What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

What? The top 32 also include Yuki Jaden, King Jack, Kaito Amagi, Boss Zuo, and Ruthless Card Player?

Oh no, this is a Lostbelt!

Looking at the only deck he had that came with him from another world was the Kuriboh deck, which was all about having fun. After careful consideration, Yule decided to continue being an ordinary, entertaining duelist.

What malicious intent could I, a mere recreational duelist, possibly have?

What? My chestnut ball can help me print cards?

Oh no, I'm getting wicked thoughts now.

Title:

Chapter 30: Entering the Atmosphere

The first time I entered the atmosphere, I didn't feel anything.

Because the gravity belonging to Zhao Si had already been found.

[Um, should we play the background music?]

No, no, I'll skip that.

Zhao Si glanced at the Herrscher of Reason cores that were constantly hovering around the cockpit. That old bastard Welt Yang really never stops; even with only one core left, he's still flying around everywhere.

"Completely different from the technology of today's world, yet it seems like a possibility for the future development of human technology. It's so romantic, so incredibly romantic."

After entering the atmosphere, Walter Yang's entire core seemed to relax, and he kept swaying inside the machine, perhaps because he wouldn't feel as lonely as he did in space after returning to Earth.

The cockpit was quiet because the Herrscher of Reason core could only emit Welt Yang's thoughts, and Zhao Si responded to him with his own thoughts.

On the way, Zhao Si found the training system in Phoenix. As a standard training method for Federation mechs, Phoenix, a Federation clone of the Unicorn mech, was naturally included. Surprisingly, it even contained Amuro's combat video simulation CG imaging.

Then, under Walter Yang's watchful eye, Zhao Si suffered defeat after defeat in the cockpit, his Dao heart shattered. He sheepishly switched the Amuro AI to a regular passing grunt AI, which helped him regain some confidence, but he was only slightly better than the slightly stronger Jim Zaku pilot.

This is just a CG video created from actual combat footage. If Zhao Si were to actually go to the battlefield, excluding the hostile warnings from NewType, Zhao Si's MS piloting skills would be at the level where Amuro would just pass by and snipe him.

"So what if I have no experience? Who did I offend by having no experience?!"

Since its debut, Gundam Exia has had a modified Veda offline single-player assisted piloting system. After the NT-D system is activated, Phoenix directly enters mind control mode, which minimizes the impact on Zhao Si due to his lack of basic operating skills.

However, it was obvious that when he first activated Trans-AM, Zhao Si made a fool of himself because his physical reaction speed could not keep up with the speed of the machine. He spun his twin swords around and confused himself. Even with Veda's assistance, he could not control the machine stably.

Phoenix in its unicorn form was even more so. Apart from the Magnum beam that dealt effective damage to the Second Herrscher at first sight, the rest of the time it was being toyed with by the Second Herrscher after she had recovered.

"The first battle after waking up was against a few Honkai Beast minions, the second was against a horde of over 300 Honkai Beasts, the third was a duel with a Judgment-class Honkai Beast, and the fourth, which I've been facing off against a Herrscher ever since... Mr. Welt, do you think it's normal for me to be bad at this game?"

"Uh, kid, it's possible you're not good at it, but it's a bit unlikely that you're not good at it."

“Mr. Welt, why is the core of your Herrscher of Reason so pointed?”

After Zhao Si chatted with Walter Yang for a while, Phoenix had already crossed the stratosphere and entered the troposphere.

Gazing at the gradually clearing snowfield below, Zhao Si made a decision:

“Mr. Walter, I think we should find a place to drop you off later.”

After entering Earth, Zhao Si did not feel relaxed. Instead, he was pulled by something else, something big, trying to drag his soul underground.

Unlike the naked desire for attack that Xilin brought to Zhao Si, this kind of gravity is dependent on the Earth but also independent of the Earth. It cannot bring peace and comfort to the soul. On the contrary, it is what Zhao Si felt when he broke through the atmosphere, the pull and... greed on his soul.

