Sink's Energy Gun
Huo Yan heard this and immediately took action, "We understand. I will make sure Da Feng escapes."
In the face of danger, Ji Qingfeng took on the responsibility without stopping and fully activated the thrusters, "Is this passing down the family business?"
After entrusting the task of leaving the maze to Huo Yan and Ji Qingfeng, You Su's field of vision saw that BZZL1's mechas had gradually emerged from the ruins. He used the energy cannon to force back the BZZL1 tank that was trying to chase after Yan and Qingfeng from a distance.
The situation became visibly serious, but You Su's tone remained relaxed, "What are you planning to do now?"
"Four defend one, just stall them." Ying Chenlin used the rapid assault cannon to bombard the distant BZZL1 mechas, "We can't beat them head-on. Since we need to stall, let's drag Black Crow into it."
You Su: "Aren't you afraid of Black Crow teaming up with BZZL1?"
"No, the chances of the two teams teaming up are slim." Ying Chenlin looked at the scoreboard and the collapsed tunnels, "They'll only fight each other, and we have the initiative."
After saying that, he looked at the radar's indication of Lu Xi's position, "Lu Xi, bring Black Crow this way."
Once the command was issued on KID's channel, several mecha pilots immediately took action. Lu Xi, running with Lin Yao, avoided Black Crow's pursuit by locking onto Ying Chenlin's location. "Lin Yao, over here!"
Lin Yao quickly braked and caught up with Lu Xi, not forgetting to create a spatial rift in place, "I'm here."
KID controlled the mecha Lucy to change direction, and this move was seen by Black Crow, who was chasing from behind.
Black Crow's mecha pilot reported, "Captain, Lucy changed direction. They might be heading towards the sink."
"This control mecha pilot is too flexible. Combined with Yao's strange space ability, chasing them is a waste of time."
"Find a way to stop them. They're trying to stir up trouble." The captain of Black Crow noticed the change in tactics and furrowed his brows slightly. KID's control mecha Lucy was cautious and had a strategic perspective. Even in such an encirclement, it managed to avoid their ambush points several times, thanks to Yao's peculiar space staff. After observing, he had a rough idea of the weapon's intermittent time. But in the cave tunnels, such a space was a significant obstacle.
He initially thought KID would focus the main weapon on Ji Qingfeng because in such a space, stealth could achieve a surprising effect. Now it seemed KID wanted to utilize Yao's weapon, which could create obstacles to separate mechas and engage in one-on-one combat.
Now they changed direction, and obviously, KID's command wanted to drag them into the water.
Considering the scores, KID had a score of 7, while Black Crow was relatively neutral. They could either protect KID or take KID's mechas. But once they entered a melee, Black Crow had to be cautious about winning against KID. They needed to ensure they took the mecha points from KID, rather than handing them over to BZZL1 in the chaos.
Chi Lizi noticed the movement in the distance and said, "Captain, KID's tank and stealth are gone. They are running stealth with the tank, and the radar signal has completely disappeared. Should we follow them?"
Wen Yi rapidly analyzed the situation, realizing that KID's command was quite sinister.
"KID wants to drag us in and give his teammates a chance." Wen Yi said, "Follow them and try to deal with Yan. Since Yan just suffered so much damage, his durability should be close to 50%. Try to take away his mecha points."
In the Gale, the coaching team couldn't help but admire KID's command in this match.
"Sending two mechas to find the exit serves three purposes: delaying time, putting pressure on the other two squads, and seizing the initiative." The head coach contemplated, "No wonder they want to take the scouting points; a 7-point advantage is too significant."
Sending two mechas to find a way out, a tank with stealth capability, according to KID's original routine, finding a mecha with stealth magnetic fields would be extremely difficult. This significantly increased the time cost for other mechas to find these two.
Not only that, with KID missing two mechas, once entering a large melee, KID's mecha points would be reduced to 4.
For BZZL1 and Black Crow, whether it was the urgency of time for KID's other mechas to find a way out or the small gap between them, KID's mecha points were not enough for them to satisfy the condition of pressuring KID's 7 points aggressively. Once in a melee, they absolutely couldn't cooperate.
Qi Sicheng said, "KID's plan is well-executed. Once in a melee, they can fish in troubled waters to gain points."
He continued, "They also seize the initiative. In fact, they can already manipulate the scores in the field."
Zhao Lejie asked, "What do you mean?"
