Volume 7: Abandoned Sandstone City Chapter 339: Change of Tactics
The second stage of the knockout round, which is the final, will be held in three days. During these three days, the organizers of the event not only have to clean up the stadium that was destroyed by the battle and re-set up material supply points, but also have to repair "some unexpected loopholes that appeared in the first stage of the knockout round" - although the official did not say it explicitly, Ke Lan knew at a glance that this loophole naturally refers to the fact that they used the bat rat nest to enter the top four without fighting with anyone.
However, according to the information revealed by Ye Yan, in the finals, the distribution of resource points will be completely random - that is, the brightness of the cursors of all resource points will be exactly the same. As for whether it is a super resource point with abundant supplies and filled with various high-level weapons and equipment, or a low-level resource point where all the things added up are not enough to arm a machine, it all depends on luck.
In addition, a small amount of weapons, ammunition and energy crystals will be dropped in places other than resource points to prevent the unlucky team from landing and searching several points without being able to find a gun.
However, if you think that the excitement of the game will decrease after this modification, you are wrong - although the fierce scene of fighting over super resource points will not appear in the finals, the electronic maps of all contestants will be unlocked at the beginning. Just like the first stage of the game, they will be scanned every two minutes. The positions of all remaining players in the arena will be marked and shared with everyone, making it almost impossible to get points by hiding away.
Even the slogan of the event organizers explained this: "More random, more exciting, the contest between hunter and prey, the game between pursuit and counterattack... everything is in the 21st Ark Mech Competition - Finals!"
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"We still have three days left, so we can take a good rest and design a few new tactical plans." Ke Lan said to the others in the VIP room, "Asano Akira's ability was exposed in the first round of the elimination match, and the other participating teams must have noticed this... Although it played a surprising role in the match against the Angelus Club , it was largely due to the opponent's carelessness that we were able to replace their trump card with a mecha at the beginning."
"What Ke Lan said makes sense. The first time you use a trick, you will get good results, but the second and third time, the effect will only get worse. Although I admit that Asano Akira does have extraordinary abilities... but in a head-on battle, humans can't compare with mechas." Chi Hanfeng said, "In fact, our team only has two combat machines. When encountering any other full-strength team, our firepower is only two-thirds of the opponent's, which is an extremely obvious disadvantage... In the battle between ace pilots, as long as they seize the slightest advantage, they can expand it into a winning advantage... and this one-third firepower difference is more than just a little bit."
Due to the restrictions of the rules, the only weapons Asano Akira could bring into the field were melee weapons such as swords and daggers. Not to mention infantry anti-armor weapons such as rocket launchers and individual guided missiles, even weapons such as firearms and crossbows that could not cause damage to mechas were on the banned list.
Unless they encounter an opponent like the Angres Club, who look for a fight as soon as they land, without even the most basic light armor, with all the power pipelines and skeleton joints exposed, Asano Akira can show his skills. Otherwise, no matter how sharp the Nino alloy sword is, it is impossible to cut through the body armor that is several centimeters thick.
"How about we replace Layton?" The Hound said, "Even though this guy is useless, at least he can be a backup, right?"
"No, there's no need to make a temporary change." Ke Lan shook her head. "Even in the late stages of the game, Asano Akira's detection and containment abilities can still play a certain role... and this time, I plan to change the original strategy of hiding for points."
"Are you planning to fight on the ground?" Chi Hanfeng raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "But... even if Asano Akira can cause damage to the blank skeleton, he can only do it when no one is paying attention to him. The flanking move in the previous game is not something that can be copied casually."
"Yeah... We chose to avoid fighting before because we were at a disadvantage at the beginning. You said that yourself, Ke Lan." The Hound also said, "You picked a fight as soon as you landed. I feel like we're at a disadvantage."
"Before, I chose to avoid fighting in order to gain points and advance. But now it's the finals. There's not much point in gaining points in the finals. Besides, the electronic map is unlocked at the beginning, so we can't hide even if we want to... If we keep avoiding fighting, our disadvantage will only continue to increase. That's why we have to fight and try to accumulate a big enough advantage at the beginning."
"How do we implement it specifically?" Chi Hanfeng asked. "It's useless to just talk about tactics on paper. What's more, I don't even know your detailed plan."
"Find a place with the most people to parachute in, fight and retreat at the same time, and use the terrain to involve as many participating teams as possible in the melee. We only need to stay on the edge of the battle group, collect supplies, and look for opportunities to capture individuals, so as to support the battle... Of course, we can also find a way to sneak attack the team that has just finished fighting with others and has not had time to loot and prepare, and take advantage of the time difference... This tactic may be difficult to implement, but as long as Valentina and Asano Akira listen to my command, I am confident that I can lead the team out of such a place."
Ke Lan was not bragging. By using the two cheating abilities of "time stop" and "Alpha language proficiency", his control over the venue and the battle situation was unmatched by any other contestant. What's more, there was the existence of a "human sonar" like Asano Akira - in the early stages of the game, when no one had any detection equipment, a pair of sensitive ears was enough to give them the upper hand.
"You are planning to fish in troubled waters..." Chi Hanfeng finally realized, "It's very risky to do so... In the previous match, the melee at the end, I'm sure you already know that none of those lone wolves who want to fish in troubled waters like you can get the upper hand."
"These two situations are completely different." Ke Lan retorted, "First of all, we are not lone wolves. Although we have one less machine than other teams, any team that wants to wipe us out in a head-on battle will need at least ten minutes... and these ten minutes are enough for a lot of things to happen... Secondly, we started fighting right after landing. There is no equipment gap between us, and we don't have any long-range weapons. If we just want to drag it out, we can drag the battle out longer... No team will be willing to spend half an hour or even an hour to wipe us out. By that time, other people will have already got guns, and even if they kill us, they are still in a state of having no supplies, and they can't fight against other teams at all . I think anyone with a little bit of brains should understand this."
