Chapter 201: Chapter 91 Defeat (Second update, seeking votes) Chapter 201: Chapter 91 Defeat (Second update, seeking votes) Above the ruinous battlefield, numerous flying devices were present.
Besides the machines for media live broadcasting, there were patrolling machines responsible for surveying the battlefield and conducting rescue operations for the injured.
As time ticked away, the patrol machines in the high skies unfurled a flag.
Then, a loud boom echoed through the air, signaling the start of the battle.
Both sides entered the ruinous battlefield.
This wasn’t a single combat operation, so there wasn’t a direct frontal charge.
Instead, they chose a section of the ruinous battlefield.
The battlefield wasn’t too large, but it wasn’t small, either.
If both sides charged straight ahead, they would soon meet in the middle of the ruins.
The students from the Eight Extraordinary Colleges formed their ranks, advancing forward simultaneously.
They didn’t all cluster together but spread out as they moved forward.
Long-range attackers in front, Mechas in the middle, and melee fighters in the rear.
However, after the exchange of fire began, the long-range attack and melee teams could switch positions at any time.
Moreover, many long-range attack students were also proficient in close combat.
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The hundred-person team advanced mightily, without splitting up.
In terms of tactics, they were undeniably no match for the military district’s combat troops.
Therefore, they intended to adopt the simplest combat strategy, advancing in a group, forcing the Southern Military District to engage them in a direct confrontation which would slightly increase their chances of winning.
Previously, during special training with the military district, they had dispersed for guerrilla warfare and were disastrously outmaneuvered by the military’s tactics.
Those from the Extraordinary Academy were still confident in their combat power, certain they weren’t inferior to the military teams—they were, after all, the elite chosen from the Extraordinary Academies.
In Steel Dome City, countless citizens watched the live broadcast.
The collective advance of the students from the Eight Extraordinary Colleges was a spectacular scene.
Meanwhile, the Southern Military District adopted a completely different strategy.
The Southern Military District’s ten Mechas and a ten-person team collectively moved towards both the left and right flanks, heading in the direction of the flanks while the rest of the troops continued to advance forward.
At this moment, both sides were actually unclear about how the other would advance; they could only guess.
“What battle strategy is the military using?” the civilians pondered silently.
The equipment on the flying devices captured images from throughout the battlefield, laying everything in sight.
The reporter kept speaking as the camera switched and surprisingly moved to the command center of the Eight Extraordinary Colleges.
A reporter asked, “Both sides are advancing, and in a few minutes, they might collide and exchange fire.
The outside world has been pessimistic about the Extraordinary Academy’s chances.
Does the Extraordinary Academy have anything to say?”
“Let’s see the real deal on the battlefield,” the spokesperson for the Extraordinary Academy responded indifferently.
He didn’t say much, very official.
The screen switched again, this time to the Southern Military District’s headquarters.
A reporter stepped forward and asked, “Commander Shen has personally come to the front to watch the battle.
The military seems very confident.
Where does Commander Shen’s confidence come from?”
“The students of the Extraordinary Academy, despite their seemingly strong appearances, are in fact nothing but pets raised in the city.
Every elite soldier of the Southern Military District has been baptized in blood, ventured alone deep into the ruins to hunt Monsters, they are Ruins Predators.
These students, on the other hand, need instructors to protect them even to attempt trials in the ruins, equipped with powerful gear.
Otherwise, left in the ruins, they wouldn’t even have the ability to survive,” said Shen Qianzhong.
“They are not worthy to be compared with my soldiers.”
Immediately, there was a buzz of discussion among the populace of Steel Dome City.
The pride of the Extraordinary Academy was devalued to nothing.
But his words seemed to be the bare truth.
The outcome would have to be decided on the battlefield.
The camera switched back to the battlefield.
Within the ruinous battlefield, the distance between the people was closing in.
The soldiers who had previously taken a detour to the flanks were Reconnaissance Soldiers.
They crawled forward with binoculars in their hands, lying in the ruins and observing the distance, advancing bit by bit.
“Ten soldiers on reconnaissance, and they all have backpacks—they’re firearms.”
The spectators felt a bit of alarm, but to confront the students, high reconnaissance capabilities were not necessary.
Those combat-capable soldiers could also complete reconnaissance missions.
Additionally, in such a small battlefield, for the elite of the Southern Military District, it wouldn’t take long to comprehend the opposing forces’ formation.
Indeed, it wasn’t long before the Reconnaissance Soldiers had occupied all advantageous positions, observing the opposing side collectively advancing—very simple combat strategy, looking for a head-on clash.
Suddenly, the Reconnaissance Soldiers started to disperse, each one followed by a Mecha going in different directions.
Soon, they appeared in different positions relative to the Eight Extraordinary Colleges, as seen from the aerial footage.
The ten Mechas had formed an encirclement around the students of the Eight Extraordinary Colleges.
However, just ten Mechas and ten soldiers were certainly not enough to defeat the Extraordinary Academy; would they wait for other soldiers to advance and join before starting the battle?
“The students of the Extraordinary Academy know nothing about the military’s actions,” the citizens watched this scene and sighed internally.
The gap in wartime sophistication was just too great.
The only chance for the Extraorary Academy was to prevail through their individual combat talent.
