This type of mecha was in a bestial form. It had strong limbs, and the explosive power it could unleash was the greatest. In close combat, its strength completely overwhelmed that of other humanoid mecha. As for what kind of bestial form it would take, that would depend on the preference of the operator. Meanwhile, the mecha before Ling Lan was in the form of a lion king.
The bestial form's only weakness was that it could not enter the skies or space. The thrust of its engines could only allow it to fight at an altitude of 50 metres. However, after abandoning its ability to fly at high altitudes, its ground attack capabilities were greatly improved. Not only did it possess great strength, in close combat on the ground, humanoid mecha had no way of resisting the opponent's powerful attacks. The only thing it could contend against was a humanoid ace mecha that focused on close combat.
At long range, because the bestial mecha had two long-range laser cannons mounted on its back, the range of these laser cannons far exceeded that of normal beam guns and high-energy laser guns. Thus, at long range, before the humanoid mecha could even attack it, it would be attacked by the bestial mecha first.
Although the bestial mecha was very formidable in both close combat and long-range combat on the ground, becoming the king of ground combat, there were still not many ace operators who would choose it. This was because, as its name suggested, it was only the king of ground combat. And right now, most of the battles were in space or high altitudes. In these two areas, the bestial mecha was stretched thin. The moment it entered those battlefields, it would definitely be destroyed by the other humanoid ace mecha.
The third mecha was the long-range attack mecha that Qiao Ting had driven away. Although its long-range attack was inferior to that of the bestial mecha, it was superior to other types of ace mecha. Especially in the space battlefield, no other mecha could match it in long-range attacks. At the same time, it was also the second strongest in terms of speed. Other than being slightly slower than the transformation mecha, no other mecha could match it. This type of mecha was the second strongest in terms of survival rate on the battlefield (first being the transformation mecha). At the same time, it was also the second strongest in terms of achievements. In terms of overall strength, this mecha was ranked first.
The fourth mecha's limbs were much thicker and sturdier than those of other humanoid mecha. Two swords were stabbed into its back. One was a thermal weapon, a beam saber with powerful energy, while the other was a cold weapon with the greatest physical strength, a broadsword. With just one look, one could tell that this was a mecha that focused on close combat. Otherwise, it would not be equipped with two melee weapons.
Let's not talk about the lightsaber for now. Just by looking at the broadsword, the blade was about one meter wide, and the center of the blade was nearly fifty centimeters thick. It was obvious that this was definitely a super heavy cold weapon. It was incomparably domineering. As long as he had enough strength, he could destroy the outer shell of the mech with a single slash. Because mecha were equipped with beam shields, their defense against firearms was the highest, while their defense against cold weapons was the lowest. This was also the biggest reason why cold weapons were not eliminated in mecha.
Close-range mecha were the strongest when it came to close-range combat. On the ground, he was almost on par with the bestial mecha in terms of strength, only lacking in long-range attacks. However, in the skies and in space, once he managed to close in, victory would be decided. Thus, on the battlefield, close-combat mecha often earned the most merits, but its survival rate was also the lowest compared to other ace mecha. However, as long as it could survive, this type of mecha would often become the mainstay mecha of imperial mecha. Thus, it was called the King of Close Combat by the Federation soldiers!
Ling Lan had fallen deeply in love with this mecha the moment she had seen it. Her eyes shone with a strong desire to own it. She desperately wanted to get into this mecha. This had a lot to do with Ling Lan's preference for close-range combat. Thus, when it came to mecha, Ling Lan also preferred close-range combat.
However, Ling Lan still suppressed her restless heart and turned to look at the fifth mecha. The fifth mecha was very peculiar. The back of the mecha should have a suspension system that could hang all sorts of long-range and close-range weapons. However, this mecha was not like that. On its back was a thick, round piece of metal. It looked a little like a tortoise shell, but the tortoise shell had added some crisscrossing pipe openings to it. The pipe openings looked like veins covering the surface of the shell. Ling Lan counted them carefully. There were three on each side of the mecha, so there were six in total. There were two on the top, so there were eight in total.
At first, Ling Lan was rather baffled. She did not know what type of ace mecha this was. Fortunately, Little Four was kind enough to find a similar type of mecha from the database. Only then did she know that this type of mecha was known as an artillery type mecha. It could be said that this type of mecha was equivalent to a small mobile attack fortress. Its firepower was the strongest among all the ace mecha. The eight-barreled artillery could automatically adjust and determine its target. Basically, even an ace mecha would find it difficult to withstand the power of its eight-barreled artillery. This type of mecha was suitable for large-scale space battlefields. With one attack, it could destroy a large number of enemy mecha. Thus, it was also known as the King of Space.
