Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1412 The Dust Storm Dilemma

Antonio nearly tumbled headfirst. He quickly swerved and sped forward.

"Wait, Wu Yi, are you playing this aggressively? I'm leaving now! You guys take your time bombing, but be careful!"

In Antonio's memory, Wu Yi had always been a soft-spoken, round-faced girl who always smiled at people.

She was unassuming and unremarkable. When Antonio sometimes joked with her, she would just smile and remain silent. It was almost always Guan Ying, the "fierce" woman, who spoke up for Wu Yi.

After this experience, Antonio dared not underestimate Wu Yi again.

Given this mess, everyone's first instinct is to escape, but this girl is about to explode.

Regardless of whether she succeeds or not, the idea itself is powerful enough. It even frightened this nine-foot-tall man, leaving him in awe.

They hadn't flown far when a deafening thud came from behind them.

Antonio steadied the swaying Star Shuttle and looked back.

A hole appeared in the chaotic sand, and two figures flew out along with the flying sand and gravel.

The situation seemed alright at first glance, but the ejected debris lost its momentum and began to fall, leaving the two men battered and bruised. At least they were out.

Antonio turned back and flew for a while longer, but still didn't hear the robot's violation report, which made him curious.

"Wu Yi! Wu Yi! How did you do that? An explosion, but no one got hurt. Teach me!"

When Wu Yi and Guan Ying emerged, the explosive force had almost completely cleared away the magnetic sand adsorbed on the Star Shuttle. After scrambling past the splash zone, they looked ahead at Antonio; his flashy helmet was already far away.

“It’s not difficult at all,” Wu Yi said, equally pleased with himself after escaping. “I released ice crystals into the sand within a limited area, creating a frozen sand zone similar to a chimney pipe, and then had Guan Ying heat it up. The high temperature caused the ice crystals to instantly turn into water vapor, causing the frozen sand to expand rapidly, thus blasting the sand away and creating an explosion-like effect. However, my ice layer also provides a barrier, so it won’t hurt anyone, and the power is concentrated in one direction without spreading.”

"Is that even possible?" Antonio exclaimed in surprise.

“Indeed, it is.” Lin Fan, who had been listening the whole time, affirmed, “Wu Yi, Guan Ying, you two are great.”

"Thank you," Wu Yi chuckled and said to Guan Ying, "I told you to trust me, wasn't I right?"

"Mmm." Guan Ying smiled from inside the helmet. "You saved me again. Thank you."

"Hey~" Wu Yi waved her hands repeatedly, "We're like family. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's hurry up."

Although she also bet on Lin Fan to win, who doesn't have the ambition to be among the top?

Antonio thought for a moment, then realized what he meant and laughed, "Goodness! You said it wouldn't be difficult, but the condition is limited to the two of you; no one else can meet it. No wonder you said that earlier."

Wu Yi chuckled and said, "That's fate. But it's not just the two of us. Can't you and Lin Fan do it too? The World Tree energy within you isn't limited by spiritual roots."

"I can't," Antonio denied without a care. "I haven't practiced ice-related abilities at all. And even if I did, I don't understand the principle you mentioned. It'd be a waste of my time. But Honey should be able to. Honey, okay?"

Lin Fan didn't respond, but instead asked the others who had remained silent.

"Meilin, Lu Xinyuan, Qi Mai, and the others, how are you?"

"I'm alright, still outside." Lu Xinyuan looked at the completely destroyed rock pillar area ahead with a hint of helplessness. "I just don't know what happened to the people who went in before me. But the worst that can happen is they just lose their qualification, Lin Jian, don't worry, keep going!"

Compared to the first group of people who had time to react when the rock pillars first collapsed, the situation of those who came later was much worse.

The continuous roar turned the once clear and distinct rock pillar area into a complete mess.

Those in front can break through, and those behind can choose not to enter if they see the situation.

Only the top performers in the second tier are stuck in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.

The collapsing rock pillars and sandstorms stretched out in all directions, faster than their movements, engulfing them all in the blink of an eye and disappearing without a trace.

Even if Wu Yi and Guan Ying were placed in this position, and they were to explode again, the excessive distance and large coverage area would prevent them from creating another escape route.

The player who had initially wanted to overtake Merlinnil decisively chose to reverse, attempting to break through the dust barrier that had not yet fully formed an encirclement, only to have his path blocked by the fallen rock pillars behind him.

The more he revved the engine, the more frantically the flying magnetic sand clung to his star shuttle. Within seconds, the nozzle was completely blocked.

The star shuttle lost power, and he crashed heavily to the ground. Sand and dust instantly surged up, enveloping his helmet in a sand cocoon.

The transparent bubble burst open instantly, blocking all the annoying sand particles. But it also completely lost its competitiveness.

Mellinier initially tried to fly upwards as well, but he didn't have Antonio's luck.

Antonio's location was close to the starting point. A dozen or so rock pillars had just fallen, and it looked like a lot of dust was being blown away. However, the upper part of the space was not completely covered, and the dust was being pulled back by the airflow.

When it reached Merlinier, the roaring sound never stopped; even without counting, it was close to a hundred.

Whether the sand grains landed on your body or floated in mid-air, they vibrated continuously.

At this moment, the sandstorm ahead had arrived, the fallen rock pillars were still expanding upwards, and there was another endless pile behind them.

There were almost no blind spots in the entire space. At this point, it didn't make much difference which direction you flew in.

Oh, there are still some. There are remnants of fractured rock pillars below, which will continue to emit magnetic fields, pulling the star shuttle, whose power is decreasing due to interference from magnetic sand, downwards.

Merlinnil also possessed an ice-elemental root. He had already applied a thin layer of ice to the Star Shuttle, which, in the short term, prevented direct absorption and damage from the magnetic sand.

Ice is also not resistant to magnetism. The sand particles that kept piling up through the ice layer still put a considerable burden on Merlinnil's star shuttle, but compared to others, he was doing alright.

So, after Lu Xinyuan finished speaking, he replied, "I'm in pretty good shape. I just don't know how to break through. Maybe I can hold on until everything settles down?"

Most of the blowing sand is caused by the turbulent flow created when rock pillars collapse. Generally, after a certain period of time, the flying sand particles will be drawn back to the ground by gravity. Unless, of course, another torrent sweeps in.

Other participants also gave their feedback.

In this region, some are still gritting their teeth and persevering, like Merlinnier, waiting for a turning point. Others, however, have been unlucky and have already been eliminated.

"Where's Qi Mai?" Lin Fan counted the participants and noticed that Qi Mai was still silent. "Is Qi Mai alright?"

"I'm not feeling well," Qi Mai said, his voice sounding like it was being squeezed out of his throat.

"What happened? Are you injured?" Wu Yi asked. "Are you still in the competition?"

“Of course he’s there,” Antonio blurted out, then suddenly remembered that Wu Yi had been promoted to Sandstorm Warrior, and quickly explained, “Well, I just said it offhand. I mean, if he had withdrawn from the match, he would definitely be in the bubble, there’s no way he would be in trouble.”

"Is Qi Mai trapped?" Lin Fan asked. "If it really doesn't work out, he should give up when he needs to and focus on himself. There are many more matches to come; this is just the beginning. There's no need to force himself."

"I know." Qi Mai gasped for breath, "but I can't move right now..."