Chapter 350: Chapter 24 Xu Mo, Part 1_2 Chapter 350: Chapter 24 Xu Mo, Part 1_2 Xu Mo was observing as well.
He had studied the profiles of a hundred competitors yesterday and had made a preliminary judgment of everyone’s strengths; he was familiar with each of them.
At this moment, all the contestants in the Transcendent tournament formed a circle.
Naturally, choosing the person closest to oneself was the most convenient option, but proximity didn’t necessarily mean weakness.
The duel from the start demanded a trial of wits and bravery.
Xu Mo had many choices.
Being ranked twenty-first in combat power, he was in the upper tier, which naturally gave him a wide range of options.
However, to gain an advantage in the next round, he needed a high initial ranking.
Therefore, he had to end the contest as quickly as possible to secure a favorable preliminary rank.
“Boom…”
Before even landing, Xu Mo’s mecha energy had already activated.
This time he needed a quick fight and a quick decision, and naturally, he chose mecha combat for its strong mobility.
He had already chosen his opponent, the closest person to him with relatively weaker strength, just one participant away.
That person was also a Mechanical Master, not too weak in strength.
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But from Xu Mo’s point of view, the position was weak enough; he deemed it the best choice.
The moment he touched down, Xu Mo’s mecha surged forward at full speed, advancing toward the direction of his target.
Xu Mo noticed that the person next to him was heading in the same direction, obviously sharing the same thought.
The Mechanical Master was from Norton College, named Sloan, with an S-grade mecha evaluation, piloting a Heavy Armor Mecha with strong defense and firepower.
Sloan felt somewhat gloomy seeing two people charge at him as if they saw him as an easy target.
However, he had also studied the profiles of these two, both of whom were predicted to be in the top thirty in combat power, neither of whom he wanted to confront.
Thus, Sloan headed in the opposite direction to find his own opponent.
Xu Mo’s mecha was exceedingly fast, instantly catching up with the adjacent contestant.
The other didn’t have a mecha as fast as Xu Mo’s.
Glancing at Xu Mo, he didn’t make a move; once he engaged, Xu Mo would become his default opponent, and he didn’t want to clash with Xu Mo.
Xu Mo didn’t pay him any mind and continued forward, getting closer to Sloan.
The mecha’s left arm raised, transforming into a gun-shape.
He had painstakingly prepared for this fight, and his weapons had been deliberately modified.
“Boom…” A flurry of firelight burst forth as shotgun pellets were fired from the muzzle of Xu Mo’s Mechanical Cannon, attacking Sloan’s mecha.
The spread of the shot wasn’t strong and posed no real threat to Sloan.
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But destruction wasn’t his goal; he aimed to lock on to his opponent first.
“Bang.” A round hit Sloan’s mecha, and immediately Sloan stopped moving forward, turning to face Xu Mo’s mecha.
Being hit meant that Sloan’s opponent was now Xu Mo by default.
This guy actually used a shotgun to lock on.
In the spectator stands, those who disliked Xu Mo cursed at this move as shameless, while his fans quietly praised Xu Mo’s intelligence, for locking onto an opponent at the fastest speed.
This way, Xu Mo could seize the initiative.
Sloan’s mecha was Heavy Mecha, bulky in size and weak in mobility, but it had ferocious firepower, sacrificing mobility for powerful offensive capabilities.
The Heavy Mecha raised both arms, and gun ports also appeared on its back and chest, firing at Xu Mo’s charging mecha; against a slightly weaker opponent, he could crush them with his firepower.
“Boom…”
Xu Mo’s mecha burst into a rapid state, threading through the barrage, expertly evading the covering fire.
“Such terrifying reaction speed!” someone in the spectator seats exclaimed, noting Xu Mo’s combat with some trepidation.
It wasn’t just about reaction speed; it took precise calculation to weave through such dense firepower.
“He’s close.”
They watched Xu Mo’s mecha, rapidly approaching Sloan.
Sloan’s mecha switched weapons, revealing a huge Energy Battle Axe.
As he fired, he raised the axe in his hands and charged toward Xu Mo’s mecha, appearing somewhat clumsy.
“Z-pattern.”
Some spectators recognized the curves of Xu Mo’s mecha, an extremely difficult maneuver as it approached Sloan.
“Bang.” Suddenly, Xu Mo’s mecha shot towards the sky, rising upwards, with Sloan’s gun ports turning towards the air, aiming at Xu Mo’s mecha as it descended from above.
