Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 540 Mist
This time, the conflict is taking place in Australia… The territorial dispute over Australia was initiated by the United States. Having occupied eastern Australia, they are not content with merely dividing the continent; they want to expel the Allied forces.

The same size of land has completely different significance in Asia, Africa, and South America compared to Australia. Allowing Western Australia to be occupied would be tantamount to willingly giving allies a border region, undoubtedly leaving room for attack.

The ownership of Western Australia will hinge on three battles. For the United States, the best outcome would be to win all three and take over Western Australia entirely; otherwise, the strategic significance of winning two or one battle would be greatly diminished.

All three gladiatorial contests will take place in Sydney... but this is the United States' home ground.

Logandao arrived on the ground in his mech. At the same time, his opponent's mech also rose to the ground. The two mechs faced each other, and the atmosphere on the field immediately became heated. Supporters from different countries cheered or cursed, making it a lively scene.

Playing away from home, he listened for a while, then shrugged helplessly. He'd learned this shrug from Mu Xiang and the others; it was the same shrug, but their movements were different from most people's. Perhaps it was because they had a more developed understanding of their bodies? Luo Gan wasn't sure, but he'd never seen Zhao Yingkong do it, and he didn't dare ask.

The voices outside clearly showed more support for the United States than for the Allies, and most of the ridicule and insults were directed at Roger.

It seems that these people in the 26th century are not much different from those in Logan Road's time... He drives an unlicensed taxi on someone else's turf, and most of the audience who don't recognize him will react in this way.

Both mechs had steel supports behind them, serving both as structural support and a form of pre-match protection. Perhaps because these supports bore the marks of both countries, as well as the logos of various sponsors, and the advertisements playing on the radio actually eased the tense atmosphere considerably.

While the host was reading this rambling nonsense, Luo Gandao casually pulled the camera on the outside of his mech, looking at the audience around him. Before coming to Sydney, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha had complained that the scene here was even bigger than the Ace vs. Ace match between Alexander and Achilles in the movie... perhaps because the original work couldn't afford so many extras.

The stands outside the arena were packed with people, but fortunately, Logan was an experienced driver, so the crowds could largely be kept out of the way...

basically……

Luo Gandao shook his head to clear his mind of the bad thoughts, then closed his eyes and breathed, ignoring the gaze from his opponent ahead.

This arena, however, was built on the ruins of the Sydney Opera House. This Sydney landmark was razed to the ground in a major war long before the nuclear war. Now, in the mecha era, the Sydney arena has been built on the original site of the Opera House. Firstly, the location is excellent, and secondly, it serves as a tribute.

The massive arena is capable of hosting mech battles between the two nations, and its construction was fraught with difficulties. Although the partitioned structure of Australia had not yet been established at that time, the nominal regional government completed the project amidst the repeated changes of ownership in Sydney, resulting in the Sydney Opera Arena we know today.

The vibration behind him made Logandao open his eyes. The mech's feedback reminded him that the supports on their backs were being disassembled. The final weapons check began at the referee's command. Logandao and the United States' mech dragon opposite him were both checking the instructions on their respective screens to verify the integrity of their weapon systems.

"Go!" A cannon roared from the ground, and a beam of light shot into the sky, then expanded into a giant signal flag. Upon seeing the signal flag, the commanders of both countries simultaneously issued commands to their respective mechs, their voices mingling with the referee's.

Logan looked silently at his opponent, pulled the control stick, and stepped forward, sending the Vovallsky 40 striding forward.

The mecha, standing a full forty meters tall, shook the earth with every move it made. The opponent's mecha was the United States' mainstream model, the Matsumoto 13. Although it was a few meters shorter, its own weight was no less impressive, and its steps were also incredibly loud.

The signal flags fluttering in the air disintegrated and scattered at this moment. The specially made instantaneous fibers, after being launched and aggregated, soon completed their life as materials and dissolved into the air, as if it were just an illusion.

As the two mechs moved forward, Logando no longer needed the telescopic screen to see his opponent. His gaze met the opponent's for a moment, then he looked away from the opponent's face and instead focused on the entire mech.

Their close approach fueled the cheers and applause of the audience, and just as the cheers reached their peak, the referee's voice rang out: "Long-range combat, begin!"

The two mechs simultaneously pulled their control sticks, and cursors appeared on the windshields of the cockpits, locking them in place. With their rapid maneuvers, both mechs roared to life.

It was Logandau who fired first, unleashing a barrage of shells at the Matsumoto No. 13, named Charon, opposite them. These shells were fired from Logandau's airborne shotguns, covering almost every angle.

Charon's pilot immediately retaliated, activating his lasers. Several interceptor missiles were launched, and Charon's legs thudded as he fell, pulling the upper half of his machine down with him. By retracting his legs and lowering his altitude, Charon aimed to strike Logandao with his lasers at a tricky angle.

However, the next moment, his laser failed... The shell fired by Logandao exploded in mid-air, turning into plumes of blackish-gray smoke before even hitting the interceptor. Within this dense black smoke, even Charon's laser could not exert its full effectiveness.

When the laser finally hit the Vowalski 40, Logando had already raised the right wrist of the mech with the laser shield activated... but the laser did not cause any damage.

"Optical path calculation complete, enemy aircraft position marked." The mech's notification made Logandau nod. With feedback from the nano-mist, Charon's position was calculated. Logandau pulled the control stick, and the left wrist of the Vovallsky 40 rose, with flashes of fire and the roar of machine guns erupting simultaneously.

According to the rules of long-range warfare, neither side can move significantly, so changing the height of the mechs is a tactical maneuver. However, after being caught off guard by the nano-mist in the cannonballs, the situation changed, and Charon, unable to revert to his original form in time, immediately became the one on the receiving end of the attack.

As the saying goes, "High-level players hit low-level players, and idiots hit idiots..." Now Charon's driver has become that unfortunate idiot.

Ignoring the nano-mist, the rust bomb poured onto Charon's body with an unsettling sound... The internal chemical materials began to take effect, and the liquid, powerful enough to directly corrode ordinary steel, was spreading across Charon's body!
(End of this chapter)