Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 779 - 777 Situation

Just a bit more.

In the cockpit, Ding Zhensi stood controlling the mecha, his mind still replaying the harrowing scene where Li Ang's Long Spear had nearly struck him. Yet, his body, acting ahead of his consciousness, pressed the button at his right hand without a moment's hesitation.

BUZZ—

The High-Frequency Cutting Blade, shimmering with a dark golden metallic luster, began to vibrate at an extremely high frequency. It deflected the spearhead, causing the Long Spear to skew towards the armpit of the mecha's left arm and miss its mark.

First, defend. Then, attack!

The Kui Ox mecha, gripping a two-handled blade in its right arm, swung forward smoothly. Simultaneously, its right hand flipped inward, changing the blade's orientation, aiming the cicada-wing-thin cutting edge at Li Ang.

The High-Frequency Cutting Blade, with its extremely high-frequency vibrations, could cause objects it contacted to fracture at a molecular level. In the Special Affairs Bureau's experimental records, only a handful of extraordinary materials could briefly withstand its cutting power. Beyond those, even Alloy Armor or Energy Shields would be sliced cleanly in two, like a hot knife through cheese.

Of course, that was assuming it could hit its target.

The cicada-wing-thin vibrating blade sliced through the air, producing a distinctive BUZZ BUZZ sound, but no flash of blood followed.

CRUNCH.

Li Ang mysteriously appeared at the other end of the arena, landing right on the shards of the Snowflake beer bottle he had earlier used to smash himself. It was the Abyssal Magic Mirror's "Mirror World Travel" Special Effect again, allowing Li Ang to randomly teleport to a reflective surface within a one-kilometer radius. Due to the arena's rules, he wouldn't be teleported outside. Therefore, once the Special Effect was activated, he would inevitably teleport to the vicinity of the previously shattered beer bottle.

Clever setups are always possible, but they don't happen on their own. Every gambit must ultimately pay off; otherwise, it's just an illusion—beautiful but impractical, like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water.

"Phew, that was close." Li Ang brandished the Tyrant Halberd and wiped nonexistent sweat from his Dragon Head Mask. His Origin of Life ability activated instantly, repairing the slight tearing damage to the palm of his hand, specifically where the skin between his thumb and forefinger had been injured when the High Frequency Vibration Knife and his Long Spear had made contact.

A flash ability, huh...

Inside the Kui Ox's cockpit, the artificial intelligence assistance system projected light onto Ding Zhensi's retinas, allowing him to see the scene outside clearly. Simultaneously, it displayed dozens of UI interfaces in his line of sight, showing the status of each part of the mecha and all external information: wind speed, light angle, ground hardness, temperature, thermal imaging of the hostile target, hostile target movement trajectory prediction, hostile target muscle profile...

With the AI assistance system, Ding Zhensi, huddled in the cockpit as cramped as a nutshell, could perceive everything outside in meticulous detail; all information was laid bare.

He reappeared right where he started! If that wasn't a random teleport, it was deliberate!

Ding Zhensi swung his left arm sharply and squeezed the trigger. The heavy cannon gripped by the Kui Ox mecha fired fiercely. Nearly 30mm heavy high-explosive ammunition ripped through the air, creating a metallic storm of death.

Li Ang's right foot stomped the ground, and he leaped to the left. The cannon shells struck where he had just been standing. The high-explosive rounds tore apart debris, including the shattered beer bottle, and ripped up chunks of the solid arena floor.

THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Li Ang activated the "Phase Boots" Special Effect, moving rapidly in a Z-shaped trajectory close to the ground, dodging the chain of cannon shells. These shells, like those Liu Wu Dai had used before, also had an anti-magic Special Effect. The Phase Boots' ability to ignore most kinetic energy damage probably wouldn't be of much use.

The ammunition count for the Fire God Cannon displayed on the cockpit's UI rapidly decreased: 3,000... 2,500... 2,000...

Ding Zhensi advanced, adjusting the Kui Ox mecha's stance. His finger never left the trigger, maintaining continuous suppressive fire.

In his vision, Li Ang moved like a black streak of lightning, flitting and leaping close to the ground. He would accelerate, then decelerate, then suddenly reverse direction, all while steadily and relentlessly closing the distance. His body emanated vast amounts of heat, causing the AI assistance system's muscle movement prediction to malfunction. Ding Zhensi could only use the Fire God Cannon to chase Li Ang's afterimage.

At first glance, the scene in the arena suggested the Kui Ox mecha was suppressing Li Ang. However, only Ding Zhensi knew the terrifying pressure he was under.

The distance between them had already shrunk to ten meters.

A transparent, rectangular energy construct, created by the "Cloud Ascending Ladder" skill, abruptly appeared under Li Ang's feet, providing him a platform. He pushed off it and leaped into the air. Countless transparent bricks materialized beneath his feet, allowing him to step on them consecutively and pivot mid-air.

Heavy cannon shells, potent enough to pulverize alloy walls, whizzed past his ears. The Origin of Life effect activated, growing small, elastic nodes within his ear canals. These blocked the passages, preventing the sharp sonic booms of the passing shells from damaging the vestibules and semicircular canals of his inner ear, which could have disrupted his balance.

CLANG—

The Tyrant Halberd and the Bug Buzz High-Frequency Cutting Blade collided. The fierce shockwave from the impact blasted away the dust beneath their feet, momentarily clearing the entire arena.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!!

The intense sound of metal striking metal reverberated throughout the venue. Li Ang, using the Cloud Ascending Ladder skill to stand in mid-air, towered half a head above the Kui Ox mecha. He wielded the Long Spear, executing slashes, sweeps, upward flicks, and thrusts. The four-meter-long heavy spear felt as light as a feather in his hands, its movements as swift and agile as a venomous snake. Each strike targeted weak points in the Kui Ox mecha's armor: its wrists, neck, Vector Propulsion Jet Engines, cockpit, and limb joints.

THUD!

The heavy Fire God Cannon fell to the ground. Its unexpended chain of heavy shells drooped like an oversized string of firecrackers, sprawling across the floor.

Unable to keep up with Li Ang's movements while wielding the blade single-handedly, Ding Zhensi was forced to abandon the Fire God Cannon. He clenched his teeth and gripped the High-Frequency Cutting Blade with both hands. Aided by the support system, he barely managed to follow Li Ang's slashing attacks.

Every time he thought he could block the Long Spear and use the high-frequency vibrations to damage Li Ang's weapon, Li Ang had already retracted his spear. He continued his relentless, dragonfly-touch-like attacks, forcing Ding Zhensi into a defensive posture.

"So, so strong..." Chu Yin, watching the life-or-death struggle between man and mecha from the audience, couldn't help but swallow. In her eyes, the movements of their hands had almost become afterimages, making it impossible to tell who had the upper hand.

"Ding Zhensi, he's being suppressed," Xun Zian, who had been quietly observing the situation, suddenly said. "Li Rising is testing him.

"From the moment they engaged in close combat, he has been incrementally increasing his speed, wanting to see the absolute limit of the Kui Ox mecha's—or rather, Ding Zhensi's—reaction speed."