Silicon Invasion

"But that Xiong Wu, I've watched his matches, and he does have some skill. If he really challenges us level 24s, I'm afraid quite a few people wouldn't be his match."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Some people's accumulation can't be overcome with a year of systematic study."

"That guy is pretty arrogant. I hope this newcomer teaches him a good lesson!"

"I actually hope Xiong Wu wins."

"Ah? Why?"

"It's a simple reason. Xiong Wu, while strong, isn't a threat to you or me. But if he loses, no one will know how strong this newcomer is. If he also wants to find upperclassmen to spar with and challenge..."

"I understand what you mean. Actually, I think it's better this way. It creates a sense of urgency, forcing us to improve faster."

Two upperclassmen were whispering, exchanging their views. In reality, compared to the carefree attitude of the level 23 students, the level 24s had a more complex mindset.

The students with the best and worst grades had the best attitudes. The students with good grades believed that even if Luo Rui won, he wouldn't be a threat to them. And the worst students not only had a good attitude, but were even a bit gleeful. They couldn't even beat Xiong Wu, so they had already given up. They were often ridiculed, and now they wished Luo Rui was even stronger, so that more people would join their ranks.

It would be best if he could take care of those at the very front as well, so that no one could laugh at anyone else.

"Match confirmed, connecting..."

After agreeing to Luo Rui's condition of using the Yuanhuo, Xiong Wu didn't give Luo Rui time to continue exploring the rules and directly requested a match.

Luo Rui naturally had no objections. His confidence in his own strength allowed him to directly click confirm.

"Loading..."

When the screen in front of Luo Rui lit up again, it was the familiar staging room. The mecha's fixed metal buckles opened one by one, and the closed iron door in front of him slowly rose.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the cracks. The Siege Hunter strode out.

Habitually shifting to the side, he shouted loudly, "Number Eight, scan the opponent's mecha!"

The Engineer Three was just developed earlier, and the materials used were heavier than the fourth-generation mecha. In addition, there were some structural differences, but in terms of electronic systems, the third-generation mecha had undergone several rounds of upgrades and had not fallen behind much.

The opponent's situation was quickly displayed on the right screen.

That familiar shape made Luo Rui couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh ho ~".

Actually, it wasn't surprising. Limited to HG mecha, besides the Warrior series, there was only the Archer series. Therefore, it was expected that Xiong Wu would choose the Warrior 7 to fight.

Through the observation system, Luo Rui could clearly see that Xiong Wu had mounted two rocket launchers on the Warrior 7. At this time, these two protectors had shrouded the Warrior 7 in smoke.

The rocket launchers fired at an abnormally fast rate, seemingly a modified version. The school's simulation program was more realistic. Although there was a lack of optional mecha, students could use other knowledge to subtly change the parameters and performance of certain weapons, as long as there was corresponding theoretical support, the program could simulate it through a powerful physics engine.

Xiong Wu obviously had a fairly mature combat routine and had put a lot of effort into it. Luo Rui estimated that each rocket from these two rocket launchers used at least 2 seconds less than the normal version.

You must know that the normal version can reach a maximum of 6 seconds per shot, reducing 2 seconds is almost 4 seconds per shot, which is almost a 30% increase in performance.

However, Luo Rui knew that this firing method must have huge drawbacks, otherwise this thing would have been popularized throughout the army long ago. The fact was indeed as Luo Rui guessed. This modification would cause the firing system to operate overloaded, until some parts deformed and burned.

As a result, this firing system would not only be unable to use the spare ammunition base, but even the first ammunition base could not be used up. The normal model of the launcher carried 24 rockets, while the modified model only carried 16. Any more than that might pose a threat to the mecha itself.

This extreme modification, although with many shortcomings, could have a very good effect in certain scenarios.

The Warrior 7 was a melee-oriented mecha, and long-range firepower was sometimes a burden to it, but it felt like a loss not to carry it. And this modified launcher became a very good choice.

The Warrior 7 pilot could choose to fire 32 rockets in a very short time after going out, covering an area with firepower, and then directly unload the scrapped launchers.

In this way, it had both long-range strike capability and didn't have to worry about them becoming a burden.

Moreover, in the school's simulation program, this style of play was more targeted, because the types of selectable mecha were scarce, and the highest only reached the third generation.

You must know that the third-generation mecha had not yet clearly distinguished between melee and long-range firepower mecha. Even the nominally long-range firepower mecha, the Archer series, had thick metal armor, which was not light in weight.

In addition, when the third-generation mecha was developed, there was no major breakthrough in engine miniaturization, so their structure did not reserve space for placing engines, so that even if engine miniaturization achieved a breakthrough later, it could not be loaded onto the third-generation mecha.

This made the mobility of the third-generation mecha completely incomparable to the fourth-generation mecha, because from the fourth-generation mecha onwards, except for the fortress-like super-heavy mecha, small thrusters were already standard.

And under this backward mobility, the rocket barrage was still very easy to produce results.

Luo Rui didn't know there was such a way to play, because it was unique to the school's simulation program. When Xiong Wu first arrived at school, he was taken first blood by an upperclassman using this trick. At this time, he hoped to replicate it and let Luo Rui also taste that kind of feeling.

Unfortunately, although Luo Rui had not seen this weapon, his good combat literacy allowed him to habitually shift as soon as he went out. When he discovered that the opponent was missile washing the ground, he had already moved away from the center of the explosion.

However, the mobility of the Archer Three, or rather the third-generation mecha, was really too weak. Without the assistance of thrusters, relying on two legs to drive such a huge metal body, in just a few seconds, it could not run far.

"This newcomer has something."

"It's a pity, this trick of missile washing the ground is too rogue. It's usually banned in battles, that is, this newcomer doesn't know the rules, and Xiong Wu caught the loophole."

"Heh heh, isn't this normal?"

"That's right, this trick is known as the newcomer welcome ceremony, hitting newcomers who don't understand the rules."

"Alas, it reminds me of some unbearable past events."

"Although I guessed it would be this situation, I didn't expect Xiong Wu to use this trick so decisively."