Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr It was very difficult to shoot accurately while flying at high speed. Moreover, ace mecha operators basically all knew how to evade by flying irregularly, and some could even use irregular flashes for extended periods of time. Thus, for an advanced mecha warrior and above against an opponent of the same level, if they wanted to rely on guns to finish off the other in a face-to-face confrontation... this was almost impossible.
However, Ling Lan had never intended to rely on her beam rifle to hurt the opponent. She had only wanted to create the illusion that she was fighting for her life, but in reality, she was preparing to lure the opponent to the stone mountain without him noticing.
The guns in the two mecha's hands fired back and forth, but neither dealt any damage to the other. However, because the Twilight mecha operator's beam cannons were extraordinarily powerful, he was still able to suppress Ling Lan.
Just like that, Ling Lan, who was at a disadvantage, had no choice but to retreat as she fought, slowly luring the opponent to the stone mountain.
18 glowing bullets were not a lot — Ling Lan had already calculated carefully, but she had used them all up in the blink of an eye. She knew full well that she had run out of glowing bullets, but she still pretended not to know, pointing at the Twilight mecha and pulling the trigger once more...
Nothing? Panicking, he anxiously operated his mecha to pull the trigger again... but still nothing!
Shikamaru saw the movements of the Federation mecha and was somewhat flustered. After pulling the trigger several times, that beam rifle actually did not fire any glowing bullets. He was stunned and thought to himself, could this be a trick to lure him into a trap?
Shikamaru could not be blamed for being so vigilant. His team leader's death by self-destructing after falling for so many tricks had caused him to be a little paranoid. Seeing this strange situation, his first reaction was to wonder if the opponent was up to something.
However, when he saw the Federation mecha throw down its beam rifle in a panic and turn to flee, he knew that the opponent's rifle was truly out of power.
Shikamaru was overjoyed. This meant that the opponent's long-range attacks were gone. As long as the opponent did not get close to him, long-range attacks were his domain. He immediately operated his mecha to chase after that fleeing Federation mecha.
Of course, Shikamaru was only able to give chase so easily because Ling Lan had thrown away her beam rifle. If the opponent had fled with the rifle, he would definitely have taken precautions and would not have chased after the opponent so urgently.
The two mecha engaged in a chase. In the meantime, the Twilight mecha had fired its energy cannon once, but the Federation mecha operator had nimbly dodged it. This caused mecha operator Shikamaru to feel resentful. They had already fought three consecutive matches — why was the opponent's concentration still so strong?
"Little Four, have you calculated it?" Ling Lan asked calmly. She was not affected by the red warning messages on the screen.
"The Light Cannon takes about 55 seconds to recharge, but we can't rule out the possibility that the other party is deliberately hiding it." Little Four replied. During this period of time, Little Four had been collecting and analyzing information about the intervals between the enemy's energy cannons. However, his analysis was only based on what the other party had shown. If the other party was as sinister as his boss, then his analysis might have been wrong.
"How likely is that?" Ling Lan asked.
"About 15%." Little Four replied. After all, the information had only been collected for a short period of time. There were bound to be some mistakes, so the possibility of this was still very high.
"In other words, there's an 85% chance of winning. It would be strange not to take the risk." Ling Lan smiled. In the learning space, as long as there was a 50% chance of winning, it would be worth it for her to risk her life. Because if you didn't risk your life, you would die.
"Yes, still. The mecha's damage rate has reached 75%. Following this, the damage rate of the mecha will increase. It's very likely that it won't last for more than two minutes …" Little Four looked at the shocking damage rate of the mecha and its almost depleted energy, and reminded her once more.
Ling Lan did not reply. Instead, the dancing speed of her fingers increased once more. Once again, her fingers disappeared. Ling Lan, who was focused on her controls, did not notice. Meanwhile, Little Four was afraid of disturbing Ling Lan, so did not dare to make a sound.
Ling Lan's mecha began to fly around the stone mountain. Right now, she still needed to wait for an opportunity.
"Boom!" Following closely behind her, the Twilight mecha's energy cannon finally fired once more. A tremendous amount of energy shot down diagonally from above. Ling Lan calmly executed a small-scale irregular maneuver once more, dodging this attack.
Irregular maneuvers placed a greater burden on the mecha. Ling Lan could even feel the body of the mecha creaking and groaning. It was very likely that the mecha would collapse and disintegrate in the next second.
However, Ling Lan ignored all this. Following that, she did something astonishing. In an instant, she shut down the mecha's engine, and controlled the mecha to assume a position where all four limbs were on the ground. With the four limbs as the landing point, the mecha plummeted straight down towards the stone mountain below.
Ling Lan's altitude from the stone mountain was not very high to begin with. In addition to the fact that the mecha was so large and heavy, it did not even take 10 seconds for her to crash heavily into the stone mountain.
A loud "boom" rang out! The tremendous force caused the stone mountain to shake violently. A grey fog instantly spread out, completely covering Ling Lan's mecha.
