"But you’re quite capable too. Over the weekend, you’ve changed a lot. I don’t care about anything else, but you have to take the team matches seriously. Don’t forget the team match at seven tonight.” Saying that, she sighed softly.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s still about finding a good opponent for our training matches. Without good opponents, we can’t test the team at all, let alone find a suitable style.” Zhou Naiyi was also a first-time captain. She was very excited at first, but after forming the team, she realized that it was both an honor and a difficult task. She had to admit, she didn’t think Gao Yunfeng was all that bad.

“Oh, is that so? Let me ask a friend of mine. Their level should be decent.”

Zhou Naiyi nodded, not really taking it to heart. She still needed to seriously talk to Marco Polo's second team, even if it meant paying a little for the training match.

In the afternoon, there was a tactical synthesis class. Professor Meng Ye was an expert in mecha and a proponent of the USE mecha style. He didn’t think the current disadvantage was due to the direction of mecha development.

USE has always followed a balanced style. As the birthplace of mecha, balance is the core. However, the recent performance in the competitions has put a lot of pressure on all sides. But Meng Ye still firmly believes that the style is not the problem, the problem lies with the pilots themselves.

Currently, the mainstream USE mecha are the Dragon God series, which replaced the Armor series: Dragon God E (medium), Dragon God T (heavy), and Dragon God C (light). They have been improved to a certain extent in terms of mecha performance and have maintained a smooth transition. The effects of mainstream use are very smooth.

On the other hand, the NUP focuses on light mecha and constantly expands their performance based on light mecha, such as the recently developed fighter with stealth camouflage capabilities. Although these functions may make the mecha seem a bit fragile in the eyes of some experts, they are still very effective when used well.

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“I know, especially the freshmen, are still not convinced in their hearts. The poor performance in the S-Rank competition has also led to self-doubt. Let me give you an example, although it’s not typical, there’s been an interesting player on EMP recently. I don’t know if you’ve paid attention, called Mu Ou (Puppet).” Meng Ye said, “I watched his Kepler Escape first clear and found an interesting thing. This person has only been using Armor series mecha recently.”

Immediately, the whole class became interested. This was one of the few encouraging things recently.

“Have you noticed that the Armor series, which we scorned and even thought was a drag, has been used by him to create the feeling of a super mecha? Why is this? Is it the reason of the mecha, or is there a problem with our thinking? You can pay attention to this person when you have time. I’m not advertising.” Meng Ye smiled and ended the afternoon class.

Everyone discussed it, but didn’t take it too seriously. Some had heard of him, and some had heard of him for the first time. After all, he was a small internet celebrity, and even getting an S-Rank first clear only caused a little attention within a certain range. Only the S-Rank competition can get full attention.

“This Mu Ou (Puppet) is not simple. The class monitor and I have watched some of his matches. He’s quite comprehensive,” Wu Zang said.

“Is he that good?” Zuo Xiaotang didn’t take it seriously. He was obviously a little absent-minded since he got the news that Arths was going to hold a concert.

“Very good. His foundation is quite solid and extremely flexible. Some of the decisive decisions he made in actual combat, after analyzing them, were the most correct choices. This is the most amazing thing,” Wu Zang nodded. “It would definitely be a pleasure to fight someone like that.”

“Let’s go, we have a team match in a while, let’s hurry up.”

The three of them quickly finished their meal and came to the training ground. Zhou Naiyi was on Sky讯, and judging from her expression, the other party had agreed.

Not long after, Ye Tong, Xue Gang, and Tang Yu also arrived. Their training match opponent was the second team of Marco Polo Academy. The final agreement was that if they won, they could waive the training fee, but if they lost, they would have to pay a thousand yuan. This was only because Ye Tong was involved; otherwise, the other party would not be willing at all.

Although it was only the second team, the level of Marco Polo Academy was very high, and they were a proper team that had been established for many years. Their team was newly built, and they didn’t even know if it could be retained.

Zhou Naiyi was still a little excited, “Let’s start, we’ll use the match as training, first find the problems and ideas. In the first match, we’ll play 22335, Zuo Xiaotang, you’re up, Li Hao and Tang Yu will watch.”

Tianjing Second Team: 22335

Wu Zang: Dragon God E

Xue Gang: Dragon God C

Zhou Naiyi: Dragon God E

Ye Tong: Gale Zero

Zuo Xiaotang: Gray Reaper

Dragon God C: Light Mecha USE

Configuration: Light Fighter 60 Tons

Nuclear Fission Drive Dual Short Burst Laser Gun Dual Titanium Blades

Marco Polo Second Team 12355

Anduro: Dragon God T

Aike: Dragon God C

Hoya: Gale Zero

Sofia: Hawkeye Fighter

Dibabalo: Hawkeye Fighter

Dragon God T

Heavy Mecha 120 Tons USE

Dual Engine Nuclear Fission Drive, Shoulder-Mounted Automatic Laser, Titanium Overlord Spear, Titanium Battle Axe Optional

The two sides entered the city battlefield. The airdrop was in a random position, about the same, and at the same time, they advanced towards the central area. Anduro, as the main heavy vanguard, was not slow in speed. This was also the ability of the heavy to adapt to the battlefield. His physical fitness was first-rate.

