Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr However, M01 was met with silence. Although M01 did not believe in ghosts, this sort of situation that could not be explained using common sense made him feel rather uneasy.
"Ah..." An exclamation suddenly rang out in the team's comms, causing M01's heart to skip a beat. He immediately turned around to see one of the three members of the patrol team pointing at M05 lying on the ground... even though he could not see the member's facial expression, M01 could still sense the fear in his heart.
M01 already had a bad feeling in his heart, because M05 still had not gotten up even now — this was definitely not normal. He took a step forward and crouched down, flipping M05's mecha over. Only then did he discover that the seemingly intact mecha had actually had its front cockpit pierced through by a short and capable high-frequency blade.
Meanwhile, on the ground where M05 had been lying down, a pool of blood was currently spreading out. That member had probably seen the blood slowly spreading out on the ground, which was why he had cried out...
"Bastard, get out here!" At this point, what else did M01 not understand? He stood up abruptly and shouted at the silent surroundings. There were definitely no ghosts. All of this had been deliberately arranged by the enemy. While using those things to draw their attention, the enemy had taken the opportunity to kill the unprepared M05. And all of this had happened right under their noses.
It had to be said that the enemy's arrangements were very ingenious. Even now, M01 still could not understand how the enemy had managed to cause the beam saber and beam gun to react with energy at that specific time. M01 knew very well that it was impossible for anyone to turn on the energy switches in those two places, and at the same time, there were no other hidden settings. This sort of arrangement that could not be explained using common sense had successfully focused all their attention on those two things, causing them to overlook the unprepared M05. This had allowed the enemy to find an opportunity to silently kill M05.
Without a doubt, their enemy was an experienced assassin. M01 immediately suspected that this person was not that Thunder King Qiao Ting as M03 had reported. Qiao Ting's talent might be aberrant, otherwise he would not have been able to advance to ace operator. However, this sort of rich combat experience was not something a cadet could possess.
"We've been tricked. It seems that the other party used the Thunder King as bait to lure our people over and kill them one by one." At this thought, M01 could not help but say through gritted teeth. However, he instantly denied himself and said, "No, they don't know that our target is the Thunder King Qiao Ting. It's impossible for them to have made such an arrangement. Unless, our plan has been leaked... and if it really is a trap, they wouldn't have arranged for just one person to ambush us."
Although M01 was somewhat flustered by the scene before him, he still maintained sufficient calm. He could also tell that there should only be one enemy lying in ambush here, but this enemy was very strong and very dangerous.
"This should be a coincidence..." Suddenly, M01 thought of Thunder King Qiao Ting's instructor, Tang Yu. That genius who was hailed as an ace mecha expert... could it be him?
At this thought, M01 could not help but shudder. An experienced ace mecha operator like Tang Yu was not a newbie like Qiao Ting. With just the few of them, going up against an experienced ace mecha master was no different from sending them to their deaths. He knew that he could not hesitate any longer. He immediately reported the news that Qiao Ting and Tang Yu might be here to headquarters, hoping to receive reinforcements from headquarters as soon as possible.
"Boss, I've got their signal source..." Ling Lan, who had been hiding in the shadows all this while like a ferocious beast on the hunt, prepared to kill in one strike, stared coldly at M01 who was roaring not too far away. When she heard Little Four's excited shouts in her mindspace, she could not help but clench her fists. She knew that the wait was over. From now on, it was time to hunt and kill the prey.
It turned out that Ling Lan and Little Four had spent so much effort to devise all this in order to get their hands on the other party's signal source. Little Four and Ling Lan did not believe that the enemy had also lost contact with the outside world like them. Sure enough, this scheme had caused M01, in his panic, to directly contact headquarters on the starship in space, allowing Little Four to obtain the other party's signal source.
Having obtained the signal source, Little Four was no longer sealed on the ground. He had already been completely unsealed, becoming a king of virtual signals who could freely soar through the skies.
When M01 had successfully sent out the message, he had just begun to relax when he noticed a familiar thermal reaction from a certain spot on his radar. M01's hand paused, a trace of suspicion flashing through his mind. Could it be that the opponent was still trying to lure him into a trap, and then assassinate one of his team members while he was attacking the thermal reaction spot?
Suspicion rose in M01's heart, and his entire movement paused for a moment. He did not attack the thermal reaction spot without hesitation like the previous two times. Right at this moment, a mecha suddenly flew out from the spot where the thermal reaction had originally occurred, which was behind the dense forest to their left. In the blink of an eye, the mecha had arrived behind M01... yes, the opponent's target was not M01, but the three team members behind him who were responsible for keeping watch in different directions.
