Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr However, it was precisely because of this mouthful of blood that the special-class operator's mind cleared. His first reaction after coming to was to retreat rapidly, attempting to escape the opponent's attack range. This was because even now, he still could not understand how that attack had come about. This was definitely not something that a beam saber attack could have done.
The special-class operator was oblivious to the situation, but Ling Lan's team watching from the sidelines could see very clearly what had happened. While the special-class operator had been fully focused on defending against Li Lanfeng's beam saber attack, Li Lanfeng had caught him off guard and directly operated his mecha to perform a knee strike. The knee carried the powerful force of the mecha's mecha and crashed directly into the special-class mecha's cockpit.
If not for the difference in mecha levels and the fact that the special-class mecha's beam shield had absorbed most of the force, the special-class operator would have only been spitting out a mouthful of blood. He would probably have been seriously injured. However, because the attack had struck a vital part of the mecha, the cockpit, which was the point of direct impact, even though the protection of a special-class mecha was several times stronger than that of a normal mecha, this tremendous force and the intense vibrations had still caused the special-class operator to suffer some internal injuries.
The special-class operator desperately wanted to pull away and salvage the situation, but how could Li Lanfeng, who had already gained a great advantage, let the opponent have his way? Li Lanfeng's confidence was reignited. When the battle resumed, he was ready to throw caution to the wind. Even if this advanced mecha he was training would completely collapse due to overload, he would still shoot down this special-class mecha before him.
In order to accomplish this goal, when Li Lanfeng saw the opponent rapidly retreat, he, who was fully focused on the opponent, simultaneously activated all the main and auxiliary engines of his mecha to maximum power. In terms of mecha operation, this kind of behaviour was forbidden, because activating the engines to maximum power meant that the mecha was currently operating at overload. And when operating at overload, even the most advanced mecha would only be able to maintain it for a short 3 to 4 minutes. Once the limit was exceeded, the mecha would definitely sustain damage. The longer it operated at overload, the greater the damage would be. In fact, the entire mecha might even suddenly collapse in the middle of battle...
However, it was not that easy to operate a mecha to overload. If one's hand speed was not up to par, then even overloading was just wishful thinking. If it was in the past, Li Lanfeng would only be able to push the various aspects of his mecha to 100% of its maximum power. However, because of this life-or-death situation, he had broken through his own limits, including his hand speed. Thus, at this moment, he had truly unleashed 120% of his mecha's power, which was the theoretical maximum that a mecha could reach.
As expected, under Li Lanfeng's full control, even if there was a level difference between the two mechas, Li Lanfeng was able to make up for this difference due to the overload.
The two mecha in mid-air were flying at high speed with almost no distance between them and the ground. One mecha was retreating frantically while the other was pursuing ferociously.
Not only that, Li Lanfeng didn't forget to use his beam saber to attack his opponent. Li Lanfeng did not know how long this sudden surge of energy would last, but he knew very well that once this surge of energy ran out, he would no longer have the strength to continue operating his mecha in battle...
"Your leopard is definitely a lunatic." Seeing this, Little Four finally couldn't help but complain. Li Lanfeng had clearly run out of energy, but he was still able to rely on his unyielding will to continue fighting. Moreover, his attack power was even stronger than before.
"Yup, who would have thought that he would actually have Zilong's craziness." Zilong was a battle maniac. Once he entered a battle, he would easily enter a state of excitement, and his body would naturally surge with endless energy. Even Ling Lan would have to exhaust all her energy to defeat Zilong. She had originally thought that Zilong was the only weirdo like this, but now, seeing Li Lanfeng's courageous and unrelenting drive, he really did resemble Zilong when he went crazy...
Ling Lan couldn't help but shake her head silently. What kind of people did she take in? The leopard clearly looked like a gentlemanly, gentle and refined person, but who would have thought that when it came to battle, his craziness wasn't any worse than Zilong's... Thinking about how she might have to lead a group of crazed battle maniacs in the future, Ling Lan's forehead twitched violently...
Ling Lan quickly tossed this image aside and decided that she would deal with this matter in the future. It had to be said that sometimes, Ling Lan was very much like Ah Q's.
However, Ling Lan quickly thought of the leopard's physique, which was weaker than normal, and her initially joyful mood instantly sank. If she didn't solve her leopard's weak physique, no matter how good the leopard's control skills were, he still wouldn't be able to operate an ace mecha. Ling Lan knew very well that the backlash from operating an ace mecha on the operator was definitely not something the leopard could withstand at his current level.
Perhaps Little Four had said 'your leopard' too many times, but under the influence of his words, Ling Lan had unknowingly started calling Li Lanfeng 'her leopard' as well, even forgetting to correct Little Four's mistakes...
It had to be said that habits were very scary. They would cause people to accept them without warning, and by the time they realised it, it would have already become an existence that they couldn't let go of. Even if they wanted to resist or give up on it, it would already be too late...