"To protect themselves, they keep enlarging BZZL1's disadvantages. If the situation is uncontrollable, they can directly feed damaged mechas to Black Crow, boosting Black Crow's scores and forcing BZZL1 and Black Crow to fight."
Qi Sicheng said, "With KID's strength, they want a melee; the more chaotic, the better for them."
"It's not just that; they're taking the initiative. They can control the scores in the field."
Qi Sicheng said, "With KID's strength, they want a melee. The more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous for them."
It seems like they are helping teammates find a way out, but in reality, KID has firmly grasped the initiative.
Once they find a way out, they win immediately.
If teammates don't find a way out, they rely on chaotic battles to try to get kills and further increase the score.
Qi Sicheng looked at the medic mechas on the field. Even outside the field, he felt that this move was well played. "Black Crow and BZZL1 want to win like this, and KID just needs to fan the flames on the side."
At the same time, BZZL1 inside the arena also noticed KID's movements.
Having missed the opportunity to chase Yan and Qingf due to the collapse of the cave, BZZL1's command decisively sent the fastest-moving stealth mecha and the guard mecha to chase. The remaining four mechas all targeted KID in the distance.
Seeing BZZL1's mechas chasing, they couldn't stop too many mechas. They could only prioritize locking onto BZZL1's control. This team had two cores, and one of the cores, the stealth mecha, had left. What remained was the control.
When BZZL1's control saw Sink rushing over, he immediately chose to retreat and create distance. However, the passages were no longer narrow, and after the collapse of the passages, his magnetic water cannon was no longer 100% effective. When he fired the control cannon, Sink dodged even faster.
In mid-air, Ying Chenlin switched to a rapid-fire cannon. The overwhelming barrage of shells suppressed BZZL1's control.
BZZL1's medic mecha quickly moved up to assist teammates in controlling Sink.
In the live broadcast room, the audience's attention was drawn.
[Oh my, Sink's strength is too strong, isn't it?]
[Really, I find that to deal with Sink, the smaller the space, the more advantageous.]
[Isn't that obvious? The smaller the space, the more they can soar for a single soldier. Their awareness is too free.]
[Have you guys not seen the other side? Damn, Trace and BZZL1's guns are exchanging fire.]
Inside the arena, KID's two mechas almost back-to-back opened up the distance, splitting BZZL1's four mechas into two battlefields. The artillery mecha, Sink, even with the BZZL1 tank shielding his guns, dared to exchange fire with guns in the situation where both sides had sniper cannons. Clearly, both sides had sniper cannons, but in the exchange of fire, Trace's sniper cannon was always faster and more powerful.
You Su's operation was extremely calm. Faced with an enemy artillery mecha protected by a shield, his operation was almost meticulous in every moment. The speed of switching and charging the sniper cannon was not slow at all. He pressed the rhythm of the opponent's artillery, and every shot had maximum firepower.
The BZZL1 tank was getting impatient. "I'm shielding for you. How come you still can't suppress him?"
BZZL1's artillery mecha said, "Have you ever seen a mecha pilot dodge right at the last second after being bombarded? How am I supposed to predict that?!"
[I haven't seen artillery winning against Trace since the start of the match.]
[Who are the two strongest artillerys in our Dawn team?]
[YDS Hu Luobu and Black Crow Wen Yi.]
Suddenly, on this side of the collapsed passage, the mecha pilots noticed the nearby cave passage. Two Black Crow mechas suddenly darted out from above, and the radar system of BZZL1 instantly lit up with signals belonging to Black Crow's mechas. BZZL1's control gritted his teeth. "KID's command is too cunning. They just want to create chaos."
"Black Crow is still some distance away."
"Is it harder when Black Crow comes?"
"Deal with Trace first. We need to eliminate Trace before Black Crow arrives."
"Trace can't hold on for too long," said BZZL1's control mecha. "His mecha's remaining energy is not much, and now it relies solely on Sink's energy gun support. We need to separate them, cut off Trace's backup support—"
Upon hearing this, BZZL1's mechas immediately changed their orientation. The tank swiftly cut into the middle position between Sink and Trace, disrupting Sink's chance to assist Trace.
Seeing that the positions of the two mechas were completely separated, BZZL1's control quickly said, "Continue to engage with Trace, close the distance."
[Trace's energy bullets are low.]
[His artillery mode consumes too much energy. Sink's energy gun support won't be enough for sustained consumption.]
