The previously lukewarm audience section suddenly heated up. The moment the Armored Leopard was revealed, the atmosphere instantly elevated. Ever since Puppet's Armored Leopard defeated Tita in a flash, the Armored Leopard had been incredibly popular, surpassing all other super mechas in ranking.
This was a standard mecha with super mecha capabilities. Its operational limit was extremely high, symbolizing exceptional control. It was even referred to as Puppet's ultimate weapon. If the Armored Leopard was allowed to fully unleash its potential, it could be considered the pinnacle of offensive power.
However, no one dared to use it in official high-level challenge matches. Diracenzo was bold. He had been using the Armored Leopard quite frequently recently. Facing the Centaur King, his usual light mechas were all countered. He might be able to fight to a standstill, but he didn't have the confidence to secure a victory. The Armored Leopard, which he had been using quite proficiently recently, could disrupt the opponent's tactics. At this moment, Paddin must be panicking. This mecha was difficult to use, but likewise, the opponent would have fewer countermeasures against it. This was the kind of match that required courage.
"Diracenzo and Paddin play similar roles in their teams, both are used to unleash powerful attacks in crucial one-on-one battles. Especially Paddin, his mecha pool is very shallow, relying solely on the Centaur King. Once the Centaur King is out of the picture, the overall level will drop significantly. It's still possible to target him," Greg commented.
"The problem is, as long as there are no extreme restrictions, his Centaur King K-hell is top-tier in one-on-one battles. It can take on giant god soldiers and annihilate light types. It's unbeatable. Countermeasures are only theoretical," Alz laughed. The arrogance of Earthlings was truly overwhelming. Everyone knew the tactics, but the question was, could you execute them?
"This choice of the Armored Leopard is good. Paddin probably didn't prepare for this," the third man, Mil, commented.
Everyone expressed their opinions, appreciating the choice of the Armored Leopard. Of course, the people from Tianxing were a bit embarrassed, as their captain had just been defeated by the Armored Leopard. This was quickly becoming a sore spot for Tianxing. Tita, however, was very calm, still pondering over Li Hao's maneuvers.
From the current mecha counters, the Armored Leopard did have some suppression over the Centaur King, and Diracenzo wouldn't have chosen it without a reason.
The most concerned were the Gruu Military Academy and the Fire God Academy. Neither wanted to lose. Both were top performers in their respective academies with numerous supporters.
Diracenzo's choice of the Armored Leopard was a preemptive strike. In USE, Puppet wasn't the only one.
The two sides entered the battlefield, randomly assigned to the Kepler Jungle.
In the arena, the two mobile suits had already engaged in battle. Laser blasts echoed, the Centaur King was slightly more ferocious in firepower, but in this environment, coupled with the agility of the Armored Leopard, there wasn't much suppression. It had to be said, the Armored Leopard's unique sliding rapid movement was truly agile. Diracenzo quickly seized the opportunity and launched the Cross Wheel.
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He wasn't Puppet, he didn't have the ability to accelerate on the spot. In fact, after Puppet used it, he had tried many times, but all ended in self-destruction. The wheel with that kind of rotation speed would be finished as soon as it touched anything.
The Cross Wheel was launched, but it didn't have absolute killing power at the beginning. The Armored Leopard dodged while harassing with the Cross Wheel. Paddin knew the opponent's plan. The Centaur King began to close the distance as soon as the opponent started using the Cross Wheel. What the Centaur King needed to do was to take down the opponent before the Cross Wheel entered the super god strike state.
Two Cross Wheels were dodged in succession. The Centaur King's engine roared, leaping up and chasing after the Armored Leopard with a rapid-fire attack. Regardless of the environment, the Armored Leopard couldn't outrun the Centaur King. In just a short while, the distance between the two was closed.
Laser eyes swept across, the Armored Leopard's laser counterattacked. Both sides dodged each other, each displaying various evasion maneuvers, but they still clashed.
Boom...
Clang, clang, clang...
The Skyfire Spear exploded with a piercing attack, creating a sky full of flashes. Diracenzo's evasion was particularly stable. The Armored Leopard was controlled very exquisitely in his hands, dodging all attacks and attempting to counterattack. But the Centaur King wasn't afraid of close combat. Facing the Armored Leopard's charge, the spear was pulled back, followed by a two-stage horizontal sweep, blocking the titanium knife while delivering a double kick.
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The Armored Leopard retreated. The Centaur King, who had landed, stomped fiercely. The ground roared, and the Skyfire Spear shot out like lightning, aiming at the Armored Leopard's landing point.
Bang...
In a hurry, Diracenzo's titanium knife was directly knocked away. The Centaur King pulled horizontally and followed with a sweeping spear attack. The Armored Leopard barely managed to pull away by forcefully retreating.
Diracenzo's face turned red. The performance of the Armored Leopard was being suppressed.
The command room was silent for a moment. "The Armored Leopard's limit is very high, but it is essentially still a standard mecha. The consumption of operation and the performance of the mecha itself are not enough."
Offee said indifferently, "Not everyone can use it."
Robbie laughed, "He's a bit overconfident."
If the opponent was inherently weak, using the Armored Leopard could be effective. But facing the Centaur King, who might be stronger, choosing the Armored Leopard and going head-to-head, how could he possibly win?
Paddin's voice came through the audio, "You dare to challenge me with these moves? Who gave you the courage? Kill~~~~
The Centaur King launched an attack like a thousand troops. Two Cross Wheels came slashing over. Paddin tilted his head, his body suddenly lowered. With a 360° field of vision fully under control, a crouching horse maneuver allowed him to avoid the two Cross Wheels spinning back from behind. The next second, he roared and jumped up, the K23 Skyfire Spear stabbing towards the Armored Leopard. The Armored Leopard, which had lost its titanium knife, could only run, trying to use the terrain to increase the distance.
