Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Ling Lan looked at the military standard advanced mecha she had obtained and the vague thoughts in her mind instantly became clear. She quickly contacted the leopard and shared her thoughts with the other.
The moment Li Lanfeng heard this, his eyes lit up. He thought that this was an excellent idea. Even as he agreed, he could not help but feel proud. See, this was his friend. What a smart rabbit!
The two of them instantly changed their mecha into the standard advanced mecha of the military ship. Only then did they operate their mecha to move to the airlock door, preparing to sneak into the interior of the military ship...
Just as Ling Lan instructed Little Four to observe the surroundings of the airlock door for any signs of human activity, she suddenly felt the speed of the military ship instantly slow down. She could vaguely hear an alarm ringing out from within the military ship.
"What's going on, Little Four?" Ling Lan quickly asked Little Four in her mindspace. Right now, Ling Lan was like a blind person — she could only rely on Little Four to know everything about the outside world.
Little Four immediately replied, "Boss, there's a reaction on the radar. An unidentified flying object has appeared 10 kilometres in front of the command ship. Right now, the entire military ship is on emergency alert. This is not a suitable time for us to move."
Hearing Little Four's words, Ling Lan prepared to wait for a while. Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng could also sense that something seemed to have happened within the military ship. Ling Lan suggested waiting for a while, and he agreed wholeheartedly, wanting to see what was going on...
At the faraway Swift Dragon base, right after the eruption of the magnetic tsunami, they received an emergency notification from the mainframe at the first instance, requesting the Swift Dragon fleet to immediately dispatch a search and rescue team to search and rescue the surviving soldiers and adventurers in the surrounding areas of planet X192.
In a certain room in the command centre of the Swift Dragon base, a man shrouded in shadows sat on a sofa. In a hoarse and unpleasant voice, he asked a similarly shadowy figure opposite him, "D9, do you think there's a problem with this notification?"
"D1, on the surface, this notification is very normal. Once a major casualty incident occurs, the mecha mainframe will definitely notify the nearest fleet to go search and rescue. As far as I know, X191's magnetic tsunami is also a natural phenomenon..." All the natural disasters that happened in Mecha World were actually just natural disasters that happened in the real world. In fact, at the borders of Warsaw in the real world, there was indeed a planet that had experienced a magnetic tsunami. It was just that it was not as savage as the one in Mecha World.
At this point, D9 paused for a moment before continuing coldly, "And that reclamation fleet should indeed be doing a mission at this time …"
"You mean, it's not a big problem?" In the shadows, D1, whose expression could not be seen clearly, asked in that emotionless voice of his.
"That's not it. It's just that if there's no problem at all, that would be very problematic..." A trace of mockery appeared on D9's lips. "We've infiltrated this place, so we can't let our guard down. No one knows if the mecha mainframe has discovered anything."
"In that case, we'll just pretend that this notice hasn't been received?" D1 continued to ask.
"Of course not. At the very least, we have to send a rescue team over as normal. Otherwise, the mecha mainframe will definitely suspect something. We still need some time before we can complete Plan T," D9 objected directly. "The magnetic tsunami is so strong. According to the information we've received, that reclamation fleet basically has no chance of surviving... even if there are any survivors, having them right under our noses would be more reassuring."
At this point, D9 said proudly, "Our people have already set up an inescapable net around the Swift Dragon base. No one will be able to pull any tricks under our watch. If the mecha mainframe really wants to do something and sends anyone over, we will definitely be able to discover it at the first instance."
"Since that's the case, then let's send a rescue team. I don't want to cause any more trouble before Plan T is completed." Hearing this, D1 gave this order.
That very day, a patrol ship of the Swift Dragon base departed from the base, heading towards planet X192. Half a day and one night later, when they were still two-fifths of the way to planet X192, they finally encountered the reclamation fleet's main command ship, which was barely hanging on by a thread.
The main command ship no longer had any strength left to fight, so the first thing it did was to send out an inquiry signal on the public comms channel. The other party did not hesitate, quickly replying to their identity. When they found out that this was a rescue team from the Swift Dragon base, all the surviving mecha operators and staff members of the main ship could not help but tear up. This was because for the past half a day and night, their spirits had been constantly tormented by anxiety. They did not know how much longer this battered mainship they were on could hold out. No one wanted to be like the other battleships of the battle clan, reduced to rubble in the starry skies.
The commander of the mainship and his adjutant glanced at each other. Their gazes were extremely complicated — there was excitement, nervousness, and also a kind of coldness, but very quickly, their expressions became as wild with joy as the NPC soldiers below.
However, the adjutant was still young after all. His hands could not help but clench — entering the Swift Dragon base meant that their mission was about to officially begin.
In view of the fact that the mainship's safety could not be guaranteed, after the Swift Dragon fleet's rescue patrol ship had established contact with the base, they transferred all the commanders and staff from the main command ship to their own ship.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention on the mainship was focused on the transfer to have Little Four quietly open the airlock and sneak into the ship. Following the directions Little Four had given them, they very quickly arrived at the mecha hall in the middle section.
