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Genius Mechanic

Genius Mechanic: Chapter 256.2

Asta Contaminated Zone(Star Domain Tournament Comprehensive Ranking)

256.2: Fire Macho Team

Proofread by Cloud Chip Cake

The livestream saw JIAZI’s Stealth mecha nimbly avoiding the high-altitude patrol ships. As it evaded, KID’s Stealth mecha followed closely behind, and the two mechas quickly disappeared from the public radar’s range. The other teams elsewhere in the Mechanical City did not approach District A despite the exposed coordinate information.

At this moment, all viewing angles in the livestream had been expanded. From a top-down perspective, the combat map of the Mechanical City was enlarged. When crimson mechas rapidly approached and entered District A’s view, the livestream audience instantly got goosebumps. They saw that JIAZI’s Control mecha had silently evaded the patrol ships above and entered the block where KID was located.

Aside from JIAZI’s Control mecha… the rest of JIAZI’s mechas seemed to have discovered KID’s hiding spots and were swiftly closing in on KID’s scattered mechas.

“The patrol ships are leaving the combat area,” the commentator observed the situation from above. “JIAZI has infiltrated.”

【Damn, their speed is insane!】  

【Wait!? How do they know where KID’s mechas are scattered!?】  

Inside the arena, KID also noticed the patrol ships retreating.

However, their current positions were still within their patrol ranges. To avoid being detected by JIAZI’s Stealth mecha from above, KID’s movements were restricted. Meanwhile, JIAZI’s Stealth and KID’s Stealth mechas flexibly maneuvered in the shadows, their engagement becoming evident, but without significant energy depletion.

JIAZI moved incredibly fast. In the livestream perspective, viewers saw that JIAZI was keeping up with the patrol ships’ movement speeds, closely tailing them. They avoided the patrol’s red detection zone while rapidly closing in on KID’s position. The entire team displayed an exceptional level of combat quality, with no hesitation or delays in their actions. It no longer seemed like they were predicting coordinates—it felt like they genuinely knew the exact locations of all KID’s mechas.

“JIAZI knows KID’s coordinates,” the commentator said in astonishment. “How did they manage this?!”

Ying Chenlin observed the patrol ships and noticed the JIAZI Stealth mecha’s movements. His brows furrowed slightly. “The distance is getting too wide.”

You Su said, “Their movement range is huge, and the combat area is expanding.”

“I just had a little chase with him, and I found that his darts’ flames don’t extinguish very quickly,” Ji Qingfeng said. “The darts I dodged five minutes ago are still burning.”

“Something’s wrong!” Ying Chenlin realized something and used the obstacles to leap to a higher vantage point. He spotted the darts that JIAZI’s Stealth mecha had thrown during their skirmish, now embedded in the buildings of the Mechanical City. The tails of the darts were still burning with flames. “Lin Yao, destroy the darts. These darts are their eyes!”

As KID discovered the darts, the weapon expert in the livestream immediately reacted. “It’s the darts—the JIAZI Stealth’s flame darts not only have a control effect but also a surveillance function. They likely have a bio-detection ability that can track the mental power response of the mechas.”

The audience discovered that during the battle between the two Stealth mechas, JIAZI’s Stealth mecha had a wide range of movement, continuously scattering darts into every corner while jumping across the upper levels of the buildings. He might not be able to see KID’s mechas, but as long as the flames on the darts didn’t extinguish, they were eyes spread all around KID.

【There’s actually such a weapon!】  

【I thought he was using the darts to stall for time against KID.】  

【Then why didn’t KID just fight him earlier?! They could’ve taken him down and left?】  

“KID can’t engage JIAZI. Even without considering the patrol ships, the surrounding area is filled with complex buildings. For an agile Stealth mecha, these buildings are just natural barriers, but artillery weapons would be obstructed by them.” The livestream commentator continued, “Moreover, JIAZI’s Stealth mecha is only 1 kilometer away from KID. If KID strikes first, JIAZI’s reinforcements will arrive quickly, and can also preemptively identify KID’s weapons—”  

Before the commentator could finish, KID’s Medical mecha suddenly jumped to a higher position, positioning itself in the JIAZI Stealth mecha’s blind spot. It aimed the Deep Water Cannon at a protruding corner of a high-altitude building and fired, scattering water across the wall’s corner, which turned into droplets that rapidly extinguished the flaming darts scattered everywhere.

