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Chapter 858: Cracked!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ling Lan's quick barrage of attacks were all blocked off by He'er Li. Now, Ling Lan had confirmed her opponent's mecha piloting level. He wasn't a veteran imperial operator who had been at the imperial level for many years. Instead, he was a newbie just like her and had only reached imperial level not long ago.

This realization made Ling Lan feel much more relieved. Ling Lan was afraid that would face against someone like Qi Yaoyang, who had entered imperial level for many years and had already grasped the secrets of the imperial level. Once these people become her enemy, Ling Lan believed that the person who would die in a confrontation would be her and not her opponent. The route of mutual destruction also wasn't viable not like when she did the examination for the activation of her battle team. Veteran imperial operators like Qi Yaoyang would definitely not give her that kind of chance on a real battlefield. This was the difference between a veteran and newbie imperial operators.

The invincible He'er Li was actually stopped by a nameless mecha operator from the Federation. It even seemed that He'er Li was at a disadvantage. All of the mecha operators from Hela Ace Mecha Clan saw this, and they were all stunned. 'Is there actually someone on the battlefield who is stronger than their regiment commander?' He'er Li was a famous figure in Hailiya. He had participated in dozens of battles, and had never lost any of those battles before.

Compared to the surprise of Hela Ace Mecha Clan, everyone from 250 Mecha Clan got fired up when they saw their regiment commander pressuring the enemy's regiment commander. Many who were originally pressured by their opponents and were in danger, actually managed to salvage their situation, and some even turned the tides into their favour.

This was how a battle between two opposing regiment commanders would affect their men, by affecting the willpower of the two clans fighting with each other. The side whose regiment commander was at an advantage would definitely have stronger fighting spirit and higher morale. The side whose regiment commander was at a disadvantage would have their entire clan become demotivated, making them not be able to give their 100% during their battles.

Although He'er Li seemed calm on the surface, but internally he was panicking. He didn't think that the nameless and unvalued Base 013 would actually have such a strong mecha clan hidden within it. He also couldn't believe that the regiment commander of that clan was even more capable than him.

"I can't lose!" He'er Li knew very well that if he were to be defeated, Ni Duola would not have the courage to continue the attack. Then, it would mean that this entire operation would have been all for naught. He'er Li was the person in charge of this attack, so he knew very well what price Hailiya had invested into this attack. If he lost, he couldn't even imagine what punishments he would face when he goes back home. Therefore, he couldn't lose, and he must win convincingly.

He'er Li, who was on his wits' end, bit his lip as he saw Ling Lan coming at him once again with Firmament. However, he didn't choose to dodge or block like the previous clashes, he instead side-stepped the attack. Then, his left hand snaked its way onto the sword, wanting to grab onto the ruthless sword.

Empty-Handed Weapon Grab! Although this technique was originally from the Huaxia Federation, almost all of the mecha operators from every country had managed to grasp this technique. Of course, there weren't many who could actually use the technique well.

When the mecha operators, who were watching their fight from the beginning, saw the Empty-Handed Weapon Grab, they actually slowed everything they were doing. They all wanted to know whether or not He'er Li was going to succeed or not. Although the Empty-Handed Weapon Grab technique was a well-known technique, the level designation of this technique had reached S level. It was the only S level technique that the Federation had let the public know about.

Having an S level designation meant that it wasn't something that could be easily learned just by practicing it. If an individual was not able to actually understand the secrets of the Empty-Handed Weapon Grab, they would fail at each attempt in using it. Most mecha operators didn't dare to use this technique because once they fail, they might have to pay the price with their lives, and of course, no one dared to use their life to experiment.

Ling Lan through He'er Li intention, and she just smirked. Firmament didn't change in any its direction, and it ruthlessly stabbed towards He'er Li.

"I caught it!" He'er Li felt his left hand holding onto the narrow sword and was overjoyed. He didn't hesitate as his right hand went straight for Ling Lan's cockpit.

