At 21:16:18 in the evening on August 15, 2045, there were only more than two hours left before the final registration deadline for the "10th Oasis Cup" Gundam Competition, and until this time, a certain The heartless scapular warrior Ai Qicai finally completed a certain task and immediately contacted a bad little girl who had been waiting impatiently in the game to use an important game prop that the other party needed. Payment was sent by mail.
'alright! '
'Annie! I have already prepared your machine body, this 'VF-25 Messiah' for you, but I want to make a point: because I am not very familiar with this kind of deformable machine body, I just followed the ones provided by the system. It uses data and the best plan to restore and maintain it. I don’t dare to make any modifications to it. If you lose, don’t blame me for not helping you? '
'I really tried my best, I promise you! '
After urging the other party several times to send the shrunken game prop that looked like a toy airplane in an instant and seeing the other party's message confirming receipt, Aiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. Come down.
"You will lose!"
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"Wow! I saw it and it was really repaired?!"
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After first spitting on some bad guy in the communication who dared to curse her to lose, Annie quickly and lovingly checked the repaired machine she received, which was an important machine that she could participate in the competition.
"Big Edge, please wait a moment. I'll sign up for the competition first!"
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After saying that, after Annie received and inspected the 'vf-25 Messiah' machine and found that there were no problems, she eagerly opened an application interface again and asked the application that had been rejected twice. The organizers of submitted their own contest applications.
During the day, Annie finally managed to get the damaged 'VF-25 Messiah' in the hands of Samantha, the Artemis sister, and handed it over to Edge immediately. She spent a huge amount of money on emergency repairs for it, and narrowly allowed her to sign up with the machine at the last moment and wait for feedback on the competition application.
The price she had to pay to obtain that machine was: she had to protect Artemis and their useless 'IOI resistance' subordinates from being persecuted by IOI's force in the real world, and until she found Until the Easter egg game is over?
Because they are said to be very confident in deciphering Halliday's clues, finding Easter eggs, and defeating the IOI online creative company. The only thing they are worried about is that the other party's illegal armed personnel will come to the door again in the real world?
Although Anne wanted to say that she could defeat those IOI bad guys without the need for easter eggs, the trouble of inheriting a certain Halliday's stock and gaining control of the game... But since that Arte Miss only made such a small and simple request. She was happy to be lazy and did not explain more. She just patiently decided to live in the rooftop garden room of the other party's shabby building for a while in the future.
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"Why did it take so long..."
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Now, Anne is still patiently waiting for a reply to the application she just submitted.
This is already her third application...
In order to prevent some people from maliciously re-registering multiple times and causing channel blockage, the organizer has specifically restricted each player to register a maximum of three times. Once the maximum number of applications is reached three times, no one can register again... So, Anne, who is waiting now, is very nervous and anxious, fearing that something went wrong and her application failed again.
If that's the case, I'm afraid she will definitely go to the office of the competition organizer along the network cable, grab the collars and beat up some bad guys who don't agree with her participation in that seemingly fun competition. A meal, right?
Ding~!
Congratulations! Player Anne Hastur, your application to participate in the competition with your 'vf-25 Messiah' has been officially approved! We are now informing you: Please make relevant preparations and be sure to enter Portal No. 02136 of the "10th Oasis Cup" Gundam Competition before 24:00:00 tonight to participate. In the first stage of the competition, those who fail to show up after the deadline will be deemed to have automatically given up the qualification of the competition.
announce!
"!!"
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"Great, Edge, my application has finally been approved! Moreover, the first stage of the competition will start in more than two hours!"
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Seeing the pop-up holographic interface indicating that the application was successful, Anne was surprised at first, and then finally cheered directly, and shared in the communication with a certain unscrupulous profiteer who had helped her a lot.
'Yeah? '
'That's good, it's worth it. I worked overtime and didn't even bother to eat dinner, but I had to fix it for you first...'
