Unexpectedly, by 8 o'clock, Feng Yi suddenly felt a brief shake around him, and with his exceptional spiritual sense, he could easily detect the change in his environment. However, the spectators beside him seemed to have noticed nothing.

Quickly opening up his Third Rhythm to carefully observe, he then realized that the 16 competing areas were silently closing in, slowly converging towards the center to form a vast central arena. He had not even been aware of the news.

This was a very spectacular hidden project. Feng Yi thought about it and soon understood. To be close to the top 128, in fact, every battle was not to be missed, and the officials must have thought of this too.

He was somewhat eager to find out information about his opponent. He had heard that as early as last night, the officials had already announced the order of the upcoming battles. The order was decided by representatives from various countries drawing lots, and by sheer coincidence, 'Revenge Shadow Rider' was the most unique exception, leaving the only remaining group number to be matched with his opponent.

The officials had drawn the lots a day in advance, considering to give the contestants time to, for instance, research their opponent's information or choose equipment configurations based on the opponent's preferred mech models.

With this in mind, Feng Yi casually took out Eggy, who was still in hibernation. Unfortunately, no matter how much he knocked, he couldn't wake Eggy up. With no other choice, Feng Yi could only wait for the AI to wake up naturally.

"Hey, check the information on my future opponent for me."

"Opponent's information? You do realize that's confidential, right?" Egggy said, struggling to open his eyes, his face full of confusion.

Now this was strange. The lots were drawn publicly but the details weren't disclosed—how interesting. It seemed that this battle was not just about strength but also a contest between the intelligence systems of different countries.

"Dummy, are you sure you aren't fooling me, even with your capabilities?"

"I swear to heaven I'm not deceiving you. If I lie to you, may my children be born without assholes and may I be ravaged by crossdressers a hundred times every night."

"Jesus, that's twisted. You could actually come up with such a tragic oath; I believe you," Feng Yi exclaimed, his body shuddering and his rear clenching at the words. "But if you think about it, isn't that precisely what you're looking forward to?"

"Heheheheheh... What's wrong with being a bit of a dino pervert?" Eggy quipped, a sly and lewd smile flashing across his face. "Let me tell you, the reason you like women is that you haven't met a man that thrills your heart yet. You like them too, don't you?"

Feng Yi had never truly considered such a philosophical question. He pondered deeply, chin in hand, and fell into profound contemplation about life...

A melodious voice interrupted Feng Yi's minute-long daze, "Yo, it's you, kid."

"Mingfei..."

Feng Yi enunciated each syllable. He wasn't clear why this indomitable woman had come here. Could it be another matter that she was especially fixated on him about?

"I'm the one who should be surprised—don't misunderstand, I came specifically to watch the fights. I had nothing better to do anyway." As she spoke, Mingfei unapologetically took a seat next to Feng Yi on the chair... Her mature charm was undeniable. Feng Yi could smell a faintly aggressive scent emanating from her, deep and rich like dark red roses.

"You didn't come here just to say that," he said.

Mingfei could see that Feng Yi didn't look very pleased. "I'm really curious, you sure are carefree. With the situation being so dire, why bother participating in these meaningless fights? I wonder if you'll even make it to the main battle."

"Oh? And what should I do, face it calmly or worry needlessly and avoid reality in a constant state of panic?"

Feng Yi shrugged nonchalantly, and his effortless demeanor rendered Mingfei speechless. Maintaining a good mindset was indeed crucial for him right now.

"Boss, who's this busty lady? She looks pretty saucy, but I like that. She's got a 36D, a fine round behind, and bright lips. It's just that her shoulder-length hairstyle is a bit off, her makeup's too heavy, and her clothes are a bit tacky. Otherwise, she'd earn at least one more point."

Eggy gnawed on his finger, an image of pure innocence, but the words he spoke were utterly disgraceful, inadvertently causing a flicker of strangeness to pass through Mingfei's eyes... Has artificial intelligence really advanced to such a degree? Their knack for critique was impressive, without missing a beat.

