As gladiators who qualified to be brought to the outer headquarters of the Seafarers alliance, Clarks group was entitled to a certain amount of money for the duration they fought for the Roman empire organization.
From this money entitlent they had, Mark hired a car for a day so they could enjoy their day without looking for an alternative ans of transportation.
Clark volunteered to be the teams driver for the day. No one objected, so he got the chance to drive his first-ever electric car. The feeling was novel to him, as he relished on the opportunity given to him.
As soon as they left their team compound, he carried his teammates in the car as he sped down, moving straight to the highway. Arthur was still undecided, so he had no direction, he was just driving as his spirit led him.
They all admired the huge buildings as their vice-captain drove them aimlessly around. On reaching the highway, the massively interconnected bridges, the smooth tiled road and the gold-coated road for special Seafarers with status painted the scenery in an extrely beautiful light.
After driving for so minutes, their car slowed down as the traffic gradually increased. Clark decided to take the group to town, as there would be more places to visit there.
Their car entering the town hardly steered any waves, as everyone went at his/her own business. As they drove forward, an advertisent screen was suddenly projected up in the sky.
On seeing what was depicted there, Clarks attention was completely drawn to the image and its written description. It was a virtual battle contest between ch pilots.
This ti, not only him, practically everyone in the car had expressions of desire on their faces. And coincidentally, the contest was starting 30 minutes later, making them heave a sigh of relief for not getting here at a later ti.
After waiting and hoping for so minutes, but not hearing a confirmation yet. Everyones eyes narrowed, as they turned to glare at Arthur, the decision-maker.
We gave you the authority to choose where well go. But that does not an you can just ignore everyone, right? On seeing the expression on his teammates faces, Arthur knew that he didnt have any right to make a contrary decision again.
Fuck, I didnt ask to be the one to choose either. He could not help but curse his shaless teammates inwardly. It was not like he didnt like such contests; it was just that he didnt feel compelled to watch it.
Hmmm, I love this contest. Lets go there, I want to watch it, he finally said, while secretly gritting his teeth.
Hahaha, we knew youll like it. You know you are the boss now, so we were just waiting for your approval. His teammates quickly comnted with a laugh to restore the previous positive mood.
His eyes twitched fiercely as he felt an urge to just punch these guys. He forcibly suppressed his feelings, as Clark drove them to the ch stadium.
Organizations started dabbling more into neural interfaces during the early start of the age of exotics and technology. A lot of technological gadgets were developed then, that a human can interface with through a neural network.
When the great battle of supremacy finally broke out, countless organizations decided to go deeper into the neural path. Due to a lot of success achieved in past neural experints, the idea of building chs that a human can pilot through a neural interface sprouted.
Unfortunately, the human brain was too fragile to bear the load of ntally piloting a ch. After so further experints, so organizations speculated that only high-grade soldiers could interface with a ch.
Well, this idea was wrong, as it caused the downfall of a lot of powerful countries and organizations. After losing a lot of high-grade soldiers to this dreadful experint, those organizations finally stopped. But it was already too late, as the big 5 erged, tyrannically taking 5 spots as the winner of the great war.
Since then, experints on neural interfaces have been stopped. But the allure was still there, as chs were simply machines of mass destruction. After trying countless tis without results, ch piloting was finally relegated to only virtual piloting.
Clark finally drove to the huge ch stadium, after over 15 minutes of being on the road. The stadium was already almost filled with spectators. The 5 teammates ca down out of their hired vehicle, as they walked into the stadium.
They discovered that their calculation was wrong, as the ch pilots were already in the virtual arena. The contest started 6 minutes ago; the delay was just a result of the comntators efforts to hype the battle.
Mark led the way, as the group of 5 quickly located a seat in the tightly packed stadium. They finally had the ti to concentrate on the 4 chs that were being projected in the middle of the stadium.
The 2 teams competing in this tournant were The whalers and The star hunters. The ch pilots were already in the cockpit, so only the formidable-looking fras of the chs were in view.
The whalers fielded a swordsman ch and a rifleman ch. The whalers captain, The spirogyra was the one piloting the swordsman ch. The opposing team fielded a knight ch and a lancer ch.
The spirogyra was clearly a famous ch pilot, as the spectator stands were already shaking from the chants being directed at him. There was no exchange of pleasantries nor greetings as the battle kickstarted decisively.
Boom!! The lancer ch from the opposing team moved first, as it charged forward swiftly with its lance pointed forward. The swordsman ch of The Spirogyra advanced also without hesitation, moving forward to intercept its opponent ch.
