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Chapter 501: Sure-kill!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
As expected, after being in a stalemate for a while, the situation was broken. The one who broke the stalemate was none other than Ling Lan.
Ling Lan, who was originally being pressured, swung her sword with full force and sent that regular member back a few steps. Right after that, she kicked twice in mid-air and kicked back the attacks of the two team captains.
This created a chance for Ling Lan to counterattack. She stretched her left and right hands backward and the large sword in her hand began to move at a great speed. The attack was like a tidal wave, coming at the three of them continuously…
After the captain from the Second Men's Military Academy blocked Ling Lan's three attacks, he discovered that he actually didn't have any more chances to counterattack. The situation where they were originally pressuring Ling Lan through their 3-man cooperation was now actually turned on himself instead.
He quickly stared at the two beside him and discovered that their situation was the same; they could only passively defend for themselves. He was very surprised as this was a truly odd situation. Logically, while Ling Lan was attacking another person, the other two that were left alone should be able to use this chance to perform a sneak attack. Also, he felt that his opponent was obviously attacking someone else, but when he attacked, it was as though the one being attacked was himself. He could only passively change his attack to a defensive move… It was as though he was the opponent's puppet, under control and only able to move with the opponent.
"It's rhythm!" The Second Men's Military Academy's captain was, after all, full of experience and immediately understood what was going on. The three of them were moving to the opponent's rhythm, thus they could only follow the rhythm of the opponent. This was also the reason why they were being pressured.
"We have to break the opponent's rhythm!" thought the Second Men's Military Academy's captain decisively. He prepared to get out. Only getting out would get him out of the rhythm of the opponent. Then he would be able to clearly see the rhythmic movements of the opponent, find a chance to interfere and break it.
Right when he wanted to move his mecha and get out of Ling Lan's attack range, however, he discovered that he couldn't move. Swords came from all sides and it was as though his mecha was locked in place. No matter where he darted towards, he could only block and be unable to counterattack. He didn't even have a chance to retreat.
"What's happening? I can't even retreat?" The Second Men's Military Academy's captain could not think too deeply in this tense moment. He could only use the commlink channel of the team to remind the two he was cooperating with. "Retreat, then find a chance to attack again."
The Federal Defence Military Academy's captain was also an experienced captain; he understood right after he heard those words. But right when he wanted to get out and retreat, he discovered that swords were surrounding him from all sides. No matter which direction he turned to, they were all locked down. It was the same as the Second Men's Military Academy's captain. The only option he had was to block.
The ordinary member also felt the same. This member yelled, "Captain, I can't retreat. I've been locked down." Compared to the calmness of the two team captains, this member was obviously not as calm.
All three of them were locked down? How was that possible? There was only one possibility that a mecha would be locked down and unable to counterattack in close range combat. That possibility would be that the opponent had used a chain combo attack and enveloped their opponent in their attack range. This was the specialty of chain combos and was also why the chain combo was considered the sure-kill technique for ace mecha operators in close combat.
The Second Men's Military Academy's captain thought of this point and his expression changed greatly. He screamed, "Chain Combo technique?"
No, this wasn't possible. Chain combos would only appear in a one-on-one as a sure-kill technique in close combat. He had never heard that someone could successfully perform a chain combo while they were facing more than one person…
The Second Men's Military Academy's captain's was currently in a fit of chaos. He couldn't believe his own guess, but he had to admit that this guess was possibly the truth. If that wasn't the case, then he wouldn't be able to explain the reason why the three of them were locked down at the same time.
The three of them became flustered because of the possibility of a Chain Combo technique. How could Ling Lan pass up on a chance like this?
"Ahh!" The member who was least capable was the first to be unable to endure. After being hit three times by Ling Lan in an instant, his entire mecha was sent flying by the force of the attacks and struck a towering tree with great force. He bounced off the tree and fell to the ground. Perhaps the force was too strong as he bounced on the ground a few times and then showed no signs of movement after that.
Ling Lan ignored that member. Now with one less opponent, Ling Lan's attacks were now more bloodthirsty and ruthless.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" In the blink of an eye, there were continuous sounds of the large sword striking a mecha. The two mecha suddenly flew backwards. Ling Lan wasn't going to stop. She operated her mecha and followed them with a whirlwind strike. The firmament brought about a whirlwind and struck the two of them with great force.
This attack made the two mecha go in two different directions and plummet into the ground. The intense force made the mecha slide many meters out and leave a deep sliding mark on the ground.
Captain-level special-class operators were not as easy to go against as standard special-class operators. After being hit consecutively, the mecha were still struggling to get back up…
"Crash!" A dark flash came down from the sky and stabbed through one the neck area of one the mechas that was still trying to get up. This nailed the mecha on the ground and instantly stopped its movement.
"Bang!" Ling Lan's mecha came down from the sky with the right hand of her mecha open and forcefully smacked down the other mecha that tried to get up and fight.
"Crack!" A crack sounded out. The five fingers of Ling Lan's mecha had exerted force. The incredible force broke the operating system on the neck of the mecha and destroyed the last hope of survival for the opponent.
All of this had actually happened across the span of seconds. By the time her opponents reacted, Ling Lan had already finished off the three of them. She walked towards the mecha that she struck with her sword from the sky, gripped it by the hilt, and cooly and slowly pulled out the sword from the mecha's neck.
This scene made the all of the allied battle team members terrified. This scene made the members of Ling Lan's team become excited. It was as though they had taken steroids as they proceeded to attack their opponents crazily.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The first to decide their battle was Luo Lang. Luo Lang had already held the upper hand, to begin with. Now, adding on the activation of the calm personality, he was at an even greater advantage. The opponent, on the other hand, was immediately broken mentally due to how Ling Lan had easily defeated her three opponents in what seemed like a god-like mode. That change in mentality allowed Luo Lang to easily defeat his opponent.
Just when Luo Lang had decided his battle, Xie Yi also achieved a result of his own. The mental endurance of advanced mecha operators were obviously weaker than that of special-class operators. After discovering the truth that the cooperation of the three strongest, including the captains, had been easily defeated by their opponent, Xie Yi's opponent also became anxious and lost control. Xie Yi would definitely not pass on such good chance. He attacked consecutively a few times, defeated his opponent and was victorious.
Luo Lang took care of his opponent. Right when he was getting ready to help Li Lanfeng and Li Shiyu, he heard his boss' voice telling him to stop as he moved his feet. "Luo Lang, wait!"
The gaze of the very calm Luo Lang turned towards Ling Lan and he asked softly, "Are we not going to help them intercept one opponent?" The situation seemed dire as the two of them were facing three opponents. Even the Luo Lang that had activated the very calm personality could not help but worry about the possible scene of the two of them losing and becoming eliminated. Logically, they should go help them intercept one opponent to decrease their burden.
Ling Lan's expression was extremely calm, as though she wasn't even a little bit worried. ��Don't be hasty. Keep watching."
Luo Lang put back his weapon and returned to Ling Lan's side. He looked on coldly just like Ling Lan.
"Why didn't you give a helping hand when Li Shiyu was in the most danger?" Luo Lang asked without holding anything back. Although the normal Luo Lang respected Ling Lan very much, Luo Lang's other personalities did not have this similar feeling. They even dreaded it. Perhaps they were not convinced when they had lost to Ling Lan. The extremely calm personality's attitude wasn't very friendly when he talked to Ling Lan.
Ling Lan didn't answer Luo Lang. In reality, when Li Shiyu was in danger, Ling Lan did want to help him get out of the situation. However, in the instant she was about to move, she had discovered that Li Lanfeng, who wasn't far from Li Shiyu, had made a move. Trusting him fully, Ling Lan resisted the impulse to move in. Ling Lan knew clearly that in order for her members to make progress, she had to let fend for themselves…
Ling Lan was someone who could endure much. Even though she clearly knew that Li Shiyu would be eliminated if Li Lanfeng's assistance failed, and the whole team would face the possibility of elimination, Ling Lan would still choose to trust in Li Lanfeng's trust in Li Shiyu.
There was a ruler in Ling Lan's mind. Even if Li Lanfeng failed to save him, she still had a chance to compensate for it… No, even if there wasn't a chance to compensate, she could still take the loss. Truth be told, Ling Lan indeed hoped to attain the highest glory in the mecha tournament. However, when compared to the chance for growth for the members of her team, Ling Lan would not hesitate to choose the latter.
Ling Lan bet a lot this time and also bet decisively. Even if she knew clearly, her choice would decide the result for the First Men's Military Academy. She still did so, made this choice that was clearly selfish, but Ling Lan did it calmly and without regret.
Heaven destroys those who don't look out for themselves! For the future of her own team members, she would have to let the First Men's Military Academy down. Ling Lan silently apologized to the others who were fighting bravely. She was indeed a mortal, unable to be noble and selfless.
"With your capabilities, there were chances for you to move in." Compared to the normal Luo Lang's slow-wittedness, the extremely calm personality of Luo Lang clearly knew the strength of the person beside him.
"I can't live for you guys," Ling Lan finally opened her mouth and said.
Upon hearing this, Luo Lang's entire body shook. The extremely calm personality of Luo Lang instantly disappeared and the normal Luo Lang appeared. "Boss, I will try my best. I will definitely try my best." His eyes were sparkling like nothing in this world. Those eyes and that expression was like a cute dog hoping to be complimented. This made Ling Lan's lip instantly twitch. Okay, she still felt that conversing with the extremely calm personality had meaning. Now, she felt that she was luring an underage child. She felt full of guilt!
Xie Yi finished off his opponent and instantly let out a sigh of relief. He saw that Ling Lan and Luo Lang were watching from the side. He quickly ran over and said, "Boss, I have finished my mission. I would like to return to the team!"
Ling Lan lightly nodded towards Xie Yi. Xie Yi saw this and was greatly happy. Did this mean that Boss was very pleased? Luo Lang saw this and couldn't hold back a laugh. "You only defeated an advanced mecha operator. Why are you so happy?"
