Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Seeing the scene unfold, the Changying team captain hit the comms button directly linking him to the command center.

As one of Changying's top combatants, there was only one person on the opposing Shoujun side who could give him such an intense feeling of threat.

The captain exhaled deeply before speaking in a somewhat emotional tone: "I've encountered Xing Ze Jiang Zhi."

Hearing this, the people in the command center relaxed.

Xing Ze Jiang Zhi was still on the enemy side? That was great!

After over five hours of intense standoff without any sign of Xing Ze Jiang Zhi or Lin family's second son—who was almost always with him—everyone on Changying's side had started wondering.

—Could that guy have snuck in again?

Good thing he hadn't.

The teachers watching from Changying's monitoring room: "..."

Points off!! All of them!!!

What the hell are these kids thinking about all day?!

Meanwhile, Bai Xingshu looked at the seven-man squad before him and had only one thought.

Hmm, the numbers look perfect.

On a real battlefield, there was no countdown like in the training platform.

The eerie stalemate between both sides lasted less than two seconds before both mechs quickly armed themselves.

In an instant, energy beams and other attacks filled the area.

Bai Xingshu’s eyes locked onto the lead mech.

His ability clearly tracked the opponent's movement path.

The next moment, Bai Xingshu appeared right in front of the mech, his Loader Gun's barrel jammed against the cockpit.

The Changying captain jolted in surprise as soon as he spotted Bai Xingshu.

This wasn’t their first time facing Xing Ze Jiang Zhi.

He ranked fairly high in the intermediate arena of the mech combat platform, so he'd frequently matched with Bai Xingshu—nearly ten times in total.

He'd lost every match, but during those platform fights, Bai Xingshu had never tracked him this quickly.

—That made sense. On the platform, Bai Xingshu had to rely on his metal expertise and instinct, but offline, he could use his ability to get absolute precision.

Though caught off guard, the Changying captain reacted fast. He swerved his mech aside, dodging Bai Xingshu’s attack while swapping weapons.

His Loading Blade flashed into his grip.

Xing Ze Jiang Zhi was in too close—perfect range for melee.

Bai Xingshu barely noticed the Loading Blade's cold gleam in his eyes, his focus locked on the mech squad behind the captain.

The Loading Blade was a close-quarters weapon, meaning its power came from weight and momentum.

When using other weapons or encountering different situations, the mech can withdraw its attack and adapt flexibly.

But with the Blade Loader, it's nearly impossible!

This is the moment!

"Squad Leader!" Bai Xingshu sent a brief signal in the squad channel.

Evade!

Bai Xingshu's mech vanished before the blade, its weapon slots opening as the energy cannon charged.

His target wasn't the elusive Changying squad leader, but Unit 4 from Changying Squad—one of the three mechs pressing hard to finish off his teammate.

Outnumbered five to seven, the enemy’s numerical advantage naturally allowed them to encircle.

No one on the battlefield would ignore Bai Xingshu’s threat. The moment Unit 4 realized he was locked onto it, it didn’t hesitate for even a second before swiftly retreating.

A split second later, Bai Xingshu’s mech turned, slipping past Lin Lie’s unit.

The fully charged energy cannon fired instantly.

Mech No. 2’s cockpit—trying to pin down Lin Lie—went dark instantly.

This was Bai Xingshu’s real target!

One down!

Now, six to five!

At the same time, weapons clashed behind him.

In that split second, the Changying squad leader had already reacted swiftly, pursuing Bai Xingshu.

Only…

Lin Lie cut him off completely.

Bai Xingshu didn’t even glance back. In his view, Lin Lie could handle the squad leader’s assault just fine.

As for what he needed to do…

Bai Xingshu’s gaze fixed on the three enemy units accelerating their attacks, desperate to take down his teammate.

"Xingshu’s on us! Move faster!! Launch interceptors—two seconds, take out the target—" A voice crackled urgently over the Changying squad channel, before cutting out abruptly.

Two seconds?

They didn’t have two seconds.

Under the stunned gazes of all, Bai Xingshu moved at lightning speed, dodging the enemy’s interceptor drones like a shadow.

Everyone knows a pilot only has two hands.

Every mech move takes multiple commands—sometimes dozens.

So a mech can usually only handle one move at a time.

Unless it's a straight-line sprint that requires only a single action, movement and attack are distinct actions.

Theoretically, a mech cannot perform an attack while rapidly dodging obstacles.

This is also why the opponent could confidently say, "two seconds."

Because, in theory, they really could pin down Bai Xingshu for two seconds.

But in reality, when no one expected it, they saw Bai Xingshu simultaneously fire the Loader Gun.

The sixth mech's cockpit dimmed out.

Second kill!

Five versus five!

Naturally, Bai Xingshu's move drew everyone's attention. The teachers in the monitoring room immediately designated a display screen to show the battle scene here.

At this sight, the entire monitoring room fell silent.

Whether they were teachers from Shoujun or not, it took several seconds before anyone reacted.

"Retrieve the control logs from Shoujun A01 mech's cockpit!!" At this moment, the students' battle performance no longer mattered—they only wanted to know how Bai Xingshu had done it.

They initiated a quick playback.

The fleeting scene reappeared on the screen, with every action of Bai Xingshu's slowed down tenfold.

The entire sequence lasted less than two seconds, but in slow motion, each precise movement of those jade-white hands was clearly visible.

[On screen: 00.00.11] Right hand, action console button 31-11; left hand, weapons console switch 2-27.

[On screen: 00.00.17] Right hand, action console...; left hand, weapons console...

[On screen: 00.00.23] Right hand, action console...; left hand, weapons console...

...

Bai Xingshu had simultaneously executed the mech's evasive maneuver with his right hand and weapon attack with his left!

Theoretically, this was possible.

Because the constraint on mechs performing two sets of operations at once wasn't the mech's limitation, but rather the limit of human capability.

But...

"No!" A teacher in the monitoring room mentally simulated the predicted mech kinematics resulting from Bai Xingshu's actions and blurted out a strong objection. "There are missing steps in these actions! To make this C-shaped arc, he would require adjusting the 7-09 joystick, but Bai Xingshu definitely didn’t touch it!"

After this person spoke, a Shoujun instructor countered with their own observation: "And at the 33-millisecond mark, there should have been a dial between the preceding and following actions."

"Step 21 also skipped a sequence..."

Every instructor here was top-tier—qualified enough to teach at elite institutions like Shoujun and responsible for grading students.

Theoretically, they all trusted their own judgment.

But now, faced with this scene, they locked eyes briefly before someone took a deep breath and proposed a new approach.

"Let’s slow it down 15x more and watch again."

They were almost reluctant to believe their own eyes.