Chapter 103: Old Pang (1/2)

Chapter 103: Old Pang

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Close range mechs were only effective in close quarters due to their short ranged attacks. A close range mech must first close in on their enemy such that the enemy was within their attack range, so that their weapons could be effectively used. If not, the mech will only serve as target practice for its opponent!

Hence, the first step in a close range mech’s strategy was to desperately approach the enemy, closing the distance between itself and its opponent.

However, Ye Chong did the exact opposite. After he evaded Brent’s attack, he immediately ran away. Brent was left behind, stupefied, as watched Ye Chong become smaller and smaller in the distance, quickly becoming only a tiny black dot.

”Escaping without attacking?” Brent thought, stunned. ”Does he not care about being laughed at? It’s only a game! Kun Ting doesn’t look like a coward!”

Ye Chong’s escape ignited a commotion amongst the spectators of their game in the hall. They booed at his apparent cowardice, and while it was not a loud protest, their reaction attracted the attention of the people viewing other games in the hall. Everyone could not help but shift their attention to the holographic screen featuring the battle between Ye Chong and Brent.

Ye Chong was focusing on controlling his mech in the gaming booth, undistracted!

For Ye Chong, this was a battle! Not a game! If it was a battle, Ye Chong will give it his all! A battle was a matter of life and death! There was no room for doubt!

From Brent’s attack with his gun, he knew that his opponent was an excellent shooter. If Ye Chong was not prepared in the short span of time, , the attack would have definitely hit him!

The time that it would take him to close in on Brent was enough for his enemy to take another 3 shots. With Brent’s skills, he would not even need all 3 shots to finish him off!

If that was the case, then widening the distance between him and his enemy would be a wise choice.

Ye Chong did not feel that his escape was something to be ashamed of. He did not take any damage, and that meant he still stood a chance of winning against his opponent! When the situation was mostly to his opponent’s advantage, choosing to battle would be foolish indeed! Unless he was desperate, it was still best to battle only when the environment was in his favor. This was Ye Chong’s insight after his countless battle experiences!

Ye Chong maneuvered his mech and flew swiftly ahead. He enlarged the mech’s scanning radius, and found nothing! After further enlargement, there was still nothing! Another enlargement, and still, there was nothing! Ye Chong was not dispirited. He continued increasing the scanning radius. This repetitive task was not new to him! Finally, when the scanning radius was at its maximum, he found a large asteroid belt at 9 degrees from the radius vector. It was quite far, and would take around 12 hours to reach there by flight.

With a larger scanning radius, the scanning accuracy will drop. More energy would be exhausted, and the time taken for a full scanning cycle would also increase. Hence,one would rarely increase the scanning radius to an unnecessarily large range, due to its risky nature!

Brent was far behind Ye Chong. After being stunned for a moment, the distance between them had increased. With the long distance between them, shooting accuracy would be affected. Brent tried shooting a few times, and could not hit his target. He ceased fire, saving his energy.

”What is Kun Ting trying to do?” Brent thought in his confusion. ”There’s nothing ahead. If he just flew ahead like that, it would be just a waste of time!” Brent increased his scanning radius and found nothing ahead!

Kun Ting showed no signs of stopping, still flying straight ahead.

Brent was feeling more uncertain. During his days with Kun Ting, he did not seem like a person who would do something in vain! ”There must be something ahead,” thought Brent, as he further increased his scanning radius. However, the results still showed nothing!

With his current scanning radius, Brent estimated with Kun Ting’s speed of flight that he would need at least 5 hours to reach the edges of his scan!

”Could there be something even further away?” Bren shook his head. Would anyone be foolish enough to spend more than 5 hours to win in something as trivial as a game?

”Impossible!” Brent dismissed the idea! ”Would anyone be so foolish?” The thought made Brent shake his head and laugh a little. The thought was too ridiculous!

The spectators shook their heads and left, leaving only a few behind to watch the game.

A burly man with a red face and bushy eyebrows was frowning hard, confused by what he was seeing. He could not help but asked softly, ”Big bro, what’s the boy’s tricks, you think? I don’t understand him at all, but there’s something wrong here! He looks like he’s running away, but he’s not exactly speeding away. He may have some tricks up his sleeves, but there’s nothing ahead of him. Besides, this battleground is not good for the Meat Grinder. Unless his opponent made a blunder, I don’t see any way out of his situation! Though, the guy back there sure shoots well, I don’t think he’s going to miss much!”

Standing by his side was a bearded, middle-aged man. His eyes glowed a little at the comment, but he replied solemnly, ”You’re wrong, second little bro! Hmm hmm, the guy in front is the one you should look out for! Guy’s determined, must be a ruthless character! As for the guy at the back, he may shoot just fine, but it’s obvious that he’s never been in a real battle in his life!” He spoke the last sentence with faint but clear condescension!