The second game of the top half of the eight-in-four zone was also a good one, with Brunhilde Industries and Icefield Stars on par, and the time spent on the game was also a record high, and after nearly an hour of back and forth, it ended in the victory of Icefield Star.

In the match between the two sides, all the external defense towers were destroyed, and in front of the base of the Ice Stars, there was a battle of four teams, and the Ice Stars team relied on the pull of four people to firmly control the five members of the Brunhild team in their own base, and they could neither destroy the base nor retreat to the defense. Then he relied on a player who made a detour back to the Brunhilde base from the side, and cooperated with a dense crowd of ordinary soldiers to destroy the Brunhilde base. By the time Iceborne Star won, their own base would have less than ten percent of its shield left.

The next match between the Imperial Royal Military Academy and the Liberty College of the League was even more exciting, which can be called an incomparable match since the restructuring of the event. The result of the match was a narrow victory for the Imperial Royal Military Academy, but it is worth mentioning that Morningstar clearly sensed that Locke on the side of the Liberty Academy was very out of shape. This discovery made Morningstar blame himself for a long time, it seemed that Locke was far from being as calm as he seemed on the surface, and the affairs of the Mandate of Heaven sect distracted him. If Morningstar hadn't met Rock at such a point in time, perhaps he could have gone further in the game. But the result has been decided, and there is no point in dwelling on it, not to mention that Morningstar also got information about Locke from Catherine, this guy turned out to be the heir of the current top leader of the alliance, if it weren't for the state system, Locke would have the same status as Katarina.

And today's game is the one that Morning Star pays special attention to. Killstar vs. Republic South Mercury District Qingyun team. Prior to this, although Morning Star had watched the game of the Star Killer team, and although he had heard about the Star Killer team's game from various sources, this was really the first live game.

At the beginning of the game, the players on both sides of the routine introduced that the team in the South Mercury District is composed of five men, just like the biggest feature of this star area - there are groups of handsome men and beautiful women, and the five players of the Qingyun team are all responsible for their appearance, and the sunny smiling faces accompanied by the Qingyun team are painted pure white mechas, which makes the women in the audience scream from time to time. On the other hand, looking at the Star Killing Team, the complexion can no longer be described by the word earth gray, and Morning Star can clearly see how similar the skin color of these people is to the mutants he saw on Haiwen Star at the beginning, just like the bloodless corpses that mean to lose their lives for many days. When Morning Star saw this scene, he completely confirmed his previous guess, this team definitely had something to do with the death plague on Haven Star in the first place.

The game started with the roar of war drums, and the branch arranged by the Star Killer team was 311, that is, there were three people on the upper road, and one person on the middle and lower lanes. And the Qingyun team against them used the traditional 212 split. It stands to reason that the difficulty of two against three is completely different from one against two, and the Qingyun team should be able to open up the situation soon after two against one. What everyone didn't expect was that instead of shrinking back into defense as everyone expected, the player on the lower road of the Star Killing Team held high the offensive banner and directly rushed to the Qingyun team members to attack.

Morning Star, who was in the stands, was so shocked that he stood up directly from his seat when he saw the fighting actions of the player from the Star Killing Team, and Qin Qing and Qin Yuxin, who were accompanying Morning Star to watch the battle, looked at Morning Star in great confusion.

"Morningstar, what's wrong with you?" Qin Qing took Chenxing's hand and asked with concern.

Morningstar sat back in his seat and replied, "It's okay, I saw something amazing." This killer team is indeed very problematic. Look at the player on the lower road, his mecha operation skills are derived from the Imperial line, fierce and fierce, and his playing style is wide open. And this player's operation skills are very skilled, it should be a person who has been immersed in this way for many years to do it, this game Qingyun team is dangerous, these students are not the opponents of the star killing team at all. ”

Morning Star felt that the words did not fall, and the situation on the field suddenly changed, only to see the player on the lower road of the Star Killing Team manipulating the mecha to take off into the air, and at the same time hitting Qingyun's famous player with a side kick, the double knife in his hand went straight to the chest of another Qingyun's mobile phone mail, and he double-killed.

Almost at the same time, the Qingyun team's upper road also collapsed, one died and one fled, and directly handed over a tower to the owner. And this was only the beginning of the rout of the Qingyun team, and the follow-up attacks of the killing star were wave after wave, and the whole game ended in such a one-sided situation.

The victory of the Star Killer team did not receive applause from the audience, because there were many people in the audience who could understand the operation techniques of the Star Killing Mecha, and it led more and more viewers to start applauding them. But these practices obviously couldn't make the Star Killer team change their mood slightly, it was still five dead faces, and they still didn't care about it, as if there was nothing in this world that could move them.

The top four have been decided, but Morningstar is very worried about the Imperial Royal Academy team, with Morningstar's observation, although the strength of the Imperial Academy is good, it is far from being the opponent of the Star Killer, not to mention that there is Caterina in the Imperial Academy team, the darling of mankind, the most shining jewel in the Imperial Crown, once the Star Killing Team on the field is to be unfavorable to Caterina, it will be an unbearable result.

