stonecrandall Chapter 53 Bai Lingxue's Shock!
Chapter 53 Bai Lingxue's Shock!
As the broadcast ended, two exceptionally beautiful young women stepped onto the arena one after the other.
The entire audience's attention was instantly drawn to it.
After all, this is a showdown between two of the most popular and beautiful girls in the school, as recognized by the school!
Especially the boys in the stands, all of them craned their necks:
"The Ice Queen versus the Platinum Racing Queen, this match is going to be exciting!"
"Bai Lingxue will definitely win; she's already at level eight in both areas. But Lü Mufei is also on a roll lately; her mecha speed is the best in the whole school!"
"I'd feel bad for either of them if they lost..."
On the arena.
Bai Lingxue looked at the platinum-haired girl opposite her, her voice indifferent: "Admit defeat, you are no match for me... If we force a fight, I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Bai."
Upon hearing this, Lü Mufei was not angry at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "How do you know if we haven't even fought yet? I'm not the kind of person who would give up easily."
Before she finished speaking, a flash of light appeared around Lü Mufei, and a streamlined pink and white mecha instantly covered her.
What sets this [GALAX GT Mech] apart is that it does not transform into its humanoid form for regular combat, but instead maintains its futuristic supercar form.
"Boom—Buzz!"
【GALAX GT】, pure vehicle mode!
"A vehicle-shaped vehicle?!"
"Is she planning to fight in vehicle mode?"
"The Galaxy GT has a top speed exceeding 700 kilometers per hour; it's aiming for a speed war!"
Seeing this, Wang Xing in the audience glanced at him with a hint of admiration: "Smart."
Lu Mufei knew very well that she was far inferior to Bai Lingxue in terms of absolute strength and close combat, so she directly gave up the fight in the humanoid mecha and definitely chose the ultimate kiting tactic of flanking maneuvers!
On the other side, Bai Lingxue also transformed into a magnificent white [White Tiger Winged Mech], with a pair of ice-blue wings slowly unfolding behind her, holding a slender white tiger bright silver spear, looking heroic and dashing.
"The match begins!"
"boom!"
As soon as the referee finished speaking, a ghostly blue flame shot out from the rear of the Galaxy GT, and the entire car turned into a pink and white lightning bolt, instantly widening the distance between it and Bai Lingxue!
This supercar, equipped with a light-emitting module, reached an astonishing top speed of 700 kilometers per hour!
"Bang bang bang—!"
The moment the distance was created, the armor on both sides of the supercar popped open, and two high-frequency energy rapid-fire cannons emerged, unleashing a dense barrage of fire at Bai Lingxue!
Bai Lingxue frowned slightly, and with a flap of the white tiger wings on her back, she took off into the air.
Her mecha also has wings, and although its absolute speed is not bad, it still struggles against vehicles like the Galaxy GT that specialize in speed to the extreme.
Especially when dealing with the opponent's absolute speed in straight lines and cornering, the humanoid mech ultimately cannot compete with this insane supercar.
On the stage, a pink and white supercar was seen drifting, tail-sliding, and firing wildly.
Meanwhile, the White Tiger mech in mid-air could only dodge and parry. For a time, Bai Lingxue was suppressed by this "kite-flying" tactic and could not get close.
……
on the rostrum.
"The tactics were executed very successfully."
Principal Li Zhengyuan, watching this scene, stroked his chin with an approving expression:
"Although Lü Mufei's absolute killing ability is relatively weak, with this kind of extreme speed and firepower harassment tactic, ordinary opponents really can't do anything about her... Xiaoxue is in a bit of a predicament now."
The director beside him chuckled, "Yes, but this is also a good opportunity to test Bai Lingxue's intensive training over this period. Principal Li, I heard that your niece specially invited a tutor from the Shanghai Mecha University to give her private guidance?"
"Um."
Li Zhengyuan nodded. "Chen Xuanzhou is the top combat instructor at the Shanghai Mecha University. Xiaoxue's marksmanship has been completely transformed in the past three months."
"Chen Xuanzhou?"
The teacher gasped, "That's the ace instructor from the Shanghai Mecha University, known as the 'Gun Demon'..."
Li Zhengyuan's lips curled slightly upward, but he remained silent.
As Bai Lingxue's maternal uncle, he knew better than anyone the kind of grueling training Bai Lingxue had undergone in private over the past three months.