Seeing Ling Lan's sudden descent, mecha operator Shikamaru had hurriedly stopped his mecha to maintain a certain distance from her. Extremely cautiously, he aimed his energy cannon at the grey fog. As long as there was any strange movement, he would dodge and fire. Ling Lan had been full of tricks from the start, making him very wary.
Of course, this was all in the blink of an eye. Shikamaru had just finished his preparations when he saw a bluish-white shadow abruptly shoot out from the grey fog, lunging at him at a frightening speed.
This speed was definitely not something an advanced mecha could achieve. Shikamaru's first reaction was to retreat, and then he subconsciously pulled the trigger of his energy cannon. However, he found that there was no reaction from the cannon. He glanced at the notification on the screen, and only then did he see that the 55-second recharge time was not over yet. There were still 11 seconds left.
Gritting his teeth, mecha operator Shikamaru pushed his engines to the maximum, pushing his mecha's retreating speed to the limit. He had to endure through these short 11 seconds. As long as he could endure, he only needed to fire one more energy cannon, and he would be able to finish off this despicable Federation mecha before him.
The Federation mecha that had lunged at the Twilight mecha was currently in shambles. Its only remaining intact left leg was now gone, leaving only some broken lines around the thigh. The outer shell of the mecha was also riddled with scars, and in some places, the internal components were even exposed. That fall just now had still caused considerable damage to the mecha's body.
"The mecha can only last for 50 seconds at most …" Little Four's screen held the mecha steady, preventing it from collapsing in the next second.
Ling Lan did not seem to have heard Little Four's reminder. Right now, she felt like an outsider, watching coldly as she operated her own mecha. Her thoughts were somewhat mechanical, accurately pushing her engines to the maximum speed her mecha could withstand, allowing her mecha to lunge at the opponent at almost the speed of light.
Right then, the two mecha's roles had already switched, and the distance between the two mecha was also closing … one of them was anxiously waiting for the energy cannon to recharge, the other was waiting for the final moment to close in. What needed to be done had been done — all that was left was to see who the goddess of luck had taken care of.
Mecha operator Shikamaru watched as the Federation mecha drew closer and closer. 10 metres, 5 metres, 3 metres … a maniacal grin appeared on his face. "Go to hell!"
He decisively pressed the button to fire the energy cannon. Right at that moment, the energy cannon was finally recharged, and it could fire once more.
There was a crisp but resounding 'crack'. Out of the corner of mecha operator Shikamaru's eyes, he saw a string of sparks erupt from his mecha's right shoulder. Then, to his surprise, he found that the energy cannon on his right arm actually did not fire …
"Warning, right arm control system has been destroyed. Please repair it immediately!" The A.I. mechanically reported the mecha's damage.
Shikamaru did not know what had happened, but he also understood that his mecha must have been tampered with by the opponent, causing the energy cannon on his right arm to be instantly disabled … cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Without even thinking, he pushed his engines even higher, attempting to pull away from the opponent.
As long as he could pull away, his left hand would still be able to use the weapon in his right hand. At that time, victory would still be his.
Mecha operator Shikamaru's thoughts were beautiful, but reality was not as beautiful as he had imagined. He immediately felt his mecha sink — it turned out that the despicable Federation mecha had actually latched onto his mecha tightly. In other words, no matter how fast he retreated, there was no way he could shake off the Federation mecha.
This series of actions caused Ling Lan's face to turn as white as a sheet of paper. She spat out large mouthfuls of blood uncontrollably from her mouth, but Ling Lan still forced herself to hold on. She decisively pulled up her mecha's self-destruct mechanism, and at the same time, pressed down on the cockpit's eject button.
"Little Four, it's up to you now." These were Ling Lan's last words before she fainted. Of course, this was also the reason why Ling Lan trusted Little Four — otherwise, she would not have allowed herself to faint so easily.
Once the cockpit was ejected, control would be handed over to the A.I., which would then calculate the best reaction force to open the cockpit, as well as the landing point. In this aspect, Little Four was undoubtedly more reliable than the A.I.
"Leave it to me! Boss! " Little Four said sternly. He knew very well that Ling Lan had already entrusted her life to him — this was the trust Ling Lan had in him. At this thought, Little Four's chip began to heat up once more. This made Little Four somewhat worried that it would burn out.
Mecha operator Shikamaru saw the Federation mecha operator's cockpit being ejected from the side screen, and instantly realised what was going to happen. Terrified, he operated his mecha's two mechanical arms, trying to pry off the Federation mecha that was hugging his mecha. Perhaps Ling Lan's control had made the mecha hug him very tightly, or perhaps he was panicking, unable to find a way to escape. Thus, he was at a loss for what to do in that moment.
At this time, Zilong and the others were already less than one kilometre away from the mecha battle. When the Federation mecha had crashed into the stone mountain and caused a violent tremor, the others had also seen it. They could not help but feel anxious and despairing. When they saw the Federation mecha shoot out from the grey fog once more, they almost jumped up in excitement.
They also saw that when the Federation mecha was about three metres away from the Twilight mecha, the Federation mecha's right hand suddenly shot out a beam of white light. This move was so sudden that the Twilight mecha did not notice it at all.
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