Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Seeing his teammate self-destruct and die, the remaining special-class mecha finally exploded. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the three advanced mecha who were holding him back, refusing to let him help. The killing intent in his heart reached a peak — he would definitely kill these little bastards to avenge his comrade.
Anger could cause two results. One was that one would lose their cool due to anger, causing their original combat strength to be unable to be used normally. This kind of anger was a negative energy, something mecha operators would do their best to avoid. The other was that one's combat strength would multiply due to anger. This kind of anger was known as an energy burst. When a mecha operator reached special-class operator level, they would definitely undergo this kind of energy burst cultivation...
Thus, this special-class operator's combat strength would multiply in his anger. This caused Li Shiyu, Han Jijun, and Lin Zhong-qing, who were already at a disadvantage, to be in even more danger...
"Be careful, Li Shiyu..." Seeing Han Jijun being sent flying by the opponent, Li Shiyu was just about to go to his aid when he heard Lin Zhong-qing's terrified shout from the side.
Only then did Li Shiyu notice that at some unknown time, that special-class mecha had already arrived before him. Perhaps his attention had been focused on Han Jijun earlier, so he had not noticed this in time. Even with Lin Zhong-qing's loud reminder, he found that he no longer had time to dodge...
Li Shiyu gritted his teeth and pushed his mecha's beam shield to the maximum, preparing to take the opponent's attack head-on...
With a "bang", Li Shiyu felt his mecha being knocked aside by a massive force. His entire body flew to the side, and his mecha, which had lost its balance from the impact, was temporarily blinded by Li Shiyu's eyes.
However, Li Shiyu had secretly injected himself with genetic agents these past few years. Although his physical fitness was not as good as that of a freak like Zilong, it was not much worse than the average physical prodigy. He recovered in just half a second. Despite losing his balance, Li Shiyu did not panic. He calmly waved his fingers and operated his mecha, attempting to regain control of his mecha as quickly as possible.
Li Shiyu knew very well that only by gaining control of his mecha would he have a chance to counterattack. As Li Shiyu calmly focused on operating his mecha, he did not forget to glance at the situation around his mecha from the corner of his eye. He needed to grasp the situation outside, including whether his enemy had followed up to attack...
With a glance, his hand suddenly paused. His originally calm eyes instantly turned red, and the rims of his eyes actually moistened. It turned out that a mecha was holding up a beam saber and intercepting that special-class mecha...
Li Lanfeng! He was still alive! That's great! For the first time, Li Shiyu felt that happiness was so simple!
Right then, on the ground, the ace operator who had suffered a heavy blow to his back had his mecha's A.I. blaring with warning, "Warning, mecha's main drive system is 60% damaged. Danger, danger, please retreat immediately, please retreat immediately!"
Hearing the A.I.'s warning, the ace operator tapped the control panel in front of him in frustration. Right then, his heart skipped a beat, and an unprecedented sense of danger surged through him. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. Perhaps in this life and death situation, the frequency at which his fingers danced had exceeded his original limits at that moment...
The ace mecha lying on the ground suddenly rolled away. Ling Lan's forceful plunge of her giant sword struck nothing but air. The giant sword easily pierced 2 metres into the ground — this was the result of Ling Lan instantly withdrawing her force; otherwise, it would have been possible for the sword to have pierced all the way to the hilt.
The ace operator, who had luckily escaped death, saw that there was only one special-class mecha left in the air. He knew that the other mecha had most likely met with misfortune. He smiled bitterly and said, "You knew all along that those two shots didn't hit your student at all." Otherwise, the other would not have been so calm while he had let his guard down at that moment. This was also one of the reasons for his failure. At this thought, the ace operator was filled with regret. If he had been able to calm down back then, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
Up until now, the ace operator still believed that his opponent was the Federation's elite ace Tang Yu, and that the person in that advanced mecha was Qiao Ting.
Ling Lan did not reply, only pulling her giant sword out of the ground. As she did this, her cold gaze did not shift from that half-lying ace mecha on the ground. Before she completely defeated the other, Lieutenant Ling Lan would not let down her guard. She would not make such a low-level mistake like the other's.
"Your student is really not bad. Who would have thought that the cooperation of the three of them would be able to defeat my team member? That was a special-class operator, one level higher than your student... and I also lost to you. As expected of an elite ace of the Federation. My skills are inferior." The ace operator did not mind Ling Lan's coldness. He continued to speak, looking as if he had already given up on his final struggle and surrendered without a fight.
Seeing this, Ling Lan's heart skipped a beat. She placed the giant sword in her right hand on the ground and placed her left hand on the hilt of the sword as if supporting herself with a crutch, as if announcing that she too had lost all will to fight...
The initially tense atmosphere dissipated instantly because of Ling Lan's actions. Unexpectedly, right at this moment, that ace mecha suddenly sprang up and lunged viciously at Ling Lan... so everything he had said and displayed just now had been to make Ling Lan lower her guard. Since they had participated in the attack on planet Newline, they had long been prepared to sacrifice themselves for their country. Even if they failed, they would only perish together, and would not surrender without a fight.
