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Chapter 187: Even This Can Be Happiness

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

A milk carton was overdramatically tossed over. After the battle ended, viewers lingered in the channel as they were still not over it. Old Deer's words incited ridicule and people discovered that it was fun to tease Old Deer in the days without Skeleton.

"Although the professional league has ended, the channel will not be closed. Young Deer has announced his intention of leading a battle team with fans in three rounds of friendlies to beat some students! What are you waiting for? The registration address is right below…"

CT jumped at this opportunity to broadcast advertisements on the channel to the viewers.

What! Old Deer needed to personally take part in the friendly match? It was a chance to beat Old Deer!

Countless people wanted to register but were forced to reconsider upon looking at the registration terms and conditions. Registration was only successful if people became members of the Young Deer Fan Club.

Looking at Old Deer's sly smile on the logo of Young Deer Fan Club caused people to hesitate.

After nail-biting considerations, many decided that they would go ahead and join in order to battle with Old Deer.

Old Deer had a huge smile on his face since his fan club's popularity went off the charts. As he slowly opened another room for people to join, he said, "Do you know why Skeleton was able to win? It was because of my commentary!"

The hidden message behind was that if Skeleton challenged him, he would be extinguished quickly if he entered the battle.

The chat exploded instantly and countless people were fighting for the opportunity to challenge Young Deer.

Money? That was like the floating clouds in the sky!

CT officials were responsible for the three friendly matches since they were highly efficient. The games were ready and the contestants were selected using a lucky draw among members of the Young Deer Fan Club.

This was to Young Deer's advantage since the quality among his fans was diversely variant. A single weak player would drag down the team.

When the battle started, Young Deer was overbearing and headed for the bottom lane. He employed the global voice chat and said, "My fans, do come after me. I will kill every single one of you that comes for me."

Everyone, of course, was not shy and five people rushed to the bottom lane to gank Old Deer.

Old Deer tapped into his team's channel and told his four teammates that he will treat them to a nice meal another day and hoped that they would push faster on the top lane.

"No problem."

"Old Deer, it has to be a big meal. KFC is not an option."

Upon receiving the replies, he decisively guarded under the tower on the bottom lane and continued teasing the opponents in the global voice chat. "Where are you all? You are too slow; if it was me, I would already be here."

Five mecha appeared and dived under the tower for a kill!

As for the top lane, which was being pushed in quickly… Who cares, it was worth it to have an attack on Old Deer!

Old Deer maneuvered well and was able to escape gank attempt after gank attempt and even managed to get a kill on an opponent who was inexperienced.

Just when Old Deer was about to be owned, victory!

The top lane was pushed in and the throne was taken.

Old Deer roared and said, "Call me God! Victory! Did everyone catch the exciting kill I pulled off? Five-man gank? You guys ignited the inner beast within me! Seems like if I were to practice more, the Skeleton's winning streak will be ended by me."

In this moment, Old Deer was fidgety.

After that, he won yet again in the second game.

In the third game, there were two more half-professional players. Perhaps Old Deer was too excited since he rushed out of the defensive area. Others were like wolves who gathered immediately in an attempt to assassinate Old Deer.

Deer God was crushed amidst fire and smoke to the delight of hundreds of thousands of viewers on the channel. It was as if they were celebrating during a festival.

Countless requested for an additional game to be played. Many who paid five hundred dollars to have a chance of playing were not selected since only five people were lucky enough to be chosen.

After a day's work, Old Deer went backstage and massaged his own shoulders. He had over-exerted himself just now.

A staff member walked over and said, "Boss Deer, someone has delivered five big boxes of milk for you. Are they yours? If not, I will get someone to chase him away."

"No, I ordered them. I will go and retrieve them now", responded Old Deer quickly.

The staff member was shocked. "Boss Deer, are you addicted to milk? They actually delivered five big boxes?"

"That is still fine, thanks." Old Deer changed hastily and rushed out.

He signed some documents and got them to move the boxes into his car.

Old Deer looked at the time while driving. He was not returning home but was headed towards the suburbs. He also listened to the news on the radio, which talked about Andromeda pirates taking a huge hit and the scattering of smaller pirates in all directions.

He slowed down his car and slowly turned into a modest area. The houses here and the surroundings were rather poor, and the facilities were inconvenient.

As his car stopped at a front yard, a bunch of kids happily came out to greet him.

"Old Deer, Old Deer, what good food did you bring this time?"

"Old Deer, Old Deer, I want to ride a huge horse."

"How many times have I said this? Call me Young Deer. Have you seen such a young and handsome Old Deer? I brought everyone milk and toys. Xiao Dou, have you been studying well?"

"Old Deer, I got an A+, which is the best grade."

An old lady who looked to be in her sixties walked over with a warm smile on her face. "Mr. Lu, knew it was you. You're so punctual each week. You should get some rest first since you've been working so hard."

"Haha, I miss the kids." The Old Deer now was a different person than the one who was at work previously. He was so much more relaxed and free.

"Old Deer, Old Deer, last time you said that if I got an A, you would take us to the aquarium for a tour."

"Haha, when have I not kept up my end of a promise?"

"Old Deer, hurry over here, I've painted you. Do you think it's nice?"

There was a tag on the door that read "Happy Community Private Welfare Home for Disabled Children".

What do humans live for?

Everyone had a different answer to that.

Upon returning from a space expedition, the others were still very excited, but Wang Zheng felt a sense of belonging upon returning.

No matter where he went, the warmth felt on Earth was incomparable to other places.

Although he had not travelled to many places on this trip, Wang Zheng still felt that there was no planet that had as much energy as Earth.

Wang Zheng occasionally doubted his own subjectivity. The type of indescribable feeling he was experiencing could be due to subjectivity factors.

The small team dissolved after returning to Earth. An Mei left, Tyrant Su was alone, and Xiao Fei and Marcus took a vacation after submitting their research topic. Everyone had a high workload during this period, so they needed a break, or else their brains would have exploded from the stress.

Wang Zheng rented an apartment near the school. He was no longer a poor student and was actually quite wealthy now. He chased Tyrant Su away when he brought up getting a presidential suite at Shangri-La.

Xiaosu and others such as Chen Xiu were having eventful lives as they were enjoying their youths. Wang Zheng's life was not like that, however.

School, apartment, and training took up most of his time. When he was free, he would attempt to work on assignments left by Old Merchant.

He was different from others as he did not have much interest in shopping. Using Tyrant Su's words, others would have a hasty look at most but Wang Zheng's thinking was hasty instead. He was already beginning to lead a middle aged life.

Xiaosu had plenty to brag about as he went to Roland Garros and knew many important people. Tyrant Su had regained his former glory as he was flaunting off to kindergarten kids.

Xiaosu loved crowds and had no intention in belittling others when showing off in front of them. He loved making new friends.

The old contract with Solon has reached maturity and the new contract was on a per-battle basis. Wang Zheng did not have much interest in CT anymore. Solon wanted to invite the Skeleton for a battle in order to put up a performance but Wang Zheng was not interested at all.

Although feeling slightly regretful, Wang Zheng was the person who understood Xiaosu the most and knew that Xiaosu was an adventurous person who did not fear his opponent.

As Xiaosu rejected Solon and indicated that the Skeleton might retire, Solon did not take the news well.

The secretary knocked on the door and went in bravely as it was quiet inside. He discovered Solon sitting there with a pale face.

This shocked the secretary and she wanted to use her skills to resuscitate her boss who had an overbearing presence in the CT scene.

Solon was indeed dumbfounded as his biggest worry had turned into a reality. He knew that a person who could even tame the experts of the Lie Family and Norton Star would not stay for long.

However, unknowingly, having a Skeleton battle each week was becoming an important aspect of his life. It was the same as becoming the biggest Skeleton Corp in the solar system.

The only thing that Solon could take comfort in is that the opponent did not outright reject him but only commented that there was not much meaning behind Solon's arrangement.

"What's the matter, Xiao Ya?" Solon looked at his new secretary. He did not want to recruit her. However, this was the standard procedure for the president of the solar system region. He thought of a classic phrase: Let the secretary handle things to be done, if there are none then do the secretary. Unfortunately Solon did not have such a poor habit.

"President… The situation is pretty bad. Players from the Immortal Barbarian star in Andromeda are making a huge commotion after 18 straight victories….", said Xiao Ya.

Immortal Barbarian star and Norton star were the same as they were both main planets of Andromeda. The story behind Immortal Barbarian star's name is that in the early days, explorers who discovered this planet felt that it was similar in appearance to when Earth was undeveloped. There were already habitants on the planet with decent intelligence. However, the planet was relatively undeveloped and was culturally distinct as well. They were only considered to be a semi-mechanical civilization with well-maintained environment conditions. Of course in that era, humans invaded that planet without any hesitation.

After thousands of years of change, Immortal Barbarian became an important force to the Milky Way Alliance.

Chapter 188: Treatment

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The Immortal Barbarian Star was the biggest competitor of the Norton Star as it was booming in its production of mechs. As humans were engaged in skirmishes with the Norton Star before conducting expeditions in Andromeda, this created historical resentment between Immortal Barbarian and Norton. Although this has faded over time, the rivalry between them has not as both wanted to be the main star in Andromeda.

Solon had a headache because this affair was caused by Skeleton, who had displayed his capabilities and taught the people on the Norton Star a lesson. This allowed the Immortal Barbarian players to find a target.

Abusing people on Earth would equate to a lesson for the people of the Norton star. Since you were abused by people on Earth and if we manage to return the favor to them, you people of Norton would have to fear us Immortal Barbarian people more in the future.

The challenger team from Earth in the Immortal Barbarian region was of top quality. Members of the Throne Masters' team were on the same level and would contest players on Earth at eight o'clock every night. They were open to any players and any play styles.

Many responded and competed with them, but the big and famous teams on Earth lost without much of a fight as their opponents displayed terrifying battle prowess.

"Oh, get in touch with the prince and the others, we are inviting them to a battle", said Solon.

"Yes, Boss." Xiao Ya wanted to say something but hesitated as she noticed that her boss was not in the mood to talk.

