Chapter 9

If you're a man, you should drive a Zak to fight a Gundam!

This was once a popular saying among Gundam enthusiasts, roughly meaning that a real man should dare to face a bleak life, even if the opponent's mecha is two generations ahead and has several times the power, one should not hesitate.

What if the opponent has advanced weapons? Skill can make up for it.

A true warrior dares to use a Type 59 to face a Karl-Gerät, a true hunter dares to confront a Panzer IV, and a true musician dares to use a BT-42 to take on three Super Pershings... Well, the last one is a bit too overpowered; if you're not sure you have the protagonist's fate, don't try it.

What if the opponent's skills are also better? Don't be afraid; practical experience and psychological factors are also very important. Even if the theory is good, if the practical skills are lacking, it's no use.

As a weaker party, as long as you maintain a stable mindset, seek opportunities, and you can turn defeat into victory!

What if the opponent has more practical experience? The warrior's mindset is also more mature, and they won't underestimate the enemy...

In that case, you might consider writing a will early.

If you are comprehensively inferior, just lie flat. Don't expect the protagonist in legendary stories to have a sudden burst of strength to defeat the strong. In reality, being comprehensively inferior means you will be thoroughly beaten.

"Shouting a few slogans and recalling some past events to counterattack? Do you really think others' efforts and accumulation are just blown by the wind? Excessive excitement will only bring vulnerabilities. A stable and calm mindset is the path to victory."

At this moment, Luo Xia was facing... a rookie technician against an experienced technician, a transfer student from Earth against a spellcaster from the Ashen Plane. One could provide a boost to the mecha, while the other couldn't even provide power. There was no way to win.

The one-sided choice of the students might be heartbreaking, but it was reasonable. No one would want to lose their gold.

However, some people cannot be judged by common sense, because he shamelessly used a cheat...

Not as an adjective, but a real cheat.

"Action editor? What's that?"

"A small cheat program that combines various individual actions. Press one key, and a set of combos is activated. Although it is rigid and not useful for experts, the fast and error-free execution makes it easy to dominate newbies. It can be called a cheat specifically for bullying newbies."

In Earth's fighting games, the action editing system is very common and can almost be considered a non-cheat cheat. Even many controllers and keyboards have dedicated integrated functions.

"Right heavy punch, left hook, forward dash, big jump, sweep kick, sweep kick, sweep kick... C key cancel, he reacted, seems to have gotten used to it. Let's do another combo, B key combo used, let's do a C key combo."

Although the movements are stiff, Luo Xia's silver knight can use smooth combos with no gaps, like an expert.

The action editing system greatly simplifies operations, seamless action links, giving newbies the possibility to challenge experts, and has long been considered a shameless cheat in the gaming industry.

In online games, similar functions are also widespread, such as various macro commands.

One-button macros for output, one-button macros for tanks, experts simplify complex operations to a few keys, making it easy for newbies and lazy players to use.

Making complex and cumbersome operations one-button simple, eliminating human error, is its goal.

Luo Xia, not only a seasoned gamer, but also a former part-time writer for a gaming magazine, especially skilled in action game testing and strategy guides.

Someone who can test games and write their own strategy insights cannot possibly be a gaming newbie.

Thus, a simple action editor created seven or eight action combos, tested through the onboard AI, and was directly put into use.

Perhaps it means nothing to experts, but Matt, as a fellow student, cannot be a seasoned expert.

When both are newbies, just a little higher, the smooth and proficient movements caused by this small cheat are enough to create a significant difference in combat power.

"Indeed, using cheats to bully manual newbies is so satisfying..."

The cockpit was already red, the alarm was deafening, but Luo Xia was smiling, calmly pressing the keys one by one.

The silver dragonfly knight's combination punches looked like an expert.

His opponent, Matt, frantically operated the joystick, inputting commands, but always a step behind.

Although he had driving experience, it was with a family mecha, and the control device was not the cheap joystick of the academy.

These differences, big or small, made Matt's driving very unfamiliar. He needed time to adapt, but the opponent wouldn't give him that time.

Thus, the most unbelievable scene occurred: the new student from Earth, on his first time controlling a magic armor, actually dominated the class leader, Matt.

The new student's magic armor, like a skilled old driver, used short and long punches to knock Matt off balance.

"Slap!"

How could a class leader, who earned his position through strength, lose to a new student just entering the school?

"Energy Burst!"

With a roar, the entire mecha emitted a faint light, as if divine light had descended.

Luo Xia's knight's attacks still hit the opponent but could not cause direct damage or even hinder.

In gaming terms, it means no hard knockdown, so no combo can continue.

"Can't break through the defense? Damn, I hate the magic world. Even in mecha combat, they can't just compare skills, with so many unscientific elements."

Luo Xia quickly operated a back jump, pulling away.

The appearance of Matt in the cockpit was not good.

He was breathing heavily in the cockpit, his eyes full of bloodshot, and sweat had soaked through his clothes.

