Chapter 28

"......That's how it is, this despicable scoundrel, he's really going to drive me crazy!"

In the study, Yuan Beibei recounted the entire incident of the past few days, grinding her teeth, "Fortunately, Sister Shuhan, you're here. No matter what, you must help me beat him to the ground and vent this evil anger for me!"

Cheng Shuhan's expression turned serious, and she asked, "Can I see those combat videos first? Since this person is so formidable, his background is definitely not ordinary. He might be from one of those prominent families!"

Yuan Beibei shrugged indifferently, "Dinan Star is such a remote place, how many big shots would come here? Except for you, Sister Shuhan, who is an exception!"

Cheng Shuhan pinched her nose and said, "You talk as if you're not the young lady of the Yuan family! I came this time to visit my alma mater, and also to carry out a secret mission assigned by the military."

"What mission?" Yuan Beibei's ears perked up immediately:

"Could it be that the military plans to raid the pirate gangs outside the border? Or are they planning to go to war with the neighboring Transylvania Kingdom? Or perhaps the Vorotikov cultists have made some moves..."

Cheng Shuhan gave her a slight glare, "Can you stop overthinking? I don't even know the specifics yet! Besides, such matters can't be discussed with others! Don't even think about it!"

"Let's watch the videos instead. I hope that guy doesn't disappoint me!"

At the mention of this, Yuan Beibei immediately shifted her attention and pulled her cousin to the combat room of the optical brain.

When the first video was played, Cheng Shuhan's expression changed slightly, especially when "Hermit of the Divine" delivered an attack so powerful that it instantly depleted 11% of the "Gargoyle Type 3" mech's energy shield! Even though she was a Fifth-Class Mobile Warrior, just one step away from becoming a Mech Combat Master, she wouldn't dare to take such an attack lightly.

After watching several videos, it took her less than an hour to reach the last one.

Despite having fought over twenty matches, each match was actually quite short, usually lasting only a few minutes. The shortest match took only thirty-seven seconds from the start to the end!

As the videos played one after another, Cheng Shuhan's shock grew. The opponent's profile clearly stated that he was only a First-Class Mobile Warrior, yet he managed to repeatedly defeat Yuan Beibei, an experienced Second-Class Mobile Warrior, with such ease!

If it were just one or two victories, it could be attributed to luck, but so many victories couldn't be explained by luck alone.

Yuan Beibei asked, "What do you think? If you were to fight him, would you have any trouble suppressing him?"

Cheng Shuhan pondered for a few seconds and shook her head lightly, "With my current strength, defeating him wouldn't be a problem, but if I were at your rank, I wouldn't stand a chance against him either!"

"Based on my analysis, his source energy index is correct, and he is indeed a First-Class Mobile Warrior. The mech he uses is also of the appropriate rank, and the optical brain central system isn't that easy to fool. The key issue must be the cultivation technique he practices!"

Yuan Beibei's face changed slightly, and she exclaimed, "Do you mean he, like us, is practicing a low-grade Hong-level cultivation technique? But even so, he shouldn't be so much stronger than me, right?"

She and her cousin came from distinguished backgrounds and naturally had superior cultivation conditions, including the low-grade Hong-level cultivation technique "Xuan Yuan Tianxia Decision," which was the best resource their family could provide!

"Could it be..." Her voice trembled slightly, "He is practicing a mid-grade Hong-level cultivation technique? That would mean his background is even more prominent than ours? Could he be from one of the top families in the federal capital?"

Cheng Shuhan was initially a bit puzzled but then realized, "It's possible, but I think the likelihood is very low! Their family's children have plenty of important things to do. Why would they be bored enough to come to this remote place for sightseeing? There must be something wrong somewhere!"

According to common knowledge, the larger a family's power, the more resources they possess, including crucial cultivation techniques. While this isn't an absolute rule, there are always exceptions, but generally, it holds true.

So, this "Hermit of the Divine" with extraordinary combat strength must have a complex background!

After all, this isn't the Star Abyss Alliance era a thousand years ago, when human civilization was at its peak, and many prestigious academies, research institutions, and military departments had numerous valuable high-level cultivation techniques.

While the threshold to access these cultivation techniques was still high, it was much better than it is now! As long as a student had sufficient strength, regardless of their background, they generally had the opportunity to choose a suitable cultivation technique.

In today's declining human civilization, only those powerful, long-standing families and major forces possess such valuable resources. Unless they are the core members of their families, they have no hope of seeing these techniques.