This was not unprecedented and should be kept low profile. Solon felt that he needed to adjust his mindset. He should be happy that he had reached this point and should not disrupt Skeleton's daily routine.

This shift in mindset would prove to be a mistake as Earth would go on to face its worst battle.

At the school cafeteria, Yan Xiaosu joined Wang Zheng for a meal. He then told Wang Zheng about his greatest achievements in an overly excited manner. The farmer was able to turn his life around completely.

As he continued speaking, the signal system rang and it was Chen Xiu.

"Xiao Xiu, did you grow one?" said Xiaosu as he felt ridiculed.

"Xiaosu, it would not be this quick. Since Wang Zheng is around too, you guys should come over to my place to play. Alan will be there too."

Speaking of the limelight, the beach was sunny and filled with beauties in bikinis. Alan was following the beautiful girls running.

Wow, he has having a good time in life.

"Which one is Wang Zheng? Let us take a look at the hero of 007!" Three beautiful ladies surrounded Chen Xiu and Tyrant Su started salivating.

What kind of situation was this???

These two people had been complaining about how tough each day was throughout the whole semester. Chen Xiu in particular was young and was at a disadvantage while searching for a girlfriend. Sometimes, having your intellectual capabilities develop too quickly isn't a good thing.

How had things changed so quickly during the holidays?

"Third Sister, can you not fool around?"

Before Wang Zheng responded, Xiaosu followed up with some quick thinking and said, "Sister, how do you do, I am Wang Zheng."

"Then who is that beside you?" laughed Chen Yan.

"He is my buddy, Tyrant Su. He grew up wearing the same pair of pants," said Wang Zheng calmly.

Yan Xiaosu didn't know whether to cry or laugh. They never really wore the same pair of pants.

"That does not feel very mighty."

"Sis, a man's might is not based on his appearance. I am mighty too!" said Xiaosu seriously.

"Haha, you must be Xiaosu. That must be fun, you little fella, tricking your sister and all!" said Chen Yu.

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Next time when there's time. Recently I have been practicing because I would like to avoid being eliminated in the second round."

"Oh, true."

"What a pity, I shall wait for the next time too. I need to take care of this kid, else he would not be able to take care of himself", said Tyrant Su regretfully.

"Screw you. Go if you want to."

The people around them felt ridiculed. Xiaosu did not go and closed the Skylink. Xiaosu still could not get over the fact that Chen Xiu had three sisters like that. Life was really filled with all types of surprises.

"Boss, I found you the best training center. The equipment there is very comprehensive and you should try it out."

He then pulled out a gold card with the words "The Strong Ferocious Club" written on it.

Why was this name such a good fit with Tyrant Su?

"Ok, I will give it a try later."

Wang Zheng shrugged. He felt like he was reaching a breakthrough soon but simply could not finish solving the final piece of the puzzle.

After eating, Xiaosu left as he had plenty of things to settle. Wang Zheng followed the map to the Strong Ferocious Club.

188 Zhuo Lun Street. The area was not too bad, but the door of the club was rather dull. However, once he was inside, the spacious hall was rather overbearing.

Wang Zheng had actually seen the sights of the world and this club could compete with the one on Paradise Island, since its facilities were rather comprehensive.

The attendant at the entrance assessed Wang Zheng, who was in a student uniform. The sight seemed strange.

"Hi, do you need any help?"

Wang Zheng smiled and said that he was a club member here who wanted to take a look at the gym.

The attendant was dumbfounded but responded quickly and asked him to display his membership card.

Entry here required 200,000 dollars. Although the name was overbearing, it was the best club here in the city. It was no surprise to wonder whether the person resembling a student in front of the attendant was at the wrong place.

After all, it was a high-class club and they could not show dissatisfaction towards customers.

Wang Zheng touched and inspected many items and the attendant did not show any dissatisfaction.

Looking around him, the attendant said softly, "You might have walked into the wrong place. With all due respect, students cannot afford to use the facilities here."

Exercising was a small aspect of the Strong Ferocious Club. Other areas, like physiotherapy, were all-rounded and there were only a handful of people who came here to work out.

Wang Zheng took out Tyrant Su's gold card and said, "This should be it. Look, it says Strong Ferocious Club on it."

Wang Zheng passed the card over and the attendant almost didn't receive it after a slight shiver. He thought to himself, "Isn't this a number one card? How could this be here?"

"Isn't it here? I'll leave then, my apologies." Wang Zheng was fine with that.

The attendantwas shocked and said, "No, no, it's here. Please keep your card properly. Sorry, I just started working here and I do not know you."

Wang Zheng smiled and said it was also his first time here.

"Please follow me."

Wang Zheng's card gave the waiter a shock. It seemed like Tyrant Su was wasting his money again. He did not mind, however, as long as the place was good enough.

Wang Zheng's body was getting stronger. With insufficient weights, he would have to waste a large amount of time, making it ineffective. It would also make him miss IG.

He was probably the only person who would miss IG training.

"The gym room is here. It is made according to the highest standards in the solar system. The swimming pool is opposite and our water is filtered through eighteen layers when it comes from the Na Si lake. At the same time, live water that is nutritious to our bodies is retained. Over there, we have physiotherapy facilities boasting the same standards as Paradise Island and we also have a top-class spa."

Wang Zheng waved and said he didn't need those and only needed the gym room in front of him.

"Yes, yes, please," said the attendant as he wiped his sweat.

The gym room equipment here was exceptional. Xiaosu understood him very well and two to three hours of practice here a day was sufficient.

When Wang Zheng trained, he needed to train till his body surpassed the first stage of fatigue. An ordinary training session could not make him feel much. He also felt that his strength had increased after the IG selection trials.

This club had a decent amount of privacy and not many visited it. The facilities were high-end, but it was a pity that Wang Zheng was only interested in using the gym equipment.

Others who came here did not really work out but rather chose to swim, undergo physiotherapy, or relax.

The swimming pool was not simple. It covered a large yard and was built similar to a beach. On the top side, there was an automatic shelter too. It gave people the chance to experience leisure in a beach setting in a city.

There were a few people drinking and chatting by the pool. Some were discussing business, while some were relaxing. Going for a spa after swimming would eliminate the fatigue accumulated in a day. Although it was pricey here, the membership rates here were rather stable after the opening of the club.

There were not many like Wang Zheng who came here to train and exercise, since others only came here for mild activities.

"OMG is so lucky, it's unbelievable that they managed to create a market in the Norton star."

"They are now filled with momentum and are unstoppable according to my analysts."

"I should have bought more of their shares since the price of their shares quadrupled over a mere six months."

"I think the outlook is still positive and they are still worth investing in."

"Do not be too optimistic. They have invested excessively in space technology, and working with a financial oligopoly could harm you."

"That makes sense, it will then depend on luck. If they make it, then the situation will turn for the better and they will not be constrained to Earth anymore."

"If they fail, however, they will just be erased from history."

OMG was the most famous organization in the business circle at that point in time. They managed to partner with big interstellar projects and were able to create markets in other planets. Their brand value had improved rapidly and it was rumored that they were in talks to work with circulation channels on the Moon. This reflected high ambitions.

The weights room was not used by anyone in this type of place. This was to Wang Zheng's delight, however. He shifted equipment he needed into the room and decided to start from five times weight.

The one at his school was rather poor and his school was stingy with the usage too as usage was limited. It felt like it was to save electricity.

The weight started increasing, and under ten times weight, Wang Zheng was sweating profusely as two hours passed by quickly. He also managed to consume some snacks and drinks for free.

Wang Zheng showered and ate to his stomach's delight. He could not help but acknowledge how good life would be if he was rich. He was not aware of what type of card Tyrant Su had signed up for.

As he ate, a waitress who looked like she was twenty years old came to him. She was shocked at how much he ate but tried to hide it.

"This really is free of charge?" Wang Zheng felt like he had eaten too much. He, however, felt more confident and felt like he should thank Solon, who helped him through difficult times.

The waitress smiled and said, "You can eat as much as you want, it's all free."

"Aren't you busy? Why are you only serving me?"

"I am your exclusive assistant and I am Xiao Yun. I will serve your needs during your time at the club."

Wang Zheng was surprised. Tyrant Su really knew how to spend money. "Oh, it is fine. You can rest. If there is anything, I will call for you."

Chapter 189: An Easy Victory

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Xiao Yun smiled and nodded. Customer service was the highest priority here. Besides, it was her first time meeting such a friendly VIP.

Wang Zheng had finally succeeded after all his failures. But on that very night, Earth's CT region encountered a disaster.

Bragging Simon, Prince, Hammer, Truth, Demon Dragon's Arrow.

They were the best of the best in the Earth Region. All of them were within the top ten of the Clash of King rankings.

This formidable team could easily qualify for the grand finals battle in the solar system. Of course, the opponent had formed their own dream team as well.

The presence of Skeleton had pushed the popularity of CT in the Earth region to a whole new level. The previous battle with the Immortal Barbarian team had brought in over six million subscribers. Under normal conditions, even if the charisma of those five players were added up together, it would not even come close to this level of interest.

Bragging Simon took the middle lane. Prince and Hammer took the top lane. Truth and Demon Dragon's Arrow took the bottom lane. All three lanes were covered.

No matter who they were matched against, they had a fifty-percent chance of winning the battle.

Yan Xiaosu and the others were also online, they were hardcore CT fans after all. Moreover, these five players had a large fan base. It was time to show the Immortal Barbarians the meaning of power.

The battle went into full swing. There were around two million viewers watching from outside the Earth region. A few other major television channels in the Earth region had also purchased the broadcasting rights.

Frankly speaking, this was the first time that the Earth region players had gotten a chance to play against the top players from outside the solar system.

In the past CT competitions, the Earth Region players had all returned disappointed. It was always the Moon Region players that represented the solar system to fight. This was a precious opportunity to prove their worth and to display their capabilities.

The members of the Skeleton Corps were shouting and cheering as well. At this point in time it did not matter which corps they belonged to, everyone was supporting Bragging Simon's team in their bid to bring glory to the Earth region.