Fire!
“Boom.”
Firepower hit Xu Mo’s mecha, causing it to shudder in the air, but Xu Mo completely abandoned defense, holding the Heavy Hammer aloft.
Accompanied by his mecha’s descent, he smashed his hammer down.
Sloan raised his Energy Battle Axe to block Xu Mo’s attack, only to see Xu Mo’s mecha subtly swerve in midair.
His left mechanical arm blocked the axe, emitting a cracking sound as it splintered, but this didn’t affect his mecha’s landing.
“Boom…”
The violent noise rang out as the Heavy Hammer cleaved through Sloan’s Mecha’s head, continuing down like a bamboo splitter, causing Sloan’s Mecha to crack and implode.
At that moment, the ground split open and Sloan’s body dropped out, eliminated.
A spotlight fell on Xu Mo’s Mecha, which at this moment was somewhat damaged; its mechanical arm was severed, with electricity still coursing through, but that no longer mattered, as this duel only required one battle.
Almost simultaneously, as Xu Mo eliminated Sloan, a top seed from the Titan Clan knocked their opponent down to fall out, and Lancelot Star’s second seed also sent their adversary flying out of the competition.
In a very short instant, several battles had already ended, and those formidable individuals were resolving their conflicts at the fastest speed.
“Who is first?” People in the stands couldn’t see clearly as battles erupted in different locations, ending almost at the same instant, and they couldn’t determine the order of elimination.
“Xu Mo, he too has taken out his opponent,” someone noticed everyone’s attention turning to Xu Mo, not expecting that Xu Mo would act so swiftly to deliver a one-strike kill.
With this, Xu Mo also secured one of the top positions.
This would mean less pressure on him later on.
Xu Mo’s Mecha stood erect, observing the distant battlefield.
He did not move, quietly waiting.
The audience on-site continued to watch battles at the various positions, the simultaneous chaotic fights somewhat dizzying and not entirely satisfying for them.
But this was indeed the rule of the Transcendent Competition—the first fight of the top hundred was chaotic, for an initial ranking.
However, the matches after this weren’t the same, one-on-one duels that they could thoroughly enjoy.
“What rank is Brother Xu Mo?” Sun Xiaoxiao asked in the stands.
“First,” Xiao Qi responded.
“How do you know?” Sun Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
“Guessed,” Xiao Qi replied.
Sun Xiaoxiao gave him a glare.
Ye Qingdie also looked towards Xu Mo, hoping that Xu Mo’s ranking would be higher to lessen his pressure.
She had still been brooding over yesterday’s incident, not so much caring about being humiliated herself, but more worried that those people would target Xu Mo in the arena.
After all, Olivia had set a precedent before.
Ye Qingdie didn’t place much importance on the rankings of the Transcendent Competition; Xu Mo’s influence now justified the compensation paid by the Stark Group.
The battles gradually concluded until the very last person was down and eliminated.
The top fifty were officially determined.
“All contestants please stand in place, now we will announce the rankings of the first round of combat,” the mechanical voice announced.
The next moment, a figure ascended, and the mechanical voice sounded again, “Narita, fifty.”
The audience had seen that Narita was among the last to conclude her battle, but they were still surprised to see that Narita only received the fiftieth seat, the very last.
Ice Man Narita, her Combat Power is acknowledged externally as ranking in the eighteenth place.
However, this was normal because the current duel wasn’t such that having strong Combat Power guaranteed a high rank.
Narita’s opponent was also strong, and her method of fighting wasn’t the quick-battle type, hence her being the last to conclude her battle.
But this meant that her next round would be somewhat unfavorable.
If Ice Man Narita’s next opponent was someone from the Titan Clan or Lancelot Star, then, most likely, she could only hope to rank fiftieth in the end.
Now, it was time to see who was first.
Her opponent for the next round would be this round’s first-ranked contestant.
Should she lose, she would be ranked fiftieth and eliminated; if she won, she would take the place of her opponent.
One after another, figures ascended as the preliminary rankings were revealed.
Xu Mo remained standing there, never his turn to rise.
When he saw the person from the Titan Clan ascend, he paused, his spot, the only one left.
Not only was he stunned, but all eyes from the auditorium were also fixed on him.
In the Transcendent battlefield, only Xu Mo was still on the ground.
The ground elevated, lifting Xu Mo’s body into the air, and the mechanical voice announced.
“Xu Mo, first!”