Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "In the team, your control is the worst. For safety's sake, you stay here and take good care of this information. If you accidentally kill yourself, you can forget about joining our Lingtian Clan," threatened Zilong viciously.
These words made Chang Xinyuan blush uncontrollably. He wanted to retort, but found that Zilong was right, and for a moment, he was rendered speechless.
After saying this, Zilong did not care whether Chang Xinyuan had any thoughts or not. With a wave of his hand, he called for his companions to leave the mecha hold and sprint towards the launch port. Zilong was anxious and worried, unsure of what had happened to his boss outside. In truth, he had long wanted to check on the situation at the tail end, but Li Lanfeng had beaten him to it...
At this thought, Zilong began to despise Li Lanfeng. This fellow was just too good at putting on a show, seizing every opportunity to make his presence felt in front of Boss. Although Zilong had a small opinion of Li Lanfeng, deep down, he admired the other greatly. This was because only someone who truly took Boss Lan to heart would be able to put on such a display.
The moment Zilong moved, Luo Lang, Han Jijun, and the others moved with him. If Boss Lan had not instructed them to listen to Zilong's orders all the way, they would have long rushed to the tail end impatiently. How could they have waited until now?
The last to leave was Li Shiyu. Before he left, he glanced at the petrified Chang Xinyuan and sighed softly. Turning around, he walked to Chang Xinyuan's side and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't think too much. Zilong's orders are also for your sake, so just listen to his orders with peace of mind. In fact, I think he's right. Your control is indeed a little lacking. When we reach the tail end, if there's any dangerous situation, you won't even be able to protect yourself. You might as well stay here obediently and protect this important piece of information. "
Chang Xinyuan glared resentfully at Li Shiyu. Was this still a teammate of the same battle clan? Couldn't he not expose the scars in his heart? Would they be able to get along happily? Chang Xinyuan suddenly realized that Li Shiyu, who looked like a kind and soft-hearted person, had the potential to be a black-bellied person.
Li Shiyu didn't know about Chang Xinyuan's grievances because after he finished speaking, he quickly caught up with Zilong and the others. To be honest, even though he didn't really like Ling Lan, but on this journey, he still approved of her actions. He didn't want anything to happen to this team leader who always cared about his team members, so he also prepared to go to the back to check on the situation.
Only Chang Xinyuan was left in the entire mecha hold. He looked at the information in his hands and sighed helplessly. He carefully put the information into his bag. Just as Li Shiyu had said, this information was very precious. It would affect whether their team could successfully establish a battle clan — they could not afford to lose it.
Chang Xinyuan knew that Zilong had not really meant to look down on him when he said these words. Otherwise, he would not have handed such an important mission item to him for safekeeping. In truth, Zilong's selection of members was extremely appropriate. Their team needed to have one person alive to turn in the mission, and this person had to stay in the mecha hold to ensure their safety, not taking any risks.
Although Chang Xinyuan had not been in the team for long, he could still see the deep bond between Zilong and the others and Boss Lan. It was not the typical bond between a team leader and a team member, but more like a brotherly bond of blood. Chang Xinyuan believed that if Boss Lan met with misfortune and could only remain in the Swift Dragon base, Zilong and the others would probably also choose to leave the ship and stay in the Swift Dragon base even at the cost of their lives, advancing and retreating with their boss...
At this thought, Chang Xinyuan could not help but envy the deep brotherly bond between Boss Lan and Zilong and the others. If he could, he too wanted to be a part of it, advancing and retreating with Boss Lan and Zilong. However, as the one with the worst mecha piloting ability, he was ultimately chosen by Zilong to be the one to turn in the mission and remain here. Still, he could not say anything to refute him.
This was because Chang Xinyuan knew very well that the Swift Dragon base was fraught with danger. Already exposed and trapped in the Swift Dragon base, they would have to fight a bloody battle to carve out a path of blood for a chance at survival. Therefore, the person following them had to be extremely strong, otherwise it would be useless even if they went, and they might even become a burden to Boss Lan. Chang Xinyuan knew this, which was why he had been rendered speechless. In the end, he had helplessly accepted Zilong's arrangement and become the one to stay behind and protect the data.
In truth, Chang Xinyuan was unwilling to accept this, because he did not want to be the team member left behind. This made him feel very useless.
"Worst in piloting? If I want to stand by Boss Lan's side and not be left behind, just relying on my modification innate talent is far from enough. I must become stronger, like Lin Zhong-qing and Li Shiyu. Even if I'm just a support staff member, I must become the one with the most formidable combat strength … "Chang Xinyuan clenched his fists tightly, a trace of determination flashing through his eyes. His heart was no longer like it had been in the past, naively thinking that modification was everything.
Sprinting all the way, Li Lanfeng was the first to reach the ejection port at the tail end. The moment he reached the ejection port, the first thing he saw was Ling Lan's mecha desperately chasing after the mainship. Right now, she was already about 10 metres away from the mainship, looking as if she would be able to successfully board the mainship very soon. However, Li Lanfeng found that the power of Ling Lan's mecha seemed to be somewhat unstable, as if it was about to run out. Her speed was also unable to maintain a stable level, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, which prevented Ling Lan from getting any closer to the mainship.