Right then, everyone's eyes in the mecha hall were focused on the two launch ports here. Meanwhile, the 50 to 60 mecha operators who were lucky enough to survive were lining up to exit from those two launch ports, transferring to the rescue ship. Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng silently lined up at the very back of one of the launch ports.
The mecha operator who had originally been the last in line suddenly noticed new mecha behind him and turned back to look at the two of them curiously. He was not suspicious. After all, the mecha Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng were currently operating were advanced standard mecha exclusive to their mainship (the chest of the mecha had the emblem of the mainship they belonged to). At most, he was just wondering why the two of them were moving so slowly. However, this was someone else's private matter, so the mecha operator did not take it to heart.
Seeing that the mecha operator was only looking around and not asking any questions, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng breathed a huge sigh of relief, knowing that their plan to sneak in had succeeded. Very quickly, they ejected from the mainship and flew towards one of the launch ports on the Swift Dragon patrol ship. When they safely arrived at the mecha hall, under the instructions of the staff, they operated their mecha and accurately entered the booths arranged for them. Then, they sat in their mecha silently, not choosing to leave their mecha.
Seeing this, the mecha operators who had originally belonged to the Swift Dragon patrol ship did not think much of it. This was because many of the mecha operators who had been transferred over were all like this. Surviving a calamity had caused these mecha operators' tense emotions to relax. After entering their booths, many of the mecha operators immediately fell asleep. Only a small number of thick-skinned mecha operators had the leisure to climb out of their mecha and interact with the staff or mecha operators of the Swift Dragon fleet.
Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng also seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. Seeing this, the staff of the Swift Dragon ship considerately did not come over to disturb them. In truth, at this time, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng were both in their mecha, chatting animatedly.
Originally, after Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng had switched mecha, the team channel they had set up had lost its function. However, with Little Four's existence, he had instantly helped Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng establish a dedicated communication channel just for the two of them.
"I wonder if Combat and the others have also boarded this ship? Could they be right here in this mecha hall? " Li Lanfeng looked around at the identical mecha all around him and could not help but shake his head. He really had no way of finding the members of his team among these identical mecha.
"As long as they're still alive, we'll definitely find them. No need to rush." Ling Lan was extremely calm. Towards Zilong and the others, she still had a lot of confidence. Having joined an adventure team before, they would not be stumped by such a small matter. Besides, this was also a test she had for them — without her full support, would they be able to survive on their own?
At this time, in another mecha hall on the Swift Dragon ship, Xie Yi had already established a good relationship with the staff here. He returned to his teammates with a smile on his face, sharing the news he had heard with them.
Zilong's group of seven had not stayed in their mecha. That was because they were currently wearing the same control suits as the NPC soldiers of the Federation, not their own distinctive attire.
Fortunately, just as the magnetic tsunami was about to engulf the rear of the mainship and cause a violent explosion, Qi Long and Luo Lang, who had worked extremely well together, had decisively seized the special-class mecha that had suddenly barged into the interior of the mainship and was unable to react in time. The special-class mecha stood in front of their team and acted as their shield, blocking off most of the power of the magnetic tsunami for them, allowing them to safely survive that crisis. (Of course, Qi Long and the others did not know that the reason they were able to survive was because Ling Lan had blocked off most of the power of the magnetic tsunami. Otherwise, just relying on one special-class mecha alone would not have been able to keep them all alive...)
Of course, the result was very tragic for the special-class mecha, directly destroyed by the remaining power of the magnetic tsunami. This was also because the other had not reacted in time, activating its defensive measures half a second too late. Because of this half a second, the mecha operator inside had not been able to endure the power of the magnetic tsunami, dying instantly.
Zilong and Luo Lang's decisive and ruthless actions caused the hearts of the newly joined team members, [No Mecha Unrepaired] and Li Shiyu, to tremble involuntarily. In particular, Li Shiyu finally found that this team he had joined not only had a black-bellied and shameless leader, his team members were not any good people either... if it had been him, he would never have been able to use an innocent person as a shield...
However, Li Shiyu's rationality admitted that Zilong and Luo Lang's choice had been correct, because their choice had allowed their team to survive. Li Shiyu did not forget that when they had seized the special-class mecha, Zilong had immediately pushed him and [No Mecha Unrepaired] to the very back, while the other three had cooperated extremely well with Zilong, Luo Lang, and the others, immediately standing in front of them. In other words, only when all five of them had died would it have been his and [No Mecha Unrepaired]'s turn.
After the incident, Li Shiyu's emotions were extremely complicated. There was shock, pity, and shame, but most of all, he was touched. For a moment, he could not find the words to criticize Zilong and Luo Lang... perhaps this was what comrade-in-arms were like. Li Shiyu's heart thumped a few times, and he found that he was beginning to like them.
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