190: Chapter 190 Jiangcheng, Not to be Humiliated

The massive military troop transport airship cut through the clouds, its engine roar like thunder, vibrating everyone's eardrums.

Looking down through the porthole, Chen Xi's pupils contracted slightly.

Below, a steel behemoth stood majestically among the mountains, as if it intended to sever heaven and earth—Zhennan Pass.

The black alloy walls, hundreds of meters high, stretched on endlessly to the horizon.

Above the walls, densely packed heavy magic cannons pointed skyward, their muzzles emitting a chilling cold light.

Countless fully armed soldiers patrolled the walls, while armored vehicle convoys moved through the pass like swarms of ants.

This place was the absolute core of the Southern District's defense line and the frontline for humanity's resistance against the beast tide.

Solemnity, iron-bloodedness, and oppression were the eternal themes here.

"Wow... this is just too spectacular!"

Li Murou leaned against the window, her small mouth slightly agape, her eyes filled with shock: "Compared to this, the Wall of Sighs is simply insignificant!"

Su Xiaoxiao also wore a solemn expression; she could feel the thick, almost tangible scent of blood and gunpowder in the air.

It was an aura settled after being baptized by countless wars.

"Students, we have arrived at Zhennan Pass. Please disembark in an orderly fashion!"

A cold prompt sounded from the broadcast.

The airship slowly descended onto the massive tarmac.

The cabin door opened, and Chen Xi led the three members of the Nirvana Battle Team down.

As soon as they landed, a wave of heat mixed with the smell of engine oil rushed toward them.

Many people had already gathered on the tarmac.

This Southern District Joint Challenge was, in reality, a "gathering" of the proud talents from the eight cities.

Besides the Nirvana Battle Team from Jiangcheng, the champion teams from the other seven cities had also arrived one after another.

The appearance of the Nirvana Battle Team instantly attracted many gazes.

It couldn't be helped; the team's composition was simply too eye-catching.

Chen Xi stood tall with an extraordinary demeanor, but the three beauties behind him were even more attention-grabbing.

The cold and aloof Su Xiaoxiao, the lively Li Murou, and the wild Ye Fei, combined with the aura of powerful experts that they hadn't fully restrained yet, made it difficult not to notice them.

"Tsk tsk, is this the champion team from Jiangcheng?"

"Why are they all women? And the one leading them is a pretty boy?"

"Jiangcheng really has no one left, relying on an idol group like this to fight? It's laughable."

A burst of harsh, mocking laughter came from the side.

Chen Xi turned to look.

Not far away, a team whose members were all wearing heavy exoskeleton mechas and were so burly they looked like a group of moving fortresses was pointing at them.

These people didn't wear robes or light armor like ordinary Professionals; instead, each of them was covered in heavy mechanical armor filled with the aesthetic of industrial violence.

Hydraulic rods supported their limbs, and they carried massive power hammers and chainswords on their backs; with every step they took, the ground emitted a dull, vibrating sound.

The burly, bald man leading them had eye-catching crimson paint on his mecha, with a huge iron hammer emblem printed on his chest.

He took off his helmet, revealing a face full of flab, and was looking at Chen Xi and the others with a playful expression.

"That is the champion team from 'Iron Fortress City'—【Steel Torrent】."

Su Xiaoxiao said in a low voice from the side:

"Iron Fortress City is famous for its mechanical technology; most of their Professionals are Heavy Mecha Masters or mechanically modified humans.

This team is known for its defensive and destructive power. I heard that in the preliminary rounds, they simply drove their mechas and flattened their opponents' bases."

"Yo, the beauty has a good eye, knowing our great name."

The bald, burly man heard Su Xiaoxiao's words and swaggered over while carrying his huge power hammer.

He walked up to Chen Xi and looked down from above at this "pretty boy" who was a head shorter than him, his eyes filled with contempt:

"Hey, kid, are you the captain of Jiangcheng?"

"My name is Tie Shan, captain of Steel Torrent."

