“What’s going on? This streamer seems really unprofessional. His teammates are already getting ready, but he looks like he’s just walking his dog.”

“I checked the streamer’s previous record—49 losses and 1 win. He only had one breakout game. Did he hire a booster or something?”

“Could the streamer be one of those geniuses who’s either godlike or a total feeder? Do you think he’s going to throw this match?”

“I have a feeling the streamer’s going to feed!”

Brian Bolton naturally had no idea about the viewers’ comments, and he ignored the dissatisfied glances Emily Harris kept shooting his way, continuing to “stroll” at his own pace.

After a while, the stone forest ahead of the trio grew denser, with many blind spots appearing—anyone with a bit of common sense would know this place was extremely dangerous.

Emily Harris glanced at Brian Bolton again and finally couldn’t help but remind him, “Brian Bolton, you should draw your sword.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry, nothing will happen.” Brian Bolton replied with a smile, but the high-energy ion sword remained strapped to his back.

Teammate voice chat was also broadcast live, so the viewers were all left speechless.

“Why do I feel like I’m watching an elementary schooler? Is this really a high-tier elite stream?”

“Looks like the streamer really is going to throw this one!”

Just then, a strong wind suddenly swept in. “Woooo~~~” A piercing, mournful wail sounded, and a huge wave of sand and dust surged toward the three like a tidal wave.

“Ah! So much sand, I can’t see anything!” The chubby David Carter immediately shouted.

Emily Harris vaguely saw a blurry black shadow flash by in the sandstorm and immediately shouted, “Brian Bolton, watch out! There’s a spider mech hiding in the sand!”

Chapter 010: The Peerless Elegance of That Sword

Brian Bolton was thirty meters away from Emily Harris. Before Emily Harris even called out, he had already spotted the spider mech. He even knew that the spider mech’s target was him, because among the three, his defense was the weakest and he looked the least prepared.

That was exactly Brian Bolton’s intention.

Because in this three-person team, David Carter was a liability, and Emily Harris piloted a long-range mech—if either of them got ambushed, it would be a disaster. So, if there was going to be an ambush, it was best for him to take it.

“Hiss~ hiss~” The spider mech’s engine noise was masked by the howling wind. From Brian Bolton’s perspective, he saw an insectoid mech nearly three meters tall, with eight legs, charging straight at him.

This was the spider mech. Its forelimbs were a pair of hydraulic pincers that could easily snap non-defensive mechs in half, its head housed a corrosive venom sprayer, and its back was mounted with a spiral laser cannon.

The moment it realized it had been spotted by Brian Bolton, it immediately launched its attack.

First, a spiral laser shot out from its back. The high-energy beam easily pierced through the sandstorm, aiming straight for Brian Bolton’s mech’s energy core.

As expected of an elite-class mech—its first move was a deadly kill shot, far stronger than ordinary demon mechs. But Brian Bolton was well prepared; he was piloting his specialty, the Azure Swordmaster.

Sword in hand, he could roam the world!

Brian Bolton’s body was already highly alert. The instant before the spider mech attacked, he was already maneuvering his mech to dodge in anticipation.

In a third of a second, he swiftly and steadily executed six operations. The steel-blue Swordmaster didn’t retreat but advanced, suddenly crouching, pushing off, and lunging forward to the right.

Halfway through the lunge, the spider mech’s follow-up attack came right after. Its head sprayed out corrosive venom, the dark green liquid cutting through the sandstorm with a “hiss hiss,” producing yellow-green smoke that blocked Brian Bolton’s path in midair.

At this moment, if Brian Bolton didn’t change course, he would definitely be hit by the venom. If the venom got into the mech’s critical bearings, his machine would be done for.

In that instant, every viewer watching the stream held their breath. No one expected the fight to break out so quickly, or to be so dangerous right from the start.

Everyone instinctively opened their mouths, letting out a collective “Ah~~~~” of shock, eyes glued to the holographic video, not daring to blink.

But in this critical moment, inside the mech, Brian Bolton wasn’t the least bit nervous. The spider mech had calculated his landing spot, but he had already anticipated its reaction.

He was the hunter, and the spider mech was merely his prey.

“Clang!” With a clear ring, while still in midair, Brian Bolton instantly drew the high-energy ion sword from his back. “Vmmm~~~” The blade powered up, a circle of dazzling blue-white light flaring at the edge.

In the next instant, Brian Bolton struck. The high-energy ion sword swept before him, transforming into a blinding blue-white barrier. Thanks to the sword’s extreme heat, waves of heat rolled off the barrier, the temperature soaring past 2000 degrees.

A split second later, the venom hit, entering the blazing barrier. With a “hiss hiss,” the venom was completely vaporized—not a single drop got through.

This mech sword technique had a name: “Nova Burst.” After the thrust, the blade spun in a conical shape over 300 times at high speed, stacking the sword’s heat to form a high-temperature barrier—perfectly countering this kind of venom attack.

It was a high-level maneuver, both offensive and defensive.

Of course, limited by the mech’s performance and Brian Bolton’s current physical condition, what he executed wasn’t the full version of “Nova Burst”—just now, the blade only spun 79 times.

But even among high-tier elites, such mech swordsmanship was already dazzling beyond words.

Before the viewers could even start to praise him, the Azure Swordmaster had already landed.