Numerous net cafes had also seized the opportunity to cash in on this event; they had rolled out various kinds of promotions. The lobbies were fully packed with viewers that drank beer and ate fried chicken while waiting for the battle to start.

The Immortal Barbarian Star was not widely known amongst the people of Earth. Reason being that it was not as famous as the Norton Star. When speaking about the Immortal Barbarian Star, people usually referred to it as the star situated near the Norton Star within Andromeda.

The players, including Prince, were quite confident. Moreover, they had studied the battle records from the archives. The Immortal Barbarian players were highly accurate with their ranged attacks and they had good reactive abilities. But when it came to the melee combat, they were merely mediocre.

The Immortal Barbarian players were different from those of the Norton Star. The Norton Star players were known for their basic skills due to their special geographical conditions and their genetic lineage. However, the Immortal Barbarian players were different, the density of that star was very low and the gravity was only about 0.6 times that of Earth. The Immortal Barbarian players had some similarity to those from the Moon, which meant that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Prince and the others had worked out some tactics as well. For battles at this level, it was impossible to win the battle by a using a wave of ranged attacks. According to the Immortal Barbarian team's weakness, they ought to adopt the tactic of approaching quickly and suppressing them. They would fight firmly and aggressively, and then destroy the Immortal Barbarian team with their solid skills in melee combat.

But then again, if given a choice between the Immortal Barbarian players and those of the Norton star, the Earth team preferred to fight against the former.

Mid-lane "Killing God" Bragging Simon also said some words of courage. He swore to teach the opponents a lesson.

After the battle had officially started, the viewer count skyrocketed. Interest in this battle had soared to unprecedented heights. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the clash of the mecha.

The staff members of CT were also full of confidence. But Solon's mind was far away, he was not even thinking about the number of viewers.

No one knew it more clearly than Solon, the Earth region's standards did not see any fundamental improvements, at least not any major improvements. He had the rankings of each region in his hands. Though it might not be totally accurate, it had important value for reference. This was the internal data of CT, and as the CEO of the Solar System region, he had access to it.

The Immortal Barbarian region was at least a hundred ranks higher than the Earth region.

Was this factor going to play a part in actual combat?

The first five minutes of the game were spent probing the enemy team. Prince and Bragging Simon were very aggressive in scouting the opponent.

After about 10 minutes, they achieved the goal that they had set before the battle.

They had to make use of their advantages and work around their disadvantages. After all, both sides had their own unique points, so neither was capable of totally overwhelming the opponent easily.

Because of this, there was a sense of anticipation. However, it was right then that the nightmare began.

Everyone remembered a name: the number one killer of mid-lanes, Virbius. He was not particularly brilliant in the games before. He was seen as a proficient shooter; however, in this battle, he truly showed what it meant to pilot a mech.

The mech he chose was a special variant that was unique to the Immortal Barbarian Star, the Jungle Scamper Type-M. It was a mech that possessed the ability to transform. After humanity created the first mech, further development took the direction of creating an all-rounded mech. But their efforts were unsuccessful. Transformation consumed too much energy, which led such mecha to be considered aesthetic but impractical.

The Jungle Scamper Type-M was commonly known as the Orc. It was unable to stand up completely straight; it could only stand with its legs arched at an angle. When running, it ran on all fours like an animal, which was well suited to the Immortal Barbarian Star's terrain. Though it was a non-mainstream model, this mech was flexible and well suited to the Immortal Barbarian team.

The weapon on the mech was special too. In addition to the laser gun, it was equipped with a Javelin Barrel which could generate a lightning javelin once every ten seconds. It only needed two shots to break the energy shield of any conventional mecha. Who would not find it impressive?

Unfortunately, this barbaric and primitive weapon depended on the speed and instincts of the pilot. A normal person would not be able to hit anything with it.

However, this was the beginning of the nightmare.

In the streaming room, screams were followed by more screams. Another direct hit!

"F**k, what is happening? Does his Lightning Javelin have an auto-lock feature? Why were we not able to avoid it?"

"We are doomed! Prince, please be careful! Damn, he hit us again!"

Prince was shot twice and his energy shield had been shattered. He was immediately destroyed by the Immortal Barbarians.

"He is coming at us again! Hide! Quickly, everyone hide! Owwww!"

Hammer stepped up and took a shot for Bragging Simon, but he was destroyed in the process.

Bragging Simon would risk his own life to destroy Virbius, but Virbius had already transformed into beast form and fled.

Bragging Simon was almost in range to strike at his opponent. But then suddenly, Virbius turned around and transformed. The mech then proceeded to fire off another lightning javelin.

Bragging Simon's mech staggered from the impact and was surrounded by the Immortal Barbarian team in an instant. There was a sudden flash before his eyes and then he exploded.

Team destroyed!

Earth's strongest team was destroyed even before they had a chance to damage the energy shield of their opponents.

There were more than eight million viewers online, and they had all witnessed this humiliating defeat.

They all understood why the Immortal Barbarian team was considered a worthy opponent for the Norton Star team within Andromeda.

The Norton Star team had steely determination, while the Immortal Barbarian team had beastly agility.

The outcome of a battle between these two teams would be determined by who could suppress the opponent's play style as well as who could control the pace of the battle.

In this regard, the Earth team lacked both.

Virbius had destroyed three mecha by himself, and his teammates destroyed the remaining two mecha. However, those two mecha had also been shot by Virbius.

The slow-motion replay started. Honestly, no one wanted to watch it. This was adding insult to injury, but they were not allowed to leave the game yet. What had happened? All of them had put in a lot of effort to control the mid-lane. Everyone knew that their mid-lane was the strongest. But why had they still missed their shots?

After looking at the slow-motion replay, the viewers were in for another shock. They realised that the opponent's formation was unbeatable.

In fact, they were trained to withstand the armored assault of the Norton Star team, so the Earth team's attack would be a piece of cake for them. Virbius had dashed forward in order to draw the attention of his opponents. This showed that he had absolute confidence in his piloting skills. His flexibility was incredible.

Holy s**t! The mech had executed a strange torso twist in mid-air. What sort of flexibility was that?

Of course, the flexibility of the mech was unlimited, but the human body's flexibility was limited. Was that guy even human?

In the face of Bragging Simon's pursuit, Virbius even beckoned towards Bragging Simon while fleeing.

What audacity! How arrogant!

The MVP's play-of-the-game replay was even more tormenting. Eight out of ten attacks had hit the target. The opponents were all top players of Earth who, under normal circumstances, were capable of dodging these laser attacks. But why were they unable to dodge these slow lightning javelin shots?

Prince and his teammates were baffled. They had tried the mech in a private battle before. This was a unique mech that no one would use in actual combat, because as long as your opponents were of a decent skill level, you would not be able to hit them. Once you missed, it was not easy to escape as the mech did not have sufficient suppression capabilities, and any retaliation from the opponents could potentially be fatal.

The audience had to watch the five Immortal Barbarian players celebrate, and out of nowhere someone shouted, "Skeleton"!

Inside the whole VIP streaming room, the shouting became louder and louder.

Skeleton! Skeleton! Skeleton!

Skeleton was busy doing calculations at this time. Wang Zheng had improved physically, but he felt that his brain was dull. When Old Merchant was here, they had discussed so much that all those formulas and laws were imprinted in to his head. Now he had to conduct his own research for that, but Wang Zheng actually really disliked those complicated formulas as they were too time-consuming. He was not that familiar with the Chekhov Carlo's Number Theory. It took at least half a day for Wang Zheng to derive the whole thing, and he had no interest in it. Were it not for the space movement project, he would not have been this patient.

An idea suddenly popped into his head.

He had the most gifted mathematician in the Milky Way Alliance on his side; it would be a terrible waste to not consult him!

Wang Zheng had a group chat set up on his Skylink; it was set up by Mu Fengchun. Wang Zheng never spoke in the group chat after he joined, thus he also did not know if anyone else was online.

Wang Zheng typed in the group chat with two "S"s following the Milky Way Alliance insignia. This was code signifying the highest confidential level on the Skylink. People with access to this confidential level could even brag about it.

SS was a confidential level in the Milky Way Alliance. If someone wanted to read Wang Zheng's Sky Message, he would not be able to if he was only of the "Earth" clearance.

If he possessed "Solar System" clearance, it was still too bad! He still would not be able to read it.

That's right, this was the SS confidential level of the Milky Way Alliance. Only through the Milky Way Alliance's direct approval could a person read the message.

It was this exclusive.

This was understandable as the discussion among the top scientists, even the completely informal ones, involved top-notch technology in many different fields.

Those in the group were already qualified as "top scientists", except for Wang Zheng.

Wang sent the question into the group chat, with the idea of "just give it a try".

The group chat was quiet for a long time.

It seemed like he was hoping for too much. The idea of having to spend half a day on this gave Wang Zheng a terrible headache.

When Wang Zheng was just about to exit the Skylink when a bunch of replies popped out on the screen.

"Who the heck is this? How did he get in?"

"Boy, who let you in here!?"

Chapter 190: Solon Cries

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

"What has Old Mu done? Why did he let a random person in here? Didn't he say that he would only add Xiao Fei and Marcus into this group? "

Wang Zheng was dumbfounded at seeing the group of uncles pick on him. He did not know how to reply either because these "top scientists" were apparently judging him as if he was some kind of low-class animal.

Fortunately, Old Mu arrived just in time. He said, "Hey, guys, don't scare the young boy away. He is Wang Zheng, I mentioned him before. Don't be so arrogant, he might be better than you guys in some aspects."

The group chat suddenly became abuzz. Apparently they had all heard about him.

Wang Zheng was once again on the sidelines watching.

"Old Mu and Xiao Fei have spoken really highly of you. Why do you need to consult us about Chekhov's Geometric Number Theory?"

Mu Fengchun was also a little confused. "Wang Zheng, why are you asking about this?" he asked.

"Well, it is because I was working on this assignment that Xiao Fei had given me. This Geometric Number Theory thing was really a pain in the a**, so I had to spend six or seven hours on it every time."

