Chapter 185: Chapter 78: Newcomer in Super God Arena
“Did the Extraordinary Academy accept the challenge?” Xu Mo walked up to the elder and asked.
“With Shen Qianzhong setting the stage like this, there’s no turning back now,” the elder started, “You need to be careful of this man, the Shen Family Brothers. One is the Mayor of Steel Dome City, and the other is the leader of the Southern Army. It took them only twenty years to achieve these positions, both are very dangerous.”
A pair of twin talents, huh.
“Truly from a civilian background?” Xu Mo was curious.
“They should be,” the elder nodded. “If they hadn’t come from civilian backgrounds, they wouldn’t have reached their current positions. On the contrary, Mayor Shen deceived us for a long time, making us believe he was part of a neutral civilian faction, until he had already entered the center of municipal power. Only then did we realize, there has always been someone behind him.”
“A financial tycoon?” Xu Mo asked.
“Yes, the Southern Army, well-equipped, is the wealthiest among the four military districts today. Supported by major financial tycoons, in the military competitions among the three major armies, the Southwest Army always emerges as the victor,” the elder replied.
The reason why there are only three major armies is because Commander Ben’s army does not participate.
Xu Mo nodded, the teacher had already begun to let him understand the forces behind Steel Dome City.
“This time, can the academy prevail?” Xu Mo asked.
“It depends on the mode of battle,” the elder replied. “In single combat, the academy has a better talent, individual prowess is certainly stronger, but the opponent is the military, they won’t engage in single combat, likely it will be group combat, which makes it more likely for the academy to lose.”
“Although the Southern Army is said to be a civilian army, being civilians does not mean their talents are weaker. It’s just a lack of resources. The Southern Army exactly complements this aspect as they have funds, and within the military district, they have a complete educational system similar to a military academy. Therefore, the Southern Army has absorbed many exceptionally talented civilians from Steel Dome City. Coupled with Shen Qianzhong’s strict discipline and devilish training, this makes the army’s combat capability very strong.”
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Xu Mo nodded, capability still requires funding.
“Let’s wait for the results,” the elder spoke up, as the sides were still only verbally sparring, without having determined the mode of combat yet.
He took Xu Mo away from the academy, not letting him follow the military path, because he had higher expectations for him.
Now, an opportunity was presented right in front of him.
Everyone in Steel Dome City was paying attention to this matter.
All the major academies were also abuzz.
Many were angry, clamoring for battle.
The words of Shen Qianzhong, without a doubt, were an insult to the students of the Extraordinary Academy, treating them like parasites of Steel Dome, useless and without ability or contributions.
Meanwhile, representatives from the Academy Faction and the military were discussing the modes, time, and place for the battle.
The results came out quickly.
The battle was set for a month later, allowing the Extraordinary Academy time for group training.
The battle location was outside the city in the Ruins, with the specific location selected by the Extraordinary Academy to avoid complaints about the Southern Army being familiar with the terrain.
Mode of battle: group combat in the Ruins, with both the Extraordinary Academy and the military picking one hundred representatives each.
Restrictions on the combatants’ Source Power Level and weapon grade: maximum of B-grade, with a limit of up to ten Mechas.
This setup was deemed suitable, with neither side raising objections.
Overall, it seemed like consideration was given to make it a fair battle.
But in reality, the academy was still at a disadvantage.
The academy students had a simple style of fighting, lacking experience in group battles, and also lacking outdoor group combat experience.
In comparison, the military’s mode of operation was diverse, weapons varied, and they were well-trained and coordinated.
There was also one more thing, the military was familiar with the academy students, while the students were not familiar with the military’s combat style.
With the battle modes confirmed, the Eight Extraordinary Colleges got busy, starting to allocate and select fighting personnel.
However, since Xu Mo had already withdrawn from Noah Academy, these matters no longer concerned him.
………
Ruins World.
After handling his identity card, Xu Mo could use the identity card to replace the original student card to enter, and the Ruins World could recognize it.
At the moment, Xu Mo was practicing boxing and sword techniques.
The fourth intensity level of the Nine-Stage Breathing Technique had perfectly fused with the Overclocking Slash Blade Technique, and Xu Mo vaguely felt that he was not far from reaching the fifth intensity level.
If he managed to master the fifth intensity level, he could single-handedly defeat a B-grade Transcendent with his own power.
After practicing for a while, Xu Mo checked his data panel; the points were almost used up.
“Enter the Super God Arena.” For the first time, Xu Mo activated the permission to enter the Super God Arena.
“System identifying.”
“Matching Super God Arena.”
“Welcome to the Super God Arena.”
Super God Arena, here lay rows of abandoned buildings, a deteriorated urban area.
Everywhere were remnants of broken walls, exceptionally realistic.
In the interior of an abandoned building, a young man holding a sniper rifle was on watch.
At that moment, a system notification sounded in his mind.
“Hunter from Steel Dome City, joining the Super God Arena.”
“Hunter?” A smile curled on the young man’s lips.
Pretty much prey.
A person from Steel Dome City?
He had never encountered one before, apparently from a solitary city in the central region.
“Hm?”
Just then, he saw a figure dressed in black Battle Armor emerging from the ruins, which brought a bizarre expression to the young man’s face.
“A newcomer?”
It seemed the newcomer had appeared directly.
Wanting to die so soon?
Probably, he doesn’t yet understand the situation he’s facing.
The sniper rifle aimed at Xu Mo.