Right at that moment, a soft 'shing' sound was heard by everyone. Firmament easily went through He'er Li's palm, cutting some parts off while it went its way. However, because the parts were too small, everyone spectating couldn't see what they were.

Everyone just knew that the sharp blade had sliced something off.

After piercing to the longest length, Ling Lan twisted the Firmament in her hand and got it out of her opponent's palm.

He'er Li had without a doubt failed the Empty-Handed Weapon Grab. Only He'er Li knew what parts had fallen off just then. His right hand had already clenched into a fist so everyone couldn't discover that his left fist actually had no fingers. He'er Li now understood why Ling Lan wasn't afraid of his Empty-Handed Weapon Grab. It was because his sword was not only heavy and tough, it also had a sharp property that all other large cold weapons didn't have.

He'er Li's left hand had failed, but he didn't give up hope. The attack from his right hand was his main priority. No matter his left hand failed or succeeded, its task was completed as it locked down the place his opponent could dodge towards.

He'er Li believed that he had successfully forced Ling Lan into a position where she couldn't dodge his right fist. However, what he didn't know was that Ling Lan wasn't planning on dodging in the first place.

"Bang!" Ling Lan held Firmament in front of her and blocked her opponent's strong attack. A clear sound of metal breaking was heard.

"Crack!" A soft cracking sound was heard at the place where the two weapons had clashed. He'er Li's heart dropped as he saw through his peripheral vision the location where Ling Lan's narrow sword had hit on his sword. He saw a thin crack running from the edge of the sword to the tip of the sword had actually appeared on his large sword. On top of that, his sword also had a part of it chipped off at the location where the two swords clashed. The crack was formed from the chipped area.

He'er Li was stunned. He had only just discovered that other than the chipped area, his sword had no other areas that were chipped. It meant that when the opponent was attacking him, no matter how he blocked, his opponent had struck his sword at the same area. This was the main reason his sword had a crack appear on it, and he only just realized this. This was enough to determine that his opponent's mecha piloting skills was pure and flawless

While He'er Li was stunned, Ling Lan's next attack had arrived, giving He'er Li no time to think as he instinctively blocked with his large sword again.

"Bam!"

He'er Li's large sword suddenly cracked in half. The upper half of the sword fell and stabbed into the ground. It instantly dug into the ground, and only had 30 centimeters left on the hilt.

It turns out that Ling Lan had hit the chipped area once again. After being struck at so many times, the large sword could no longer endure such a hard hit, and it split in half.

"Ah!" All the mecha operators from Hela noticed this, and they couldn't help but shout in surprise. Their regiment commander's sword was actually split in half by someone… It was even more of a surprise when they knew that their regiment commander's sword was specially forged and was almost impossible to break.

Chapter 859: I Am Your Opponent!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Ling Lan constantly attacked the same area of her opponent's weapon by using Firmament's specialty, before it finally broke her opponent's weapon. When Ling Lan saw the weapon being chopped in half, she shifted Firmament backwards and sliced it towards He'er Li's cockpit like a flash of light.

If He'er Li was only a top-level ace operator, it would have been impossible for him to dodge her attack. However, he was after all an operator who had entered the imperial level. Even though he was piloting an ace mecha, his imperial level mecha piloting capabilities allowed him to dodge the dangerous attack.

Ling Lan didn't think much of her missed attack. If imperial operators were so easy to kill, imperial level operators wouldn't be restricted by each country to go on the battlefield. When Ling Lan saw her opponent dodge her attack, she didn't give up as Firmament just continued to slice towards her opponent once again.

Without a cold weapon to block, He'er Li could only dodge for his life. He knew he couldn't continue like dodging because he will eventually make a mistake in dodging. Only a successful counterattack could get him out of this disadvantageous situation.

He'er Li was a decisive person. Instead of waiting to fail, he decided to fight to the end.

His eyes instantly became sharp as he continued to dodge Ling Lan's pinpoint attacks. He then suddenly saw an error in Ling Lan's judgement. Originally, each of her hit was directed towards a vital point on his body, making him not dare to make any large movements. However, her current attack's trajectory was towards his left shoulder area. For a human body, it was perhaps a vital point, but for mechas that was not the case.