Bam!! Bam!! Bam!! The progression of the battle was so fast-paced, as the rifleman ch started releasing thick laser beams from his formidable-looking laser rifle.
It was still less than a minute, but the exchange between both teams was already much. The sight of such enormous war machines, releasing fire and charging at each other was so epic that Clark already started feeling goosebumps.
The lancer ch finally arrived, as its lance struck forward at its opponents ch. The montum it already built from its charge made its weapon look even more intimidating as it glinted red from the friction of the air, but his opponent had a famous reputation for a reason.
The spirogyras ch dodged fast to the side, as its sword stabbed from the side forcefully. His opponent reacted fast also, as he adjusted the trajectory of his chs lance.
Boom!! The sound of the 2-weapons colliding felt like the sound of thunder, as the swordsman ch recovered quickly. Despite still staggering back from the force of its opponents charge, its sword stuck forward, aiming at its opponents vulnerable outstretched arm.
Boom!! The lancer ch reacted fast but was still hit as laser beams pelted its armor, destabilizing its stance. The swordsman ch took hold of this opportunity, as it stabilized its staggering steps before unleashing a fierce counterattack at its opponent.
Lancer chs are not completely lee-oriented chs either. Coupled with this disadvantage, the ch quickly started stacking damages as damage reports were continuously sent to the ch pilots brain.
Its teammate finally arrived, as its towering shield bashed forward at its opponent. The swordsman ch reacted fast, as it quickly withdrew. As it drew back, it suddenly jumped to the side.
Boom!! A highly condensed laser beam suddenly flashed forward, striking the knight ch on its legs. The ch staggered disorderly, as its left leg directly beca scrap tal from that charged laser shot.
Bam!! Bam!! The spirogyra already expected this, as his ch struck at its opponent's staggering ch swiftly. Before the knight ch pilot could react, his opponents sword suddenly stabbed at his chs cockpit through a small opening his staggering created.
Ding!! The unique sound to indicate an eliminated ch suddenly sounded, as the knight ch disappeared from the battlefield. It practically ca just to fill the 2nd place spot for its team, as it was eliminated the minute it engaged in battle.
On seeing this, the already advancing lancer ch quickly stabbed at the bent swordsman ch to gamble for a quick desperate elimination.
Its gamble failed, as the swordsman ch jumped back while placing its sword in between as protection.
Clang!! The tallic sound reverberated as the swordsman ch was pushed back from the force from its opponent. It staggered, as its ch pilot struggled to prevent it from falling to the ground, which would spell definite doom to it.
Bam!! Bam!! The advantage of still having a teammate showed itself, as the rifleman ch released a huge rain of shots at the pursuing lancer ch. The lancer ch tried to persevere under the shots, but the swordsman ch already recovered as it engaged it again.
Electric sparks flickered in the heavily damaged ch, as it fell motionless due to excessive damage. Even though his teammate was eliminated early, the ch pilot of the lancer ch persevered as he dragged the battle for over an hour before his ch finally succumbed.
The swordsman ch didnt leave it be, as its sword stabbed at the cockpit of the heavily damaged lancer ch.
Ding!! The notification sound for an eliminated ch sounded again, as the winner of this contest was finally decided. The whalers erged as the winner, but the lancer ch still gave both ch pilots of the whalers a run for their money.
Clark finally exhaled in excitent, as he turned to look at his teammates. All their faces were flushed with a little sweat, as their blood pressure and heartbeat were high throughout the last hour.
The loud cheers and shouts from the spectators covered the whole stadium, as the outco of the contest excited everyone who watched it. They ca for excitent, and it was presented to them in its raw form. They were grateful.
Watching such huge machines of destruction brawl in a battle, was so impactful and nerve-wracking. Clark was not sure, but he thought he was beginning to crave excitent recently.
Is that why its said that soldiers cant live without war? He could not help but soliloquize after the battle.
Lets have a virtual ch battle ourselves? Mark suddenly suggested.
What, you an? No, its expensive to play it, Clark turned it down imdiately in a reluctant tone.
He wanted to pilot it, but he also did not want to lose money for sothing that will grant him an excitent for only a short while. He was not a drug addict. He refused, but was he the decision maker here? NO.
Were going, I want to experience piloting this thing myself, Arthur spoke with a deep voice. This sealed it all, as they paid and fought virtual ch battles for the rest of the day.
[Thank you for reading this chapter, I really appreciate it. Here's another milestone for us, we finally reached the 100 chapter range. Thanks to you all for reading and supporting my book.]
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