[[Second chapter of the day. Bonus chapter is about to come, but there is still one more to earn people.]]
On Planet Aaru, two women sat watching within the living room of the home of the planet's ruler, Adam's stream with interest while drinking wine.
"I never expected a Levithen to appear, only to be followed by a Scorpo," Raphilia remarked before adding, "I can't decide if he has good luck or bad."
"You're right," Andromeda replied before continuing, "Many races see it as good fortune to come across Levithen's while bad fortune to come across Scorpo's."
"So what do you think he will do?" Raphilia asked.
"Logically, he should flee. I am also not keen on the idea of him leaving the Levithen to die, but a Scorpo is a dangerous opponent when you're on a ship, let alone in a mech."
"Agreed," Raphilia replied before she heard Adam say something from the holographic screen, which shocked her, "Did he just ask how to kill the Scorpo?"
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"I guess I should get out of here," Adam said with a sigh as he skimmed over the chat.
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Noooooo, streamer.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Come on, babe, you can take it.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): In this instance, he is making the correct decision.]
[*NOTICE*]
[The Scorpo's blood is one of the necessary components needed for the prototype experimental drive system to function.]
"You're kidding, right?" Adam asked in shock.
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Why would I be kidding about this?]
[LadyErkath (Deverinian Prime): I don't think he's talking to you, Malacoss.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): ???]
[[Negative. To be accurate, the blood of any creature capable of travel through subspace is one of the required components.]]
{How is blood classified as a component? And if that's the case, why didn't you ask me to acquire some from Tephe?} Adam thought.
[[The amount of blood required would have put White Dragon Tephe's life in danger, so her blood was deemed not suitable.]]
{Ok, fine, but how exactly do you want me to collect blood while I'm inside a mech in space?}
[[The optimal way would be to kill the Scorpo and salvage its heart, that would also mean you don't need to collect more blood in the future, as the heart could provide more.]]
{Kill it and salvage its heart? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure a heart stops working after you kill the being it belongs to?}
[[That is correct, however, if you recover it immediately after death and then store it within the cryogenic compartment of your mech, I can then reactivate it after you return it to me.]]
{Why does a mech have a cryogenic compartment? Also, how can you reactivate a heart after it's left the body?}
"Actually, I don't wanna know." Adam suddenly said before Spector could reply before asking, "So what's the best way to kill this thing?"
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): Wait, is he serious?]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Yeah, I knew you wouldn't let me down, babe. 😘]
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Woooooo go streamer go. 📣]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Didn't you understand the part where we said that the Scorpo is a highly dangerous creature even for those in a ship? You're just in a mech.]
[HackerSu (Trillion): This is nuts, Adam. Are you trying to make Stace a widow?]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): Wait, are you saying that the streamer and the 1st wife are already married?]
[Phoenixempress (Fenix Nest): …]
[HackerSu (Trillion): It's a figure of speech, idiot.]
[OfficialMuriel (Aqua Primus): Awwww, and here I was disappointed I didn't get a wedding invite. 🤣]
[LadyErkath (Deverinian Prime): People, can we focus? I know this chat likes to bounce between topics at random, but he's about to fight a Scorpo.]
[Lizziethetruepower (Palalxia): This is a bad idea, Adam.]
[[The most optimal way to kill the Scorpo without damaging the heart is to cut off its head or destroy its brain.]]
{You mean the head that just so happens to be situated between the two giant pincers?}
[[Affirmative.]]
{Well fuck, what is the NDS levels at?}
[[NDS Level: 48%]]
"Shit, not even half, guess we're doing this the hard way," Adam cursed before he controlled Spector Unit 6 to fly off in the direction of the Scorpo, which was diving down towards the Levithen from above.
"Deploy drones," Adam said.
[[Affirmative]]
[[Drones Deployed]]
[[Launching replacement drones from mothership]]
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Over at Docking Bay Gamma Seven Nine of the spaceport, the same group of dock workers who had mistaken Spector Unit 6 leaving the docking bay as a missile launch, were once again passing by when they suddenly saw two objects shoot out of the docking bay and ascend quickly into the air.