After hearing that a certain little guy had successfully passed the application for the competition, the heartless scapula warrior Edge breathed a sigh of relief and said that his efforts had not been in vain.
"I won't tell you anymore!"
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"I'm going to find that portal now, bye~!!"
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After saying that, Annie hurriedly closed the communication without waiting for the other party to say anything more, then turned around and ran quickly into the bustling oasis crowd in the distance, preparing to find her portal No. 02136.
As for a heartless guy who she chooses to ignore because he has temporarily lost his use value, she will not care about it! !
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Soon, the time came to 23:45 on the second night. Edge, Dadong, Ash, Parsifal and Artemis all came to the "10th Oasis Cup" Gundam Competition. They entered the venue and entered a virtual box that they had booked in advance.
'Hi~! '
'Parsifal and Artemis, are you two finally here? '
Seeing the two people being teleported in, Edge immediately greeted them.
'How's it going? Have you cracked the last clue? '
Immediately afterwards, Edge asked what he cared about most, which was the last clue in Halliday's Easter egg game.
After all, the bad little girl currently ranked first in the standings, the guy who even dared to attack Halliday's incarnation, will definitely not bother to decipher the clues. This is because she is still in the mood to participate in the Gundam Contest You can see it in the game! Therefore, Edge felt that their hope of cracking the clue might really only be placed on Parsifal or Artemis in front of them.
'ah! A clue...'
'not yet! '
Parsifal and Artemis looked at each other, then shook their heads dejectedly and spread their hands. So far, they still have no clue, otherwise, they would not have the heart to come here to watch this game.
'That's a shame...'
'But don't worry! '
'I heard that neither IOI nor anyone else who passed the level of "The Shining" and obtained the second emerald key could crack that clue, so you don't have to worry too much, at least now everyone is They are on the same starting line, and if anyone cracks it, they will definitely be notified as soon as possible based on your score. '
Seeing that the two of them seemed a little depressed, Edge quickly spoke out to comfort them.
'hope so……'
'correct! '
'Where's that little Annie? Is she here? Why didn't we see her? '
Clues or something like that, Artemis felt that they had been racking their brains for the past two days and their heads were too big, so she didn't want to talk about that topic anymore, so she hurriedly asked strangely while looking at the box.
'She? '
'She should have been here long ago! She may be getting ready now, but when it officially starts later, we will surely be able to see her perform! '
In fact, Edge didn't know where the little guy was, but thinking about the way the other person was in a hurry two hours ago, I believe he must have been at the competition venue. Besides, the other person was a contestant, so he definitely wouldn't follow him. They, like the audience, were present in the auditorium.
'That's it...'
'Has the list of the players participating in the competition this year and the data on their units come out? '
Artemis was a little worried because she knew that the damaged 'VF-25 Messiah' they inadvertently obtained was just an ordinary mass-produced machine. Compared with the machines of the players in previous years, there was no What outstanding performance and advantages.
'I don't know, it shouldn't be out yet. Isn't it still about fifteen minutes? '
Edge just folded his arms and waited, and began to scan around this virtual, giant 'Colosseum'-like venue that appeared in the void of the universe, looking at the bustling crowds and various kinds of things in the audience seats. Light decoration.
'...'
'Tell me, that little guy, does she have any hope of winning? '
Parsifal asked hesitantly.
If it were in the past, he would definitely not think that the other party could win, nor would he hope that the other party could win! However, something happened recently that changed his impression of the little guy a little bit. Therefore, if his friends thought that she had a chance to win, maybe he would put all his gold coins on it. On that little guy?
'I don't know, but I heard that her driving skills are pretty good. When she was on Pandora, she even stole a Zaku II from the fan alliance, and she beat and trampled many people to death because of it? '
Edge was relatively clear about the deeds of a certain little guy on Pandora. After all, he could be said to be the agent who took over all the superconducting ores that Annie had brought back. Therefore, after many inquiries, he had no idea about Annie's deeds. There are certain things that others obviously know a little more about than others.
