Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Ling Lan resisted the discomfort in her body, gritting her teeth as she operated her mecha to pull out the beam saber from the cockpit of the Twilight mecha.
Ling Lan's discomfort was not because this was her first kill in real life, but rather because her body, which was still a little weak, was unable to bear the recoil from operating her mecha.
Little Four noticed Ling Lan's abnormal state and understood the reason. He asked anxiously, "Boss, are you okay?"
Little Four knew that operating a mecha would inevitably result in recoil from the mecha operator's body. He had already done his best to reduce those recoil effects to the lowest possible level, trying his best not to bring any harm to his boss.
However, Little Four had not expected that Ling Lan would perform so well in her first time operating a real mecha. In particular, her final move to dodge the cannon fire had exceeded her usual level, turning what should have been an advanced mecha warrior's Irregular Run into the Irregular Flicker that only ace operators could perform.
Irregular Run and Irregular Flicker were actually techniques of the same origin. The reason they had two names was because of the skill level of the operator, resulting in different effects in the end.
Irregular Run was an advanced mecha operator control technique, one of the necessary techniques for advanced mecha warriors and special-class operators to master. On the other hand, the Irregular Flicker was a technique exclusive to ace operators. In other words, only ace operators could execute the Irregular Flicker perfectly.
This was also why Zilong and Wu Jiong had misunderstood that Ling Lan was an ace operator. In truth, with Ling Lan's current control skills, she had only reached the level of an advanced mecha warrior. At most, she was only half a step into the ranks of special-class operators.
Without a doubt, the appearance of Irregular Flicker was the result of Ling Lan's accidental cross-level operation.
Of course, cross-level operation was also extremely harmful to Ling Lan's body. Although Little Four had already done his best to reduce the recoil effects to the lowest possible level, it had still caused varying degrees of damage to Ling Lan's body.
"It's okay. You've been through worse pain than this. This is nothing." Ling Lan comforted Little Four. Although her face was so pale that it made one's heart ache, there was no change in her expression, as if the pain in her body did not exist at all.
In fact, from the moment she decided to pilot a mecha, she was already prepared to get hurt. It should be known that for a child under 13 years old, no matter how sturdy their bodies were, their bones would not be able to resist the feedback from the mecha. This was also one of the reasons why the Federation had always prohibited children under the age of 13 from learning how to operate mecha.
Of course, Ling Lan was also telling the truth when she comforted Little Four. This kind of small injury and pain was nothing compared to the severe pain she had experienced in her previous life.
"Besides, Little Four, you've already helped me offset a lot of the reaction force and protected me very well. So I'm fine. Thank you, Little Four! "Ling Lan sincerely thanked Little Four for his efforts. Otherwise, her body's condition might have been even worse.
"Boss, I definitely won't accept your sugar-coated bullets …" Little Four instantly beamed, his entire being beaming like a flower. However, he did not forget to firmly state his position. As an intelligent entity with principles, how could he be so easily bribed?
Ling Lan ignored Little Four's current tsundere demeanor and quickly searched the surroundings. Very quickly, she found where Zilong and the others were hiding. Seeing that the other party was fine, she was instantly relieved.
Ling Lan neatly put her beam saber back on her back and the high-frequency blade in her right hand was sheathed back into the outer thigh of her mecha. Just as she was considering whether to walk over and greet Zilong and the others, Little Four's expression suddenly turned serious and he opened his mouth to warn her, "Boss, the two Twilight mecha that flew away just now are flying back again. They're less than 2 kilometres away from us."
Ling Lan's heart clenched at these words. Although she had long been prepared for this, she was still a little nervous knowing that the other party had really come.
"Hide well and don't come out!" Ling Lan threw down these words and decisively operated her mecha to fly in another direction, preparing to leave this area. Ling Lan did not wish for the upcoming battle to hurt Zilong and the others. Otherwise, there would be no point in her rushing over to rescue them.
Hiding in the dense forest, Zilong and the others heard a cold voice ring out by their ears. The few of them were abruptly startled, and their initial thoughts of crawling out instantly disappeared. They crouched in their respective hiding spots, not daring to move at all.
"It's Twilight's mecha. The two mecha that left just now have returned. Everyone, be careful not to be discovered! " From his hiding spot, Wu Jiong just happened to see the mecha flying rapidly towards them from above. He immediately warned everyone in a low voice to be careful. Zilong and the others now understood why the Federation's mecha had warned them and flown away so quickly.
"Did he lure those two mecha away to save us?" Lin Zhong-qing's expression was complicated. There was gratitude, respect, and also a trace of confusion.
"He's an ace mecha. He will definitely be able to take down those two mecha." Luo Lang clenched his fists tightly. At the same time, he was also convincing himself.
"Will he? Don't tell me you didn't see the serial numbers on the arms of those three mecha. " Ye Xu's mood was low. As children of the military and political system, they were very familiar with the mecha information of their own country and the enemy country. They were obviously much more knowledgeable than Ling Lan, who was an outsider.