The group chat was filled with laughter.

"Old Mu, is this the genius you were talking about? Though Chekhov's Number Theory could be a bit confusing, it usually only takes us at most one hour to derive it. But…six or seven hours? "

"Yeah, even my student could derive it within three hours if he tried his best. Is this boy your secret illegitimate child, Fengchun?"

The group ridiculed him.

Wang Zheng felt a bit awkward in front of all these geniuses from the Milky Way Alliance. He would not even dare to think of deriving the theory in one hour.

Mu Fengchun got a shock, as he knew Wang Zheng's mathematical skills. He should not be struggling this badly, so why did it take him six or seven hours?

"Wang Zheng, we are sort of free right now. Just give it a try in front us, we can help you to check which are the steps in your derivation took so long."

Said Mu Fengchun.

Wang Zheng was about to tell them to forget about it. He would work on it by himself, but now everyone was looking at him. He was trained to be respectful to his seniors by Old Merchant. Now that he had disturbed so many experts in the group chat, he could not just leave like that.

So he began his calculation. At first, the experts planned to give him a little bit of help here and there, but from the starting equation, they felt that something was off.

Was this the Chekhov's Geometric Number Theory they knew?

Half an hour had passed, and the number of onlookers increased from 5 to 12.

"Can Chekhov's Geometric Number Theory be interpreted in this way too?"

"The result was the same, but the derivation was completely different."

They finally understood why it had taken him six or seven hours, it was because he was approaching it from a completely different angle.

Wang Zheng was in good form and he was naturally competitive. His condition got much better when there was a group of people observing him. He felt that his brain was performing better than usual. It was as if Old Merchant was supervising him.

He calculated while the others were whispering to themselves. Mu Fengchun was also watching from the side, and he would clap his hands once in a while. He then started to derive his own calculations as well.

Wang Zheng finally finished his derivation after five whole hours. This was his new record. At this time, there were 25 people in the group chat already. For some of them, it was late at night and already dawn for the others. But no one left the chat.

"Who would have thought that he could derive the generalized Chekhov's Geometric Number Theory?"

"Yeah, the one we were used to talking about was actually a narrower version. The application range of it was too limited. His derivation was really eye-opening."

Mu Fengchun gave Wang Zheng a look of excitement. He was also wondering who else in this world could have such a deep understanding.

There was only one person in Mu Fengchun's mind, his mentor.

"Old Mu, where did you find this boy? He is a boy wonder!"

"Oh gosh, we are going to lose our jobs soon!"

"Young man, welcome to the Genesis Coffee group chat. We have finally seen someone new here."

Wang Zheng made a few polite greetings and then left the group chat. Mu Fengchun was about to say something, but he held it back.

Student Wang checked the time and was speechless. He had planned to seek a shortcut, but in the end he had to do the whole derivation late into the night once again.

He checked his Skylink again. There were numerous missed calls from Tyrant Su.

"Boss, we are unable to stand this anymore. The Immortal Barbarian team was too flashy!"

"Damn! They think that there are no better players from Earth, Boss! What do you think about coming here to slay them?"

"Solon left a message, he said that if you are willing to fight, he could offer you a higher pay."

"Boss, Solon came again. He said that if you are willing to fight, he will meet any demands you have."

"Boss… Solon is crying."

Wang Zheng was dumbfounded. What in the world had happened?

He checked the trending video section…the most popular video was the King level confrontation between the Immortal Barbarian region and the Earth region.

Wang Zheng clicked in the video… and the single impression he got from it was "MISERABLE!"

The opponents were well prepared for the battle. On the Earth side, the skills of Prince and the others were a bit inferior…on top of that, they were not mentally prepared. It was no wonder they were unable to withstand the attacks of their opponents.

By defeating the strongest Kings of the Earth region with no casualties, the Immortal Barbarian team was indeed worth their salt.

Wang Zheng did not think too much about it, as winning or losing a battle was a common occurrence. No one was invincible… you would just keep winning until you finally lost.

Yan Xiaosu and Solon were just making too much of a fuss out of it.

But Wang Zheng finally understood after he saw the ending.

That Virbius in the middle, he had left a message after the battle. It was both like a question and an answer. He wondered how a third-rate region like this had won the battle against Yuan Long.

They did not pay heed to the Earth team's capabilities from the beginning to the end.

Wang Zheng had just dialled up Yan Xiaosu's Skylink when the other side started talking. "Boss, I called you like a hundred times, but you were always busy."

"I had something come up. You were not asleep, right?"

"How could I sleep!? I am so furious right now. The Immortal Barbarian team was too arrogant! Even if Solon wasn't asking, you'd need to come out and teach them a lesson!" said Yan Xiaosu unflinchingly.

"Oh, come on, what did Solon offer you this time?'

He would not be Wang Zheng if he did not know what Tyrant Su was up to.

Yan Xiaosu squeezed out a smile and said, "Solon had promised me a full set of limited version Diamond Division mecha. Well, I don't really care about the petty advantages. The main reason I called you was because I could not stand the Immortal Barbarian team running a riot on our turf. "

"Go and ask Solon to donate half of the profits this time to the veteran welfare associations and hand out the remaining parts in proportion," said Wang Zheng.

"Don't worry, Boss, he would comply even if you asked for the full profit," Yan Xiaosu said. But he knew Wang Zheng would not have requested that.

Yan Xiaosu was not greedy either; he had asked for the set of mech just to satisfy his hobby. He just wanted it for his collection. In other words, it was more for show.

Tyrant Su was a very simple person, and he enjoyed showing off.

Solon did not sleep; a lot of the players could not sleep either. What had happened today was unbearable.

They had suffered even more miserable defeats, but somehow they were particularly angry this time. They just could not accept this outcome.

Prince and the others were also having a bad time. It was a humiliating defeat; they were so suppressed that they did not even have the chance to exert their strengths and strategies. They were merely following their opponent's pace. No one felt happy about the battle, but reading the comments made them felt even worse.

"Prince, what the hell were you doing? Were you faking your moves? You did not even hit a single enemy."

"Bragging Simon, you ought to change your name to just "Braggart". How about you switch to become a cook, where you could put your chopping techniques to full use."

...

Of course, the mocking from their opponent really drove them nuts. But the CT circle followed the law of the jungle. Either you mocked, or you got mocked.

The reason why it ended like this was because the starting point was too high, and the expectation for them was too high. In the end, it formed a sharp contrast with reality.

In the CT forum, everyone was thinking of countermeasures. They could not let the Immortal Barbarian team walk away so easily. That would be too degrading to all of them.

There were quite a few masters other than Prince and his team, but good coordination was the most crucial factor in the battles at this level. No matter how the team was set up, the best choice for the mid-lane was always Skeleton.

The Skeleton Corps had already started to call for Skeleton.

Chen Xiu and Yao Ailun had also been affected by the result. Especially Ailun, he had bragged in front of three beauties about the greatness of the Earth region and the Skeleton Corps.

While watching the game with three beauties and showing off his knowledge, Chen Xiu surely would have joined in…

And the result…

The disappointed looks on three girls when they left almost made Ailun want to kill himself.

Where was Prince's combo clutch shots? How about Bragging Simon's Pentastrike legend? None of those got executed in the game. How could they stand watching a game like this?

Solon was waiting silently in the dark. Finally, his Skylink flashed. Solon almost jumped immediately. It was true that he had accomplished his goal of becoming the CEO of the Solar System region, but everything changed after he had gotten this position. The more power he had, the more responsibility and burden he had to take on. This defeat was a real knock to his position.

He could only pin his hopes on Skeleton to turn the tide, but he could also feel that Skeleton held less and less interest in CT as time went by.

When he saw Yan Xiaosu's reply, Solon threw his hands in the air. His eyes were glowing in the dark!

The official website sent out a notification at midnight, which was quite bizarre timing.

—-Skeleton is here!

This title was enough to put the sleepless fellowers to bed soundly.

It was dusk in the capital of the Immortal Barbarian Star. This was the busiest time of the day in CT and their forums were bustling. They heard that their Immortal Barbarian team slew the Earth team who had just defeated the Norton team.

If it was in the past, perhaps the crowd would only have read the title. But now that the Earth team had just gained fame, they had to read the details. After reading, they felt like there was nothing much to show off about. The gap between two teams was just too significant.

They really could not understand how the Earth team had managed to defeat the Norton team.

What truly attracted the Immortal Barbarians was the trolling and complaints in the comment section. It was almost like a blockbuster movie to them. They all had heard about the theorists on the Earth, now they had seen them in action. They came up with numerous useless plans and tons of tactics…It might have seemed quite persuasive, but this was merely entertainment to the Immortal Barbarians.

Their liveliness was also incomparable to other places. In just a few hours, tens of millions of posts emerged.

However, the whole comment section had quietened down after a CT official published a new announcement.

This caused great curiosity among the Immortal Barbarian onlookers. What was going on?

The people of Earth were known as the least chill people in the whole universe, and they had suddenly calmed down.

What? Could it be that the server had crashed?

Chapter 191: A Rarity

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Skeleton?

The name sounded familiar. Was he the guy who defeated the Norton team?

The number of users online suddenly dropped by 50% as soon as Solon published the news. This drop was a pleasant surprise to all of them.

It was time to sleep!

The crowd finally felt relieved.

Many still had to go to work tomorrow.

The Skeleton Corps was still bustling with activity; some people were obviously planning to stay up all night. What they were worried about was if Skeleton would fight in a solo battle or a team battle.

They were considering what the lineup would be like in the event of a team battle. The abilities of the Immortal Barbarian team was beyond their imagination.

The CT forum of the Solar System had reached unprecedented activity on the morning of the second day.

The people from Mars, the people from the Moon, and the Caragal all paid close attention to this matter.

Actually, the Kings of the Moon had considered offering aid, partly because letting the Immortal Barbarians bully them on their own turf would be embarrassing to the whole Solar System.

However, the challenge now was still on the planetary level; it had not escalated to the interstellar level yet. This meant that seeking aid from outside would give the impression of weakness.

