CHAPTER 431: CHAPTER 431: MODEL STUDENT

After fighting with Lord Mo, who is ranked tenth, and winning, Ji You’s system rating jumped up significantly, boosting her from the original 14th position straight up to 11th.

The 11th position, just one step away from reaching the top 10 and entering the final round. Ji You felt thrilled, contemplating who her next opponent should be?

While she was hesitating, suddenly a new system announcement caught her eye: [King’s Expedition has successfully challenged Xiaoqing. Those who are interested in watching, please enter the spectator seats...]

Eh?

King’s Expedition?

Xiaoqing?

These two have actually clashed head-on?

One thing Ji You had to admit: even though the character of the person from King’s Expedition wasn’t great, his strength was indeed formidable, and Ji You definitely wouldn’t dare take him lightly...

Ji You frowned, strangely worried. Worried about what? Could it be that Shen Changqing, that Iron Fool, chose to fight with an antique mech against King’s Expedition?

With a hint of worry, Ji You didn’t stop her movements at all, immediately starting to grab a spectator ticket. Luckily, her speed was outstanding, and she smoothly squeezed into a spectator seat.

At that moment, the arena showcased the silhouettes of the challengers.

The figure of King’s Expedition was very tall and strong. At this moment, he looked like a robust and agile lion, his head held high, a hint of arrogance in his expression as he looked at Xiaoqing and said, "Xiaoqing, nice to meet you... Hope you don’t die too soon."

With a tall and sturdy stature, like a pine or cypress, Shen Changqing, upon hearing these words, slightly lifted his dark eyes, looked towards King’s Expedition with a calm and serene gaze, and simply said, "Nice to meet you too."

Watching this scene from below, Ji You felt disgusted seeing King’s Expedition’s smug face, as if he had already secured the win. She almost wanted to replace Shen Changqing and beat up the opponent herself.

For characters like King’s Expedition, Hero King, communication is useless; just beat them several times, and once they feel the pain, they’ll settle down.

Ah!

As Ji You’s face filled with worry, the surrounding spectators, and everyone in the audience seats, began to discuss:

"Between King’s Expedition and Xiaoqing, who will be the victor?"

"I guess Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing has a better overall victory rate than King’s Expedition."

"That’s not certain, Xiaoqing has now replaced Rag Queen as an ardent fan of antique mechs; if he uses an antique mech, it’s really uncertain if he could win against King’s Expedition."

"Xiaoqing... it’s hard to say, he’s suffered so much from those antique mechs, how is he still not giving up?"

"So, does that mean King’s Expedition is more likely to win?"

...

The more Ji You listened, the heavier her heart felt.

On the field, King’s Expedition had already revealed his regular mech, and soon, it was Xiaoqing’s turn. Ji You’s heart suddenly leapt...

Then—

Xiaoqing raised his hand, slowly retrieving his mech—

Seeing this, Ji You clutched her chest, almost spitting blood: "This Iron Fool, why is he so foolish and honest!!!"

Audience A: "Xiaoqing, don’t be reckless, you aren’t Rag Queen, who grows sneakily, this won’t work for you in the long run."

Audience B: "A petition signed by ten thousand people, pleading for Xiaoqing to change his mech."

Audience C: "King’s Expedition! Leave no blade of grass uncut!"

Audience D: "King’s Expedition! Not a single blade of grass grows!"

...

Many audience members share the same thought as Ji You. Of course, there are also many fans of King’s Expedition scattered among the seats, each holding a glow stick and shouting that ultra-cool slogan.

Ji You, listening as one shout overpowered another like tidal waves of voices shouting ’King’s Expedition! Not a single blade of grass grows!’, felt a throbbing pain in her molars... Such a cringe slogan, and yet the King’s Expedition accepted it without any shame.

King’s Expedition looked at Xiaoqing’s antique mech and immediately smiled, his lips curling upwards as he said, "Your mech is very unique."

Xiaoqing, with his clear voice, as stable and polite as ever, responded, "Your mech is also very unique."

King’s Expedition: "..."

Can’t he sense the sarcasm in his own words?

Was that his way of subtly mocking me?

King’s Expedition said, "The quality of a mech also depends on the user’s abilities. Let’s not waste words and show our true skills in action!"

Xiaoqing nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as the words fell, King’s Expedition took the initiative and immediately fired a shot from his mech at Xiaoqing’s, and it was a Tracking Particle Cannon with an unmatched momentum...

Sitting inside the cabin of the antique mech, Xiaoqing still looked composed, seemingly not too tense. He stood firm, not moving an inch, his dark eyes firmly locked on the aggressively incoming particle cannon.

The Tracking Particle Cannon, from launch to its approach towards Xiaoqing, took less than 2 seconds. Just when everyone thought Xiaoqing had no escape and must brace himself to take the hit, the particle cannon all of a sudden paused mid-air, very briefly, so brief that everyone almost thought their eyes were playing tricks on them. Then, they saw the barrel of Little Qing Mecha aiming at the particle cannon—

Boom—

Two energy-packed particle cannons collided fiercely in the air, sparking flames everywhere, with dazzling and glaring light instantly filling half of the arena...

Xiaoqing and Honor of Kings were engulfed in light, creating a brief blind spot in vision. The current situation in the arena was momentarily obscured.

Audience: "Huh? I can’t see??"

"Hmm?" Ji You’s eyes brightened, she touched her chin and said, "Interesting."

What Shen Changqing did just now was to use his spiritual power to briefly interfere with the opponent’s Tracking Particle Cannon, and then, seizing the moment, he fired his most powerful cannon, effectively intercepting the opponent’s attack...

This—

Isn’t it something he learned from me?

And, he mastered it well, innovatively adapting it... In normal times, having such a clever, progressive student, Ji You would certainly be very gratified.

However, she hoped that Shen Changqing could take advantage of the opportunity he created and take down King’s Expedition in one go.

Just as the audience and Ji You were filled with anticipation, the light gradually dispersed, revealing the real situation inside the arena, only to see—Old Qing Mecha had used the perfect moment of the blind spot, moved next to King’s Expedition Mecha and in a leap, grabbed hold of the opponent’s mech. Then, in a moment when he temporarily opened the cockpit, he detonated the antique mech—

Rumbling...

After a series of roaring sounds, the audience’s eagerly awaited outcome was revealed: King’s Expedition Mech was destroyed, and Xiaoqing successfully escaped—

Audience: "..."

Ji You: "..."

Audience: "This scene, isn’t it Rag Queen’s signature move? Am I... am I going blind? Is this—this the gentle, kind, simple, and honest Xiaoqing?"

Ji You: "Good student."