However, it also had a fatal weakness. That was, due to the heavy load on its body, its speed was the slowest among all the ace mecha. It was very easy for others to close in on it. If it was closed in on, especially by the King of Close Combat who was also an ace mecha, it would pretty much spell its end. Thus, once it was deployed, it needed the protection of at least one ace mecha or eight special-class mecha. This was to stop other ace mecha from closing in on it at critical moments.
Ling Lan decisively gave up on the fifth mecha. Ling Lan was not interested in this type of mecha that relied on its own configuration to win. Only those mecha that required control ability would be a challenge to her. Ling Lan decisively returned to the bottom of the fourth mecha. With a leap, she used both her hands and legs to climb up the mecha and pulled open the cockpit switch.
With a 'click', the cockpit opened to reveal a window large enough for an adult to enter. Ling Lan lowered her body and entered the cockpit, where she immediately sat down.
Ling Lan closed the cockpit door and the lights dimmed. Then, Ling Lan pressed the start button of the mecha and the cockpit lit up once more. At the same time, a protective seatbelt automatically popped out from the control seat to wrap tightly around Ling Lan's body. This was to prevent the operator from being hurt by the vibrations caused by operating the mecha.
"A.I. activated. Performing automatic inspection. Please wait! The estimated time for this inspection is 2 minutes. If emergency activation is required, please press the emergency activation button. "The mecha's A.I. followed the program settings to issue a reminder to the operator.
This was Ling Lan's first time using this mecha, and it was not an emergency situation, so of course she would choose to activate it normally. This time, she was heading to a battlefield where there was a slim chance of survival — she needed to ensure that nothing went wrong. If because of saving these two minutes, the mecha was not checked for any latent problems, Ling Lan would not even have time to cry.
Ling Lan was a calm and rational person. She naturally would not put herself in such a dangerous situation. She patiently waited for the two-minute inspection to complete. After confirming that everything was normal with the mecha, she began to operate the mecha.
"Little Four, take over the A.I. from now on. Do not let the A.I. store any of my battle data." Mecha had an automatic save function. Firstly, it was to determine the operator's merits, and secondly, it was useful for mecha engineers to make adjustments to the mecha according to the operator's habits, so as to make the mecha more suitable for the operator's needs.
Of course, the save function of the mecha was to make it easier for the instructors to check the control skills the students had learned. If there were any flaws or mistakes, the instructors could immediately have the students correct them.
Ling Lan knew very well that when the war ended and the academy's surveillance system returned to normal, they would definitely investigate these mecha that had been used. The saved data would be the most powerful evidence for their investigation. Ling Lan did not want to expose herself to the upper echelons of the academy, even if she was Ling Xiao's son.
Just think about it — even someone as powerful as her father Ling Xiao would not be able to withstand the machinations of the military. If the military found out that his son was also a mecha piloting prodigy … Ling Lan did not believe that those people who had once schemed against Ling Xiao would continue to sit still. If they felt that they could not let Ling Xiao and his child continue to grow, not only would she be in danger, it might also affect Ling Xiao's safety.
Ling Lan naturally knew that Ling Xiao was very strong, but she did not believe that Ling Xiao had the ability to withstand the machinations of his friends. During this period of interaction, Ling Lan knew that Ling Xiao was a very sentimental person. Unless he was certain that the other party had really betrayed him, Ling Xiao would not actively suspect his friends.
This was Ling Xiao's strength and weakness. Even as Ling Lan admired Ling Xiao, she was also secretly worried for him. Thus, even now, she still did not dare to let Ling Xiao know of her true strength. She was afraid that Ling Xiao would be so happy that he would reveal her matters to his so-called friends …
At the end of the day, Ling Lan was still worried about that higher-up hidden in the depths of the military who had almost killed Ling Xiao. In Ling Lan's mind, only the few marshals and generals of the military could have arranged all of this so smoothly and flawlessly. It might even have been the result of several people working together … so even though Ling Xiao trusted the First Marshal very much, Ling Lan still did not trust him in the depths of her heart.
"Got it, Boss!" Little Four heard Ling Lan's instructions and instantly replied excitedly. Because Ling Lan had always restricted Little Four from interfering with mecha matters in the virtual world, now that she was finally letting him help, Little Four felt that he could really be of help to Boss … didn't this mean that he would be fully deserving of the title of number one follower?
Little Four took over control of the mecha's A.I. with this feeling of elation and pride. The first step was to block the mecha's storage system.
Little Four knew very well that his boss did not want to turn off the storage system. Otherwise, Ling Lan could have done it herself and he would not have needed to do anything. Ling Lan had given this order because she wanted to use Little Four's abilities to create the illusion that the mecha was unmanned. In other words, no one would be able to discover from the storage system that someone had used this mecha.
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