Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 139: Fortune Favors (Additional update for Alliance Leader ’Open the Door to Receive the Delivery’) (5th update)

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Fortune Favors (Additional update for Alliance Leader ’Open the Door to Receive the Delivery’) (5th update)

Cresto turned his head irritably towards the groups of new students approaching and waved them away, "Go, go, newbies, what are you crowding around here for? This has nothing to do with you."

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with us, aren’t we also freshmen? Can’t we sign up?" Puli, the head of the special training class, retorted, trying to contain his anger.

"How long have you been at school? How many times have you even touched a mecha? Can you even navigate? Are your shooting skills accurate? Do you understand how important this competition is? If you don’t have the ability, don’t mess things up here, just go back!" Cresto spoke disdainfully.

This joint examination was incredibly important for these older students, not just because the prize money was substantial.

More importantly, they wanted to perform well in the competition to gain the school’s recognition and to be directly exempted from the grade exam, advancing to the next level.

Therefore, they were not at all amicable towards these new students who were trying to snatch their spots.

Puli and the others’ faces immediately turned sour, never expecting the older students to be so domineering as to not even let them sign up.

But they did not back down, and Puli replied without any courtesy, "How do you know we can’t do it?"

"That’s right, we might not be worse than you, so we will also participate in this competition."

At this point, Qin Feng from class 1 stepped forward confidently and addressed Cresto and the others.

"Qin Feng is right; we want to participate, too," Yu Wei and others supported Qin Feng, echoing his stance.

"Pfft, you dare to compete with us? We’ve been handling mechas for several years and have completed many missions. In terms of skill and experience, we would thrash you in every way!" Cresto did not take these new students seriously at all.

Hearing this, Puli, the class leader, instantly bristled and coldly mocked the older students, not giving them any face, "You’ve got some nerve, as if you’re not the dead weight dragging down Imperial Court Academy’s reputation in recent years. Would those other schools even dare to provoke us?"

"What did you say? Say it again if you’re brave enough!" Cresto and the other older students instantly boiled over, each of them firing back angrily. frёewebηovel.cѳm

It had to be said that Puli’s words had hit a sore spot, striking right at their wounds.

"I’m talking about you guys. Can’t accept it?" Puli responded arrogantly.

"Go to hell!" Cresto immediately threw a punch at Puli’s face.

"How dare you hit our class leader!" the special training class students saw their class leader being hit and all rushed forward, kicking at Cresto.

The older students at the scene surged forward to intervene when they saw the commotion.

The two groups started fighting outright.

"Uh, the teachers are fighting again; shouldn’t you go and try to stop it?" Angel and the others asked anxiously.

"Stop what, let them fight. Come on, follow me! Let’s sneak over and sign up," she said, her eyes suddenly lighting up, waving her hand.

"Ah, okay!" Su Ming and the others quickly followed Mia, sneaking towards the registration area.

And indeed, they managed to reach the registration area for the First Year Mecha Department amidst the chaos of the brawl.

But before Su Ming and his group could sign up, an older student nearby noticed them and shouted loudly, "Hey, there’s that freshman, sneaking over here."

In no time, many older students turned to look, and upon spotting Su Ming and the others sneaking in, they charged over.

Rhein and the others immediately clenched their fists, adopting a fighting stance as they shouted, "What do you want? Don’t come any closer, or we won’t be polite."

...

Unfortunately, it was of no use; the older students still charged at them aggressively.

Director Chen Zhu, seeing the situation spiral out of control, angrily slammed his hand on the table and bellowed, "Stop!"

Instantly, the noisy and chaotic scene went quiet.

Director Chen Zhu swept his gaze over all the students present, then said in a cold voice, "Anyone causing trouble will have their registration canceled and will be disciplined! And stop arguing, all of you. We’re opening the neural simulation cabins. Everyone will fight it out, and the strongest will get their spot."

"Yay!"

...

The new students on the scene immediately became excited.

"Hmph, don’t get too happy too soon. The spots will still end up being ours," Cresto and the others sneered, not taking the new students seriously at all.

"Let’s go!" Director Chen Zhu said, leading all the students towards Building 7 for training.

...

Soon, everyone followed Chen Zhu to Building 7. Teacher Yun Tang, in charge of overseeing the building, was surprised to see Chen Zhu leading so many students over.

"Director Chen Zhu, why are you bringing so many students here?" Yun Tang asked.

"We’re selecting candidates for the competition. Today, we’ll let them fight it out," Chen Zhu authoritatively declared.

"No problem, I’ll open all the training rooms and sync all the neural simulation cabins. Let them fight and select the strongest students," Yun Tang nodded in agreement.

"What are you standing around for? Find a training room for yourselves, get into the neural simulation cabins, and don’t say I didn’t give you a chance!" Chen Zhu gestured with a wave.

