Chapter Seventy-Six: The Hunter

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A gorgeous battle!

The explosion killed at least thirty or more bugs, and in addition to the pursuing mechs.

Four of the eighteen mechs were blown down on the spot, and the rest were sniped by a combination of Renault and Antonia.

At first, the players thought they could turn things around with the advantage of being outnumbered, but they quickly realized that they were wrong.

This is Renault's chosen home field, and the explosives just now are not all.

The entire ruined town was littered with traps laid by Renault and Antonia, the previous explosion was just a trap they had laid on one of the main roads, while in the other streets, there were still all kinds of mines, bombs, and traps. They may be smaller in number and power than the main roads, but they are therefore more accurate, more unguardable, and less wasteful.

So in the following pursuit, they either encountered magnetic storm mines on this street, or they were attacked by adsorption bombs on that street, and sometimes they finally managed to withstand the attack, but they were directly bombarded by distant artillery fire.

If Renault, who has plenty of energy, is a decoy and a meat shield, then Antonia is the killer, hunting those players one by one in the shadows.

As the mechs fell, the fighters finally realized their mistakes.

They began to abandon the battle and retreat beyond the ruins, leaving two mechs behind again in the retreat.

In the end, only three of the eighteen mechs in pursuit left, and the rest of the mechs were all scrapped and retired. Even the three mechs that escaped were badly damaged, and it was difficult to fight the next battle. The best thing for them to do now is to find a safe place to hide until the end of the game, so that at least they can keep their points.

Standing at the end of the ruined street, Renault looked at the piles of insect corpses and scrapped mechs.

He said, "How many points are there now?" ”

"124, 18 points short of you." Antonia came over and said.

"I'll give you some control of the bomb." Renault replied.

The previous bombs were basically detonated by Antonia's remote control, and they were all her share, but now they are basically used up, but Renault's part of the bomb still exists.

"No need." Unexpectedly, Antonia refused: "I want the championship, but it should be up to me to fight, not someone else's charity, as long as I work hard, it doesn't matter if I am the champion or not." ”

Renault was a little surprised: "I didn't know you still had such a free and easy time." ”

Antonia replied, "It depends on the mood." ”

She blinked: "My mother is in a good mood today." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the mecha on the ground: "For the sake of helping you get out of the crisis, I will accept these points, and the ammunition on the mecha will belong to you, and you don't have much ammunition, right?" ”

"Not much, really." Renault was no longer polite, the previous full firepower was cool, and it withered quickly.

He began to scavenge for the remaining energy and ammo one by one, and although Antonia said no, he kept three for Antonia.

Fifteen mechs don't have much energy left, but there is still a lot of ammunition, and Renault's ammunition has increased dramatically again.

Looking at the full ammunition box in the reserve box, Renault nodded in satisfaction.

"What's next?" Antonia asked.

Renaud thought for a moment and replied, "How about going to Shelter Six?" ”

Antonia's eyebrows furrowed: "Want to do it again?" ”

"Just wanted to see if there was a chance." Renault replied.

Soon after, they arrived at Vault Six. Unfortunately, just a few minutes before arriving, the Overseers had been killed.

However, the chaotic swarm still gave Renault and Antonia some chances, and they took the opportunity to harvest a batch of bugs. This kind of "monster grabbing" behavior caused the anger of the players here, and they fired directly at them, beating the two into a mess and fleeing. Still, the two laughed happily as they ran.

In fact, at this point in the game, the points are no longer so important. Both Renault and Antonia no longer have the same thirst for points. Renault didn't want to be a champion, and what Antonia wanted was not a championship but a proof of her own ability, wanting to show herself and prove herself in front of the world.

By the time the two of them got to this point, in a sense, they had already achieved their pursuit, so whatever the outcome of the next step, even if it was being played now, the knights were acceptable.

In this case, the two were in a good state of mind, and in the next few hours, the play was noticeably easier.

They no longer force points, and in the next battles, they no longer fight against those more difficult opponents, but try to pick up as many advantages as possible. Although this approach has made the points rise a little slower, it is more stable. There is not much danger and less ammunition consumption.

For the two of them, now it's just a matter of surviving on this field.

Time passed gradually, and by the time it was almost afternoon, the two of them had each increased by more than ten points. The skirmish was a test of technical prowess, and Antonia caught up a few more points, but neither of them cared about it.

4:20 p.m.

The ruins of the town, the Ann Moore Building.

The eighteen-story building was originally a sky-high edifice that fell after the town ran out of abandoned power. Over the course of more than 100 years, the building gradually decayed, and some of the floors began to collapse, until in the end, as if someone had slashed it, and only half of the building remained. But the building is still miraculously standing, like a disemboweled, undying warrior, standing in the wind and rain.

Renaud and Antonia were sitting on the sixteenth floor of the building at the moment.

Since there were few bugs by this time, they finally finished the hunt and returned here to rest.

Without mechs, they sat on the edge of the building, swinging their legs.

Glancing at the ground below, Renault was slightly dizzy.

He leaned back.

"Uncomfortable?" Antonia asked with a smile.

"A little afraid of heights." Renault replied.

"And how are you still flying in the sky?"

"When you can fly, don't be afraid."

Antonia shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's funny, a person can be afraid of heights, but not afraid of death...... The probability of dying in an unlimited mech tournament is much higher than the chance of falling from here. ”

Renault replied: "If someone gives me a sum of money to walk around this rooftop, I will do it." ”

Antonia raised her eyebrows: "Risking your life for money?" ”

For Antonia, money is the least worth pursuing, at least not worth her life.

Renault smiled: "At least there is still money to exchange for now, and in a few years, it may not even be able to exchange money." ”

Antonia froze.

At that moment, she suddenly understood what Renault meant.

He is indeed a cadet of the military academy, and maybe in a few years, he will step onto the battlefield and fight against the Protoss in a mech. There, life becomes the least valuable thing.

As Renault said, at least for now, he still has money to exchange.

But in that case, why did he even want to be admitted to the military academy?

Antonia didn't ask.

She knew that Renault had his own ideas, and since he covered his face and didn't want to reveal his identity, there were some things that she had to wait until the game was over.

At this time, Antonia is still looking forward to keeping in touch with Renault and becoming long-term friends......

They sat like this, chatting casually, and the minutes went by.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, suddenly a gorgeous rainbow lit up in the distance.

As the rainbow lit up, a rumbling sound came from the mecha behind him:

"Attention all players, the Protoss warriors will be released soon, please prepare for battle!"

"The countdown begins."

“1o…… 9…… 8……”