Above the Galaxy
Chapter 302 - 197: Mutual Destruction!

Chapter 302: Chapter 197: Mutual Destruction!

"Gu Bai."

"Prince Philip, what brings you here?" Gu Bai bowed slightly, addressing the Prince in front of him.

"Do you have confidence?" Philip gazed at the handsome young man before him, who had quite a reputation in the Empire, and asked.

"Your Highness, my Violent Rat can tear anything apart," Gu Bai replied with full confidence, "No enemy can block its path forward."

"That’s good," Prince Philip nodded and said, "Your opponent is that damn Golden Armored Qilin. Tear it to shreds, destroy it. I don’t want to see it in the next round... Use whatever means necessary, it must die..."

He could not allow Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Qilin to enter the next round of the competition. If the Violent Rat also lost, then the Nine-Headed Hydra of the Aus Empire would have to face two strong opponents: the Golden Armored Qilin and the Giant Panda.

This would greatly diminish their chances of victory.

Therefore, the Golden Armored Qilin must be eliminated first, no matter what.

He had said he would have a good exchange with Tang Fei at the Path Exchange Meeting, but certainly not to let him steal the limelight...

After making that statement, if he still allowed Tang Fei to win the first place in the Mecha Competition, it would be a blatant slap in the face.

This was not the result he wanted.

It was something his pride and ego wouldn’t allow.

Gu Bai thoughtfully sized up Prince Philip and asked, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Exactly what you’re thinking."

"But..." Gu Bai appeared troubled as he said, "This is not allowed."

"I allow it," Prince Philip said firmly. "No matter how they look at you, ultimately, you’re a man of the Aus Empire... Your future and your prospects are with the Aus Empire...."

"In my eyes, this is to bring glory to our nation, for the honor of the Empire... Sometimes sacrifices must be made..."

"I understand," Gu Bai said solemnly.

Prince Philip patted Gu Bai’s shoulder and said, "I believe in you."

With that, he turned and left.

Gu Bai returned to the competitors’ area, his gaze turning frosty as he observed Tang Fei not far away.

Tang Fei felt Gu Bai’s hostility and turned to look at him, but Gu Bai immediately averted his face.

"Feeling shy now..."

Tang Fei thought to himself.

"Three... Two... One..."

"The competition begins!"

As the referee’s command echoed, the Mechanical Squirrel immediately launched an attack on the Golden Armored Qilin.

Now the Mechanical Squirrel appeared even more violent, more barbaric.

Maintaining its previous combat mode, it used its small and agile body to jump onto the back of the Golden Armored Qilin, then "crack" took a bite.

A few teeth fell from the Squirrel’s mouth...

The Mechanical Squirrel had been activated by Gu Bai in "Frenzy" mode. Although it cracked its teeth with one bite, by now it had lost all sanity, with no fear, no hesitation, only relentless assault on the enemy, intent on killing its opponent.

Its body leaped onto the head of the Golden Armored Qilin, then took a bite at its Dragon Horn.

It suspected this was where the Qilin’s balance mechanism was located, or perhaps a control component of a certain panel.

Crack!

Sharp teeth broke off once more.

In the collision between Mechanical Beasts, what matters most is the comparison of the hardness of the metal materials, craftsmanship, and methods of force application.

In a material comparison, Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Qilin naturally wouldn’t lose.

After all, this was the most advanced research result of the Lu Family, even the Imperial Family had yet to get their hands on it.

There’s no need to even mention craftsmanship, for the Lu Family is the Mechanical Ancestor of the world, the experts and authority in this field.

And with Lu Siyu being the direct descendant of the Lu Family, she holds an extremely high status within the family and is regarded as a "natural creator."

Under the misunderstanding that she and Tang Fei had a certain relationship, she naturally taught Tang Fei everything she knew, even applying some of the Lu Family’s secret techniques to his Golden Armored Qilin.

As for the mode of force application...

No matter how clever the Violent Rat’s method of force application was, it was limited by its small size.

Against a colossal beast like the Golden Armored Qilin, the force carried by its body was unlikely to damage the gold Light Armor covering its surface.

Furthermore, the Golden Qilin’s Light Armor was jointed using the Lu Family’s "Golden Oil Technique," precision-crafted without any leaks.

Besides, it was as smooth as a mirror, biting down might just cause the teeth to slide off...

Little squirrel, what can you do against me?

Gu Bai’s face paled.

His Violent Rat had been victorious in every battle up to now, there was no shell it couldn’t tear open, no material it couldn’t chew through.

While creating the Violent Rat, it had experimented with all the existing materials on New Star, to test its destructive abilities.

The results had pleased him.

But, what material and techniques were used for this Golden Qilin?

Was it something he previously didn’t know about?

And who was this Tang Fei?

How could he possess materials unknown to the outside world...

After all, the appearance of any new material could potentially change the world.

In both the materials and mechanical fields, this would be explosive news, and the inventor would become a milestone figure. How could he possibly not know the name of this fellow?

"Tang Fei?"

"Tang Fei!"

The subsequent battle was relatively straightforward, as the Golden Armored Qilin began its counterattack.

It extended a huge paw, grabbed the Violent Rat that had been wreaking havoc upon its back, and then violently hurled it toward the arena floor.

Bang!

Boom!

Boom!

One after another.

The limbs of the Violent Squirrel started to fall apart.

