The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 316: Downwind
"Boom, boom boom boom, thump thump—"

As soon as the intelligent robot finished speaking, a whooshing sound rang out in the arena, dust flew up, as if something had violently swept up the sand and gravel on the ground, and two afterimages crossed paths.

In an instant, everyone felt a violent tremor below, and something was thrown out with great force.

No... this is already a result in the first round? Some bewildered spectators widened their eyes, trying to see the situation in the battle zone through the flying dust.

——That is of course impossible.

Both of them are retired soldiers who came from the battlefield and have rich combat experience. How could they possibly produce results immediately?

The reason they made such a big fuss in the first round was because both sides were testing each other.

Mech combat is different from a two-person fight. In the latter, knowing your enemy and yourself allows you to strike first, which is a huge advantage.

However, the former is slightly more complicated.

Because no matter how different people's physical abilities are, or how different their fighting styles are, they still cannot transcend the inherent power of the human body, and their movement trajectories are all traceable. However, when two mechs fight, especially two different types of mechs with different characteristics, combat conditions, and data, a great deal of piloting skill is required. In addition to considering the level and hardware of the mechs themselves, the skill level of the pilot is even more important.

Even though both of them are experienced mech warriors, there are rumors that there are tens of thousands of types of interstellar mechs... How can one personally fight against every single one of them and summarize the experience? Even the most experienced warrior can only have a general idea; the specifics still depend on the situation.

For example, Richard's fully armed heavy mech has very obvious characteristics: its defenses are definitely at a relatively high level, and its offensive capabilities are very strong upon contact, but it lacks flexibility and has a low movement speed. Anyone with even a little knowledge of mechs can tell you this.

Angel's transforming mech is clearly agile, and its initial form appears nimble and light. Its weakness lies in its unstable lower body and insufficient frontal attack power. As for its overall offensive capability, that will depend on its weaponry; we'll only know for sure once a real battle begins.

With two mechs whose strengths and weaknesses are almost opposite and somewhat extreme, a battle between them is bound to be fast-paced. Speed ​​is crucial to obtaining the opponent's specific data as quickly as possible. And the fastest way is simply to engage in combat immediately.

With just a collision between the two mechs, Angel on the R side can determine the defensive capabilities of the opposing heavy mech, while Richard on the T side can determine the mobility of Angel's mech.

As for how much one can actually understand, that depends on one's experience and observation skills.

Dust billowed as a nimble blur appeared, moving at incredible speed to various parts of the heavy mech, sometimes lightly, sometimes heavily, sometimes crashing into a specific area. Its agility was unbelievable, its speed so fast that it was almost impossible to keep up with the naked eye.

Thus, the advantages of the heavy mech immediately became apparent. Under Angel's skillful maneuvering, this behemoth not only remained perfectly still but also rarely swayed, giving the impression that Angel had been maneuvering the mech but hadn't gained any advantage.

"Commander Angel's mech is clearly very mobile and fast, with burst damage far exceeding that of ordinary A-class mechs. I just don't know if this is the most basic form of this mech," Clarence commented.

The opponent clearly had a thorough understanding of this type of mech combat; they could roughly deduce the situation even from a match where they couldn't get three stars. "But I feel that the other pilot in the heavy mech seems to be handling it with more ease. And it looks like Brigadier General Angel hasn't broken through the defenses either; neither side seems to have truly unleashed their full potential," Hillman said with a slight disagreement.

“It’s not that I’m handling it with ease,” Huan Xian said.

Although the first round was a test between the two sides, both knew what was going on, the battle naturally had a winner and a loser.

In this contest, Richard seemed to have the upper hand, but in fact, Angel had a slight advantage. Not only did he thoroughly understand Richard's mech in a short time, but he even found the most crucial stability zone of this heavy mech.

Generally, the defensive features of these heavy mechs are quite limited. The core stabilization zone is the central area that balances the various joints of this type of mech. If it can be accurately located, the enemy can predict the mech's movements based on the radiating patterns from the core stabilization zone to each joint. Unless there are hidden or potential components to mitigate this, this part is essentially a major weakness of the mech.

On the other hand, Richard's side, while seemingly unscathed in the first round, had actually fallen into a passive position. If this happened twice more, their mech's weaknesses would be completely exposed, leaving them vulnerable when Angel unleashed his ultimate attack. Therefore, they were indeed at a disadvantage.

After listening, Hillman and Jiang Hui both seemed to understand. Neither of them actually knew much about different types of mechs. Jiang Hui, in particular, was only a dabbler, completely clueless about mechs he had never seen before. Hillman, on the other hand, had a little more knowledge, but it was still very superficial, naturally not as good as Clarence and the others.

Of course, neither of them felt like they had been outmaneuvered; on the contrary, they felt like they were being taught a lesson, and continued to watch the battle in the arena following the other's train of thought.

Indeed... it seems that after that initial miscalculation, the situation in the battle became somewhat clearer.

Just as Huan Xian had said, Angel had clearly figured out the enemy's bottom line and began to launch a series of attacks targeting their weaknesses, relentlessly striking in succession. This made the seemingly rock-solid heavy mechs somewhat overwhelmed, and they were gradually forced to show some weaknesses.

Angel then intensified his attacks on those openings, making the battle increasingly tense.

"Brigadier General Angel truly lives up to his reputation as an elite from the Third Legion; he excels at rapid attacks..."

Really? That's fast. They've already reached this level without even having ten stars at the start... Neither side has even revealed their external weapons yet. Jiang Hui felt a little unreal.

Moreover, Richard's heavy mech seemed overly conservative. Was it overwhelmed by the series of attacks... or was it waiting for a chance to counterattack? No, she felt the controls of this heavy mech were a little awkward, and some movements were somewhat stiff.
"...Is it just my imagination?" Jiang Hui murmured.

Seemingly having heard her words, Huan Xian glanced sideways at Jiang Hui, who seemed lost in thought, but ultimately said nothing.

It's not an illusion.

(End of this chapter)