Chapter 24
Chapter 24
A new message popped up on the light screen on the communicator: "What kind of match is Sheldon playing with you? Are you using the casino's virtual mecha to play a ring match?"
Ludwig replied: "No, Victor asked to change the rules of the game, saying that he wanted to use a combat mech to fight in actual combat."
"..."
Lure replied: "Abstain, your original Terminator model is not Sheldon's opponent."
Luther stared at the line of text on the small light screen, but there was an imperceptible coldness hidden in his smiling peach eyes.
Lure's understanding of Sheldon between the lines was completely beyond Luther's expectations. Even a little-known Sheldon was so thoroughly investigated by the alliance. Luther couldn't imagine whether the eyeliner of the Star Alliance had already All over the inside of the Thieves Alliance—what's more frightening is that Luther learned this confidential information from a six or seven-year-old child.
Luther rubbed the bracelet on his left hand unconsciously, pretending to be puzzled by Luya's proposal and asked: "Ah, do you want to abstain? But I easily defeated Victor just now. Even their leader was killed I'm defeated, why should I be afraid of that Sheldon?"
Lure: "Selton is best at modifying mechas by himself. The heavy-duty mechas he remodeled are not inferior to the Terminator model in firepower. The defense can compete with the Peacer model. The only disadvantage is the heavy load on the fuselage. The speed is slow. But in terms of overall performance, his heavy armor can be said to be an all-round mecha that can fight alone."
Everything Luya said was true, and Ludwig pretended to be surprised exaggeratedly: "Honey, you even know this, so amazing!"
In the news from Luther, the tone was one of surprise, joy and admiration, but his handsome face, which was coated with a faint blue fluorescence by the light screen, was expressionless at this moment.
Luya knows a lot of things, and it's too much...
Luther narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked again: "Honey, you haven't answered me just now, how do you know that Sheldon, he doesn't look famous?"
Lure: "Because Sheldon helped transform Victor's battle mech."
Ludwig nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case."
Although Shelton has been serving Victor as a behind-the-scenes staff, as long as Victor drives around in a well-reformed mech with greatly improved performance, this is actually a live advertisement, and anyone with a discerning eye will follow the vine to find out. to Sheldon.
Naturally, Ludwig also knew about this connection, so in his previous life, he let Sheldon not have to hide it, and became the focus of everyone with the title of "the strongest heavy mechanic in the Thieves League".
Sheldon himself does not fight or seek, but transforming the mech is also considered an illegal act, so he will be reduced to an interstellar thief.
Ludwig still wanted to get some secrets from Lure, but at this time the second game was ready to start.
Although the host said that it was against the relevant regulations to compete in public with a genuine combat mech, it was obviously not the first time the casino had violated this regulation.
Originally, this venue was suitable for simulating virtual mech battles, but the venue sank again and expanded. The blue light group condensed in the center of the arena was like a radiation center, spraying hundreds of thousands of blue light dragons in all directions, and the light dragons jumped out of the edge of the arena. Soaring upwards, intertwined into a huge transparent mask, isolating the arena from the viewing area where the audience is.
The only condition that the casino obtained from Victor for the competition was that Victor's mech lineup could not be an all-round high-level battle mech, and the lineups of both sides had to be of the same level.After all, the difference in firepower between primitive armor and advanced armor is not at the same level, so there is no point in competing.
Victor raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay then, let me see what battle mechas you have over there first, and then I will choose the appropriate battle mecha to fight against. Is this all right?"
The host responded again and again.
With Sheldon standing beside Victor, Victor finally had the confidence to speak even after experiencing the disastrous defeat just now.
Ludwig and Victor's respective team partners were also present at this time.Those who played on Victor's side were Sheldon and the younger brother who was slapped by Victor.The other two contestants on Ludwig's side are tall and short, so they are easy to recognize.
The tall man is driving a primitive mecha, which is equipped with two additional shells in terms of firepower; the short man is also driving a primitive battle mecha, with a large shield hanging on it, and its overall performance is more collective defense.
Victor lazily opened his eyelids, glanced at the lineup opposite Ludwig, curled his lips and asked Sheldon next to him: "Can we still find three primitive battle mechs?"