Chance! He'er Li didn't choose to completely concentrate on dodging this time. When he piloted mecha to dodge Ling Lan's incoming attack, his right hand sprang backwards. At the same time, a long beam gun from his back suddenly unlocked from its holster, falling right into his mecha's right hand.

"Shing!"

The joint connecting shoulder and the left arm of He'er Li's mecha was hit hard by Ling Lan's Firmament. The immense force and the sharpness coming from Firmament was actually able to cleanly slice through the joint because the material for the joint was made of a flexible and not so durable material. The left arm of He'er Li's mecha was cut off before it quickly dropped to the ground.

Another reason why it was able to be cut was because He'er Li was piloting an ace mecha. If it was an imperial mecha, no matter how sharp the edge of the Firmament was, it would still be unable to cut through the shield of an imperial mecha, not to mention cutting off an arm in one sword swing.

However, the spectating mecha operators didn't know about this information, especially those from Hela. Those whose mentality were not as strong and saw their usually invincible regiment commander get his mecha's arm cut off actually began to panic, resulting in them making a lot of mistakes in their mecha piloting.

If the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were only a newbie ace operators or no-brain operators, they might not have noticed those small mistakes. However, the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were all people from various divisions who had fought through hundreds of battles. Although some of them still haven't recovered to their full potential for certain reasons, they still had experience and insight they could rely on to take advantage of those mistakes. They were considered to be the best of the best ace mecha operators so they would definitely not miss out on such an opportunity.

After taking advantage of the opportunities that were given to them, they used their strongest techniques and destroyed their opponents' mechas instantly. Now, the situation seemed to be more in 250 Ace Mecha Clan's favour. The 30 or so strongest mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were even taking on more than one opponent at a time. However, with the pressure lessening on the other mecha operators, they were now able to take on two opponents at a time, which lessened the burden on the 30 or so strongest mecha operator. The hard work of the others mecha operators gave these 30 or so mecha operators the chance to fight 1-on-1, so by fighting just one opponent at a time, they were able to take out their single opponents easily, then they pounced towards the other mecha operators to reduce the pressure off their comrades.

It should be said that the battle up until now, the morale on Hailiya's side was already at an all-time low. On the other side, almost all of the mecha operators from the base who had come out to protect the base were full of fighting spirit. After seeing the situation shifting towards Base 013's side, He'er Li became very scared and terrified of what was going to happen next. He didn't want to take the shame and disgrace from losing a battle when he returns. In his dictionary, there wasn't the word 'failure'. There was only win, win, win!

Although his mecha lost its left arm, He'er Li still got his beam gun. The only reason He'er Li was willing to pay the price to get his beam gun out was because his specialty was long-range attacks and not close combat. Thus, He'er Li didn't think that losing his left arm would affect him too much. Of course, He'er Li didn't think his opponent's weapon was so sharp that it could cut off his mecha's left arm, when he thought it would only damage it.

After slicing her opponent's left arm off, Ling Lan continued to move forward, planning to acquire the fruits of her labour, however her opponent's mecha suddenly side-stepped and kicked something towards her. He actually kick his mecha's left arm towards her like a football.

The immense force behind the kick alongside with the arm's weight actually caused the air to whistle as it went straight towards Ling Lan's cockpit.

Seeing the arm coming towards her, Ling Lan had no choice but to stop her next attack and dodge the flying arm as a cockpit's outer shell was quite weak, so Ling Lan had to be careful about things aiming for her cockpit area. Although she lost the chance to completely take down her opponent by choosing to dodge instead of pursuing He'er Li, she was not unhappy about it as there were enemies everywhere. Making one small mistake here could cause her to lose her life, and Ling Lan didn't dare to gamble with that.

Ling Lan's movement gave her opponent an opportunity to come back in this fight. He'er Li immediately piloted his mecha and backed up quickly. He wanted to increase the distance between him and Ling Lan for him to feel at ease to use long range attacks to snipe at Ling Lan.