"No matter what my opponent was, I was the winner and that's that." Xie Yi didn't care at all. He glared at Luo Lang, smiling and said, "Luo Lang, remind me, wasn't your opponent also an advanced mecha operator?"
Luo Lang snorted. He said with a proud expression, "That's why I'm excited. I'll let you know when I defeat a special-class operator next time."
Luo Lang's proud appearance made Xie Yi's heart flutter. This kind of Luo Lang really made him want to tease him more times. Right when Xie Yi wanted to continue talking, a draft of cold air came from beside him. He shuddered and heard Ling Lan's cold voice ring in the team commlink channel, "Shut up and watch!"
"Yes, Boss!" The two of them quickly stood upright and did not dare to be impudent again.
The three of them quietly watched the ongoing battle. Ling Lan was ready to act whenever. No matter who was in danger, she would move in.
After a few more hits, another person finally finished their battle. The third person who finished their battle came as a surprise to Xie Yi and Luo Lang. However, after thinking more in detail, it was logical. The person was Qi Long.
In reality, the moment Ling Lan defeated her three opponents, including the two captains from the allied battle team, the whole situation of the battlefield had instantly changed. Zhao Jun, who was originally being pressured, was the first to turn the situation around. This was because Zhao Jun's opponent, the two special-class operators, had instantly lost their will to fight after seeing their two captains 'die'.
While facing three people, Ling Lan could instantly kill three people. This kind of terrifying capability shook them. This made them think that if they continue to fight, they would end up the same as their team leaders. From the direction that the seven-man team had come from, they had discovered that the objective of the opponent was Area M. Their own headquarters was in Area M, thus making them unable to let their guard down.
They believed that they had to return to their headquarters and tell their commander that there was a terrifying battle team heading there. This battle team seemed to be really weak, without enough members. Their members' strength levels were uneven with three special-class operators and four advanced class operators. A team that seemed to be easily swallowed up, yet their team captain could instead easily swallow up three special-class operators…
Thinking to this point, they were more in a hurry to leave this place. They didn't want end up the same way as their two team captains. The battle royale had only just started and they didn't want to simply lose and be eliminated like this.
It was this kind of thought process that made Zhao Jun's two opponent stop with full-on attacks. They began to restrain themselves and look for a chance to run away. This was also the crucial reason why Zhao Jun managed to recover and turn the situation around.
In fact, the two special-class operators' decision wasn't a mistake. Their mistake was that they looked down on Zhao Jun and looked down upon Ling Lan. They thought they would have a chance to escape. Their restraint gave Zhao Jun a chance to breathe. Being an ace operator now, he was disadvantaged by his own mecha, or he wouldn't be in such a difficult position from only two special-class operators.
If he wasn't being pressured, it meant that he had the chance to counterattack. How could an ace operator whose finger speed had reached the level of void be considered to be on the same level as special-class operators whose finger speed levels were on the level of shadow? Once Zhao Jun's finger speed increased, he would be able to push the power of the special-class mecha to the closest limit it can get to an ace mecha.
Thus, Zhao Jun's chain of strong attacks had lead to the the two of them being caught with their pants down. When they blocked this round of attacks coming from Zhao Jun, they gloomily realized that that even if they wanted to leave, they couldn't do so anymore. It was now their turn to be pressured and pushed back by Zhao Jun.
They were pressuring Zhao Jun in the beginning, but now the tables had turned and they were now the ones being pressured. Zhao Jun had turned from a bullied character into the master. He now began to bully his two opponents. Zhao Jun was now at an advantage in the situation. That was why Luo Lang and Xie Yi thought that the third person to finish off their opponent would be Zhao Jun.
Who knew that Qi Long would emerge with a new force. Having been pressured the whole time, he decisively activated his Animal Instinct. Animal Instinct was considered a low-level talent out of most talents that awakened. However, it was valuable because it was most suitable for operating mecha. It enabled the ability to instinctively sense opportunities and flaws. It was considered to be the beginner-level of Profound Insight, the simpler version. This was also why the talent of Animal Instinct was considered to be a low-level talent, but was still valued highly by countless mecha masters and army higher-ups.
Unfortunately, no matter how low-level Animal Instinct was, there were still a very few number of people who awakened the talent within the Federation. In order to increase the strength of mecha operators, the army specially researched Animal Instinct. They invented a type of pseudo Animal Instinct, awakened manually which was considered the awakening of the legendary sixth sense.
In order to become stronger, many mecha operators accepted the hellish mode of training. Some were successful, while some failed. Those who failed could end up disabled, but those who were successful would no doubt become a strong mecha operator. There was no halfway result.
When Qi Long, who had the level of special-class operator, operated the advanced mecha to its limit, along with his Animal Instinct, he was able to sense danger and opportunities beforehand. Even when he made some mistakes which caused him to lose control, he quickly got used to it. He somewhat sensed his opponent's weaknesses. The talent of Animal Instinct was still too low-level. It was unlike Profound Insight which let Ling Lan clearly see where the weaknesses were and where the chances were. Animal Instinct only gave the person a reminder. Whether they could grab on to that chance would have to based on the person themselves.
In reality, Qi Long always trusted his gut feeling and was also good at grabbing hold of this feeling. There were many times that he had used this talent of his to avoid a crisis and be victorious. This time, Qi Long did the same. When felt there was a chance, he would decisively attack.
Perhaps Qi Long's attack was too unexpected, or perhaps his opponent didn't think that he would be able to see through the weakness of his attack. The opponent who didn't react timely was took a full hit from Qi Long's attack and his mecha was instantly heavily damaged.
Qi Long saw that one hit had landed and decided that he had to keep going while he had the upper hand. He caught on to the opponent's weakness once again, attacking consecutively and heavily for a few times. Finally, he broke the opponent's mecha and took the victory in the battle.
Qi Long had won. Right when he wanted to go to Boss' side to report, he felt his fingers were in indescribable pain before he could even operate his mecha. He instantly held his hands and screamed in agony. Receiving no kind of operation, the mecha immediately fell down, making Luo Lang and Xie Yi extremely surprised and terrified. They both darted towards Qi Long and asked loudly what had happened.
While Qi Long furiously shook his hands that were trembling uncontrollably due to overexertion, he comforted Luo Lang and Xie Yi telling them he was alright. After a while, he finally felt his fingers were his again, and then he operated his mecha towards Ling Lan. He happily said, "Boss, I did it." He had managed to use an advanced mecha to defeat a special-class mecha. He didn't let Boss down.
"Not bad!" Ling Lan responded plainly. Qi Long smiled even more happily. He knew that Boss' "not bad' actually meant "very good"! It was just that Boss didn't like to praise people. Those of them who followed Boss all knew that. For example, this "not bad" was the best comment they had gotten in all these years. Qi Long thought to himself in happiness.
Perhaps Qi Long's victory had irritated Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun's attacks became more ruthless. His two opponents seemed to communicate with each other, and then they bit their lip and attacked Zhao Jun crazily.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun was surprised. The way his opponents were acting was going to cause damage to both sides. This made Zhao Jun, who had victory in his grasp, hesitate a bit. His originally fierce attacks instantly slowed down.
Right then, the two opponents had originally seemed to be going all-out, when one suddenly went right while one went left to dart behind Zhao Jun. Seeing this, Zhao Jun was instantly short on breath. He only realized now that the crazy all-out attack was all faked. The two of them had been trying to confuse him. Their real objective was to leave this place.
Zhao Jun operated his mecha and instantly went to block them off. However, because he was slow by one step, he could only choose to intercept one direction. If he was to hesitate again now, it was possible that he wouldn't be able to intercept even one.
Seeing that Zhao Jun had chosen his direction to intercept, the special-class mecha operator running away to this direction knew that he didn't have a chance anymore. He screamed, "You need to get out!" He pounced onto Zhao Jun, thinking that he had to keep his opponent busy to create a chance for his teammate to escape.
Right then, he had already forgotten that there were many 'enemies' beside them, watching them with eagle eyes.
Seeing that there were someone who wanted to escape, Xie Yi screamed. Right when he wanted to move in and intercept, a dark flash flashed before his eyes. He saw Boss Lan's Firmament stabbing towards the neck area of the opponent's mecha like a flying sword.
Normal dull swords possibly couldn't break through the outer protective shell of mecha. However, Firmament was different from other large swords. The biggest advantage it had was its sharpness. In addition to the maximum power Ling Lan had used from the special-class mecha, it was a sure-kill with one sword strike. The mecha from before proved this point and now another mecha proved this point once again.
In the cockpit, that allied battle team special-class operator saw that he was just about to leave the lion's pit and get into the deep forest. He felt extremely happy. However, right then, he suddenly felt that the mecha was struck by a strong force at the top. The next second, the entire mecha had lost control. Without the ability to operate the mecha, the pilot could only watch his mecha flop forwards and hit the ground with great force. In the end, he heard the A.I. announce that he had been defeated and eliminated, then his entire cockpit became pitch-black.
Even now, he still didn't know how he was defeated and who defeated him. Clearly no one had caught up to him, so how could he have been eliminated? No one could answer his questions at this time. He could only wait until the end of the battle royale and find out the truth from watching the recording of the tournament.
However, he knew one thing and that was their allied battle team had been completely decimated. Although there were still three members who were battling, he believed that the seven-man team who hadn't lost a single member would easily take down his remaining three teammates.
Ling Lan instantly took care of that opponent that thought of escaping. With only one opponent left, Zhao Jun didn't give the opponent any more chances. He attacked consecutively and defeated the opponent mecha.
Zhao Jun retrieved Ling Lan's Firmament with a face full of irritation. He walked towards Ling Lan and held up Firmament to return it to her. He then said, "Sorry Boss. I made a mistake back there."
Ling Lan picked up Firmament, waved it around coolly and hung the sword on the secured dock on her back. Then she coldly said, "When we go back to the academy, you're training in the secret room for a week!"
