Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 85: Who’s Number One? (2)

Yuka realized that she had been holding her breath all this time. She quickly opened her mouth, gasping for air in rapid, deep breaths, coughing a bit before she could catch her breath.

The butler, in her mind, was jumping around anxiously, speaking in a tearful voice, "Master, you scared me so bad just now! I won’t allow you to participate in such dangerous matches again. This map should be banned, banned! Do you hear me, sob..."

Yuka, massaging her temples, promised, "Okay, don’t worry, I’ll get out of the snow right away." Although the snow was thick, it was soft, and Yuka didn’t take long to dig a tunnel upwards.

Outside, in Alfie’s live stream channel, they had already started celebrating their victory early.

Roukujou’s face grew somber. He silently reached out to call the underground arena’s manager to intervene and end the match early. At this point, winning or losing was no longer important; what mattered was that Pinky was safe.

But just as he was about to press the call button, Roukujou’s eyes widened in disbelief. On the screen, a segment of a pink mechanical arm emerged from the snow!

[Ahh, Pinky!]

[Thank goodness, Pinky is safe!]

Roukujou’s heart, which had been in his mouth, finally settled. He let out a slow sigh of relief, put on a smile again, and addressed the audience, "Guys, let’s continue watching Pinky’s match. Her opponent Rabies hasn’t come out of the snow yet, so if Pinky stays above the snow for these remaining two minutes, she will win this match!"

[I’m so glad for once that Saltyfish’s bad luck didn’t work.]

[Haha, I always believed Pinky is the best!]

In the underground arena’s central hall, people like Philip, who had been watching the screen intently, also breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had a bit of a psychological shadow over "Lady," none of them wanted to see her come to harm at Rabies’ hands.

Shawn silently cheered for "Lady" in his heart. He glanced at Lory beside him and noticed that he was also nervously clasping his hands.

In the live stream room, Alfie’s face darkened. He snorted disdainfully and said, "What’s the big deal? She just got lucky, crawling out of a dry avalanche. If it had been a wet avalanche..."

Suddenly, Alfie stopped, pointed at the screen, and shouted, "Rabies is out too!"

["Crush Rabies!"]

[Don’t hold back, I’m waiting to see you turn the opponent into dust.]

Seeing Rabies emerge as well, Roukujou’s face changed. He started biting his fingers, his gaze fixed intently on the screen, no longer paying attention to the chat.

The situation on the field still seemed grim.

Yuka had just crawled out of the snow, steadying herself with a shaky stance. Her mecha suffered severe damage on its back, shoulders, arms, and knees, and she had lost her knife.

In contrast, the emerging Rabies, though weaponless, was mostly unharmed except for a shattered piece on its back.

The audience couldn’t help but worry again for "Lady."

"Can she still fight?" Philip asked worriedly. "She may as well just concede?"

Lory shook his head in response, saying, "She never gives up eaisly."

Even though their encounter was brief, Lory knew Yuka’s match recordings showed her resilience, and she never feared anyone or any challenge in her way.

As he finished speaking, Lady made her move.

Yuka was aware of her mecha’s severe damage and anticipated sluggish movements, yet she chose to attack first.

Rabies sneered, "What an arrogant fool."

He lifted his mechanical arm, preparing to fire at "Lady." However, the earlier snow had jammed the cannon’s fire button. He had to press it again, causing a slight delay in the shot.

In that half-second mistake, Yuka charged, sliding down at the moment he fired, dodging the cannon shot.

The shot flew over Yuka’s cockpit, exploding in the thick snow, scattering it wildly.

Rabies reacted quickly, kicking at Lady who was still half-kneeling and now close to him.

Yuka heard a crack from her already damaged left shoulder –

Her left mechanical arm fell off.

"Don’t panic!" Roukujou slammed the table, more frantic than anyone, "It’s okay, this is Pinky’s normal tactic. She’s used her own mechanical arm as a weapon before, she can surely..."

"Brilliant! Pinky, ignoring her dislodged left mechanical arm, seized the opportunity to grab Rabies’ right leg, throwing him down!" Roukujou exclaimed.

"Rabies swings at Pinky again, but she blocks it!"

On the field, Yuka pinned the black mecha beneath her, resisting its punches.

The two mechas rolled and struggled in the white snow, each strike carrying desperate force.

Yuka seized a moment, pounding the enemy’s cockpit with several blows, but with only one arm, she soon took a hit to her cockpit, emitting a sharp crack.

Yuka, acting swiftly, stood up from the black mecha and kicked it away. She then ran to pick up her dropped mechanical arm.

The black mecha quickly caught up to her. It threw a punch at Yuka’s back, causing her to stumble forward, but she immediately retaliated with a punch of her own, which the opponent blocked.

Rabies was growing impatient. This was his first encounter with such a stubborn opponent. Despite the poor condition of her mecha, Yuka continued to attack him, even managing to strike his cockpit. He knew he couldn’t let this drag on.

Rabies, frustrated by Lady’s agile dodging, intensified his punches, striking Lady’s mecha relentlessly. Yuka, clutching her left mechanical arm, dodged, but couldn’t avoid one of the punches and stumbled forward again.

Roukujou clenched his cup, his fingertips turning white. The audience was anxious:

[Pinky, don’t just dodge, attack!]

[Oh no, my Pinky...]

[In this situation, it’s tough for Pinky to fight back, her mecha is too damaged.]

[Pinky has held on well; losing wouldn’t be a disgrace. Right, Saltyfish?]

Roukujou didn’t respond. He was deep in thought, because he knew constantly dodging wasn’t Pinky’s usual style. ’What is making her hold back? Is it really just because she only has one mechanical arm left?’

Alfie, relaxed in his chair, confidently told his audience, "Just wait, ’Lady’ will soon be torn apart by Rabies."

[Indeed, ’Lady’ is just a pile of scrap metal now.]

[It’s impressive she can still move forward with that scrap.]

Roukujou frowned, suddenly having an insight, yet finding it unbelievable.

He muttered softly, "Could it be... No, can Pinky’s psychic power really be that strong?"

Rabies also started sensing something amiss. Based on his attacks, Lady’s mecha should have been shattered by now, yet she was still moving, seemingly becoming more agile.

Not just him, the audience under the big screen in the hall sensed something was off too.

"Lady seems to be using her psychic power to repair her mecha," Lory observed.

Shawn affirmed, "Yes. She is repairing her mecha."

Philip, frowning, questioned, "Really? Can her psychic power be that strong?"

"Remember that rumor? If someone’s psychic power is strong enough, they can control every Oniyon-made component of the mecha. Even if the mecha is shattered, it can be reassembled and continue fighting," Lory explained. "I thought only Admiral Kenji could do this, but it seems he may not be the only one."

On the field, Yuka was using her psychic power to realign every part of her mecha, returning them to their original positions.

She wrapped her left mechanical arm with psychic power, transforming it into a chained hammer without physical contact, which she grasped with her right mechanical hand. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Instead of dodging the black mecha’s attacks, she turned and smashed the hammer at it.

Rabies, caught off guard, quickly retreated but still couldn’t avoid the smash. The spikes on the hammer pierced his cockpit’s protective barrier, creating numerous small dents.

Rabies grabbed Lady’s strange weapon, intending to use the connected chain to pull her closer for an attack.

As expected, "Lady" was pulled towards him.

’Now is the time to end the battle,’ Rabies thought. He thought the opponent’s cockpit couldn’t withstand much more. Just one more punch, and the match would be over—

"Bang!"

Rabies slowly looked down. A long blade had pierced his cockpit. Soon, he was eliminated from the match.