Arbitration Zone
All the instructors, audience members, and students were stunned.
One-shot kill!
The Blizzard Zero's single cannon shot actually heavily damaged the T2 Bald Eagle-class Light Interstellar Cruiser, nearly causing it to fall.
They could clearly see a large hole, at least ten meters in diameter, blown open on the T2 Bald Eagle's starboard armor, with flashes of secondary explosions occasionally visible inside.
And the Blizzard Zero's subsequent pursuit continued to damage the T2 Bald Eagle's front armor.
If the battle continued, there would only be one outcome.
At this point, the referee team was already preparing to make a mandatory judgment, as the outcome was already obvious.
And at this moment, the T2 Bald Eagle had already surrendered.
The chief referee immediately announced that the winner of this starship duel was Zachary Chase's Blizzard Zero. At the same time, he immediately contacted Zachary, ordering his starship to cease attack!
"This… this starship is too strong, isn't it?"
"Victor… just lost like that?"
"So, this is… Zachary won?"
Many people were speechless for a long time.
This included Jessica Shae, whose expression was dazed, her eyes wide open.
Zachary… won?
Zachary's dilapidated starship won against Victor's T2 Bald Eagle?
Recalling Zachary's indifference toward her in the cafeteria earlier, Jessica felt a very unpleasant sensation in her heart at this moment. Especially after Zachary won this battle.
"Jessica… Zachary actually won…" A friend who came with Jessica looked at her with a strange expression.
"My eyes aren't blind." Jessica said with a gloomy face, taking one last look at the strange starship on the broadcast screen, then turned and left the audience area, preparing to return to the academy.
"Jessica… aren't you waiting for young master Victor… wait for me."
While some people were in a bad mood, others were in a very good mood.
"See that! A massive cannon is the only truth! Wendy, your brother's ship is truly amazing. When can you talk to your brother and let me go up and see it? Preferably, I'd like to touch your brother's 1200mm caliber massive cannon!" The twin-tailed loli Lily Xue looked at Wendy Chase with shining eyes.
Wendy's expression at this moment was one of shock and disbelief.
"This… it's over already?"
From the moment the two starships entered combat range to the end of the battle, less than five minutes had passed. The most important thing was that one-shot kill, which no one had expected. This shot made the battle end so quickly.
"The T2 Bald Eagle's hull armor is inherently weak, and what's more, it was facing a starship equipped with the T2 Heavy 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon. As long as it hits the hull armor, the outcome is basically quite severe. Directly penetrating the armor and causing cabin explosions—this might be your brother's good luck.
"But I have to say, this assembled starship is truly strong, with an incredible speed of 100 knots." Senior Suzanne Lane offered her assessment from the side, smiling as she looked at Wendy: "It seems your brother won't need my help after all."
At this moment, Senior Suzanne's impression of her friend's brother had greatly changed, and she even developed some curiosity. To be able to assemble such a starship from three old starships within a month—that third-year student named Zachary Chase is quite capable.
While the Blizzard Zero was astonishing everyone, Zachary excitedly waved his fist on his Bridge: "Holy cow, it was a one-shot kill!"
"We were lucky. It must have hit the enemy ship's ammunition room, causing a secondary explosion that affected multiple system modules of the hull," Charlotte analyzed from the side.
This was also why she had just ordered a direct high-speed advance and continued to attack. With such a good opportunity, as a seasoned veteran, how could she not press the advantage and secure victory?
Luck?
Zachary thought of the special reward 'Fleet Luck Value Bonus' that the system had given him earlier—because of this reward, he could only recruit female soldiers. Thinking about it this way, this 'one-shot kill' should be related to that.
"If every shot from now on is a 'one-shot kill,' wouldn't that be awesome!" Zachary fantasized in his mind. As for whether this setting was true, it could only be verified in future battles.
"Zachary Chase, you have won. Please immediately cease all offensive actions!"
The chief referee's voice rang out.
"Understood," Zachary replied.
Looking at the battered T2 Bald Eagle, the pierced hull no longer showed fire, but thick smoke could still be seen. It was probably impossible for it to return on its own; it would have to wait for an interstellar tugboat to help.
"Chief referee, can I connect to the T2 Bald Eagle's video communication?" Zachary made a request.
The chief referee on the other side of the video window hesitated for a moment but ultimately agreed to the request. Because as the referee team, they had the right to conduct video communications with both starships at any time.
Soon, a video window appeared before Zachary, showing a messy Bridge on the other side, with thick smoke and some broken components scattered everywhere—a complete contrast to the previously bright and clean Bridge.
Captain Victor Hargrove was sitting on the ground, his face pale, and there was even a puddle of water beneath his bottom.
"Pfft… Victor, you actually peed yourself."
When Zachary's voice echoed on Victor's Bridge, he finally noticed the communication window. He pointed at Zachary in shame and anger: "Zachary! You cheated! You couldn't possibly win against me! You must have cheated."
"The chief referee is listening to what we are saying. You are accusing me of cheating now—are you doubting the impartiality and strictness of the referee team?" Zachary teased.
The chief referee, who was responsible for connecting this video communication, said coldly: "Student Victor Hargrove, we monitored this starship duel throughout, and there were no problems whatsoever. If you have any objections to our judgment, you can report it to our superiors.
"Student Zachary Chase, if there's nothing else, let's end this communication here."
It was clear that the chief referee had a very poor impression of this playboy.
"Chief referee, one last thing." Zachary looked at Victor and said lightly: "The duel is over, young master Victor shouldn't have forgotten our bet, right? That was recognized by the academy."
"Victor Hargrove, according to your starship duel agreement, you will withdraw from the North Starship Military Academy. Are you clear on this?" The chief referee did not forget to add a finishing blow at this moment.
"Clear… un… understood…" Victor was crestfallen. If he really withdrew from the North Starship Military Academy, he would be finished. His Viscount father would surely kill him!
The video communication ended.
Zachary had no interest in dealing with this defeated opponent.
"Return to base." Zachary sat in the captain's chair, feeling incredibly comfortable.
And the commotion surrounding this interstellar duel was far from over.
Class 8, Third Year
"Today's lesson ends here." The teacher announced the end of class.
At this moment, students immediately began frantically searching for the starship duel live broadcast channel, only to find that it had already been shut down.
"Why can't I find Zachary and Victor's starship duel anymore?"
A student nearby chuckled: "Come on, look how much time has passed. Zachary was probably defeated by Victor long ago. That was a T2 Bald Eagle after all."
"Yeah. This is Zachary's own fault—trying to hit a rock with an egg, overestimating himself. This is good too. Our class will have one less eyesore from now on."
"Next year there's a collective mission, and if we bring this guy along, our class will be in trouble."
Many in the class were currently scoffing.
Levi Warren, with a dark expression, began to contact Zachary. He was already thinking of various ways to help Zachary.
"Wait… something's not right… everyone, quickly look at our academy's intranet hot search list!" A girl who loved browsing the intranet forum suddenly exclaimed.
"Zachary… it seems he won…"