[BZZL1 seems to have noticed the problem; they've separated KID's two mechas.]
In the Gale base, Qi Sicheng frowned tightly upon seeing this scene. Observing Trace's energy storage levels and noticing that You Su didn't approach Ying Chenlin, he completely didn't understand this approach. "He's running out of energy."
"They are not suitable for separation; it puts them at a disadvantage attacking the medic mecha," said Gale's artillery mecha. "Sink wants to use firepower to replace control and suppress the core of BZZL1, allowing Trace better output freedom. If Trace were in his prime energy state, he could indeed achieve it. However, if the support is cut off now, Trace will be left defenseless."
In the rest area, Jiang Simiao watched as Ying Chenlin and You Su's distance increased, becoming nervous. "This doesn't look good."
On the other hand, Shen Xingtang focused on Ying Chenlin's weapon. "Not necessarily. Their distance hasn't exceeded the range of the control mecha."
Inside the cockpit, a man's eyes flashed with a hint of cold light. He calmly watched BZZL1 rearrange its tactics, completely separating him and Ying Chenlin into two battlefields. The targeting reticle on his interface locked onto a core point on BZZL1's tank shield, and the program interface flashed a red warning of excessive energy consumption.
You Su pressed off the warning sound. "Ying Chenlin."
"Do you trust me?" Ying Chenlin said seriously. "Turn your back to me in 15 seconds, don't move more than 10 meters, and focus the energy cannon horizontally."
Ying Chenlin glanced at You Su's remaining energy reserves, and the rapid-fire cannon once again bombarded the distant control mecha. He forced the opponent closer to a certain angle. The searchlights of each mecha shot randomly in the dark space, making the entire space appear elusive. After three shots from the rapid-fire cannon, Ying Chenlin timed the switch to the energy gun, and the entire mecha's thrusters opened up in an instant.
On the weapons interface, the corresponding program locked onto the default calibration. Ying Chenlin's pupils followed the constantly jumping calibration radar, and the blue signals representing teammates on the side radar approached and moved away.
Ying Chenlin adjusted the energy bar, raising the caliber of the energy gun to the maximum.
The energy gun's targeting reticle displayed the figure of Trace's mecha. He slightly tilted his body, raising the mecha's right arm with the energy gun, aiming it at Trace. The optimal trajectory had already been calculated.
BZZL1's control noticed Sink's movements and rushed towards him using the thrusters.
[Damn, look at Sink! He's raising the energy gun!]
[??? Energy gun?]
[Is he kidding?!]
[My god, I'm getting goosebumps.]
The commentator exclaimed, "Raising the energy gun at this distance?! It's too crazy; how can he hit at this distance!"
"At this distance?!" Shen Xingtang stood up, his eyes fixed on the medic mecha on the field, asking, "Does he have data for hitting at such a distance?"
Jiang Simiao's face was serious, hesitating, "He has it for other weapons, but I haven't recorded such long-range hits with the energy gun."
Outside the arena, the people in the bases of various mecha squads frowned deeply, seeming very puzzled by his actions.
In the Gale base, the medic mecha team was full of disbelief. "Using a long-range energy gun in this environment?! Is Sink serious? How much energy does he store for this shot? It's a waste if it misses!"
The energy bullets in the red-white medic mecha's energy gun must be shot into the energy pipe corresponding to the mecha's energy warehouse to be converted into the mecha's energy warehouse. The energy pipe is located at the rear of the mecha, and the size of the pipe opening is limited.
For medium-range combat, a medic mecha with a high hit rate can indeed provide long-range support, but Sink's current distance has already exceeded the medium range. Even if it hasn't exceeded the farthest consumption distance of the energy gun, this is not a stable environment; this is a cave with limited visibility!
The next second, the distant artillery mecha suddenly turned around, exposing his entire figure in BZZL1's attack field of view. He switched to the energy cannon charging mode, and the charged light was particularly prominent in the dim visibility.
"Trace has turned his back to us!" BZZL1's artillery mecha exclaimed, naturally not letting go of this opportunity, immediately charging the sniper cannon.
But at that moment, the live commentary room shouted, "He fired!"
The blue energy bullet of the medic mecha's energy gun locked onto the charged energy cannon light of the distant artillery mecha, and at that moment, the energy bullet hit Trace's side, directly hitting the energy port on the side of Trace's mecha. A large amount of energy surged into Trace's energy warehouse right before the eyes of everyone inside and outside the arena.