He completely misjudged the strength of both sides. Just one confrontation and he lost the initiative. Most importantly, the light Armored Leopard was completely crushed by the medium super mecha in terms of performance. How to put it, the agility of the Armored Leopard, in front of the Centaur King, which was grand and had special mobility, was like a rabbit.
You can hop around, but you'll eventually be prey.
Boom...
Diracenzo finally dodged the attack. The operating system was controlling the Cross Wheels to revolve and entangle. It was just because of the concern for the Cross Wheels that the Centaur King had to evade. This thing would indeed cause trouble once it grazed.
The Cross Wheel returned to its original position, but Diracenzo didn't release it immediately. Instead, he maintained its rotation speed, continuously charging it. However, as the rotation speed increased, the Cross Wheel began to become unstable.
Diracenzo took the initiative to attack. His Cross Wheel needed another collision, but at this moment, the Centaur King suddenly started to run away.
Diracenzo was stunned, and so was the audience. He clearly had an absolute advantage, so why was he acting like this?
However, seeing this scene at the Tianjing site, Robbie and others knew that Diracenzo was finished.
From the beginning of the battle, the Centaur King had avoided a hard collision with the Cross Wheel. The Armored Leopard, it must be said, was a masterpiece of Master Jiabo. A collision would make the Cross Wheel even more crazy. It was unclear what the principle was, but it was indeed the case. Entering the super god strike required a collision.
However, the Centaur King didn't collide. He either self-collided like Puppet, but no one else could do that except Puppet!
Diracenzo... panicked. He had prepared a lot and used the Centaur King many times because the Skyfire Spear could completely withstand the Cross Wheel. But... he didn't expect that Padding wouldn't take the bait.
The Cross Wheel flew out again, but colliding with Kepler's giant tree would only slow it down. What the Cross Wheel needed was the opponent's counterattack, not a stationary target.
The Centaur King let it pass, suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the Armored Leopard. The Armored Leopard immediately moved to keep a distance. At this time, he couldn't be impulsive. He had to run when he should.
This was not a competition arena. Both sides had room to maneuver. They were looking for opportunities that were advantageous to them. Even if they didn't reach the super god strike, as long as they caught the Cross Wheel, they wouldn't fear the opponent.
Diracenzo did have a trick up his sleeve. He used his best matrix return step to chase the Centaur King in a straight line. But the constant zigzagging was a bit troublesome for the four-legged.
Finally, he managed to get the Cross Wheel in his hand, and the Centaur King had already killed him from behind.
Boom...
With a flash strike, the Centaur King soared into the sky, his spear aimed at the Armored Leopard. Diracenzo didn't dodge or avoid it. He threw out the Cross Wheel. In this space, at this position, Padding couldn't dodge it!
At this moment, in Diracenzo's mind, Puppet's short-distance high-frequency Cross Wheel, even if it didn't reach the super god strike, could still defeat the Centaur King.
Boom...
The Skyfire Spear of the Centaur King suddenly swept with a red glow. With two explosions, the Cross Wheel was directly bounced off. It didn't respond to the call of the axis drive system to return to the Armored Leopard's hand. Instead, it followed a different trajectory, plunged into the ground, spun for a while, and then stopped abruptly.
...Was the Cross Wheel broken?!
At this moment, the Skyfire Spear, glowing red, was already falling overhead.
Diracenzo didn't dodge. He knew it was over.
But his opponent didn't attack immediately. When Diracenzo opened his eyes, Padding had a wicked smile on his face. The Skyfire Spear in his hand, snap...snap...snap...
He circled around the Armored Leopard, whipping it, causing Diracenzo to spin in place, the mecha shaking violently.
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Whipping a slave?!
This was a traditional method of insulting opponents on Mars, which had been banned by EMP. But Padding was using it again during the live broadcast?
Diracenzo was also angry. Damn it, he had already admitted defeat. This Martian dog.
The engine roared, a flash strike recklessly rushed towards the Centaur King. The Centaur King also followed with a flash strike, calmly avoiding the angry Armored Leopard. The Skyfire Spear pierced the Armored Leopard from behind. With a forceful push from both hands, he lifted the Armored Leopard up, skewering it on the spearhead like a hunted prey...
The entire live broadcast room exploded with comments. Some were cursing Padding, and some were cheering.
"Trampling on the moon, spearing the galaxy, this is the duel king from Mars - Padding Savvy, victory!"
The Fireman roared loudly, completely ignoring the curses in the comments.
"Has Padding never won before? He's so tasteless." Zhuang Zhou protested angrily, "The officials must punish this behavior!"
"Oh, little Zhuang, I think he didn't do it on purpose. He must have been too excited to remember. Don't be a sore loser. You Earth people are too fragile." The Fireman said with a smile on his face.
Zhuang Zhou looked at the Fireman, "This is obviously intentional. If you're blind, get treatment as soon as possible. You'd better pray that he's invincible. Remember what you said today when you cry."
The Fireman shrugged indifferently, a smirk at the corner of his mouth, "Adults bleed, not cry."
Padding won.
But the system gave Padding a warning penalty, and deducted 200 EMP points. If such behavior continues within a month, the penalty will double.
Of course, Padding didn't care at all, "Puppet, you longevity species, did you see that? You're next!"
Then he made a throat-slitting gesture at everyone.
