Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr Three minutes passed very quickly. Everyone felt themselves being pulled into a black hole by a powerful pulling force. The strong pulling force made everyone feel groggy, and for a moment, they were unable to maintain their consciousness.
Only Ling Lan was an exception. Having long adapted to this pulling force, Ling Lan was still able to maintain her consciousness. Compared to the more brutal pulling force of the learning space, the methods of the Mecha World mainframe were clearly much gentler.
The moment Ling Lan entered the map for the final battle, she regained her consciousness without any delay.
Every mecha would be protected for 10 seconds upon entering the map. The entire mecha would emit a white light that signified invincibility. This was also one of Mecha World's methods to show fairness. After all, everyone's time to adapt to this pulling force was different — some people could react in 2 or 3 seconds, while others might need 7 or 8 seconds. Perhaps some people might need 10 seconds to regain consciousness, but for those who really needed more than 10 seconds to recover, the mainframe would judge that they were not suitable for mecha piloting. Thus, being killed by the opponent's sneak attack after 10 seconds was expected.
This was because once one's mecha piloting level entered the lower levels of mecha warrior, one would need the assistance of the lowest level of spiritual power. Generally, those who recovered their consciousness slowly were those with extremely low spiritual talent. Without any potential for development, this was actually equivalent to declaring that your mecha piloting future was bleak.
While her mecha was still in its invincible state, Ling Lan quickly scanned her surroundings. This was a large map where desert and oasis blended together. Other than some short shrubs, there were no so-called tall trees or rocks for mecha to hide in.
Yellow and green stretched as far as the eye could see — once a mecha got close, they would be easily discovered. It should be said that there were very few opportunities for mecha to conceal themselves and launch sneak attacks. To a large extent, this map was more suitable for those experienced and capable mecha.
"This map is advantageous for the Leiting Mecha Clan." Right then, the spectating cadets all came to this conclusion after seeing the map displayed before them. Those who understood the Leiting Mecha Clan knew that the members led by Qiao Ting this time were all seniors with two to three years of mecha combat experience. How could those Lingtian members who had only recently come into contact with mecha compare to them?
Even those who supported Lingtian couldn't help but curse silently when they saw this map. Lingtian's luck was too bad. The mainframe had actually drawn this map.
Right then, in one of the VIP rooms within the military academy, this great battle was being broadcasted on a large screen. Inside, there were about twenty people watching intently. When this map appeared, many smiled, but there were also a few who frowned at the same time.
"Tang Yu, what do you think?" An old man sitting beside Tang Yu suddenly asked. He was the headmaster of the First Men's Military Academy, and right now, he was also attending this observation event for the upper echelons of the military academy and the mecha instructors.
"Principal … this map, did the military academy really not interfere?" Tang Yu asked with a cold expression.
"I only set this match as an open match." "But you should know that I'm not the only one who has the right to designate the map."
Tang Yu did not reply, but a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes. Manipulating under the table — no matter the outcome, it was a disgrace to mecha operators like them.
"Are you not happy? Leiting's regiment commander, the team leader of this match, Qiao Ting, is one of your proud students," said the principal jokingly.
"Ling Lan, Zilong, Luo Lang, Wu Jiong, Li Yingjie — from next month onwards, they will also be my students. I believe that three years later, they will also be my proud students …" Tang Yu suddenly turned around and said with a raised brow, "Besides, this time, the students I've accepted are all from the Lingtian Mecha Clan, unlike the last batch where only Qiao Ting came from the Leiting Mecha Clan out of the five students I accepted. Five against one, shouldn't I be more on the side of the Lingtian Mecha Clan? "
"Are you fighting for justice for your future students?" The principal smiled. This was what he admired most about Tang Yu. Compared to Qiao Ting, who had been with him for three years, Tang Yu would undoubtedly be more emotionally inclined towards Qiao Ting. However, this did not mean that he could accept this sort of manipulation under the table, even if it was his students who benefited.
"I just want to see an exciting and fair match," replied Tang Yu, "However, I don't think that the Lingtian Mecha Clan will really be so weak." Thinking back to one year ago, in order to obtain victory, these children had still stood resolutely on the stage with that conviction despite being riddled with wounds. Tang Yu admired this spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat. This was also why he had ignored the advice of the academy's higher-ups to break the balance of power and insist on accepting five students from the same clan.
"I also don't think that Lingtian will lose because of this map." The principal unexpectedly agreed with Tang Yu's words, causing Tang Yu to turn around in surprise.
The principal smiled meaningfully, his eyes shining with some light. This made Tang Yu's heart skip a beat — it looked like the principal wanted to use this match to do something … he turned his gaze back to the large screen in front of him, his heart heavy.