But these soldiers from the military district were also selected elites, and their personal combat power certainly wouldn’t be weak.
“Contact is about to be made; the Mechas are advancing at the same time,” the civilians were seemingly more tense than those on the battlefield, holding their breath, not daring to blink as they stayed glued to the screen.
At that moment, a Mecha positioned itself atop the ruins, raised its Mechanical Arm, aimed at the Extraordinary Academy’s group, and fired.
“Boom…” Both arms were equipped with long-range attack weapons; the mechanical cannons fired straight into the encampment of the Extraordinary Academy, exploding in the midst of the crowd.
At the same time, from different directions, ten mechas simultaneously appeared, all with the same modified equipment, opening fire.
“There’s an ambush, spread out, counterattack,” the ranks of the Extraordinary Academy were somewhat chaotic, but still remained calm.
They clearly understood this was war and naturally prepared themselves psychologically.
Long-range firepower targeted the mechas, but they discovered that the enemy mechas simply turned and walked down from the ruins’ high ground, refusing to engage them head-on.
“Damn it…”
Someone cursed angrily.
“Bang.”
The sound of a gunshot resonated, coming from a sniper rifle.
Those reconnaissance soldiers lay beneath the ruins; they were responsible not only for scouting but also for sniping.
Powerful gunfire directly hit a student’s helmet, and even though the helmet was on, being hit by a specialized heavy sniper rifle caused excruciating pain and cracked the helmet.
From different positions, the previous reconnaissance soldiers were sniping at the same time.
The Extraordinary Academy seemed to be held back by a twenty-person team, stuck in place.
“Mecha units charge, everyone else keep moving forward,” someone commanded.
If that was the case, then they would let the mechas collide with the Military’s mechas in one-on-one combat.
One by one, mechas moved out, charging towards different directions.
The mechas from the Eight Extraordinary Colleges, mainly sourced from the Sierge College, were very strong individually, and they did not fear the Military’s Mechanical Masters.
The Military’s mechas stood atop the ruins, firing at the charging mechas.
Meanwhile, the snipers switched weapons, taking out another type of mechanical gun, aiming at the oncoming mechas of their opponents.
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“Buzz.” Intense light shot out; some mechas from the Extraordinary Academy dodged it, while others did not.
The enemy fired repeatedly, and in an instant, some mechas were hit consecutively.
It wasn’t a direct attack, but rather, glowing metal objects that stuck to the mechas upon contact, emitted a shrill noise, and then exploded simultaneously, blasting the mechas.
Lin Jue’s body was also hit by one of the explosives, but a single one was not strong enough to blast through the mecha’s shell.
“We’ve got trouble,” Lin Jue thought to himself.
These explosives seemed sticky, capable of adhering directly to a mecha and exploding.
It was better to be hit on the outer shell of the body, but if hit on the mecha’s head or continuously hit, the mecha might not withstand it.
The enemy shooter directly lay on the shoulder of the mecha, while their own mecha began to retreat, creating distance for continuous shooting.
Lin Jue’s piloted mecha was not equipped with gunnery devices; he pushed the energy to the extreme, running swiftly through the ruins, having to dodge at high speed as he moved.
On another battlefield.
The Extraordinary Academy’s team continued to advance when suddenly, several shells shot from afar exploded in front of them, creating a smokescreen that covered the entire area.
“Boom, boom, boom…” A succession of firing sounds came, and the school’s regiment enshrouded in smoke descended into chaos, with some even firing blindly ahead.
However, the spectators were shocked to discover that the Military’s personnel were just intimidating them; they were not yet within firing range.
At the same time, they began to encircle them from three sides.
“Break out.”
Someone from the Extraordinary Academy shouted loudly as they started to charge forward, but the enemy continuously fired smoke grenades, and they remained surrounded by the smoke as they ran ahead.
By then, the Military had already formed a three-sided encirclement.
Everyone picked up their weapon systems.
In the Military, there was no one unskilled in firearms; that was a compulsory subject.
“Fire…”
At a command, an eighty-person squad collectively opened fire towards the front, with artillery shells and energy guns at their disposal.
Any member of the Extraordinary Academy who broke out of the fog was blasted away immediately.
The Extraordinary Academy’s forces were being encircled.
Several volleys of fire later, quite a few had fallen.
However, some returned fire from within the smoke, shooting blindly outward, but to little effect.
The Military’s encirclement tightened from three sides, relentlessly advancing.
Even as some fell, they did not care; they were like fierce beasts baring their terrifying fangs.
After several rounds of gunfire covered the area and the smoke partly dissipated, blurry figures could be seen.
Many from the Eight Extraordinary Colleges had already fallen.
Following another round of covering fire, the Military then put down their firearms and drew their War Sabers, like a pack of hungry wolves pouncing towards the remaining members of the Extraordinary Academy.
The countless people of Steel Dome City fell silent as they watched the scenes on the screens.
They had thought it might be an intense skirmish, but in reality, it was not.
The entire situation was completely under the control of the Military, like a one-sided siege.
No overly complex tactics or strategies were required, but perhaps to deal with these students from the Extraordinary Academy, such simple tactics were enough—to lure and isolate the mechas to prevent them from charging.
Then proceed to encircle and annihilate the others.
The Extraordinary Academy was likely to suffer a crushing defeat.