Right as he was backing up quickly, one Federation's mecha that was in battle, suddenly ran from his opponent. Then, the large sword in that mecha's hand quickly sliced towards He'er Li's cockpit. This attack was too sudden. He'er Li was not prepared for someone to not care about his own safety, and decided to ambush him instead.

"Danger!" When He'er Li had discovered the attack, the sword was already about to pierce through his cockpit. He'er Li's nerves instantly steeled and his finger speeds reached a new height. In a life-or-death situation, He'er Li suddenly broke through the cap on his finger speed that he had not gotten past in a long time.

He'er Li's mecha suddenly made a strange move. It was as though it had crashed into something and side-stepped away. The large sword that was near his cockpit had only reached the metal outer shell, leaving a terrifying scar, but luckily, it did not damage the cockpit. In other words, He'er Li had successfully dodged this sure-kill attack.

Hela's mecha operators were overjoyed that their regiment commander had gotten out of that dangerous situation, even He'er Li was overjoyed in his own mind. If he hadn't broken through just now, he might have had a big problem.

He'er Li, who was relieved, wanted to see who had ambushed him. He only saw a number '6' behind the numbers '250' on the chest plate of that mecha… Before he could think about it, the optical supercomputer in his cockpit suddenly sprang up with warnings and alarms, "Locked-on, evade. Locked-on, evade…"

He'er Li suddenly realized it. He didn't even think and just crazily did what he could to pilot his mecha away. His finger speeds had reached a speed where his fingers were no longer visible. Right as the mecha began to dodge, three beam attacks had simultaneously hit his cockpit.

Ling Lan coldly put down the beam gun in her hands and said softly, "Your opponent is me. If you forget then you must pay the price!"

Chapter 860: A Difficult Victory!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Right as Ling Lan finished speaking, a bang was heard.

A loud explosion sound rang through the air as He'er Li's mecha began to explode in mid-air. In that instant, a 3 meter long and 2 meter in wide oval object flew out of the fire and explosion.

Ling Lan aim her beam gun at the oval object and pulled down the trigger without any hesitation.

It was the cockpit! In the instant of the explosion, He'er Li actually managed to eject his cockpit from his mecha and live. His skill in mecha piloting along with his fearless attitude was proof of his capabilities.

Ling Lan was not going to allow such a strong enemy to get away from her. Ling Lan's personality was like this. She would either not do it or do it all the way by killing her opponent and getting rid of any possible future problems. The nurturing she got in the learning space for more than 20 years finally nurtured a ruthless side out of Ling Lan.

"Bang!"

The beam hit the cockpit, and it exploded once again. Ling Lan however did not relax, and instead became even more stern. She began to frown because she didn't think that the Hailiyan mecha operators would be willing to sacrifice their lives by blocking her shots from hitting their regiment commander. They used their lives in exchange for the life of their regiment commander. Their sacrifice saved the unprotected cockpit that could be destroyed with one hit.

Ling Lan decisively started shooting again. The beam gun in her hand was wildly shooting bullets and countless beams were slowly closing in on the cockpit on the ground.

"Bang, bang, bang…" But before the beams could hit the cockpit, they were all intercepted by Hailiya's mecha operators. In order to intercept these beams, they even stopped caring about their own battle. They would rather be hit by their opponents to save their regiment commander.

However, Ling Lan's beam attacks were not completely intercepted. In the end, there were still 4 beams shots that had gone past those mecha operators and were going straight for the cockpit.

He'er Li, who was laying in the cockpit and holding on to dear life, heard the cockpit's optical supercomputer begin to warn him with the locked-on alarm once again. He had a look of despair on his face. He knew that with his cockpit's current condition, even one beam was enough to turn him into dust, not to mention four.

"Bang!" One mecha suddenly flew up from behind the cockpit without caring for his life to face directly against the four beam. The immense energy from the beams caused the mecha to immediately explode, creating countless debris which fell onto the ground. Right after the explosion, a captain level Hailiyan mecha with three flowers on its chest plate, grabbed the cockpit and quickly flew towards their back-line.