However, Zhao Si couldn't recall that the moment his mind entered the atmosphere, it was locked onto by a distant spiritual connection. The other party knew his whereabouts, just as he had done when he killed the other party on the moon.

"Only now can I distinguish between Earth and this existence. Ironically, I once thought that Earth wanted to devour my soul... These are all mistakes I made when I was young."

"Young man, we only emerged from the atmosphere four days ago, how come it seems like four years have passed for you?"

Walter Young was used to NewType's unintentional topic jumps, so he chose not to ask, lest he become even more confused after hearing the explanation.

"However, you are right about one thing: the core of the Herrscher of Reason needs to be delivered to Tesla and the others as soon as possible, otherwise I won't be able to help you anymore."

“Mr. Walter, you’ve done a good job. I’ll take care of the rest.”

Walter Yang didn't say anything more. Zhao Si opened the hatch for him. The moment the Herrscher of Reason core appeared in the air, it activated its power to construct an SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, which flew towards the North American Anti-Entropy headquarters.

Wow, this is so convenient, just like that spark.

"System, if I had that ability, could I just kick you out of your position and build my own Mobile Suit, then go solo?"

[o(>﹏<)o This is amazing! The possibility of the host building his own Gundam is probably only possible after he gets a PhD in materials science~]

"……Grass!"

[The knowledge reserves of an ordinary undergraduate graduate and the first Herrscher accumulated over forty-five years... Oh dear, host, why did you have to be so stubborn as to use the Herrscher of Reason's core? In the end, you still have to rely on this system~]

Devastated by the harsh reality, the most genuine thing Zhao Si faced when he went to university was advanced mathematics.

If you can do it, you can; if you can't, you can't.

Lost in his thoughts, Phoenix in his unicorn form had ventured deep into the Siberian plains, getting closer and closer to the Tower of Babel.

At this point, Phoenix only had the last two pieces of armor DE in his backpack, and the two beam saber hilts that were only revealed from the backpack after the NT-D system was deployed.

He wasn't sure if his NT abilities were enough to make the DE shield fly freely within the atmosphere using only the psychoframe resonance.

Phoenix, who appears as a possessed female ghost in the NT movie, could do it, but the problem is that his NT abilities aren't so outrageous that he can predict Sydney being destroyed days in advance, or share the prediction with others by simply holding hands on Earth.

The limit I can currently achieve is a flash of light in my brain, followed by the realization that an old enemy has come knocking.

"Zhao—Si—!"

The Second Herrscher, Sirin, eagerly ascended from the Tower of Babylon, soaring towards the golden phoenix above the clouds.

The opponent's mental energy, from ten kilometers away, directly entered Zhao Si's brain, shattering all his distracting thoughts.

Zhao Si could "see" how surprised and excited Xilin was, and in response, he certainly wouldn't run away:

"I understand, then let's fight!"

Zhao Si pushed the joystick to its limit, and the psychoframe and backpack nozzles accelerated together, heading head-on into the enemy Second Herrscher!

Chapter 31: Encounter in the Air, Then Battle! (Edited, please refresh)

Between heaven and earth, the blue streak of light collided with the purple trail. In just three seconds of contact, the two streaks of light clashed no less than ten times.

Here, high in the sky, the golden Phoenix suddenly swung out his right fist, only to be met by Zhao Si's imaginary hand. With a loud "boom!" like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, the aftershocks of their clash shattered the white clouds in the sky. The massive Phoenix was sent flying by the Second Herrscher's attack, spinning twice in the air with Zhao Si before finally coming to a stop.

"Hahaha, is fighting within the atmosphere really this pathetic?"

"This is just the beginning, Second Herrscher!"

Celine pressed her advantage, condensing an ideal fluid while Phoenix was spinning. Taking advantage of the moment when Phoenix was unable to adjust its position in the air, she gave it another push, prolonging the unbalanced state of the machine.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of sub-space spears appeared behind Sirin, all shooting towards Phoenix's cockpit at Mach 1.

