[2] Genius Mechanic

Chapter 300

Catching a Sword Barehanded

The empty street was devoid of any mechs, and KID's other mechs were scattered throughout the street area. The exposed point on the radar seemed to appear out of thin air. Seeing this, the live broadcast quickly switched the wide-angle view of the coordinates to the personal perspective of KID's Yan. To everyone's surprise, KID's tank was actually 200 meters away from the radar coordinates.

"KID's tank is located on the other side of the street," the commentator switched to the main view and found that there was no radar response where KID's tank was supposed to be located. "What's going on?! His radar coordinates are off."

The audience outside the arena had a god's-eye view, and they could see the coordinates of all mechs.

What they were seeing now was that KID's tank was deviating more than 200 meters from its mech's actual location. The mech was on one side, but the coordinates were on the other.

The official live broadcast of the Star Alliance Tournament invited the mech weapon designer, Master Mei Wen from PJT, as a guest.

When the commentator raised questions, Mei Wen, sitting in the live broadcast room, calmly said, "There are several possibilities for the radar coordinates not moving: mimetic weapons, transfer weapons, and coordinate camouflage weapons can all achieve this. KID should have a mech pilot using such weapons to move the radar to a position 200 meters away. This type of weapon is indeed rare in the Star Alliance Tournament."

[Each mech only has two weapon slots. Isn't it a bit wasteful to use a camouflage-type weapon?]

The audience didn't understand KID's tactics, but while they were paying attention to KID's movements, the CEF4 team inside the arena also noticed the exposed coordinate information.

A 7-hour battle was not a game of cat and mouse; both teams were there for points. CEF4 knew that this coordinate information was bait deliberately released by the opponent. Instead of rejecting this bait, they quickly made their stealth mech move toward the exposed coordinates.

CEF4's stealth mech flew high in the sky, and as soon as it arrived, it saw the empty street. "Commander, no one here."

"Coordinate camouflage weapon?" CEF4's captain was in the guardian mecha. Upon hearing the stealth mech's report, he ordered, "Artillery, control, lock onto the stealth position remotely and assess the surrounding environmental information."

"ice formations appear in the surroundings." CEF4's artillery, Ace, locked onto the stealth position of CEF4 and calmly said, "Beware of ambushes. Don't enter the street."

Near the exposed coordinates, the surrounding buildings were covered with thin layers of ice. Although the coverage of these ice formations wasn't extensive, they formed a certain height, posing a low-altitude flight obstacle for the CEF4 stealth mech that flew nearby for reconnaissance. When he saw these ice formations, he instinctively avoided them. Radar coordinates, ice obstacles—it was as if they were intentionally trying to lead him in another direction.

"It can be basically confirmed that the enemy team is nearby. The ice formations haven't triggered a radar response, indicating that they are using a small amount of energy output to create ice barriers."

The streets were all residential areas, and the appearance of the 5-story residential buildings in this area was a bit strange. Some buildings around seemed twisted and distorted, coupled with the formation of these ice barriers, making it impossible for aerial reconnaissance to determine the hiding spots of enemy mechs.

CEF4's stealth mech cautiously moved away from the ice-covered area, judging the situation around the gaps in the ice. Although large mechs could be hidden, they couldn't be completely concealed without stealth weapons. By keeping their distance, they could first discover the hiding spots of the opponents without alerting them.