Jiu Ling silently prepared to open up the distance. When facing such unpredictable opponents, the mecha's potential for unexpected incidents far exceeded the pilot's own strengths. As long as she could limit the Phantom 2000's propensity for barrel bursts, the opponent's abilities were not worrisome. With this in mind, she quickly created distance between them as soon as the battle began.

The Phantom 2000 did not choose to immediately pursue. To the machine with a 0% chance of victory, any method was sufficient to take down the opponent, even with its feet. Sha Meng, the Jungle Ranger Stage Rogue, did not even deign to chase after her, for this was only a Sky Ladder matchmaking stage. Since Jiu Ling's data from defeating previous opponents was not recorded, it gave Sha Meng the impression—or rather the illusion—that she was very weak.

Without even looking, the Phantom 2000 directly chose to suppress with Fire Dragon. At the same time, the Gatling Cannon fired almost instantly. X2 Overriding execution appeared, truly worthy of the high evaluation afforded to Sha Meng, the Jungle Ranger Stage Rogue, for pulling off the X2 Overriding.

Ratatatat… The concentrated flames rushed forward like a long dragon, roaring as they came. The intensity of the flames quickly burned away the bushes and thorns along the path, leaving a black line stretching into the distance. Yet, just as it was about to touch Sha Meng at the critical moment, it jammed.

Damn it, she had miscalculated the distance. Jiu Ling had already pulled back before the focused flame sweep. The system alert on the big screen not only made the audience suck in a breath and frown, but it also indicated a very basic error. However, no one noticed Jiu Ling's momentary increase in distance.

Sha Meng doubted his own eyes. How could he have miscalculated the distance to such a large target? With a leap, he increased his hand speed to try and close the distance with Jiu Ling for a quick resolution. The guild war was about to begin, and he couldn't waste time on this trash.

Jiu Ling's speed surpassed that of her opponent. With a flick of her wrist, a laser beam forced him back. She intended to force her opponent to bring out their strongest fighting capabilities. Only by doing so could she improve herself through battle after battle. If Revenge Shadow Rider was about gradually growing from basic skills upwards, then she, Jiu Ling, was certainly no less qualified.

Regrettably, the suppression was ineffective. Sha Meng decided to trust himself. He thought the opponent could not hit him. In a momentary daze, the Phantom 2000 closed the distance with three leaps and two bounds, reaching within 100 meters.

My god, the Phantom 2000 was already so close? Its erratic movement path mustn't be meant to explode and besmirch her, could it? It could be said that such mechas could annoy both the opponent and oneself. Seeing the listless approach of the opponent, Jiu Ling decided to stop holding back and launched a laser beam strike...

Crack! The laser beam shot into the vast sky and missed. Anyone else would have defended against it, but this pilot turned out to be a buffoon. Trying to act cool, his heart raced and he misjudged the rhythm. He inadvertently turned the Light Shield into a directional command and altered his trajectory just as the laser fired...

She couldn't believe her eyes. Jiu Ling was stunned for half a second. When she came back to her senses, she saw that the opponent had blundered through clumsily... getting closer and closer, now less than 50 meters away. At such a distance, an explosion would undoubtedly have a strong impact...

"Bad, very bad!" Jiu Ling was immediately alarmed when she saw this. She was not Revenge Shadow Rider, after all. Controlling such an ancient model was already challenging, let alone dealing with an intended explosion. The opponent was a newbie, and dying alongside such a person would ruin her clean record. In a frantic moment, Jiu Ling fired the laser beam again in an attempt to lock down and counterattack but missed due to her nervousness and the opponent's slippery movement...

Sha Meng was also terrified. Who would have thought that this little brat could be so ferocious with a mecha? Had he not been so slick in his moves, he would have been dead by now. In a moment of urgency, he didn't care for much. Seeing the distance was about right, he also activated the DPG full-throttle command and headed straight for Jiu Ling while still firing.

At this moment, the zombie-like figure stumbled and fumbled its way towards her... getting closer and closer. At this point, destroying him seemed pointless; the only option was to immediately increase the distance.

Boom! Accompanied by an explosion, Sha Meng indeed ended everything with a self-destruct. Jiu Ling wasn't completely spared in the blast but, managing to evade in the nick of time and thanks to the heavy armor of the old model, she was not deemed a failure by the system.

As for the opponent, he didn't die either. His bewildered eyes clearly shocked by the explosion. However, the next second, upon realizing his adversary was still conscious, he immediately chose to yield. The dramatic turnaround was stupefying…

Such a realistic gaming experience—three parts based on skill, three parts luck, two parts destiny, and the remaining two parts all about appearances.

The skill gap on the foreign server was truly profound. Jiu Ling faintly realized that challenging the Yate Federation would not be a simple process. Compared to the hidden malice of emptiness, the feeling during that confrontation was like Guan Yu against Zai Buzhan in a knife fight—victory uncertain, all up to fate, provided no ninjutsu was involved.

This path was undoubtedly arduous, so challenging even for a warrior of her caliber that a misstep could mean defeat. The Yate Federation really was a land with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Even Jiu Ling couldn't help but stroke her hair thoughtfully, yet she resolved to continue on this path, undeterred...

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