'! ! '
'How to grab Gundam? ! '
Hearing what Edge said, the samurai Dadong sitting on the stool suddenly asked curiously.
'ah……'
'Who knows? Anyway, she got it! '
'...'
'What happened next? '
'later? '
'Later, the machine she grabbed was quickly hacked to pieces by the fans alliance, but unfortunately, she didn't even remember to take away the remains. Didn't she know that the thing could be repaired, even if it wasn't? Can restoration be worth a lot of money? '
Aiqi said bitterly, thinking that a bad little girl who knew how to be poor every day just lost at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins out of thin air was a waste of money?
'All right……'
'I hope she doesn't lose too badly this time, right? '
Parsifal and Artemis looked at each other, and then prayed in unison. Because they came to a conclusion through this conversation between Edge and Dadong, that is: a certain little girl's mecha control skills seem to be average? Otherwise, someone wouldn't have snatched a machine body and then had it hacked to pieces.
'! ! '
'Very good! The time has come, the Gundam Contest is about to begin! ! '
Dadong, who had unlimited admiration for Gundam, but regretted not being able to participate due to his own abilities and lack of a real machine, was annoyed and excitedly stood up from his position and came out. The sound reminded friends who still planned to chat.
At this time, sixteen large portals and sixteen different machines appeared out of thin air in the distant starry sky. Amidst bursts of brilliant fireworks and colorful light beams, On a huge virtual digital graphics platform, a commentator dressed in a non-mainstream style first appeared. Then he held a microphone and faced the contestants' bodies and the millions of spectators around the scene. of his performance:
'Dear guests and audience friends who came to the scene! '
'Good evening everyone~! ! '
'Today, the exciting "10th Oasis Cup Gundam Competition" is finally about to officially begin. Have you all placed your bets? '
As soon as the non-mainstream commentator finished speaking, boos erupted from the scene. Some viewers seemed very dissatisfied with this? Of course, there seemed to be whistles and cheers mixed in. Apparently some people were involved in some interesting off-field gameplay in these games just as he said?
'oh! All right……'
'Maybe, I should say, are you all ready? '
'You may all know that in this competition, our organizers have made some small reforms to the rules and projects of the competition. It is no longer a fight-and-fight model from the beginning, because our organizers require the players to First, they have to go on a long adventure in the PVE mode. After they have fully utilized their abilities and exercised their skills, the next stage of the game will be based on those who win or survive the PVE mode. Select a qualified part of the players to enter the next stage of the competition...'
'And those unqualified and inferior players whose abilities are not up to standard will be ruthlessly eliminated from the PVE project! '
'Hello! stop! ! '
The commentator was just about to continue talking nonsense, but the audience bought it and immediately started making noises. Some players even took out various rifles, shoulder-fired missiles, etc. to shoot at the commentator's shadow and platform. And bombarded?
'...'
'As for the specific rules, I won't go into details here, because I believe you have all read them, so I will officially announce here: "The 10th 'Oasis Cup' Gundam Competition" is now official start! '
In order to prevent the audience from being quiet, and in order not to affect the ratings and advertising revenue, the commentator saw that the audience was not buying it, so he hurriedly ended some unnecessary opening remarks in advance and began to announce the official start of the game.
'Let's see the players on the field! '
'We invite Contestant No. 1! '
'She's just...'
'The little phoenix, the Valkyrie, the never-falling fire eagle from...T - the daughter of darkness, contestant Anne Hastur! ! '
"Hello everyone!"
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A fighter plane flew out, and then, Anne's head in the cockpit was projected on the huge screen directly above the stadium, allowing the millions of viewers present to see the cute little girl waving to them carelessly. figure.
'! ! '
'is her? '
'God, what's that devil? ! '
'Damn it! '
'Where's my shoulder-fired nuke? Let me knock her down! ! '
'Stop! You can't hurt her here! ! '
'...'