This Herrscher clearly knew to stab the cockpit.

Just as the first Void Spear was about to pierce Phoenix's body, Zhao Si suddenly pulled back the control stick and released the pedals under his feet. After losing power, the entire machine was captured by Earth's gravity and quickly fell to avoid the Void Spear that grazed past.

As Sirin turned the Spear of the Void to give chase, the falling Phoenix swung his legs, and two blue psychic blades condensed from the psychic frame in the gaps of his armor, colliding with the Spear of the Void!

"boom--!"

The explosion rang out from the collision between the Void Spear and the psychic light blade. Since neither of them was a physical attack, the explosion did not produce smoke or anything that could obscure Phoenix's figure. Instead, the shockwave caused Phoenix to fall even faster.

"You're giving up already? Zhao Si!"

"Shut up, I'm not that fragile!"

Just as Phoenix's armored DE was about to make close contact with the snowfield, Zhao Si pushed the control stick forward again, activating the backpack nozzles with Phoenix only four meters above the snow. In an instant, the temperature of the nozzles melted the snow, and the high temperature directly generated a dense fog. The pursuing Sub-Sky Spears seemed to be interfered with, flying up and down, no longer at their previous speed.

Could it be that the particles emitted from that machine got mixed into this fog? Or did that person use their mental power to interfere with the sub-space spear that was far away from them?

Realizing that her ranged attacks were significantly less effective due to the opponent's close-range snow cover, Sirin did not hesitate and immediately summoned two Void Spears, ready to rush into the snow and engage Phoenix in close combat!

Without hesitation, Zhao Si adjusted the direction of the nozzles as soon as he saw Xilin rushing down. Under the opponent's gaze, Phoenix directly reversed its course. As the machine turned, its hands naturally swung up two mental energy light blades from bottom to top. As Xilin used the Void Spear in her hand to block the two attacks, Phoenix followed up with its palms and mercilessly struck Xilin's body!

"Snapped!"

"No, it's empty. Where is she... behind me!"

There was no sound of flesh cracking between Phoenix's palms, so Zhao Si immediately took to the air to avoid Xilin's attack.

However, it was too late. As the Herrscher of the Void, the opponent used a simple spatial teleportation to appear behind Phoenix. Before the mecha could turn around, a ball of lightning almost as big as Phoenix struck the opponent at close range!

“Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh——!”

Even with the Phoenix I force field fully activated, Zhao Si, sitting inside the cockpit, inevitably suffered the aftereffects of the electrotherapy. He howled to relieve the pain, but his hands and feet didn't stop moving. Almost instinctively, the moment Xilin's figure appeared on the head monitor, she was slapped away by the anticipated hand.

"Ha, this still couldn't take your head off."

"At this stage, I still really need a monitor."

The exchange of mental energy lasted only a moment. Phoenix took the opportunity to rise backward and retreat, while Sirin did not chase after him, which made Zhao Si feel a little strange.

The Second Lawrence's immobility must indicate that he has something in mind.

"Idiot, look behind you."

"Ok?"

This statement came very abruptly. Zhao Si didn't sense any hostility at all; on the contrary, it had a hint of coquetry in it. Moreover, he couldn't detect anything behind him from inside the entire Zhou Tian driving system.

No hostility? Is it the same old trick again?

As long as they don't show hostility towards Newtypes, the other side may misjudge the current situation. In particular, Zhao Si, as a rookie pilot, cannot effectively deal with emergencies on his own without the support of Newtype abilities.

"But so what!"

As Phoenix turned, he unleashed blue mental energy blades backward with both hands and feet. As the cover of spatial ripples dissipated, a golden, unfolding cross-shaped structure appeared before Zhao Si.

It resembled the oath of Judah, and after being modified by Sirin, the other party was now the same height as Phoenix.