With this concern, Morningstar talked to Caterina once, but Caterina said that she would definitely finish the tournament. After several reprimands to no avail, Morningstar could only choose to respect Katarina's idea, but said that he would definitely come to watch it. The Goddess's Eye was staying in the space station in Butkamp, a distance that would satisfy the jumping conditions, so Morningstar was confident in protecting Katerina's safety.

Three days later, the first semi-final was played, and the opponent of Yanyuan was the Ice Stars team, this decent team did not pose any threat to Yanyuan, and there were several tug-of-wars without pain, and then the Yanyuan team counterattacked and won the game smoothly.

Morningstar's performance in this game was particularly eye-catching, and in Chen Chao's words, it has been a long time since Morningstar has taken the game so seriously. The reason for this is that Morning Star didn't tell anyone else, only Qin Qing knew it, and it was Morning Star who didn't want to waste more energy. The next match between Kill Star and the Royal Military Academy of the Empire is the main event, and Morningstar has to make sure that he can be 100% committed to the game between these two teams, so that he can help Caterina in the first place when she is in danger.

On the night after the game, Morningstar's worries were heightened by the new news brought by Catherine. According to the Shadow Guard's investigation, the Mandate of Heaven is far from being as simple as everyone previously thought, and that they have not only infiltrated the Alliance's administrative system in the Agran system, but also that there are many signs that the Mandate of Heaven Sect is infiltrating the Empire and the Republic. Morning Star couldn't understand what kind of existence this Heavenly Mandate Sect was, and how such an emerging force could fully penetrate in today's three-legged situation of human power. Puzzled, Morning Star found Xie Shiqi. The smartest of all Morningstar's friends is sure to have some different opinions.

That night, Morning Star and Xie Shiqi talked a lot, and they didn't part until midnight. For the first time, Morningstar confessed Tula's language to Xie Shiqi, and completely reproduced his previous experience. Morning Star didn't expect Xie Shiqi to accept it all, and most people would think that Morning Star had paranoia in such an unbelievable story. But Xie Shiqi obviously belonged to that small group of people, and after pondering for a long time, he actually put forward a point of view that made Morning Star a little difficult to accept, that there was a connection between the Heavenly Mandate Sect and the threat from the void, and it was very likely that it was the vanguard they had planted in the human world. Xie Shiqi has such an inference for two reasons. One is the strange anomaly of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, which seems to have been born out of thin air. In the Agron Galaxy, where the Mandate of Heaven is most rampant, although there are many improprieties in the management of the Alliance, the level of monitoring is very high. The Mandate of Heaven Sect is not a criminal activity of three or five thieves, it can be unaware, such a large-scale organization can develop silently, and it is bound to have a strong force behind it, and this power does not look like it is from the human camp. The second is the death plague disease that Morningstar said, although the form of realization when it occurs on Haiwen Star is low-level, but it is slightly similar to several players of the Star Killing Team, Xie Shiqi believes that Morningstar has a keen sense as a warrior, since Morningstar believes that there is a relationship between them and this, then Xie Shiqi can give enough trust. The combination of the two reasons, coupled with the latest news provided by Catherine, coupled with Xie Shiqi's bold assumptions, formed such a chain that the threat in the void could not carry out a large-scale invasion of the human camp for some reason, so he used some special means to find his spokesperson in the human camp and develop his own power in the human race. This spokesperson may possess certain means unknown to humanity, including the death plague, and can completely control the minds of humans, which may also explain why the Manifest Destiny Sect was able to infiltrate the administrative system of the Agren Sector so quickly. But a corner of peace was obviously not the result that "he" wanted, and after the Mandate of Heaven Sect stabilized, the spokesperson began to infiltrate the empire and the alliance. And this star killing team came to Butkamp for some kind of special mission.

Morningstar really couldn't deduce the reason why the Star Slayer came to Butekamp, but he couldn't get rid of the thieves' methods. There are two most famous people in this tournament, one is Locke, but he is relatively hidden, and few people know his true identity. And the other is Katarina, in order to help the morning star, Katerina revealed her identity, which is well known. If the purpose of the Killers' trip is to discard Katarina, their best chance is tomorrow's game. But this makes no sense, Caterina had been hiding her identity very well before, how did the Star Killer team learn about the news? Xie Shiqi's point of view was that it was very likely that the upper echelons of the empire already had followers of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, but Morning Star did not think so at all. Caterina once told Morningstar that she had only decided to participate in the competition shortly before the competition, and the fact that she was in the Imperial Royal Military Academy was a top secret of the Empire, and only a few people such as Vistock knew about it. Morningstar didn't believe that the Mandate of Heaven could infiltrate Vystock, and if they had such energy, wouldn't it be the Mandate of Heaven who sat in the most important position in the Alliance Council?

After several analyses to no avail, the night was as deep as ink, and considering the next day's tasks, Morning Star and Xie Shiqi went to rest separately.