“Sink discovered the darts, he’s using his weapon to extinguish all of them!” The commentator exclaimed excitedly.  

【The speed of this counter!】  

【How did he discover the darts!?】  

JIAZI’s Stealth mecha, mid-action, noticed the disappearance of the dart signals and turned to look in KID-Sink’s direction. Before confirming his exact location, another Deep Water Sphere was fired. Each shot targeted specific architectural features, making the splashing water cover an even wider area.

“It’s Sink. He discovered the eyes.” JIAZI’s Stealth mecha reported.  

JIAZI’s commander said, “We’ve arrived.”  

The livestream audience saw that just as Sink’s Deep Water Cannon fired again, a crimson mecha suddenly jumped out from the side, firing its control cannon at KID’s Medical mecha. The instant the fire chains clashed with Sink’s Deep Water Cannon shot, a sizzling sound was heard, and the water within the Deep Water Sphere visibly began to boil.

JIAZI’s Control mecha arrived and locked onto Sink’s position.

The two mechas faced each other head-on and quickly pulled apart. JIAZI’s Control mecha aimed its Fire Chain Cannon at Sink once more, and the audience saw a massive spread of fiery chains erupt from the center of the weapon, covering a 360-degree attack range with no room to evade. Sink was forced to counter with another Deep Water Sphere. As the two mechas separated again, special fire chains were everywhere.

“JIAZI’s Control’s weapon is a Fire Chain Cannon… the flames aren’t extinguished!” The commentator said.

When the fire chains encountered obstacles, they rapidly contracted. It was clear that this was a control weapon with no blind spots upfront. Once entangled, not only would movement be restricted, but the constantly burning flames would also gradually wear down the mecha.  

【Even a Control mecha is this powerful…】  

【What do you think? It’s an all-fire offensive team!】  

【Crap, look over there! Yao and Yan have also been locked onto.】  

It wasn’t just JIAZI’s Control mecha that arrived in the area. While he was suppressing Sink, his teammates had already used the information provided by the earlier dart surveillance to quickly close in on multiple KID mechas. Unlike YOU, whom they encountered in the first half, JIAZI’s team showed no fear of battle. Once the threat from the patrol ships in the air was gone, their entire combat style instantly became aggressive.  

Lin Yao took a few steps back as a Tank mecha jumped in front of him. JIAZI’s Tank mecha blocked with a shield, and the special flame shield flared with intense flames. When it clashed head-on with Lin Yao’s staff, the flames burned through the energy of his weapon’s ability and surged rapidly toward him.  

Blocking with the spatial shield, Lin Yao quickly expanded his spatial ability to defend.  

At this moment, a Guardian mecha suddenly emerged from beside JIAZI’s Tank. It slashed out with a flaming energy blade, its fire-enhanced power extremely strong. A few strikes shattered Lin Yao’s spatial defense, forcing him into direct combat.  

The Fire Blade exerted an overwhelming pressure, making Lin Yao’s hands tremble from the impact.  

JIAZI’s Tank seized Lin Yao’s brief hesitation and switched from the shield to a handheld flamethrower. A massive fire dragon roared out from the nozzle, sweeping forward with a diameter exceeding 30 meters. Lin Yao had barely managed to retreat when the fire dragon came charging at him. The left side was blocked by buildings, and the right side by JIAZI’s Guardian—his escape routes were completely cut off.  

At that moment, KID’s Tank mecha leapt down from above, raising its shield to block the fire dragon head-on for Lin Yao.  

Even so, KID’s Tank was still pushed back half a step by the fire dragon’s impact.  

【Even their Tank is this fierce!?】  

【…Their Tank is an offensive Tank.】  

【Worthy of being called the macho fire attack team.】  

The livestream audience was stunned. JIAZI’s weapons were all new models, yet their immense firepower left viewers overwhelmed. Even their Tank, typically known for defense, was an offensive-type, showcasing terrifying frontal destructive power. The JIAZI Tank’s flamethrower had immense propulsion, inflicted burning effects, provided crowd control, and caused sustained damage. Paired with the Guardian mecha’s strong assault capabilities, KID’s two mechas fell into a disadvantage as soon as they engaged with them head-on.  

JIAZI’s commander, hidden in the shadows, had already noted KID’s exposed weapons. “Yan’s shield isn’t the Counter-Damage Shield, Sink is using a water-based control  cannon… The remaining ones are Lucy and Trace. Prioritize finding Trace.”  

