Chapter 313: Chapter 8: Murder with a Vengeful Heart_2 Chapter 313: Chapter 8: Murder with a Vengeful Heart_2 “Is that so?
Then I’ll get you to watch more when we get back,” Ye Qingdie said.
“Acting?” Xu Mo’s eyes lit up a bit.
“Anything goes.” Ye Qingdie smiled brilliantly, and if Xiao Qi were here, she’d probably be cursing again.
“Hao, is this your friend?” A girl approached Stark Hao in a coquettish tone.
“Yeah,” Stark Hao nodded.
“When will you be free?
I’d love to invite you to dinner,” the girl continued.
“No rush, a bit later,” Stark said.
“I’ll be waiting for you,” the girl said with a tender smile.
Xu Mo thought to himself, impressive, does Stark need her to treat him?
Was the girl trying to tell him, I like you for who you are?
“Do you know what charm is?” Stark whispered to Xu Mo.
“I know, money ability,” Xu Mo nodded.
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“Get lost…” Stark wanted to cut ties with Xu Mo.
Passing through an area, they arrived at the Stark Group’s large training field inside; it was very spacious, with Mechas and various types of firearms and other weapons.
A trainer was waiting for them there, and greeted Stark as he approached.
She was a woman in her thirties, wearing a sports tank top, with both body and skin well-maintained, having a somewhat cold aura, and she didn’t look easy to get along with.
“This is Trainer Hera, responsible for arranging your training,” Stark introduced, and everyone nodded.
“What are the main areas we need to train?” Xu Mo asked.
“Stark told me you’re Mechanical Masters and gunsmiths?” Hera inquired.
“The two of them are Mechanical Masters, the two ladies are gunsmiths, and I’m relatively versatile, good at a bit of everything,” Xu Mo replied.
Hera gave Xu Mo a look, presuming quite a lot.
Stark had given her the participants’ files, with the highest Source Power Level at B.
She had never trained anyone that poor before, and she didn’t know what Stark was thinking.
The Transcendent Tournament was a rare publicity opportunity, and if the Stark Group’s representatives performed too poorly, it might be quite embarrassing.
“Mechanical Masters’ training will focus on agility and reaction speed.
It’s also hard to get much improvement in control of Mecha in a short time.
For gunsmiths, it’s probably hard to increase precision by much either, mainly movement technique and positioning.
The most important part is to match weapons well and train your teamwork.
First, I need to understand you all,” Hera said.
“Ms.
Hera used to be a teacher at Extraordinary Academy,” Stark Hao interjected, “Versatile.”
As he said this, he glanced at Xu Mo.
“In previous selections, Stark Group competitors usually had Source Power Levels around B+.
This year, they’re the lowest, which isn’t easy,” Hera clearly didn’t have high hopes for Xu Mo and the others, including those with Source Power Level C+, even though they were gunsmiths.
Still, gunsmiths need Source Power Levels to cooperate; otherwise, they’d be sitting ducks in close combat, and slower than others anyway.
Su Rou and the others felt somewhat ashamed.
“Let’s first assess your strength and see if there’s a chance for you to make it through the preliminaries,” Hera said.
“Previously, the best Stark Group had ever done was nearly making it into the top ten with one participant.”
After all, the Stark Group wasn’t professional and could only hire help, while many powerful Transcendents were in top-tier Extraordinary Academies.
Therefore, getting close to the top ten was already quite an achievement.
But she didn’t hold much hope for Xu Mo and the others.
“To get through the preliminaries?” Stark said, “Trainer Hera, don’t be so pessimistic.”
“It’s not pessimism.
With their Source Power Levels, they really are the worst I’ve seen.
You know this yourself,” Hera retorted.
“So, the goal this time is just to make it through the preliminaries.
It’s very difficult without enough strength.”
“Shall we give it a try?” Stark said.
Hera still didn’t understand Xu Mo.
“Fine, let’s test their strength first.” Hera nodded, looking at Xu Mo, “You go first?”
“Sure,” Xu Mo nodded.
“Since you’re versatile, let’s test everything, starting with the Mecha,” Hera said.
“The Mechas here are all B Level; I’m not taking any advantage of you.”
“Okay,” Xu Mo nodded.
The two proceeded to select their mechas, and when Xu Mo chose a close-combat mecha, Hera followed suit, also picking a close-combat mecha.
