novelraw Chapter 557: Come On! Catch Me If You Can!
Chapter 557: Come On! Catch Me If You Can!
The 100,000 points protective shield shone like a light in the dark night, dazzling and blinding...
Ji You’s jaw dropped, wanting to say something but due to lack of literary finesse, she could only blurt out two words: "Holy shit!"
She...
She regretted it.
She shouldn’t have provoked Hero King by mocking his lack of Money Ability...
See, got her face slapped hard, didn’t it?
Ouch!
Her face really hurt.
The audience in the stands couldn’t stop clicking their tongues after Hero King activated the protective shield:
"Holy cow! Another filthy rich tycoon?"
"100,000!!!"
"Has this thing reached wholesale status? Is it that common now?"
"Where can I get a wholesale deal? Count me in!"
"Stop joking! Wholesale my ass, that’s one of the Money Ability User’s skills."
"Ah ha~ What do you say the Rag Queen’s gonna do?"
"Tough nut to crack. Looks like Rag Queen is done for!"
"With that turtle shell! Even a genius like Ma Dashuai couldn’t deal with it, is Rag Queen even better than Ma Dashuai?"
"Did you forget? Although Hero King’s turtle shell is thick, Rag Queen’s face is just as thick. Maybe she’ll use her face to break through?"
"Heh heh... Now we’re in for a good show."
...
As the crowd in the stands eagerly anticipated a great show, they noticed that the Rag Queen suddenly stopped and didn’t move.
Not only that, she crossed her arms and looked at Hero King with a relaxed demeanor.
Audience: "???"
second.
seconds.
seconds.
...
"Holy moly!"
"What’re you standing there for? Fight!"
"Knock on the turtle shell!"
After a brief wait and seeing that Rag Queen hadn’t made her move yet, the crowd couldn’t hold back and hurriedly urged her to act.
Upon hearing this, Ji You casually waved at the audience and said, "What’s the rush?"
In the front row of the audience, a rather hot-tempered guy shouted, "Damn! I fought so hard for a seat to watch the battle, and you’re just gonna let me watch you stare each other down?"
"Fight!"
"Standing there doing nothing isn’t gonna cut it!"
"Fight already!"
...
Listening to the urging from the stands, Hero King tucked inside the protective shield slightly curved his lips upward:
[Let’s see how this foul-mouthed Rag Queen is gonna deal with this.]
Ignoring everyone else, Ji You looked towards Hero King and suddenly asked crisply, "That turtle shell, is it useful?"
Turtle shell?
Hero King’s face slightly soured as he replied, "Of course it’s useful." 100,000 points, how could it not be?
Hearing that, Ji You’s face flashed a clear sign of envy and sincerely said, "Heard it can withstand a few hours of High Energy Cannon Fire attack, and even a level 8 or higher Star Beast attack can’t break through, is that right?"
Why ask this?
Isn’t it obvious?
Not only was Hero King baffled, but the audience below was also confused.
As expected, Ji You received numerous eye rolls from Hero King and countless others.
With a simple-minded grin, she said, "So, to maintain the normal operation of the Protective Shield, the energy consumption must be pretty large, right?"
Of course, it’s huge!
For this reason, Hero King had spent a fortune upgrading the Mecha’s energy system before the duel and even purchased several spare energy boxes... The purpose was, of course, to thoroughly disgust the Rag Queen and kick her out of the arena.
But!!!
Hero King had an ominous premonition...
Sure enough—
The Rag Queen in front blurted out shamelessly:
"If that’s the case, why should I bother attacking your turtle shell! I won’t hit you! I’ll wait a few hours until your energy runs out then I’ll hit you."
Hero King: "..."
Audience: "..."
"Alas!"
Ji You heaved a heavy sigh and said: "Time drags on; I have no heart for fighting."
With that, she suddenly turned to the front row of the audience and asked, "Hey, guys in front, do you have any sunflower seeds? Toss me some to munch on, will you?"
Front Row: "..."
Audience: "..."
Hero King: "..."
Everyone was utterly frustrated and speechless. A vein on the forehead of the Hero King throbbed: "Enough! This is an arena, please show some respect to your opponent and the audience!"
Boom—
The Hero King suddenly fired a shot at the Rag Queen!
In an instant, sparks flew in all directions!
Watching Ji You, who was not behaving properly at all, her eyes suddenly brightened. Although the attack from Hero King was fierce, Ji You simply hopped and jumped, evading and escaping.
Hero King pressed on with the chase—
Ji You ran!
Hero King pursued relentlessly—
Ji You jumped up and down.
...
Ji You maneuvered her Mechanical Blade mecha, dragging a string of particle cannon fire behind her, looking as if her backside had grown a tail made of condensed fireworks...
And so, wherever they went, the entire arena was filled with the glow of countless particle cannons...
minute.
minutes.
minutes.
...
The slippery and elusive Ji You had all this time passed without firing a single shot, just focused on getting away.
And—
Hero King couldn’t catch up with her, couldn’t touch her! The particle cannons fired from his barrels also disappeared without a trace, failing to stir even a ripple...
And there’s more!!!
Hero King was still using his Protective Shield, this 100,000 points worth shield continuously consuming his energy!
In the long run, this would definitely be his loss!
Realizing this, Hero King’s face turned even uglier, his eyes darkened with anger.
Close in!
Close in the distance even more.
Closer.
Hero King’s eyes narrowed, as he suddenly increased his thrusters, charging fiercely toward the Rag Queen.
But who knew—
Whether the Rag Queen had anticipated it or done it on purpose, in the blink of an eye, she zipped far away with a swish—
Watching the distance between them stretch out again, Hero King clenched his fists tightly; his mood was thoroughly rotten, and he even started to breathe more rapidly!
Damn it!
Damn it!
Damn it!
Just a little bit more!!!
And then—
Suddenly the Rag Queen turned around, the mechanical head of the Mechanical Blade making a human-like gesture, a taunting face:
"Come on!"
"Chase me!"
"Catch me, and I’ll let you beat me hehehe..."
Hero King: "..."
Audience below: "..."
Audience A: "Suddenly feel an itch in my hand!"
Audience B: "Suddenly feel an itch in my hand +1!"
Audience C: "Itchy hands + needing to pee! I just want to beat her up to vent!"
Audience D: "When it comes to being sleazy, she’s unrivaled under the heavens."
...
Even the audience below, after seeing the Rag Queen’s annoying moves, felt an itching in their teeth with irritation; what more of the Hero King?
He was absolutely livid, thundering with rage. Now, even knowing that he needed to stay calm, he just couldn’t. He cranked his thrusters up to maximum, leapt with his mecha in one bound, and charged straight at the Rag Queen!
He was determined to catch her and give her a thorough thrashing, to pulverize her to dust!