At the same time, the Hailiyan mecha operators received Ni Duola's orders to begin attacking the Federation with all their might. This made those mecha operator from the Federation unable to have any time to chase down He'er Li. As for He'er Li's Hela Ace Mecha Clan, they didn't even need the orders. They immediately intercepted those from the Federation without any regards for their lives, creating an impenetrable wall of mechas to safeguard the captain who saved their regiment commander.

Even if Ling Lan wanted to chase him down, she would perhaps be held back by the wall.

Knowing this, Ling Lan could only put down her beam gun regrettably. She watched as He'er Li successfully get away from her. Although she couldn't kill the regiment commander, the scene of their regiment commander being forced to eject his cockpit and needing sacrifices from his subordinate to get away would still affect the morale of Hailiya's forces. Hela Ace Mecha Clan also no longer had the desire to fight. Just like that, Hailiya's forces continued to fight as they retreated out of Base 013's territory.

Ling Lan led all of her mecha operators to continue to chase them towards the outer border of the base and then ordered them to stop chasing.

After losing the connection with satellites, Little Four couldn't confirm whether Hailiya's forces had anything else up their sleeves. Faced with an area that should couldn't completely control, Ling Lan didn't want to take the risk in the case they get ambushed. Plus, although Base 013 had won this battle, the price they had paid for this victory was still heavy. They had almost lost three teams of mecha operators. For Ling Lan, this battle was a hard fought battle. If she didn't accidentally defeat the enemy's strongest mecha operator which brought down Hailiyan army's morale, then victor of this battle would still be unknown.

The large amount of injuries and deaths made Ling Lan feel sad. She immediately ordered everyone to do a search and rescue. The mecha operators who were shot down would have a higher chance of living the earlier they were saved. This was also one of the reasons why Ling Lan was willing to give up on chasing the enemy.

"All uninjured mecha operators work on search and rescue!" Ling Lan ordered coldly.

"Yes, sir!" The mecha operators replied with surprise.

Normally after a battle, they would return to the base and rest. A search and rescue was usually the responsibility of the logistics department which had nothing to do with them. They didn't think that Base 013's new commanding officer would actually order all of the mecha operators do a search and rescue. This made them feel comforted about the thoughtfulness of Ling Lan which immensely improved their impression of Ling Lan. After all, no knew who the next mecha operator that would be shot down would be. It could be someone else or themselves. When the injured are rescued by so many more people, perhaps, the ones doing the rescuing would be the ones needing the rescue next time.

Right as the mecha operators began to do a search and rescue, they saw a convoy suddenly came out from the base. It was a group of medic uniformed soldiers and logistics personnel. The logistics personnel were busy transporting items. Some were on logistics mechas and began to build something. Not long after, a simple temporary surgery treatment room had been built.

The base's logistics department managed to build an emergency surgery treatment room on the battlefield only 10 minutes after the battle. This sight was before seen in Base 013. Every mecha operator knew sending severely injured and near-death patients to the treatment room right after the battle was without a doubt the best course of action. This time, they not only looked at Ling Lan with a warm feeling in their hearts, but also respect. These mecha operators knew that all of this was brought to them by their Regiment Commander Ling.

Right then, two special class mechas slowly landed. The cockpit suddenly opened and two mecha operators jumped out from it. They quickly ran towards the temporary surgery treatment room. They took off their mecha operator's protective vest as they ran. These two were Li Shiyu and Luo Chao who had quietly taken the cockpits of the Federation mecha operators, who were on the brink of death, from the battlefield.

After reaching the door of the treatment room, they saw a familiar silhouette. That person was standing there while holding white cloaks in her hands. Seeing Li Shiyu and Luo Chao arrive, that person hand them the cloaks in her hands.

"Hey, Xuya, you're here too?" Luo Chao shouted with surprise.

"Yeah, wherever needs me, I will be there. Now we're just waiting for you two." Smiled Han Xuya.