Immediately, the many students rushed towards the various training rooms.

Mia led Su Ming and the others directly upstairs to Training Room 18.

The training room was exceptionally spacious, housing fifty neural simulation cabins.

Mia cheered on Su Ming and the others.

"Pump yourselves up, and give them a good thrashing!"

"No problem."

Su Ming and the others responded with fighting spirit.

"Go!"

Mia shouted excitedly.

Su Ming and the others approached the neural simulation cabins, all of which were the latest models and identical to those used in the city exam.

They were therefore familiar with the process and smoothly activated the cabins, one by one lying down before activating the equipment.

A faint current swept through the brain, and Su Ming’s consciousness darkened in an instant; his whole being felt like it was suddenly weightless, plummeting into endless darkness.

When he regained his senses, he found himself standing alone on the left side of a massive arena.

As for the area on the right side of the arena, it was shrouded in a thick fog, completely obscure. If nothing unexpected happened, there should be another student standing there.

At that time, eleven mechanical platforms rose around Su Ming. On ten of them rested different models of First Generation Mecha, while the central platform held a weapon rack with various weapons displayed.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Ming headed straight for the Iron Knight. As he approached, he was lifted into the air.

The cockpit of the Iron Knight opened by itself, and Su Ming floated in.

The other nine mechas lowered down as Su Ming adeptly closed the cockpit and started up the mecha, stepping up to the weapon rack and swapping his weapon for a Spiral Long Spear.

"Prompt: Are you ready?"

A prompt appeared on the control screen.

"Yes!"

Su Ming immediately selected confirm.

"Prompt: Matching opponent."

"Prompt: There are 1000 spots available. To determine the strongest 1000 students, a round-robin battle will take place, and you will need to defeat several opponents to secure a spot."

...

Su Ming ignored the prompts, focusing ahead and adjusting his state, ready for combat.

Soon, the fog dissipated, and an Iron Head appeared in front of Su Ming, with the identity information Special Training Class·Daisy displayed above its head.

"A student from Class 23? Seems like my luck isn’t bad."

Daisy said in high spirits, looking at Su Ming.

"Is that so?"

Su Ming narrowed his eyes, lifting the long spear in his hand towards the matched opponent.

"Ah, quite confident, aren’t we? Just don’t cry when sister beats you!"

"Let’s give it a try."

"Interesting!"

Daisy suddenly raised her Blast Mechanical Gun and aimed it at Su Ming.

Su Ming pulled the control stick at the first opportunity, and the power burst immediately, rapidly sidestepping.

Daisy immediately pulled the trigger, and Burst Bullets swept the space, exploding on the arena floor.

Daisy, however, was not panicked at all, calmly adjusting the aim of her gun.

She didn’t believe that the Iron Knight’s movement could be faster than her gun.

At that moment, Su Ming quickly pressed the auxiliary button, tossing out a large flash grenade.

Swish!

Instantly, the entire area turned white, blinding both parties.

"Damn it!"

Daisy became flustered, as the auxiliary systems were unusable, leaving her without a target.

She immediately switched to the Heavy Metal Mechanical Blade and closed her eyes to listen for sounds around her.

Clang!

She quickly heard noise coming from the front left and decisively swung the Heavy Metal Mechanical Blade in that direction.

However, her strike met with empty air.

"How could this be?"

Daisy’s face suddenly showed a look of panic and confusion.

At that moment, Daisy’s mecha shuddered violently, her vision turning dark.

Along with a deflating sound, in Training Room 1, the lid of a neural cabin automatically opened.

A girl with attractive features and flaxen hair sat up in shock, murmuring incredulously.

"How is this possible? Eliminated in one encounter? Is Class 23 that strong?"

...

Su Ming, controlling the Iron Knight, stood in the arena, calmly pulling out the spear that had pierced the cockpit of the Iron Head. Following the prompt, he walked back, ready to match with the next opponent.

There was no hint of joy on Su Ming, only calmness.

Using the neural simulation cabin, Su Ming felt even better about his state; the control of the mecha was even more instinctive.

By the time Su Ming followed the prompts back to his starting position, the defeated Iron Head disintegrated into fragments of light scattering around.

Another prompt popped up on Su Ming’s control screen, asking if he was ready for the next round of battle.

"Yes!"

Su Ming selected confirm without a hint of hesitation; he was looking forward to being matched with a stronger opponent.

Soon the match was over, and the fog in front of Su Ming cleared.

An Iron Knight wielding a Mechanical Blade appeared before him.

Su Ming glanced at the information above the Iron Knight’s head: First-Year Returnee·Matty.

"Ha ha, a newbie from Class 23, it’s really my lucky day."

Matty said excitedly.

Su Ming, hearing the elated words from Matty, was somewhat speechless. Did he really look that easy to bully?