Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1406 The Stagnant Swamp

As it seemed that both sides were about to suffer heavy losses, the audience in the stands gasped in alarm.

Lin Fan remained calm and, facing the red shadow flying towards him, he twisted his body while lightly turning his right foot to generate force.

The Star Shuttle's power increased instantly, and it veered to the upper right at an extremely tricky angle, drawing a smooth arc in the air.

She dodged, preparing to overtake her, but Number Two and Number Three, who hadn't even had time to move, were exposed in front of her. It was too late to dodge; they were directly knocked away by the red star shuttle.

The red shuttle was prevented from crashing directly into the rock wall by this unexpected obstacle. However, the violent impact caused the shuttle to spark and become uncontrollable.

The participants could only abandon their shuttles and deploy their parachutes, watching helplessly as the vehicles they had just been standing on crashed to the ground, turning into piles of scrap metal. They themselves would then slowly drift down, waiting for the machines to come to their rescue.

Of the two who were knocked away, one flew backward a long way, swaying unsteadily, it was unclear whether he could continue.

Another contestant plunged straight down the cliff face, and without any apparent reaction from the operator, he may have lost consciousness. He was quickly pulled back by nearby monitoring equipment, and it seems his journey is over.

"Well done, baby!"

Antonio whistled excitedly and followed Lin Fan's movements, skillfully avoiding the deadly turbulence.

After passing through the canyon, another area filled with rubble appeared ahead.

The ground was uneven, with countless pebbles of varying sizes scattered everywhere by the wind. Above, pebbles continued to fall from the rock face, forming a dense rain of gravel.

One player wearing yellow soft armor clearly underestimated the seemingly harmless rubble and charged straight in, inevitably getting hit all over.

Some of the gravel that hit the rear end got into the engine, and the Star Shuttle suddenly went out of control and plunged straight down.

The player was unwilling to give up so easily and kept trying to regain control.

But clearly, luck wasn't on his side. He rolled several times, shuttle and all, before finally landing, without success. Frustrated, he pounded the ground and dejectedly threw his helmet aside.

Lin Fan and Antonio increased their speed in perfect unison, maneuvering the Star Shuttle with increasing skill as they weaved nimbly through the rubble.

If you encounter something you can't avoid, subtly shift your finger and create a buzz.

With so much wind here, who can tell how it was formed? They have to use their own advantages, after all, and they didn't break the rules.

The star shuttle leaped high, precisely avoiding collisions with falling rocks and interference from the wind.

Lin Fan weaved through the raging winds and shattered rocks with an effortless rhythm, making onlookers hold their breath while simultaneously experiencing an indescribable sense of comfort.

As the race progresses, the course ahead gradually changes.

The charred gravel slowly disappeared, replaced by a gradually damp and muddy ground.

The humidity increased, the water level rose, and the ground began to soften and rot. The yellowish-green to black mud churned and bubbled from time to time, bursting open and splattering mud droplets.

Along with the bursting bubbles, a pungent odor that couldn't be blocked even by wearing a helmet was released.

"Everyone, be careful, there's a mud pit ahead, and it smells terrible. You should prepare your poison-avoidance pills in advance." Lin Fan reminded everyone, and swallowed one himself just in case.

"A chemical attack..." Antonio didn't take it seriously after taking the medicine. "Don't worry, we're flying up there anyway, the swamp can't do anything to us... Holy crap!"

"What's wrong?!" Wu Yi asked anxiously.

Antonio dodged the sudden gush of swamp water, which seemed to erupt like a geyser. He didn't know how to describe it; he just felt like he'd been ambushed.

"This damn place suddenly spouts water; it almost sprayed water all over my ground..."

As they were talking, the chassis of a nearby star shuttle that hadn't been avoided was completely corroded, with parts falling out along the way.

The contestant fell into the mud with nowhere left to go. Even though the soft armor shield automatically popped open and he was safe, being soaked in the foul-smelling mud still made him feel like he had no will to live.

Lin Fan dodged several surprise attacks and suddenly noticed that the star shuttles flying at a lower altitude ahead didn't have this problem. So he also adjusted his altitude and solved the problem.

