Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Zilong and the others had split up like this because Zilong, Luo Lang, and Xie Yi's attacks were already very coordinated. Although Li Lanfeng's combat ability seemed to be higher than Xie Yi's, in this type of battle where teamwork was very important, he might not be able to coordinate as well as Xie Yi with Zilong and Luo Lang.
Another point was that, although the remaining mecha had four people attacking together, the other members of the team were still slightly weaker than Zilong, Luo Lang, and Xie Yi. They needed a strong main attacker to directly deal with the opponent. As a senior, Li Lanfeng, whose mecha piloting experience was clearly better than the others, was undoubtedly the best candidate. On the other hand, although Li Lanfeng was also a senior, as a military doctor, his mecha piloting skills could only be considered passable. He was not suited for the task of being the main attacker.
Due to various reasons, the seven of them were naturally split into two groups. Zilong's group relied on teamwork to keep the opponent busy, while Li Lanfeng's group relied on Li Lanfeng to keep the opponent busy while the other three worked together to finish the job.
In terms of danger, Li Lanfeng's group, which seemed to have an extra member, was without a doubt more dangerous. Their teamwork was not that great, so every time they made a mistake, it was all down to Li Lanfeng's desperate efforts to salvage the situation. As a result, not long after the battle had begun, Li Lanfeng's mecha was already left with two deep beam saber wounds...
Back and forth, as the battle dragged on, Zilong's group of three worked so well together that it was as if they were one person. Their opponents were unable to find any openings in their teamwork, and could only continue to wear them down. However, Li Lanfeng's group allowed their opponents to find a weakness in their teamwork.
"Jijyun, dodge!" Suddenly, Ling Lan's team comms channel rang out with Lin Zhong-qing's cry of surprise. Zilong's hand involuntarily slowed — if Luo Lang's Xie Yi had not reacted in time, there would have been a flaw in their teamwork...
Ling Lan was in the midst of exchanging several blows with her opponent and had just retreated to prepare for another battle when she heard this cry of surprise. She quickly looked up and saw Li Lanfeng operating his mecha in mid-air, sending Han Jijun's mecha flying, taking on the opponent's beam saber attack head-on.
"Hiss..." The beam saber struck the mecha, instantly sending out countless sparks. The power of a special-class operator's beam saber was not something an advanced mecha's beam shield could fully withstand. The beam shield's power suddenly dimmed... Li Lanfeng was just about to use his own beam saber to knock the opponent's beam saber away when the opponent took advantage of Li Lanfeng's attention being focused on his beam saber to raise his leg and kick down viciously.
With a loud "bang", the special-class mecha's right leg struck Li Lanfeng's mecha's chest, sending Li Lanfeng flying towards the ground.
Perhaps it was because of the huge impact, Li Lanfeng temporarily lost the ability to control his mecha. Li Lanfeng's mecha lost its balance and plummeted towards the ground rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it smashed into the ground with a loud crash. At the same time, it sent a cloud of dust into the air …
Seeing this, Ling Lan's heart clenched — could something have happened to the leopard?
That special-class mecha kicked Li Lanfeng to the ground, but did not stop his attack. The opponent coldly raised the beam gun in his mecha's left hand and aimed it at the mecha lying on the ground, ready to send the other to hell...
Seeing this, Li Shiyu and Lin Zhong-qing, who had already regained their senses, pounced towards the left and right sides of the mecha. Meanwhile, Han Jijyun, who had just regained control of his mecha after being knocked far away, gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger on the beam gun in his hands, attempting to use his own attacks to stop the other's attacks.
Ling Lan saw that the situation was critical. She stomped her foot and her mecha retreated rapidly, preparing to save Li Lanfeng. However, how could her opponent let Ling Lan do as she wished? Besides, he had the advantage — he naturally had to stop Ling Lan from going to save him. Not slow, he flew up to intercept her and said coldly to Ling Lan, "Don't forget, your enemy is me."
Ling Lan looked at the enemy blocking her way and her expression turned even colder. For the first time, the killing intent in her eyes was clear. No one noticed that within the cockpit, Ling Lan's body was emitting a thick blood-red aura, which quickly spread out and even leaked outside.
The opposing ace operator suddenly felt a chill run through his body. Before he could figure out the reason, Ling Lan's attack was already right in front of him.
This time, Ling Lan's attack was even fiercer, more ruthless, and more domineering. In the previous battle, Ling Lan had only used 60 to 70% of her power to attack. In other words, she had held back at least 30% of her power for defence. Now, in order to finish off her opponent as quickly as possible, Ling Lan was no longer holding back, attacking with all her might. In other words, it was either her death or the opponent's death, the kind where there was no return.
Sensing the change, the ace operator's entire being turned grim. He did not dare to be distracted, focusing all his attention on blocking Ling Lan's attacks. However, a question flashed through his mind — could the person operating that mecha that made Tang Yu so nervous be his student, Qiao Ting?