Li Shiyu nodded towards Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was the most talented eastern medic in the logistics department. If Luo Chao or Han Xuya were busy, Li Shiyu would have him as his assistant. It seemed that Lin Zhong-qing, who was in charge of the base, knew what was needed in his department. He didn't waste Zhou Yu's talents and sent him to assist them. However, the logistics department of 250 were all talented. Any one of the individuals in it could take the role of an emergency medic, so Li Shiyu was not afraid that he would not get someone to boss around.

Chapter 861: God Of Life!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

With the help of all the mecha operators, the search and rescue proceeded quickly and efficiently. Not only did they save the injured mecha operators from dying needlessly, but they also found many mecha operators from Hailiya who managed to survive.

As a humanitarian, Ling Lan would, of course, choose to rescue them. However, they had to wait until all the mecha operators from the Federation were treated first before it was their turn. It was up to them whether they were able to last until then.

Ling Lan sat in her cockpit and looked at the busy logisticians below her. She quietly arranged the patrols and asked Little Four to use radio signals to supervise their surroundings. This was to prevent Hailiya from returning.

As she was observing everything silently and vigilantly, a familiar mecha flashed passed her screen.

"Li Lanfeng!" Ling Lan gritted her teeth. This bastard was still operating his mecha.

"Yes, regiment commander." Li Lanfeng felt frustrated when he got caught. 'Why did I let my mecha enter Ling Lan's sights?'

"You are injured, so why aren't you getting treatment?" Ling Lan questioned him.

Li Lanfeng was the one who almost succeeded in taking down attacked He'er Li. But, he paid a huge price for his recklessness. He took the impact of two heavy blows from He'er Li. One of the blows came close to his cockpit. Luckily, his cockpit was not damaged but the residual force from the blow was still enough to injure Li Lanfeng.

"My injury is nothing. Shiyu needs to attend to more serious patients," Li Lanfeng replied quickly. He mustn't let Ling Lan know that he was seriously injured. If not, he would die a terrible death.

Li Lanfeng didn't go back to the base to recuperate because he realized the secret Ling Lan had mentioned about the Qi exercises. They were not only useful for recuperation, but they could also let the mecha operator regained his strength and energy after operating his mecha for a long period of time. Li Lanfeng was elated at his finding. Li Lanfeng had spectre abilities as he was born with powerful spiritual power. He used his spiritual power when using his domain and not his domain energy like Ling Lan and his other friends.

Li Lanfeng knew what it meant to him if he could replenish his spiritual power during a battle. Once he mastered this technique, he would be able to fight for longer periods of time. This advantage might not be apparent when he fights with someone much weaker or stronger than him but when his opponent was on par with him, this advantage would be a decisive factor.

Li Lanfeng had found this secret so he didn't want to go back to the base. He operated his mecha and started experimenting with this newfound technique. Li Lanfeng had a natural talent in multitasking, so after some time, he was able to understand how he could operate his mecha while practicing the Qi exercises. He was so happy that he forgot to evade Ling Lan. That was why he accidentally appeared in Ling Lan's sights, and hence got caught by her.

Ling Lan was not satisfied with his reply. She said coldly, "Even if it's just a small injury, we don't need an injured person to carry out the rescue mission. Go back to the base immediately and get treatment."

Did this bastard forget about his weak body? If he gained some hidden trauma because of this, all her efforts in the past few years would be in vain. Li Lanfeng looked scheming and reliable but in actual fact, he was as worrisome as Qi Long and Luo Lang.

Li Lanfeng detected Ling Lan's emotions. He felt that his injuries were not serious so he really didn't need any treatment but he didn't dare to say so. Everyone in Lingtian Battle Team knew that once their Boss made a decision, he wouldn't let anyone go against it.

"Yes, regiment commander." Li Lanfeng had no choice but to listen to Ling Lan. He controlled his mecha and quickly entered the base.

Ling Lan rubbed her temples as she sighed in her heart. When she looked up again, the tiredness in her eyes just now was gone. She resumed her cold expression. It was as if her emotions never change.