Man, he had fumbled at a crucial moment. If she didn't give him something to be scared about, he wouldn't know how pain feels like. Let's see if they dare to fumble again next time.
Chapter 502: Persistence!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"Yes, Boss!" Hearing this, Zhao Jun shuddered and responded with a face full of agony. One week? Was he going to live after that?
After that, Ling Lan walked past Zhao Jun in satisfaction and stared with great focus at Li Shiyu and Li Lanfeng who were still fighting a hard battle.
Seeing that Boss' focus was no longer on himself, Zhao Jun groaned. He held his head and squatted down. His repeatedly said to himself, "I'm going to die. I'm going to die."
Qi Long, who had already recovered a bit of energy, stood up, walked towards Zhao Jun, patted him on the back and laughingly said, "Bro, my condolences." Here, we should excuse Qi Long's schadenfreude. It should be known that the person who was beaten up by Boss most badly was Qi Long. If Qi Long was considered to be second in terms of being beaten up the most badly, no one would dare to claim to be the first. Now, there was finally someone else going to hell with him. This made Qi Long feel that this world had tossed out other people as well. This allowed him to find balance in his mentality.
"Qi Long, you…" Zhao Jun pointed a finger at Qi Long, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The bastard was pouring salt on his wound. He didn't have anything like Qi Long's monstrous physique, being able to hover on the edge of death only to revive in the next second.
"My condolences!" Luo Lang said this very sincerely. In reality, Luo Lang was indeed very sincere. This kind of sincere behavior did even more damage than Qi Long's, almost making Zhao Jun's heart stop and die.
"Heh heh, my condolences!" said Xie Yi as he also patted Zhao Jun's shoulder, adding another kick to Zhao Jun's depressing heart. Zhao Jun was angry and was getting ready to discipline these juniors who didn't respect their seniors. Right then, Ling Lan let out a "Hmph".
Everyone instantly became quiet. Zhao Jun angrily squatted there and mumbled, "I won't get angry, I won't get angry…"
With Boss Lan beside him, he really didn't dare to get angry. He was afraid that if by any chance he made Boss angry, the original punishment of one week would turn into two weeks. If he wasn't lucky, it might turn into a month. He would definitely die in there and be unable to come out.
Moving away from Zhao Jun's anger, Li Lanfeng and LI Shiyu's situation wasn't looking good right then. Li Lanfeng felt that he had already reached his limit. There were many times that he made operating mistakes due to his lacking physical condition. It was all Li Shiyu using all of his might to compensate for him.
The feedback force from mecha operating was pushing Li Lanfeng's body to its limit. Right now, countless small cuts were forming in all the muscles in Li Lanfeng's body. Fresh blood had painted his protective suit red…
Were they going to lose? Li Lanfeng felt increasingly numb. It was as if his entire mind was evaporating. It was as though in the next second, he could close his eyes and faint… Li Lanfeng bit his tongue furiously. The extreme pain instantly resuscitated his consciousness that was close to breaking.
"No, I can't lose! If I lose, then what qualifications would I have to fight side by side with Rabbit?" Li Lanfeng seemed to see Rabbit's disappointed expression and the silhouette of him walking further and further away from him.
"I won't let Rabbit down! I won't!" Li Lanfeng screamed in his mind. Fighting alongside Ling Lan was Li Lanfeng's biggest obsession. At this moment, this obsession made Li Lanfeng revive once again and reignite his will to fight.
"Li Lanfeng, hold on! We can't give up!" Li Shiyu, who was beside Li Lanfeng, hurried to encourage Li Lanfeng. Li Lanfeng's previous operating made him understand clearly that the former had reached his limit.
As he was so focused, Li Shiyu didn't know that his teammates had already finished their battles and were watching from the side. He didn't want them to lose and bring about a catastrophe for the team. Thus, when he was encouraging Li Lanfeng, he was also encouraging himself.
"Of course!" Li Lanfeng pretty much used up all of his body's strength to squeeze out these two words.
"Even if we go down, we still have to go down slower than the enemy. Rabbit, I understand the meaning of that statement now." Li Lanfeng's expression went cold instantly. Now, he no longer had any warm feeling to him, only a boundless killing intent.
His two hands that were previously practically empty of energy and numb with pain suddenly began to rapidly dance about. His fingers appeared to create afterimages, like flowers in fantasies that slowly bloom. However, this scene quickly disappeared and Li Lanfeng's fingers suddenly disappeared along with it. All that could be visible were the lines of red blood marks appearing one after another on the white and silver colored control panel before him. In the end, the entire control panel became painted in a deep blood red color. It was a terrifying scene.
Li Lanfeng's operating went from the shadow level of special-class operators into the void level of ace operators. Operating above his own level had repercussions; the price he had to pay was that his fingers had become torn apart.
However, operating above his level had a huge effect. Li Lanfeng's mecha suddenly turned in mid-air and instantly escaped the encirclement of the three people, fully disappearing from the opponents' screens. In the next second, he appeared behind the advanced mecha operator and silently stabbed using the large sword in his hand.
These movements could only fool advanced mecha operators. The two special-class operators saw them very clearly. They uncontrollably screamed, "Quick, dodge!"
However, the target of Li Lanfeng's attack was the advanced mecha operator who was the weak link. How would he let the opponent just escape like that? Although the advanced mecha operator used all his might to operate his mecha to dodge to the side after his teammates had reminded him, Li Lanfeng had already guessed that the opponent could move in reaction. He accurately stabbed through the abdomen of the opponent using his large sword. If it wasn't for the fact that the battle royale restricted attacking cockpits, this sword strike would most definitely have stabbed through the advanced mecha operator's cockpit and killed him instantly.
However, even so, the A.I. determined the advanced mecha operator was killed instantly by Li Lanfeng. The mecha instantly became locked up and smashed into the ground.
After taking care of one advanced mecha operator, Li Lanfeng didn't feel relaxed. The two special-class operators that were left were their real opponents. That advanced mecha operator was actually the one out of the three opponents who was the least threatening.
Li Lanfeng only took care of this advanced mecha operator because he was easier to take down. He took him down with one hit and created a feeling of terror in order to make the two special-class operators have feelings of doubt.
Once they had doubt, they would be more careful and hesitate. Li Lanfeng's final objective was to make them hesitate.
It should be said that Li Lanfeng's sudden explosive power did indeed surprise the two special-class operators. Just think: a person that was pressured by them to the point where they couldn't even counterattack suddenly exploded and instantly killed one of their teammates. No matter how one looked at it, it was very odd. Additionally, they discovered that the 'enemies' around them had actually defeated their teammates. They were like prey that was being eyed by tigers at this moment. This made the two of them think a lot.
If it was as Li Lanfeng had predicted; the two special-class operators had begun to be very careful. No, beyond that, they did not have the will to continue to fight and find a chance to escape. This instantly took the pressure off a bit for Li Lanfeng and Li Shiyu. The two of them then began to slowly move in to counterattack.
The two special-class operators didn't hesitate for too long. When they blocked Li Shiyu and Li Lanfeng's first attack, it was as though they had discussed it beforehand; they both found a direction to run towards. Of course, the directions they chose to escape from was directly opposite from where Ling Lan and company were waiting. They didn't want to run into the trap themselves. In their minds, they thought that they would able to successfully retreat if they escaped their opponents' range of attack…
They had underestimated Li Shiyu and Li Lanfeng, and had also underestimated Ling Lan and company. They had only just flashed away when Li Shiyu and Li Lanfeng chased towards the direction they were heading towards, as if they had already known beforehand where they would try to escape to.
One of the special-class operators saw a shadow flash in front of him. He saw Li Lanfeng appear on the path of the direction he was escaping towards.
"How is this possible?" As a fellow special-class operator, he dodged, but how could the opponent be one step ahead of him? He was confused and didn't understand, but he didn't have time to think deeply. He could only bring up the large sword in his hand and ruthlessly attack the opponent.
Since his plan was seen through and he was now blocked by someone, he could only force his way through.
On the other side, although Li Shiyu's reaction was very fast, his mecha was only an advanced mecha. He was one level below the opponent. The opponent quickly stretched out the distance meters ahead of him.
Right then, Zhao Jun who was still angrily squatting this entire time suddenly heard Ling Lan yell, "Go make up for your mistake for me!" In the next second, someone had kicked his mecha in the butt. His entire mecha flew up and went towards Li Shiyu.
"Boss, murder!" Zhao Jun scrambled and operated his mecha. Its engine instantly activated. Due to the force behind Boss' kick, Zhao Jun quickly turned the engine to the maximum and passed Li Shiyu and flew towards the opponent that was just about to escape into the deep woods.
"Shit!" Seeing Zhao Jun chasing, Li Shiyu was very angry. He hurled the large sword in his hand towards his opponent.
A "bang" occurred. The large sword actually hit the opponent, making him stumble. His entire mecha shook and fell down. However, the operating skills of that special-class mecha operator were very strong. He instantly balanced the mecha and continued to run towards the deep forest.
"Bang!" A powerful sound rang out. Li Lanfeng and his opponent had clashed swords. The two of them both retreated a few meters back. Ling Lan frowned a bit. Her fingers moved a bit, but she gave up in the end.
It was because when Li Lanfeng stood firm, he ruthlessly pounced towards the opponent. He used this attitude to tell Ling Lan that he would take care of this opponent himself. Even if Ling Lan felt that it was inappropriate, she still chose to respect Li Lanfeng's decision.
"Bang!" This sound was the sound of Zhao Jun intercepting the special-class operator. This sound meant that that special-class operator who wanted to escape no longer had any chance to do so.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Li Lanfeng and the opponent rammed against each other many times. Finally, he rammed his opponent's sword out of his hand. Having been operating at a level higher, Li Lanfeng had used his special-class mecha to its limit. This wasn't something that operating levels of special-class operators could deter. Losing the large sword meant that the opponent had no chance. Indeed, Li Lanfeng used this chance to perform a chain combo and knocked out the opponent on the fourth hit.