"Everyone, please be careful," Lin Fan reminded, "In the swamp area, keep a low altitude and fly as close to the swamp surface as possible, otherwise you will trigger corrosive fountains that will melt the bottom of the Star Shuttle and damage the vehicle."

"understand!"

"Roger that!"

Everyone agreed, but only Qi Mai spoke up to ask a question.

"The swamp area only requires you to keep your altitude low and endure the stench? The damage level is so much lower than in the canyon area, isn't it?"

“It’s not just that.” Antonio struggled to control the Star Shuttle, making it sway only slightly. “There seems to be something sticky in this mud. After the Star Shuttle lowers, it can’t go fast at all and it wobbles from side to side. I have to use a lot of effort just to keep it balanced. I was wondering why it slowed down so much earlier; it couldn’t move at all!”

“That’s right.” Lin Fan had been adjusting the power and altitude of the star shuttle, trying to achieve a certain balance. “When you enter this area, you must slow down in advance and come in slowly. Don’t do what you did before, otherwise it’s easy to lose control and sink into the mud. This section is not about speed, but about stability.”

“I can already see it.” In front of Wu Yi, there was a group of contestants surrounded by bubbles, like bubbles floating in a swamp. “They’re kind of cute.”

Hmm? What kind of description is that?

How could such a harsh environment, corrosive substances, dilapidated star shuttles, and disqualified contestants be associated with cuteness?

Antonio seemed to sense something was wrong, but the current situation didn't allow him to think about it too much.

With Lin Fan's guidance, the others didn't encounter any major accidents when entering the swamp area.

However, with so many participants, it's not so easy for me to remain unaffected.

Qi Mai's Star Shuttle encountered a problem—the other party was caught off guard and attacked by the fountain. When it crashed into the mud pit, the splashed mud landed on Qi Mai's Star Shuttle.

In the blink of an eye, this tiny bit of mud burned several holes in the Star Shuttle. The internal structure of the Star Shuttle was affected, and it suddenly tilted to the right, about to fall into the mud pit.

Qi Mai remained silent, struggling to regain his balance.

Fortunately, it was only a minor incident and did not cause widespread damage to the internal circuitry. After the Star Shuttle's internal program reconnected to the backup circuitry, it resumed normal operation and finally stabilized just before falling into the mud.

It wasn't until Qi Mai let out a long sigh of relief that everyone realized he had almost been eliminated.

Now, Qi Mai dared not squeeze into the crowd anymore, and intentionally or unintentionally drove the Star Shuttle to keep a certain distance from the people around him.

This is a very long road, so long that both the contestants and the audience are almost losing patience.

If you want to go fast, fly higher, but you'll have to endure the sudden corrosive fountains. Flying low seems safe, but the pungent smell makes it hard to open your eyes, and every breath is a burning, unpleasant ache...

Forget about rushing ahead; the biggest goal is simply to avoid being eliminated.

Fortunately, not all participants are patient enough to endure the seemingly endless mental torment or the unpleasant physical torture.

The various pitiful situations of these contestants who don't know when they will be eliminated are what make this segment interesting for the audience.

Some people, thinking "If I can't do it, no one else can either," deliberately increase their power, splashing mud everywhere and getting it on the surrounding people's shuttles. Dragging one person down is not a bad thing, dragging two down is even more worthwhile.

It's an environmental issue; it's not like they intentionally attacked us. Others are suffering too? Well, they're just unlucky...

Fortunately, thanks to Qi Mai's intervention, everyone on the Noah was on high alert and kept their distance from those around them. However, even though they had taken antidotes beforehand, the stench still caused them physical discomfort and made them dizzy.

When that sticky pull suddenly disappeared, the star shuttle was like an arrow pulled to its limit, suddenly freed from restraint and shot out a long distance.

Lin Fan couldn't help but gag twice. He was then met with a chorus of responses from inside his earphones, leaving him utterly speechless.

With bloodshot eyes, she sprinted forward at full speed onto the changing track, reminding her teammates behind her to be careful.

The cracks, emitting a faint red glow, stretched across the dark green-black ground like hideous scars.

Deep underground, the pulsating red light merged into one, like the throbbing of a giant beast's blood.

The scalding heat, mixed with the smell of sulfur, hit you in the face, making your skin feel tight.

This is a lava cave.