However, the Moon had sent out a message stating that if the Earth team could not succeed alone, the strongest King on the Moon would come to win in order to regain their reputation.

After all, were the lightning javelins really so difficult to dodge?

This question was also on the minds of many people. The weapon did not have the ability to lock on to the target. It was a manually targeted weapon. Honestly, it was more or less a specialised weapon that was only used in certain environments with certain cultural roots. In the whole Milky Way, there were only two planets that still equipped the Lightning Javelin as a conventional weapon. The Immortal Barbarian Star was one of them.

It was a result of their special geographic environment.

On the other hand, it was difficult to utilise such a weapon well and it only served to restrict common players from using it.

The situation with Prince and the others was also quite bad. They had received a lot of criticism. The discussion forums bashed them, saying that they were only experts when fighting locally, but insignificant when compared to others. Others said that all of them were mighty and arrogant in peacetime, but weak and useless during critical moments.

Weren't they fond of showing off their moves and operating techniques all the time? Where were the moves and techniques when they were really needed? It seemed like they had cramped up and rolled over.

The locals on Earth were not the only ones who said things like that. The people of the Moon also made sarcastic comments. Prince and his teammates were under significant pressure. Nonetheless, they could not explain their way out of this after their defeat.

Frankly speaking, the level of the Immortal Barbarians was much higher, so it was normal for teams to lose to them. If they had played more discreetly, they might not have lost so badly. But if their tactics were too conservative on their home turf, they might still have been criticised. In the end, it was all because they were inferior in terms of skills.

They had decided the time for their decisive battle. The only thing left was to decide the teammates.

The Immortal Barbarians did not play solo anymore, now was the time for team battles.

Solon gave Skeleton complete freedom to choose his teammates, as he had no idea how this fight should proceed.

Prince, Hammer, Bragging Simon, Truth.

Wang Zheng had watched the previous battle. To be honest, the gap between the two teams was not that big. It did not matter whether they played a solo or team battle.

The battle was about to start.

This was also the result the players from the Immortal Barbarian Star were waiting for. They came here for Skeleton; as long as they could defeat Skeleton, they could go home to glory and cheers.

Solo?

Virbius and the others had evaluated that it would be difficult to take on Skeleton in a solo battle. They did not have absolute confidence, so it would be better if they hit his weaknesses. It did not matter if Skeleton chose the Wargod No.1 or Hercules as his mech, as he would be a great burden to his teammates in a team battle.

Moreover, Virbius's play style was not well suited to solo battles.

Good momentum and great preparation, the challenge from the Immortal Barbarians this time would be put to an end tomorrow night.

Student Wang ate, trained, and did his assignments as usual. He did not frequent the Genesis Coffee club because somehow, those old men had endless questions regarding him. They had even asked about his relationship and marriage status.

He was still young.

He could not understand why the elderly were always so enthusiastic about these kinds of matters.

On the annual Moon auto show, luxury car manufacturers from all over the galaxy would bring their flagship cars to the show. The Moon was the key to opening up a business venture in the Solar System market.

Apparently, people like Masasi had no interest in CT…

"Masasi, how many tickets do you have for the auto show this afternoon?"

Milo received a message on her Skylink. Milo was not that into CT either. They led their wonderful lives offline. However, the defeat last night forced Milo to reconsider her attacking methods. She realised that combination attacks did not guarantee success, the key was delivering the fatal attack when she was at her peak physical condition.

Compared to CT, Milo was into more exciting events, which was quite the opposite of how she appeared to be. This was actually a characteristic of the people from the Moon, they were two completely different people during work compared to leisure.

"Don't worry about the tickets. Will Dorisius be coming along?" Masasi smiled. His family owned one of the top three luxury car manufacturers on the moon. Their sports cars of the Odin series had just won their fifth straight championship in the Solar System formula race.

"He has gone to Earth for some family affairs," said Milo. "I heard that it was for matchmaking."

"Haha, what a poor child. Milo, come here. I have given you VIP access for the autoshow. Boss will be there too." Masasi smiled. Although he had received some pressure from his family to find a wife, at least the issue of matchmaking had not befallen him so far.

The tickets to the auto show were practically impossible to obtain. As the most influential auto show in the solar system, it would attract the rich from everywhere. The first three days of the auto show were targeted at the professionals, and the tickets were given to them for free. After the first three days, the massive crowd was the first thing that a visitor would see at the show.

Achilles was never late, he had always arrived on time.

Masasi saw Achilles's car in a reserved parking spot when he arrived at the auto show.

"Boss, you look…. awesome."

It had to be admitted, Achilles possessed all the traits of a man from the Moon. He shone bright like the sun in his lounge suit, and the beauties endlessly tried to make eye contact with him.

Achilles smiled faintly and said, "Chill."

"Hey, handsomes, where are your companions?" Milo showed up.

What a bombshell!

She showed off her slender legs and perky butt in a pair of tiny hot pants, but her facial expression was completely innocent. This contrast made her drop-dead gorgeous.

The cropped camo top on her body exposed her dainty waist and her cute belly button with a sparkling diamond navel stud. She could make any man fall for her.

"How is my look today?" Milo apparently looked different today. Even her smile was more charming than usual.

���Student Milo, are you sure you are not trying to seduce us?"

Masasi ridiculed and said, "Well, your figure has developed quite a bit more."

"Masasi, you are looking for trouble!" Milo's mood, which she had been controlling for so long, was ruined.

Achilles smiled and said, "Let's go. Must the both of you fight whenever you meet each other?"

When they walked into the auto show hall, all types of sports cars were showing their own prowess on the booths. There were virtual test drives, advertising videos, interactive activities, and the pretty models from all the manufacturers. However, the number of audience members was kept at at a precise level. The hall was not too crowded but not too desolate either. The waiters were walking through the people, providing service.

From time to time, there would be people placing orders for the cars in the exhibition. They could either choose to bring home the car on display after the exhibition was over, or they could request for a new car from the warehouse behind.

Milo took a look at Masasi and purchased a fuchsia sports car from Hatamoto, the biggest competitor to Masasi's family.

Masasi smiled and ordered an Odin 9 series from his family's booth.

Achilles also causally ordered a sports car from Gaia, which was manufactured on Earth. The reason he chose it was because he liked the name. The mother of the world, it sounded classy.

None of the cars they ordered cost less than ten million dollars. If Tyrant Su were here, he would definitely have mixed feelings. This was the difference between the rich and the wealthy. Though Little Lucky Star was pretty well-off, Xiaosu would not purchase cars like these.

The three were not so interested in the auto show itself; they had come here just to relax. After they did some virtual test drives on a few prestigious luxury cars, they sat down in the resting area and started chatting.

"I chatted with Pi Xiaoxiu on the Skylink yesterday. He will come back to Moonlight College with Dong Xiaosa for training in seven days," Milo said while sipping on her milk tea.

"Pi Xiaoxiu will be coming back early?" Masasi smiled. Among the eight stars on the Moon, Pi Xiaoxiu was well known for his…laziness.

Achilles said blandly, "My suggestion for him would be to start his special training in ten days."

This was also an order from Achilles. A two-month summer vacation was too luxurious for them. 15 days off was the most he could offer.

"On Mars, Lie Guang has came back. His potential deserves more attention. Regarding Earth, we have not gotten any useful information about Li Er. All of the people we placed in Zeus College have flunked out this semester."

Li Er was currently keeping a low profile. It was evident that he had was planning something big.

Milo was responsible for the collection of intelligence. She started the discussion habitually.

"We came here to relax today, don't be so tense."

Achilles stood up with a bland smile on his face. Earth and Mars were quite strong, but he looked far beyond them. He indeed possessed the ability to move beyond them.

Milo smiled. She did need to relieve some stress. "Alright then."

"I know you guys want to relax, but isn't it too boring just sitting here? How about we take our cars from the warehouse and have a race. Shall we, Boss?" Masasi suggested.

Milo's eyes flickered. "Masasi, you were 10 seconds behind Boss last time. You want to challenge him again?"

"I am striving to narrow the gap to less than three seconds, the Gaia sports car that boss bought…well… is a grade lower than my Odin 9 series. If Boss could let me go first like last time, I might even win this time."

Masasi was relaxed. He was merely joking.

Achilles smiled. "Didn't you hide your full ability last time? Are you going to go all out this time?"

"All out!" Masasi touched his nose while saying it.

Milo blinked and said, "I will be the judge. I will spend the night with the winner."

What???

Achilles and Masasi both took a look at Milo… sexy, charming, the sparkling diamond on her belly, those slim legs, perfect waist-hip ratio… what was more enjoyable than having a bombshell like this?

"Really?" Masasi couldn't stop his imagination; no man could be calm when given such an offer.

"Of course, I am talking about going for dinner. Masasi, it seems like you have finally matured. You have started to think about some other ways of spending the night." Milo smirked.

Masasi took a look at Achilles. Damn, no wonder he was the boss. He was always so calm.

Achilles shrugged causally. "Actually… you stole my line."

Chapter 192: The Snob

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The booming noises of the sports cars roared as they raced across the road. The three cars with advanced designs caught everyone's eyes as they blazed past.

After driving for a while on the road, they got onto the magnetic levitation lane on the side. The speed of the cars reached 400 km/hr as the magnetic levitation accelerated the cars further.

After 10 minutes, three cars entered the Stargod Race Circuit in the suburbs. Masasi typed something on his Skylink and then the staff came up to them instantly.

"Young Master, have you come to test drive the cars? Could you please wait three minutes? We are emptying the race track right now."

At this time, the race cars on the track were exiting the site swiftly. Smart track-maintaining robots inspected the tracks at the same time. This was the training spot for Masasi's car-racing team. The car-racing team had always been Masasi's stress relief.

The race course possessed maglev tracks with bi-directional gravity devices. There were not one but three layers of tracks interlaced in the air. The racing cars could make various kinds of drifts and leaps by utilizing the magnetic force provided by the tracks. Compared to conventional tracks, it had more uncertainty. Besides technique, the driver's judgement and observation power would be crucial.