……
On the arena, silver-blue streaks of light and white afterimages intertwined wildly.
Lu Mufei's tactics were flawless—maintain distance, use pulse harassment, fire cluster cannon shots, then maintain distance again. The Galaxy GT, like a pesky hummingbird, circled the White Tiger's wings at high speed, never engaging in direct confrontation, but constantly wearing down its opponent with guns and cannons.
But Bai Lingxue is Bai Lingxue after all.
After nearly three minutes of struggle, she gradually calmed down.
She didn't blindly pursue it; her icy blue mechanical eyes were fixed on the constantly drifting pink and white trajectory below.
"I've caught your gear shift gap."
She caught it!
To dodge her sweeping attack, Lü Mufei once again used that classic "S-shaped lightning drift".
That was the habitual maneuver of the Galaxy GT when changing direction at high speed, and it succeeded the first two times... but the third time, Bai Lingxue had completely predicted its trajectory!
Just a fraction of a second after the Galaxy GT completed an extreme drift and was preparing for a second acceleration!
Bai Lingxue's wings suddenly retracted, and the entire mecha swooped down with terrifying kinetic energy like a meteorite from outer space!
"White Tiger Seven Kills - Break the Formation!"
A flash of cold light appeared first, followed by the spear thrusting out like a dragon!
Instead of stabbing the car body, she precisely struck the alloy floor in front of the supercar's drifting path with her gun. The raging energy exploded from the gun tip, forming a barrier of ice spikes.
"Oh no!" Lu Mufei exclaimed in shock.
To avoid a fatal accident, she was forced to activate the transformation program on the highway!
"Click click click—"
Just as the Galaxy GT was tumbling and transforming into a humanoid mecha, and before it could regain its balance, Bai Lingxue's spear tip came hurtling towards it with a chilling aura.
"First kill, Windbreaker!"
"Second strike, Piercing Clouds!"
"Third kill, Earth Shatter!"
"..."
Seven spear shadows formed a line, like a roaring ancient white tiger opening its blood-red maw, completely swallowing Lü Mufei's mecha.
"Bai Lingxue wins in Area A arena! Advances to the semifinals!"
"My opponent in the semifinals is Wang Xing!"
"The battle will begin in ten minutes!"
As the referee announced the decision, the entire stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers once again.
…………
After leaving the arena, Bai Lingxue immediately went to the rest area to replenish her high-level energy liquid.
The intense chase and the explosive burst of timing she had just experienced had taken a toll on her mental strength. Her next opponent was Wang Xing, and she needed to recover.
On the other side, Lü Mufei also stepped down from the stage.
Although she lost, the girl's face didn't show much resentment.
"You played well."
Wang Xing handed her a bottle of water and said with a smile, "You've already won half the battle by pushing her so hard."
"That's still a loss."
Lü Mufei brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, revealing a smooth forehead, and stared at Wang Xing with bright, sparkling eyes: "It's a pity I couldn't make it to the final four to fight you... You have to help me get revenge later!"
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Urged on by the broadcast, Wang Xing stepped onto the central main arena.
On the other side of the arena, Bai Lingxue, having recovered her strength, stood proudly.
At this moment, all eyes in the school were focused on this place.
Two prominent figures, a king and a queen of the Yuanpei Class!
The battle that was previously watched by tens of thousands of people in the Beidou Yuan Universe is now finally being reenacted on a physical arena offline!
But before the referee announced the start, Bai Lingxue suddenly blurted out:
"I overheard your conversation. Why do you want to avenge her?"
"ha?"
Wang Xing was taken aback, clearly not expecting this usually aloof and icy school beauty to ask such a question on the stage of the semi-finals, which was the focus of the entire school's attention...
"This isn't about whether or not to help anyone..."
Wang Xing chuckled and said, "This is the semi-final; I was going to beat you anyway."
Bai Lingxue seemed to realize that her words were somewhat inappropriate, and immediately explained in a stiff voice, "I was just curious because you two usually get along well. She's made such great progress lately, is it because you're guiding her behind the scenes...?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
With a flick of his wrist, Wang Xing instantly donned the dark gold tiger mech armor, from which tiger-striped battle blades emerged.
"Hmph." Bai Lingxue's lips curled up almost imperceptibly as she activated her mecha as well.
