Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Little Four's words made Ling Lan frown slightly. Indeed, in the virtual world, when she had been doing the clan mission, she had also discovered this weakness of the leopard's. The leopard's physique seemed to be even weaker than that of a normal person — what was going on here?
It should be known that in the current Federation, even if one's physique was average, a C-class or above person who had received genetic agent would at least be able to last about half an hour in a high-intensity battle while operating a standard mecha. However, from the start of the battle until now, the leopard had only been fighting for about 10 minutes at most...
Besides, the leopard was currently operating an advanced mecha. For standard mecha below advanced level (including advanced mecha), the backlash on the operator's body was very small. It was not like mecha above special-class because it had its own unique fighting style. The mecha operator's physical body would suffer a backlash based on the strength of the mecha operator's fighting style … this was also why the higher the level of a mecha operator, the higher the requirement for physical fitness.
If this problem was not solved, even if the leopard had the operating ability of an ace operator, he would not be able to operate an ace mecha... Ling Lan thought of this possibility and her frown deepened.
At that moment, Li Lanfeng, who was in the cockpit, was drenched in sweat. It was as though he had just climbed out of the water. Because the cockpit had the function of automatically adjusting the humidity and temperature, as he was sweating, the water was also evaporating. The entire cockpit was steaming. He panted heavily, his spirit beginning to feel tired. Not only that, his body was also beginning to feel weak. The several minutes of high-intensity operation and battle just now had depleted his physical strength very quickly, even exceeding his initial expectations.
"Damn it!" Li Lanfeng could not help but curse. They had already fought to this extent — he really did not want to lose due to a lack of physical strength. Right now, he hated his battered body even more than before. If he had a choice, he definitely would not have wanted to become a spectre. He would have preferred to have a healthy body and become an excellent mecha operator, a free warrior, forever standing by the rabbit's side, following him and protecting him...
"Can't go on anymore?" Li Lanfeng felt his hands beginning to lose control. There were a few controls he wanted to perform, but his fingers would not listen to his commands, going on strike. He subconsciously looked at the bottom of the screen. At that window, there was a mecha silently watching their battle.
Li Lanfeng knew that it was the mecha operated by the rabbit. He was so familiar with the outer appearance of the mecha that he could recite all of its components and the various equipment that could be equipped. This was because that mecha was one of the ace mecha he desired the most — the King of Close Combat! He didn't expect his rabbit to have reached such a level …
Bitterness flashed through Li Lanfeng's heart. Thinking about it, it made sense — in seven years' time, with the rabbit's exceptional mecha piloting talent, how could he really be like in Mecha World, just a low-level intermediate mecha warrior?
"I'm getting further and further away from the rabbit …" Li Lanfeng suddenly felt discouraged. Did he really have the right to stand beside the rabbit? Perhaps this was just his wishful thinking, a beautiful dream of his. In fact, he didn't deserve it at all …
Just as Li Lanfeng was about to give up, the rabbit's cold voice suddenly rang out in the mecha's comms channel, "Don't lose to yourself."
Don't lose to yourself … this voice and this sentence was like a thunderclap exploding beside Li Lanfeng's ears. He seemed to have returned to the time when they had just met. At that time, they had been practising the boring basic controls every day, forever running, dodging, leaping … even the most determined person would have a time when they would get annoyed. Even as calm and collected as the rabbit, he would still fall into irritation at some point. Often, at that time, the rabbit would roar angrily, 'Hells, don't lose to yourself, you coward!'
Immediately after that, the rabbit would practice those basic controls even more fervently. It was precisely because of the rabbit's actions that he persevered, continuing to train with the rabbit. Perhaps that sentence was the rabbit's self-encouragement, but for Li Lanfeng, he took it as the rabbit's warning to him. These past few years, every time he was frustrated and wanted to give up, this sentence would naturally appear in his mind. This sentence spurred him on to continue moving forward — no matter how great the difficulty he encountered, he would never dare to entertain the thought of giving up.
After seven years, hearing this sentence from the rabbit's mouth once more, Li Lanfeng's heart trembled. A warm current flowed through his entire body, and he felt as if the tiredness that had overwhelmed him earlier was being chased away by this warm current. His entire body was brimming with energy …
"Yes, how can I lose to myself? If I admit defeat, what right do I have to say that I want to go against the heavens and change my fate, that I want to stand by the rabbit's side with dignity?" Li Lanfeng despised his own weakness in his heart. His initially dazed gaze instantly became resolute, and his finger speed, which had slowed down, increased once more, even becoming faster and faster. In the end, it was so fast that his fingers could not be seen clearly — only layers of overlapping shadows could be seen, like a flower of shadows, slowly blooming.
The two mecha had originally been evenly matched, but from the moment Li Lanfeng wanted to give up, Li Lanfeng's mecha appeared to be on the defensive. It was no longer as evenly matched as it had been at the start, but gradually fell into a disadvantageous position. Very soon, it was only able to go into full defence, unable to retaliate.
