Chapter 489 - - The strongest heat_1

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Though that was the case.

Gu Qingyan and Shen Yuning still finished watching the video of the beautiful mecha pilot being penetrated ten times.

Then.

Both of them froze as if time had stopped, motionless.

“Qing Yan, how did he do it?” Shen Yuning managed to squeeze a few words out from her throat.

“…” Gu Qingyan furrowed her brows slightly, looking at the hole punched in the cockpit, and after a long while, she turned back to Shen Yuning, bewildered, “Indeed, how did he do it?”

The two of them were at a loss for words.

After a moment.

Shen Yuning forced a bitter smile, “Despite having such strong skills, why does he promote himself in such a distasteful way? What exactly is he trying to achieve?”

“Exactly! What is he trying to achieve?” Gu Qingyan lost her ability to think, becoming a parrot, equally baffled. As an advanced mecha pilot, she preferred to build her fame on the battle net fair and square. In her view, Duge’s method of self-promotion was an insult to his skills.

At this moment.

A message floated across the video: “Exclusive scoop: ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ is in room 4205 for a promotion match, having already defeated three people with the Sea Swallow mecha. Hurry and watch.”

The audience on the battle net had vast resources at their disposal. Following the explosion of popularity of Duge’s video, his whereabouts were immediately revealed.

Gu Qingyan’s eyes shone, decisively closing the video, “Let’s go, to the battle net.”

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Meanwhile.

On the training ground, Shang Jiliang, the ace mecha pilot ranked number one on the battle net, was simulating a duel between the Blade and the Sea Swallow with his disciple, Ye Feng.

The terrain was an exact replica of a forested mountain.

But the first time, Shang Jiliang only had time to fire one shot before his head was blown off by the Blade’s heat-seeking missile.

The second time.

Shang Jiliang dodged the missile and fired ten shots, but only three hit the Blade, the rest of the bullets seemingly flew off to nowhere.

The third time, Shang Jiliang focused all his attention but could only manage to dodge the seeking missile, and out of ten shots, six hit the Blade mecha…

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The results of the test left Shang Jiliang feeling extremely disheartened, standing still on the hillside staring motionlessly at the distant Blade.

“Master, shall we try again?” Ye Feng’s voice came from the public channel.

“No need, I can’t do it,” Shang Jiliang spoke tiredly, “He’s better than I am.”

“Master, you are the ace mecha pilot of the Third Army Group, you’ve fought on the real battlefield, how can he compare to you?” Ye Feng, controlling the Blade, came up to his master, trying to console him, “In real life, if he dares to play like that, you’d blow him up in minutes.

Besides, with mechas becoming more advanced, who would use Sea Swallow in combat? It’s only because Blade’s performance is similar that it can be blown up. Against your Black Tortoise, even if he emptied three hundred bullets, he wouldn’t break through its defenses…”

“If he can use Sea Swallow to this extent on the battle net, in reality, he must have the level of an ace mecha pilot,” Shang Jiliang replied, jumping out of the cockpit.

“Master, could ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ be an ace mecha pilot from another army group?” Ye Feng also jumped out of the cockpit.

“They all have their own accounts and wouldn’t open small accounts for such a distasteful display of skills,” Shang Jiliang shook his head and said, “Besides, pilots with professional training have their standardized actions ingrained to the bone, and changing them would leave traces, but I haven’t seen a hint of professional training in ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps.’ I suspect he might not have even gone through an academy.”

“Master, do you mean he’s an amateur civilian pilot?” Ye Feng’s eyes widened, exclaiming unbelievably.

“Most likely,” said Shang Jiliang, “He’s a genius, and we must find this person, recruit him into the Third Army Group before anyone else does…”

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Trending searches have great influence, not to mention the attention-grabbing name Pei Lie coined. Everyone following mecha news, after watching this video, was astounded by Duge’s extraordinary skills.

They then spread the word to friends and family who were not interested in sensational headlines.

On the battle net, news spread faster than a virus. In just a few hours, ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ had become the battle net’s hottest new star. Especially after many famous experts admitted their inability to perform at his level, it ignited a frenzy of admiration among mecha enthusiasts.

“‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ suspected to be an ace mecha pilot”

“Unbelievable maneuvers, the emergence of ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ could very well overturn the mecha world’s obsession with equipment.”

“Does the human body truly have limits?”

“Does the arrival of ‘Kill One Every Ten Steps’ signify a greater chance of victory for Green Star in the conflict against the Hilven civilization?”

The media, more sensitive to trending topics than anyone, was abuzz below Duge’s two videos, with various major outlets commenting and making speculations on his skillful performances, many experts discussing in detail.

The previously unknown Duge, through two battles, had firmly captured everyone’s attention.

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Upon learning that Duge was using Sea Swallow to compete in a promotion match as an intermediate mecha pilot.

Within half an hour, over 100,000 spectators had flooded into room 4205.

Besides overcoming the strong with the weak, what could be more eye-catching than compensating for technological disparity with superior skill?

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At this time.

After Duge using Sea Swallow defeated two intermediate mecha pilots, he faced off against a high-level pilot, whose mecha was Phantom.

Phantom was one of Green Star’s latest mecha models.

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