King of the Stars [Rebirth]

In the Landa Star Field, the Knight Assessment of the Federal Military Academy and the Mecha Contest of the Freedom Star Alliance are listed as the highest military competitions. The purpose of both is to select excellent mecha knights for the country.Among them, the Federation's assessment is even better, because it is held in the star network virtual reality, its competition process is more stringent, it is completely modeled on actual combat, and it has double standards of elimination system and points system.Any contestant who enters the assessment must face off against nearly a hundred outstanding mech knights to stand out from the crowd.

This is incomparable to the Star Alliance Competition, and it is also the way the Federation has chosen to "seed" from generation to generation.No matter what their origins are, whether their blood is noble or not, in the knight assessment, everyone faces the same environment.Although team formation and secret transactions exist, strength is the only guarantee.Even in a virtual reality environment, no one can guarantee that they will escape unscathed.

Standing in the cockpit, Griffin looked at the countdown timer in front of him, and gently held the control rings hanging on both sides of his arms.Three, two, one... The wall in front of him suddenly disappeared, turning into an open field.

The assessment officially begins!

This time, the environment in the atmosphere was chosen for the competition, simulating the barren star.The gravity is 1.5G, the humidity and temperature are higher than the second-magnitude star category, and the site is open, with a total area of ​​more than 3 square kilometers, including woodlands, fields, swamps and hills, and some wild star beasts are scattered around.The high degree of difficulty is simply shocking.

Even so, more than 90 people participated in the assessment, including most of the knights in the three grades.Mecha ranks range from C-level to A-level.Among them, 15 top knights have accompanying soldiers to fight together, and these people are the real dangerous existence in the assessment.

The hard ground under his feet suddenly turned into soft soil. Griffin did not panic, but set his eyes behind him.Behind him, is a land vehicle, standard configuration, with an optical stealth shield.This is also a special treatment provided to soldiers.In just a flash, the car had disappeared, apparently the protective barrier had been opened.

Seeing Jixing quickly enter the state, Griffin immediately relaxed a little, and opened the direct communication line: "Try to keep a distance from me, if you engage in a battle, immediately retreat."

This is also the trick for most soldiers to save their lives during the assessment.After a while, a calm voice came back: "Got it."

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Griffin refocused his gaze on the surrounding crystal screen in front of him.The built-in map only shows the general outline of the arena, and a bright red number: 92.

This is the number of people participating in this competition, and it will disappear with the defeat.It is also the only convenience that the assessment gives to the contestants.Only by finding the enemies on the unknown map, killing them, and keeping your own life, is it possible to win.

Quickly pressing the scan button with his finger, Griffin began to observe the surrounding situation.The placement is random, there may not be people around, and the scanning device may not be reliable in this case.Only relying on this, if the opponent uses optical invisibility or thermal energy shielding and other mimetic camouflage, it will be even more dangerous.

A few seconds later, the "Lion's Roar" suddenly blocked the thermal energy reaction, and moved rapidly to the right in half-floating air.He should have found something.In the rear, Yan Beichen pushed the joystick and drove the land vehicle to follow.This is the first time he has come into contact with a simulated playing field in virtual reality, and the degree of authenticity is indeed incomparable.But this is nothing to him, the real Desolate Star has been there twice, and such a man-made arena is obviously not enough to watch.

However, the severity of the assessment still surprised him a little.Unlimited duration is the biggest problem. You must know that no matter how powerful a knight is, it is impossible to control the mecha for a long time.Generally speaking, it can last for 5 hours or more in the space environment, but a maximum of 3 hours in the atmosphere is the limit.However, in the assessment history of the alliance, the longest battle has been 10 hours.No supplies, no comrades in arms, fighting desperately in an environment where all enemies are present.It's no wonder that the knights of the Federation are so powerful. This first layer of screening has left enough tenacious seeds for them.

Compared with knights, the requirements for soldiers are not low.Not to mention the 1.5G gravity, the soldiers participating in the assessment are only allowed to carry a set of maintenance equipment and use a standard model land vehicle.There are no weapons, no replacement parts, and if you want to prepare, you can only obtain materials from the defeated.However, the model of the mecha participating in the competition is not stipulated. Even if you get other people's mecha parts, it may not be able to match the mecha you are preparing.

This method of selecting materials at random and preparing them in the field is also a kind of extreme combat for soldiers.Of course, the premise is that both he and his knights can survive to the stage that needs to be prepared.

It would have been an interesting challenge if the partner hadn't been the Oswald young master.Now... Yan Beichen stared coldly at the mountain where the forest birds hovered in the distance.In camouflage mode, the mecha can enter the stealth state, but it does not disappear out of thin air, there are always some clues to ascertain its whereabouts.Similarly, these traces may also be pre-set traps, how to judge is the key.

"There is an ambush, back off."

Just throwing down such a sentence, "Lion Roar" quietly accelerated and flew towards the side of the col.The man saw through the ambush.But will the mech be injured in this battle?Even Yan Beichen couldn't predict it, and his brows were slightly frowned because of the unknown.