'It's over! She is definitely going to die on the field. Who knows who will be cheaper with the more than 100 million bounty? '
'Κατηγ??ρησε! ! '
'сволочь! '
'￥@......%##! ! '
The scene was instantly filled with bursts of boos and noisy, chaotic and noisy sounds.
'Everyone please be quiet! ! '
'ah! my eyes! What bastard dropped the nuclear bomb? I advise you to save money quickly and stop wasting your stinky money, because here, it is useless for you to throw black holes! '
Seeing a burst of bright light that almost blinded the field, the commentator's holographic projection hurriedly cursed and stopped it.
'Yes……'
'Yes! I believe everyone in the audience knows her, or have they been bullied and teased by her? But no matter what, she participated in this competition, so here, in this specially-made competition venue, any attack you make against her will be judged invalid! '
'Back to business! '
"If you have any grievances, you can settle the accounts with her after you get out, but let's take a look at her body first. Is that... a plane?" ! '
'oh! '
'Sorry, I'm not blind, and of course you are not blind either, because it is indeed a serious mecha! ! '
Immediately afterwards, the commentator saw that the audience seemed to be very concerned about which Daughter of Darkness player, and began to introduce that machine in detail.
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vf-25 Messiah
Multi-purpose deformable fighter-bomber, crew 1 (can be equipped with a reserve seat)
Humanoid height: 14.53 meters (including head laser cannon)
engine:
FF-3001A stage II thermonuclear turbine engine × 2 made by Nova Heavy Industries/P&G/PR
Thrust 1620KN+×2
Top speed (inside the atmosphere) is about Mach 5.00, the acceleration limit outside the atmosphere is unknown
The maximum load of the body is 27.5G
armed
Standard armament:
Head GU-17A anti-Vajra MDE machine gun
ROV-217C 12.7CM coaxial beam rifle×1
ES-25A 25CM high speed MDE machine gun × 2
ROV-25A 25CM beam cannon × 2
AK/VF-M9 combat knife in left wrist shield × 1
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'It's a very ordinary machine. I remember that someone piloted a similar machine to participate in the competition in the past few years. The unlucky guy was destroyed before he could hold on for three minutes...'
'As for her driving skills, we can wait and see? '
Immediately after introducing Annie's identity and body data, the commentator, who obviously didn't think much of the little girl, smacked his lips and began to introduce the other pilots one by one.
For example, the second player is a masked man whose face cannot be seen, and is also a pilot named 'Yo Hey 321' from the Fan Alliance Guild?
What he is driving is an All-Metal Frenzy M9 Gernsback (ガーンズバック), and it has commander-level specifications. It is the latest third-generation AS used by Misriru! Its biggest feature is that it is equipped with a composite angular antenna on the head assembly that can enhance the sensor function, thereby obtaining the electronic warfare capabilities required by frontline commanders, and can also use the ultra-high data link device 'ITCC-5 ( Integrated tactical communication control system)' to analyze, manage and integrate the huge information on the battlefield. It has ultra-high performance that surpasses existing aircraft, especially in terms of high mobility and stealth, far surpassing other AS!
It can even disable various sensors, radars and other electronic instruments through ECS, and it also has a stealth function that cannot even be distinguished by the naked eye!
Moreover, it is said to be equipped with the bug-like 'λ-DRIVER' driver, which is the legendary driver called lambda driver or lambda! It is one of the highest manifestations of black technology in "Full Metal Panic". It is to 'convert attack/defense impulses' into energy with physical properties, rather than simply 'ideas'!
When the pilot has a desire beyond imagination for something, the general emblem is activated with full force, and the effect is as long as imagination! There are only three ways to defeat λ-DRIVER:
Directly use λ-DRIVER against λ-DRIVER!
Attack by surprise, such as using sniper fire to directly destroy the aircraft before the pilot can react!
Use quick movements to beat the driver's reaction time!
