The adjutant was operating his mecha to shoot down those missiles when his mecha suddenly emitted an emergency alarm. He had discovered that the ultimate weapon, the magnetic energy beam cannon, was preparing to fire once again, firing off its second powerful beam of energy.
"For the honour of the Huaxia Federation!" The adjutant shouted these words silently. These were the only words all Huaxians would say on the battlefield. This was their strong attachment to their country, as well as their sincere explanation for their final choice.
Ruthlessness flashed through the adjutant's eyes. Operating his mecha, he activated all of its power, bringing out the strongest beam shield of an ace mecha to meet this domineering beam cannon head-on.
Five seconds... ten seconds... the adjutant let out a fierce roar in the control room. Enduring the intense pain brought to his body by the magnetic energy, he calmly watched as the power of his mecha decreased rapidly until it was completely depleted... only 13 seconds had passed.
What a pity! Before his mecha was completely swallowed up by the magnetic energy, the adjutant thought regretfully. He could only hope that the starship, which had been charging up for some time, would be able to hold on for the last 7 seconds.
The adjutant had no way of seeing the final result. His mecha, along with him, was swallowed up by the magnetic energy beam, turning into a cloud of gas and disappearing in mid-air. Right at that moment, Ling Lan, who had been hiding on one side but had already made her preparations, operated her imperial mecha to block the remaining magnetic energy beam that was hurtling towards the starship.
This time, Little Four displayed his greatest camouflage ability, disguising Ling Lan's imperial mecha as the adjutant's ace mecha. Whether it was in the starship's main control room or in the headquarters of the ground base, all they saw was that ace mecha with the magnetic energy beam cannon on its head. When all the energy from the beam cannon dissipated, what was revealed once again was that ace mecha which had survived the calamity but was still in a battered state!
"He did it!" The commander saw the stubbornly surviving ace mecha outside and could not help but shout excitedly. No one wished for a comrade by their side to be sacrificed, even in the virtual world.
On a certain hill at the fringes of the Swift Dragon base, an ace mecha was standing there. He stared at the ace mecha who had blocked the attack of the ultimate weapon, the magnetic energy beam cannon, and said coldly, "That starship is probably the enemy who forced D1 to activate the ultimate device."
"Senior Colonel is right. I've investigated the other people who are still at the Swift Dragon base. They're all NPCs. The soldiers sent by the Huaxia Federation to investigate must have all boarded that starship." On the other end of the comms channel, the ace operator's thoughts were confirmed.
"You want to escape from the Swift Dragon base just like that? Dream on. " Killing intent flashed in the ace operator's eyes as he sneered, "Send me up into the air. I want to meet that ace mecha personally and take care of that starship while I'm at it."
"Yes, Colonel!" Following this sound, the ground where the ace mecha was standing suddenly cracked open. The mecha instantly fell down and disappeared as though it had been swallowed by the ground.
However, very quickly, a pipe similar in colour to the hill rose diagonally from the ground. Several seconds later, there was a muffled sound and that ace mecha was instantly sent flying into the air like a cannonball.
All the senior officers in the main command centre of the base saw this. Some of the officers were stunned, wondering where this unexpected ace mecha had come from. Right then, the supreme commander of the Swift Dragon base explained calmly, "This is our ace mecha."
The supreme commander's words put everyone at ease, and they patiently waited for the final outcome of the battle. The power of the magnetic energy beam cannon was indeed very strong, but the energy it consumed was also very frightening. If there had been other ways to deal with these infiltrating enemies, they would have been more than happy to conserve energy and not fire this third round of the magnetic energy beam cannon.
"Boss, an ace mecha is coming up." That ace mecha had just been launched when Little Four, who was monitoring the entire scene, noticed it. He promptly notified Ling Lan.
"Godd * mmit, how can the Swift Dragon base have an ace mecha?" Typically, small bases like this would only have advanced mecha at most. With the sudden appearance of a mysterious ace mecha, Ling Lan felt that trouble was coming.
"It's not an NPC." Little Four only had time to say this before that ace mecha had already reached Ling Lan's side and pounced viciously at her.
Little Four's reminder made Ling Lan's heart skip a beat. If it was not an NPC, then it had to be a real person. And the soldiers of the Huaxia Federation would not attack their teammates for no reason, so this ace mecha master was very likely from Caesar.
With a 'bang', Ling Lan swiftly drew the beam saber from her back, blocking the opponent's vicious attack in the nick of time.
"Boss, do you want me to kill him?" asked Little Four coldly, killing intent flashing through his eyes.
Ling Lan operated her mecha to kick out fiercely. This kick was extremely vicious. Seeing this, the opponent grew wary and quickly retreated to dodge. The two mecha once again pulled apart the distance between them, but both sides knew that this distance was nothing to ace mecha. They would be able to reach their opponent in the blink of an eye.