……

The match between the Imperial Royal Military Academy and the Killer Star was scheduled for ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, and Morning Star came to the scene alone to watch the battle. Through Katarina, Morning Star made his way to the stands, a spot closest to the entrance to the safe arena. The reason for choosing this location is that it is the only place in the entire arena where staff can reach the stadium. To get into the stadium, Morningstar just needs to jump out of the stands and into the tunnel and open the door guarded by the staff.

The competition was held on time, and when the Imperial Court debuted, it was warmly welcomed by all the spectators present, shouting and cheering, banners, crowds, and the audience did their best to express their emotions. But after the Star Killer Team went on as usual, there was an eerie silence, and hundreds of thousands of spectators silently protested against the team as if they had discussed it.

If it was a normal day, Morningstar would definitely actively join the audience's activities, but at this time he was in no mood to do so. Caterina is likely to be in danger, and Morningstar must be on guard at all times. But Morning Star miscalculated, Xie Shiqi also miscalculated, and the analysis of the two people the night before was completely wrong. It was an ordinary match, a one-sided match, and the Imperial Academy, like all of the Slayer's previous opponents, was powerless in the face of the Slayer's superior individual prowess, with the only two eliminations coming from Caterina and Harold. Caterina used her superior skills and special loadouts to eliminate one of the Star Killers' wingers with a kite flow of play, and Harold fought for his life in a team fight to complete another elimination. It was also after this team battle that the Star Killer Team broke out in full force, breaking through all the defenses of the Imperial Court from the middle lane all the way, and finally won the victory. After the game, due to safety concerns, even the tribute to the spectators was canceled, and the two sides returned to their respective preparation areas, and everything was settled.

Although Morning Star was puzzled, it was a good thing that there was no accident after all, and it also put a heart in his stomach. After a few words of simple comfort to Katarina, Morning Star returned to his station non-stop and found Xie Shiqi.

When Morning Star met Xie Shiqi, the other party was writing and drawing on the table, and a huge white paper was scattered with a large number of arrowheads. Morningstar glanced at it, it was Xie Shiqi's analysis of Morningstar's recent experience.

Sensing the return of the morning star, Xie Shiqi put down the things in his hand and raised his head. The two men stared into each other's eyes and said the same thing in unison.

"Why?" "Why?"

Morningstar knew that he had thought of Xie Shiqi again, if the purpose of the Star Killing Team was not to be unfavorable to Princess Katarina, then why did they come to participate in this competition? Or is it that Morning Star and Xie Shiqi's previous inference is wrong at all? This team wasn't sent by the Mandate of Heaven Sect to carry out a special mission at all? Are they just ordinary students who came to win the Mecha Tournament? But what about the skin color and appearance of the deceased? Although there are many people in the human race who have mutated genes and produce different traits, how can it be said that this is the case for the entire Star Killing Team?

Morning Star and Xie Shiqi sat quietly in the room for a long time, but they didn't come up with any reasonable explanation. Inadvertently, Morningstar once again saw the huge piece of paper that had swooped down on the table. The above is centered on the name of the Morning Star, and the relationship map of the various forces around it, and there is an arrow connecting the Hyven Star Insect Attack Incident and the Morning Star, and the relationship between the arrow reads: The participants of the Hyven Star Incident, killed the key characters Cayula and Gondor, and successfully evacuated the Hyven Star refugees. The Morning Star Ghost picked up the pen next to him and added a few words to this relationship - take away the artifact.

This magic stroke made the eyes of Morning Star and Xie Shiqi can't help but glow with excitement, and they said in unison again: "Their target is me (you). ”

Morning Star slapped his hands on the table hard, and said excitedly: "It makes sense, it makes sense now, I have already decided to participate in the competition, and they will definitely get the news." ”

Xie Shiqi also nodded, and added: "What you did in Hai Wenxing earlier can be said to have ruined their plans, you said before that thing called an artifact can control the troops of the alien insects, and it is also very likely to be a key element in spreading the dead plague, for this reason, they have a reason to send such a team." ”

"The reason why they haven't done anything to me for a long time is just because they are afraid of startling the snake. They know that the artifact doesn't have to be on me. At the same time, my prestige in the Imperial military is not bad, and if they do it to me within the Empire, if they can't get the artifact, then they will get nothing, and they will completely lose the meaning of this operation. Morning Star and Xie Shiqi looked at each other and added.

Xie Shiqi hugged each department, pinched his chin with his right hand and continued: "And this can also explain why the Star Killer team will be heavy on their opponents in the previous games, and the strong style of play in the last few games, they want to make you afraid, make you think that you can't beat them, and if you provoke them, your life may be threatened." ”

Morning Star sneered and continued, "In other words, before the finals, I can meet them. ”

Xie Shiqi put down the hands that were hugged in front of his chest, his expression became much more solemn, and asked, "Then what answer will you give them?" ”

"What do you say?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the answer was already clear.