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Giselle withdrew from the battlefield, returned to her room, quickly lay down on the bed, and chose [Rest].

The hands of the bedside alarm clock immediately began to turn rapidly, even the hour hand moved one by one, and the night passed in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the flow of time returned to normal, the door was knocked again.

This time it's the general's assistant, Ms. Mako.

But Giselle is not interested in her.

In Giselle's eyes, this woman is her mecha maintenance and upgrade supervisor, a proper tool person.

Let alone a woman, even the mature and steady handsome man who was the driver of the Eureka Raider couldn't distract her.

——She came to the virtual world to make money, not to fall in love!

Unlike my good friend Maidai, who actually tried to be Chuck's stepmother!

And this undoubtedly angered the young man!

In the end, the good-natured uncle had to come forward to prevent the conflict, and even exchanged a few words with Maida, which activated the echo of [Battle of Manila].

This is why Giselle will enter the battlefield of echo and meet Yi and Yelang.

She didn't trigger this event at all, let alone activate this echo.

"Your co-pilot selection is about to start, and they are all waiting for you." Ms. Mako explained the task to Giselle.

"Let's go." Giselle didn't talk nonsense, and followed Mako straight to the destination.

*

On the side of the training ground, not only the generals and candidate pilots were waiting there, but also a large number of base staff gathered around to watch the excitement.

Although Giselle didn't know how the selection process was going on, she walked into the crowd confidently and stood in the middle of the open space.

"General, how are you selected?" She asked proactively.

The general nodded to the staff member on the right, and the man picked up an ash stick and threw it at Giselle.

Gisele reached out and grabbed it!

"Boom!"

"Ouch!" Giselle covered her face with her hands and cried out in pain.

She failed to get a good grip on the stick and was hit in the face with it.

The general, Mako, and even other mech pilots turned their heads away, not wanting to see this embarrassing scene.

The melon-eating crowd watching immediately burst out laughing.

"Hiss!" Giselle took the stick away, a big lump swelled up on her forehead, and said while sucking in air, "And then?"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of dense footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Giselle looked back and found a group of strong men with sticks from all over the world, and they all took a step forward.

"?" She subconsciously took two steps back.

But footsteps came again from behind.

This time there were several women with sticks no less tall than her—this was an adjustment made for female players.

The nine candidates changed formation and quickly surrounded Giselle in the middle.

"???" Giselle was a little panicked, "Isn't it just for me to beat nine of them?"

"This is to choose a co-pilot for you, not to compete who is better at fighting." The general shook his head, "It seems that five years of wandering has made you forget all the education you received in the Hunter Academy."

"What's really important is to communicate in the exchange and find a tacit understanding, not to win or lose."

"So I understand, let's get started." Giselle finally felt relieved.

A male pilot with a cropped head was the first to jump out of the crowd, and after performing a standard salute with a stick, he knocked on Giselle's head.

Giselle hastily blocked with a stick.

The parry was successful, but the opponent had already changed his move smoothly, raised the other end of the stick and hit her on the chin.

"Boom!"

Giselle's jaw went numb, and she was dizzy for a moment.

But the opponent even hit her in a smooth manner, and it was too late to keep his hand, so he hit her on the forehead with a stick.

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, Giselle fell down and hit the ground heavily.

The inch-headed pilot looked at Giselle, who was knocked down by him with a stick, and then at the melon-eaters around him, subconsciously took a step back.

Giselle supported the floor, shook her head, and barely raised her head.

The general's voice came from behind——

"The tacit understanding is not enough, next."

The cropped male technician looked at Giselle in shock, and then retreated unwillingly.

The next one to come up was replaced by a female pilot.

This candidate learned the lesson of the previous one, deliberately slowed down a bit, and fought back and forth with Giselle.

But the watching NPCs watched the chicken pecking each other, and some even hissed, and the general's face turned completely dark.

"Use all your strength!" he said in a deep voice.

"Ah?" Giselle was surprised, "Didn't you just say that the key is tacit understanding, isn't it better than anyone else?!"

"Bang!"

Giselle fell again.

"Next!" The general announced blankly.

Giselle struggled to get up from the ground, and there were already 3 big bumps on her head.

