IMAO Chapter 82

—”We are the champions!”
—”All hail the new king! Ahhhhh! So cool! YUAN, Gege, I’m yours!”
—”How can this Beta be so fierce!”

The barrage flooded the screen instantly. Neo, the commentator, stared in disbelief at the replay footage of Thunder Fighter 02’s operations. Thunder Fighter was the main service mecha developed by the Federation and was a multi-functional humanoid type.

Although the Federation had been producing new generation fighters to replace the seventh generation, Thunder Fighters were still the main focus of Federation military training. While Thunder’s overall performance was undeniably good, in terms of pure power, it wasn’t even in the same league as the heavy mecha Titan King developed by Hoyt.

Yet somehow, the Federation’s Thunder Fighter 02 had withstood Titan King’s attacks again and again, even luring Simon, the top close-combat player, into a preset trap. This was simply incredible!

This meant the Federation player had planned every step from the start of the match! But there were too many variables in battle. Could someone really predict things this accurately? He couldn’t help but wonder.

“Ahhhhh! We won! I told you the Federation would win! YUAN, Gege, I’m yours!” Xiao Tian stared at the replay with her mouth wide open, shouting excitedly.

—”Tiantian, shut up! You can’t have him! He’s a Beta!”
—”YUAN is so strong, this Omega is officially in love!”
—”???”

Seeing the barrage comments, Xiao Tian cleared her throat with her fist against her lips, trying to make everyone forget her fangirling as she resumed commentating seriously.

It had to be said that Xiao Tian, the commentator from Orlan, was indeed impressive. She always caught the key points, while Neo beside her clearly had a deeper understanding of the match and occasionally added his insights.

—”I bet everything on Hoyt, I’m ruined, I’m crying…”
—”Me too QAQ”

Many viewers were wailing. Xiao Tian joked, “I told you to bet with me earlier, but you didn’t believe me!”

“Oh right,” Xiao Tian tucked her hair behind her ear, smiling mischievously at Neo, “Host Neo is bankrupt just like you all.”

At Xiao Tian’s teasing, Neo nearly coughed up blood, but still maintained his composure and said, “I underestimated Federation player YUAN’s close-combat ability. His prediction and field control skills are shocking.

“Now, let’s congratulate the Federation on their victory and advancement to the finals!”

In the stands, Alfonso couldn’t stop grinning. Winning the championship was the Federation’s first time, but it definitely wouldn’t be the last!

When he watched Titan King flanking from behind earlier, he was startled, thinking the Federation would be stopped here. He never expected Jiang Yuan to give him such a pleasant surprise!

But what delighted him most wasn’t Jiang Yuan’s close-combat ability, but rather his control over the situation, getting his teammates to assist at critical moments.

In previous matches, honestly, although Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong’s cooperation was quite good, it felt more like their personal stage, with the other five team members barely contributing.
In truth, no matter how strong one person is, they can’t face a group of enemies alone. With enough numbers, even the strongest warrior can be worn down by attrition.

Jiang Yuan dismounted from his mecha. Hoyt’s staff quickly entered the arena to conduct physical examinations on everyone, especially Hoyt’s players.

Just as Jiang Yuan’s group prepared to leave, Hoyt’s people blocked their path.

“What is it?” Ji Rong raised an eyebrow at Lu Yan who stood in their way.

Lu Yan smiled, extending his hand in the air. “Don’t misunderstand. I enjoyed our match, and I believe we’ll meet again.”

“Same here.” Ji Rong responded, briefly shaking Lu Yan’s hand.

As they were about to leave, Lu Yan quickly stepped in front of Jiang Yuan.

“Hello, Jiang Yuan. My biggest mistake as commander was underestimating your strength,” Lu Yan extended his hand to Jiang Yuan as well. “We’re the same type of player. I hope we’ll have a chance to exchange pointers in the future.”

Out of courtesy, Jiang Yuan gave Lu Yan’s hand a perfunctory shake. “We will.”

After shaking hands with Hoyt’s team members, Jiang Yuan’s group finally left the arena.

After the Federation left, Hoyt’s people remained behind.

“Captain, it’s all my fault we lost the match. Please punish me!” Simon hung his head, his face full of misery.

“It’s not your fault. Nobody knew Jiang Yuan was an all-rounder. The error was in my initial strategy. Our team’s overall strength is actually stronger…” Lu Yan watched the Federation team’s retreating figures and sighed. “What’s important now isn’t whose fault it is, but how we’ll face the instructor.”

“The instructor?”

At the mention of the instructor, Simon’s face went pale. The instructor gave them strict orders that they must win the match. As the first one eliminated, he was done for…

Fierce Alpha crying

All because of that Federation Beta. Since when did Betas get so fierce!

So frustrating!

Simon dragged his feet, but eventually gathered his things and left the arena.

Sure enough, their instructor Oliver, tall as a tower, was already waiting for them. Oliver had slightly curled golden hair and a small golden mustache.

“Come,” Oliver said flatly when he saw everyone.

Oliver remained silent the whole way, which only made Simon more nervous, his heart racing wildly.

Finally unable to hold back, Simon walked to Oliver’s side and whispered, “Instructor, aren’t you going to scold us?”

Oliver patted Simon’s shoulder and said, “Why would I scold you? Scold Lu Yan? I knew the battle plan and approved it. You executed it seriously too. No one expected this outcome.

“Alright, let’s go.”

Although he said this, Oliver’s heart was bitter, extremely bitter!

Before the match, the principal gave orders that they must win.

The principal also revealed that His Majesty had specially added prizes to encourage the students. Now in this situation, losing the championship prize was one thing, but what if His Majesty became angry!

The principal probably wanted to kill him right now…

Indeed, Mr. Jules, the elderly principal of Hoyt Imperial Academy, was nearly in tears, pacing back and forth anxiously.

“It’s over, it’s over! We lost this match!”

“What should we do? The additional prizes haven’t been announced yet…”

Space keys were expensive, and having them as prizes for the mecha competition was already extravagant. He thought His Majesty just wanted to encourage the students, which made him happy, but he didn’t expect the Federation team to emerge halfway through.

Fortunately, this matter hadn’t been announced to other countries; only Hoyt’s upper echelons knew about it.

“Hm?” Hosea was stunned.

“Principal Jules, what did you want to see me about?” Hosea was very respectful toward the old Principal Jules, so he asked politely when he received the communication.

Hearing Jules tactfully express hope for his help in asking His Majesty to withdraw the additional prizes, Hosea couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Your Highness, what’s so funny?” Jules felt even worse hearing Hosea laugh.

Hosea smiled and said, “Alright, alright, Principal, don’t worry. Just announce the prizes directly. My brother won’t be angry.

“In fact, he’s probably quite happy right now.”

Hearing Hosea’s words, Jules repeated uncertainly, “Happy?”

“Yes,” Hosea stretched lazily, “Well, I have things to do, so I’ll end our chat here, Principal. Bye!”

The communication cut off instantly.

Jules: “…”

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