"start!"
Without any probing, the two mechs collided violently the moment the referee waved his hand, like two mad beasts!
A fierce tiger versus a white tiger!
Swords against spears!
"Clang—!!!"
A piercing metallic clang echoed throughout the arena, and a dazzling burst of sparks exploded in the center of the ring!
Facing Wang Xing's heavy blade slashing down from head to toe, Bai Lingxue gripped her bright silver spear horizontally with both hands, desperately blocking this mountain-splitting blow.
"Your power... has increased."
Bai Lingxue's solemn voice came from inside the White Tiger mech.
The next moment, she used the momentum to retreat, holding the gun in both hands, and the entire mech suddenly transformed into an ice-blue tornado in mid-air!
"White Tiger Seven Kills - Piercing the Clouds!"
The ferocious gunfire, like a torrential downpour of pear blossoms, enveloped all of Wang Xing's escape routes, each shot accompanied by a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air.
"Your progress is quite good!"
Wang Xing laughed loudly, the Storm Transmission Kit roared, and he pushed the "Tiger's Journey Through Nine Mountains" movement technique to its limit. The mecha slid to the side and back with a folding jump that defied the laws of physics.
At the same time, he slashed horizontally with his longsword, the blade striking the spear tip that was thrusting in like a poisonous dragon with perfect precision!
"Ding! Ding! Dong! Dong!"
The clanging of metal was like a torrential downpour as the two mechs moved, collided, and clashed at high speed on the arena, sparks flying, ice crystals and flashing blades flying everywhere.
In just over ten seconds, the two had already exchanged more than twenty blows!
The audience was stunned, and gasps of amazement rose and fell.
"Holy crap!!"
"That's incredible! Is this really something a high school student could pull off?"
"The spear flashes like a dragon, the sword like a tiger! My eyes can barely keep up!"
"Previously in the metaverse, Wang Xing was testing the waters with a defensive counter-attack. Now he's directly confronting us head-on, refusing to back down an inch?!"
The students in the stands were mesmerized, their exclamations rising and falling.
…………
On the platform, Li Zhengyuan stroked his beard repeatedly, his eyes gleaming with admiration.
"Xiaoxue's marksmanship has indeed improved tremendously. She has grasped the essence of Instructor Chen's 'Ice Spear Formation' technique. And this White Tiger Seven Kills spear technique already possesses the true chilling aura of a battlefield!"
"but……"
Li Zhengyuan turned his gaze to Wang Xing, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Wang Xing's swordsmanship is also not to be underestimated. The transitions between each strike are exquisite; perhaps the 'Three Forms of Breaking the Army' have almost reached the middle stage of mastery..."
A school instructor standing nearby frowned and said, "It's a pity. His swordsmanship hasn't been fully integrated with the power of the Myriad Manifestations Prajna Divine Power yet, otherwise its destructive power could have reached another level."
Li Zhengyuan narrowed his eyes.
Is that right?
Based on his understanding of Wang Xing, this kid always only uses his real skills at the last moment.
Perhaps, he simply didn't use the power of the Myriad Manifestations Prajna.
…………
On the arena.
The two had exchanged more than forty blows in the blink of an eye.
Bai Lingxue deflected Wang Xing's blade with her spear and was about to give chase when she suddenly sensed something was wrong...
Wang Xing's power is increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"What's going on? His power is getting stronger and stronger..."
Bai Lingxue felt a chill run down her spine.
The two were evenly matched in their previous exchanges, but as the fight progressed, each of Wang Xing's strikes became heavier, deeper, and more domineering than the last!
It's like a killing machine that's gradually being unsealed.
"Was he holding back all along?!"
Bai Lingxue didn't speak, but Wang Xing seemed to see through her thoughts.
"Warm-up is over."
Inside the Tiger Mech, Wang Xing's dormant blood and qi suddenly surged, and the "Myriad Manifestations Prajna Divine Power" technique was activated!
"when--!!!"
It was yet another direct clash of swords and spears.
But this time, Bai Lingxue felt a terrifying, overwhelming force surging through the gun!
A piercing squeal erupted from the web of her mech gripping the gun, the mechanical arm went numb from the shock, and the mech nearly lost its balance!
"What's going on? How did his power suddenly increase so dramatically?!"
Bai Lingxue retreated repeatedly, her heart filled with horror.