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CHAPTER 18
The door opened.A group of people were playing cards and smoking and drinking.They saw Tucker, but they ignored him and continued what they were doing.“Show,” one man tossed his cards on the table. He had little to no hair on his head.The others slapped the table in frustration. “Dammit! You won again! How can you win ten times in a row? Are you cheating us?”“Hey, you are hurt because I won ten times in a row,” the winner snorted. “How much more should I be hurt because I lost my main horse Steel Jackal. I made millions with his reputation, but all of that was ruined by some trash X-grade robot which doesn’t even have a one percent sync rate.”His gaze finally landed on Tucker.“Why are you here? Where is your master?” the bald man asked.“Are you Steel Jackal’s sponsor?”“I’m not just his sponsor. I’m also his master,” the bald man replied coldly. “Tell me… how did you win against him? Others might have considered it as luck, but that couldn’t have been luck.”“I won because Ste
CHAPTER 17
The match ended in Tucker’s victory.But not a single person from the audience stood to cheer for Tucker. They all cursed him and yelled at him for making them lose their money.Being seen as an enemy was nothing new for Tucker, but it had been a while since he last felt such unwarranted animosity directed at him.But then Tucker’s ears heard the voice of his owner, Sasha.She was clapping for him.She was the only one who was celebrating his success.For a brief moment, his childhood friend’s image flashed in Tucker’s mind. She also rooted for his success, but she was brutally killed by a drunk martial artist. Her entire family was killed that night. Their only mistake was being weak in an era where strength dictated everything.Now, Sasha was also rooting for him. Sasha might have selfish reasons behind supporting him, but Tucker appreciated her effort and blew a flying kiss at her.Sasha’s eyes turned into heart symbols. “D-Did he just send a flying kiss at me?” She nearly fainted
CHAPTER 16
Robots had different modes they could use so they could optimize their work. Some modes include Berserker Mode, Fortress Mode, Phantom Mode, Bloodhound mode, Overclock mode, Frenzy Mode, Execution Mode, and Predator Mode.Every mode provided different facilities. For instance, in the Juggernaut mode, the armor plates locked together and spinal boosters provided unstoppable forward momentum, making the robot into a fast-moving tank.Certain gear was required to use these modes. One gear set typically didn’t provide all these modes. Even high level gear sets only provided a few of these modes.Steel Jackal just activated the Deep Predator Mode, which mixed both martial arts, top robotic tech and high-level predictive programming to analyze and predict opponent’s reaction timing, foot placement and dodge direction.On top of that, Steel Jackal’s pain limiters shut off, energy consumption doubled, speed increased by thirty percent, and claw acceleration increased dramatically.Sasha plopp
CHAPTER 15
The match day arrived.Tucker’s match was allotted to an arena with 1000 seats, and it was fully packed.“Each ticket price is worth at least 2200 nex,” Sasha was checking her gadget screen. “Just from this match, they will earn 2, 200,000 nex. Yet they give us 10,000 nex or 20,000 nex if we win this match. The winner’s prize is too low in F-rank matches. We have to win 8 more matches if we want to apply for an E-rank opponent.”She looked at Tucker who was meditating with his eyes closed.“Was he a monk in his past life?” Sasha wondered because she did not see any exhibition of nervousness or anxiousness from him.Unlike him, Sasha was nervous. She wasn’t expecting there to be a crowd. What’s more, they were all on Steel Jackal’s side.She could hear them shouting they wanted to see the execution of the arrogant X-grade.The announcer's voice then thundered throughout the stadium. "Ladies and gentlemen! We have an interesting game before us. Tucker vs Steel Jackal."Both offline and
CHAPTER 14
“Say that again?” Sasha wanted to hear what Tucker just said.“After I beat Steel Jackal, can I take his gear?” Tucker asked calmly.Sasha’s expression changed.She quickly checked online to see the rules, only to get disappointed. “No. You can destroy your opponent’s equipment, but you can’t take it.”“Why not?”“Because it’d be stealing. A Keeper spends lots of money on their robots. You can just steal their robots’ gear just because you won the match.”“Mm…” Tucker squinted his eyes. “If I can’t take his gear, then I’ll just destroy his core.”Sasha sighed. “As if it’s that easy. Steel Jackal is a veteran among veterans. I’ll find the footage of his previous matches and send it to your drive. Analyze them and learn his patterns.”Tucker remained silent.“Where’s your answer?” Sasha looked at him coldly.He reluctantly nodded.Afterward, Sasha left home.Tucker stood on the charging pad and used the electrical energy to cultivate himself. “My sync rate is still at 0.94 percent. This
CHAPTER 13
The Circuit was an entertainment wrapped around survival. It provided a path for robots to climb, and for their owners to climb along with them.Thanks to the overwhelming success of the Circuit over the past century or so, many cities had become arenas, where corporations gambled fortunes, and the guilds and the nations scouted living weapons.When a promising robot showed up on stage, it was common for them to be bought for a price by the higher individuals or organizations.Sasha also got so many offers that she wasn’t able to breathe freely.But then Sasha opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed.“Tsk, that was all a dream?” she was disappointed. “Mm?”She looked to her right. The television was still running, but the surprising part was that Tucker was watching it.The financial reports, the arena advertisements and some live competitions of the Circuit.Just then, she heard a calling bell.“Check it,” Sasha said.Tucker went out of the room and then brought back a pape
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