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Zhou Zhongguo felt even more uneasy. These superhumans were clearly up to no good. Was his country really going to suffer another calamity?
“This is inherently unfair. You guys have superpowers, while Captain Zhang doesn’t, yet you can almost fight to a draw. What’s there to be proud of?” Suddenly, a clear voice rang out, belonging to a newly enlisted recruit.
Sayiji looked at the recruit who had spoken. The recruit almost shrank back because of his gaze, but then he remembered that he was already a soldier and how could he bow down to evil forces? So he tried to straighten his chest so that he wouldn’t look so scared.
Seeing this, Sayiji smiled silently and said, “Since you think it’s unfair, how about you pilot your mechas and fight me?” “If you can’t beat me even when you’re piloting a mecha, then your country really isn’t anything special.”
Actually, their initial plan was to have military personnel pilot mechas to fight them. Defeating the military under such circumstances would be a greater blow to them. After all, giving the opponent such a huge advantage and then having them lose would feel incredibly satisfying!
“No need,” Zhang Xuan said, clutching his wound.
“Tch, you’re a defeated opponent, what else is there to say? Did you really think you could defeat me just by piloting your mechas?”
“The reason I said that is simply to make you accept your defeat wholeheartedly, and to make your defeat as complete as possible,” Sayiji said maliciously.
Zhou Zhongguo couldn’t help but frown, looking at Hu Zhenhua and the others, and said, “You came here intending to challenge our military?”
“That’s not how it works. Mr. Sayiji possesses extraordinary abilities, and his country must have many people with superpowers. If our empire can establish good relations with such a country, it will greatly benefit our empire’s development. In that case, we should certainly try to meet their demands and strive to establish good relations with them,” Hu Zhenhua said with a smile, his enthusiasm growing even stronger.
He was thrilled by the two battles he had just witnessed. If he could really win over these superhumans, the military would definitely be wary of them, and it wouldn’t be difficult to weaken the military’s power.
Moreover, judging from Mr. Sayiji’s tone, the other side was not even afraid of mechas. If that was true, that would be even better. Then they wouldn’t need to be afraid of the military at all, and could even suppress the military completely. Then the Empire would be under the control of their government personnel.
Hu Zhenhua couldn’t help but get excited when he thought about that time.
However, Hu Zhenhua, who was blinded by excitement at this time, did not think at all that if the country where Sayiji was located was really that powerful, then why should they cooperate with him? If they wanted the Chinese Empire, they could simply send troops to occupy it, wouldn’t they have more say?
Looking at Hu Zhenhua’s expression, how could Zhou Zhongguo not know what he was thinking? He felt even more heartbroken.
The discord between the government and the military has been going on for a long time, and the government’s ambitions are gradually becoming apparent. In addition, the emergence of people with superpowers means that if they were really won over by the government, it would not be a good thing for the military or the country.
Zhou Zhongguo’s expression grew even more serious, and the atmosphere at the scene froze for a moment.
“You guys talk too much nonsense. Are you going to compete or not? I’ve already let you use your mechas, how come you only have this little bit of courage?” Sayiji said impatiently. If he didn’t have other plans, he would have already started a massacre here.
“Fine, let’s compete! I’ll compete with you,” the recruit who had spoken earlier couldn’t help but say.
Although the opponent’s abilities were indeed impressive, no matter how powerful they were, they couldn’t possibly compare to a mecha. After all, mechas were much larger than humans, and they had so many functions. No matter how powerful a human was, how could they possibly compete with a mecha?
Although the recruit’s behavior and words were too impulsive, no one criticized him at this time.
The superhuman came today to probe the military’s capabilities, and the military also needed to obtain the superhuman’s data.
Although Sayiji confidently stated that he was not worried at all even if the military used mechas, and would fight anyway, it would be a huge blow to the military if they were to lose in the mecha battle. However, the military still needed to collect data, and at this time, it was most appropriate to send in the new recruits.
It was a win-win situation. You wouldn’t reveal all your cards to the other side, but you could still gather information about them appropriately.
“What a brat, he won’t feel any sense of accomplishment even if he wins,” Sayiji said dismissively, but he didn’t stop and went straight onto the fighting platform.
Although he was just a new recruit, he was considered part of the military, and he’d be piloting a mecha. So even if the results weren’t great, it would still be acceptable.
So, Sayiji stood on the fighting platform, and the new recruits also piloted their own mechas onto the platform.
For a moment, the scene on the fighting stage became somewhat eerie.
Mechas were generally around ten meters tall, and even the smaller ones were five or six meters tall, while most humans were no more than two meters tall. Standing in front of a mecha was like an infant facing an adult. The sight was unbearable to look at. However, Sayiji showed no fear whatsoever. Looking at the behemoth in front of him, he was even more eager to attack, and his bloodthirsty nature was almost ignited.
“I’ll give you one last chance. You pilot a mecha and we’ll compete again, otherwise it wouldn’t be fair to you,” the recruit said.
