu fighting against?]
[The "Little Tyrant" from our class, I think. He’s in A2 and is super strong too.]
While everyone was commenting, Jiang Qiuqiu and the "Little Tyrant" from A2 across from her had already started fighting.
By this point in the competition, most students had learned to use their own weapons. The longsword of a medium-class mecha wasn’t as thick or heavy as the sword of a Heavy Armor mecha.
Jiang Qiuqiu wasn’t as strong as her opponent. If she kept trying to win through a contest of pure strength, she was bound to lose.
So she quickly devised a counter-strategy. Tilting her longsword, she changed the point of impact, and her steel blade scraped across the back of her opponent’s, sending sparks flying.
The pilot from A2 continued to rush forward for a moment.
In the initial exchange, it seemed like Jiang Qiuqiu had the upper hand, but the advantage was, at best, a fifty-fifty split.
The pilot from A2 had more power, while Qiuqiu was more agile.
In a duel between more outstanding students, the moves came one after another, too fast for the eye to follow.
The camera drones faithfully recorded every flash and shadow of the clashing blades—
[Old-timer’s analysis: they’re both pretty good.]
[Winning or losing depends on how it plays out. Honestly, I think their overall skill levels are evenly matched right now. Looking at the tournament as a whole, this A2 pilot can probably advance. His power is solid.]
[But Jiang Qiuqiu is strong too. Agility is her specialty.]
The upperclassmen analyzed the match in the stream’s comment section.
His analysis sounded perfectly reasonable, but Huo Jia thought it was completely off the mark.
[Jiang Qiuqiu will win this match.]
[?]
[Is the person above a Juju fan? Why so certain?]
[Look at the ID, okay? It’s verified. That’s the number one student in our freshman class, Huo Jia. Ever heard of him? He’s an S-Class solo pilot.]
One of his classmates was also watching and, upon seeing Huo Jia’s definitive statement, asked curiously, [How can you call the match already?]
[Endurance.]
[Her endurance is extraordinary.]