CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 420: GETTING SLAPPED HURTS

King’s Expedition, Hero King, those kinds of people’s plans, Ji You of course didn’t know, nor did she understand. The challenger she now agreed to face was called "Jiang Wu", ranked 56th in the East District.

Strong, huh?

Strong!

But Ji You thought for less than a second before she chose to accept.

Just rank 56, what’s there to be afraid of?

Ranked first, Little Shengsheng; ranked third, Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee; Ji You had taken them all on and personally tested their mettle. A mere rank 56 wasn’t enough to scare Ji You into declining.

So, she decisively accepted.

The moment she accepted, the students constantly on the lookout for the latest news spread the word to every corner of the forum, instantly drawing many people’s attention.

As soon as Ji You entered the arena, she found the spectator seats were already full. She was very pleased with her current popularity. Then, as her opponent Jiang Wu made her appearance, she heard the audience erupt:

"Jiang Wu! Jiang Wu! Jiang Wu!"

"We must win! We must win! We must win!"

"Give it your all! Give it your all! Give it your all!"

Ji You: "..."

This is freaking awkward.

Silence.

After Jiang Wu greeted her fans in the audience, she cheerfully approached the Rag Queen and said, "Rag Queen, I’m honored you accepted my challenge. Before the official match starts, may I bother you for a moment?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You pursed her lips: "What do you want?"

Jiang Wu darted over to Ji You’s side in a flash, bared her teeth, threw a ’peace’ sign and said, "Look at the camera, say cheese..."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You was expressionless.

Jiang Wu didn’t feel the atmosphere cooling at all, and forcibly pulled Ji You closer, saying, "One more picture, smile this time."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You’s face was so frozen it could ice someone over, but Jiang Wu showed no awareness of her own annoyance, hurriedly pressed the shutter, and took several snapshots in succession.

Audience seats:

"Ah, ah, ah... Jiang Wu’s still so funny!"

"Photo bomb queen strikes again!"

"It’s so funny! Having Jiang Wu means having fun for sure!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Fun?

Are you sure?

Isn’t it more like awkward+awkward+awkward?

Ji You’s eyelid twitched again and again, wishing she could just kick this tall person away from her!

Once Jiang Wu finished taking photos, she stepped back several paces with a laugh, "Rag Queen, thanks for your contribution to my photo collection. I’m sure you’ll feel honored to be one of the names on my defeated list."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You took a deep breath, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Is that so? You’ll also feel honored to know your victor will be me— the future Commander Rag Queen!"

Jiang Wu let out a heh-heh chuckle, saying, "Ha ha... You’re quite confident in yourself, aren’t you? Just like that, I’m full of confidence too, so let’s have a real friendly match!"

A friendly match?

Ji You’s eyelid twitched, and she coldly said, "Wrong! It’s a life-and-death match!"

Jiang Wu put away her playful smile, responding: "Okay!"

Audience seats:

"Here it comes! Jiang Wu is getting serious."

"This round, who do you think will win?"

"Without a doubt, I’m going for Jiang Wu!"

"Jiang Wu!"

...

"That, am I the only one who chose Rag Queen? Although her methods are a bit sleazy, her strength is still formidable, capable of keeping her composure against Little Shengsheng and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, even turning in a commendable performance. This kid Jiang Wu? All he does is blow hot air, turns into a jellyfish when facing Little Shengsheng and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, and gets killed in one hit..."

In any case, there were quite a few people who supported Ji You.

In a corner.

Yue Qiyuan asked in a low voice, "Who do you think will win?"

Yue Qiguang didn’t hesitate and said, "Of course, it’s Jiang Wu!" He had no other reason; he just didn’t want to see Rag Queen win.

Yue Qiguang’s answer wasn’t indicative of anything, so Yue Qiyuan only looked at Shen Changqing and Chu Jiaojiao.

Chu Jiaojiao said with a giggle, "Of course it’s Rag Queen! I find her more pleasing to the eye."

That settles it.

Chu Jiaojiao’s answer wasn’t very informative either.

That left Shen Changqing.

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing lowered his head to ponder for a moment and said, "Rag Queen probably has a higher chance of winning. Although we suspect her Physical Strength isn’t great, her sniping capability is strong, and her spiritual power is unfathomable. Once it erupts, the opponent will have a headache. On the other hand, Jiang Wu has average abilities across the board, but precisely because he’s too balanced, he doesn’t have any outstanding strengths – reaction, speed, shooting... all very steady. Someone like that, once you break through one point, is likely to completely collapse..."

"I’ve seen Little Shengsheng’s match against Jiang Wu. Little Shengsheng didn’t make any unnecessary moves, just kept his aim and shooting, and that was enough to overwhelm Jiang Wu..."

Based on all that, Shen Changqing concluded, "I think Rag Queen will win."

Yue Qiyuan was lost in thought.

But what about in reality?

In the arena, the battle was on the brink of breaking out. Ji You, piloting Blade, felt her abundant Physical Strength and immediately maxed out the thruster, charging straight towards Jiang Wu.

Boom—

Jiang Wu chose to fire a shot, this exploratory shot, of course, didn’t hit Ji You. Ji You, like a nimble fish, easily dodged the attack with a few sways.

Then, in a tit-for-tat manner, she returned the favor with a shot of her own.

Boom—

Jiang Wu also managed to dodge in time, but how could Ji You be that simple? While the shell was firing and Jiang Wu’s attention was briefly diverted, Ji You leapt up, the muzzle of Blade aimed straight at Jiang Wu’s Mecha’s energy system—

Rumble—

Thunderous rumbles sounded, and by the time Jiang Wu realized the crisis, he dodged a few steps. However, just as he steadied himself midair and thought he was temporarily safe, a silver-white, chillingly bright Big Chopper smashed down overhead.

Bang!

Crack!

Snap!

One strike!

Two strikes!

Three strikes!

...

In just a few seconds, Ji You slashed a total of twenty times!

The speed was blinding, the momentum ferocious, the Strength tremendous... Jiang Wu was completely flipped off the cockpit seat by these twenty strikes and onto the floor. Following that, Ji You spread out her Spiritual Network, pooled all her accumulated spiritual power together, and slammed it brutally against Jiang Wu’s forehead.

Jiang Wu fell to the ground with a thud, and at the same time, the spiritual power connecting him to his Mecha was forcefully severed.

Could a Mechanical Warrior whose connection is severed still be considered a Mechanical Warrior?

Realizing he had completely lost control of his Mecha, Jiang Wu was a bit stunned, "What the fuck? What’s going on?"

Ji You stepped forward, not immediately finishing off her opponent, but took advantage of Jiang Wu’s daze to raise her hand, frantically pressing the shutter:

"Click~"

"Click~"

"Click~"

After taking the photos, Ji You looked at her opponent with an expressionless face and captioned the photos: [The 53rd loser—Jiang Wu.]

Jiang Wu: "..."

Audience: "..."