Ling Lan waited for the 10 seconds of invincibility to pass. During this time, within her radar range, she had not detected anyone else other than herself. Ling Lan understood — she and Little Four had guessed correctly. This mecha battle that the academy placed great importance on was indeed not as simple as the previous mecha battles where the two teams were given time to gather and prepare before teaming up to fight.
"Little Four, can you find the coordinates of the other team members and contact them?" Ling Lan saw the situation and immediately asked Little Four.
This map seemed to be disadvantageous to the Lingtian Mecha Clan, but with Little Four, this omnipotent cheat, this map was actually the most advantageous to them. In contrast to Leiting being blindsided and truly fighting on their own, they had Little Four's help. They could help the Lingtian Mecha Clan find their companions in the shortest amount of time.
"No problem!" Little Four replied decisively. Once he entered the virtual world, he would become an omnipotent god who controlled everything. This was also why he especially liked the virtual world.
"Also, find the coordinates of the enemy," added Ling Lan.
Ling Lan stood where she was, calmly waiting for Little Four to find the information.
Meanwhile, all the spectating cadets had already chosen the viewing angle they wanted to watch this great battle that had shaken the entire school.
To watch the mecha battle, one could choose from three viewpoints — challenger's view, challenger's view, and God's view.
The challenger's view was actually to choose the challenger, and the challenger in this case was the Leiting battle team. The viewer would be presented with a choice of Leiting's 12 mecha. They could choose any mecha and enjoy the same view as the operator of that mecha. They could even feel the other's ability to deal with the situation and control of the mecha.
Almost half of the cadets chose the challenger's view, and 70% of them chose Thunder King Qiao Ting's ace mecha. For the cadets, this was a rare opportunity for them to experience the control methods of an ace operator. They could not resist this temptation.
Meanwhile, those who chose the challenger's view would be choosing the Lingtian Mecha Clan. Similarly, there were 12 mecha for everyone to choose from. However, the number of cadets who chose the Lingtian Mecha Clan was extremely small. Other than the members of the Lingtian Mecha Clan who had not participated in the battle and the New Cadet Regiment who secretly supported the Lingtian Mecha Clan, there were not many who chose the Lingtian Mecha Clan.
The choices were not as concentrated as Leiting's, but were instead much more spread out. However, overall, the number of people who chose the team leader Ling Lan was still the highest. After all, the team leader was the strongest in the battle team, and the Federation's teachings were to respect the strong.
Meanwhile, those who chose the God's view were actually viewing the entire map. They could freely choose any of the 24 mecha to enter. Of course, they were spectators, able to see the entire map, as well as the distribution of each mecha. It was not like the other viewpoints, which had to rely on the person involved to search.
All the cadets entered this battle from their own viewpoints …
"Boss, found it!" Little Four displayed the positions of the team members he had collected in Ling Lan's mindspace. There were 12 green dots, and her position was closer to the right. Of course, Little Four did not forget to mark out Leiting's coordinates as well, using the red dots to indicate.
This time, the mainframe had indeed separated the two teams. From the distribution of the green dots and the red dots, the two teams were at odds with each other. Not only were there comrades beside them, there were also enemies. This also meant that if Little Four had not been there, whether the two teams would meet their teammates first or their opponents would have depended on each other's luck.
"Little Four, send the coordinates of all the team members and their opponents to them. Also, choose a rendezvous point closest to the team members and have them move out at the same time," Ling Lan ordered decisively. Being able to meet up with their opponents and companions before them was a great advantage for Lingtian. "Also, help me find Qiao Ting's position."
Right now, the most important thing was to seal off Qiao Ting. As long as Qiao Ting did not have the chance to make a move against her team members, Ling Lan believed that even if they coincidentally ran into the other team members, it was not impossible for her team members to win.
"Found it, Boss." Little Four quickly pointed out Qiao Ting's position. Seeing this, Ling Lan frowned. It turned out that her position was very far from Qiao Ting's, almost diagonal. If she wanted to meet up with Qiao Ting, she would have to go through all the obstacles and get past those members of Leiting. Similarly, if Qiao Ting wanted to meet up with her, he would also have to put in some effort.
It looked like the mainframe did not want the two team leaders to meet directly, so it had put the distance between the two of them as far as possible …
"Is it trying to give Qiao Ting a chance to show off?" Ling Lan smiled coldly. It looked like the mainframe was still biased towards Leiting. Lingtian's three special-class operators were actually very far away from Qiao Ting, scattered at three different points. According to the distance, by the time they reached Qiao Ting's location, it would already be enough for Qiao Ting to defeat the other members of Lingtian.
"In that case, let's see who will remain in the end." Seeing this, Ling Lan dismissed her initial idea. Since the mainframe wanted Qiao Ting to be in the limelight, then she would let Qiao Ting be in the limelight for a while. Besides, Ling Lan also hoped that her team members would be able to exchange blows with an ace operator once. This would also be a form of experience — even if they were defeated in Mecha World because of this, it would be worth it.
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