"I'll give you a piece of advice: this is Zhennan Pass, a place where people die.

You bunch of soft-skinned lady soldiers had better buy tickets and go home to do embroidery; don't make us get distracted saving you on the battlefield—that would be a burden!"

Behind Tie Shan, his team members erupted in laughter, their mechanical arms colliding and making clanging noises, full of provocation.

Li Murou's face flushed with anger, and just as she wanted to retort, Chen Xi raised his hand to stop her.

Chen Xi's expression was calm, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

He looked at Tie Shan and said in a gentle tone:

"This... Brother Iron-Head?"

"Thank you for your advice. However, we also have a piece of advice we'd like to give you."

"Oh? What advice?" Tie Shan raised an eyebrow, as if watching a joke.

Chen Xi restrained his smile, his eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as knives:

"That is—people who are too heavy had better not provoke others easily. Because..."

"When you fall, it will hurt a lot."

"Huh? Are you threatening me?!"

Tie Shan was furious, the engines on his entire mecha roaring, and a massive aura erupted:

"Just because of you, a pretty boy under Lv.30?! My mecha weighs three tons; you think you can make me fall..."

He hadn't finished his sentence.

Chen Xi's right hand pulled a card glowing with an earthy yellow halo from his pocket very casually and threw it lightly onto the ground.

"【Gravity Field · Tenfold Suppression】!"

"Hum—!!!"

An invisible ripple instantly erupted with Chen Xi as the center, precisely covering the area where the Steel Torrent team was located.

The next second.

"Boom!!!"

A loud noise.

The originally aggressive Tie Shan only felt as if Mount Tai had pressed down on his shoulders without any warning.

His pride-and-joy hydraulic power system emitted a wail of being unable to bear the load, and the red warning lights flashed crazily!

"Warning! Load capacity exceeded! Power system overloaded!"

"What... what the hell is this?!"

Tie Shan's face flushed red, and he desperately tried to stand straight, but under that terrifying gravity suppression, his knees bent uncontrollably, again and again.

"Crack! Crack!"

The alloy knee joints made a teeth-grinding, twisting sound.

"Get down... on your knees!"

Chen Xi shouted coldly, his fingers pressing down lightly.

"Bang!!!"

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes in the audience.

The Iron Fortress City champion who had been arrogant just moments ago, the heavily armored Tie Shan, actually slammed both knees hard onto the ground, forcibly kneeling before Chen Xi!

Because of the excessive force, the alloy armor on his knees even smashed two deep pits directly into the hard concrete of the tarmac, sending gravel flying!

It wasn't just him; the four team members behind him were not spared either.

Five steel behemoths knelt in a neat row; the scene was spectacular yet comical.

"Ahhhhh! My legs!!"

"Can't move! Can't move at all! What is going on with this gravity?!"

Terrified screams came from inside the mechas.

The whole place was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Those teams from other cities who had originally prepared to watch a joke were now dumbfounded, looking at the young man who still maintained the posture of having one hand in his pocket, their eyes filled with apprehension.

One move!

He didn't even make a move, just threw a card.

And he made the 【Steel Torrent】, known for its strength and defense, kneel collectively?!

What kind of god-like method is this?!

Chen Xi slowly walked up to Tie Shan, who was kneeling on the ground, lowered his head, patted his shiny bald head, and smiled:

"It seems the quality of your mecha isn't very good, unable to even withstand this little bit of gravity?"

"Remember in the future, when you see someone handsome, be polite when you speak."

After speaking, Chen Xi ignored this bunch of clowns, snapped his fingers, and retrieved the card.

"Let's go."

The gravity dissipated.

Tie Shan and the others collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at Chen Xi's departing back, their eyes filled with endless fear, and they dared not say another word.

At this moment.

The Nirvana Battle Team, on their first day stepping into Zhennan Pass, declared their arrival in an extremely overbearing manner.

Jiangcheng, cannot be humiliated!