Ye Xu's words made everyone fall silent. Only Lin Zhong-qing was somewhat puzzled. He looked at Zilong, and then at Han Jijun, hoping that they would be able to clear up his confusion. As a commoner, he did not understand such military information.
The usually talkative Zilong was uncharacteristically silent. His face even showed confusion, as if he was thinking about something. Han Jijun looked at him in confusion. He found that Zilong's attention was not on him at all, so he opened his mouth to explain, "The level of a Twilight mecha operator is determined by the serial number on their arms. Those mecha just now all have serial numbers that start with 'X'. That means they are from an ace mecha battle team!"
"Ace mecha battle team?" Lin Zhong-qing caught the main point.
Han Jijun smiled bitterly and nodded. Now, Lin Zhong-qing understood, and his face instantly turned pale …
Could it be that their savior was going to die here? Everyone's hearts sank.
"Team leader, I found Koto-kun's mecha. There's a large hole in Koto-kun's cockpit. Looks like it's already shattered. I've done some research. This should have been caused by the mecha's beam saber … "Shikamaru's mecha operator had found Koto-kun's body. The close-up photo was very clear — it was clear at a glance how his teammate had died.
"Bakayaro!" The veins on the team leader's forehead popped as he cursed through gritted teeth. He was angry that someone had actually killed his subordinate right under his nose. This made him feel extremely humiliated.
"Team leader, there's a mecha over there … it's from the Federation." Shikamaru had already expanded his search range, and very quickly, he found Ling Lan flying at a low altitude.
"It's definitely that guy who killed Koto-kun. We must kill him to wash away our humiliation. Chase! "The team leader turned his mecha around and flew towards that mecha with a face full of rage. Behind him, Shikamaru reacted quickly, hurriedly operating his mecha to follow.
Ling Lan's mecha did not fly stealthily, and its speed was not very fast. The reason she did this was to lure those two mecha away from the area where Zilong and the others were hiding. Ling Lan knew very well that in a fight against two ace mecha, she would have to put her life on the line. At that time, she would have no time to consider the situation around her. In order to avoid accidentally injuring Zilong and the others, she needed to get as far away from their position as possible.
The image Little Four sent back let Ling Lan know that those two mecha had followed her as she had hoped. Only then did Ling Lan increase the speed of her mecha by several times. Both of her mecha's main engines roared at the same time, and her mecha turned into a streak of light, flying over a thousand metres in an instant.
"Shikamaru-kun, increase your speed. The other has discovered us." The team leader saw the Federation mecha speeding away, and knew that their trail had been discovered.
"Hayi!" The two mecha from Twilight increased their speed at the same time, and like two rabid dogs, they latched onto Ling Lan and pounced towards her.
Because Ling Lan wanted to conserve power, she did not increase her mecha's speed to the maximum. Thus, after a few seconds, the mecha behind her had caught up.
"Shikamaru-kun, snipe from the sky." Once they were within sniping range, the team leader immediately gave the order. He wanted nothing more than for his subordinate to destroy that despicable mecha operator with one shot.
"Hayi!" Mecha operator Shikamaru was an expert sniper to begin with. As he steered his mecha to fly steadily, he raised the sniper rifle in his mecha's hands to lock onto the flying Ling Lan in front of him, and decisively pressed down on the firing button.
"Boss, we've been locked onto." The opponent had just locked onto Ling Lan's mecha when Little Four alerted Ling Lan.
Ling Lan's fingers danced wildly, and soon, sweat appeared on Ling Lan's forehead and the tip of her nose, finally condensing into a single droplet that fell to the ground …
The mecha suddenly twisted and turned like a fish in water, drawing a strange arc in the air to perfectly dodge an incoming cannon blast!
"Irregular flight! Damn it! "Mecha operator Shikamaru was extremely frustrated that his attack had missed. He also knew how to fly irregularly, but to be able to calculate the landing point of a cannon blast so accurately … this was the first time he had seen someone do it.
What Shikamaru did not know was that the one who had accurately calculated the landing point was not that mecha operator, but Little Four who was temporarily acting as a substitute for the A.I. inside the mecha. Of course, this was also because Ling Lan and Little Four worked extremely well together. Otherwise, if they had been unlucky, they might have been hit and their mecha would have been destroyed instantly.
Although Ling Lan had managed to dodge many of Shikamaru's sniping attacks, she had also been held back by the opponent at the same time. The mecha of the team leader who had been chasing after her was less than 100 metres away from Ling Lan. Then, he saw the opponent sinisterly raise the beam cannon in his hands, aiming it at Ling Lan who was dodging Shikamaru's sniping attacks, preparing to lock onto Ling Lan and shoot.
"Boss, the other mecha is also trying to deal with us," reminded Little Four anxiously.
"Troublesome!" Ling Lan was still confident that she could dodge the sniping attacks of one mecha, but with two mecha attacking at the same time, Ling Lan was no longer confident.
Her voice had barely faded when the speed of Ling Lan's control increased once more. At this time, the contours of Ling Lan's fingers could no longer be seen, nor could it be seen which buttons she had touched. All that filled the control panel were the afterimages of countless fingers, like blooming flowers, beautiful and ethereal …
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