Although Li Shiyu, Han Jijun, and Lin Zhong-qing did not know why Li Lanfeng's momentum had suddenly been extinguished and he had become so wretched, they knew that Li Lanfeng was not in a good state. However, when they saw this situation, they knew that Li Lanfeng was probably in a bad situation. Their hearts sank. Their originally calm and orderly shooting started to become hurried now.
The special-class mecha Li Lanfeng was fighting against was an experienced mecha operator. When he saw his opponent suddenly stop attacking, he was stunned for a moment before quickly understanding that the other might have run out of energy. Although this situation had come rather quickly, leaving him somewhat unprepared, he believed in his own judgment and did not miss this opportunity. He began to attack furiously.
Although Li Lanfeng's mecha was in full defence, faced with the frenzied attacks of a special-class operator who was one level higher than him, it could only hold on for a few dozen seconds before finally collapsing. His entire mecha was on the verge of collapse from the opponent's attacks. It looked like it was about to be defeated. Li Shiyu and the other two were anxious, but there was nothing they could do to help Li Lanfeng out of this predicament. They could only shoot with all their might, hoping to salvage the situation for Li Lanfeng …
"It's over now!" Under the frenzied attacks, Li Lanfeng's mecha finally revealed a fatal opening under the heavy pressure. The special-class operator had long been waiting for this moment. Seeing this, a cruel sneer appeared on his lips, and he mercilessly raised his beam saber to slash viciously at Li Lanfeng's mecha.
"Be careful!" Seeing this, the surrounding team members could only shout out a warning. Meanwhile, Li Shiyu was so shocked that he could not help but close his eyes. He did not dare to watch his teammate, his partner, and even their Li family descendant, Li Lanfeng, lose his wings …
"Bang!" The two beam sabers clashed fiercely against each other, sending out countless sparks. The initially slow advanced mecha had actually reacted swiftly at this most dangerous moment. That speed was definitely more than twice his maximum speed — it was also because of this that Li Lanfeng was able to block that potentially dangerous move and save himself.
"That's great, Senior Lanfeng!" Zilong and the others watching the battle instantly cheered excitedly for Li Lanfeng at this sight.
Hearing everyone's cheers, Li Shiyu quickly opened his eyes. Seeing that Li Lanfeng was still fine, he instantly let out a sigh of relief. In that instant just now, Li Shiyu had truly felt despair.
"Even if this consumes my stamina and prevents me from continuing to fight, I will still defeat my opponent. I will use facts to tell the rabbit that I, Li Lanfeng, am not weak." Li Lanfeng's eyes were burning with fighting spirit. The disheartened feeling he had at the start had disappeared without a trace. He shouted loudly and pushed the engine to its maximum speed. Then, he charged towards the other party with all his might.
"Godd * mmit." The opponent saw Li Lanfeng's suicidal attack and could not help but curse. At the same time, he operated his mecha to dodge. He did not want to perish together with the opponent while he was in such an advantageous situation.
If possible, he hoped to successfully kill the opponent and then quickly escape … he had not forgotten that there was still an ace mecha eyeing them covetously below. His team leader had died at the other's hands. Right now, he hoped that the close-combat ace mecha did not have enough power to fly in the air.
The special-class mecha's plan was very good. He wanted to dodge Li Lanfeng's unreasonable charge and then counterattack. However, he had not expected that the moment he chose to dodge, his initial offensive advantage would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the opponent dodge, a cold glint flashed through Li Lanfeng's eyes. He controlled his engines to suddenly change directions, sticking close to the opponent like a shadow. There was no stiffness at all when the mecha had been forced to change directions. Seeing this, the special-class operator realised that he had fallen into a trap. The opponent's seemingly ferocious charge was actually just a bait — the opponent's goal was to regain the initiative through this.
Just like that, Li Lanfeng successfully stuck close to the special-class mecha. Without holding back, he raised his beam saber and unleashed a torrent of attacks at the opponent. Perhaps because his hand speed had broken through, his mecha's attack frequency had also surpassed the previous highest speed. For a moment, the special-class mecha was actually helpless and flustered. At this moment, the special-class operator could only see the shadows of the beam saber before his eyes. He could only desperately block, block, block again, and block again.
Although the special-class mecha was momentarily in a tight spot, his combat experience was indeed very rich. He knew that he was in great danger at this moment. As he parried the attacks, he pushed the power of his mecha's beam shield to the maximum. That way, even if he was accidentally struck by the opponent's sword, the defence of his beam shield would still be able to easily withstand it.
With a 'bang', the special-class operator only felt a tremendous force strike his cockpit. The violent vibrations of the force made his chest feel as if it had been struck by a large stone. His vision abruptly darkened and a metallic taste rushed up his throat …
With a 'wah', the special-class operator spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the control panel before him red.
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