When Li Lanfeng defeated his opponent, Zhao Jun also defeated the last opponent. This 24-man versus 7-man battle seemed to have a huge difference in strength. In the end, however, the result was Ling Lan's seven-man team being victorious. This result caused all the officers and referees in the monitoring room to go into an uproar.
Chapter 503: Taken Advantage Of vs Being Taken Advantage Of!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"This is unbelievable!" The vice president was surprised at this outcome. Although he wasn't capable of becoming an outstanding mecha master due to talent, having studied the basics of operating, he knew clearly that what had happened was a miracle—facing three times the amount of opponents, defeating the 24-man battle team and not losing a single member out of the 7-man team.
Ling Xiao's right hand that was set down danced around for a bit. He said while smiling, "Mr. Vice President, this is really nothing. This seven-man team winning this battle is actually more because of luck. If something like this were to happen again, the result may be very different."
The vice president grew more interested upon hearing this. He quickly asked why Ling Xiao would make such an assumption.
Ling Xiao answered, "Actually, the biggest problem of the 24-man team was that their team leaders had issues." He listed out his thoughts, "Firstly, the team leaders underestimated their opponents. They also affected their other team members to similarly underestimate their opponents. This was also the reason why many of their mecha were shot down in the initial exchange. This is actually the main point that affected the battle. If they hadn't underestimated their opponents and were more careful, the seven-man team wouldn't have had any chance.
"Secondly, the mentality of the team members were not up to standard. When they saw that their opponents had modified mechas, they became flustered and let the opponent shoot down a few more mecha. This lead to the difference in the number of mecha between the two sides to become very small.
"At the end, although many of their mecha operators attacked under cooperation, they are still allied battle teams. They are members of different military academies. They didn't really trust each other and so they were unable to entrust their backs. They were still on guard even in the middle of their cooperation. Although it seemed as though it was 2 vs 1 and even 3 vs 1, in reality, it was just a changed up 1 vs 1. It isn't hard to understand how the seven-man team defeated them.
"Regarding these three points, as long as they had compensated for one them, the outcome of this battle would have definitely been different." Ling Xiao stopped for a few seconds, "That's why I said the seven-man team was very lucky. All these reasons caused this victory. If had met up with a team from one military academy, the result would not be like this."
Ling Xiao's words made everyone present agree and nod their head. Seeing this, Ling Xiao let out a sigh of relief. He silently wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead—he had finally managed to decrease the influence of this matter to the lowest.
When it came to his beloved baby daughter, she would either not do anything, or do something that would shake the heavens. It was the same when she arrived at the military academy, and even more so now. Even if he was Ling Xiao, he was still having trouble enduring it all.
Ling Xiao's simple and clear explanation made the vice president's surprised heart calm down a bit. Ling Xiao was famous for being fair and just, never lying. He would definitely not be wrong. Thus, he nodded and said, "I also thought that this luck is too much, or it's as though…" It was scary. It was as though he had been seeing another Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao smiled and didn't speak. Now he had to firmly attribute Ling Lan's performance to luck. He only hoped that his own image he had spent many years creating would grant his excuses more credibility.
Although Ling Xiao had continued to downplay Ling Lan's team's performance with his words, in reality, deep in his mind, he wanted to tell everyone proudly that the leader of that team was his daughter. It was his daughter… With a daughter like this, he felt that this life was so worth it.
The division representatives on the sides all had perplexed expressions. Many of them quietly ordered their officers to find out detailed information on the small 7-man team. They, of course, believed what Ling Xiao had said, but luck was also a form of strength. For those seven to have been able to create this classic scene of defeating more with less, they were definitely exceptionally talented individuals. These representatives actually had a mission coming into the mecha tournament, and that mission was to try their best to dig out talents in order to increase the strength of their respective divisions.
Many of the division representatives looked upon the calm and collected General Ling Xiao with fear in their eyes. They all sincerely hoped that the performances of the cadets just now did not catch Ling Xiao's eye, or else they wouldn't be confident that they would be able to go against the idol of the entire army. At this moment, they fully understood the incredible charm of the idol. The exceptional seeds in their divisions would show a face of respect when hearing about Ling Xiao. These representatives believed that if Ling Xiao were to change up his division, there would be many people in their own divisions answering the call to go into Ling Xiao's.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao was a just person and never thought of using such methods. They couldn't help but be happy.
Perhaps Ling Xiao's words had affected the judgment of the referee team. The referee rewound the scene many times to study it and came up with the same judgment as Ling Xiao. They believed that such a surprise effect was indeed due to many coincidences and luck-based elements. In short, the things they analyzed from all the details seemed to be logical and proven.
Ling Xiao didn't look at these theories and data. As long as the referee team acknowledged what he had said, he didn't care about the reason used to prove this point.
At this moment, Ling Lan appeared beside Li Lanfeng after seeing that both Li Lanfeng and Zhao Jun had successfully defeated their opponents one after another. She was just in time to intercept Li Lanfeng, whose mecha was falling forward because it had lost power and could not be controlled.
"How are you doing?" Ling Lan asked while frowning. Her voice was colder than normal.
Li Lanfeng knew that Ling Lan was angry, but he didn't know why he felt amazing. He coughed heavily and replied after a while with great effort, "I'm not going to die."
"You were messing around again." Even if Ling Lan was angry, that had been Li Lanfeng's choice. His path to advancement could not be stopped by Ling Lan.
Li Lanfeng smiled and looked at Ling Lan. He finally felt that this person beside him was no longer that far away. Li Lanfeng, who had used up all of his physical and spiritual energy, fainted amidst this feeling of satisfaction.
Ling Lan's expression changed instantly. She quickly discovered this situation since she was using her spiritual power to monitor Li Lanfeng's condition. She quickly yelled, "Come over here quick to save him Li Shiyu!"
After saying this, Ling Lan operated her mecha and laid Li Lanfeng's mecha on the ground. She quickly opened the door of the cockpit and jumped right in. She got to Li Lanfeng's cockpit. She found the passcode lock on the side of the cockpit door and quickly inputted a long string of password combinations. After a sound of a lock opening, Li Lanfeng's cockpit was opened.
Ling Lan didn't hesitate and went straight in. She first saw the bloodied control panel and her expression changed greatly. She turned her sights to Li Lanfeng in the seat. She found that Li Lanfeng's eyes were closed shut and his breathing was slowly becoming weaker. Ling Lan was mortified. She quickly unbuckled Li Lanfeng's safety belt and took Li Lanfeng out of the cockpit…
Li Shiyu had already retrieved the first-aid box and arrived. He saw Li Lanfeng's unconscious condition in Ling Lan's arms and was also mortified. He quickly walked up and held Li Lanfeng's right wrist to feel his pulse. He found that his pulse was becoming weaker and weaker and knew that the situation was dire.
He quickly took out the emergency medicinal agent and pried open Li Lanfeng's mouth, wanting to pour it into his throat. However, it seemed as though Li Lanfeng was in too much pain as he was gritting his teeth very firmly; the medicine was unable to be administered by mouth in that instant.
"Use a needle!" Ling Lan saw this and calmly reminded.
Li Shiyu quickly turned around, his fingers dancing about quickly as he immediately prepared an emergency shot. At the same time, Ling Lan unzipped Li Lanfeng's protective suit and found that it had already been painted red by the blood on the inside. They couldn't see even one piece of muscle that wasn't damaged. The broken muscles and blood made for a motifying sight and made Ling Lan frown uncontrollably.
Li Shiyu took the needle, his left index finger quickly pressed on Li Lanfeng's arm. After that, the needle had already accurately gone into the blood vessel and a dose of emergency medicine was shot into Li Lanfeng's body. Very quickly, the originally disappearing pulse and breathing began to become stronger. This made Li Shiyu and Ling Lan instantly let out a sigh of relief.
Li Shiyu saw that Li Lanfeng life was no longer in danger, so he took out the support analysis machine and began to analyze the condition of Li Lanfeng's body. He found that his condition was very bad. All of the motor functions of his body had broken down. He could only rest. In other words, Li Lanfeng no longer had the chance keep fighting.
After finding out everything about Li Lanfeng's injuries, Li Shiyu then systematically gave Li Lanfeng shots that could heal him. When Li Lanfeng became stable, he would then report this situation to Ling Lan.
"With the medicine that we prepared, are you certain that you can cure Li Lanfeng?" After hearing about the situation, Ling Lan thought about it for a bit before asking Li Shiyu.
"Yes, but during the recovery time, Li Lanfeng can't operate a mecha. Otherwise, the recoil from the mecha will destroy Li Lanfeng's muscles again. It will be hard to control if that happens." Li Shiyu was very confident in himself, but he spoke out his own worries. He then added, "Actually, the best choice would be to send Li Lanfeng to the area for those who are eliminated and let the medical team of the tournament treat him from all aspects. If they were to combine treatment pods with other treatment, then he would need only 2 to 3 days to fully recover."
Ling Lan didn't say anything. After a few seconds passed, Ling Lan then asked, "You mean that if you were the one who treated him, it would take more than two to three days?"
Li Shiyu smiled bitterly and said, "Without the treatment pod's vacuum sealed anti-bacterial treatment, even if my medicines are amazing, the potency of the medicine would not be utilized to its full potential. If nothing went wrong, he would need a week's time to fully recover. However, with this kind of weather…" He frowned and looked at how the snowy weather from hours before had now changed into mid-summer. It was so hot that it felt that each breath could burn up. This kind of extreme change in weather was definitely not fit for the injured to nurse their injuries.
"Would there be any unchangeable after-effects to Li Lanfeng's body if we delay the time of treatment?" Ling Lan looked at Li Shiyu seriously. She had to know about this point very clearly.
"That won't happen," Li Shiyu said firmly.
Ling Lan got the answer she wanted. She then let Li Shiyu bandage up Li Lanfeng's injuries. Li Shiyu was very fast. A few minutes later, he had finished bandaging up Li Lanfeng's entire body.
