Chapter 126: A Flightless Bird

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Chapter 126: A Flightless Bird A money-grubber, that’s what. There was apparently nothing worse than encountering someone who wanted to be so frugal that his options included checking someone’s mecha data by looking at each part—forcefully. Luca had a few daggers, his modified claw, a whip, and his sword, but the onlookers had never seen him bring out an actual weapon. Was it because no one deserved that kind of honor? The onlookers speculated about number 4’s acts and wondered if it was a way to demolish the opponent’s mentality. But actually, said number 4 just forgot. He was so focused on removing the parts properly that using other weapons would have damaged his ability to see them clearly. If Xavier had been here to listen to his logic, he would’ve thought that this chipmunk was back at it again, wanting to see everything but the most obvious things. And this style went on up until Luca’s final battle. By now, he had already passed by winning four times and was even more focused on getting data after clearing his original goal. However, Luca has noticed a sharp change in the opponents since the last match, especially compared to the first round. Luca actually had a much harder time getting closer but still wanted to see the goods as unblemished as possible. So he did it, even if it took longer than necessary, But this last round was different, as Luca was now forced to use one of his weapons. The light mecha he was up against decided to take the battle to the sky, but he couldn’t maintain an aerial battle as a medium mecha who didn’t get to prepare for prolonged flight. So, Luca did his best and tried dragging the mecha back to land, only to be hit by his opponent, who decided to barrel down at him. It was a risky play and one that would likely damage both of them. But this was how Leah liked to play. The moment she saw her opponent, she recognized that it was Luca Kyros, the same guy who had eliminated her early from the last exam. But instead of looking for revenge, Leah’s blood boiled for a different reason. She loved fighting and wanted to see if this shorty was as good in a mecha as he was in live combat. Luca realized that they were going to crash at this rate and decided to flip them over. It would be disastrous if he ended up taking the brunt of the crash. How much virtual currency would he have to pay to fix such damage? The little money grubber changed his method of dealing with his opponents and opted to pull away from this one. Normally, he would’ve latched on and dismantled something, but all he could do now was to shred part of his opponent’s wing to destabilize possible flight. It was then that D-29 noticed a peculiarity in the opponent’s wings. "Host, it seems like those metallic feathers serve another purpose. Each one seems to be equipped with explosives." Unfortunately, Luca had to experience a live demonstration right after being told this. While he was able to avoid most of the feathers, countless were still littered around the area. Everyone watching, including Luca’s opponent, assumed that Luca had no choice but to go for close combat to force Leah not to detonate her feather explosives. But it was really just because Luca was amazed at how the wings were multi-purposed! Such a money-saving design was something he really wanted! So, Luca, who had a special skill for getting close and clinging, decided to use his well-practiced movements against this light mecha. This was a result of Xavier’s attempt at training Luca. The chipmunk realized that there would be no battle if he couldn’t grab Xavier in the first place. So, for most of their training time, Luca worked on catching his benefactor, who had to evade this sticky animal at all costs. It was a rather weird training method, but Leah was no Xavier. And this began the days of a chipmunk stalking its prey like a possessed predator. Luca had his modified claws out as he went for Leah’s back. To everyone else, he looked like he was slashing her with such force that it seemed dramatic. A light mecha losing its ability to fly. The imagery was burned into everyone’s minds, but in reality, Luca was poking at the back plates to get to the connector. He slashed at one of the wings and hoped to keep the other one intact. But Leah wasn’t also like the others who got flustered with Luca’s machinations. To her, he was just fighting as he should. This actually amazed the young girl, who was always treated ’nicely’ because of the noble’s gentlemanly ways. But who were they shitting? They were just treating her as inferior to her twin brother, who was always taken seriously. So, Leah was fired up when she realized that Luca was willing to go toe-to-toe with her, even going as far as to damage her mecha like that. Blows were exchanged, and Luca tried keeping her at bay while jabbing his opponent’s back. Leah was thrilled by all this and zoomed in toward Luca, who suddenly leaped back to keep a distance. But she was surprised to realize that her mecha suddenly went limp while mid-flight. Or better yet, she was sagging down as if she couldn’t fly properly. Then suddenly, a slew of red prompts filled her screen. Alarms she had muted earlier—aware she was taking damage and didn’t need the reminder—started blaring front and center. But what was this about her wings? However, she didn’t need to hear an explanation as her wing suddenly gave out, and Leah, who was too surprised, didn’t get to her thrusters in time. She fell like a meteor, the weight denting the ground upon impact. Luca, for the most part, decided to leap back because he didn’t want to be hit by his opponent, who was likely to lose balance anytime soon. He just didn’t expect it to turn out like this. The little money grubber had to rush over to check if the wings were damaged as D-29 reminded him out of concern. But to everyone else who had the honor of watching such a match, it looked like number 4 was going for his trophy. He even pulled out the wings of Leah’s light mecha and displayed it for everyone to see. How Absolutely Heartless! This was the thought that went around most of the viewers. But some people’s brains and hearts were just wired differently. Like Ollie, who wept when he realized his brother had succeeded in taking out the wings that likely cost millions of Star coins alone. Ollie knew that Leah was also a possible heir to the Arzen Dukedom and could see that her mecha was likely the handiwork of a master. Who would’ve known they’d have access to it sooner than expected, and his good brother managed to pull half of it out?! Wow! But it wasn’t just Ollie. Aboard the duchy’s battleship was the Duke, who waved small flags with his son’s face as they cheered on the dominance of the heir. His son was undoubtedly mighty, which probably explains Butler Gary’s earlier claim that his son had dominated someone! No wonder. His precious son was just too good, and he was likely to continue to dominate in the years to come!

Chapter 126: A Flightless Bird

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