The livestream viewers watched as the once mechanical city streets were now filled with scorched machinery, the burning flames even falling at their feet.

In just a brief encounter, JIAZI’s firepower left a deep impression on the livestream audience. The commentator, seeing fire-attribute weapons everywhere, spoke in a serious tone: “KID is in trouble. Yan’s shield has a limited range for protection; it’s impossible for all the mechas to stay within his circle of protection. Facing an all-fire team, it’s easy to fall into a passive position.”  

【The entire all-fire team has consistent resistance.】  

【Only Sink in KID carries a water-attribute weapon, this kind of attack isn’t enough.】  

“The difficulty in dealing with an all-fire team lies in the burning effect carried by fire-attribute weapons. This burning effect is continuous. The JIAZI Stealth’s darts, the Tank’s flamethrower, and the Control mecha’s Fire Chain Cannon all come with dual control effects, one of which is burning.”  

Ke Lin’s expression darkened slightly upon seeing this. “KID doesn’t have enough shields, nor do they carry any damage-immune weapons. All their mechas will inevitably be affected by the burning effect… An all-fire team like JIAZI becomes stronger the longer they fight. Once a mecha is inflicted with burning, any subsequent fire-attribute attacks will deal double the damage.”  

Meanwhile, all of JIAZI’s mechas had extremely high fire resistance. In fact, to accommodate high-intensity fire-attribute weapons, their mecha materials were designed to be burn-resistant. However, compared to their other resistances, their defense was weak. But for an all-fire team, defense was negligible—offense was the best defense.  

On the battlefield, the several KID mechas were still maneuvering.  

At that moment, everyone suddenly noticed a distant location—behind a mechanical structure far from the battle zone, JIAZI’s Artillery mecha had already found a suitable sniping position. Its cannon locked onto KID’s Medical mecha, Sink. Not only that, JIAZI’s Medical mecha was also silently approaching Sink.  

“A three-on-one!?” The commentator reacted quickly. “They’re targeting Sink!?”  

【Sink has a water-attribute weapon, it’s currently the only counter to the all-fire team’s burning.】  

【Oh right, water abilities can extinguish fire…】  

【Or they might be forcing out his weapons. JIAZI love forcing out weapons in battle—only when all weapons are revealed do they figure out how to counter them.】  

On the battlefield, JIAZI’s Control mecha once again launched a full frontal fire chain attack. Seeing Sink use the Deep Water Cannon to form a Deep Water Sphere for defense, JIAZI’s Artillery, positioned high up, locked onto an opening in Sink’s back. The fire-attribute Energy Cannon shell buzzed as it shot out like a rapidly advancing fireball and suddenly split into a dozen smaller fire bullets as it neared Sink, pressing in on him!  

The audience was stunned. In front was JIAZI’s Control with full frontal fire chains, and from behind came the JIAZI Artillery’s dispersed fire bullets.  

These two attacks connected seamlessly, leaving no blind spots for evasion—Sink had nowhere to escape!  

At this moment, Sink seemed to notice the incoming attack. He suddenly pushed his thrusters to the left, turning and firing the Deep Water Cannon toward the high ground.  

“He can’t dodge it! JIAZI’s Control is also aiming!” The commentator’s voice grew urgent. “It’s going to hit!”  

As Sink changed direction, JIAZI’s Control mecha launched another Fire Chain Cannon blast.

Suddenly, a red and white mecha burst out from the alley on Sink’s left side. Its movements were extremely fast, as if it had anticipated the attack from above. The mecha stopped behind Sink and raised the weapon in its hand, blocking the attack with a sudden motion.  

【Wait!? Did a mecha just come out?】  

The livestream audience could only see thick smoke pressing down and flames shooting up.  

Amidst the dense smoke, they suddenly saw KID’s Control mecha, Lucy, standing behind Sink. In Lucy’s right hand was a small, shield-like weapon, which formed a fire-shaped light barrier that blocked the JIAZI Control’s Fire Chain Cannon. Together with Sink, they quickly retreated to the side.  

“A shield…?” The commentator was stunned at the shield-like weapon in Lucy’s hand. “Wasn’t Lucy carrying two cannon-type weapons?”  

【I saw Lucy carrying cannons in the maintenance area.】  

【Did the cannon turn into a shield!?】  

【Am I seeing things???】  

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