——And it is likely to usher in a fourth one, because her third opponent has already stepped forward and stood in front of her.

Giselle didn't move, but covered her head and carefully counted the number of candidates:

"1, 2, 3... 7, 8, 9!"

"Am I going to be knocked on the head by 9 people? Why are they all staring at my head?"

Giselle felt the developer's strong malice!

...

...

"Bang!"

"YES!!!"

With her head full of bags, Giselle hit the opponent's head with a stick and successfully knocked down the opponent.

This was the first opponent she had finally adapted to after being knocked down 7 times and seized the opportunity to knock it down!

Giselle was very excited and cheered on the spot.

Although she still lost the last opponent, at least she didn't get knocked on the head.

After the fight, with nine opponents, Gisele had 1 win and 8 losses.

but--

"Who do you want to be the co-pilot?" the general asked.

"Uh, this..." Giselle looked at the candidates and felt a little headache.

Choose your own defeat?

Isn't that holding you back?

Then choose someone better than you?

There are 8 people who are better than me, who should I choose?

"Can you let them fight together? I will choose whoever wins." Giselle asked.

"?" The general was also stunned, "Do you think this is a martial arts contest to recruit relatives?"

"Then... her?" Giselle casually nodded to the most pleasing girl with uncertainty.

"Your tacit understanding is not high, and the synchronization rate may be a big problem..." The general is obviously not satisfied, "But since you want to try, then try and see if you can cultivate a tacit understanding."

"Next, two against two!"

"Huh?" Giselle suddenly felt a phantom pain in her head.

She didn't want to take another beating, so Lightspeed quit the game.

*

Unlike Giselle, Ayi has almost no troubles in this regard.

After he and Yelang finally succeeded in defeating the monster Blood Mantis in the reverberation, in addition to getting [Defense Legion Meritorious Points], [Monster Materials] and [Mechanical Heart Experience], they also unlocked two new difficulties.

Looking at the [one-star difficulty] that was finally achieved, they resolutely gave up the idea of ​​continuing to single out [two-star difficulty] and [three-star difficulty], and went back to push the main line.

For the same task of selecting the co-pilot of the mecha, after hearing the request, A Yi immediately had a very clear plan:

Step 1: Beat all the candidate pilots violently, and then specify that you want to compete with the assistant lady.

The second step: release the water just right, and naturally make the assistant the most suitable co-pilot.

But his first plan encountered obstacles: the first candidate came up and knocked him down with a stick.

A Yi added: "I have been wandering for five years, my hands are a little raw, come again."

"Bang!"

A Yi was knocked over again.

"Stop!" He no longer made excuses, but began to speak harshly——

"You wait for me! I'll be right back!"

After speaking, he directly quit the game and logged into "Chang'an" instead.

then--

[Qimei stick], study!

[Liuhe stick], study!

[Dragon stick], study!

[Vajra Demon Crusher], study!

study! study! study!

...

A Yi learned all the stick techniques in his warehouse and at the player's booth in Dongshi, and then spent a full forty minutes rehearsing all the stick techniques twice.

After getting the basic concepts and proficiency, I went back to the virtual house, and without the blessing of skills, I picked out the two most convenient stick techniques and tried them several times.

After logging into "Pacific Rim" again, Ah Yi has become full of momentum:

"Come again!"

Even if there is no basic player, playing a few more rounds can adapt to the rhythm of the NPC, and as time goes by, the NPC will take the initiative to create opportunities for the players, giving them the illusion of "I am a master".

Not to mention that Ah Yi was originally of good quality, but he even cramped his feet temporarily and made up for his skills with sticks.

Almost like a sweep, he overthrew all the candidates with ease.

The general was very satisfied with his performance, but he was very dissatisfied with the candidate pilot, but he still asked Yi: "Is there the co-pilot you want here?"

"No." Ayi shook his head.

"Then rest for a while, and I will change another batch for you later, and continue to choose."

"No need." A Yi shook his head, then pointed directly at the assistant lady next to the general, "I want her!"

The assistant was pleasantly surprised, and the general frowned.

But the showdown had begun.

The two sides exchanged stick salutes, and then made moves at the same time!

"Boom!" The two eyebrow-level sticks collided together.