Seeing that the treatment was done, Ling Lan walked out and picked up Li Lanfeng, who was now in deep sleep. She looked at Li Shiyu, who was now organizing the first-aid kit, thought for a bit and said, "Both you and Li Lanfeng operate balanced mecha. You will operate Li Lanfeng's special-class mecha."
These words dumbfounded Li Shiyu. He suddenly raised his head and looked towards Ling Lan. However, because of the sun, he couldn't see Ling Lan expression. He only felt that Ling Lan was staring down at him with a heavy look, making him feel extremely pressured.
"Why?" Li Shiyu bit his lip and asked.
"Didn't you advance to special-class operator? And Li Lanfeng can't operate a mecha anymore. Then you will take Li Lanfeng's place. This is the best arrangement," Ling Lan replied calmly.
"How did you know I advanced to special-class operator?" Li Shiyu himself didn't think that he would advance to special-class operator during battle. Originally, it was most dangerous to advance during battle. It was easy to be interrupted and even be killed while an individual was still getting used to the feeling of advancement. However, he was very lucky as due to Li Lanfeng's help, he had successfully gotten past the most dangerous moment of advancement.
"If you hadn't successfully advanced to special-class operator, how could you have consecutively helped Li Lanfeng get away from danger? Two special-class operators are not individuals that can be held back by one advanced mecha operator." Having been watching the entire battle, of course she hadn't missed the energy spike during the moment Li Shiyu had advanced.
"If it wasn't for Li Lanfeng, you wouldn't have even had a chance to advance. Thus, you should continue to battle in Li Lanfeng's place!" After saying this, she kicked the ground and her entire body flew up into her cockpit.
Following a clicking sound, the cockpit door was then closed. She placed Li Lanfeng in her passenger seat. Right when she buckled him in firmly with the safety belt, she heard Qi Long ask worriedly, "Boss, is Li Lanfeng alright?" Seeing that Ling Lan had taken him into his own cockpit, they knew that Li Lanfeng situation was dire.
"It's okay, he's just in a state of recovery and can't operate a mecha anymore," Ling Lan responded calmly.
Perhaps Ling Lan's tone was too calm, as Qi Long and the others instantly calmed their anxious thoughts. They thought that Li Lanfeng had only been slightly injured—they didn't know that Li Lanfeng had been on the brink of death.
"Boss, are you going to take Li Lanfeng and continue the mission?" Xie Yi asked confusedly. "Shouldn't we leave him here and let the staff members send him to the area for those who are eliminated?" Having been injured, wouldn't it be better for the staff members of the mecha tournament to treat him?
"In my team, I won't let anyone be left behind." Ling Lan's cold voice rang in everyone's ears. "I never took the battle royale as a game. To me, this is a battlefield."
Everyone shook. They didn't think that Ling Lan would take the battle royale so seriously, to the point that he would consider the tournament to be a real battlefield. They felt ashamed of themselves. Compared to their boss, their thoughts were considered playing around. They always felt that this tournament was a tournament that didn't have any possible dangers.
"I will not give up on any member of my team. I also hope you guys remember that in any situation, you shouldn't abandon your teammates. I believe that Li Lanfeng wants to greet the victory of the battle royale together with us." Ling Lan's words shook everyone. Xie Yi felt even more ashamed of himself. Wasn't what he suggested the same as leaving Li Lanfeng behind? After going to the elimination area, Li Lanfeng would be treated, but in reality, it would also mean that Li Lanfeng had been eliminated and sent out of the battle royale.
Li Shiyu looked at Ling Lan's mecha that had already risen up into the air. Suddenly, he felt that he was really lucky to have joined Ling Lan's team. With a responsible leader like this, its team members would definitely achieve greater heights than others. He didn't hesitate any longer and jumped into Li Lanfeng's cockpit. When he saw the control panel that was painted red by Li Lanfeng's blood, he thought of Li Lanfeng's bloodied fingers when he was bandaging him up.
Li Shiyu used his hand to wipe the control panel and his fingers immediately became stained by the thick blood. "In order to save me, you injured yourself to this degree without care. Why would you do that?"
Li Lanfeng gave him a familiar feeling. Familiar to the point that he could almost believe it was 'that person'. If he didn't clearly know that that person could never operate a mecha, he would have impulsively taken down Li Lanfeng's mask just now to see what his real face looked like…
"Is it really as you said? That by being with him for too long, I end up subtly sharing the same temperament as he?" Li Shiyu began to wipe at the control panel and quickly returned it to its original silver-white color.
"However, why would you know my promise with him? Is it possible that you guys are so close that he would tell you about this?" Li Shiyu tightly held the cloth in his hand. "Or maybe, you are him…"
Li Shiyu closed his eyes. "No, I can't guess randomly without evidence. He wouldn't lie to me, he wouldn't lie, he wouldn't." After feeling that he had calmed down, he then opened his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Whenever I come across matter that involves him, I can't keep calm. Maybe I'll find Li Lanfeng and talk to him. Perhaps, there are some questions he will be able to give me an answer to. That'll be better than just thinking randomly."
Li Shiyu took a deep breath and tossed Li Lanfeng's matter to the back of his mind. He went back to getting used Li Lanfeng's mecha. He had to thank the fact that he operated balanced mecha and that he talked to Li Lanfeng about operating every day. Also, he had entered Li Lanfeng's mecha and watched him operate it first-hand before. All of this allowed him to get used to it quickly.
It should be said that in terms of mecha operating, the members of the Li family were very talented. After around 10 minutes, Li Shiyu had grasped around 70-80% of Li Lanfeng's mecha. He was already carrying out some of the basic operations smoothly.
Right then, Ling Lan and the others were modifying their mecha. They had to thank Chang Xinyuan; he had invented a paint that could instantly cover up mecha. At this moment, Ling Lan and the others were comparing the logo on the Second Men's Military Academy's logo in order to recreate them.
Actually, all of mecha used for all the military academies had all the same shapes and colors. The only difference was the logo on their chest and Ling Lan was recreating said logo.
Ling Lan's situation was constantly being shown on a small window on the screen in the monitoring room. The other people's attention was probably drawn towards the battles of other military academies. Ling Xiao, who was watching Ling Lan all along, seemed to not care on the outside, but in reality, he was constantly paying attention to what his own daughter was doing.
When he saw that his daughter had picked up a boy like a princess, he almost lost control and crushed the teacup in his hand—man, he dared to take advantage of his daughter!
Ling Xiao definitely didn't see that it was his daughter that held the boy like a princess and not his daughter being held up like a princess. In short, in Ling Xiao's eyes, it was his daughter that was taken advantage of and not his daughter taking advantage of someone else.
Forget the fact that Ling Xiao was really angry. The odd movements of Ling Lan's team were quickly noticed by the others. One of the division representatives yelled towards the staff member for the big screen, "Zoom and enhance the image of that seven-man battle team."
The staff member quickly turned the image to Ling Lan and company. The big screen was instantly filled by Ling Lan's team.
"What are they doing climbing onto their mechas? Can you zoom towards the chest area?" Because of the big screen, everyone saw Ling Lan's odd movements and instantly became curious.
The image zoomed in again and finally focused on the chest area. A familiar logo came into view.
"Isn't that the logo of the Second Men's Military Academy? Aren't these guys from the First Men's Military Academy? Were we wrong and these guys are actually from the Second Men's Military Academy?" Some people were confused by all this.
Yes, although they had cooperated with Qiao Ting the first time and helped relieve him of any suspicion, that didn't mean that they were from the First Men's Military Academy. The original logo had been covered up, to begin with; there wasn't any clear evidence that could tell them their identity. They didn't want to just accept that fact. Perhaps it was allied forces as well. Many military academies and referee began to rethink the situation.
"No, it can't be the Second Men's Military Academy. That logo is a fake." Although the imitation was very similar, the material was different. If they looked closely, there would be a difference. Some of the people who had sharp eyes were able to see this difference.
"Fake? Holy sh*t. Don't tell me they're trying to sneak into the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters. Who are these people? Isn't this a bit too brave?" Many people were amazed at this fact, and even more people became more interested in this 7-man battle team. Without a doubt, they had an exceptional strategist with them.
Upon seeing this scene, Ling Xiao instantly cheered up… However, in order to successfully sneak in, just having the logo wouldn't be enough. "What else does my daughter have up her sleeve?" Ling Xiao thought curiously.
"General, that seven-man battle team is led by Young Master Lan, isn't it?" He Xuyang saw that most of the crowd had been drawn towards the 7-man battle team. They didn't pay attention to them, thus he tilted his body to Ling Xiao and whispered in his ear.
Ling Xiao frowned as though he was asking. "How do you know?"
He Xuyang laughed silently and said, "Young Master Lan's way of operating actually has similarities to you." It wasn't clear as to why the people here hadn't discovered this point.
Ling Xiao smiled and nodded lightly to confirm He Xuyang's guess. He Xuyang had received an answer that satisfied him. He sat up and thought, "Young Master Lan is really strong! The general actually has someone to inherit his will."
By the time Li Shiyu had pretty much grasped how to handle Li Lanfeng's mecha, Qi Long and the others had reached the end of the needed time for modifications. Ling Lan was now modifying the logo on Li Lanfeng's mecha because she was quick and had already finished the logo on her own mecha long ago. When Ling Lan finished, she knew that everyone was ready and quickly led the five mecha away from their position.
Very quickly, the staff members moved to the scene. One of the staff members ran towards the advanced mecha that Ling Lan had left behind. He examined it carefully, but afterwards discouragingly reported to the monitoring room. "They destroyed all the logos on their mecha. There's no way for us to determine which military academy they're from. The A.I. has been locked up and the data has been erased. There's no way to find anything regarding the seven-man battle team."
Everyone who heard the report from the staff member were all nodding in admiration.
"They really are very careful. They even didn't leave behind any information in the mecha they abandoned."
"Impressive, really impressive. They even thought of a small detail like this. Their captain isn't just brawns and no brains."
"It could also be that they have an amazing strategist. However, we shouldn't underestimate these cadets."