But unfortunately, this ability should be of some type that converts brain waves, that is, personal consciousness/will, into external manifestations. But since the so-called mental power is consumed, the damage to the body after use cannot be ignored - it is said that it can easily cause brain damage? Therefore, after the official research and judgment of the competition, it was believed that this lambda-DRIVER driver did not have the ability to completely destroy the rules and fairness of the competition, so the selection of this aircraft was allowed?
The third contestant is the Strike Freedom Gundam driven by a Gundam enthusiast from IOI Online Creative Company. It is a very gorgeous and powerful machine. It is also the most popular contestant in this championship. There is no one. !
Because there is no doubt about the power of this machine!
It integrates all the top technologies in the Gundam SEED world, with a beam shield with iron-clad defensive power, armor cutting technology and the unparalleled mobility brought by the Radiant Carrier, as well as the super driving force brought by the PS armor internal frame. , coupled with the terrifying firepower of a total of fifteen artillery pieces! Furthermore, it is equipped with an 'ultra-advanced deuteron' that uses both a nuclear engine and a deuteron beam charging system to obtain the overwhelming output of this engine...
In short, this is a machine that ordinary people and ordinary guilds cannot afford, let alone buy, and buy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a work of art accumulated by IOI with money, right?
And this is the reason why it has successfully become the most popular player in this competition!
But unfortunately, it is said that this aircraft was built with Kira Yamato as the pilot, so the extremely complex weapon system of this aircraft can only be driven by that NPC Kira Yamato to achieve its maximum performance? As for the manipulation ability of the Gundam enthusiast hired by IOI Online Creative Company, that is open to question...
However, many people believe that even if it is controlled by a pig, it will definitely achieve good results!
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people putting so much money on it.
The other players also have a variety of mobile suits, such as 'Zangetsu' and 'Lancelot' from Lelouch of the Rebellion, Unit 1 and Unit 2 from EVA, and Unit 0 from Gundam 00. Those messy bodies and so on...
finally,
After a certain commentator was so thirsty that he finally explained briefly or in detail the origins and data of all sixteen players and their aircraft, and then, the pilots who participated in the competition began to watch in the millions. Amidst the cheers of the audience in the planned oasis, he began to accelerate and fly or run into the portals and disappeared.
'...'
'That's it? What about the promised Gundam Contest? ! '
Seeing that there was no Gundam in the entire venue, leaving only empty venues and those huge portals, Parsifal, who didn't quite understand the rules of the competition and had never read the regulations of this competition, felt a little agitated. asked strangely.
'Well……'
'They are now going to challenge the PVE independent copy of the first project. After the end, only the players who survive or whose scores reach a certain standard are eligible to enter the next stage, which is the PVP stage of the Gundam Contest that we are most familiar with. ? '
'But before that, if we need it, we can call up any player's PVE dungeon record at any time through the options page of the competition group to check their performance in the dungeon! '
'Like this? '
Seeing that Parsifal really didn't seem to understand, Dadong on the side slowly explained to him and directly demonstrated how to retrieve Annie's copy of 'Macross F Void Diva'. See Watching a little girl driving that VF-25 Messiah flying in the vast dark starry sky of the universe.
'So that's it...'
'But, if that's the case, what are we still doing here? '
'this……'
'It seems like there really isn't anything interesting to see today, it's just an opening ceremony...'
'Tsk! '
'You see, many people have already left the show. '
'Let's go! Let’s go back too, since the PVE stage can be seen anywhere now, there’s no need to stay here all the time! Moreover, we can also think about it carefully, what is Halliday's last clue? '
'That's fine! '
'...'
Soon, as the contestants entered the dungeon portals and disappeared into the venue, as the long PVE stage unfolded, this huge cosmic arena-like place began to gradually become quiet, and then, look After watching the opening ceremony and fully understanding the contestants, the audience sadly left the venue with curses or other complaints, leaving only this huge and empty place.
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