"Er, I'm not familiar with her either, just consider her anyone."

"I know she's human, but people come in many varieties, good, evil, old, young, male, female, even demons, beautiful or ugly, adult or undeveloped girl, it's..."

"What are you talking about!" Mingfei urgently interrupted him to stop the damage; her eyebrows furrowed. Why did this little broken thing keep saying dirtier and more disgusting things? She didn't want to be taken advantage of by a robot for no reason.

"I'm talking about you. What's up, don't look at me with that fierce glare. As the saying goes, 'A gentleman uses his mouth and not his fists.' You're not thinking of hitting me, are you? I've got buddies watching my back."

As he spoke, the little dinosaur gestured towards Mingfei with a hook of the hand, followed by a pat on the butt, driving Mingfei to near rage; she said, "Dammit, today I'm going to get petty."

She turned to Feng Yi, "Can this toy be transferred to me?" Mingfei knew she was no match for Feng Yi and couldn't force her way; surely Feng Yi wouldn't seriously quarrel with her over an AI dinosaur.

Feng Yi could still distinguish the important from the trivial, besides, he had no prior dealings with Mingfei. It would be better to do her a favor smoothly, "Nope, this is my buddy—Eggy. Brother supports you."

Mingfei was dumbfounded. She had never expected Feng Yi to actually become sworn brothers with an intelligence doll.

"Shocked, huh? Don't think you can do whatever you want because you're pretty. We brothers won't fall for that. Do you know who 'Eggy' is? Today 'Eggy' is going to teach you a lesson in flirting techniques. First off..."

Feng Yi saw that Mingfei wanted to hit someone and then saw Mengdie approaching with a "fuck" under his breath. He could beat Mingfei but was not necessarily a match for Mengdie. Up to now, he still couldn't get a clear read on this perplexing little sister. This was no place for extended stays; sensing trouble, Feng Yi decisively teleported away without a trace.

Mingfei was nearly exploded with anger. Her good mood in the morning had been spoiled by that detestable little dinosaur, and now the person had disappeared into thin air. Even with Feng Yi's skills, he shouldn't have been able to slip away in front of her, right? What the hell?

"Butterfly, have you seen Feng Yi?"

Mengdie paused for a moment, then shook her head slightly with rare surprise in her eyes…

"Not even a little sensation?"

Mengdie nodded her head.

Getting this response, Mingfei began to wonder if she had been dreaming just now. With Mengdie's perception, she hadn't noticed Feng Yi's move, which was extremely odd. Damn it, the infuriating dinosaur! Mingfei's lips twitched inexplicably, her bright fingernails seeming to want to dig into something.

Forget it, no use looking any further. The good mood was ruined, an utterly terrible day.

In the official competition area of Hell's Gate, Feng Yi slowly got up from the ground. Others thought he was picking something up and didn't notice he had appeared out of nowhere.

"Eggy, try to keep out of trouble in the future, eh? That person's not weak. Without teleportation, we might not have made it out."

"That's impossible. How many people in the world can't be beaten by you, boss?"

"Loads, especially..." Feng Yi wanted to mention his current physical condition, but decided against it and continued, "Especially hidden sects. The person just now was one of Jade Clear Sect's Protectors. Now you know, right?"

"Wow!" Eggy exclaimed, "This woman has appeared in surveillance footage multiple times. She deliberately avoids cameras while shopping. Still, we've captured hundreds of surveillance images. Oh, and that chick with her also showed up. Should we take our revenge and do a 'number' on them?" Eggy then made a throat-slitting gesture.

Feng Yi nearly laughed out loud, "The hell are you fighting wars for with that timid ass of yours? I'd be more scared of you cutting me than anyone else."

"Why be scared if Eggy's looking out for you?"

"Scared you might sell me out, man. Just drop those trivial beefs from the past, please."

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