Ah Yi raised his brows, Makoto was a little faster than him?

Of course, this was because he intentionally withdrew a little bit of strength, and he didn't hold back his hand the second time he struck the stick.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three consecutive collisions were all blocked.

Then the two sides began to move and dismantle moves continuously, and the two eyebrow-level sticks collided quickly, and the sound was very rhythmic.

A Yi has long been in the mood to keep his hands away - there is no room to keep his hands!

And he was amazed!

Because every time he swung his stick, the girl on the opposite side responded almost at the same time as soon as he made a move, and he was always able to firmly block his attack.

——If it was just like this, at most he would think that "Yunmeng is playing tricks, NPC reads instructions".

But no.

Not only can Ms. Mako on the opposite side "predict the enemy's opportunity", but he can too!

While Mako attacked, he was ready to defend or dodge like a conditioned reflex.

The two fought faster and faster, and the sticks kept colliding. It seemed extremely fierce, but neither of them was hit.

Not once!

Played like an exhibition game.

In a certain look at each other in a quick fight, A Yi even had a thought: "Could it be that we really have a heart-to-heart connection?"

The onlookers watched the two fight in shock, and it was easy to draw a conclusion: the level of tacit understanding between the two of them surpassed all the candidates before the explosion! Not even in one dimension!

When these two people interact with each other, the synchronization rate must be astonishingly high!

In the open space in the middle, after another fierce collision, the two tacitly distanced themselves and stopped at the same time.

A Yi looked at the general, and said triumphantly: "How about it, did I say it yesterday? It's her! The only choice!"

Although he was purely lusting for beauty yesterday, he was right anyway, and that was enough.

But the general looked ugly, and still shook his head and refused, "No, she can't!"

"Why?" Ayi asked.

Makoto looked at the general with disappointment and sadness on his face, and the onlookers were also talking about it.

The general was about to get angry, but suddenly a red light flashed on the surrounding walls, and the piercing sound of sirens spread throughout the base.

[WARNING—WARNING—]

[Change at the crossing entrance, double events! ]

[Event Details: Level 4 monsters, two. Temporary code name: Tailed Mouse, Ridgeback Turtle]

[Arrival time: one hour later]

Without the general saying a word, everyone dispersed and rushed to their posts at full speed.

Ayi and Zhenzi also followed the general to the preparation center. When they arrived, everyone was ready, and the three groups of mecha pilots had even put on their armor and were waiting with their helmets in their arms.

The general began to issue orders: "Evacuate the population immediately, close all bridges, and take all residents to shelter!"

"Crimson Storm, Chernoelfa, you stick to the front line of the harbor! Prepare to fight!"

"Eureka Raiders, you guard the coastline in the rear, don't fight unless you have to."

"Finally, you two." The general looked at Yi and Mako.

"Activate the dangerous homeless, enter the state of combat readiness, if necessary, I will order you to fight."

"Yes, General!"

Everyone act.

Mako also showed a bright smile at A Yi.

Seeing that Ayi was a little flustered.

——This is too smooth!

*

The entire base has entered a wartime state, but the staff has obviously adapted to this state long ago. Although they are very busy, they are busy but not chaotic, and everyone is tense and orderly.

Ayi and Mako put on their armor and entered the cockpit, and logged into the [Blue Spark 4.1] operating system.

Then there is the last step:

[Neural interaction begins. ]

A Yi's consciousness surged along the river of electrons again, and met another surging consciousness in it. They met, blended, and then jumped out of the river of electrons and jumped into another river—the river of consciousness and memory.

But it's one-sided.

A large number of memory images flashed back in front of A Yi's eyes, including those of a girl and a boy—but not of himself, but of the character he played.

When he was connected with his brother before, he took all these memory fragments as the other party's. It was not until now that the other party had died that he realized that some of those pictures actually belonged to "myself".

Now, all these pictures appeared in this river, rushed to the eyes quickly, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"How fucking difficult is this!" A Yi cursed in his heart.

The number and movement speed of these scenes are far behind the prologue by an order of magnitude!

Not to mention that there are a lot of pictures of Makoto's childhood, which are so cute that they are so eye-catching that you can't take your eyes away.

