The Sha Meng Type 1 land mecha stands at 13.6 meters tall, armed with an alloy blade, two laser guns, and one electromagnetic whip. Clad in composite armor, its comprehensive defense index stands at 550. Despite a weight of 36 tons, it remains nimble thanks to the powerful thrust-to-weight ratio provided by its turbocharged power system, as agile as a nimble cheetah.

The Sha Meng's conical triangular iron head can withstand weapons of an 88mm caliber. Sacrificing appearance for an increase in overall defense, this model was an early product deployed on the battlefield by the Saudi Empire. It is still in service today on remote borders.

In comparison to the Revenge Shadow Rider, its unusual versatility is perhaps its most significant highlight.

In this battle, both sides are evenly matched, both choosing a random map…

The sky darkens abruptly, the stadium audience vanishes... Crash! With a sudden flash of lightning, the gloomy scene abruptly switches to a hilly star showered in a thunderstorm, then instantaneously, the battlefield switches again to the frigid alien moon Callisto. The two motionless mechas in the field of view gradually switch environments at a slow pace...

Jungle, field, hill, deep sea, desert, space, battleship, satellite, the dizzying viewpoints escalate...Finally, the battlefield detonates and locks onto a terrestrial-like planet in the extreme north of the Federation, Colonial Star 103. The gravity 8 times that of Earth suddenly causes Jiu Ling's ST mecha to sink westward. System readings show Jiu Ling's physical values dropping rapidly before our very eyes.

"Dammit! A death-styled planet?" Colonial Star 103 is often referred to as a deadly terrestrial planet. Unless necessary due to energy issues, the two major powers are reluctant to expend their resources to battle here.

Yes, the climate and environment of Colonial Star 103 are not as friendly as one might imagine. Buffeted by an outer-domain storm of magnitude 10 and incessant Piaoxue snowflakes from the starry sky, the bone-chilling temperature of negative 75 degrees seeps through the mecha to Jiu Ling. Under the combined effects of high gravity and weather conditions, she has to activate the air conditioner to adjust the interior temperature of the mecha.

The visibility in the surrounding area is terrifyingly low. Even with the image capture device, the image displayed inside the mecha only reaches a few hundred meters. Jiu Ling is suddenly regretful. Why the hell do they have to fight in such a damned place? Even an elite of the Red Cloak will lose some of their power under such terrible conditions.

In contrast, the Shadow Rider remains unchanged. Through the light screen, the crowd can easily detect that no aspect of the Shadow Rider's physical values have changed. This suggests that the harsh environment has not affected it.

Obviously, Jiu Ling couldn't see the data. All she was considering was whether her opponent had been defeated. Naturally, her assumptions were misguided. Colonial Star 103 is Feng Yi's home ground, let alone enduring 8 times gravity, even 16 times gravity wouldn't cause Feng Yi any discomfort.

Despite the slight disadvantage, as an elite of the Red Cloak, this couldn't be too much of a threat to Jiu Ling. As the temperature inside the mecha kept rising, she had gradually adapted to the load brought about by the 8 times gravity.

Swoosh...

The Sha Meng swings out its alloy blade, assuming the stance of a hand-support style cut - a basic close-quarters combat skill known as Horizontal Slash, possessed by Saudi Empire's advanced mobile soldiers. Her cool stance quickly stirred up cheers in the stadium, although not very loud as the number of Saudi players was limited.

The Shadow Rider suddenly looks up at the dark starry sky...It's January on this Colonial Star, not the coldest season yet. It swiftly pulls out its alloy blade, no pre-movement, the action is smooth and natural.

The buzzing starts, and the moment the countdown reaches zero, the two mechas as swift as a running hare clash violently. The metallic sound spreads far, leaving only two alloy blades between them. The Piaoxue snowflakes all melt into droplets with the sparks from the collision.

"Horizontal Slash." Jiu Ling yells, the mecha performs a back-jump while the heavy body lands and immediately charges towards the Shadow Rider's lower body with a low posture sweep.

This Horizontal Slash move has been tempered and honed on the killing fields for long, no frivolous movements. Feng Yi knew he couldn't bear the attack head-on. The Shadow Rider swiftly changes its footing to perform a rotation, narrowly avoiding the blade by mere centimeters. It immediately counterattacks with an axe kick as it turns around...

Whirr! The breaking through sound seemed to tear the air apart, and it hit the back of the blade that Jiu Ling had raised to block. The Sha Meng stumbles... During her retreat, she retaliates with a counterattack, the follow-up move, Whirlwind Slash, attempting to gash open the Shadow Rider's lower leg.

With physically inexplicable movements, the Shadow Rider manages to avoid the attack at a hair's breadth, and when it lands on one foot and turns around, it delivers a double kick.

If you're talking about close-quarters combat, the Shadow Rider is second to none. This kick comes fast, accurately, and fiercely; it makes the Sha Meng's alloy blade fly off! With a clatter, thankfully Jiu Ling promptly retrieves her laser gun to make amends, speeding up her control of the mecha's hand. You could see the rapidly rotating laser gun suddenly stop in her hand, immediately followed by a burst of laser radiation...

Predicting the laser's trajectory isn't difficult; the Shadow Rider quickly rolls sideways by a dozen meters to dodge the laser.

Meanwhile, the Sha Meng takes a big step advancing to grab the alloy blade while simultaneously pulling back the gun. Its movements are fluid and graceful, much to the admiration and astonishment of the Saudi fleet soldiers watching in the stadium.

However, this is Colonial Star 103, and Feng Yi found it hard to suppress his eagerness to fight. Before the audience could cheer for the thrilling scene, the rolling Shadow Rider sprung from the ground and launched towards Sha Meng, actions seamlessly followed one after another without any pause.

"This is... so fast!"

Jiu Ling was momentarily stunned; the Revenge Shadow Rider's offensive move turned out to be the famous Proverse Attack. Executed through lower body propelling force and micro-control, the visual impact was massive. It's like a speeding hovering car suddenly reversing at an even higher speed, without any pause in between. It seems aesthetically pleasing, but mastering this move is an arduous task, requiring multiple compound micro instructions during the mecha's action. If the input goes wrong and the balance is lost, the mecha would end up running on its lower body.

In such a state, the consequences would undoubtedly be disastrous. If you miss an opportunity to stand up, you can't get another one. Any slips on the battlefield where every second counts will cause irreparable losses. Many pilots have stumbled on this. Obviously, Revenge Shadow Rider has succeeded, and it's quite perfect.

People in the stadium looked a little stunned... The opponent was indeed a Red Cloak, unknown whether she had played her real strength, but during the fight, the Shadow Rider had proven a solid fact through actions - he had top-notch close-quarter combat skills.

But one cannot but admire Jiu Ling's strengths. Although the Shadow Rider had a small upper hand earlier, possibly because Jiu Ling underestimated her opponent, in the face of absolute strength, any flashy moves are just passing clouds. The fact she quickly recovered from the initial disadvantage proved the strength of the red cloak, only the Shadow Rider's sudden breakthrough move was unexpected…

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