With these words, the faces of the two contestants beside Ludwig turned red and white, and the audience outside the court couldn't listen anymore.
Ludwig has long been accustomed to Victor's sarcasm and sarcasm. When he took out the destroyer battle mech from the space ring, although the audience exclaimed, it only made Victor slightly surprised, "Hey! "A cry.
Victor was not surprised by the existence of a destructive battle mech, but rather surprised that Ludwig also had a battle mech other than the original mecha.Victor turned his head and gossiped with Sheldon next to him: "Advanced battle armor is given up by big families as treasures in Lausanne. This Ludwig actually has a destructive armor. Hey, I guess he It was taken care of by the big family of Capital Star."
Although it was gossip, the volume of Victor's speech was enough for the on-site PA system to capture the whispers that could be heard by the audience.
Sheldon shook his head, expressing helplessness at Victor's habit of talking trash.
Ludwig stood opposite, smiled and admitted indifferently: "Yes, this mecha was given to me by my dear."
Victor said with regret: "Beauty, with your strength, you can definitely go to a wider world and work hard for yourself. I thought you were out of the ordinary, but I didn't expect you to be like this—for the superior Someone who can split legs."
Ludwig smiled impeccably, and retorted nonchalantly: "I like to sit and enjoy what I get, and I don't like to work hard on my own."
So in his previous life, he directly took over Victor's thieves group, and contracted it down by the way, saving a lot of trouble.
Ludwig’s communicator remained unblocked, and Luya on the other side heard that Victor was mocking Ludwig, but the child couldn’t understand what he meant, and a message popped up asking Ludwig: “He Why do you say you want to 'split legs'?"
Ludwig glanced at the message on the light screen, tapped the screen with his fingertips, and typed a reply: "Honey, he said that I climbed onto your bed with my legs open to get into position *^_^*."
Lure: "...???"
When Ludwig replied to Luya, Victor had already started to form a lineup of mechas. Two primitive battle mechas and one Destroyer heavy armor were lined up.
Although judging from the lineup, Victor's lineup is comparable to Ludwig's side, and it doesn't mean to take advantage at all.But people with a discerning eye can see it at a glance. Not to mention that all three of Victor’s mechas have been modified in the later stage, the two original mechas are simply copycat versions of the Peacer and Terminator mechas. Strong, one focuses on strong attack, this is an excellent combination for two-player battles.Needless to say, the remaining genuine Destroyer model, Ludwig suspects that the powerful gunfire on its fuselage is fully twice that of a normal Destroyer.
Next, each player landed on the battle armor. Surprisingly, Victor chose not the Destroyer model, but a fake Terminator model armor, leaving Sheldon with a heavy armor. Destroyer.
The audience on the sidelines talked a lot: "What's the name of that Sheldon?"
"I don't know, Victor's concubine?"
Ludwig can only say that the ridicule of the masses is often a guess.
The three people on Victor's side have already entered the cockpit and are ready, but Ludwig is not in a hurry to land on the mecha, but holds a small meeting with the two teammates temporarily: "You all know the rules of the game, right? As long as we have If one person falls, we lose. But, let’s be optimistic and think about it the other way around, as long as we kill the other person, we will win. Doesn’t it sound very simple and clear, and it feels like winning?”
The short man listened carefully to Luther's words, and nodded with a smile when he heard the words "I've won".
Luther heheed, and said to the short man: "When the battle starts later, the opponent's Destroyer model will definitely try to suppress me. When Victor and his little brother set fire to attack you, the first person to hang up will definitely be you."
Hearing this, the short man trembled all over.
The tall man standing next to him frowned, and asked Ludwig, "Can you handle the advanced battle mech on the other side?"
Ludwig answered him with a smile: "Before I picked him up, you were already dropped."
tall:"……"
Only then did the short man realize the severe test of the current situation, and he asked listlessly: "Then we are not doomed?"
Ludwig took out a space ring and handed it to the tall man, saying: "Your defense is the weakest, and you can move faster by installing the high-energy accelerator inside on your mech. After the game starts, you two will Lead Victor and them to run, try to avoid their fire attacks, and fire a return shot appropriately to interfere with them. Remember, your main task is to escape, and you must escape before all energy and power are exhausted. Don't think about it. Be brave and fight Victor head-on, understand?"