As for the dangerous wanderers?

As soon as this idea came to his mind, he suddenly returned to the scene where his brother was swallowed by a monster, and a strong sense of fear surged in his heart.

[warn! warn! Sync rate is dropping! ]

A Yi shook his head, broke free from this memory, and jumped back into the river of memory.

But the warning sound continues:

[warn! warn! Sync rate is dropping! ]

[pilot lost]

Good guy!

A Yi turned his head to look over, and found that Mako had closed his eyes, and seemed to be in a dream.

But now it is obviously impossible to really fall asleep, it can only be lost in memory!

He hurriedly followed the vague feeling, moved in the river of consciousness, and found the lost memory of Mako.

Looking at the picture, it seems to be a heavy snow?

He enters the scene, trying to wake up Mako.

But after entering, Ah Yi was pleasantly surprised to see that it was not Miss Mako who appeared in front of him, but Miss Mako—a 12-year-old little loli.

"Hello~~" Ayi greeted her with the childish voice that adults use when talking to children.

But the little Lolita couldn't hear his voice at all, and cried so loudly while hugging the little bear, that even one of the little shoes ran away.

A Yi blinked and understood a little bit.

"This is lost."

He reached out to touch the little girl's head, but his hand passed through her head, as if touching a phantom.

Cannot interfere.

A Yi could only follow behind her and said softly: "Don't be afraid, these things are over, don't be afraid anymore."

He already understood that this memory obviously impressed Mako so deeply that he was immediately pulled in after seeing it in the river of consciousness, unable to extricate himself.

And the reason for this deep memory, A Yi also quickly saw——

A 60-meter-tall monster like a lobster squeezed down many tall buildings, rumbling towards the 12-year-old Mako.

That is--

Level 2 monster, [Demon Witch]!

Even the little girl was so frightened that she ran into the alley, and crouched in the corner with her head in her arms. The huge monster still hung its head, wriggling its disgusting and terrifying mouth, and forced its way into the alley, trying to eat her.

The little girl was so frightened that she collapsed and cried, screaming and raising her hands, resisting the approach of the monster.

As for Ah Yi who saw this scene, his first reaction was of course distressed, but the little girl's actions suddenly touched a not-so-good memory in him...

"Mako! Mako! Wake up! This is all fake! Fake!"

He was almost lying next to Xiao Zhenzi's ear, and shouted at the top of his voice, "It's fake! Wake up!"

In reality, Tendo in the command center was trying to call out to pull the lost pilot back, but suddenly saw [Dangerous Wanderer] raising his huge arm towards him.

"?"

[Weapon system ready, ion cannonball ready. ]

"No way..." His voice trembled, and the next moment, he shouted at everyone, "Evacuate quickly! Cut off the power supply!!"

While he was speaking, the palm of the mech's right arm began to deform and unfold, [I-19 plasma cannon] exposed the muzzle, and the hot and bright plasma was brewing rapidly...

Then--

Light burst!

The extremely hot plasma shot out from the muzzle, melting the command center in an instant. Because it was an upgraded and modified plasma cannon, its power was even more astonishing, and the damage it caused was far more exaggerated than in A Yi's prologue!

The command center was completely destroyed in an instant, the surrounding staff were also affected, and the entire base was paralyzed.

In front of A Yi's eyes, a system prompt popped up again——

[The weapon system of the dangerous wanderer is out of control, the broken dome command system is completely destroyed, and a large number of staff sacrificed]

[In the double event, the monsters used new weapons, and the Crimson Storm, Chernoelfa, and Eureka Raider were killed successively]

[The last hunter base in the world - Broken Dome, ends here]

[…]

[…]

[The world is going to destruction again]——

【game over】

[You reached the ending again——]

【Humanity is wiped out】

[End game/return to save point]

"???" Ah Yi was stunned.

"Again?!"

"Can't you just go back to the previous save point? Do you have to mock me?"

"It's endless, right?!"

...

...

When Yi fell into a frenzy, Giselle finally took action.

She boldly concentrated all her resources, ran back to "Chang'an", and began to frantically buy all the cheats related to stick techniques!

Giselle has a strong hunch:

She will earn her first pot of gold soon!