Seeing his meticulously crafted Mechanical Beast being destroyed, dismembered, annihilated, Gu Bai’s eyes turned blood red, his gaze venomously fixed on Tang Fei beside him.

Thinking about what Prince Philip had just said to him, that it must die by any means necessary...

So, Gu Bai resolutely pressed the "Explosion" mode of the Violent Beast.

Boom!

The internal micro-bombs installed in the Violent Beast exploded, and the immense force caused the entire competition arena to shake violently.

The massive Golden Armored Kirin was actually blown away, flying high into the sky, and then crashed back down heavily.

Clang...

Thick smoke billowed, sparks flew everywhere.

"Destruction..." Tang Fei shouted.

He didn’t care about the life or death of the squirrel; his concern was that his Golden Armored Kirin was seriously damaged, or that it might be beyond repair.

His carefully prepared Mechanical Beast was meant to secure him the first place.

It was his ambition, it was his wish.

He wanted to use this opportunity to tell the world that he was an excellent Mechanic, a Mechanical genius.

If he were to be attacked by bombs and fall at this moment, his meticulously prepared plan would fail.

"Rules violation!"

The referee’s voice spread throughout the arena via the loudspeaker.

"Using a powerful bomb is a rules violation..."

"That damn bastard..."

Tang Fei rushed over, punching Gu Bai in the face.

Gu Bai, not skilled in combat, was sent flying, then collapsed on the ground, vomiting blood incessantly.

Tang Fei rushed over to hit him again but was held back by the surrounding teachers.

"Tang Fei, don’t be impulsive..."

"Fighting outside the arena is a rules violation, and you will be disqualified from the competition together..."

"Listen to the referee, the referee will give you a fair judgment..."

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Tang Fei then stopped beating Gu Bai, not wanting to be expelled from the competition with this already defeated individual.

Wouldn’t that be mutual destruction?

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Phoenix’s brows were deeply furrowed as she watched the Golden Armored Kirin that still hadn’t risen from the ground, and she turned to Si Yinchuan to ask, "Dean Si, bombs aren’t allowed during the competition, right?"

"Hmm." Si Yinchuan nodded and said, "This player, knowing he was not the match, chose to self-destruct... It’s despicable and shameful. His character is foul, and he lacks any sense of competition spirit."

Si Yinchuan was also very angry.

Their champion candidate who was highly regarded by both him and the dean was ruined by such vile means.

In the Mechanical Contest, the Mechanical Beast was the Mechanic’s tool of battle.

With the Golden Armored Kirin destroyed, could Tang Fei conjure another Mechanical Beast out of thin air?

A skillful woman cannot cook without rice.

"Has there been an incident like this before? How should this be handled?"

"There have been incidents before. Rule-violating players, regardless of win or loss, will have their results canceled."

"Does that mean Tang Fei won this match too?"

"Yes." Si Yinchuan nodded and said with concern, "He won, but his Mechanical Beast is probably ruined..."

"It still hasn’t been able to get up, not a single movement. If this is the end, then it really is a pity..."

"These people are so disgusting." Phoenix’s gaze shifted to Prince Philip not far away.

She thought, she had just seen Prince Philip talking to Gu Bai; could this have been his instigation?

If that was indeed the case, these people were willing to do anything to win the competition.

The judgment of the referee committee came quickly.

Gu Bai had violated the competition rules, and all his results were voided, expelled from the school, and not allowed to participate in any events of this exchange meeting.

In this match, Tang Fei’s Golden Armored Kirin won.

Prince Philip also came forward to apologize, saying that Gu Bai’s violation was his personal misconduct, and the delegation did not know in advance.

He appealed to all the players to take this as a warning, to not repeat such rule-breaking actions that undermine the fairness and justice of the competition.

Any person who makes mistakes should accept the punishment of the referee committee.

Thus, the final contenders for the overall final were three Mechanical Beasts: the Phoenix Empire’s Golden Armored Kirin, Giant Panda, and the Aus Empire’s Hydra.

However, due to Tang Fei striking another competitor, causing Gu Bai to be physically injured and now sent to the hospital for examination and treatment, the Aus Empire delegation filed a serious protest with the referee committee, hoping that the referee committee would impose a suspension penalty on Tang Fei according to the tournament rules.

Clearly, their calculation was to exchange one for the other, to discard the already-defeated Gu Bai for Tang Fei, who had a great chance of winning the championship.

If the final outcome is to choose between the Aus Empire’s Hydra and the Phoenix Empire’s Giant Panda, the Aus Empire is confident of victory.

The referee committee was also in a difficult position because Tang Fei had indeed attacked another competitor.

Therefore, they reported the matter to Eldest Prince Zhong Tianque and Dean Si, who were in charge of the event.

Zhong Tianque hesitated, turning to Si Yinchuan to ask, "Dean Si, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"I think this request is very unreasonable. The opposing competitor, having already lost the match, used a rules-violating method to damage other competitors’ Mechanical Beasts..."

Si Yinchuan hesitated a moment, then said, "The Mechanical Beast is the lifeblood of each competitor. It’s understandable that Tang Fei, out of anger, made some excessive moves after his Mechanical Beast was maliciously damaged..."

"But he did hit someone... So many people saw it, if no punishment is given... How can we expect the Aus Empire delegation to accept this? And if the word spreads out, how can we make the people of the Aus Empire convinced?"