Ling Lan carefully guarded against the opponent, but she was already calculating in her mind. With Little Four taking action, they would indeed be able to easily finish off the opponent. But here came the problem. There was still a spectre on the starship. The moment Little Four used his spectre power, the opponent would be able to detect it. This was a huge flaw, because an ace operator could never be a spectre. Then, it would be very easy for the opponent to guess that there was a third faction present at the Swift Dragon base. With that, her wishful thinking would be ruined — her plan to use the Federation soldiers as a shield would be completely useless.
Ling Lan absolutely would not allow her members to be exposed. Thus, she decisively rejected Little Four's suggestion and prepared to take this on herself.
In truth, Ling Lan was very confident in herself. With the imperial mecha she was currently operating and her control skills that were not inferior to an ace operator's, she was still confident that she could win this match. The only concern was that she could not operate the imperial mecha for more than 5 minutes in battle. Otherwise, her body would not be able to withstand the backlash from operating above her level.
Meanwhile, she had already wasted almost a minute defending herself against the magnetic energy beam cannon. She needed to end this battle within 4 minutes and destroy this mecha. A cold light flashed through Ling Lan's eyes as she thought about how to end the battle quickly.
Ling Lan saw Regretless lying quietly in her bag, and an idea flashed through her mind. She immediately instructed Little Four on what to do next...
Very soon, the two mecha once again clashed fiercely. This time, Ling Lan was the one to initiate the attack. She did not have much time left, and she could not afford to wait. It should be said that the two mecha's control skills were on par. Countless sparks flew as their beam sabers clashed fiercely. Whether it was the mainship or the headquarters of the base, everyone was closely watching the battle between the two ace mecha.
The intense battle lasted for less than a minute. Perhaps it was because she had expended too much energy defending against the magnetic energy beam cannons, but one of the engines on one side of Ling Lan's mecha suddenly exploded. Blinding sparks mixed with thick black smoke showed that the mecha had suffered significant damage. Sure enough, Ling Lan's mecha did not have a corresponding engine to maintain its balance. It instantly lost its centre of gravity, and the entire mecha actually toppled over.
However, Ling Lan did not give up. She activated the secondary engine of her mecha, attempting to regain the balance of her mecha which had lost its centre of gravity. But how could the opponent miss this opportunity? That ace mecha suddenly flipped over, and then its engine roared to life as it accelerated towards Ling Lan.
Seeing this, Ling Lan gritted her teeth as she tried to maintain her mecha's balance, pulling out her beam saber to meet the opponent's ferociously thrusting beam saber.
With a 'boom', the two beam sabers collided fiercely. One of them carried the force of gravity downwards, while the other was just barely able to lift his arm and swing it upwards. The difference in strength was completely reflected in the two beam sabers.
Ling Lan's beam saber was no longer able to hold on due to the opponent's great strength. It was actually sent flying by the opponent. The beam saber fell from the air to land heavily on the ground.
Seeing this, the expressions of the Federation soldiers in the mainship's control room, who were closely watching the battle outside, changed abruptly. Some of them could not help but stand up in surprise.
Having sent the opponent's weapon flying with one move, the ace operator was instantly excited. His left hand did not hesitate to grab the Huaxia ace mecha who was preparing to fire his beam gun in an attempt to stop him from approaching. After taking two of the opponent's beam shots head-on, the beam saber in his right hand stabbed viciously towards the opponent's control room...
"Success!" The ace operator saw his beam saber pierce through the opponent's cockpit like a hot knife through butter, and was overjoyed. He knew he had won, but before he could laugh out loud, he suddenly felt a chill run through his body. Then, intense pain shot straight to his heart, causing him to cry out involuntarily.
"What's going on?" The ace mecha stared uncomprehendingly at the black cold weapon that had mysteriously appeared in his cockpit. That weapon had sliced his body in two, and fresh blood covered the entire cockpit.
For some reason, the ace operator really wanted to complain that the Huaxia Federation's virtual world was too realistic and bloody. This was really not good — they should learn from Caesar and make it a little gentler, a little cuter. Even a battle-hardened warrior like him could not bear the sight of this scene. It was as if he had really been sliced in half at the waist. If he had been a rookie, he might have been crippled...
A countdown timer rang out in the virtual world. The ace operator chuckled wryly and pressed the replay button. Only then did he realise that when he had stabbed the other's cockpit, the other's initially empty right hand had suddenly held this black cold weapon. Because the other's hand had been in a blind spot of the mecha's cameras, the ace operator had not noticed it. This was also one of the reasons why he had found the situation so baffling.
"I forgot, the Huaxia people love mutual destruction," the ace operator said vexedly. His mecha, whose control system had already been destroyed, could no longer maintain its hovering position in the air. The entire mecha plummeted to the ground.
On the external screen, the ace mecha saw that the opponent's mecha was falling even faster than him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips. At least he had died later than the opponent — when he revived, he would definitely seek the opponent out for another duel...
Ten seconds later, that Huaxia ace mecha was the first to hit the ground, followed closely by him. Then, a loud explosion rang out on the ground, and the two mecha were instantly blown to smithereens, no longer distinguishable from each other. At the same time, the Caesar ace mecha's last bit of consciousness was devoured.
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