At the thought of this possibility, the ace operator's heart skipped a beat. After parrying one of Ling Lan's attacks, he took the opportunity to retreat several steps, quickly putting some distance between himself and Ling Lan. He quickly connected to his team's comms channel and said to his two wingmen, "Focus all your efforts on killing the mecha on the ground. That's very likely Qiao Ting."
No one had said that Qiao Ting, who was already an ace operator, must be operating an ace mecha... they were all restricted by this fixed line of thinking.
Hearing this, the two wingmen were taken aback, but they trusted their team leader very much. Since their team leader believed this, then that mecha really could be Qiao Ting.
Once again evading those entangled advanced mecha, the two special-class mecha raised the beam guns in their hands at almost the same time, aimed at the mecha on the ground, and pulled the triggers... and two beams of light tore through the air, flying straight towards the mecha lying on the ground.
"Leopard! Dodge! " Once again clashing with the ace operator, Ling Lan did not overlook the situation on Li Lanfeng's side. When she saw the two beams of light flying towards Li Lanfeng, her eyes widened in anger and she screamed shrilly.
With two 'poof poof' sounds, the beams struck the ground, once again sending up a large amount of dust. For a moment, all the screens in the mecha were unable to see the situation on the ground clearly. No one knew whether these two beams of light had hit Li Lanfeng or not.
Seeing this, the ace operator was delighted. He believed that the opponent would definitely have no chance of dodging, and he also believed that with the shooting abilities of his two team members, they would definitely be able to accurately hit the opponent's cockpit. Meanwhile, the cockpit was the weakest point of all mecha's defences. Furthermore, without the protection of a beam shield, a mecha would not be able to withstand the attack of two beams of light.
The ace operator, who had been waiting for the dust to settle and savor the fruits of his victory, found that the enemy before him was not flustered by this attack. In fact, the enemy had become even calmer...
The opponent operated his mecha to retreat rapidly, quickly pulling away by more than 10 metres. The ace operator thought that the opponent was running to the advanced mecha to help, but just as he was about to operate his mecha to intercept him, he found that the opponent had only paused for a brief moment more than 10 metres away before instantly leaping over at high speed.
The ace mecha's eyes narrowed. This sort of near-limitless operation not only required high control skills, it also required a high level of the operator's body. This was because this sort of action would cause a great backlash to the operator. In order to protect themselves, many people would not choose to do this unless absolutely necessary.
Before the ace operator could move, he was once again stunned. This was because on his mecha's screen, he had actually lost sight of the opponent...
No, it could not be said that he had lost sight of the opponent. Rather, the opponent had suddenly split into two shadows and slid towards him from both sides. The ace operator was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed drastically. This was because he had already realised that the opponent had used the most advanced technique of an ace operator, a technique that even he was not confident of successfully executing.
Of these two shadows, one was real and one was fake. He needed to instantly determine which was the real body and which was the fake. If he made a mistake in his judgement, he would definitely suffer a heavy blow.
The ace operator gritted his teeth. He did not choose which side to attack, instead operating his mecha to retreat rapidly. He did not like to gamble, especially this sort of gamble that was completely impossible to judge and only depended on luck. Thus, he chose to retreat.
The ace operator thought that as long as he retreated fast and far enough, he would definitely be able to break the opponent's move. However, unexpectedly, even after retreating 20 metres, the two shadows still did not disappear. He was still unable to escape this predicament.
"This is impossible!" No matter how skilled an ace operator was, they could only maintain a distance of around 10 metres or so. However, the opponent had managed to extend the distance by a whole fold. This made him unable to keep his composure any longer, and he could not help but cry out in surprise.
Right then, he heard the right side of his mecha being struck by a powerful force. His mecha, which had been rapidly retreating, lost its balance due to this force, and his entire mecha was sent flying to the left...
The ace operator knew that he had been hit by the opponent, and he was secretly rejoicing. Just a moment ago, he had felt that something was wrong and had increased the defence value of his mecha's beam shield to the maximum. This meant that even if his mecha had taken a direct hit from the opponent's beam saber, the defensive power of his beam shield would have been able to completely negate the energy damage and ensure that his mecha would remain unscathed. As long as he could quickly stabilise his mecha, he would still be able to turn the tables...
However, before the ace operator could finish rejoicing, his mecha's A.I. began to blare with a loud warning, "Warning, mecha's right side is severely damaged. Right side mobility decreased by 40%. Mecha damaged side's defence decreased by 80%... Warning, damaged side cannot withstand a second attack!"
"What's going on?" Because the right side's mobility had been destroyed, the ace operator had thought that he would be able to control his mecha easily. However, he did not manage to stabilize his mecha as he had hoped. Instead, his mecha continued to topple towards the ground. In the next second, it would probably hit the ground.
An ace operator was still an ace operator after all. Even in such an unexpected situation, he was still able to calmly change his control method. His mecha's left arm was one step ahead of the rest, and with a strong push, the fallen mecha bounced up once more...
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