Chapter 504: Despicable?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"There so many monsters among this year's academy students. We originally thought that Qiao Ting was monstrous. We didn't that there were actually more. Just looking at their strategies, we know that there's definitely an impressive individual in there. We just don't know which military academy they're from." Many of the division representatives said this with regret. If they knew exactly which military academy that individual was from, they would able to try tactics to recruit them.
Qiao Ting was indeed very monstrous, but he had already been drafted into the Third Division. The others could only watch, unable to do anything. Now that they saw many exceptional students, these division representatives all began to move about.
The monitoring room was disrupted by the exceptional performance of Ling Lan's team. In the area between Area S and P of the battle royal, Qiao Ting waited for an hour and finally greeted the people they were going to ally with.
"Who knew that we could actually cooperate for once." Lin Xiao looked at Qiao Ting, the representative of the First Men's Military Academy. He thought about the magic of fate.
"I also didn't think that a commander like yourself isn't defending his own headquarters, coming here instead to discuss matters of cooperation." Qiao Ting was also surprised by the representative that the First Co-ed Military Academy had sent. He now really wanted to know how Ling Lan had discussed everything with the Co-ed Military Academy to actually make them put importance on their alliance.
"You came, so it's no surprise that I came here," Lin Xiao smiled modestly and said.
"I'm not the commander," Qiao Ting said, brow raised and expression disapproving.
Lin Xiao felt that he couldn't follow up with anything after Qiao Ting said those words. In reality, he still hadn't figured out why Qiao Ting would have given up the position of commander to Ling Lan. Although Ling Lan was indeed very exceptional, Lin Xiao believed Qiao Ting was even more exceptional.
Thus, he laughed and changed the subject, saying, "Why did you use our signal to tell me to come and meet up with you?" Qiao Ting had used the signal that Lin Xiao and Ling Lan had previously set up for communication purposes.
Qiao Ting calmly replied, "We may have a third party joining our alliance."
Lin Xiao frowned. Just for this? Was it really necessary to use the signal? It had made him put down everything he was doing and bring his team with him. Lin Xiao felt discontent, but he didn't show it and only calmly asked, "Who is it?"
"The Third Men's Military Academy."
Lin Xiao was shaken. "It's them? You're willing to cooperate with them? All three of us are rivals in this competition, you know," he said in disbelief.
"Aren't you guys allied with us right now?" Qiao Ting glanced at Lin Xiao with a half-smile. In the beginning, he didn't think that the military academy that they allied with was the First Co-ed Military Academy.
"That's because I don't want to worry about anything to focus on going against the Second Men's Military Academy." Lin Xiao was straightforward. If Jiang Shaoyu hadn't fantasized about Luo Chao, he wouldn't have lowered himself to ally with the First Men's Military Academy. As an ace operator, he had his own pride. It was only that… compared to Luo Chao's importance, he would be willing to give up on this pride temporarily.
"Then we have more of a reason to ally with the Third Men's Military Academy. You wouldn't have to worry anymore and we will have what we want as well." Qiao Ting told Lin Xiao his plan, and the latter's eyes lit up. He discovered that Qiao Ting's idea was pretty good and the hope of success was very high. The Third Men's Military Academy had always wanted to get rid of their "ten thousand year fourth place" name. If the three of them cooperated and took care of the Second Men's Military Academy, the rest would be able to be placed in the top 3. This alone would be enough to lure the Third Men's Military Academy.
"Are you going to to the Third Men's Military Academy to convince them?" Lin Xiao couldn't help but look forward to it.
"Convince? Do I really need to that? If the Third Men's Military Academy is smart, they will come to us." Qiao Ting told Lin Xiao about what had happened to the Third Men's Military Academy during the past few hours.
Lin Xiao heard all this and couldn't help but bite his tongue. The Third Men's Military Academy was too bold and reckless… Wait, the Third Men's Military Academy didn't have the daring resolution to make all the military academies in Area S and P their enemies. Even if the First Co-ed Military Academy would not dare do something so bold and reckless, they definitely wouldn't do a stupid thing like this. The only possibility was that they were set up by someone else.
"Who did it behind their backs? So despicable!" Lin Xiao asked with schadenfreude. A question that he could think of would definitely have been thought of by Qiao Ting.
Qiao Ting didn't answer; he only gave a deeply meaningful smile. Lin Xiao was stunned and pointed at Qiao Ting, saying, "You guys…"
Qiao Ting took a deep breath before speaking, knowing fully what the finger pointing meant. "Yeah, those guys who did it behind their backs are indeed despicable." Qiao Ting felt so f**king amazing to be able speak openly about how Ling Lan was despicable.
Lin Xiao understood, took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah, they really are shameless." Since he had proactively asked them to form an alliance, all of the benefits of the Co-ed Military Academy was squeezed out by Ling Lan. Thinking about it now, Lin Xiao's chest was still kind of hurting. It seemed that that guy was indeed shameless.
The two of them let out the frustration in their hearts in unplanned unison. They shared a look once again and felt better about each other.
However, Lin Xiao quickly thought of the drawback of forming an alliance with the Third Men's Military Academy. "If we do ally with the Third Men's Military Academy, we will be making enemies of the allied battle team of both Area S and P. Is it really worth it?"
"If we don't make them our enemies, then whose headquarters are we going to attack?" Qiao Ting glanced at Lin Xiao proudly, his eyes full of confidence. The only reason he agreed to take his team and come out wasn't to carry out Ling Lan's orders, but to take the territories personally and prove his capabilities at the same time. It was also to make the First Men's Military Academy have the highest cumulative score and take the champion of this year's battle royale.
Qiao Ting's words made Lin Xiao smile. If he wanted to swallow up all of Area S and P, the strength of their two academies would slightly off. However, when adding on the Third Men's Military Academy… it would be enough. Thus, Lin Xiao said, "Then we'll wait until the Third Men's Military Academy comes knocking on the door of their own accord."
Hearing this, Qiao Ting's lips showed a slight smile. He looked towards the sky and thought to himself, "Ling Lan, even when it comes to strategy, I will not lose to you."
Qiao Ting had continued to warn himself that Ling Lan shouldn't be the rival that he should be paying attention to. However, the arrangements that Ling Lan had made that seemed to be messy yet contained deeper intents uncontrollably made Qiao Ting feel dreadful once again. He couldn't control it and made Ling Lan into his rival once again.
Qiao Ting and Lin Xiao began waiting for the representative from the Third Men's Military Academy to come to them to talk about cooperation. At that moment, Ling Lan's team had passed Area S and was heading towards Area M. Only by going through Area M would they be able to to get into Area Q. Ling Lan target was none other than the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters that was situated in the center of Area Q.
Although there weren't as many military academies that picked out Area M compared to Area P, there were still around 20 or so military academy powers in the area. Even if Ling and company were very careful, they would still encounter battle teams in this area.
Here, one had to praise the modification made by Ling Lan on the logos before they set out. Using the identity of the Second Men's Military Academy, it helped them move through smoothly. Many of the battle teams that they had bumped into saw that it was the Second Men's Military Academy and didn't do anything to intercept them. Some even enthusiastically asked which of the Second Men's Military Academy's battle teams they were.
With Little Four's help, Ling Lan had already find out the name of the allied battle team that they had defeated, and thus she wasn't flustered. She immediately gave up the name of the allied battle team. Ling Lan's calm and collected behavior, of course, didn't cause these battle teams to suspect anything. Just like that, they slowly crept their way through Area M and slowly got closer towards Area Q.
While Ling Lan appeared carefree on the outside, she was not so on the inside. She had discovered that the Second Men's Military Academy had formed a huge alliance with the other military academies in Areas Q and M and were defending these two areas like they were digging for gold. Ling Lan speculated that once this alliance had readied their rear lines, they would send out most of their forces to attack Area S and P… Of course, Area P was the real golden territory. Only there would they understand the idea of those who win will become kings and those who lose will become peasants.
Ling Lan deceived another battle team and passed by them. They flew on for another half an hour. She looked at the map and found that their location was on the edge of Area M, it wouldn't be long until they reached Area Q. Seeing the target headquarters drawing increasingly nearer, Ling Lan let out a small sigh of relief.
Ling Lan didn't think that the Second Men's Military Academy also had such an exceptional strategist. The formations of all the military academies in Area M pretty much made it impossible for any battle teams from Area S to get sneak in. If it wasn't for the fact that she came prepared beforehand, it was possible that they would have been found out the moment they entered Area M.
Nevertheless, the path they had taken to this point had been a perilous one for Ling Lan because some of the battle teams were actually 24-man teams comprised of top-level special-class operators. If they had been found out, even if Ling Lan could escape, the other team members in her team would have definitely all been taken down. Ling Lan couldn't risk that happening.
However, luck was not always going to follow Ling Lan. When Ling Lan and the others were just about to enter Area Q, a 12-man battle team of all special-class operators headed towards them. They heard the other party yell from afar, "Which battle team are you?"
Ling Lan calmly replied, "XX battle team!" They didn't keep on asking. Right when Ling Lan thought that she successfully deceived a team once again, she suddenly discovered that the flying speed of the other party had accelerated many times over. The originally far distance instantly became very close.
Ling Lan quickly ordered, "Prepare to fight!" Ling Lan felt that they had definitely made a mistake, but Ling Lan couldn't figure it out right then. What made them slip up? Hadn't it been all unicorns and rainbows up until now?
Hearing her order, Qi Long and the others quickly took out their respective beam guns and cold weapons from the mounts on their back, holding one in each hand. They waited for Ling Lan's final order.
"Are we going to attack first or wait?" Ling Lan hadn't decided yet. He heard Little Four scream out, "Boss, look here."
An image appeared on the mecha screen. Many mecha were hiding in the desert below. Ling Lan's expression changed slightly and she quickly asked, "Little Four, what are the coordinates for the image?"
Little Four answered confusedly, "It's the desert below you."