At the moment, Xu Mo indeed hadn’t figured out what kind of place the Super God Arena was.
It seemed there were no monsters here.
His data panel displayed the Super God Arena battle record:
Kills: 0.
Deaths: 0.
Super God Arena points: 0.
Kills and deaths, what do they imply?
Just at that moment, Xu Mo keenly sensed a dangerous aura.
The next instant, a terrifyingly fast energy bullet flew towards him, transforming into a streak of white light, its speed astonishing.
Xu Mo reacted extremely fast, dodging to the side.
A sharp hissing sound was emitted as the white light whipped past him.
“So fast,” Xu Mo thought to himself.
Moreover, it was not over yet, another beam of energy light came shooting towards him, still incredibly fast.
Xu Mo sprinted wildly, evading several beams of energy light in succession.
“Such fast reflexes?”
The young man inside the abandoned building holstered his gun, realizing he had been exposed.
He needed to be on guard against others now.
As the attack ceased, Xu Mo glanced towards the distant abandoned building; he saw the other party holstering their weapon.
However, at this moment, another person emerged from a different direction, wielding dual guns and firing directly at Xu Mo.
Xu Mo’s body sprinted again. Were the targets here people?
Super God Arena, was it a conflict between people?
If Xu Mo was the first person from Steel Dome City to enter the Super God Arena, that meant the other participants came from different cities on Byron Star.
Xu Mo raced forward, employing an extremely sophisticated movement technique to dodge the continuous gunfire from dual pistols, one shooting energy beams, the other heavy bullets.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The other’s body also kept pace with Xu Mo, firing continuously while running at high speed and with impeccable accuracy, locking down Xu Mo’s different positions.
Xu Mo encountered such precise gun skills for the first time, and the opponent was not shooting directly at his body but sealing off his movement paths, completely locking him down.
“Can’t dodge this,” Xu Mo thought as he released his strong perception power, finding every potential dodge blocked. His body forcefully halted, then suddenly surged forward, charging at the person shooting at him.
The war saber was drawn, clashing with the incoming heavy bullets. The saber vibrated, and his wrist trembled, but it didn’t impede his forward momentum.
“Bang bang.” The opponent’s body also abruptly stopped, not advancing but retreating, firing the powerful heavy bullets.
Xu Mo’s body dashed forward rapidly, his dual sabers slashing precisely, striking the heavy bullets.
This made the opponent’s eyes widen in surprise.
Such a horrifying reaction speed for a newcomer?
The opponent holstered his guns and a war saber appeared in his hand, switching weapons.
“Bang.”
With a step on the ground, the opponent halted his retreat and surged forward.
The saber was swung, fast as lightning, as fast as his bullets.
Xu Mo also swung his war saber, equally fast.
Blades flashing, the two exchanged several slashes in an instant.
Xu Mo felt the opponent’s sword technique was a combat skill.
As they fought, another figure rushed in from the side, the ground of the ruins trembling.
In Xu Mo’s perception, a figure wielding a silver heavy shield charged forward, leaping through the air towards Xu Mo.
“Get lost, he’s my prey,” the person fighting Xu Mo cursed, but even as he spoke, the opponent was already there, diving down with the heavy shield smashing downwards.
Xu Mo sidestepped, his war saber striking upon the heavy shield.
“Boom.”
A terrifying force knocked Xu Mo back, his war saber nearly slipping from his grip as his arms trembled.
Such terrifying power.
The place was full of experts.
His qualification to enter the Super God Arena was through the Sky Trial Field, thus the others might have done the same.
The people capable of coming here were demon level.
“Picking on a newcomer, does that make you feel good?” a female voice rang out, followed by the sight of a red mecha adorned with flame patterns approaching.
The other two immediately looked wary.
The Extraordinary Arena did not limit the type of weapons, but it restricted their level; they could only be one level higher than your own Source Power Level, the same level as the weapons used in the Sky Trial Field.
Mechas were permissible as well.
Compared to other weapons, Mechas had an advantage — among the same level, their attack was the most fierce.
This woman was among the top ten in score ranking in the Super God Arena, not easy to deal with.
“Just leave him to me,” the woman continued, the two paying no attention and still positioned at different spots, locking Xu Mo in the middle.
Xu Mo’s brows knitted tightly.
Newcomer, so easy to bully?
“Are you from Steel Dome City?” the woman in the mecha asked.
Xu Mo looked at her, realizing that the arena must have given some prompt.
“It’s my first time encountering someone from Steel Dome City entering here. I haven’t heard about it outside either. Is Steel Dome City in the Ruins World very backward, lacking explorers?” the woman continued speaking, Xu Mo still gave no response.
“No need to answer, killing you would grant me access to Steel Dome City, I’ll go see for myself,” the woman said, controlling the mecha’s left arm to lift, suddenly energy light flickered.
But not too strong, weapon constrained to B-grade.
The other two also stood ready, watching Xu Mo intently.
Two men and one woman, considering the newcomer Xu Mo as their hunting target.
Xu Mo wondered, were the scores in the Extraordinary Arena really that precious?
Otherwise, why were these people so eager to hunt him down after knowing he had entered?
Killing him should allow one to earn scores for the Extraordinary Arena.
And from what the woman said, killing him would grant access to Steel Dome City?
That meant if he killed his opponents, he could also gain access to their cities.
Xu Mo raised his dual sabers, releasing his perception.
Geniuses from various cities on Byron Star, huh?
He was eager to see what they were made of!