The track inspection was accomplished quickly, and the drivers from the Odin racing team were the audience for the race. They were cheering and screaming on the sidelines… Milo was too hot, and…the opponent of their master was Achilles. There were countless legends that had immortalised Achilles on the Moon. There was one about how he won the Auto Master title on the Moon when he was only thirteen.

What was more impressive was that it only took him one month from learning to drive to winning the title. Moreover, it was the month of February. Precisely speaking, it only took him 28 days.

"Do you think Master stands a chance? The Gaia sports car's engine is at least one grade worse on these tracks."

"Wait and see, newbie. The legendary 28-day Auto Master will show you what he is made of. "

As the drivers were discussing, the Odin 9 series and Gaia slowly moved onto the tracks.

Milo stood in the center of the tracks, waving the checkered flag coquettishly. A beauty combined with the thrilling sight of a race. This perfect image excited everyone. Milo was flamboyant and vibrant like a fire. The beauty of youth was in full bloom at the passionate racing game.

Milo suddenly waved the flag downwards and said, "Go!"

Boom…

Two sports cars flew out like two rockets!

The roars of the engines echoed throughout the arena… This was what it meant when one spent the summer holiday on the Moon… It made others jealous just thinking about it.

Apparently, not everyone was having such an exciting summer holiday. After An Mei got back from Roland-Garros, she got called home by her family, so Lucky Star Su had to cancel his "schemes" reluctantly.

After all, they were not officially married. Although Tyrant Su felt that it was difficult to be apart from her, her family wanted her back as soon as possible, so he could not hold on to her any longer.

When they were in school, they could have lovely conversations at any time. But when she got home, she could only contact him on Skylink every other day. Time became so hard to kill. It was the first time that she felt like her summer holiday was boring. It was mainly because Yan Xiaosu had been a lot busier recently. Lucky Star Su had a lot going on in his company too, where his talking skills could be placed to good use. Hence he could not afford to chat with her on Skylink for hours like before.

"An Mei, this is the new product from daddy's company. Do you have any comments?"

They said daughters were like their fathers' warm little jacket. However, recently, An Mei no longer seemed like the warm little girl he once knew. He knew that his daughter had grown up and had become concerned with other things.

"Hmm… well…this perfume is not too bad, but who was in charge of marketing it? This perfume was marketed as a seductive fragrance, but apparently it doesn't smell exceptionally alluring. On the contrary, it has a pretty girly smell. If you changed it to a smaller bottle, I bet that it will be popular among college girls. By the way, Dad, are you free tonight? You haven't taken me out to eat for so long."

An Mei held her daddy's arm, smiling. It seemed like she had neglected her dad recently; otherwise, he would not have brought the company's business to her attention.

"I am free, of course I am free. How about going to the seafood restaurant?"

"Daddy is the best."

An Fengtang beamed with delight. His daughter's compliment was better than anything else in this world.

At this time, a teenage boy came out from the side yawning. "I am so thirsty. Sister, can you get me some juice?"

Bop! The boy was knocked on his head.

"Little An, have you forgotten your position in the family?! You should be the one to pour your sister some juice!"

"What did you learn at college? You have not changed at all."

An Shijie murmured reluctantly and placed a glass of juice in front his sister and said, "Sis, I have checked the ranking of beauties in Ares College. You are in the ninth position. Hehehehe."

"What are you laughing about?!"

An Mei turned her head. She was a bit speechless. Her brother had no interest in studying, his biggest interest was gaming. Even his girlfriend got together with him after they met each other in the game.

"Hehe, Sis, I don't think that you have no admirers… but your boyfriend has to have my approval! Otherwise, I will definitely drive him away," An Shijie said as if it was the most normal thing to do.

An Mei glared at him defiantly. "You think you are old enough to get involved in my business? I think you are asking for trouble."

An Shijie got a shock seeing his sister being serious, as he knew his sister had an issue with violence. God knew how she had evolved further in a military academy.

"I wouldn't dare! My sister has the beauty of a goddess, I am just worried that a beauty like you will get fooled easily." When he saw the doubtful look on An Mei's face, he dry coughed and said, "Well, of course, my parents will not be able to take care of me for my whole life. My sister, you are the only one I can depend on. With your beauty, you can easily marry the heir of those big companies… in the future, won't it be his responsibility to take care of his younger brother-in law?"

"Take a hike!" An Mei had mixed feelings of anger and amusement. Anyone with a brother like this would turn completely speechless.

"Okay! As long as you can find me a good brother-in-law, I can even take a hike in the bathroom."

When they were talking, a good-looking middle-aged woman came in. She was dressed in all designer clothes and the handbag she carried was a limited edition design from the top luxurious brand, Colo. There were only 100 bags like this in the whole Solar System.

"What? Brother-in-law? An Mei, didn't you just choose a random boyfriend?"

"Mom!" An Mei bemoaned.

"You should have listened to me in the first place. Why did you even put Ares College as your first choice? I mean, are there any good boys in Ares College? They are just a bunch of feckless poor boys." Han Susu glared at An Fengtang resentfully when she said that. The first choice was supported by him, but if it was up to her, An Mei would have gone to the University of Beijing.

"Mom, how can you call them feckless if they could get into Ares College?"

An Mei argued. Every family had its problems. She did not know when her mom had become so snobbish.

"How much can army academy graduate make every month? 100K? One million? An Mei, my daughter, please don't think your mom is snobbish. Marriage is the key in a woman's life. Don't end up like me. I have gained nothing from marrying your dad. I had to save up for more than half a year to buy this handbag. Those girls I looked down on when I was young.. they all live much better than me right now… Anyway, trust Mom's experience."

An Mei sighed lightly. Those words had fallen on deaf ears.

An Shijie finished his drink on the side. He felt very helpless against their snobbish mother, but he was stopped before he could leave the conversation.

"Don't go. There's a banquet tonight, and I have bought new clothes for you. An Mei, go try them on. Shijie, stop hiding in the house all the time. Go and see the world. I don't want people to call you an otaku, I would be so ashamed."

An Shijie had a bitter look on his face, but he knew that no one in the family could reject his mom's decisions. It would be better if they just followed her orders and let it pass smoothly.

"Mom, I don't want to go." A banquet? An Mei knew it was just a match-making session in disguise.

"You will go no whether you want to or not. Go and meet some real talents. Once you have seen them, you won't get impressed by those poor guys anymore. Anyway, I did it for you own good… "

It was yet another long-winded speech.

An Mei sighed silently while looking down at her fingers. An Fengtang also felt awkward in such a conversation. He wanted An Mei to marry a wealthy man, but he felt that a true connection between them was important. Though An's Beauty wasn't that big a company, there were still hundreds of employees working for them. It was a company of repute in the cosmetics market.

An Shijie came towards An Mei. "Sis, Mom's words were pretty blunt, but the key point was right. Don't get fooled by those poor guys, my happiness depends on you."

An Mei could not take it anymore and she kicked him away.

Her mom was a snob, her brother was a clown. How could she bring Yan Xiaosu home? How could she bring up the issue of Yan Xiaosu in her family?

They got dragged to the banquet by their mom in the end, as no one in the family could do things against her will.

"Sis, here are the latest updates. Mom was talking to the wife of the board chairman of the Kaiyang Group, I think that boy, Qian Xuan from Kaiyang, will come over next. Sis, just a warning. You should leave him alone, I heard that he is stingy as hell."

An Shijie wanted his sister to marry a wealthy but not miserly man.

Sure enough, the young master of the Kaiyang Group came over soon after. Arrogance was written all over his face. A flicker flashed in his eyes when he saw An Mei.

"An Mei, it has been a while since we last met."

"Have we even met before?" An Mei didn't really want to talk to him, but she knew her mom was watching her from not so far away.

"Of course we met before. When you were in secondary school, I went for the meeting in your school…"

An Mei made the effort to listen to his boasting. He was so boring! He thought that she was just a naive little girl.

"An Mei, I feel like we will make the perfect couple." The young man couldn't contain himself; he drew this conclusion after his self-promoting.

"Emm, sorry… I think I did something that made you misunderstand me. We aren't compatible. Sorry."

Her rejection was straight forward. In the past, she would usually put it more euphemistically to save her mom some face, but she could no longer stand it anymore.

"You!"

"Thank you, but I am playing the Angry Snowman game. I am busy right now."

Qian Xuan walked away seething. In his eyes, there was something more than pure anger. He held a deep desire for her. He desired what he could not get, but he could not do much in public. He was scheming a way to get her, perhaps even through violent means.

Han Susu rushed over and stared at An Mei. "You just ruined your rare chance of meeting the young master of the Kaiyang Group. What was that attitude for?"

An Mei sighed. The summer holiday was just too long for her to keep her little secret from her family. "Mom, I'm seeing a guy already."

"What did you say?! You stupid girl, I told you don't get close to those poor lads…"

"Mom, his family owns a company too."

"Really?"

Han Susu got curious. "He owns a company? In which field?"

An Shijie came forward from the side as well. This was no joking matter. His future brother-in-law's wealth was directly linked to his own happiness in the future.

"Tampons…"

There was anger burning in Han Susu's eyes. "What! That is even worse than your dad!"

Chapter 193: Final Battle with the Immortal Barbarians

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

An Shijie also rolled his eyes. Well, at least his sister would not run out of tampons anymore.

"So what if he sells tampons? It is also a business," An Mei argued.

"Business? There are tons of businesses in the world, do you think they are all on the same level? Can tampon sellers be compared to spaceship builders? Oh God, I am so angry I could die!"

"Why not!? Who says a tampon company can't build a spaceship!?" An Mei knew her snobbish mom too well. If she did not tell her about her boyfriend, she would not even have a proper summer holiday.

"Huh, if it is really like what you say, I will not care about your business from now on. Haha, maybe pigs can fly too."

"Have you heard of Little Lucky Star Company?"

Han Susu was stunned. Of course she had heard of it.

