Chapter 637: Martial Competition! (1/2)
The first one, martial competition!
Starnet Continent was a place where strength ruled, which was why the four candidates selected by An Bang Ting were all puppet masters. Without enough strength, one might not even be able to protect their position. Therefore, personal strength was one of the prerequisites!
However, in order not to estrange the princes, the method decided was not to make them duel each other.
30 guards around the Martial Artist Rank marched out. On each of their turns, the princes would choose a number of guards to challenge according to their own judgment of their own strength. There was only one chance. No matter the number of guards challenged, success was success and failure was failure. In other words, one who challenged 20 and lost would have a lower score than one who challenged 2 and won.
Judging one’s own strength was also a very important ability. The failure of this ability in real life might cost one’s life, so it was reasonable that the three princes were not allowed a second chance.
An Ye was the first to take the stage with an emerald gun puppet in his hand. At present, there were three known types of gun puppets. First was the heavy type like Fang Ye’s gun puppet, which was suitable for long-range snipes. Second was the light-medium type for quick short-range combat, which relied on quantity to win.
The third was a combination of the previous two types, an example being the one An Ye was holding: having a certain range and considerable firing rate. However, as any jack-of-all-trades, this kind of gun puppet would sometimes encounter situations where its firepower was inadequate to suppress the opponent.
Therefore, many gun puppet users ranked it last on their ideal lists, but this type actually had the most users – because it was cheap…
“I challenge five!” An Ye quoted a number that stunned many people. He was only Mastery Rank, which was equal to the Martial Artist Rank on the fighter scale. Counting the fact that martial artists were slightly stronger than puppet masters of the same rank in the early stages, his choice looked no different from seeking death.
However, An Ye’s serious attitude said otherwise. At his request, five guards stepped onto the ring. They wore special protective gear over all the weak points of the body. As long as An Ye hit these parts, they would automatically be counted as defeated. This was to avoid harm to the royal guards. After all, the whole city was watching, causing deaths would be a bad idea…
The five guards surrounded An Ye. After exchanging greetings, the fight officially started!
A second puppet! An Ye, who was only Mastery Rank, had actually linked his second puppet!
Many people exclaimed in surprise. Zheng Gong also looked proud. It had taken him quite the effort to help his student link the second puppet.
However, Bai Xiaofei only laughed mockingly and couldn’t care less.
“What’s wrong, Brother Bai? Is something the matter?”
Although he was secretly afraid of Bai Xiaofei, Zheng Gong really couldn’t sit back without doing anything in response to his reaction.
“Nothing, I just feel that it’s a little embarrassing to only dare to challenge five while already having linked a second puppet.” Bai Xiaofei was full of smiles, his tone indifferent as if commenting on something trivial.
“Oh, then I look forward to seeing how many Prince An Yue will challenge later!” Zheng Gong coldly snorted before turning back to the duel, refusing to say more.