Amidst Li Lanfeng's pleasant surprise, his heart leapt to his throat. He was afraid that the rabbit would not be able to catch up in the end. He glanced at the surroundings of the ejection port and saw that there was a row of handles at the outermost edge of the ejection port. These were probably support devices for mecha flying at high speeds to land on the mainship. He steered his mecha to the ejection port, and felt a strong suction force pulling his mecha out of the mainship. In the instant he was flung out, he grabbed onto one of the handles at the tail end, and at the same time activated the suction force beneath his mecha's legs to hold his mecha firmly in place.
Having done all this, Li Lanfeng connected to the comms channel and shouted, "Rabbit, you can do it!" Boldly, he reached out with his right hand as far as he could, attempting to grab hold of the rabbit mecha that was just inches away from him.
The rabbit must have heard his voice. Li Lanfeng saw the rabbit trying his best to reach out with his right hand, trying to grab hold of his hand …
The two large metal hands drew closer and closer. Just as they were about to grab hold of the rabbit mecha, the roaring engine of the rabbit mecha suddenly died. Although the rabbit had thrown himself forward with all his might at the last moment and their fingers had managed to hook onto each other, the massive weight of the mecha and the reaction force of flying at high speeds was not something the fingers could handle. The instant their fingers were hooked, they were once again flung away.
Li Lanfeng saw that the rabbit mecha had stopped there and was about to fall. Without even thinking about it, he operated his mecha to pounce forward, leaping out from the entry point of the warship to grab the rabbit mecha's right arm tightly as it was about to fall...
"Rabbit, I won't let go again." Li Lanfeng only remembered himself saying this with a smile. He knew the true meaning of his words — 7 years ago, he had given up on the rabbit once of his own accord, and from now on, he would never let go again!
Just as Li Lanfeng thought that he and the rabbit would fall into the Swift Dragon base together and die together, he felt his mecha being pulled back by a strong force. He and the rabbit were hanging from the bottom of the mainship, continuing to climb upwards rapidly. It turned out that at the critical moment, Zilong and the others had arrived. With lightning speed, they had grabbed hold of both of his mecha's thighs.
Meanwhile, Zilong's mecha was held fast by Luo Lang and Han Jijun. Behind them were Xie Yi and Lin Zhong-qing. Luo Lang, Han Jijun, and the other three were holding on to the handrail on the wall of the ejection port, forcefully counteracting the falling force of his and the rabbit's mecha.
Very quickly, Han Jijun reminded everyone to work together to drag him and the rabbit back to the mainship. At this time, Li Shiyu also appeared. With Li Shiyu's help, Zilong finally managed to pull Li Lanfeng back, and in the end, successfully dragged Ling Lan back to the mainship.
The moment Ling Lan, who had survived the disaster, entered the interior of the mainship, she did not say much. She just said, "Hurry up and go back to the cabin!" She led her team members and rushed back to the mecha hold at the tail end, because Little Four had told Ling Lan that the mainship was about to break through the atmosphere. Without a fixed position and lacking power, if a mecha continued to stay at the ejection port, it would definitely be an act of suicide.
Everyone rushed into the ejection port, and Little Four quickly closed door after door. Chang Xinyuan, who had been waiting in his booth to ensure his safety, saw Boss Lan rush into the mecha hold first, and he instantly shouted excitedly, "Boss Lan, you're back!"
Before Ling Lan could answer, the mainship began to shake violently. Other than Chang Xinyuan, who had stayed obediently in his booth and was fine, the others were all thrown off balance by the violent shaking.
"Get down!" Over the comms channel, everyone immediately chose to get down on the ground at Ling Lan's command. Loud crashing sounds rang out from the mecha hold — if the entire mainship had not been shaking incessantly, the noise they made here would definitely have attracted the attention of the Federation soldiers in the main control room.
Right then, in the main control room, all the Federation soldiers were half-bent over the controls in front of them, their faces tense. The vibrations from breaking through the atmosphere were extremely strong — those with weaker physical fitness would not be able to adapt at all. Of course, the reason they were in so much pain was because the mainship did not have enough power. In order to ensure that the mainship could successfully fly out of the atmosphere of the Swift Dragon base, they had no choice but to conserve all their energy. They had not turned on the mainship's anti-shock system, which was why they had to endure it so bitterly.
After nearly five minutes of violent shaking, the Federation soldiers in the main control room were almost seriously injured and vomited blood. Finally, the mainship broke free of the base's gravity and successfully leapt into outer space. Only then did the violent shaking stop, and the mainship became unbelievably stable. Sensing that the situation had stabilized, the Federation soldiers stood up. However, their expressions were not looking too good right then. Even though they had not suffered any serious injuries from the violent shaking, their bodies had still been unable to withstand it. They would probably need some time to recover after they returned.
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