"What the fuck, was that another two mechs launching, after all that's apparently what we saw last time?"
"No way, it was too small, plus the charity match has been going on for ages."
"Do you think we should report it then?"
"Better be safe than sorry, let's inform the boss."
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"What do you mean a Scopo has appeared not far from the planet?" Maiya asked in shock and concern as she turned to Sata.
"I just received a message from Diva Lorelie stating that Spector Unit Six had just passed through the asteroid field when a young Levithen, followed by a Scorpo, appeared out of subspace," Sata replied.
"Director Opealbeard, do you know if there is still a camera from the Sportscast feed following Spector Unit Six? And if so, can you access it for us?" Maiya asked urgently as she turned to Director Opealbeard.
Director Opealbeard turned to his assistant, who understood the meaning and quickly worked his uniband for a few seconds before saying, "Yes, the camera is still following, displaying footage now.
A large new holographic screen appeared before them all, showing Spector Unit 6, which the camera was following, flying towards the Scorpo while deploying its 8 drones.
The Scorpo, however, didn't seem to pay any attention to the small mech because it was diving down towards the young Levithen that had started to try and fly away.
"Fuck, deploy the defence force immediately, the last thing we need is that thing heading towards the planet," Maiya instructed.
"Yes, Matriarch," Sata replied before immediately carrying out the order.
"Is Spector Unit Six planning to attack the Scorpo?" The assistant asked in surprise before adding, "Could that be why it forced its way out of the sphere so that it could go protect the Levithen?"
"Really? That's your theory?" Maiya asked in disbelief as she stared at the assistant before continuing, "First off, there is no way to detect the emergence of a creature capable of sub-space travel unless you just happen to be in the area, and the sphere's location is too far from where they appeared. Second, even if Spector Unit Six could detect that happening? Why didn't they notify us immediately?"
"Right, right, my mistake," The assistant replied in an embarrassed tone.
"Quickly have the feed switch to Spector Unit Six's perspective," Director Opealbeard ordered.
"But Director, this ain't part of the competition," The assistant replied.
"Of course it is, the UMB Cup is about mech battles and Spector Unit Six is a mech about to enter battle.
Also, when have you ever seen a mech go one-on-one with a Scorpo?" Director Opealbeard replied in excitement.
"Errrr never, no one's stupid enough to try."
"Exactly, now order the switch, we need to broadcast this."
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"I think it's safe to say that Black Prime has this match in the bag now, don't you?" Honcho asked.
"I agree, while Speed Stone is moving around far quicker than Black Prime, the number of weapons is just a gap that it can't overcome," Dulaebella replied.
"Agreed, and speaking of overcoming gaps, since Black Prime finished off the two giant undead aliens, the point gap between it and Speed Stone is well over one hundred points," Raella stated.
Honcho was about to continue speaking when he suddenly received a communication in his earpiece.
"Asteroid field….. Levithen... Spector Unit Six.... SCORPO!, are you sure? Yes, yes, right away,"
"Is something happening, Honcho?" Raella asked curiously as they all heard his random words.
"Apologies, viewers, but we have just received an important update and because of that, we will be moving away from the Charity Match broadcast to something else.
It seems that after forcing his way out of the sphere, Spector Unit Six travelled back through the asteroid field towards Felinia Seven; however, shortly after leaving the asteroid field, a young long Levithen appeared from sub-space before him."
"He encountered a Levithen? How fortunate for him," Dulaebella remarked.
"Not so fortunate as you would think," Honcho replied before continuing, "for shortly after the Levithen appeared from sub-space, it was followed by a Scorpo."
"A SCORPO!" Raella yelled in shock and slight fear.
"Why is a Scorpo so close to Felinia Seven? They have learnt not to come near planets where humanoids have settled.
"Indeed, it appears that the Scorpo is hunting the young Levithen, and to make matters even more shocking, Spector Unit Six appears to be moving in to attack the Scorpo," Honcho informed everyone as the feed switched to the camera following Spector Unit Six.