Ling Lan glanced at the radar area and discovered that aside from the battle team that was flying towards them, no other battle team had appeared. Ling Lan didn't need to think to know that the mecha hiding in the desert had definitely turned off their engines; only by doing this would the mecha be undetectable by the radar.
This made Ling Lan terrified. She had almost fallen into a trap just now. If Little Four hadn't reminded her of this, once they chose to attack, they would not have been able to go back. When faced with being surrounded from both the inside and outside, even if it was Ling Lan herself, she wouldn't have enough confidence to make sure she could escape.
Chapter 505: Infiltration!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Lan's team patiently waited for that battle team to come closer. They seemed to be calm on the outside, but inwardly they were nervous and cautious. Ling Lan had already told her team members about the countless mecha hidden around them. Everyone knew that danger was just around the corner.
Right when that 12-man team of special-class operators drew near, the team leader coldly asked, "Who are you guys?" The smallest team around here was a 12-man battle team. Ling Lan only had six mecha. That was why they felt something was weird.
Ling Lan calmly replied, "We bumped into a battle team that was hidden. We fought a huge battle and although we won, a few of our members paid the price." Ling Lan suffused a good amount of spiritual power in those words to increase her persuasive ability.
It had to be said that it was safer for Ling Lan to combine spiritual power and persuasion compared to using only spiritual power to affect the opponent. This wouldn't get rid of someone's suspicions and make them feel a discrepancy, but instead slowly weaken an individual's suspicions and in the end, make them naturally let go of such thoughts.
There were too many people here. Ling Lan didn't have the certainty that she could affect everyone with her spiritual power. In order to not raise the suspicions of the others nearby, she could only be more careful. Even if she knew that talking more with the other party would increase the chance of being exposed, Ling Lan felt that she couldn't take that risk.
Sure enough, Ling Lan answer made that team leader's suspicions decrease greatly. In reality, he was only wondering why there would be a broken team in the area between Area Q and M. It should be known that the patrolling battle teams around them were all full teams. This was also the reason why he stopped Ling Lan and not because he really suspected they were the enemy.
Hearing Ling Lan's answer, that team leader was surprised. He quickly asked, "Where? Which military academy did you guys bump into?"
Ling Lan responded coldly, "Please forgive me for not being able to inform you of that location before I report it to my commander. In truth, I'm not sure who the opponents were!"
Ling Lan's answer angered the other side, but there were no problems with her words. Usually, when something like this happened, they would naturally make a report to their own commander first, and then let him decide whether or not to tell the allied military academies. His question was indeed over the top.
"Haha, as expected of the Second Men's Military Academy. Very disciplined," the team leader said grudgingly. He felt that he lost some pride. "However, we're all friends here. Some information should be shared, right?"
Ling Lan hesitated slightly, as though she was struggling with the thought. After a while, she replied, "It's not that I don't want to tell everyone. It's just that I really don't know which military academy the opponent was from. At the border of Area S and M, we found a suspicious team who hid their identity. When we went up to ask them about it, they suddenly attacked us. If it wasn't for that, our battle team wouldn't have been lost so many people," Ling Lan responded as she bit her lip.
The team leader looked at the 5 mecha that were following behind Ling Lan. Two special-class mechas had scratch marks on the outer mecha shell. Three advanced mechas also had a few scratches and kinks. His eyes immediately flashed with a hint of disdain. Only a battle team that was this inferior could be successfully sneak attacked by opponents. If it were his battle team, he would not have lost a single mecha and would have been able to let the opponent only come not be able to leave at all…
Having underestimated Ling Lan, he wasn't interested in asking more questions. As for the team that had entered the border, it was probably a battle team from Area S. Battle teams from Area S had already probed Area M many times. Not only had the team in front of him bumped into them, other allied battle teams had also bumped into them. All of them had losses or victories.
Thus, he said, "In that case, I won't hold you from returning to your headquarters to report to Alliance Chief Jiang."
"Thank you for understanding!" Ling Lan let out a sigh of relief. She looked at the other party and made a hand sign to her team to move out. She then led her team members and quickly flew towards Area Q. Since they were discovered by a battle team and passed open space at the same time, Ling Lan no longer hid. They proudly flew towards the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters.
Seeing the figures of Ling Lan's battle team disappearing into the distance, one of the members of that team leader's team asked, "Captain, are you not going to remind them? If they go back, they will definitely not have a good time." When they had come here, they received a new order. That order was that battle teams were restricted from getting close to the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters.
"This matter is related to the Second Men's Military Academy. What does it have to do with us?" the captain smiled coldly and said. That beat-up battle team didn't show him any respect, so why should he remind them? Also, that guy Jiang Shaoyu was delusional to think that he could control the entire alliance. That would depend on whether they agree or not. He was very happy to see instability within the Second Men's Military Academy. This would make it so Jiang Shaoyu wouldn't have the energy to deal with them.
The captain knew very well that even though they were allied forces, they still were cautious of each other. They were scared that they would be stabbed in the back by the allies. In the face of personal interest, who knew what the other could do. There wasn't anything like a gentlemen's promise here.
This team leader didn't think that his carefulness had actually helped Ling Lan. It had to be said that although Jiang Shaoyu had unified Area Q and M on the surface, in reality, all the allied battle teams had their own plans. They weren't truly cooperating and because of this reason, a little pest like Ling Lan had successfully sneaked through to their central area. They would hide and deal a crippling blow to the Second Men's Military Academy.
Ling Lan ran like mad all the way, got out of the encirclement and wiped away the cold sweat she had. That moment just then was the most dangerous time Ling Lan had experienced during the infiltration. However, they had unexpectedly and easily passed it. Ling Lan rejoiced greatly, but still felt terrified after the fact.
"Captain, we're getting close to the Second Men's Military Academy," reminded Li Lanfeng. He was sitting in Ling Lan's mecha's passenger seat, looking at the map to find the direction, and he found that the target was very close.
"Lanfeng, what should we do next?" Ling Lan turned around and asked. Since she wanted to develop Li Lanfeng, Ling Lan would let him perform at all times.
"We must find a place to rest up," Li Lanfeng said. "Our mecha have already been active for 18 consecutive hours. Everyone's tired."
Ling Lan nodded in agreement. "You're right. Just tell me any recommendations you have."
Li Lanfeng smiled and replied, "My suggestion is that we should take over the headquarters of a weaker military academy as our headquarters in Area Q."
"Why not let us find a remote area as our area to rest?" Ling Lan asked.
"We don't know much about the situation in Area Q. Also, no one knows whether the areas that are considered to be uninhabited actually have people occupying them or not. Even if there weren't people there, if a battle team suddenly appears, it would be very unexpected. Instead, it would be better to take over a headquarters and hide in the shadows of the light." Li Lanfeng spoke out his reason.
Ling Lan was satisfied. She used her fingers and started drumming on the control panel. She calmly asked, "Which one did you choose?"
These words of Ling Lan made Li Lanfeng let out a sigh of relief. When Ling Lan had asked that question just now, it was without a doubt a test for him. Now it seemed that he had passed. Li Lanfeng was filled with joy. He decisively pointed towards an area on the map and said, "Right here."
"Jianqiao Military Academy?" Ling Lan had already clearly seen the area that Li Lanfeng had chosen. Her lips perked up. "Not bad indeed."
Jianqiao Military Academy's rank in all of the military academies was on the lower side. In Area Q, they weren't the worst of the allied forces. Those who were of the lower-middle tier were not really valued by the allied forces. Additionally, they would also not be like the worst one that the allied forces would watch all the time to make sure they don't fumble the ball. Li Lanfeng's choice was made after deep and prepared thinking.
Having been acknowledged by Ling Lan, Li Lanfeng's lips involuntarily showed a hint of a smile.
Since they had decided, Ling Lan let the others and silently changed their direction, now flying towards Jianqiao Military Academy, which was a few hundred yards out from the Second Men's Military Academy. And at this time, night fell and went into the 16-hour night-time.
The commander who stayed behind to protect Jianqiao Military Academy was frustrated. He didn't think that Jiang Shaoyu would be so unreasonable and force all the allied forces to send out 80% of their headquarters' battle strength to participate in the patrol work of the entire Area M and Area Q. Looking at the two 12-man battle teams that were left in the headquarters, along with some logistics personnel, and comparing this to the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters that had five layers of military strength defending it, along with Jiang Shaoyu in the center, he became even more frustrated.
"Only the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters is important? Are we, the other allied military academies' headquarters, unimportant and can be tossed aside whenever?" the commander thought angrily. If a battle team were to infiltrate right now, even if it were a 12-man battle team, it would still be a destructive blow to Jianqiao Military Academy. Their academy wasn't greatly capable. They had barely assembled a 12-man special-class operator battle team, but it was sent out by Jiang Shaoyu, leaving only these 2 weak and broken teams… Each battle team only had four special-class operators while the others were advanced mecha operators.
The commander felt sadder and sadder as he looked at them. He believed that unless there were no enemy battle teams that would infiltrate their headquarters, they would definitely have no way of fighting back. Those assault battle teams were all merciless fellows.
Just like that, the commander went through the daytime while being angry and frustrated. Seeing that night had fallen, the captain ordered the logistics personnel to turn on the light sources. In order to make sure they were safe, they made the headquarters light up as though it was daytime. However, it was because of this that the light sources were used up. There weren't enough light sources for the battle teams to move around to every corner of the headquarters. The two battle teams huddled up in the middle of the headquarters and didn't set up any patrols around the perimeter. Of course, looking at the strength they had left for defending their headquarters, they couldn't really spare too many people to do something like that.
"It's snowing again." Before the sun went down, it was still a hot summer climate. After sunset, it went into dark winter and snow began to fell. The commander could not help but sigh. This crazy weather was really making it hard for them.
He looked at the logistics head and asked, "Do you think we should make some hot soup and let everyone drink some to warm their stomachs?" Although there were temperature controls in the mecha cockpit, people shouldn't stay in mecha for 24 hours. Otherwise, the mecha operators could feel sluggish due to the cramped space and this could even easily lead to a poor state of mind, such as depression and frustration. Thus, during the course of the day, they would always set a time for the mecha operators to leave their mecha and rest up.