As a professional knight, using energy to enhance the body is basic, but using energy to enhance the mecha is not something a new student should touch.

In the basic attribute list of the mecha, the most important strength attribute of the knight-type magic armor was rewritten.

"Strength: 12 (mecha base attribute) + 4 (pilot enhancement, energy type: energy) + 11 (special state energy burst enhancement)."

Under normal circumstances, due to the significant enhancement by the magic armor user, the mecha's base attributes are the least important.

But a new student cannot provide a significant enhancement and cannot use the neural link module, so the mecha's base capabilities are very important.

If still unable to see the explosive enhancement effect of the pilot, looking at Luo Xia's list is very clear.

"Strength: 12 (mecha base attribute) + 0 (pilot cannot provide energy)"

At this moment, 27 to 10, the strength difference is almost three times. As long as Luo Xia is touched, it's an instant kill.

Moreover, the energy burst enhancement also affects constitution, which brings a nearly two-fold difference in defense, making Luo Xia's attacks meaningless.

Thus, Luo Xia... ran.

"Energy burst can't last long, prolong the battle time..."

Although unsure if the fighting game experience applies, there's no better way now, treat it as a last resort.

But he didn't know that this response almost made Matt vomit blood on the spot.

He is a knight, although the lowest rank of gray copper, but still a qualified professional, incomparable to the jobless Luo Xia.

The knight profession, with high defense, thick skin, and not weak attacks, is conventional but strong in practical combat.

Energy burst can enhance the body (mecha) in a short time, easy to master, practical, and even considered the most shameless low-level practical skill.

But the knight profession has a natural weakness—short legs.

High defense, high attack, and high speed, high agility, dream on.

Cough, correction, balance is for all being common players. Paying money makes everything possible, not paying money is still dreaming.

Paying money... I mean, targeted skills and characteristic accessories can make up for the lack of mobility, such as jet packs, high-speed wheels, etc., but the school-provided basic mecha doesn't have them.

In the firepower modules of both sides, all plugins and accessories are empty, ultimately depending on the pilot's ability, and the ability under specific conditions.

Thus, Matt's advantage turned into a disadvantage.

But he didn't pick, newbies only know this one trick.

Maintaining the energy burst state requires a cost, and after it ends, there will be a period of weakness. Seeing Luo Xia run, what could Matt do?

Thus...

"Luo Xia, you stand still! Are you a man, stand still and fight me!"

"You catch up first, then we fight! No, I don't want to let a man fight me."

Amid the laughter of the onlookers, the duel turned into a race.

With the similar performance of both mechas and Luo Xia's increasingly proficient operation, it was destined to be a fruitless chase.

Half a minute later, when the silver light around Matt's mecha dissipated, the movements became sluggish.

Forcing an energy burst comes at a cost, and the price of overexertion is likely to be vomiting blood in the cockpit.

"Opportunity!"

Professional players don't miss a chance. After a big move, the boss is usually weak. Luo Xia instantly turned around.

When he confirmed the opponent wasn't faking, Luo Xia's hands rapidly tapped the keyboard, shamelessly reactivating the one-button macro.

A set of flashy combos sent Matt flying.

In the end, when the silver light in Luo Xia's knight's eyes dissipated and the battery power was exhausted, Matt's knight armor was already on the ground.

"Winner, Luo Xia!"

Just as he opened the cockpit and stepped out, Luo Xia thought his victory would be dishonorable and would receive boos.

But to his surprise, he was surrounded by his classmates, a level of enthusiasm he had never experienced before.

"How did you do it? Matt is a real knight."

"How are your movements so smooth? Any secrets?"

"How did you activate the neural link system? Are you a great mage?"

This is not the peaceful Earth. In a dangerous world, the strong always gain respect, and winning is the simplest way to prove one's strength.

In the past, Luo Xia did not show any ability, although not targeted, he was not taken seriously.

After all, being the worst is a kind of self-deprecating joke, but it also leads to being somewhat looked down upon.

But now, he defeated the class leader, Matt, proving he could adapt to the environment here.

What he showed in the battle, this puzzling victory of the weak over the strong, is more attractive to the new students, who are also newbies, than the usual dominance of the strong over the weak.

Thus, he was instantly surrounded, and Luo Xia, experiencing this for the first time, was surprised but also unexpectedly felt good.

Especially his busy friend, Su Nana, who rarely smiled, gave him a thumbs up... because Luo Xia made her money!

Amid the cries of the crowd, Su Nana was making a killing...

"Wait, don't grab my money bag, are you a barbarian or am I, why are you so strong?"

"No, no, don't pull my underwear, I'll take it out myself! A few gold coins, is it really that important! You're a woman, a lady!"

"Stop talking, what is a lady, do gold coins work? Hand over the 20 times bet money as agreed!"

"Ten times, only ten times! Ah, why am I so talkative."

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