Lin Jue and the others stepped aside, allowing them to walk to the center of the training field and face each other.
“You attack first,” Hera said, fearing that if she took the initiative, Xu Mo might not get the chance.
“Okay,” the voice of Xu Mo’s mecha came through, its energy powering up, and with a roaring sound, the Black Mecha Xu Mo was piloting shot toward Hera like an arrow released from its bow, charging straight at her body.
“Hmm?” Hera’s mecha sidestepped, and seeing Xu Mo charging at her, she raised her Energy Battle Blade, ready to strike at any moment.
The next moment, she saw Xu Mo’s Energy Battle Blade slashing toward her mecha, and Hera raised her blade to block.
“Bang.”
A tremendous force came through, pushing her mecha back a step, but Xu Mo’s attack didn’t pause for even a moment.
The immense mechanical Energy Battle Blade slashed down again, as if imbued with a Sword Technique.
Hera blocked again, with precise accuracy, but what followed was a relentless assault from Xu Mo.
His blade swung down continuously, each strike fierce and violent, making the mecha and the blade seem as one.
“What’s happening?” Inside her mecha, Hera kept blocking as Xu Mo’s unceasing attacks left her no chance to counter, only to defend passively.
It has to be said that as a trainer, Hera’s Combat Power was exceptionally strong; she was still holding up despite the onslaught from Xu Mo, though her mecha kept retreating.
“Boom…” A loud crash sounded as the War Saber carried a powerful Combat Skill, unstoppable as it burst forth with a strength beyond that of the mecha itself, cleaving through the blade that blocked him and advancing forward.
Hera reacted with sharp movements, dodging to the side, but her mecha lost its balance.
Xu Mo’s mecha brought the Energy Battle Blade in a sweeping slash, accompanied by a whooshing sound, giving Hera no chance to catch her breath.
A crisp, sharp noise rang out as cracks appeared on Hera’s mecha’s neck, which was sliced open, with electricity crackling and hissing.
The training field suddenly went silent; the expressions of the Stark Group were quite something to behold.
As a trainer, she was supposed to give the trainees a tough welcome.
Hera had indeed done so before.
But now, what was this situation?
“Trainer Hera, with this performance, will my chances of passing the preliminary round be a bit higher?” Xu Mo asked, a weak tone in his voice.
“So cheap.”
Stark cursed inwardly, a brutal critique.
“Should be, possible,” Hera responded after snapping out of her daze and then stepped out of her mecha.
Someone took the damaged mecha away for repairs.
Xu Mo also exited his mecha.
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“Go take a rest on the side, and the rest can come up,” Hera said without even looking at Xu Mo.
“Okay,” Xu Mo turned and walked away quietly.
Had he been too much?
Should he have held back a bit?
Afterward, Lin Jue and Olivia also tested their mecha combat, and even though they both lost, Lin Jue lasted a while against Hera, but Olivia did significantly worse.
As for Ye Qingdie and Su Rou, their Gun Skill was naturally not an issue—they were very accurate.
The key issue was their low Source Power Level, meaning they couldn’t withstand an opponent’s attack if they got too close, and their dodging ability was a weakness, too.
Later, Hera tested other aspects of Xu Mo’s combat as well.
After everyone had been tested, Hera said, “If there’s no targeting in the preliminary round, passing it shouldn’t be a problem, but I don’t know how many will make it through.
As for him, he has a chance to make it into the top one hundred if he keeps eliminating others.”
Naturally, she was referring to Xu Mo, whose name she didn’t even want to utter.
Reaching the top hundred would be considered a success.
“Top one hundred; will the reward be enough to make your investment back?” Xu Mo asked Stark.
“Depends on whether your performance is eye-catching enough,” Stark replied.
“I understand,” Xu Mo nodded.
He couldn’t just take the money for nothing; he had to earn his ten million Federation currency.
So, he would do his best.
What followed was training time.
During the training period, Xu Mo would fight against Lin Jue and Olivia too, trying his best to improve their combat abilities as much as possible.
However, Xu Mo didn’t have high expectations for them; after all, they were there to experience the Transcendent Tournament.
As for himself, he needed to do his utmost to fight his way to the top ranks—and maybe he would encounter the “demoness” on the battlefield!