The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1234

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The eyes of all the students are glued at the arena as two large Mechas began moving. Armed with practice swords and practice rifles, the two training Mecha, thought a bit lower in the standard of a regular Mecha, still, it shows a domineering aura on them.

The Mechas are not that tall and only at around 4 meters. But the body and the Mecha made them look really beautiful and overbearing especially the chips on their armor which looks like battle scars of a heroic soldier on the battlefield.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The two Mechas began moving towards each other and slowly closes in.

"Go! Xin Ja might be a genius when it comes to Mechas, but he is not trained in battle! Attack him head-on!" shouted someone from the benches.

"Yes! Beat him so that we can at least win some prize from that brat!"

"Today would be the fall of that genius brat!"

"Yes, get him!"

The crowd began to shout in unison as if Xin Ja has offended everyone in the academy.

The teachers and the freshman on the other hand have their mouths twitching at this scene as the idol of the many in the town is actually being treated as the number one public enemy of the academy.

However, there is something wrong with the cheers of the students around them. Some might have been scolding Xin Ja but one would see smiles on their faces. It was like they are just riding with the flow of the crowd.

"Look at that! Everyone is against you Little Ja. Hahaha…" shouted Qin Joming in the coms.

"Yeah, I think if you got defeated this time, it would become a record in the academy that at last, the genius did fail at least once… Haha…" Tung Jo added with a chuckle.

"You two… I thought we were on the same side?" Xin Ja suddenly said with his mouth twitching.

"Of course we are, but… If you win and graduate, I know that you will leave the town and venture outside to look for your lover…" Qing Joming said with a sad tone.

"If you get to work at that brat's clan, then we can always see each other, right? I think that would be the best outcome… Hahaha…" Qing Joming added.

"You bastard! You wanted me to be a slave?" Xin Ja was flabbergasted.

The three went silent, and then they all laughed together.

Suddenly, the screen of Xin Ja became a bit dark as the sword of his opponent was swung towards the head of his Mecha.

Clang!

With a quick movement, it was quickly parried to the side.

Instead of attacking, Xin Ja just shifted to the side and from a hidden angle shoot the shoulder of the enemy Mecha.

A ball-size object flew out of the rifle's muzzle and hits the shoulder of the enemy Mecha which caused it to stop functioning.

"Shoulder hit! One point!" shouted the referee.

The two Mecha immediately back down and drew some distance from each other.

Then the opponent raised his rifle and began shooting. But Xin Ja's control of his own Mecha is very agile and fast, and it took the enemy some time before he could lock on to his target.

"Damn it! That guy is fast! I did not expect that Mecha could be piloted this way…" a freshman student suddenly said with awe in his expression.

The teachers nodded their heads as this is one of the maneuvers that are being taught in the academy… the flash step, which is used for Mechas. Flash steps use the Mechas boosters to make the Mecha move faster in a few intervals.

This will make the huge machine looks like a flickering ghost hence the name flash.

After emptying his magazine, the opponent was unable to shoot any more as a blade was swung towards its rifle.

Clang!

The rifle flew high up in the air before the opponent could reload.

"Damn it! This guy is not simple at all… How can he do that?" the young man inside the cockpit shouted.

"Get the weapon back!" shouted someone in his coms.

He quickly moves, but before he could even reach out, a nimble Mecha has already jumped high up in the air.

"Damn it! Don't do that?! The cost of the repair..." a teacher from amongst the crowd shouted while glaring at the Mecha that Xin Ja is piloting.

But before his voice could end, the large foot of Xin Ja's Mecha has already landed on the dome head of the opponent and uses it as a stepping stone to jump higher.

Bam!

The Mecha's head dented that the pilot inside could also see it from inside the cockpit.

One of his cameras is now misaligned and shows an unclear view.

"I will make that guy for this damage… Humph…" the teacher harrumph while glaring at Xin Ja.

This teacher is one of the Mecha engineers in charge of Mecha repairs. The effort he would need to put in repairing the Mechas is always huge as students would always damage them. But these past few years, the damages became minimal with the assistance of the Mecha field.

However, the head is something that is not being protected as the field interferes with the cameras.

Hence the teacher is a bit angry at this scene.

"Calm down… You know this is their last month in the academy, right? Just let them enjoy…" a teacher on the side said.

"That's why I am a bit flustered. This is not Xin Ja's last month but last day… who will fix that thing for free without that guy…" the teacher said feeling helpless.

Everyone around him showed a flabbergasted expression.

On the battlefield, Xin Ja has already grabbed the rifle and with a swing of his arm unloaded the magazine and then the rifle was swung to the Mecha's lower back as a new bullet cartridge was loaded.

When he did this before landing, every student is already standing on their feet.

"What the hell, did I just see? That's the quick reload procedure, right? That's a precise mobility action…"

"I did not expect to see such a move in a training battle! I could only see such a thing in military exercises…"

"Damn it! I want to learn how to do that too…"

The student began to talk loudly while looking at the scene in front of them. Many have their eyes in admiration upon seeing the maneuver.

"Is he showing off…" Qing Joming asked with a deadpan face.

"I think so…" Tung Jo said with a smirk.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Xin Ja began shooting his enemy with the two rifles in his hand.

The pilot wanted to escape, but his escape route is already blocked. He could only face Xin Ja head-on.

"Damn it!" he shouted as he rushes to attack.

But before he could even get close, his Mecha is already riddled with error messages as its body is shot all over rendering it immobile.

"Battle over! Xin Ja win!" shouted the referee.

Everyone erupted in jubilation as they feel excited at the battle. As they retreated out of the stadium, the students talked with each other about the maneuvers they have seen and everyone feel excited.

When Xin Ja alighted from his Mecha a few of his teachers are already standing in the control corner.

"If I knew that you are this good, I would have gotten you to be a pilot. Sigh, what a waste of talent…" a teacher said with a deep sigh.

"What are you talking about?! He is an engineer, not a pilot. Piloting… is only… his… hobby." that teacher said with a smug expression.

"Xin Ja, congratulations… I heard that you will be finishing your graduation procedure… Can't you just wait?"

"I can't… Sorry teachers… Someone really needs me…" Xin Ja said with an apologetic smile.

"Yeah, yeah… You are going to rescue your love, Chenchen…" Qing Joming grinned.

But one could tell that something is off with his expression.

"Young lad… If ever you need anything, you know you can tell us, right? We, your teachers will support you." Principal Rao Jubao said while patting Xin Ja's shoulder.

"Yes, sir…"

Xin Ja spend his time with his two friends as they left after collecting their prize.

That night, Qing Joming and Tung Jo visited Xin Ja's home as they have a farewell dinner for their friend.

The two even cried as they recalled the past and their friendship at the academy.

That night, the three walk on the forest path.

"Guys, the two of you will be staying in the town, right? If I call for you, will you come to my aid?" Xin Ja asked.

"Hey, who do you think we are? We three are brothers… whoever needs help… we would be willing to go!" Qing Joming said with a smirk.

"Yeah, brothers!"

"Brothers!"

The Xin Ja walked the two to the exit and waved his goodbye.

The next day…

His family, close friends, and some of his acquaintances stood at the airport while waving goodbye at Xin Ja.

"Everyone! Goodbye!" he said while waving his hand.

Tears could be seen forming at the edge of his eyes as his eyes landed on his father.

Xin Jong showed a proud expression on his face as he nodded towards his son. He watches his son leave until the large airship disappears into the horizon before a single tear slid down his eyes.

"Good luck… my son."