According to rumors in the commercial circles, it was once a mediocre small firm, but it had gained popularity all over Earth all of a sudden. It was said that the young heir was a business genius. He saw the world with extraordinary insight and he also took part in some major projects in the Milky Way Alliance. This was the hot topic at their tea parties recently.

"Sis, are you telling me that Yan Xiaosu is your boyfriend? Seriously? He set his eyes on you?"

An Shijie was also in a state of shock.

"Hey, what are you talking about? I think it was his luck to meet An Mei. "

"Sister, my dear sister. You are my idol from now on. I will do anything you ask me to do. Mom, why are you so snobbish? Don't you know the saying 'follow your heart'?"

Laughter appeared on Han Susu's face. "Aww, that's my girl. I knew my daughter wouldn't settle for some low class man. Let's talk over there. When do you plan to invite him over to our house?"

"I don't know, he is busy."

"Well, he can't be too busy to spend some time with you. By the way, how many sons does his parents have?"

"Mom! Stop talking like that, or I will break up with him."

"Don't! Well, I asked that for your own good. Fine, I'm not going to ask you, I will ask someone else about it."

This good news was more than enough for her to brag about in front of her "friends" at the tea parties.

But An Mei did not cheer up at all. She did like Yan Xiaosu, but she did not need anyone else's approval to do so. The love between them was something very pure and she did not care what Yan Xiaosu was like before, nor who he was going be in the future. She had the confidence that she would stay the same, ever confident, but…

A snobbish mommy wouldn't necessarily rear a snobbish daughter…

Another day had passed, and by 7 PM that night, the final battle between the Earth region and the Immortal Region was about to begin.

Both sides had picked their team members from their respective strongest Kings, with one exception.

The name lists of both sides were confirmed:

Earth: Skeleton, Bragging Simon, Prince, Hammer, Truth.

Immortal Barbarians: Virbius, LMPO, PPA, King of the Stars, DADI.

Commentators: Bubbly Foam, Young Deer.

Twelve million people had booked the tickets for the streaming event, which was an unprecedented record.

Everyone wanted to see how Skeleton could reverse the result even when he was fighting against the strong enemies from the Immortal Barbarian Star, especially after his teammates had been brutally defeated. They were all suffering from low morale. Could Skeleton alone change the tide?

"Hello, everyone! I am Bubbly Foam, welcome to the CT invitational meet. We have the top professional and amateur players from Earth and the Immortal Barbarian Star today."

Bubbly Foam appeared on the stream with a smile on her face. This immediately caused chaos in the comment section. Goddess Bubbly Foam became even prettier in just a few days' time.

Meanwhile, Old Deer had a gloomy look on his face. "Hello, I am Young Deer. The Earth region has been pushed to the edge of a cliff. It is time for the decisive battle, and the burden will be on Skeleton. I hope he will perform to the best of his ability in the team battle."

"Old Deer, what do you think the key to winning in this battle is?"

Bubbly Foam asked. Generally, on occasions like this, Young Deer would stop trash-talking. After all, they were facing enemies from the outside.

"The key in this battle will surely be Skeleton," said Old Deer, and the crowd raised a cheer. Old Deer had finally yielded.

But Old Deer still looked gloomy. "In a critical contest like this, my opinion is that Skeleton should put his individualistic pride aside and focus more on the teamwork. I would recommend the most deadly mid-lane mech to him, the Holy Paladin Type M. It will provide a balanced performance in this battle. Moreover, the energy shield of the Holy Paladin Type M could show its full potential in this battle."

Old Deer was talking with great confidence until he got hit by a sudden wave of passion. "Skeleton, you must win this battle! Otherwise, you will become the sinner of Earth!"

Bubbly Foam was dumbfounded by his comment and so was the chat. 90% of people thought that Old Deer had planned to surrender, because trash talking Skeleton at this time was equal to denying his standpoint as a person from Earth. Who could have thought that he had come up with a new scheme?

They could only say that the people of Earth could not stop God Deer from trash-talking Skeleton!

Some in the audience had to agree with Old Deer. After all, it was not a solo battle. This was a decisive battle that determined the honor of Earth. With the protection of the energy shield, the mech itself would be under less pressure because the energy shield could absorb 50% of the damage. Without the energy shield, just one shot from the Lightning Javelin could easily end the game.

The exhibition match was one thing, but this one battle held much more significance. It was being watched not only by the people of Earth, all the other regions in the solar system were paying attention to this battle.

There was too much drama surrounding this battle. And as a consequence of it, too much attention was drawn to it.

"Boss, the CEO from the Norton Region, Ross, wanted to purchase the broadcasting rights for this battle," said the secretary, Xiao Ya. She was wearing a white, low-cut shirt, so he could see her cleavage when she stooped down.

Solon smiled. "Charge him two percent higher than the standard price."

"Won't it scare him away?" Xiao Ya asked.

Solon looked at her. This woman was really thickheaded, did he really need to explain it?

"Besides, you should wear more clothes at work," said Solon. A man in his position had seen all types of women, and he really did not understand why the human resources department had recruited her.

Ross had just lost money. Why would he be so kind as to spend money on the Earth Region? He was up to something— perhaps killing two birds with one stone.

The Immortal Barbarians had won, and they had also vented their hatred. After all, it was a competition among their own Andromeda galaxy; if the Immortal Barbarians had lost, it would have been even better. It showed that the Earth team's power was not inferior and the Immortal Barbarians would have lost face as well. An experienced publicity head knew publicity could be done from many different perspectives.

In his position, no news was the worst news.

On the other side, Ross was pissed off, but he had to agree to the deal. This high level of interest guaranteed an abundant advertising fee.

The solar system did not possess a large influence on their market. But once the Immortal Barbarian Star was involved, the market would follow.

As for what was to be advertised… it was better to stay neutral before the results were out.

"Boss, there were ten plus media companies that requested the broadcasting rights. Additionally, the Moon, Mars, and the Caragal requested VVIP level HD signals for streaming."

Solon was commanding the situation on hand calmly like a general. For requests within the solar system, they would pay the standard price. Although he was directly in charge of the Earth Region, as the CEO of the Solar System region, he had to consider every planet separately. Not to mention the fact that he was bound to see much more business from them in the future, it was unnecessary to take advantage of them right now.

Adding in the revenue from the overseas market, they would still make a sizeable profit regardless of the result. But half of the revenue would be donated to a charity of Skeleton's choice. Indeed, it seemed like Skeleton was super rich.

Solon was quite amazed, but he admired Skeleton's decision as well.

In actuality, Wang Zheng was in the Brothers Net cafe with Yan Xiaosu. They were drinking the free drinks given by the boss. Even though they had to pay, it cost only five dollars.

"Boss, watch out for the Lightning Javelin. I tried it a few times, that s**t is so hard to aim with, but that guy was so accurate with it. It was unbelievable."

Yan Xiaosu was the Tactical Analysis Officer. He talked on and on about his opinion of the Jungle Scamper Type-M. Wang Zheng was listening while reading some other stuff. What Yan Xiaosu said did not really matter. He would just let him talk if he wanted to.

"Boss, I have been talking a lot. Do you have any comments?" Tyrant Su had a chance to be a professional, and he felt like he was making some kind of contribution.

"Hmm… well…the Immortal Barbarians are on the same level as the Norton team," Wang Zheng commented.

Yan Xiaosu was stunned. "And?"

"And what?" Wang Zheng did not know what else to comment.

"Boss, the Immortal Barbarians' style is completely different from the Norton team's. Didn't you see that they were quite the opposite? Do you have any particular tactics? That way, I would be able to go and comfort the guys in the Corps."

What Xiaosu truly wanted was to impress them with words.

Wang Zheng thought for a while. "Well, just don't get shot…I think."

Yan Xiaosu was stunned again. "What kind of tactic is that?"

What the hell… if he had to tell this to the other guys, it would be better off if he just killed himself.

Meanwhile, various other players were contributing their ideas and suggestions. It had been almost a fortnight since the Immortal Barbarians invaded Earth. The team from Earth had only lost ever since. Now it was time for the final battle. They would finally get their revenge, but if they could not win the battle with this lineup, then it would truly be over.

"I think Skeleton can beat the s**t out of his opponents as long as he chooses a more advanced mech."

"I don't think it will be so easy. After all, they are still a bit higher level than us. I think if Skeleton chooses the Wargod No.1, the opponents will have a 70% chance to win."

"The key was that Prince and his teammates were too weak, they couldn't play their roles well. Look what happened in the last battle, a brittleskin took the lead and got all of them killed. I think Skeleton will have a lot of pressure on him this time."

"Virbius had an insanely high hit rate in the previous battle. He could totally end the game with one shot this time."

"If I were the players on the Immortal Barbarians' side, I would just focus on hitting Skeleton or use the laser to interfere with his ability to dodge. I would let Virbius kill him with one javelin strike. This will surely end the game with the video topping the charts."

"If I were Skeleton, I would choose the Holy Paladin Type M. It is pretty well balanced in terms of powers, its play style is familiar to Skeleton, and it is the best continuation of the Wargod No.1 series. It could definitely save the game."

What people cared about right now was not victory or defeat. Instead, they were discussing about whether Skeleton would change his mech. The Hercules was obviously not a good option. If Skeleton won this game using the Hercules, the whole world would eat milk cartons together with Young Deer.

The Hercules was an agricultural machine after all; it had too many limitations. So the choice had been narrowed down to the Wargod No.1 or the Holy Paladin Type M.

If he made the right decision, the odds of winning would definitely go up, but if he didn't …honestly, people were still quite worried. The javelins from Virbius were quite scary and the teamwork of the opponents was exceptional. Sometimes they were just like a bunch of well-trained actors. They prepared traps and feinted their actions so that Virbius could go hunting with his javelins.

Chapter 194: Taking Advantage

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

This was the Immortal Barbarians' style – adaptability. They had mastered the art of timing.

Frankly speaking, the team from the Norton Star had the right idea. Against such an adaptable opponent, the solution would be to use sturdy formations and discipline to gradually wear their opponent out.