The logistics head nodded his head and replied, "This idea is very good. We didn't hear anything odd from Area M during the day. Area Q has Area M guarding it, so we actually aren't in too much danger. We'll just let the two teams get off and eat one at a time. Nothing big will happen."
"I know. This is also why Jiang Shaoyu demanded us to send out 80% of our military strength to patrol the two areas. Although I'm really angry, I had a reason to not go against him. Compared to Area M, our Area Q is much safer," said the commander. Although it was largely because they couldn't defend against the overpowered Second Men's Military Academy, this reason was also part of it. A lower ranked military academy like them would be satisfied as long as their own headquarters didn't get taken.
Just like that, the two mecha teams were informed that they could eat a hot meal. They were all so happy. No one wanted to just chew on buns as they were tasteless. It was a disgusting nutrient solution… After entering the battle royale, they had been eating this for every meal. They had already gotten tired of it.
Just like that, the members of one of the battle teams, who were originally in the mecha, came down to rest. When Ling Lan heard Little Four report this situation to her, she actually had a strange thought that she could actually be the main female lead for once.
Ling Lan was originally worried about how to deal with the two battle teams. Although the two battle teams were composed of a mixture between special-class operators and advanced mecha operators, their numbers were way more than theirs. Ling Lan was confident that they would definitely achieve victory from her team member's hard work. However, her objective was to not alert the surrounding powers and silently finish the job. This was the certain way of realizing the goal of taking down the headquarters secretly.
She hadn't expected that the other side would make a decision like this right when she had started worrying. This was like someone giving you a pillow when you wanted to sleep. It was so lucky that it was not so different from the set-up of a supposed main female lead in a novel.
Ling Lan would not give up such a good opportunity. She quickly led her team members and infiltrated Jianqiao Military Academy's headquarters. Although Area Q's headquarters was considered to be easy to defend and hard to attack, this also required that the other party had more than enough strength to defend. Right now, the headquarters that had pretty much zero defensive power, which allowed them to easily infiltrate into the heart of headquarters.
Of course, it was this easy only because Little Four had disrupted the radars of the opponent's mecha. This was also why Ling Lan dared to openly take her team members into the center of the headquarters.
"12 mechas; four special-class mechas and eight advanced mechas. You guys all choose your own opponents." Ling Lan looked at the defended position up ahead and the mecha and informed her team members.
Qi Long was the first to scream out, "That special-class operator B1 is mine." Qi Long said this without holding anything back after setting his eyes on one special-class operator.
Ling Lan snorted coldly. "What I want is an instant kill. Change your target." This situation was different compared to the last time; they had to end it quickly. She couldn't let Qi Long be headstrong.
Qi Long looked at that special-class operator with regret, but had no choice but to chose the two advanced mechas that were closest to him. "Then I'll take B2 and X1, these two advanced mecha."
Ling Lan calmly said, "I'll only give you one minute. If you pass that time limit, every second will equal one day's of training in the secret room."
Qi Long groaned instantly, "Boss, you're too cruel."
"You can choose to give up and only face one," Ling Lan said coldly. For someone like Qi Long, she had to pressure him. The more he was pressured, the more likely it was for him to be successful.
Qi Long wasn't someone that would admit defeat. Hearing Ling Lan words, he immediately replied, "Okay, one minute. I don't believe that I won't be able to do it!"
After he said this, everyone else looked at Qi Long with sympathetic looks. This guy had fallen into Boss' trap. They could all foresee the miserable result Qi Long was going to face when he returned. However, they wouldn't be good Samaritans and remind Qi Long. They wanted to watch the scene of Qi Long's miserable experience.
Li Shiyu wasn't cruel enough, however; he was afraid that Qi Long would say something more and result would be even more miserable. Thus, he said, "Give that B1 to me."
Li Lanfeng could not help but cover his face. He glanced at Li Shiyu. His dumb little brother helping was worse than not helping. It was obviously pouring salt on Qi Long's wound.
Seeing Qi Long looking at Li Shiyu resentfully and Li Shiyu with a baffled expression, Xie Yi held in his laughter and said, "Give D1, that advanced mecha, to me."
Luo Lang also felt the odd atmosphere between Qi Long and Li Shiyu. He followed up after Xie Yi and said, "I'll be responsible for F2, that advanced mecha." Since they needed to end the battle as quickly as possible, Luo Lang and the others didn't choose opponents whose strength was above their own.
Zhao Jun thought it over and said, "I'm confident that I can take down a special-class mecha within one minute." His words meant that he didn't have the confidence that he would be able to defeat two mecha within a short amount of time. If he was operating an ace mecha, he would perhaps be willing to try.
Everyone looked towards Ling Lan. There were still two special-class mecha as well as four special-class mecha. These numbers made up half a battle team. Even someone like Boss Lan would probably have a hard time defeating them.
Li Lanfeng was frustrated. If he could operate a mecha, he could at least intercept one special-class mecha or perhaps one the advanced mecha. That way, Ling Lan wouldn't need to be responsible for so much. Once again, Li Lanfeng felt his uselessness. He always felt that he was pulling Ling Lan's leg.
Li Shiyu worriedly said, "I think I can be responsible for another advanced mecha."
Zhao Jun followed up, saying, "Then I'll be responsible for two more advanced mecha." How could an ace operator like him lose to Li Shiyu who had only just advanced to special-class level?
"No need. Li Shiyu you are still responsible for B1. Zhao Jun, you're responsible for the special-class mecha, N1. At the same time, you will aid Li Shiyu. Leave all the other ones to me," said Ling Lan calmly as she clenched the Firmament in her hand. Although there would be some difficulty involved, Ling Lan wasn't someone who would retreat from difficult situations.
"Yes, Captain!" Zhao Jun heard Ling Lan's order and his eyes flashed. Was Boss Lan this strong? He suddenly thought of the proud and aloof Qiao Ting. If he knew Ling Lan's real potential, would he still remain as proud?
Ling Lan made a signal and they quickly moved silently towards their targets.
At that moment, the 12-man battle team that was defending in all directions were all looking forward to a bowl of hot soup. They didn't know that the time of their demise was upon them.
"Who knows when Little Shu and the other's will finish eating and rotate shifts with us?" One member licked his lips. Ever since they came into the battle royale, it was the first time he was going to have a hot meal. He had been about to puke from eating nutrient solutions.
"I don't know. That Little Mo even provoked me earlier saying that we were going to eat cold food. Made me so angry," another member said angrily. Although they were of the same military academy, each battle team still had a rivalry relationship and would definitely have a little friction between the two of them.
"Captain Feng won't take too long. Don't worry guys." The captain heard the murmurs of the team members and spoke to comfort them. In reality, he also wanted to immediately go into the resting area and eat a hot meal. Unfortunately, he had lost a bet with Captain Feng just now. He could only let his team members endure it for the time being.
At that moment, Ling Lan was staring at the mechas that guarded different directions. Although there were just about only short and thin trees in Area Q, it wasn't like there weren't any towering trees. There was a dense forest area in the center of Jianqiao Military Academy's headquarters. This allowed those mechas that were guarding the center point to safely hide within it. However, at the same time, this gave the attacker places to hide. Attackers like Ling Lan.
Ling Lan discovered that these people weren't very alert, so much so that some of the mecha operators were just playing around and didn't actually pay attention to their surroundings. This made Ling Lan overjoyed. Their lack of attention undoubtedly brought about a huge convenience for Ling Lan. She was now more confident in instantly taking down six mecha.
Right then, two mecha suddenly turned around and left the area within Ling Lan's line of sight. Ling Lan's eyes lit up and her fingers danced around quickly. Her mecha instantly pounced towards the two mecha from behind a towering tree.
These were two advanced mecha. The distance between them was a bit close. Originally, Ling Lan was worried that when she was taking care of one mecha, the other mecha would discover her. Now, if they didn't see Ling Lan at the beginning, Ling Lan was certain that she could instantly kill these two mecha.
Ling Lan's mecha's speed was very fast. In the blink of an eye, she appeared before one of the mecha. Firmament, held in her hand, slashed horizontally towards that mecha.
Shing! The sharp edge of the Firmament easily tore open the opponent mecha's neck. She didn't need to cut it fully; she only needed to damage the operating system of the mecha then let the A.I. lock up and determine that the mecha was killed instantly.
Now, because Ling Lan's speed was really fast and silent, adding on Little Four disrupting the radar, the teammate closest to this mecha actually didn't realize anything. After taking care of this mecha, Ling Lan used her the tip of her feet to push against the ground. The mecha had already changed its direction and pounced towards that mecha that was closest to the one that was taken down.
Shing… another advanced mecha was killed instantly before they realized what had happened. Ling Lan fixed her eyes on the third mecha… Only using a few seconds, she silently took care of the four advanced mecha. There was no difficulty in going against advanced mecha for Ling Lan whose finger speed had already reached the peak of ace operators.
Ling Lan now changed her target to the two special-class operators who were left. When she took care of the first special-class mecha, the sounds made by Qi Long and the others alarmed another special-class mecha.
That special-class mecha quickly called to the members of the team, but found that there wasn't anyone replying. Right then, he knew that something was wrong. He decisively pushed down on the sound amplification button and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Enemy attack!" At the same time, his mecha was suddenly struck and uncontrollably fell towards the ground.
Right when that special-class operator's finished screaming, he discovered that his cockpit had turned pitch-black. He had already been locked in the cockpit. He thought back to a few seconds ago, but couldn't confirm whether he had successfully sent out the message that they were being attacked.
Ling Lan walked towards the mecha that had fallen and slowly pulled out her Firmament. She had sensed the action the opponent was about to take. She hadn't stopped to think and flung her wrist, tossing the Firmament from her hand, severing the opponent mecha's operating system right before he could successfully send out his voice.