Volume 6: Mecha Contest Chapter 315 Contestants
the next day.
Although the arrival of Valentina and Chi Hanfeng filled the vacancy of the ace pilot of the God Hunter Group, the list of contestants has never been finalized.
The competition system of each round of the Ark Mech Competition is determined by drawing lots and is completely random. Although most of them are one-on-one competitions, they also include ring competitions and three-on-three team competitions that require multiple pilots and multiple mechs to play. According to the requirements of the event organizer, each participating team must consist of three starting players and one substitute player.
Valentina is undoubtedly the number one starting player of the God Hunters. As for the other two spots, Layton and Ke Lan's names are written respectively. Although Ke Lan's M5-level driver's license was obtained through some "special channels", his own operating level is limited to the level of making the mecha move, but combined with the cheating-level ability of "time stop", he can develop several sets of secret tactics with him as the core.
According to Ke Lan's request, Layton prepared a support mecha for him. Within the scope allowed by the rules of the competition, the armor and firepower of this mecha were directly maximized. As a price, the mobility and close combat capabilities were completely abandoned.
"Just treat this thing as a mecha version of a beach landing battle," Layton said to Ke Lan. "In a three-on-three field match, even in the smallest battlefield, the starting points of both sides are 150 meters apart. If you can use that ability to hit the target every time... With the firepower of this mecha, it's enough to blow up the opponent more than a dozen times before he can touch you."
The three starting players were quickly determined, but everyone was troubled as to who would be the substitute player.
If this match was like those e-sports events in the old era, where a substitute player could sit on the bench to the world finals, play a supporting role and finally win a medal, then it would be the same no matter who was chosen, as long as there were enough heads - but the problem was that Ke Lan's body was too "specialized", with its flaws even more obvious than its advantages. Although those secret tactics might achieve unexpected results the first few times they were used, the opponent would definitely think of a way to crack them after using them too many times.
It would be fine if you are lucky and always get single-player matches, but if you encounter multi-player matches in the knockout stage, the possibility of failure will greatly increase, so the importance of this substitute player is no less than that of the starting player.
Originally, Chi Hanfeng was a good choice, but according to the rules, the mechanic responsible for the preparation and repair of the mecha cannot be the same person as the contestant, which directly cuts off the possibility of Chi Hanfeng's participation.
As for the other people in the hunting group, they didn't even have the most basic M1 driver's license. They simply didn't have enough time to learn how to drive a mecha from scratch.
"Tsk... this rule is too unfriendly to us..." The Hound stroked his chin and said, "How about, Ke Lan, you ask that intelligence dealer to help us recruit a pilot. It doesn't have to be an ace pilot, but someone who is about the level of Layton will do?"
"I don't think it's a good idea." Ke Lan shook her head. "Let's not talk about the problems of running-in. The game is about to start. If we recruit people now, what if we recruit a traitor who has been 'bribed' by other teams? By then, not only will our tactics be leaked, but if the traitor really acts on the field, we will be in a situation of two against four..."
"Ke Lan has a point." Chi Hanfeng agreed, "This kind of thing has indeed happened before."
"Oh, right, Old Chi..." Ke Lan seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly turned his gaze to Chi Hanfeng, "In the mecha competition, can we participate without armor? In other words, without mecha, but in the flesh?"
"No mecha?" Chi Hanfeng was slightly stunned. "How can that be possible? Apart from other things, we can't even pass the inspection of the mecha... This is just like our Raider III frame, which is against the rules of the competition!"
"No, no, no..." Ke Lan waved her hands repeatedly, "What I mean is , equip this substitute player with a mecha that complies with the rules, and then let him abandon the mecha at the beginning of the actual game and fight as an infantry. Is this feasible?"
"In that case..." Chi Hanfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded in astonishment. "Theoretically, it should be fine. I remember during the 10th Mech Contest, there was a pilot named Song Hana from the OW Club. In a one-on-two situation with her own mech severely damaged, she chose to abandon her armor and self-destruct, directly destroying an opponent's mech that was too close to her. She then used the pulse light gun she carried with her to kill another mech that was also severely damaged in the explosion."
Chi Hanfeng paused and continued, "Although Song Hana's behavior was not judged as a violation by the organizers of the competition, after that competition, 'it is forbidden to install self-destruct devices on mechas' was included in the rules. It is impossible for you to copy her actions back then."
"There is no need for a self-destruct device. Even the mecha only needs to serve as an 'admission pass'. What I need is the combat power of the pilot himself." Ke Lan said immediately.
The first person to react was Hound. He slapped his thigh and said loudly, "Hey! I understand what you mean! You are planning to let Asano Akira be the substitute player, right?"
"Yes." Ke Lan nodded. "Even without the mecha, with Asano Akira's mobility alone, the role he can play is far superior to that of an ordinary pilot."
"Although the Nino alloy battle blade cannot break the armor of the body, it still poses a considerable threat to external monitors, armor gaps, exposed pipelines or fragile joints. Asano Akira alone can hold down an opponent's mecha!" Layton took over the conversation and said, "If the opponent ignores him and chooses to focus on me and Valentina, then he will have more room to play. In addition to the battle blade, he can also carry equipment such as sticky grenades and individual anti-tank missiles... The only thing he needs to pay attention to is his own safety. Although the power of the participating mechas' weapons is limited, it is still fatal to people without mecha protection."
"As long as it's not a blanket attack, I should be able to handle it." Asano Akira said calmly, "But my ability consumes a lot of energy, so I probably won't be able to use it a second time in a game."
"It doesn't matter. It only needs to be used once, and it will be enough to determine the outcome." Ke Lan said, "For any competition that Asano Akira participates in, everyone must prioritize his safety... Although victory is important, if the situation really gets out of control, we will immediately give up. Do you understand?"
"clear."
"Of course!"
Valentina and Layton said at the same time.
"In addition, we can also design several tactics around Asano Akira as the core. In this way, Asano Akira and I can replace each other, which can make our fighting styles change completely in the opposite direction. It will become more difficult for the opponent to target us... There is even a third possibility: replace Layton, and Asano Akira and I will play at the same time." Ke Lan said.