Because they did not have M01's command, the three team members had not been on guard against that spot. When they discovered a mecha charging ferociously towards them, their only reaction was to desperately pull the trigger on the beam guns in their hands, attempting to use an earth-shattering firepower to force the opponent back...
However, all of this was futile. That mecha's silhouette suddenly flashed, its entire mecha leaving behind a flickering shadow. Their seemingly concentrated firepower had only hit a shadow of the opponent — in the blink of an eye, that mecha was already right in front of them.
"Bang bang bang!" Three violent collisions rang out, causing M01's heart to tremble. Immediately after, three mournful cries rang out in M01's team channel. These three cries, which rang out almost simultaneously, caused M01's hand, which had been aimed at the opponent, to tremble violently...
Perhaps because of this trembling, his attack, which had never missed, actually missed... after that mecha had succeeded in its attack, it suddenly leapt backwards, falling into the dense forest behind it. Once again, it disappeared without a trace from M01's radar...
M01 looked at this dense forest before him. Other than the sound of the wind and the distant sounds of cannon fire, there was no other sound. He actually felt his entire body turn cold, and a chill shot straight to his heart... here, his team members had been M03 at the start, and now, four more had fallen. What had initially been a rather complete six-man team was now just him alone.
His gaze involuntarily fell on those three team members who had just died, and his gaze narrowed abruptly. Those three team members had died too pitifully. They had no so-called chance to retaliate at all before being shaken to death by the opponent's brute strength. The cockpits of those three mecha were now deeply dented. M01 did not need to look closely to know that the people inside had most likely already been reduced to a pile of minced meat. Even if they had not been reduced to such a state, they would definitely not have survived.
This way of dying proved that the opponent did not need to use any high-level combat techniques to kill them. Just by relying on the advantages of the mecha itself and that terrifying giant greatsword, the three team members had been easily killed. At this time, M01 had already understood that that mecha was indeed an ace mecha. Although it was not a powerful military mecha and was merely a trainee mecha from the military academy, due to the strength of its operator, this ace mecha with only basic configuration was still able to display formidable combat power... the king of close combat, truly terrifyingly powerful, causing fear to rise in his heart.
The difference in strength between them and that ace mecha operator was just too great. A sense of bitterness rose in M01's heart. He knew very well that if the opponent wanted to kill him, all he needed to do was take two of his attacks head-on and that would be it. Once the opponent closed in on him, he would definitely have no hope of survival.
M01 looked at the unresponsive radar and actually had a wild hope in his heart that the ace operator had already left this place... this was the first time he had had such a cowardly thought on the battlefield. In the past, no matter how dangerous the battlefield was, he would not feel fear. M01 knew that he had already lost. If he were to go up against that ace operator again, he probably would not have the courage to fight to the death. Even at this moment, he still had the desire to run away, but his pride as a warrior made him continue to stay here and wait for the final result.
"Have you deciphered the opponent's message?" Ling Lan, who had once again concealed herself, looked calmly at that prey who had already lost his cool and asked Little Four in her mindspace.
"Already deciphered!" Little Four excitedly raised both his hands to express his excitement. "He actually thinks that Boss is the ace mecha instructor Tang Yu... he thinks that Qiao Ting is also here and has already requested backup from headquarters."
Hearing the name Tang Yu, Ling Lan could not help but think of that referee instructor who had been subtly biased towards them during the arena battle. He had not been biased towards the Leiting Mecha Clan just because he was the instructor of the Thunder King Qiao Ting. It should be said that their New Cadet Regiment's victory was largely due to his care and concern.
"Does this mean that the opponent is going to send some masters over?" Ling Lan's expression turned serious. Of course, she wanted to fight against a master, but if a group of masters came, she would not be able to follow her original plan of waiting here for them to come.
"Definitely, but I've already obtained their contact signal. I'll keep an eye on the opponent and will definitely be able to find out how many people the opponent has sent over," replied Little Four confidently. There was no way he would let his boss fall into danger.
"That's good. Since everything's settled, I'll take care of this fellow." Little Four's reply allowed Ling Lan to relax. Since she had obtained the answer she wanted, there was no need to keep this enemy hopping around in front of her... and sure enough, Ling Lan drew out her giant sword and aimed it at that enemy who was trying to find her.
M01 stared at his radar with mixed feelings, unsure whether he hoped for a reaction from the radar or not. Right then, energy signatures suddenly appeared at several points on the radar at the same time. These points were very close to him, and three of them were even right next to him. This sudden development made him raise both his pistols in a panic and aim at those points. Firing left and right, he released a torrent of beam energy from his pistols...
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