The tall man took the space ring handed over by Ludwig, and he recognized that the high-energy accelerator was an item pledged by TaylorMade in the last monthly championship competition, and this space ring was a gift from the casino to the champion.
The tall man looked up at Ludwig. He had to admit Ludwig's strength, but... he frowned and confirmed, "Are we going to escape from the beginning to the end of the game?"
How can anyone run away from the game? This sounds like a big joke that has never been seen before or since. After this game, others will use this to laugh at their cowardice in the future.
Ludwig smiled and said to him: "If you can escape until the end of the game, then you have the ability."
"..."
The tall man opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.
This is more than just a ridiculous joke!Knowing that escaping in a game is the weakest and most incompetent behavior, but what is even more helpless is that he can't even believe that he can escape successfully, which is ridiculous and pitiful!
Ludwig patted the tall man's shoulder and comforted him: "Don't feel pressured, just treat it as a few laps of an obstacle course. But you have to pay attention, when you fire the cannon and use the smoke to interfere with the enemy, don't put yourself in the wrong gone."
The tall man took a deep breath, and when he exhaled, his whole body became wilted again, and he said dejectedly, "I'd better not shoot as much as possible."
The short man also patted his chest and assured: "I will only run away and not shoot."
Ludwig clapped his hands with a smile and said, "Then I wish you a smooth escape."
After the impromptu meeting, Ludwig nodded with satisfaction, indicating that the host who had been delaying for them on the field could start hosting the game.
Everyone landed on the mecha and entered the cockpit.
Against the young Sheldon, Ludwig thought his chances of winning were quite high.At this time, he was more concerned about the purpose of Victor and Sheldon coming to the barren planet of Lausanne.
Ludwig sat in the cockpit and started the battle mecha. The display screen in front of him was turned on at the same time, and the button lights on the operation panel were lit. Different areas were distinguished by different colors, and different parts of the mecha were controlled respectively, which was easy to identify.
The venue in the arena has been enlarged ten times by itself, and there are uneven virtual mounds simulating reality.From the naked eye, it seems that the six mechas on the ring have become smaller.The distance between the enemy and us has been stretched so far that even if the display screen inside the mecha is reduced to the smallest pixel, there is no trace of the enemy player in the field of vision.
From the small map showing the whole field, it can be seen that the enemy is at a safe distance, and the six mechas left the preparation area together, and they were all in peace before the match.
Lure asked Ludwig to turn on the video mode of the communicator, and adjusted the position until the angle of view of the light screen was shoulder to shoulder with Luther, facing the front of the big screen. This angle could not only see the enemy prompts on the screen, but also The whole process of Ludwig operating the operation panel can be seen at a glance.
Ludwig said unhappily: "Honey, you can't see my face like this! And I can't see the text messages you send, or——you can send me a message?"
Luther proposed very seriously, saying that he really missed the child's soft and arrogant voice.
The cockpit was a little cramped, and Luther moaned and asked "how is it" for a while, but he was still the only voice in the cabin.Luther was wondering why Luya refused to chat with him, let alone video chat.
"Baby, can you open the message and talk, so that I don't have to waste energy to look up your information, don't you..." Ludwig rambled, trying to persuade Lure.He turned his head to look, and a new message from 5 minutes ago flashed on the light screen: "It's not convenient to hear from here. I won't send messages. You should concentrate."
Luther pursed his lips, pretending to be pitiful: "But honey, I won't be able to beat Sheldon in a while, you can't just leave him alone."
But Luya said that he would not send a message, so he really fell silent.
Ludwig was bored, sighed and turned around, facing the display screen in the cabin, and said blankly: "Both of you, pay attention to the movement around you."
This sentence was obviously not said to Luya, not only the tone of coquetry and cuteness changed, but also the pronoun "you" appeared in the words.
In addition to Lure, the other two who communicated with Ludwig's mecha were the teammates who played with Luther this time.Hearing that Ludwig finally noticed their existence, the short man was very happy, while the tall man coughed in embarrassment.
Ludwig's eyes were fixed on the four small windows on the display screen, standing still and responding to all changes, but what he was thinking in his heart was: what kind of environment is Luya in, so that he can't show his face and can't make a message?
