The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers-Chapter 1058: Duel 2

Here you go.

He Bi put away the meteorite he picked up in the starry sky and let go of Barro Parker, saying, "Senior, you’re no match for me in spiritual combat, so why don’t we compete in mecha driving instead?"

Barro Parker’s face remained sullen, without a word.

The surrounding atmosphere was oppressive and tense. Everyone was watching the two in the arena. Barro Parker appeared imposing but was actually strong on the outside yet weak inside. He had lost to He Bi twice, once in spiritual power and once in physical strength.

So, what about mecha driving?

Barro Parker was a fourth-year student, and due to the Alliance’s regulations, practical mecha courses started only after entering university. This meant that neither he nor He Bi had any mecha driving exposure before entering Lanyue Star Military Academy. However, Barro Parker was in his fourth year, while He Bi was in his second year, a two-year gap, meaning Barro had two more years of mecha driving experience than He Bi!

Don’t underestimate those two years; time is experience for ordinary people, and for geniuses, experience is time!

Barro Parker’s face turned increasingly dark after consecutive defeats. He hadn’t appeared on campus for a while, and most of his cohort were either interning or on missions, so the current juniors didn’t really know him. They only occasionally heard of his brave deeds, and in his view, these juniors should all be his admirers.

Now, losing face in front of his admirers was really—

Infuriating!

Barro Parker raised his chin proudly and said, "I won’t hold back in mecha driving."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You couldn’t help but mock, "What? Clearly, he couldn’t beat him and yet said he was deliberately letting him win. How thick-skinned is he, really, what’s he made of?"

Learned something.

As long as I don’t feel embarrassed, then all embarrassment ceases to exist. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Yeah.

That must be it.

Ji You thought secretly.

Beside him.

Chu Jiaojiao said, "In terms of mecha driving, who do you think will win? I have my money on Senior He Bi."

Why?

Chu Jiaojiao giggled, "Because he often doubles as a cafeteria server?"

Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Sheng Qingyan, and Liu Fufeng didn’t joke around but instead watched the arena seriously where He Bi and Barro Parker were.

Inside the arena.

Barro Parker logged into the mechanical cabin first and connected the spiritual connector. Then he straightened up, preparing for the upcoming battle.

He Bi squinted slightly—

And then.

In front of everyone, He Bi took out an antique mech.

Everyone: "!!!"

Ji You twitched at the corner of his mouth and hastily said, "Senior! Think it over! This isn’t a virtual match; this is a livestream, a direct battle in front of all the spectators. You can’t fake it. Change it quickly."

"Losing isn’t embarrassing."

"Let’s not mess around."

He Bi shot a glance at Ji You and others in the front row of the audience, treated Ji You’s words as nonsense, and ignored them.

Then.

He Bi connected to the antique mech.

The battle was about to start!

Barro Parker, to maintain his demeanor, did not strike first. He stood in the center of the battlefield, unmoving. He Bi squinted and fired a shot at Barro’s mech, hitting its energy system.

Boom!

Barro Parker’s pupils shrank as he saw his energy system ignite! He couldn’t believe it and quickly jumped off the mech, layering protective shields over himself one after another.

Boom!

The energy system exploded instantly, with fireworks shooting everywhere, seemingly blocking out the entire cloud cover!

Fortunately, the arena’s protective shield was specially made. Whether it was a personally customized mech or a regular mech from the Alliance, its explosion wouldn’t damage the shield.

The onlookers were stunned to see Barro Parker’s mech explode: "!!!"

"How’s that possible?"

"Only a shot from an antique mech, how could it cause such tremendous damage to Barro’s mech?"

"What did He Bi do?"

...

It was as if He Bi heard the doubts at the scene. He put away the cannon, smiled, and waved to the audience, saying, "Don’t be surprised, although it looks like an antique mech, its core is very powerful. It just looks like an antique mech, but it isn’t."

Everyone: "..."

He Bi smiled and said, "I just like using the shell of an antique mech to mislead the enemy, causing them to make wrong judgments."

Everyone: "..."

Sneaky!

Truly too sneaky.

In thick smoke, Barro Parker, caught by He Bi’s protective shield, crawled out. His body staggered slightly, and then he stood straight, looked at He Bi, and said a bit grudgingly, "I lost today."

"I admit you’re strong."

"But this is just for now, not forever."

After speaking.

After acknowledging his defeat, Barro Parker wasted not even a second and exited through the back entrance, subsequently disappearing into the crowd.

This battle did not unfold as people thought, with both sides evenly matched, fighting tooth and nail. It ended exceptionally fast, yet He Bi’s strength displayed in front of everyone was enough to impress people greatly.

No wonder he could rank ninth in the United University.

...

After He Bi left the arena, he was surrounded by Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing... He Bi raised his hand and gently waved, "Don’t idolize me, I was just showing off a little."

Everyone: "..."

Yue Qiguang and others originally thought they were brash enough, but after meeting Ji You, they thought they were comparatively reserved. But now, seeing Senior He Bi’s demeanor, they couldn’t help but sigh:

When it comes to having thick skin, there’s always someone better.

...

Ji You took a deep breath and said, "Congratulations on returning safely to the school, Senior He Bi."

After saying this, the smile on Ji You’s lips grew bigger and brighter, "Since you’ve returned safely, let’s consider the 5 million you owe me all settled."

He Bi rolled his eyes and said, "I never owed you money in the first place."

Then.

He Bi suddenly said, "By the way, how did you, a Double B, make it into the top 100?"

"..." Ji You gritted his teeth, "It must be because my talent is so exceptional. Even a Double B can’t overshadow my excellence, so I made it in."

He Bi laughed, "Do you know how that ranking is determined?"

Ji You paused and asked, "How is it determined?"

This ranking suddenly popped up, and Ji You didn’t understand why he suddenly made it onto the list.

Seeing Ji You and the people around her looking confused, He Bi laughed, "Oh—you’ll find out soon enough."