Four hours passed. The sky started to turn dark. In the operation room, the logisticians had already hung a few lamps on top of the tents. Li Shiyu never stopped working for these past four hours as no one was able to replace him. Those with small injuries were taken by other people while the ones who were sent to him were those on the brink of death. Li Shiyu was like a god of life that was fighting with Hades for the life of the person lying in front of him.

Finally, Li Shiyu ended his last operation. When the patient got carried away, Li Shiyu picked up a new surgical knife instinctively, but a gentle small hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

"Brother Shiyu, the operations have all ended." Luo Chao's voice sounded beside him.

Li Shiyu looked up in a daze. He suddenly felt dizzy before he fell towards the ground. As he was falling, two small arms caught him. The small arms seemed weak but they were able to hold him up.

Li Shiyu closed his eyes. He had been looking down for a long time, so when he raised his head up again, he felt dizzy. It was normal. He just needed some rest.

When the dizziness subsided, Li Shiyu opened his eyes. He smiled at Luo Chao who was holding him. "I'm fine."

Luo Chao didn't say anything. She looked at Li Shiyu's pale face and took out an agent from her bag. Li Shiyu smiled. He gave Luo Chao and Han Xuya that strength recovery agent because he was afraid that something would happen to them. That agent would be able to save a person, as long as the person still had his last breath. It even had the ability to regrow an amputated limb. For the ladies, this agent had anti-aging effects too, an irresistible effect one might add. As long as a lady drinks this potion, she would maintain her looks for her entire life. She would only age when her life had reached its end.

The ingredient of this agent was the amazing plant they found during their land clearing mission. He named this ingredient the Nuwa plant. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he was only able to make 20 such agents using the available Nuwa plant.

Chapter 862: Save Him Or Not

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

He gave ten of them to Ling Lan and threw five to his asshole of a brother so he could improve his health quicker. At the start of this mission, he passed Luo Chao and Han Xuya one agent each, and kept the other three agents for himself.

He had told Han Xuya and Luo Chao about the effects of the two agents before and the price those agents will get. Although they were not priceless, they could still fetch a few hundred millions of credits, so he didn't expect Luo Chao to pass her agent to him so nonchalantly. However… Li Shiyu also felt a little speechless as he didn't know if he should be happy or angry. Should he be glad that he was more important than the agent or should he be angry that Luo Chao gave away the agent he created so easily?

"We can't waste this agent like this…" Li Shiyu finally sighed and said. He raised his hand and pushed Luo Chao's hand back. In the past, he thought that Luo Lang was stupid because Luo Chao took all of his intelligence away. Now, he finally understood that stupidity was a trait in both siblings. Luo Chao's stupidity, however, was not shown in her intelligence. It was in other areas.

When Li Shiyu was thinking up to this point, he was stunned by a sudden realization. 'Isn't a recovery agent supposed to be used by someone sick like me? So, why would it be a waste to use it on me? Am I the stupid one?' He thought before shaking his head to get rid of these thought-provoking thoughts.

"Based on my condition, I just need a normal recovery agent. It will be a waste if it is used on me." Li Shiyu took out a normal recovery agent from the first-aid kit beside Luo Chao. He opened it and drank it in one gulp. If he really drank that agent, his heart would ache for a few months. After all, there were only 20 of those agents in the world.

Luo Chao thought for a moment and stuffed the agent back into her bag. Li Shiyu had been working for four hours, so Luo Chao felt that it was only right for him to take the best recovery agent. But, since Li Shiyu rejected it, Luo Chao decided to listen to him. After all, Li Shiyu is a military doctor, right?

All the seriously injured patients were all finished being treated so the medical department swiftly went back to the base. At the end of the day, this was the battlefield. It wasn't as safe as their base. Ling Lan waited for all the logisticians to go back to the base before bringing all the mecha operators back to the base.

She shuffled her legs back to her office tiredly. The moment she opened the door, she saw a tiring sight. It was Li Lanfeng.

Li Lanfeng knew who was coming the moment he heard Ling Lan's footsteps. He smiled and stood up. "You are back."