Without a doubt, the "Hermit of the Divine" must have a hidden background to possess such a precious cultivation technique.

Yuan Beibei huffed, "Then fight him! A face-to-face battle might reveal more!"

Cheng Shuhan pondered, "That makes sense! I'll give it a try."

Although she said this, she didn't think her chances of success were high. The opponent wasn't a fool; knowing she was a Fifth-Class Mobile Warrior, he wouldn't be foolish enough to come and get killed.

Online identities can be faked, but basic strength data is generally reliable! The optical brain central system doesn't allow experts to pretend to be beginners to bully newbies, especially on the internal network of the military academy. Of course, this might not apply to some non-official networks.

This woman's true identity was a former elite student of Dinan Military Academy, who had graduated and entered military service. Due to her outstanding talent and combat achievements, she received focused training from the military, which was also supported by her family.

She thought for a moment, logged in with her account at Dinan Military Academy, and sent a challenge request to the Hermit of the Divine.

"Ding!"

"Goddess Han Yue has challenged you. The agreed bet is 2,000 star coins. Do you accept?"

Qin Huang, who was waiting, suddenly received this request. Seeing that Beibei Cat seemed to be resting, he thought it would be fine to fight this one first.

But just as he was about to reply "accept," he noticed that the opponent was a Fifth-Class Mobile Warrior. He frowned and immediately chose to reject.

What a joke, he was here to make money, not to seek punishment by fighting someone clearly not at his level.

The other party didn't seem surprised by his rejection and immediately sent a call request. After connecting, the first thing she said was, "I'm Beibei's sister..."

Qin Huang understood. It seemed Beibei Cat was upset about losing and had brought in a high-level player to try to regain her pride.

"I understand what you mean," he replied,

"But you are a Fifth-Class Mobile Warrior, and fighting you is beyond my capabilities, so I can't accept!"

The soft voice of Goddess Han Yue continued, "No problem! I know you are only a First-Class. How about this! As long as you are willing to fight me, regardless of the outcome, I will give you 2,000 star coins. The only condition is that you must use your full strength. What do you say?"

"..." Qin Huang's heart raced, and a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind, causing cold sweat to break out on his body.

"Alright, I accept!" After much consideration, he finally agreed.

Simulation settings: 95%.

Scene selection: Sibol Star, Snowy Ice Plain.

Mech model: Void Hunter Type 3, Bronze One Star.

The opponent's ID was: Goddess Han Yue. The mech she used was the same "Gargoyle Type 3" mech, Bronze One Star, that Beibei Cat had used.

After the scene map was matched, the perspective switched, and Qin Huang's vision went dark for a moment. The next second, he found himself in a world of ice and snow.

A biting cold wind blew under a gray sky, and in the distance, the vast snowfield and towering ice peaks, thousands or even tens of thousands of meters high, rose like giant blades piercing the sky!

The eternal cold ice, smooth and blue-green, spread out in all directions under the mech, its thickness unknown.

Temperature: -97.1°C; Gravity: 1.25 times Earth standard; Air composition...

The intelligent environmental analysis module presented various important data to him. Not far away, a flash of light appeared, and the Gargoyle Type 3 was already charging at him at high speed.

The originally thick-skinned, defense-oriented mech, in the hands of "Goddess Han Yue," moved as light as a swallow, with a sprint speed even faster than his Void Hunter.

Indeed, this was the formidable strength of a Fifth-Class Mobile Warrior! Compared to himself, her much more abundant source energy allowed her to control the mech to perform such tactical maneuvers! Although the consumption was high, it was more than enough to deal with a First-Class like him!

Qin Huang sighed inwardly, quietly abandoning some secret plans, and activated the mech's fire control module, firing all the missiles he carried at once, then activated the particle oscillation blade.

Sensing the attack from the Hermit of the Divine, Goddess Han Yue skillfully maneuvered the Gargoyle to perform a series of dazzling evasive maneuvers, easily dodging the attacks that lacked any technical content.

In just a few breaths, she had already reached the Void Hunter, and with a swing of her particle oscillation blade, dozens of indistinguishable blade auras instantly locked onto the opponent from all directions.

Faced with such an attack, Qin Huang couldn't even last one round. Just one second later, his energy shield was breached, and his mech was torn apart by Goddess Han Yue's fierce and sharp attacks!

"Alright! You win!" He exited the map and said without any pressure.

"No, you're lying to me!" Goddess Han Yue's voice carried a hint of displeasure, "This is definitely not your true strength!"

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