Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

However, such online protests can never determine the true course of the competition.

The Star Alliance controllers, who hold more authority, would not halt the competition on-site merely because of an extraordinary outburst from an individual contestant.

Even if there are some fouls, inspections must wait until after the battle, and penalties are given based on the severity, with the harshest potentially resulting in a team-wide ban.

Using banned substances is among the most severe violations.

No contestant, unless they are spies from enemy nations, would be foolish enough to use such banned substances in broad daylight.

One minute!

Two minutes!

Two and a half minutes!

The storm-like assault has practically destroyed everything in the surrounding jungle of the competing parties; ordinary flora and fauna could not withstand the violent barrage from advanced mechas.

The mecha opposing Victor endured the pressure firmly, showing no signs of defeat.

Yet, like a lone boat on a raging sea, no one knows how long it can hold out.

Nor does anyone know how much longer the "Bauhinia Berserker", the main attacker, can persist.

It didn't take long, just two or three minutes into combat, for all spectators to come up with a vivid nickname for the participant from Bauhinia.

The battle gradually reached a white-hot phase.

The two titans have nearly exhausted all the thermal weapons on their bodies.

For the mobility of mechas, the amount of ammunition they carry was never much.

In a real battlefield, each mecha might have a chance to replenish ammunition from a central ammo pod, but in these competitions, the limited number of thermal weapons are merely to complement the mecha's primary combat means.

And though the "All-around" is all-encompassing, its core strength, which can always demonstrate combat capability, is forever the alloy battle blade in its hands.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!"

The intense clash of strikes whipped up a storm of shattered leaves, and in the instant when both fields of vision were obscured by debris, the mechas, deliberately orchestrating this scene, launched a final suicidal assault almost simultaneously.

There might be numerous detection modules on the mechas, but when the pilots are tightly wound and engage in peak combat, only the direct visual display is the core information source aiding their decision-making.

The broken blades sliced past each other, then abruptly stabbed toward each other's critical points.

Even though both are "All-around" type mechas, under the different technologies of the two nations, the structural designs of the mechas also differ slightly.

One blade was high, the other low, intersecting with each other.

"Shing!"

The final strikes by both were no impulsive acts.

The repeatedly struck critical points had become exceedingly fragile, and the broken blades simultaneously plunged straight in, penetrating deep into the metallic structure.

The critical hit almost simultaneously severed the operational capabilities of both mechas.

Watching the two mechas on screen nearly frozen in place, all viewers held their breath—

The victory or defeat of the initial fight would undoubtedly have significant implications for the ensuing battles.

If victorious, subsequent participants facing enemies would have boosted confidence.

Not to mention, this first battle between the two sides was so fierce, neither mecha bore any intact section.

In this situation, the outcome of the first battle grew more crucial.

"Can we win?"

"Will it be ruled a draw?"

Many felt their hearts tighten, anxiously awaiting the final verdict.

Time seemed to pause at this moment, only the floating shattered branches and fallen leaves indicated the battle's conclusion remained unresolved.

"Screech~"

With the ear-piercing screech of the mecha's transforming body, the slightly wider mecha released the grip on its battle blade, raising its arm high...

Then its movements halted, emitting no further sound.

Neither did its opponent.

"We won!" Catherine whispered fervently from the Drop Pod at the rear.

At the final moment, our side could move, while the opponent lost any ability to resist, clearly signaling the outcome of this battle.

"We won!"

"Well done, Victor!"

"This kid is truly fierce..."

As the backend computer analyzed the status of both mechas, reports on their battle damage also appeared on the confrontation screen.

The numerous prior damages were merely preludes for both, while the final "fatal blow" came from one's power core and the other's cockpit.

The Thunder Dragon Empire contestant penetrated Victor's cockpit, causing some communication issues between the cockpit and the mecha, and the leak of alien air affected the internal mech pilot due to environmental exposure.

The raised arm was barely the last maneuver his mecha could perform under control.

As for Thunder Dragon Empire's mecha, it was directly pierced through the power system by Victor.

Without the support of the power system, the entire mecha was akin to scrap iron, utterly losing all ability to act.

However... the screen did not directly display the result of the fight.

One second...

Two seconds...

This anomaly undoubtedly raised some doubts in the hearts of everyone in the Drop Pod.

"Why isn't the result showing yet?"

"Isn't it obvious we won?"

"What about the rescue? Victor's cockpit has been severely penetrated, why hasn't the rescue team responded?"