"Yes." Ling Lan replied lightly. She took off her military cap and plopped on the sofa in front of her desk.

Li Lanfeng suddenly walked up to her and passed a folder to Ling Lan. "This is an estimation of casualties of the battle just now. Lin Zhong-qing and his team are still collating the exact numbers. They will need another hour to finish everything up."

Ling Lan took the folder from Li Lanfeng's hands and scanned through it quickly. Shocking numbers kept popping in front of her eyes.

"A rough estimate of 7600 people?" Ling Lan's fingers turned white as she held the folder tightly. Five entire mecha clans were sacrificed in this battle.

'This is the battlefield…' Ling Lan finally understood how cruel war was. One battle in this war did not kill a hundred or a few hundred people. It killed thousands of people.

"It looks like a lot, but if you distribute it among the hundreds of mecha clans in this base, each mecha clan only sacrificed around 80 people, and that is not even the size of a team…" Li Lanfeng explained.

"80 people is not a lot?" Ling Lan slammed her hands on the desk and stood up. She shouted, "Aren't 7600 people many? That is five mecha clans and almost 40 mecha operators in 250…"

Li Lanfeng looked at her calmly. "So what?"

Ling Lan just stared at Li Lanfeng for a few seconds, before she slowly sat down. "Yes, so what?"

As long as this war continued, the casualties would only increase. More and more people would die here until the war ended.

Ling Lan sank into the sofa silently as she pondered over something. Li Lanfeng sat beside her. Both of them didn't move or talk.

Ling Lan suddenly said, "Leopard, I hate people dying needlessly. I hate war!"

"Yes." Li Lanfeng muttered in reply. It seemed like an answer or he was just acknowledging that he was listening to her.

"I want to end this war!" Ling Lan's eyes were glinting brightly. "Do you think that I'm aiming for unachievable?"

"If anyone else had said this, I will think that way." Li Lanfeng smiled and looked at Ling Lan. "But, if it is you, you'll be able to do it."

"The Rabbit I know, the leader of Lingtian, the Regiment Commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, is someone who can do anything what he sets his mind to," Li Lanfeng said firmly.

"Yes, Boss. I believe that you can do it…"

"Boss, don't forget that you still have us…"

"We will work together with you."

The members of Lingtian had all arrived without Ling Lan noticing.

"Regiment commander, if you need us to do anything, please tell us." Yang Mingzhi represented all of the veteran mecha operators and expressed their thoughts to Ling Lan. They had been through many wars and were sick of it. Their mental illnesses came because of their loathing for wars.

Ling Lan was touched but she didn't show it on her face. She kept her cold expression on.

After some time, she regained her composure and scanned the crowd. All the leaders and deputy leaders stood up straight in response.

"I hope that you all remember what you have said here. Now, you can all go back and take a rest." After this huge battle, everyone must be tired. Ling Lan was unwilling to hold them here any longer so she asked them to go back.

Everyone had reached their limit so they went back to their apartments and got some rest.

As Li Lanfeng was turning to leave, Ling Lan stopped him. "Lanfeng, wait for a moment."

Li Lanfeng stopped in surprise. He turned and waited for Ling Lan's order.

Ling Lan stared at him silently for a few seconds. Li Lanfeng got nervous. 'Did Ling Lan find out about my secret?'

Suddenly, Ling Lan said, "Leopard, did you hate me for not saving you and attacking our opponent instead?"

Li Lanfeng smiled when he heard this. The entire room turned warm. "If you had saved me, you will not be the Rabbit I know."

Li Lanfeng gave him an intense look.

"Actually, you didn't save me because you trust me. Ling Lan, I have to instead thank you for not saving me…" Li Lanfeng retracted his smile and said seriously, "Your choice made me understand that I've finally gotten closer to you."

Ling Lan stared at Li Lanfeng intently. After some time, she said, "Leopard, you have always been close to me. You just never realized it. I'm very happy today."

Finally, you became confident. You are willing to trust that I believed in you.