Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 541 The Trump Card Revealed Ahead of Schedule

"If it were you, could you withstand this move?" Zheng Zha turned to look at Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses, his lips moved slightly, and his voice reached Zheng Zha's ears: "Don't get too carried away... Luo Gandao hasn't even truly unlocked the first-tier gene lock yet, and his strength hasn't met expectations. Don't overpraise him."

"But if I were also a newcomer... my answer is, I definitely wouldn't be able to take it."

Zheng Zha nodded: "That's what I think too... Right now, he seems stronger than the average newcomer, but once we leave this cycle of reincarnation, he doesn't seem capable of becoming a fully-fledged reincarnation team member. So, should we postpone our actions and let him train a little longer?"

"I'm sorry, I did have the idea of ​​delaying the attack... but not to give him more training." Mu Xiang shrugged. "If you want to improve his combat power, the simplest way is to give him a better mech. He hasn't been learning for very long, which is why he seems to be making rapid progress. In reality, once he arrives, the improvement he could make here in half a year wouldn't be as good as one upgrade."

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "Then what do you think would be a suitable exchange for him?"

"First, we need to see if he's a good fit for the Central Continent team... Then we need to see what he's gained in this cycle of reincarnation. I've seen mechs that fit him well across various tiers. Based on energy availability and the cost-effectiveness of combat power, we'll decide whether to choose a real-type or super-type mech for him," Mu Xiang said. "Also, the mechs in this world are quite interesting, and I definitely want to bring some back with me."

Alexander, who was standing not far away with his arms crossed and staring at the screen, suddenly turned his head and said, "You guys also think that his approach is too conservative? If you ask me, he should expand his advantage."

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, who were on a private call, were both stunned for a moment before they understood what Alexander was talking about. Mu Xiang could talk about these theoretical things, but Zheng Zha had never been good at explaining them, so he just laughed awkwardly.

Alexei, sitting in the chair, said without turning his head, "I think otherwise..."

“Hey, it’s true that he’s insightful, but this place isn’t insightful enough, it’s rather conservative, isn’t it?” Alexander chuckled, not going along with Alexei’s opinion. It seemed like the two of them often did this. “Let’s see what happens. If he doesn’t lose the opportunity to expand his advantage because of this, then I’ll admit defeat.”

"What good will it do me if you admit defeat, kid?" Alexei said casually to his apprentice.

"We're practically family, why are you still talking about benefits? Hahaha..."

Logando, who had initially held the upper hand, ceased his fierce attack after unleashing a barrage of rust bombs. Instead, he activated his flamethrower, extending his hands to create a chaotic cloud of fire that obscured his mech. The nano-mist that had been swirling between the two mechs was also dispersed by this fire cloud, seemingly giving his opponent a chance to breathe.

"Not necessarily. There must be a reason why he stopped his fierce attack... Even if his style isn't very aggressive, there's no reason for him to give up the opportunity so easily." Mu Xiang shook his head.

Suffocating under the pressure, Charon initiated a self-check, temporarily repairing the surface rust with internal materials, while launching a counterattack against Logandao's mech.

A high-energy armor-piercing round shot out from beneath Charon's cockpit. Before Alexei and Alexander could even see it clearly, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha had already witnessed the scene.

"Oh no... If the cockpit is hit, there's a real possibility of injury or death." This thought flashed through Zheng Zha's mind.

Mu Xiang's gaze pierced through the command center and landed directly on Luo Gandao inside the mech. What made him chuckle was that Luo Gandao's gaze was fixed on the location where the armor-piercing rounds were being fired, and even the projection on the windshield seemed to be calculating something. [This is Luo Gandao letting the opponent run rampant…]

The next moment, before the audience could even comprehend what was happening, four cryogenic interceptor missiles were launched from the waist of the Vowalski 40, hitting the armor-piercing rounds without the slightest deviation. The extremely low temperature, enough to instantly condense the air, combined with the pre-calculated trajectories, created a white wall between the two mechs.

The high-energy armor-piercing round, which was reserved as a trump card, failed to hit any target and fell to the ground along with that cold barrier.

Watching the white wall encasing the metal crash to the ground and then slowly rush off in one direction, Charon's driver's expression changed, and Logan's expression also became more serious.

Charon's pilot was simply thinking that he had been tricked into a feint... that while the enemy had abandoned their all-out attack, they had actually prepared countermeasures. This precise interception was clearly pre-calculated; it would have been impossible for the pilot to rely solely on on-the-spot judgment!

Meanwhile, Luo Gandao was alarmed. He had underestimated the performance of the enemy's machine... This high-energy armor-piercing round, which was hidden in the muzzle below the cockpit as a trump card, could not be completely neutralized even with four freeze interceptor rounds.

Even if you used a different mech, you could only use three bullets at most... but it would still get hit. Even with the reduced power and deflected trajectory, these high-energy armor-piercing bullets could still drill a large hole in the mech. It's a small matter if the opponent scores, but it's a big deal if you are controlled.

In the command room, Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses and smiled, "This round of the game is over... He forced the opponent to use their armor-piercing rounds, and his objective has been achieved. For him, eliminating the opponent's trump card in advance is better than expanding his advantage."

Alexei pondered: "Did he watch all the gladiatorial videos from previous years?"

“Yes.” Mu Xiang nodded. “When he returns to his dormitory, he watches old gladiatorial games as a pastime… What made him make this tactical decision was probably the battle where he lost the Cape of Good Hope thirty-three years ago.”

Alexei suddenly laughed: "Good lad, you really put your heart into it... I remember that battle too. Our mechanical dragon tried to tear off the cockpit of the United States in hand-to-hand combat, and then triggered a high-energy armor-piercing round under the cockpit, causing its own cockpit to be penetrated, resulting in the destruction of the machine and the death of the pilot..."

“Yes, afterwards we argued with the United States in the tribunal. The United States argued that the Allied pilot had murderous intent, and that with the risk of death, the responsibility of both parties was offset… Moreover, they insisted that it was an accident, not intentional, because long-range weapon systems have been banned by the tribunal in close combat.” Alexander frowned. “But who knows? At close range, it could also be that the high-energy armor-piercing projectile itself was triggered, and it had nothing to do with the power of the launching system.”

He thought for a moment, then asked in confusion, "How does this kid remember so clearly? I remember that this kind of concealed powered ammunition, used to disrupt the opponent's hand-to-hand combat advantage, has only appeared occasionally in urban entertainment gladiatorial combat."

"Whether a tactic is underhanded or not has nothing to do with the context in which it occurs," Alexei glanced at him and said calmly. "But why did you suddenly use the term 'we'?"

“Damn, I didn’t enlist back then, but I watched the whole hearing on TV.” Alexander retorted. “But all these years later, all I remember is you arguing so fiercely with Tex Conway that you even interrupted the live broadcast with your profanity.”

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha didn't join in their bickering, but instead exchanged a glance... Mu Xiang didn't tell Luo Gandao about the situation inside their opponent's machine.

In other words, the prevention of this method was entirely based on Logandao's own assessment.

(End of this chapter)