Following that, it was the tough showdown between Sachi and Bruce, and there's no denying that this was a lackluster battle, but Sachi couldn't help but complain about the terrible game experience.

It didn't start this way. Initially, Sachi, leveraging his speed, made constant twists and turns, trapping Bruce within his control range on multiple occasions. Due to the specific model characteristics and geographical factors, Bruce happened to randomly match with a 0001, making it the first time anyone chose this mech for a large scale event since the Revenge Shadow Rider.

The Phantom Knight 0001 had terrible handling. Sachi wanted to mention the seriously flawed gaming experience, Bruce was equally wishing for a different mecha. In real terms, the 0001 was like a chunk of iron with mediocre quality. Its internal space was rather limited, offering a terrible seating environment and terrible operating feel. Its high-powered system couldn't provide speed to its bulky body. While sacrificing power for defense, its clumsy size could very well become the fatal weakness of the 0001.

Under Sachi's relentless offensive, heaven knows what Bruce went through. Even the famous Pirate King was caught off guard and disoriented at that moment.

The two sides clashed, and the 0001 scanner could detect Sachi. However, it was merely detection — launching a counterattack was extremely difficult. Bruce needed to not only control this rigid mecha to draw its gun, unsheathe its sword, and respond, but also endure the anxieties and discomfort brought about by the compact space. Anytime he used slightly less force, the 0001 might fail to execute the instruction. Sometimes, when he used excessive force, he could encounter hardware jamming problems. This mecha was like a lunatic. Bruce wanted to curse; he swore never to touch the 0001 again in his life.

For the time being, Bruce could only stay in one spot and defend passively while under the barrage of artillery fire coming from all directions. He was slowly adjusting to the operation while trying his best to control the Shadow Rider, attempting to twist his mecha to boost effective armor for a ricochet effect.

In a flash, the sparkling fire around the 0001, the scattered shrapnel, the metallic clattering, and the constant roars came together... Surrounding the 0001, Sachi launched a vicious attack, driving his mecha while exhausting all his firepower.

Unfortunately, despite the strong defense of the Phantom Knight and the less than stellar firepower of Sachi's model, it was not enough to destroy it in the short term. After all, this was Sachi's first time participating in Star Wars - his mecha was an entry-level model gifted by the system, hence the inadequate firepower.

Bruce's reactions gave Sachi some hope. Sachi let out a smile, a skew smirk, and decided to take a gamble on himself. He then quickly moved behind Bruce, drew his Titanium Alloy Sword, and lunged forward with a stab that penetrated the day, aiming to knock down his opponent.

But getting the judgment wrong could be a matter of life or death. Sachi indeed had brilliant ideas, but he proved to have overestimated himself.

Seeing the opportunity, Bruce didn't retreat instantly, instead, he pretended to avoid hastily and deliberately revealed gaps. In the blink of an eye, he quickened his mecha to make a sudden turning movement, the Titanium Alloy Sword was slashing almost parallel to his waist. Bruce minimized damage and captured Sachi.

The Phantom Knight, which has a considerable size advantage, has captured him? Sachi considered the scenario of facing Sky Shadow, and Revenge Shadow Rider, and losing possibly, but he didn't expect to become utterly powerless, and directionless and turned into a dominated dog, with no chance to resist. Surely the game experience was so bad, it was downright maddening.

At that moment, Sachi, who had lost his dreams, became withdrawn. He removed his battle helmet, decided to cover his head, and deeply reflected on his life and the mistakes he had committed. As it's said, once you perceive your true self, you might acquire some wisdom but you might also make mistakes.

Sachi's true self died, and he had become a salted fish. But what could he do? He should just watch more matches to become stronger.

At this point, the top-eight battles had entered the next phase. The next battle is Federation No Name VS Raymond from Zana Republic.

Raymond was calm. As one of the White Robes of Zana, being calm was an essential quality. When one's strength reaches the White Robe Stage, many things start to seem irrelevant.

Information on the opponent...

Nickname: No Name

Win/Loss Record: 41 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses

System Evaluation: SSS

What!? Even Raymond was taken aback when he saw the system's SSS evaluation. He knew what an SSS rating meant as no one understood it better than these warriors. It represented elite fighters who were at the top of the world, just like the Soaring Sword Dragon, the Blue Lightning and the Revenge Shadow Rider. Although the last one was probably a cut above the previous ones since it had defeated both the Sword Dragon and the Blue Lightning, Raymond was not in a position to make assumptions about the standings.

But the opponent was different. An SSS rating. Does the Federation really have such a person? Grand was probably not at this level, could it be a lesser-known ace registered in the Federation?

Regardless, only a trial would tell. Raymond awaited No Name's choice of mecha.

No change, No Name still used the Rally, which was gifted when he registered the account. The Rally was also a main battle mech of the Federation, on par with the Gun Rider. But now, the most recent model in the Federal Army is the Rally 9, and No Name was using the first generation.

He had guts. It seemed that the opponent was very confident, but so was Raymond, who was far from being idle. The Earth mecha appeared instantly in the arena.

As the battle horn rang, the players on both sides burst into cheers at the same time...

Raymond never hesitated and controlled the Earth Mecha to charge with a powerful sweeping strike. As an offensive soldier, the strong offensive spirit was expected. That aggressive sweep caused quite a stir in the Zana stands. At the same time, Raymond inputted chaining instructions for attacks at three points in advance. No matter how the opponent would block, from which position they would block, they would crumble under his subsequent attacking momentum.

However, Raymond, and the majority of the people on the spot, got it wrong. The Rally didn't parry. Through the loudspeaker, a whisper was heard. "Army Breaking!" Following that, the mech bravely met the oncoming wind and clashed with it.

Hmph, bring it on! An offensive warrior doesn't fear clashing head-on! Raymond exerted more force, and as the weapons clashed, there was a clang. But he certainly didn't expect that the Titanium Alloy would almost slip from his grasp under the shock, and the Earth walker stumbled backward, nearly falling.

Before Raymond could regain his composure, the attack from Rally was already at close reach. This time, Raymond didn't dare to strike back rashly. Instead, he carefully observed No Name's movement.

No Name's Blade Qi seemed straightforward, but that made Raymond take aback. The Blade Qi seems usual, but who could understand the aggressive momentum it contained? Thanks to his frequent observations of Revenge Shadow Rider's moves, he was able to recognize the attack. Still, he was amazed that his opponent could use it so effortlessly.

Raymond wouldn't dare to take this blow, and he quickly avoided the attack.

Looking at No Name again, he exuded Blade Qi. With a whoosh sound, even though it didn't hit the opponent, the genuine Blade Qi seemed to transform into an invisible bladed edge and entered the ground. Instantly, the ground revealed a grotesque crack that extended far.

(What the hell is wrong with the system? It went 404 and then suddenly started working again. I #@ ...)

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