Seeing the opponent's sudden attack, Ling Lan did not panic at all. Her seemingly relaxed movements were actually a show to match the opponent's. From the very beginning, she had never thought of letting these enemies go... she would not show mercy to any enemy who wanted to harm her companions.
Both her hands were already gripping the hilt of her giant sword. She swung it upwards, and the giant sword and mecha once again clashed fiercely, producing a loud explosion. The two of them were locked in a stalemate for several seconds before suddenly bouncing off each other again...
No, it should be that the mecha was sent flying back by the giant sword, while Ling Lan's mecha was propelled backwards by the power of her mecha's engines, instantly pulling several dozen metres away from the opponent...
"Boom!" A loud explosion rang out, and the ace mecha that Ling Lan had sent flying exploded into countless fragments, shooting outwards.
It turned out that the opponent knew very well that he no longer had any chance of winning, but he did not want to be killed by the opponent for nothing. Thus, he chose to self-destruct, hoping to take Ling Lan down with him. Fortunately, Ling Lan had sensed the danger at the first instance. As she had sent the opponent flying, she had quickly activated her mecha and retreated, avoiding this calamity.
However, the power of an ace mecha's self-destruct was not something that normal mecha could compare to. Even though Ling Lan had retreated very quickly, pulling away from the most dangerous area at the first instance, Ling Lan had not completely escaped the explosion's range. The power of the explosion had still injured Ling Lan. She felt as if her chest had been struck by a large rock, and a sweet, metallic taste rushed out from her throat. Ling Lan opened her mouth involuntarily and spat out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the bright screen in front of her red...
"Boss, are you okay?" Seeing that Ling Lan was injured, Little Four cried out in panic.
Ling Lan immediately circulated the Qi exercises, and the nauseating feeling in her chest soon disappeared. She felt much more comfortable now. She knew that she had only suffered some internal injuries and was not too serious. Thus, she comforted Little Four and said, "I'm fine. I just suffered some aftershocks. After spitting out some blood, I feel much better."
Hearing Ling Lan's reply, Little Four instantly relaxed. Ling Lan regained her composure, and only then did she raise her head to look at the sky...
"Are Zilong and the others okay?" Ling Lan naturally knew that Zilong and the other two had been sent flying by the explosion of their special-class mecha. Although Little Four had reported at the time that Zilong and the others were fine, Ling Lan had still been somewhat worried. However, she had been in the midst of a battle with an ace operator at the time, so she had not been able to ask Little Four about the details. Now, she finally had the time.
"They're fine. They've just been knocked unconscious..." Little Four had already entered their mecha to check on the conditions of Zilong and the others. Xie Yi was the most pitiful of them all, but they were all serious injuries and would not die. Thus, Little Four did not pay too much attention to the three of them. Right now, Little Four was more interested in Li Lanfeng, who was fighting in the air. "Boss, your leopard seems to have advanced."
What your, my? Ling Lan shot a cold glance over, warning Little Four not to spout nonsense. Unfortunately, Little Four was really slow at times. He did not notice Ling Lan's cold, knife-like glare at all, and continued with an idiotic expression, "His current control ability is even stronger than before. Looks like in that moment of life and death, your leopard's potential was stimulated and he successfully advanced. As expected, he's just like you, Boss. Both of them are abnormal. If you're not from the same family, you won't be able to enter the same house. "Little Four sighed.
Because in that moment of life and death, those who could stimulate their potential and advance smoothly were undoubtedly all abnormally talented individuals. This kind of advancement was much rarer than normal advancement — the things they would comprehend would be much more profound and profound than those from normal advancement. It could be said that those who managed to comprehend and advance in that moment of life and death would basically be able to smoothly advance to the next level. In other words, as long as they accumulated enough experience, Li Lanfeng would definitely be able to become an ace operator. This made all the mecha operators who had been stuck at the threshold of ace operator their entire lives very envious...
Ling Lan had initially been very happy when she heard that Li Lanfeng had advanced, but Little Four's last sentence made her rather annoyed. Ling Lan unceremoniously flicked Little Four's forehead and said disdainfully, "Where did you find such nonsense?" Did this little fellow not know that this phrase originally referred to husband and wife?
Little Four was suddenly flicked. He innocently rubbed his forehead and blinked his large eyes. He didn't know why his boss was abusing him again.
This idiotic expression of Little Four's made Ling Lan rather speechless. Fine, it was useless to get angry with this fellow. He probably didn't know that he had read this phrase from some ancient book and was using it half-heartedly...
Ling Lan decided not to lower herself to Little Four's level. She carefully watched the aerial battle between Li Lanfeng and the special-class mecha on her mecha's screen. After watching a few rounds, she agreed and said, "Little Four, you're right. In that moment of life and death just now, he has indeed advanced successfully. Perhaps this is also why he was able to escape those two shots so smoothly... what a pity. If he was operating a special-class mecha right now, he wouldn't be in this situation right now." Although Li Lanfeng had blocked the special-class mecha's attack, the difference in their mecha had still put Li Lanfeng at a disadvantage. He could only passively defend.
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