Tianjing was actually full of confidence. Zhou Naiyi was certainly meticulous and conservative, but the team had Ye Tong. Ye Tong was a rookie, but her combat strength had been verified. What she lacked was experience.

Marco Polo’s second team’s internal voice was relatively relaxed, “Brothers, show Ye Tong some color and welcome this young lady into the adult world!”

“Okay, we’re taking this thousand!”

“Anduro, it’s up to you, hold them back. Aike, the opponent’s sniper doesn’t have much experience. He looks like a homebody. As long as you seize the position, take him out first. Sofia and Dibabalo control the field. I’ll try the level of the Nangong family’s young lady.”

Everyone responded loudly, and the mecha launched a full-scale attack. Although Tianjing was a top academy in the Asian region, it could only be considered first-class in the overall USE range, not top-tier. Zhou Naiyi’s performance in S10 was also average. Although their second team didn’t have the qualifications to participate, they were the main training partners for Marco Polo’s first team, all the way to the S-Rank competition, and there was promotion and demotion between the first and second teams. How could their level not be at least 80% of the highest level?

The match started. Marco Polo played wide open, directly letting the heavy advance without any hesitation. Zuo Xiaotang made a move. He couldn’t miss the meat that was delivered to his door.

Zuo Xiaotang was also a Gray Reaper enthusiast. He attacked very accurately, but the Dragon God T was prepared. The large shield blocked the sniper, and the overall center of gravity didn’t fluctuate at all. After taking a hit, he quickly found cover and continued to move forward in another direction.

Hoya directly came out to jump-shot, firing a bunch of shots, and challenged Ye Tong on the public channel.

Who was Ye Tong? She never knew what it meant to be timid.

The two sides’ mecha met and immediately engaged in a frantic bombardment. The lasers roared. Zhou Naiyi calmed down. She was the captain and needed to be calm. “Wu Zang, Xue Gang, find their snipers!”

Zhou Naiyi looked at the battlefield and felt that something was wrong. Hoya was yelling, but he kept his distance. Wu Zang was entangled by the heavy, and Xue Gang could use his mobility to break free, but as soon as he showed his face, he was shot in the head by the sniper. His body control was a little chaotic, and his movements were too large. Another shot rang out, and he was directly headshot.

Marco Polo’s dual sniper combination play.

And as soon as Xue Gang fell, another explosion rang out on the other side. Zuo Xiaotang was taken out. He was really accurate, and he was good at hitting moving targets, but this wasn’t target practice. Although he changed places after the first shot, he was still accurately predicted by the other party. The Dragon God C almost didn’t encounter any resistance and reaped Zuo Xiaotang.

Ye Tong was also depressed. It was disgusting. She usually played a lot of one-on-one duels. Team battles were not part of the reserve class curriculum. In such a team battle world, the opponent had many ways to get around. It was impossible for Ye Tong to exert pressure. Hoya wasn’t a rookie.

The more anxious she became, the less effective she was. On the other side, Wu Zang showed his level against the opponent’s heavy, pressing the heavy with a medium fighter, but it was useless. The opponent’s heavy was obviously extremely good at defense, and most importantly, he was extremely patient, not chaotic at all, and took a steady approach. If he really couldn’t do it, he would rely on the terrain to defend.

“Brothers, that’s about it, let’s give the rookie a lesson!”

With Hoya’s order, the snipers began to cooperate with the frontal battlefield. In less than a minute, Ye Tong fell. There was really nothing she could do. The opponent’s cooperation was quite tacit. The sniper was shooting in advance, and Ye Tong was forced into position by the opponent’s desperate attack. There was nothing she could do and she wasn’t mentally prepared at all.

The same was true for Wu Zang. Facing the Dragon God T’s life-for-life style of play, he either had to dodge, or it would be mutually assured destruction. In this situation, the latter was unlikely, and Wu Zang’s dodge faced the combined attack of the dual snipers.

He was directly blown up.

The remaining Zhou Naiyi obviously had no room to maneuver and was killed by Hoya and Aike’s pincer attack.

The sudden team wipe, 0 for 5, made the entire training hall silent.

This really gave the ambitious Zhou Naiyi and Ye Tong a head-on blow.