Mighty

As this opponent fell, Reno heard a clear notification sound: "Congratulations on defeating ten competitors. You are the eighth to achieve this achievement, rewarding three points."

It turned out that defeating ten competitors was also a reward criterion, but unfortunately, Reno only ranked eighth in this record - it was evident that there were quite a few contestants willing to challenge the difficulty of targeting others.

At this point, Reno's score had reached 31 points.

However, the opponent's counterattack also caused considerable damage to Reno's mech. In order to deceive the opponent, Reno did not activate the energy shield. As a result, one high-explosive grenade exploded at the leg of the mech, damaging the leg joint and causing inconvenience in movement.

Reno emerged from the mech cabin and approached the damaged driveshaft with repair tools.

"Damn it, how can I repair it without spare parts?" exclaimed the audience.

Reno carefully inspected the damaged area and then actually took out the repair tools to tinker with it.

After a moment, there was a loud bang, and the mech, which had been somewhat unstable, stood up again.

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed softly.

"Hahaha, see that? I taught him that!" Old Bell shouted loudly to the audience beside him, but unfortunately, no one paid attention to him.

Returning to the cockpit, Reno realized that time was short. After collecting the opponent's spoils, Reno once again headed towards the merchant.

Sure enough, Abisulf was still in the valley. Seeing Reno, he exclaimed, "Ah! It's great to see you again, Mr. Shadow. If I remember correctly, that's your name, right? It seems that you've earned another point, not many can come to me twice in a day."

"Well, it's still one," Reno asked.

"That's not the point, the point is how many points can be traded. Three points for one visit, ten points for one visit, and even without points, you can still come and go." Abisulf smiled.

"What about thirty points?"

"Thirty points? How is that possible?" Abisulf showed an incredibly shocked expression.

Seeing this expression, Reno understood.

Abisulf apparently realized that he had been used by Reno a bit, so he said fiercely, "Kid, you better have thirty points for real, or I..."

"More precisely, it's thirty-one." Reno handed the settlement device to Abisulf.

Seeing this number, Abisulf sneered, "Fine, since that's the case, I won't argue with you. So, what do you want?"

"Unlock three layers of the energy generator, unlock two layers of the cold fusion engine power, unlock one layer of the 9mm bullet factory, and unlock one layer of the battle axe missile factory."

The energy generator provides ten percent power, and each layer unlocked by the engine increases the power by twenty-five percent, making movement faster and consuming less energy. The reason why the twelve spider mines can solve three targets is not only because of Reno's clever arrangement but also because of the overall decrease in the reaction speed of the mech.

Reno was fed up with the turtle-like speed and wanted to be faster.

As for the bullet factory and the battle axe missile factory, they were also tiered, just like the engine. Each layer increased efficiency by twenty-five percent, with each layer costing five points, for a total of twenty points.

Most replenishment factories were standardized to recover to full capacity in one hundred minutes, which couldn't meet the huge demand in battles, such as when the multiple-barrel cannon could empty its bullets within seconds at full speed. However, it could ensure subsequent combat effectiveness by replenishing slowly when not in combat. A quarter of the power meant four hundred minutes to produce to full capacity, which was a bit low in efficiency but still better than nothing.

Abisulf answered without hesitation, "That will require thirty-five points, and you don't have enough points."

Boom, Reno threw down nine units of food, "With these, there's still half a point left for spare parts."

If possible, it was more convenient and faster to use spare parts. Bell's technology was ultimately only suitable for special occasions.

Looking at the nine units of food, Abisulf shrugged, "No problem."

With all this, Reno could be said to be sufficiently powerful.

This configuration theoretically should suffice until the end.

Just about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned back, "By the way, can I know where you're going next?"

Abisulf extended a finger, "This question requires a point. Do you have more food? Or maybe give up your own share, perhaps you can get more from others."

"I do have two days' worth of food, but I don't intend to sell it. I don't think I'll be able to harvest food the next day, but I can use this instead." Reno took out a box of 12mm bullets and handed it over.

All the ammunition boxes were uniformly configured, with fewer quantities for larger calibers.

As a weapon for interception, 12mm caliber bullets were considered wasteful, and as sniper ammunition, their power was weak. They were most suitable for assault. However, Reno obviously didn't like assault - it required too much personal skill, which happened to be his weakest link now. What Reno was really good at was various classic tactics he learned in the academy, which most of the mech drivers here didn't possess.

Looking at the box of ammunition, Abisulf shrugged, "Well, you're indeed well-off."

He was about to say something, but Reno interrupted him, "But I don't want to know where you'll be tomorrow, I want to know where you'll be on the third day."

Abisulf was stunned for a moment, then smiled. He said, "It seems you've planned everything out. Do you know about the ruins in Rackfania?"

"Of course," Reno answered.

Death Island used to be a tourist island with a town dedicated to serving tourists. However, now it had become a desolate ruin.

Abisulf appearing there was nothing special, but this news brought out another piece of information, which was that the core battlefield on the third day might be there.

The battlefield merchants wouldn't appear in no man's land; wherever there was war, there they would be. In fact, the organizers had been guiding the contestants to various remaining battles, and the lizard hunting ground was evidence of that. The ruins, on the other hand, meant that the main battlefield on the third day might be there.

The sooner he knew, the sooner he could prepare.

"Thank you," Reno said.

"Hey!" Abisulf suddenly shouted, "Are you really not going to continue buying my services tomorrow? You know, the price will triple the day after tomorrow."

Reno turned back and smiled, "I don't plan on buying anything from you again."

Abisulf was stunned.

Yes, Reno didn't intend to buy from Abisulf again. With over thirty points, almost the highest in the field, this information had made Reno understand his current situation. If it weren't for the fact that quitting the competition on the first day would only retain twenty percent of the points, he might have already quit the competition.

He didn't plan to take first place; his initial goal was just to enter the top one hundred.

Entering the top one hundred was victory enough, so why not adopt a more prudent strategy?

Buying these now was to ensure that he could better survive in the competition, and Reno would save all the points he earned later.

After leaving the merchant, Reno headed towards a small mountain in the distance.

He found a cave in the mountain, just big enough to accommodate the massive body of his mech.

Reno first set up a spider mine outside the cave, then crawled into it, found a suitable place to lie down, aimed the gun at the outside, and then began to rest.

The sky was gradually darkening, the gunfire of the daytime gradually ceased, but everyone knew that the crisis had not gone away; there were always some people who would seize every opportunity to attack opponents and snatch points. For such people, the battle had just begun.

This made many people reluctant to sleep even if they didn't attack, fearing that they would be killed by someone sneaking up on them in the dark. Some people tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and in the end, they simply didn't sleep and actively joined the ranks of the nocturnal hunters.

Only Reno, who was prepared early, didn't care. He slept soundly.

The first thunderous sound rang out at midnight, and an unlucky fellow encountered the spider mine's attack when approaching; although it didn't cause any harm, Reno woke up promptly and activated the energy shield to rush out.

A few minutes later, after resolving the battle, he came back and buried another spider mine before continuing his deep sleep.