While Ling Lan was fretting over Li Lanfeng's physique, in the battle in the air, the special-class operator had pushed his mecha's engines to the maximum, but was still unable to shake off the opponent's pursuit. Furthermore, because he was fully focused on operating his mecha to escape at top speed, the special-class operator was actually hit several times in a moment of carelessness by Li Lanfeng's frenzied attacks.
The energy of his mecha's beam shield was rapidly depleting due to the opponent's attacks. Seeing that his mecha's remaining energy was no longer enough to support the maximum defence of his mecha's beam shield, the special-class operator knew that he had no way out — he needed to counterattack. Otherwise, his mecha would crash due to the opponent's attacks depleting all of its energy. At that time, his only outcome would be death.
"Roar!" The special-class operator let out an angry roar. Faced with such a desperate situation, he had no choice but to fight to the death. He decisively gave up on escaping. Gripping the beam saber in his hands tightly, he aimed it at the opponent's beam saber and met it head-on.
With a loud 'bang', the two beam sabers collided violently. Perhaps both sides had used up all of their mecha's power, for the immense force caused the two beam sabers to instantly distort. Sparks representing energy flew in all directions. In this part of the night sky, the sparks were like dazzling fireworks, instantly lighting up the night sky.
Before the sparks could dissipate, another loud 'bang' rang out. This sound was several times louder than the sound of the beam sabers clashing. At this moment, the two mecha had already collided violently.
In mid-air, Li Shiyu's group of three, who had been chasing after the two mecha in front, could even feel the intense vibrations from the collision between the two mecha. It was clear to see just how strong the collision between the two mecha had been.
The two of them were locked in a stalemate for several seconds before abruptly shooting backwards, instantly pulling a distance of more than 30 metres between them. This was the inevitable inertia of a collision. After this collision, the special-class mecha, whose beam shield had already depleted a great deal of its energy, had become completely dim and lightless. However, Li Lanfeng's mecha was not much better off. Even though the defence of his beam shield had not been depleted and had also been pushed to the maximum, due to the difference in mecha levels, this violent collision had caused the beam shield on Li Lanfeng's mecha to be completely depleted of its energy, similarly becoming dim and lightless.
The special-class mecha, who had been sent flying, used his solid control skills to stabilise his mecha. When he saw that the opponent's mecha had also lost the protection of its beam shield, he was overjoyed. He knew that this was his chance. Thus, he decisively raised the beam saber in his hand and operated his mecha to lunge madly at the off-balance advanced mecha, shouting, "Go to hell!"
Seeing this, Ling Lan's expression changed slightly. She decisively picked up a short beam gun hanging from the back of her waist and aimed it at the special-class mecha leaping towards Li Lanfeng.
Although Ling Lan was operating a close-combat ace mecha, close-combat did not mean that it did not have any long-range weapons. It was just that the long-range weapons of close-combat mecha were not the type of long-range beam guns that mecha specialized in long-range attacks were equipped with, nor were they the more long-range beam sniper rifles. Instead, they were short-range beam guns with relatively shorter ranges. However, at the current distance between her and that special-class mecha, the range of the short-range beam gun was more than enough.
Although it could be said that Ling Lan preferred close-combat, her long-range shooting skills were also very good. Although she could not compare to those aberrant prodigies who specialized in long-range attacks, compared to the average long-range attacker, Ling Lan was still slightly better.
However, just as Ling Lan was about to shoot, her eyes flashed and her finger that was just about to pull the trigger stopped. Familiar with close-combat techniques, she suddenly noticed that Li Lanfeng's seemingly off-balance mecha was actually making a very familiar pose. The mecha's left hand was reaching forward slightly, and the entire mecha was leaning to the side...
Empty-Handed Blade Block! Of course, Li Lanfeng's current pose had been modified, but with her fiery eyes, Ling Lan could see very clearly that no matter how the pose was changed, it would not stray far from its original form. It looked like Li Lanfeng was preparing to deliver the final blow.
When Ling Lan saw this, she actually had two choices. One was to continue shooting. Without the protection of a beam shield, as long as she fired three consecutive beam shots, she would definitely be able to pierce through the special-class mecha's cockpit and end this battle immediately. The other choice was to believe that the leopard would be able to complete the final attack, although in Ling Lan's opinion, the leopard's chances of success were only 60% at most...
If Ling Lan was still the Ling Lan of her previous life, she would definitely choose to continue shooting. She definitely would not take the gamble. Her old hen personality made her accustomed to keeping the people she valued under her wings to protect them. However, in this life, Ling Lan had learned to be ruthless and decisive, thanks to the various perverted tortures and training she had gone through in the learning space. Ling Lan's two thoughts spun in her mind, and she decisively chose the second option. As long as the probability was over 50%, Ling Lan would dare to take the gamble. She believed that if the leopard succeeded, then he would grow once more and be even closer to becoming an ace operator.
Even if Li Lanfeng's life would be in danger because of this, Ling Lan rationally believed that for the other's future, this risk was still worth taking...
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