The answer seems to be easy to guess. If the people around Lure are all alliance politicians and all the exchanges are internal secrets of the alliance, then his personal freedom is indeed restricted at all times. He can neither open a video call with Ludwig nor pronounce news.
Ludwig was successfully persuaded by the reason he thought, which also explained why Luya knew such a wide range of knowledge. The reason must be that the circles Luya came into contact with were all high-level members of the alliance.It can be seen from this that Luah's status is more noble than Luther can imagine.
Luther was thinking deeply, when he narrowed his eyes suddenly, he noticed that the various data calculated on the monitor for the surrounding environment fluctuated.
Luther lowered his voice and said, "Come on, there is a situation in the direction of coordinates north 26 east 30, you retreat to the southwest."
The short man manipulated his mecha nervously, moving quickly according to Ludwig's instructions.The tall man did not move. He stared at the direction Ludwig said, but there was no movement at all. He said, "Don't make a fuss, you will startle the snake."
Ludwig let out a "huh" and wanted to praise him for his good knowledge of ancient idioms. However, as danger approached, Ludwig chose to strike first without hesitation. He set up his arm cannon and locked on the exact direction of the northeast to fire.
"boom--"
In the eyes of the tall man, this was a blind shot, but the audience outside the stadium from the perspective of God were all stunned!
Luther's cannon accurately hit the primitive mech driven by Victor who was leading the battle.
No one asked "Is this Ludwig definitely cheating?"
Someone said excitedly: "Ludwig is hanging out again!"
Obviously, even if Ludwig appeared to play against the sky, it would be a very reasonable thing in the eyes of the audience.
"I rely on!"
Victor's original mech, using the winding hilly field as cover, thought it was a foolproof way to go around and outflank, but who knew it was shot straight by Ludwig!
The damage to his battle armor instantly rose to the red warning line of 35%.
35%... Is this a direct shot at the muzzle of the gun and suffered all the damage from a single shell?
Victor twitched his mouth and couldn't help cursing: "Damn it, that Ludwig's mecha must be equipped with an infrared cheating device!"
Sheldon said calmly, "No."
Shelton is an expert among the experts in the disassembly and reassembly of mechas. If he said no, then he must have no.
Victor: "..."
Since Ludwig doesn't have a cheat device, does that mean he exposed his whereabouts? !Victor couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
Victor recalled that when he saw Ludwig for the first time, he still thought that he was really good-looking, and he was the kind of person who would never tire of seeing him and could inspire people's desire to protect. For twenty minutes, Victor no longer wanted to see Ludwig's face again!It's too deceptive!
Victor wanted to growl: Ludwig doesn't need to be protected!He is the one who needs to be protected!
Sheldon said helplessly to Victor: "Don't run out of Locke's defense range, come back."
Locke is the little brother who drives another one with extremely high defensive performance. His operating speed is not as fast as Victor's, and his mobility is naturally not as fast and agile as Victor's.It can be said that Victor is Locke's gun, and Locke is Victor's shield. This should be an excellent combination, but the "shield" is always left behind the "gun".
Victor refused to listen to anyone, the only thing he listened to was Sheldon's.He just made an opening contribution for the other party, and because he felt ashamed, he snorted awkwardly: "It's all because Locke walked too slowly!"
Sheldon pursed his thin lips, and locked his eyes on the front of the display screen.
It's not that Locke is too slow, but that Ludwig's reaction and hand speed are too fast.
Victor was complaining, and the alarm in the cockpit sounded the alarm, and another shot was fired from the direction of Ludwig. Victor's eyes were wide open, but fortunately he was prepared this time, The firepower of this shot was not as fierce as before. Although he frantically manipulated the mech to turn over, he escaped safely.
Victor was terrified, but couldn't help but said happily: "I escaped Ludwig's shot!"
Locke was very sad that his eldest brother had fallen to this point, and he couldn't bear to tell him that the gun was fired by the primitive mecha next to Ludwig.
Obviously this shot was just a cover-up, Sheldon manipulated the mech to move forward quickly, and fired two shots to force Ludwig back.
Sheldon said coldly: "You retreat."
Victor didn't care about whether he was in a mess, and retreated behind Sheldon.
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