Soon, a short explosion sounded, which was the sound of a sniper rifle.This distance had already exceeded the limit of his field of vision, but Yan Beichen still judged the battle situation very quickly.First use long-range sniping to kill the enemy's ambush, and then force the bait to move, leave the mountain where it is located, and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop.Did not give the opponent any chance to play.

Sure enough, after the explosion, there was a mess of gunshots in the direction of the col, and then the forest birds flew around, as if they were frightened, and fled in all directions.It only lasted for more than 1 minute before and after, and all movements disappeared.The forest became silent again.

The number on the crystal screen beeped twice, changing from 92 to 90.It looks like someone has won the first battle.

The thermal scanning on the land vehicle did not respond at all, but in the middle of the video screen, the black and red mecha had already arrived.It may be that the battle was too simple, it didn't even have obvious scratches on its body, and it didn't bring back any "victories" that could be used.The slightly deep voice sounded again in the internal communication line: "Let's get out of here."

Any battle will attract enemies, either set up an ambush, or directly stir up the battle.For the victor, a victory or defeat is far from the end, the key is to survive and eliminate all potential enemies.Griffin never gets this wrong.Not being dazzled by a victory, after saying this, he controlled the "Lion's Roar" and galloped in the opposite direction.

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"Have you found Oswald?" A voice sounded from the communicator.

"Not yet." Worf glanced at the swamp in front of him, and snorted coldly, "Don't worry, the encirclement is closing, and he can't escape. This will be the shortest assessment in history."

Indeed, in the history of the federal assessment, it is rare for several forces to gather together and only target a single person like this.This is the final assessment of the Military Academy. No matter how powerful the forces are, they cannot control so many families with deep backgrounds.But today, everything is different.

The power of the Oswald family has reached the peak in history, and the several heirs have a tacit understanding, unanimously choosing to attack their dear brother.Although the matter was not made clear, the alliance has been reached. Among the 15 high-ranking knights, more than half were looking for the young Oswald.Victory is important, but that person's failure is the key.To wrest that haughty blond from his throne as "First Knight" and step on it is the sole purpose of most of the races.

After all, that was an "Oswald."Not everyone has the opportunity to treat a "Golden Aristocrat" like this.

A sneer overflowed from the corner of his lips, Worf's eyes were firmly fixed on the screen like a falcon, and the gray-green mecha was like a cunning chameleon, wandering among the trees.

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The "Lion's Roar" stopped again, for no reason.Yan Beichen raised his eyebrows. This is the third time. Except for the two occasional enemy attacks, Oswald's speed has been reduced. He seems to be hesitating, and even changed the direction he chose several times. .The number displayed on the crystal screen has dropped to more than 70. It seems that the first round of battle is basically over, and there will be more intense competition. Why is he slowing down now?

"Someone wants to surround me. You'd better stay here." Suddenly, a cold voice came from the communication terminal.

"Is the news reliable?" Yan Beichen asked back.This is a competition no less than the Star Alliance Mecha Contest, with strict rules and distinct factions. For a competition where at most two teams can form a team, "surrounding" is too alarmist.

"I don't know." Griffin's voice was a little colder.This is the news that Cyril quietly sent, because he "teared his face" with him, and now Cyril can somewhat know some news about the enemy.Whether that guy is really credible, Griffin is still not sure, but he still raises his vigilance, just because outflanking on this scale is indeed something his good brothers can do.

"Do you believe that there is a danger of being surrounded?" Yan Beichen continued to ask without pausing.

There was silence in the communication terminal.After a few seconds, the man replied: "Too many people want me to lose miserably. The battle below will be more intense, and it is not suitable for soldiers to participate."

His voice was not pretentious, low, but firm, as if he cared about his real partner.Feeling stuffy with something stuck in his chest, Yan Beichen took a deep breath and said, "It's because of the danger that I should stay by your side."

Prepare mecha for you to defend against the enemy.Yan Beichen couldn't say these words, but he couldn't bear it, let this nominal "partner" disappear from his sight, just to protect him, he rashly broke through the encirclement.This is not Yan Beichen's style, no matter in his previous life or in this life, he has no habit of being "protected" by others.

It might not be the little guy's heartfelt words, but there was still a throbbing in Griffin's chest.Of course he wanted to bring Polar Star, but the current situation is not optimistic, the numbers on the crystal screen change too slowly, someone must have given up the fight and used their energy on other things.It is no longer the best way to wait and see what happens. We must find a way to break out of the tight encirclement as soon as possible.It's just that this is too risky, and it's not suitable for bringing a soldier who can only drive a land vehicle.

"Since their target is you, I may not be safe if I am alone." Facing the silence in the communication terminal, Yan Beichen said calmly, "It's only been 10 minutes, and there is still time."

Just like their seamless cooperation back then.There was a flash of a smile in the bright green eyes, Griffin controlled his emotions, and replied steadily: "You are right. Continue to the north, let us see the arrangements of those guys. "

There was no answer, and the land vehicle was already in motion.After a pause for a few seconds, the huge black and red mecha followed.