It was a coincidence that both of them believed they had a 60% chance of victory, and without a comparison, the outcome was indeed difficult to predict.
Feng Yi had no intention of hastily attacking; the longer the fight dragged on, the more advantageous it was for him, because he had just come out of a battle and needed to recover his strength, whereas his opponent appeared here alone to cover the retreat of several others.
Watching the immobile Revenge Shadow Rider, Kexiao smirked slightly. Delaying tactics wouldn't work on him. As Savior zipped through like lightning, Silver Spear swung and instantly a white rainbow pierced the sky, shooting straight towards Shadow Rider...
The thrust was both swift and fast, and although it wasn't a surprise attack, its formidable momentum and speed far surpassed that of Apophis's assault. Had Apophis not seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the Saudi military actually had such a terrifyingly powerful warrior.
Seeing the opportunity, Shadow Rider's frame leaned forward, its center of gravity lowered, and it performed the motion to draw its sword for the Flame Dual Slash.
Going all out from the start? The white mecha seemed to be wary of the Flame Dual Slash, its charging speed slowed slightly, but the charge did not stop.
Unexpectedly, that was just a feint. The moment Shadow Rider drew its sword, its body turned into a streak of black light and blasted towards Kexiao, the sword's tip revealing a cold luster!
Clang! It was hard to imagine the level of micro-control both sides had achieved as the tips of spear and sword struck each other with precision, sparking and flying away.
Both mechas shook violently and entered a brief state of rigidity, but this state lasted less than a fraction of a second, and in the next instant both sides launched into a fierce attack.
Revenge Shadow Rider's attack speed was unparalleled, and within an instant it launched a second wave of attack on Kexiao. The sky filled with Sword Shadows immediately enveloped the white mecha, replaced by a continuous chorus of metal clashing.
Even though Kexiao's defense rhythm remained unchanged, his form kept retreating...
It was evident that as time went on, the silver-white mecha became increasingly ragged; while fully defending, it did not consider any counter-attacks at all. Instead, it continuously blocked with the spearhead, the spear's tip, and even the shaft of the spear, either by dodging to the sides, by rotating and moving, or by a continuous leap to try and pull out to a safe distance...
Even Kexiao couldn't help but display a slight backward tilt in his mecha after dozens of consecutive blocks, which usually signified a gradual disruption in rhythm. This showed that the white mecha was not completely able to withstand Revenge Shadow Rider's intense onslaught.
Boom!
Revenge Shadow Rider finally landed a heavy kick on the chest of the white mecha, but just a second before his foot hit the chest, Kexiao's almost instantaneous block intercepted it precisely. Despite this, the unbalanced mecha slid backward along the ground, leaving a deep trace...
This round of attacks couldn't be called perfect, but that was as much as Feng Yi could manage under his current condition. Continuing to fight was impossible as his body couldn't keep up, and he had just felt a sharp pain in his heart issuing a warning.
Kexiao slowly straightened his body, then swung Silver Spear into the void, as if savoring this long-missed sensation.
Although the defense just now was somewhat ragged, even if he had to defend a few dozen more strikes, it shouldn't be a problem. Such attacks were not enough to defeat him. After standing up, Kexiao pointed Silver Spear diagonally towards the ground, making a charging gesture, "The frequency is good, but the endurance is slightly lacking. Now it's my turn."
Revenge Shadow Rider casually moved its shoulder joint, as if silently indicating readiness for whatever was to come.
As the saying goes, a longer weapon gives a stronger advantage. In an instant, the silver-white mecha launched another assault on Revenge Shadow Rider. The tip of the spear, carrying a howling force, came like a dragon riding the wind and waves, and the tip of the spear turned into a radiant divine weapon. The cold luster split from one to two, then two into ten, and then hundreds to thousands of cold lusters descended from the sky, indiscernible to the naked eye.
If Revenge Shadow Rider's attack was characterized by slicing one slash at a time, then Kexiao's Rainstorm Pear Blossom Spear could be described as an area attack. Although less powerful in attack strength than Shadow Rider, this kind of omnidirectional attack was quite difficult to defend against. It almost locked down Shadow Rider's space to move, especially when executed by such a high-level master, practically cutting off Shadow Rider's way out.