The Milky Way Galaxy liked the Norton fighters as their mechanical teamwork was flawless. If they defended a position, they would not budge from it. Their stubborn resistance would gradually wear out their opponents and place them under stress, and this would ultimately lead to victory for the Norton fighters.

Yuan Long could not help but watch. One was a person who defeated him and the other was Ella, his old opponent when he was at the Andromeda IG selection. Not many people knew that the person controlling Virbius was a female. Both of them were selected for the Andromeda IG trials. The one controlling Virbius was not the original owner of the account, Ella had borrowed it from him. Ella was always eager to be first and thus had informed him to come and have a look.

Frankly speaking, that battle had affected Yuan Long deeply. He took a whole week to recover from the shock. He kept thinking of what had happened to himself. During the battle, he felt like he had been possessed by a demon and was being controlled by his opponents. Was this Earth's witchcraft?

It was obviously impossible… someone who could suppress another person's spirit only existed in legends.

Ella's explosive ability was used to lure Skeleton out. She did not believe that he would decline.

Ella rarely played CT, mainly because there was no challenge in it. However, she was still the idol of many Immortal Barbarian Kings—-Goddess Ella.

Naturally, a goddess' demands must be satisfied, much less something so minor.

Why else were they so confident? A person who had defeated Yuan Long should not be taken lightly.

In the face of Ella's provocation, Yuan Long merely smiled. Ella, who had inherited the lineage of the immortal tribes and also fully integrated her human capabilities, was indeed a master. Ella and Yuan Long were different only in terms of styles.

In a one-on-one battle, Yuan Long felt that the odds would not be in his favor. His opponent had a strange style and would be difficult to counter. But if it was a team battle, that would be a different story.

Yuan Long would not take a girl's provocation too seriously. In Yuan Long's eyes, this was going to be a battle of only two or three bouts. What he really wanted to see was Skeleton's reaction.

This battle was of great importance as the reputation of the entire Earth Region was at stake. Bubbly Foam and Young Deer were both very cautious, but in different ways. Bubbly Foam was encouraging, while Young Deer played the role of the villain.

It has to be said that Deer God's philosophy was pretty reasonable. He could always find an angle to apply pressure to Skeleton.

In the past, he racked his brain to force Skeleton into a difficult position. This time, Young Deer once again forced Skeleton to make a choice. Of course, all of this was done for the benefit of Earth.

It was eight 'o'clock when the contestants entered the hall where the battle would take place. Prince and the others had played major games before, but they were not confident about this battle. This could be their chance for redemption. However, if they once again made mistakes in their piloting, it would end catastrophically.

Honestly speaking, they felt that it would have been better if Skeleton used the Holy Paladin Type M mech. He might have bit off more than he could chew with his current selection. Besides, the Holy Paladin Type M was an advanced version of the Wargod No.1 mech. That mech would have offered a similar playstyle for Skeleton. But there was no point in saying anything now.

"Alright, the contestants have all entered the battlefield. Let the mech selection begin! This is a blind draft, so there will be no banning of the mecha. Everyone will be able to play to their strengths. May the strongest emerge victorious," Young Deer said. "The opponents seem to be taking advantage of this."

Bragging Simon declined to pick the mid lane. He took a look at his team's situation and picked "Thorn Star". This was a mobile fighter scout.

Prince confirmed his selection of the War Emperor Type V with the Electric Halberd. This was his best combination. Alas, he did not have to chance to utilize its full potential in the previous battle as he had been totally suppressed.

Hammer chose the Gold Guardian with the Hammer Auxiliary System. As a professional support player, Hammer actually performed better than the others in the previous battle. Unfortunately, the Gold Guardian could only deliver a normal performance output and could also be eventually destroyed if its teammates could not provide it with timely help.

Truth picked the Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was by far the best beast-type mech of Earth. It was classified as a heavy tank-type, but as it was also a beast-type, so its movements were better than the average tank-type mech's.

The mecha that the Earth team selected was a little unique. Each of them had made a small sacrifice for the team. Both Bragging Simon and Truth used unconventional mecha, this ensured that the team was balanced. Both had made way for someone else to pick the mid lane.

From a certain point of view, the Earth team's selections were the most balanced. Since ancient times, the people of Earth had firmly believed that only through balance would they achieve victory.

But….most were destroyed in the end.

There was no hesitation from their opponents, they selected the exact same lineup.

The mid lane was taken by Virbius's Jungle Scamper Type-M. Two of its other teammates were combat-type mecha, while the remaining two had selected scout-type mecha. This ensured that their lineup possessed mobility.

As of now, everyone's focus was on Skeleton, who had the last pick. It was not because he was a big wig, but rather because he had the lowest CT score, also known as the "position without rights."

Young Deer shook his fist and muttered something under his breath. No one knew what he said. Wang Zheng picked the Wargod No.1 without any hesitation.

Tsk, why would he have picked the Hercules? Student Wang was not stupid. The Hercules was good in melee combat, but it would be beaten to a pulp when it came to ranged combat.

The selection of the Wargod. No.1 caused some of them to let out a sigh of relief, but at the same time caused the others to be worried.

Skeleton's choice of the Wargod No.1 showed that he was confident, but….everyone else still had their doubts.

Skeleton, Bragging Simon, as well as their friends were all feeling the immense pressure. They could not afford another loss.

"Skeleton, do you have any tactic in mind? We will do anything as long as it helps us win!" Prince said.

Their goal for participating was to win. They were not doing this for personal benefit, but for the glory of the Earth region. Otherwise, they might as well be substituted. It did not matter if they won or lost, they were not the only Kings in the Earth region.

"We will follow your previous tactic," Wang Zheng said.

The four others were stunned. Was he being serious? Wouldn't they end up dead?

Since Skeleton was the main force of their effort, they naturally deferred to him. But in fact, they had studied the situation and could not think of an alternative way.

They could not afford to allow their opponents to shoot at them. This was a critical issue, so they just could not afford it. The Immortal Barbarians were too adaptable, they were also highly accurate at long ranges. If they were to fight the Immortal Barbarians head on in a ranged battle, their own forces would definitely get destroyed.

"It looks like our Skeleton God is full of confidence. This is a good thing, I will smash the windows in your house if you lose. Ladies and gentlemen, next up is the selection of the battleground," Young Deer said. He was still calm and collected even in such an occasion.

"The guy on the other team likes to push his own limits."

"Is this Skeleton guy really that good? He actually picked the Wargod No.1 against the Immortal Barbarians. Is he trying to be cool?"

"Would you want him to pick the Hercules instead?!"

Bubbly Foam smiled and said, "The number of viewers watching the VIP live broadcast is over 16 million, and many of them are friends from beyond Earth. We, as the hosts, should see some of the hottest comments coming from our celestial friends. In fact, some of them are quite well-written."

Bubble Foam couldn't continue.

The sky of the Earth was totally black!

The cows were flying!

Why were the cows flying?!

Little Skeleton was trying to change the winds by blowing with his mouth!

Bubbly Foam did not answer, but Old Deer had read out this paragraph.

The Skeleton Corps could not endure this any longer. What rubbish! Did the Immortal Barbarian Star even have cows? Did they even know what cows looked like? Someone please give this idiot an encyclopedia!

"Let me do a pre-match interview. The fans of the Immortal Barbarians are quite unfriendly!" Old Deer said.

"This is a time for the contestants to prepare themselves mentally, so an interview right now would not be a good idea."

"It is fine, he would reject my invite if he did not want not be interviewed. Look…..it connected.

Young Deer laughed. Why would the invite be accepted after what Young Deer had said?

"Contestant Skeleton, this battle is of great importance. What do you have to say about this?"

Everyone held their breaths. It actually connected. He must have something he wanted to say.

"If you can land a shot, I will count it as your win," Wang Zheng said bluntly.

"Very well, everyone heard what you just said! Student Skeleton is full of confidence. If Skeleton is not hit by a single shot in this entire battle, then I will do something that everyone loves!"

Everyone was very clear on what they would love to do to Deer God.

Countless people screamed like babies. At the end of it all, a black pot was still black. Old Deer was from Earth, so he would naturally side with Earth.

But Skeleton's words had strongly provoked his opponents. How dare he brag like that, given Earth's low standing. Were they courting their own deaths?"

But a brittle mech like the Wargod No.1 would be instantly destroyed in a single direct hit. Even a glancing shot would damage it badly. This was just too absurd. Did he not know the power of the Lightning Javelin?

This type of mech was unpopular not because it was weak, but rather because not many could grasp its medium distance throwing technology. But the Immortal Barbarians were different, their ancestors were the pioneers of this technology. This ability flowed through their veins and their genetic memories.

Of course, a proficient user like Ella was also a rare sight.

Map: The Roar of Ice and Fire

This was a famously cruel map. This wilderness map was less often used in team battles. There was no shelter and it tested a pilot's ability to operate his or her mech. The Immortal Barbarians had originally not intended to pick this map, but given how arrogant their opponent was, they decided to teach him a lesson.

It was possible to use mobility as a form of shelter. Skeleton had displayed this ability before, and he was a veteran of many battles. This was the most effective use of the environment, and it would result in additional combat effectiveness. But since he was so arrogant, his opponents decided to give no quarter.

Prince and the others were stunned. They understood Skeleton's intentions. Skeleton had wanted to provoke his opponents and draw all their attention on to him so that his teammates would then be able to utilize their potential.

At the same time, this agitated his opponents. Before, everyone displayed some respect towards each other and battlefields were picked at random. But this time, his opponents directly picked the battlefield.

Wang Zheng was not too concerned. It would be best if his mech had cover when it moved, but it was also fine if it did not, as the opponents too did not have any cover. It was not as if he alone did not have the benefit of cover.

They could not have tunnel vision while switching between offense and defense. As long as they had a solid offense, the pressure on their defense would be reduced.

The question was, how were they going to increase their offensive power?!

This sort of map was very simple, it tested the pilot's mechanical skills as well as their understanding of the mech. One would immediately fire their weapon while pressing the assault. They had to do so regardless if they hit or not. There was no chance to retreat. The moment one side's momentum was broken, that team would surely be destroyed.