“No need.” Sayiji said, and immediately launched his attack.
Apart from the two people on the fighting platform, everyone else retreated to a safe distance, watching the two on the platform with solemn expressions.
This competition was indeed unfair. Even if we won, the military wouldn’t be happy, but if we lost…
The military personnel all held their breath, their fists clenched as they stared intently at the fighting arena. Their emotions rose and fell with every move the fighter made.
Sayiji didn’t hold back, because he also wanted to see if this human-made mecha was truly invincible.
One fireball after another hurtled towards the mecha. Although the recruit was still a novice, he was quite skilled at piloting the mecha, constantly dodging the fireballs and even managing to counterattack when the opportunity arose. This time, he was finally not knocked off the stage without any chance to fight back as before.
“Hehe, it seems the mecha is indeed somewhat useful.” Sayiji looked at the tall mecha, a wide smile spreading across his lips.
Mecha combat was allowed by default with firearms. Although the military personnel do not have superpowers, firearms are obviously more powerful than superpowers. Moreover, the opponent was fighting with bare hands. It seemed that Sayiji had no hope of winning.
However, Sayiji fought the mecha for nearly half an hour with his powerful physique. Even though the outcome was still undecided, the military personnel were not in a good mood. This was the first time in a long time that they had experienced defeat.
Especially for Zhang Xuan and the others from the First Legion, the joy of easily defeating the Zerg had long since vanished. When they faced the Zerg, they realized that their strength had unknowingly increased a lot through training. Even the Zerg, which used to be troublesome, could now be fearless. They were happy and secretly pleased with their improvement.
However, no sooner had the Zerg incident passed than superior civilizations with superpowers appeared. Faced with these superpowered beings, they realized how insignificant their own power was. The saying “there are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people” was not just a simple saying. They needed to work harder and harder to continuously improve their power and catch up with those beings who were more powerful than them.
This battle with the superhumans wasn’t only a defeat. There were gains as well. At least it calmed the somewhat restless hearts of the First Legion, allowing them to continue training diligently to improve their strength. This also served as the driving force for all soldiers to move forward.
“Hehe, superhumans are indeed very powerful, aren’t they? They can fight our mechas with just their bare hands. If we befriend their country, we can have them teach our people some superhuman abilities. I believe our empire will definitely develop even better.” Hu Zhenhua said with longing, as if he could already see the empire becoming more glorious under his leadership, and the people admiring him even more.
As long as he won over these superhumans and persuaded their countries to be on friendly terms with them, then he had absolutely nothing to worry about regarding the military’s strength. Even with Han Junzhan in the military, he had nothing to fear.
With a loud “boom,” everyone’s attention was once again focused on the two people fighting on the stage. The mecha piloted by the recruit had its arm blown off by a fire-type skill, and everyone could hardly believe what they were seeing.
“Haha, nothing special. Nothing special at all,” Sayiji laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.
Although Sayiji was also covered in wounds, he laughed loudly as if he couldn’t feel any pain. The mecha standing in front of him, who had only lost an arm but was still capable of fighting, was motionless as if someone had pressed the pause button. It was unclear whether he felt humiliated or was too shocked.
If… if even mechas couldn’t defeat these superhumans, the people in the military simply didn’t dare to think any further.
When they first learned of the existence of superhumans, they didn’t take it seriously. But after these two battles, they truly witnessed the opponent’s strength. It was even possible that this wasn’t the opponent’s full strength. But even so, they were able to easily defeat their military personnel, especially those who had undergone special training. If they were to unleash their full power, wouldn’t they be easily controlled by the opponent?
Now, even mechas could be defeated by the enemy, and they didn’t even know what level Sayiji’s abilities were in their country. If he was only at a medium level, then their country had no chance of fighting back.
For a moment, everyone in the military fell silent, their spirits extremely low.
“It’s just one failure. It only shows that we haven’t worked hard enough. We need to train even harder in the future. We must complete the tasks assigned by Young Master Luo!” Zhang Xuan suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, the others felt as if they had been doused with cold water, their minds instantly clearing.
That’s right. So what if they lost this time? They still had Major General Han and Young Master Luo. The fact that Major General Han and Young Master Luo could increase their strength so much in such a short time meant that they must have other ways to make them even stronger in the future. As long as they worked hard and persevered, they might be able to defeat these arrogant superhumans sooner or later. Moreover, Major General Han and Young Master Luo were already very powerful. If they were here today, they certainly wouldn’t lose to these superhumans.
At this moment, everyone had almost the same thought in their hearts. They firmly believed that Han Junzhan and Luo Lingxing would definitely be able to defeat these superhumans, give these arrogant superhumans a painful lesson, and protect their country and their people!
Now, not only Marshal Zhou Zhongguo, but everyone else was also pinning their last hopes on Han Junzhan and Luo Lingxing. If even they couldn’t do anything about the superhumans, then perhaps their military’s fate was truly sealed.