One spear, ten spears, a hundred spears... In the end, people couldn't remember how many strikes there were. Besides the cold gleams, nothing else was discernible to the naked eye. Such a poetic Rainstorm Pear Blossom Assault had already confused the nerves of the audience.
And Revenge Shadow Rider's mecha, while continuously defending, kept retreating, showing a backward tilt after blocking, and the degree of tilt was significantly larger than Kexiao's. The composite defense coefficient was also lower than Kexiao's.
It's well known that Kexiao tends to dodge and defend whenever possible, but obviously, Revenge Shadow Rider relied mostly on maneuvers to evade rather than weaponry. This seemed to be a matter of habit; whenever he did use his weapons to parry, it looked decidedly perilous.
As the fight progressed, it become glaringly apparent that Revenge Shadow Rider's backward lean had reached a significant extent…
Kexiao's suppression was unrelenting; as time went on, his pace didn't decrease but instead grew more rapid and fierce. If it weren't witnessed firsthand, people would find it hard to believe that the renowned Revenge Shadow Rider was being completely dominated by this obscure white mecha.
The frequency of those heart-stopping sounds resonated constantly, stirring the nerves of everyone present—they all wished for Revenge Shadow Rider to stand up, to at least not be suppressed in such a terrifying manner.
But in reality, compared to the white machine's present state, Revenge Shadow Rider's suppression could hardly be called such.
He was done for!
Many of those harboring this thought, when Kexiao's next spear strike fell, felt their hearts skip a beat!
But in the next instant, a miracle occurred. Revenge Shadow Rider did not choose to continue defending, but instead executed an offensive move with Autumn Wind Fallen Leaf Slash. He slashed upwards from below, following the momentum of his backward lean.
With just one strike, the momentum that Kexiao had been building up was effortlessly disrupted.
One should not discount Revenge Shadow Rider's natural aptitude for offense.
Kexiao was slightly taken aback, having been outsmarted at such a critical juncture… Still harboring the thought that the same move wouldn't work on him, and without even a moment to catch his breath, he launched another round of suppression on Revenge Shadow Rider, who was already at the end of his tether.
Half a minute later, Kexiao's suppression failed again, and then a second and third time.
The continual suppression failures were not actually due to Revenge Shadow Rider's doing, but rather natural atmospheric disturbances. Each time at the crucial moment, the camera feed would inexplicably be obscured by a blizzard, and during the third suppression, even Kexiao almost fell into peril.
(Someone might ask, what is a blizzard? It's when the wind howls, and snow flurries, reducing visibility to barely one meter.)
However, the blizzard would quickly dissipate, which struck Kexiao as rather bizarre.
Just what kind of keen perception did Kexiao have? Casting a meaningful glance towards the direction of a woman in green clothes, his cold gaze accurately locked onto the hand gestures Mengdie was making.
So far, he couldn't confirm it was the young woman's doing, nor could he be certain any of it was coincidental. The only certainty was that whenever Mengdie used Snow Moon Wind Flower, Kexiao could sense a faint trace of psychic energy radiating from that direction. Her somewhat bizarre traditional attire and her subtle, elusive aura, made it impossible not to consider additional possibilities.
What was stranger still was that this ethereal woman, who seemed to possess the qualities of a fairy, would unlikely be on the battlefield by accident, and her presence, which even Kexiao found striking, felt all the more incongruous.
Kexiao was never one to dither; he decided to test out his theory in her direction.
As he whirled at high speed, his hand snapped with a crack, and a laser beam was instantly centered in his palm, aimed at that position—wait, something seemed off.
Regaining his composure for a closer look, he was stunned to find that the woman in the green clothes had mysteriously vanished like she had never been there at all, or as if what he had seen was merely an illusion. This abrupt change utterly baffled Kexiao.
With his vision, it would be nearly impossible for a First-Order warrior to escape his sight.
Kexiao was sure this was not an illusion. Considering that today's efforts to defeat Revenge Shadow Rider might be futile, and knowing that Support Troop were en route at full speed, this place was no longer safe to stay. Without hesitating, his mecha's engines ignited, and he shot into the sky…
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